Randy Burns is an American music producer who has produced, mixed and engineered a number of
punk
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* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
and
metal
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albums. His production work credits include albums by
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...
,
Dark Angel,
Death
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,
Kreator
Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current line-up consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mille Petrozza, Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen Reil, Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli- ...
,
Possessed
Possessed may refer to:
Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
,
Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault was an American thrash metal band formed in New York City in 1984. Part of the mid-to-late 1980s thrash metal movement, they were one of the main bands of the genre to emerge from the East Coast along with Overkill, Whiplash, ...
,
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice, California, by vocalist Mike Muir. The band has undergone various lineup changes, with Muir as the only remaining original member. Their current lineup includes ...
and
Excel.
Personal life
Burns was born in
Tulsa
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,
Oklahoma
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and grew up in
St. Louis
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,
Missouri
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.
Career
After Burns co-produced ''
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'' for Megadeth under contract with
Combat Records
Combat Records was an American independent record label founded in 1982 and based in New York City.
The label was made specifically for heavy metal and punk rock acts. Notable artists include: Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, OZ, ...
, major label
Capitol Records
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(who had acquired the album) was dissatisfied with the results and hired Paul Lani to remix it, delaying the release of the album by nearly a year.
Selected works
1980s
*
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice, California, by vocalist Mike Muir. The band has undergone various lineup changes, with Muir as the only remaining original member. Their current lineup includes ...
– ''
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice, California, by vocalist Mike Muir. The band has undergone various lineup changes, with Muir as the only remaining original member. Their current lineup includes ...
'' (1983) (engineer)
*
Possessed
Possessed may refer to:
Possession
* Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else
** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body
*** ...
– ''
Seven Churches'' (1985)
*
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist and guitarist Dave Mustaine. Known for their technically complex guitar work and musicianship, Megadeth is one of the "big four" of American thrash metal—alo ...
– ''
Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?'' (1986)
*
Dark Angel – ''
Darkness Descends
''Darkness Descends'' is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel, released on November 17, 1986. Released at the height of thrash metal's popularity, ''Darkness Descends'' received positive reviews from music critics, ...
'' (1986)
*
Death
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– ''
Scream Bloody Gore
''Scream Bloody Gore'' is the debut studio album by American death metal band Death, released on May 25, 1987, by Combat Records. It is considered by many to be "the first true death metal record". Chuck Schuldiner, the band’s co-founder and le ...
'' (1987)
*
Excel – ''
Split Image Split Image may refer to:
* Split-image focusing screen
* ''Split Image'' (album), a 1987 album by Excel
* ''Split Image'' (film), a 1982 film starring James Woods
* ''Split Image'' (novel), a 2010 crime novel by Robert B. Parker
* ''Split Image ...
'' (1987)
*
Nuclear Assault
Nuclear Assault was an American thrash metal band formed in New York City in 1984. Part of the mid-to-late 1980s thrash metal movement, they were one of the main bands of the genre to emerge from the East Coast along with Overkill, Whiplash, ...
– ''
Survive
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'' (1988)
* Excel – ''
The Joke's on You
''The Joke's on You'' is the second album by Excel, released in 1989. This album saw the band mix their crossover trash sound with influences coming from different genres, including punk, hip-hop, funk, doom metal and traditional thrash met ...
'' (1989)
*
Kreator
Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current line-up consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mille Petrozza, Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen Reil, Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli- ...
– ''
Extreme Aggression
''Extreme Aggression'' is the fourth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator released in 1989. While the band had already gained a sizeable following in the US due to their 1988 tour with the crossover thrash band D.R.I., this album int ...
'' (1989)
* Nuclear Assault – ''
Handle with Care'' (1989)
1990s
* Kreator – ''
Coma of Souls
''Coma of Souls'' is the fifth studio album by German thrash metal band Kreator, released in 1990. It was reissued in 2002, with the lyrics for the last four songs missing from the booklet. ''Coma of Souls'' was Kreator's first release with lead ...
'' (1990)
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Heavy metal producers
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