Combat Records

Combat Records
Parent companySony
Koch
EMP
Founded1982 (1982)
Distributor(s)Important/Relativity/AMPED/SPV
GenreHeavy metal
Country of originU.S.
LocationNew York City

Combat Records was an American independent record label founded in 1982 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]

  1. ^ "David Ellefson's EMP Label Group Brings Back Combat Records". XS ROCK. XS ROCK. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2017.