By Syndicated Content
Jan 11, 2021 12:00 PM
Metallica
and
Anthrax
have released statements mourning the death of
Marsha Zazula
, co-founder of Megaforce Records.
Zazula ran Megaforce, which was the first label to sign Metallica, with her husband,
Jon "Jonny Z" Zazula
. Her death was
announced
Sunday by her daughter. Zazula was 68.
"Rest In Peace, Marsha. Thank you for everything," Metallica wrote in an
Instagram
post. "Much love to @thejonzazula & the Zazula family."
On his own page, drummer
Lars Ulrich
thanked Marsha for "making it happen."
"For supporting us, for encouraging us, for advising us, for sheltering us, for feeding us, and most importantly for cheering us on and along with your husband Jonny, believing in the possibilities of how a gang of misfits and outsiders like ourselves could connect with a larger and likeminded audience," Ulrich