| Extasy Records | |
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| Founded | April 1986 |
| Founder | Yoshiki Hayashi |
| Status | Active |
| Distributor(s) | Media Factory (music division)/QOS Distribution Warner Music (-2001) [1] indies (2007-) |
| Genre | Rock, metal, punk |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Location | Tokyo Los Angeles |
| Official Website | extasyrecords.co.jp |
Extasy Records is a Japanese record label (currently independent) founded in April 1986 by Yoshiki Hayashi, co-founder of the heavy metal band X Japan (then still named X). The label's first release was X's 1986 single "Orgasm".[2]
Over the next few years, the label signed several then-little-known bands (among them Glay, Luna Sea, Tokyo Yankees, Ladies Room and Zi:Kill) and produced their early records. Extasy Records also hosted a series of events to promote these groups, called the "Extasy Summit" festivals, which would also feature formerly signed bands that had already moved on to a major label.[2]
In September 2007, Yoshiki announced that the soundtrack for the American movie Catacombs would be released on Extasy Records International. The soundtrack includes songs by Violet UK and Zilch.[3]
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All artists were at one point on the label.
Extasy Recording Studios is a recording studio complex owned by Yoshiki Hayashi at 5253 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood, California, United States. Formerly known as One on One Recording Studios, Yoshiki bought it, from the previous owner Jim David, in 1992 and re-named the studio, after his record label, in 1999.[4]
Previously, well-known albums were recorded there, including ...And Justice for All and Metallica (better known as The Black Album) by Metallica[5], Crazy Nights and Psycho Circus by Kiss,[6] and Dirt by Alice in Chains.
Since Yoshiki purchased the facility in 1992, X Japan and Yoshiki's related projects are the main recordings.
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