CHN Insiders - Interview: Brian Slagel

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Brian Slagel, discussing his passion for hockey and music.

Recorded live from T-Mobile Arena while at the Frozen Four in Las Vegas, we chat with Brian Slagel, the founder of Metal Blade records, whose compilation album Metal Massacre gave Metallica its start. Brian a Las Vegas resident and a massive hockey fan, who has an entire home in Nevada dedicated to his hockey jersey collection. He tells stories from his time hosting the Metal Misconduct rock/hockey podcast, and more. Please send feedback or questions to our BlueSky feed @collegehockeynews.com, or X feed @chnews. And check out all of the articles referenced in today's show, plus stats, standings, live scoreboard and much more at College Hockey News: https://www.collegehockeynews.com ... You can also download the CHN apps in the Apple Store or Google Play.

People in this episode

Guest: Brian Slagel

Topics covered

• hockey
• music
• interview
• podcasting
• Las Vegas
• Metallica

Keywords

• Brian Slagel
• Metal Blade
• hockey jerseys
• Frozen Four
• Metallica
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metal Blade records, Metallica, College Hockey News, BlueSky

Books & works: Metal Massacre

Places: Las Vegas, T-Mobile Arena

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