Record Label - Shrapnel Records
Truly the home of the guitar hero, Shrapnel Records was founded in the early eighties by guitar enthusiast Mike Varney, with the initial goal of putting out recordings by up-and-coming virtuosos. The US Metal compilations (four in all) got the ball rolling with appearances by bands such as Wild Dogs, Exciter, and The Rods, and soon the label was releasing quality works such as Steeler (one of Yngwie Malmsteen's earliest bands), Culprit, Griffin, and others. As the label grew, the focus shifted slightly from proper bands to solo artists, with major players such as Marty Friedman, Joey Tafolla, Vinnie Moore, Greg Howe, and many others releasing solo albums on the label. In recent years the label has expanded to include fusion works and other interests outside the metal world.
Shrapnel Records releases featured on these pages:
| Apocrypha The Forgotten Scroll |
| Apocrypha The Eyes Of Time |
| Apocrypha Area 54 |
| Artension Into The Eye Of The Storm |
| Artension Phoenix Rising |
| Artension Forces Of Nature |
| Artension Machine |
| Cacophony Speed Metal Symphony |
| Cacophony Go Off! |
| Chastain Mystery Of Illusion |
| Chastain Ruler Of The Wasteland |
| Chastain The Seventh Of Never |
| Culprit Guilty As Charged |
| Dr. Mastermind Dr. Mastermind |
| Exciter Heavy Metal Maniac |
| Fifth Angel Fifth Angel |
| Griffin Flight Of The Griffin |
| Haji's Kitchen Haji's Kitchen |
| Hawaii One Nation Underground |
| Hexx No Escape |
| Hexx Under The Spell |
| Keel Lay Down The Law |
| LeMans On The Streets |
| M.A.R.S. Project: Driver |
| Mayadome Paranormal Activity |
| Phantom Blue Prime Cuts & Glazed Donuts |
| Racer X Street Lethal |
| Racer X Second Heat |
| Racer X Extreme Volume I (live) |
| Racer X Extreme Volume II (live) |
| Racer X Technical Difficulties |
| The Rods In The Raw |
| Steeler Steeler |
| TNT Firefly And Live! |
| Trauma Scratch And Scream |
| UFO Covenant |
| UFO Sharks |
| Vicious Rumors Soldiers Of The Night |
| Vicious Rumors Digital Dictator |
| Wild Dogs Wild Dogs |
| Wild Dogs Man's Best Friend |