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This one is a band that comes from the New York scene 1981-1982. This is the first pressing released on their own label before being signed by Music For Nations (this was the first release of the MFN label - MFN1) I recently found out some known band would have sent them a letter in 1982 :)
From http://www.virgin-steele.com/bio.html
" After the release of 'US METAL-II', the flood gates opened. More people knew about us, more fans were writing, so we felt that we should press up the demo/album ourselves to see what would happen. The first pressing of 5,000 copies sold out in a matter of weeks. I drove boxes of VS "1"records to distributors all over the East Coast of the States (If this wasn't a great way to learn how the music business actually works, huh?!!). The second pressing of 5,000 also sold out. Things looked great, we were sparking interest in record companies, and our fan mail was becoming more interesting. Two letters in particular stand out, one from a young band like ourselves, who were from Seattle. Their name was - QUEENSRYCHE. The other, from California, also a band, who called themselves METALLICA.
The best offer from a record company came from an English label called, MUSIC FOR NATIONS. We signed with them in 1982; we were their very first release, MFN 1. We were later joined on this label by METALLICA, WASP, MANOWAR and MERCYFUL FATE. It was a very exciting time, it was the New Wave of American and British Heavy Metal, magazines like KERRANG and METAL FORCES in England were giving us great reviews. In the USA, we began supporting many great bands like MOTORHEAD, KROKUS, RIOT, THE RODS and MANOWAR, with whom we later did a very enjoyable German tour in 1987."
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