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“Grunge? I don’t know too many things where people are praised for having less skill”: The blazing story of Shrapnel Records, the 80s label that gave shred to the world

https://www.loudersound.com/features/shrapnel-records-history-guitarists-yngwie-malmsteen-racer-x-cacophony

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“Grunge? I don’t know too many things where people are praised for having less skill”: The blazing story of Shrapnel Records, the 80s label that gave shred to the world

How guitar shredders Yngwie Malmsteen, Racer X, Cacophony and Richie Kotzen turned Shrapnel Records into the fastest label of the 80s

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“It’s tough for me to listen to many of the newer technical players out there today”: Shrapnel Records founder Mike Varney helped guitar gods soar in the 1980s, but he doesn’t “enjoy” new wave shred stars – here’s why

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mike-varney-modern-shred-guitar-player-thoughts

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“It’s tough for me to listen to many of the newer technical players out there today”: Shrapnel Records founder Mike Varney helped guitar gods soar in the 1980s, but he doesn’t “enjoy” new wave shred stars – here’s why

The founder of Shrapnel Records was a key figure in popularizing the shred boom of the 1980s, and he has some choice words for the emerging generation of fretboard pioneers

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