HOT METAL MUSIC
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Hot Metal Music Records was a DIY label.
It managed one single. It issued singles in an HMM-00 numerical series. Hot
Metal Music Former Address: 2 Inverton Road London SE15. Megaton was a Nwobhm
band from London, UK formed in 1980. Distributed By. Hot Metal Music Records.
Megaton Reached #8 on the Heavy Metal Charts of Sound Magazine in 1980. Although
some resources mention another single with title “Tallahassee Lassie” to be
released in 1980 or 1981 it appears that this was only recorded but never
actually released. The track ‘Tallahassee Lassie’, however, is included as a
bonus track on their 2011 album. Mick Tucker (The Sweet) plays the drums on this
track and also produced it at Kingsway Recorders (Ian Gillan’s old studio).
Reunited in 2010 but sadly folded a few years later when frontman Ross Torlak
passed away in May 2013
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