Brian Slagel is the founder and CEO of Metal Blade Records.
ON THIS EPISODE:
2:18 – Running a record label during quarantine
11:44 – How Metal Blade found Igorrr
20:10 – Why there aren’t really “scenes” anymore
36:39 – When does Brian step in to confront band issues?
46:49 – Picking a producer, engineer, and mixer
58:53 – Will heavy music return to the mainstream?
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