Megaforce Records is an American independent record label founded in 1982 by Jon Zazula and his wife Marsha Zazula to release the first works of Metallica, and devoted primarily to hard rock and heavy metal. It has offices in New York City (where the corporate office is located) and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the United States by RED Distribution, having previously been distributed by Atlantic Records while Anthrax's recordings from 1985 to 1991 were marketed by Island Records. Megaforce artists that have appeared on the Billboard Top 200 chart include Metallica, Blue October, Anthrax, Overkill, Testament, Mushroomhead, Ministry, Bad Brains and Meat Puppets. The Black Crowes and Meat Puppets have both received various RIAA certifications in the US. Marsha Zazula, the co-founder of Megaforce Records, died of cancer on January 10, 2021, at the age of 68. Her husband Jon died a year later, on February 1, 2022, at the age of 69. Artists (current and former) Heavy metal artists Anthrax Blessed Death Blue Cheer Brendon Small Frehley's Comet Eric Steel Exciter Fozzy Grave Digger Icon King's X Living Colour Lucy Brown Manowar Mercyful Fate Metallica Ministry M.O.D. Mushroomhead Overkill Prophet Raven Skatenigs Skid Row Stormtroopers of Death (S.O.D) Sweaty Nipples Testament Trust T.T. Quick Vio-lence Other artists Ace Frehley Bad Brains Björk Blue October Das Racist Heems Disco Biscuits Hank Williams III Lostprophets Meat Puppets They Might Be Giants Tribe After Tribe Truth & Salvage Co. Warren Haynes Wellwater Conspiracy Johnny Winter References External links Record labels established in 1982 American independent record labels Heavy metal record labels Thrash metal record labels Alternative rock record labels 1982 establishments in the United States