Metallic thin film type magnetic recording medium and method of manufacturing thereof

An evaporated metal tape type magnetic recording medium comprising:

• a non-magnetic support base,
• a metallic layer capable of functioning as a metallic electrode on a first surface of said non-magnetic support base,
• an evaporated metallic magnetic layer having a thickness of 50 nm or less on said metallic layer,
• a protection film deposited on said evaporated metallic magnetic layer, and
• a back layer on a second surface of said non-magnetic support base facing away from said first surface,
• wherein,
• said metallic layer and said evaporated metallic magnetic layer have a combined specific resistance equal to or less than 50×10−6 Ωm before deposition of the protection film so that a deposition rate of said protective layer is maintained at or above “320 nm/mm when using plasma chemical vapor deposition.”