The first and only Banzai Records show was actually put together by Rock en Stock.

The second (WWIII) and third (No Speed Limit) ones were produced by Maurice "Rocker" Richard, Voivod's manager.

 

Banzai Axe Festival (August 17th, 1985) at the Palladium

-Slayer

-Metal Church

-Exodus

-Hallow's Eve

-Agent Steel

 

World War III Festival (November 30th, 1985) at the Palladium

-Voivod

-Celtic Frost

-Destruction

-Nasty Savage

-Possessed

 

No Speed Limit Festival (November 11th and 12th, 1986) at the Spectrum

November 11th

-Voivod

-D.R.I.

-Sacrifice

-Aggression

 

 November 12th

-Voivod

-Agnostic Front (with Billy Milano)

-Possessed

-Nuclear Assault

 

Banzai Axe Festival newspaper ad.

 

WWIII original poster by Away, and WWIII announcement from Northern Metal magazine.

below, Official posters of WWIII and No Speed Limit Festivals. (courtesy of Ron McGregor)