Jon Zazula, who co-founded Metallica’s first label Megaforce, has died at age 69
nme.comMetallica, Anthrax, Testament and Ministry – has died at the age of 69.Variety confirmed Zazula’s passing through a representative of Megaforce, though a cause for his death was not confirmed.
It’s reported that he died in Florida yesterday (February 1), with his brother, daughters, granddaughters and friends at his side.In a statement posted to her Facebook overnight, Zazula’s daughter Rikki said the famed executive “lived a life as fast, hard, heavy, powerful, and, impactful as the music he brought to the world”.
She made mention of her late mother Marsha – who launched Megaforce alongside Zazula, and died of cancer last January – calling the couple “a powerhouse partnership in love, life, and business”.“Together they believed in the unbelievable,” Rikki continued, asserting that the pair’s “passion, rebel perspective, and persistence built an empire from a box of vinyl in a flea market – into a multi platinum selling record label, management company, and publishing house”..
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