EMP Label Group, also known as Ellefson Music Productions, is an American record label formed in October 2015, which was founded by former
Megadeth bassist
David Ellefson.
History
In October 2015 it was announced that Ellefson had launched a record label and production company,
Ellefson Music Productions, also known as EMP Label Group, and would release In Your Face, the debut EP from Phoenix-based all-girl Pop-Punk group
Doll Skin, a band Ellefson also produced, in conjunction with
Megaforce Records in North America, and
Cargo Records in Europe.[4][5] The EP was released October 30 in North America, and December 18 in Europe, and re-released as an LP titled In Your Face (Again) in March 2016 via
eOne Distribution. The singles from the LP received airplay on many prominent stations in the US and Europe, including
Rodney Bingenheimer's weekly show on influential LA Rock station
KROQ.
Ellefson also appears on a recurring segment "Mandatory Megadeth" on Hazaert's
Dash Radio show AM/PM WITH THOM HAZAERT, and is a frequent guest, often discussing EMP, DOLL SKIN, and their various collaborations.[10] In August 2016, Orange county hard rockers Behind The Fallen signed a deal with EMP Label Group.[11]
Subsidiaries / imprints
In 2016, EMP announced the formation of EMP UNDERGROUND, an imprint featuring more "extreme, subversive, and underground" artists with a roster that includes
Solus Deus, Skumlove,
Ancient, Your Chance to Die, Killing The Messenger, and Helstar.[1][12] The label has also released a compilation of EMP and Unsigned artists called EMP UNDERGROUND Volume One.[13]
Additional imprints include Hazaert's THC MUSIC, which has released or co-released LP's from
Chuck Mosley and
Dead By Wednesday. The label also reformed and relaunched
Combat Records, which was home to Ellefson's former band Megadeth, where they released all of the Megadeth albums up till Countdown to Extinction.[14]