Explosion Records

label · Shinjuku, Tokyo

Founded

1982

City

Shinjuku, Tokyo (hub: Tokyo)

Status as of 24 September 2026

closed

Connections

7 edges, 7 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.051 (rank 22 of 324) · personnel only 0.000 (rank 156)

Confidence

Medium · sources: [W] (register)

The essential 1980s indie: the Heavy Metal Force compilations (1984 to 1988), Skull Thrash Zone, Skull Smash. Documented Anthem, Sabbrabells, Sniper, Casbah, Jurassic Jade, Shellshock and Hellchild.

Connections

Labels, festivals, collaborations

• released / signedAnthemアンセムFirst Heavy Metal Force compilation1984
• released / signedSniper1984
• released / signedSabbrabellsサブラベルズ1984
• labelCasbah1985
• labelShellshock1988
• released / signedJurassic JadeHeavy Metal Force III and Skull Smash1985, 1988
• labelHellchildSkull Smash VHS1989