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Combat Records | |
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Parent company | Sony Koch EMP |
Founded | 1983 |
Distributor(s) | Important/Relativity/AMPED/SPV |
Genre | Heavy metal |
Country of origin | U.S. |
Location | New York City |
Combat Records was an American independent record label founded in 1983 and based in New York City.
The label was made specifically for heavy metal and punk rock acts. Notable artists include: Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, OZ, Death, Dead Brain Cells, Possessed, Crumbsuckers, Agnostic Front, Agent Steel, Dark Angel, Heathen, Zoetrope, Ludichrist and Exodus. In 2017, it was announced that Combat was being relaunched by Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Thom Hazaert as a new label imprint under their EMP Label Group.[1]