The music government’s daughter Rikki introduced the information in a Fb put up on Tuesday, however didn't reveal a reason for dying.
It comes a yr since Zazula’s beloved spouse Marsha died.
In her put up, Rikki stated: ‘The world misplaced a real legend immediately… Our Dad lived a life as quick, onerous, heavy, highly effective, and, impactful because the music he dropped at the world. His ardour and persistence fueled the careers of arguably essentially the most influential steel bands, and, trade greats of a technology.
‘To us he was merely daddy… Our father and mom had been a powerhouse partnership in love, life, and enterprise.
‘Collectively they believed within the unbelievable, their ardour, insurgent perspective, and persistence constructed an empire from a field of vinyl in a flea market – right into a multi platinum promoting file label, administration firm, and publishing home. Though we're devastated he's gone, they're lastly reunited.
‘And it feels unattainable to think about a world with out him in it. For all of us who knew and cherished him … by the way in which… hold it heavy!’
Rikki concluded: ‘RIP daddy you'll really be deeply missed, however, by no means forgotten…your LegaZ will dwell on ceaselessly, not solely in us and your grandchildren, however, in each headbanger on this planet for all of eternity!’
Metallica paid tribute to Zazula as a gaggle with a prolonged assertion, which stated: ‘Heavy music misplaced considered one of its nice champions immediately when Johnny Z left this world far too quickly.
‘In 1982, when nobody needed to take an opportunity on 4 children from California enjoying a loopy model of steel, Johnny and Marsha did, and the remainder, as they are saying, is historical past.’
Praising Zazula’s character, they added: ‘He was a mentor, a supervisor, a label head and a father determine to us all … Metallica wouldn't be who we're or the place we're immediately with out Jon Zazula and his spouse, Marsha.
‘Our love and sympathy exit to Johnny’s youngsters and his grandchildren, whom he cherished and dropped at our reveals from the time they had been in diapers.
‘We hope they may be capable of take some consolation in understanding that he's reunited with Marsha, and that he helped carry a lot unimaginable music to so many.’
The band concluded: ‘Hopefully there’s a terrific present goin’ on up there tonight to welcome you! We’ll miss you Jonny.’
Metallica consists of Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo, and Zazula helped to provide the band their huge break after listening to their demo of No Life ‘til Leather-based in 1982. That was the identical yr Zazula co-founded the file label Megaforce with spouse Marsha in 1982.
Ulrich, the band’s frontman, launched a press release of his personal and wrote: ‘Thanks Jonny for taking an opportunity on these loopy, noisy, uncompromising and undisciplined dudes from NorCal who didn’t know what was up, down or sideways, however who had been prepared, prepared and greater than in a position to f****n throw all of it to the wind and go for it..
‘Thanks for giving us a way of belonging and in the end, a way of self-worth.’
The rocker concluded: ‘I'll ceaselessly be thankful for your friendship, recommendation and blind perception that the music we performed could possibly be shared with far more individuals who had been similar to us…outsiders and misfits!’
Megaforce launched Metallica’s debut album, Kill ‘Em All, in 1983 in addition to Journey the Lightning, earlier than the band moved on to Elektra Information.
Recalling the second he heard the group’s music for the primary time, Zazula as soon as stated: ‘I principally stated, “What the f**ok!” It was simply so superb.
‘I stood there shocked, as a result of music is my life. All the things was going off in my head, like this was the reply to America, simply from the demo. And I stated I’ve received to get entangled with this.’
Zazula’s spouse Marsha died in January 2021 on the age of 68 following a battle with most cancers.
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