a year straight" for their self-titled album with numerous bands scheduled after that, and he was told sarcastically that the only way to get in was to buy it, so he did. Previously, well-known albums were recorded there, including ...And Justice for All and Metallica (better known as The Black Album) by Metallica, When the Pawn... by Fiona Apple, Crazy Nights and Psycho Circus by Kiss, and Dirt by Alice in Chains. Since Yoshiki purchased the facility in 1992, X Japan and Yoshiki's related projects were the main recordings. Extasy Recording Studios was taken over by 17 Hertz, LLC in 2012 and is now known as 17 Hertz Studio. Yoshiki also bought Brooklyn Recording Studios, which housed the Los Angeles offices of Maverick Records, in April 1998 from owners Madonna and Freddy DeMann. He renamed it One on One South, before using it as the headquarters of Extasy Records International. References External links (expired) Trademark registration dispute of Extasy Records Recording studios in California Japanese independent record labels Japanese record labels American independent record labels Heavy metal record labels Punk record labels Rock record labels Record labels established in 1986 1986 establishments in Japan X Japan