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METAL MANIACS And METAL EDGE Magazines Closing Their Doors?
- Feb. 4, 2009
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Several writers for Metal Maniacs magazine have reported receiving word yesterday (Tuesday, February 3) that both Metal Maniacs and its sister publication Metal Edge have shut their doors effective immediately, with one more issue of each title still set to come out. It should be noted, however, that the two magazines' publisher, Zenbu Media, has not yet officially corroborated this information. Metal Edge and Metal Maniacs, two of the leading heavy metal magazines in the U.S., have been publishing for 24 years and 19 years, respectively. The two publications were acquired by Zenbu Media in February 2007. Covering bands across the hard rock spectrum — from classic metal to thrash to punk — Metal Edge is considered a leading voice in the mainstream metal media. In existence since 1985, Metal Edge was published twelve times a year — providing in-depth coverage of current musical acts, including band profiles, news of the latest releases and coverage of the biggest tours. Metal Maniacs has given exposure to the best underground metal bands. Scouring the globe for the greatest unheard-of artists, Metal Maniacs has, for nearly 20 years, provided one of the few outlets for these acts and a way for fans to unearth the greatest unheralded hard rock outfits. Based in New York City, Zenbu Media is a music-oriented multi-pronged media company that specializes in print, digital, events and recordings. 
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COMMENT | Maniacs was my bible 1990-1996
posted by :
2/4/2009 5:45:43 AM
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Re Maniacs, the Katherine Turman years were the best -- metal was still vital and her editing was actually professional. Plus, the Thrash Bits were newsworthy...ah, life before the Internet.
Re Edge, somewhere Gerri Miller is crying in her Cheerios.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Phonics Monkey
2/4/2009 5:47:12 AM
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I read both magazines regularly before the Internet, and for a while afterwards. I haven't even thought about picking either one up for years, though.
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COMMENT | ^ Katherine
posted by :
2/4/2009 5:49:05 AM
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I meant KATHERINE LUDWIG, not Turman. I'm bored and old...
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COMMENT |
posted by : rycheskull
2/4/2009 5:49:45 AM
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So Sad. I still have all my back issues of Metal Edge from the 80's/early 90's. It was THE best music mag. The articles were filled with detail and had up to date information. Hit Parader always had articles that were written months in advance so they'd say a new CD was "out now" even though it was still weeks away. Another cool thing about Metal Edge was the articles went from one page to the next until the end. They weren't split up so that you'd have to keep flipping to the back to finish reading. Also, the captions for the photos in the articles weren't just quotes lifted directly from the article, they were nuggets of new info. It was little details like that that made it the best. The mag. really went to shit after Gerri Miller left. Props to her! The end of an era!
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COMMENT |
posted by : MetalMetalMetal
2/4/2009 5:52:22 AM
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Don't like heavy metal in USA?
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COMMENT | that's too bad
posted by :
2/4/2009 6:02:26 AM
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I agree metal maniacs used to be good, time for everyone to start supporting SNAKEPIT the ultimate metal mag!
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COMMENT | no one should miss Metal Edge though
posted by :
2/4/2009 6:04:41 AM
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that mag was horrendous, too much lame stuff
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COMMENT | Metal Hammer --
posted by : "Ryche & Roll
2/4/2009 6:17:33 AM
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I used to get Metal Edge all of the time in high school. It's totally fucked up just how bad the economy is here in the US that simple little pleasures like a magazine have to die.
I pick up Metal Hammer on import in Barnes & Noble every month. That is a great mag most of the time.
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COMMENT | Decibel magazine
posted by :
2/4/2009 6:57:35 AM
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I used to love Metal Maniacs as well and props to Liz she is a wonderful lady and I know will find a way to turn this around. She has always been kick ass ever since I met her back in 1999 during her Nuclear Blast days.
As for the TOP metal magazine these days. DECIBEL has to be 100% it for me. It features great articles and tons of reviews. Check it out if you haven't it is a real class act mag.
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COMMENT | R.I.P
posted by : Madkill
2/4/2009 7:04:48 AM
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MM buyer since its inception, and I'm sad to see it go away.
However, thank God for Metal Hammer, Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and quite possibly the best one out there, Terrorizer.
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COMMENT | i concur
posted by : el_jefe74
2/4/2009 7:30:29 AM
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Decibel is the way to go. Their in-depth "hall of fame" stories each month are a great read.
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COMMENT | Oh, no! Say it isn't so!
posted by : Head Ov Metal
2/4/2009 7:41:08 AM
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Metal Maniacs R.I.P.
What can we do to help, Liz?
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COMMENT | A sign of the times
posted by : Wrench
2/4/2009 7:48:57 AM
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This has absolutely nothing to do with the global economic crisis. The younger generation on a whole doesn't read magazines, they read sites like these instead. If less people are buying/reading the magazines then less company's are willing to advertise in them, which makes them less profitable, it's that simple.
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COMMENT | ^^^
posted by : Metal Gimp
2/4/2009 7:49:47 AM
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buy the magazine. Zero Tolerance and terrorizer are good mags tho, get a lot of interviews and interesting articles which can't be found on the net + Vic Norseman's always a laugh ;)
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COMMENT | !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by :
2/4/2009 8:03:42 AM
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WHAT THE FUCK , NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I HAVE BEEN A METAL MANIACS READER FOR YEARS, SINCE 1991!, WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO READ NOW? I DONT LIKE ANY OTHER METAL MAGAZINE OTHER THAN METAL MANIACS, IM DOOMED
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COMMENT | oh well
posted by :
2/4/2009 8:07:59 AM
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at least Terrorizer is still out there that's the best true metal magazine out there Metal Maniacs was good but nowhere near as good as Terrorizer
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COMMENT | This sux
posted by :
2/4/2009 8:30:57 AM
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I have discovered SO MANY killer bands over the last 15 years due to Metal Maniacs ( pre Internet and since being online )
Opeth
In Flames
Emperor
Immortal
At the Gates
Grand Magus
Dimmu Borgir
Nile
Just a few bands I first heard about in those pages
Lets rememmber this was the mid 90's when metal was not in the media.
I'll miss the magazine
R.I.P.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Zambo
2/4/2009 8:34:36 AM
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I'm suprised magazines still do as good as they do. I used to buy those magazines before the internet, but it seems pointless now. I can get all I need online, and the info is not weeks and months old.
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COMMENT | rip
posted by : deth n roll
2/4/2009 9:07:28 AM
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i used to read Metal Edge when I was a kid. that was a long time ago.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/4/2009 9:41:36 AM
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First Indie 103.1 FM and now "Metal Edge".......Jesus Christ, Full Metal Jackie's getting nailed hardcore by the industry these days.
Full Metal Jackie & Liz Ciavarella >>>> Gerri Miller
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COMMENT | SAY IT AIN"T SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by : chuck steak
2/4/2009 9:42:28 AM
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I have been everywhere looking for the latest issue of MM ,maybe this is why no one has it.
I've been reading MM since the beginning in 1989 and will miss it. That was the only magazine I have bought in many, many years. Hell I still got every issue for at least the last 10 years stored away at home.
This will be sadly missed if true.
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COMMENT | METAL EDGE DONT EVEN COVER WHAT IT USED TO
posted by : T-Boner.com
2/4/2009 9:51:10 AM
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IT CATERS TO LIKE HARD CORE , MALL METAL/HOT TOPIC METAL
FUCK EM....GOODBYE
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COMMENT | THE BEST MAG GOING NOW IS CALLED
posted by : T-Boner.com
2/4/2009 9:53:06 AM
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CLASSIC ROCK.... IT IS WHAT METAL EDGE ONCE WAS
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COMMENT | I wonder...
posted by :
2/4/2009 9:55:37 AM
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I wonder what this means for the people who subscribed to the magazines. I have a subscription to Metal Maniacs and have for a number of years now. Liz really made that magazine great again when she took over. It'll be a shame to see it end.
Hats off to Liz and everyone who writes for or has written for Metal Maniacs over the years. Thank you for the great articles, interviews, reviews and most of all, thank you for introducing me to a ton of great new bands that I probably would've never heard about if it wasn't for your magazine.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/4/2009 10:21:26 AM
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Shit. I just subscribed last month. I've received only one issue. What a waste of $20.
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COMMENT | The U.S. Needs A REAL Rock Magazine.
posted by :
2/4/2009 10:26:01 AM
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Metal Edge just wasn't the same starting when Geri Miller left and Paul Gargano took over. It was still ok, but got even worse after he left....Someone needs to put out a new Magazine here in the U.S. that is dedicated strictly to Straight up Hard Rock / Metal....New bands AND Old, but only bands that are still Touring actively and / or Releasing New Music.....Everything from Buckcherry to Bang Tango.....WASP, Poison, Motley, Airbourne, Edguy, Keel, House of Lords, Great White, Crashdiet, Loud N Nasty, Sister Sin, Shameless, LA Guns, Ratt, Etc....
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/4/2009 10:45:31 AM
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At least Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles is still in publication. Best magazine ever!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : luffy0927
2/4/2009 10:47:02 AM
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these magazines suck anyways......revolver is almost as bad....just read decibel
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COMMENT |
posted by : luffy0927
2/4/2009 10:53:34 AM
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though i remember reading circus and hit parader when i was a kid.....metal maniacs and metal edge were so cheaply put together
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COMMENT |
posted by : I Live Again
2/4/2009 11:02:59 AM
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Metal Edge may be crap but Metal Maniacs is still good. The new issue with Absu is great.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/4/2009 11:05:30 AM
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Underground metal zines are more interesting than any mainstream metal mags. The mainstream metal magazines will disappear but small press zines will survive.
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COMMENT | METAL EDGE CATERS TO EMOLERS NOW
posted by : T-Boner.com
2/4/2009 11:16:28 AM
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THEY HAVE NO LOVE FOR ME... SO I NO LONGER LOVE THEM!
SO LONG.... SURE WAS GLAD TO KNOW YA
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COMMENT | Don't worry, everybody!
posted by : Tama Basher
2/4/2009 11:21:02 AM
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I heard that piece of shit Obama is already planning to add another $300 billion to the proposed stimulus package to bail out failing metal magazines.
And seriously, who said this is only because of the economy? Has anyone here been so affeted by the economy that you would stop buying a $4 magazine because of it? I doubt it.
IT WAS THE INTERNET! The fact that you are online right now checking out Blabbermouth has a great deal to do with these and other magazines closing their doors. Print media is dying everywhere. It costs too much to produce and distribute. The internet is dirt cheap.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/4/2009 11:22:05 AM
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Zero Tolerance and the legend that is Vic Norseman. You wont read another metal mag again.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/4/2009 11:31:57 AM
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They should merge together to make one magazine. Or ask for a government bail-out.
I started off reading Circus Magazine back in my nu-metal phase in 1999-2003, then I got tired of the them putting Slipknot/SOAD on the cover on every issue. I moved to Revolver then Metal Edge.
But I agree that the internet killed metal magazines, there's no point in them now, mind as well merge as one big magazine.
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COMMENT | ROFLAO ... "The internet is dirt cheap"
posted by : T-Boner.com
2/4/2009 11:39:14 AM
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OMG THAT IS SO SO TRUE...
ALL A FELLER NEEDS IS MYSPACE AND YOUTUBE,
AND
THEY ARE SET FOR LIFE...LOL
PS
"DIRTY DEEDS...DONE DIRTY CHEAP"
BRB
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COMMENT |
posted by : RiotAct666
2/4/2009 11:39:28 AM
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Noooooooooo
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COMMENT | I will miss MM
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
2/4/2009 11:48:57 AM
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because they covered the underground bands, whereas Edge still catered to the hair metal/nu-metal/ trendy crowd.
The best part of reading Maniacs........NO Bret Michaels/SeBITCHian Bach/Jani Lane/ PICS!!!!!!!!
Oh well.....still got Metal Hammer, Brave Words, Decibel, Unrestricted, & Terrorizer .
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COMMENT | I just realized
posted by : Neil Young's Cocaine Booger
2/4/2009 11:50:49 AM
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this will give Bori more time to post stories on here, seeing that his Bits was in Metal Maniacs!!!!!
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COMMENT | Sad Demise for Print Publications
posted by : profmacdaddy
2/4/2009 12:01:20 PM
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I used to love these magazines, too. Then I discovered mags like Terrorizer and Classic Rock. Everyone's always hated Metal Maniac's crappy covers, black and white newsprint, etc. Look at Terrorizer, and there's no comparison in the overall quality. The two mag covers shown here exemplify the problems. Absu on the cover? WTF? This will not sell magazines. Then we have Metal Edge "Rock's Hardest Magazine" with cartoon bunnies and a girl dressed up like fairy Tinkerbell.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
2/4/2009 12:27:57 PM
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Neil Young's Cocaine Booger: "this will give Bori more time to post stories on here, seeing that his Bits was in Metal Maniacs"
True, especially since a few of us on the boards have been submitting news to Bori lately (I often cover much of the KNAC/Chaos interview articles for example) so it's probably not much of a shock.
Speaking of cinnamon girls, those cartoon rabbits need a cold shower. Especially the blue rabbit looking up Maria Brinks' skirt and the pink one humping her leg. Not that I'm one to talk.....
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COMMENT |
posted by : ThrAsh4evernever
2/4/2009 12:48:02 PM
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WTF? I just subscribed to this mag, and now its closing its doors? What the fuck is going to happen with all the subscribers fees? BULLSHIT
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COMMENT | Metal Edge
posted by :
2/4/2009 12:52:52 PM
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Todays news three months from now....
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COMMENT |
posted by : rds
2/4/2009 1:23:55 PM
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Metal Edge, was for the teenager who wanted to post cool pictures to show there friends of thier Pop Rock fav's.
i was more interested in Metal Maniacs, reading the interviews,reviews, demo section ect.(88-95) but later on during the yrs. that Metal maniacs was published (half the rag was all advertisment) which took away from the 3/4 to 1/2 page interviews, kinda like the way Pit Mag ended up. it was a good read and very informative (i bought alot of records because of the reviews printed and Nathan Burk's Apoclyptic Raids section was honest and featured the more Necro Blackened Metal that i digs. Screw all the pop black Metal crap! hail NB!)
R.I.P. METAL MANIACS.............................................Doomed09
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COMMENT | Metal Edge w/ Paul Gargano...
posted by :
2/4/2009 1:55:40 PM
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I think you would be hard-pressed to find another Metal Publication as widely respected and read as Metal Edge during the years Paul Gargano was in charge.
The coverage and interviews spanned almost everything within metal. Hell, even independent and unsigned artists could receive a minimal amount of coverage. Something that, quite frankly, REVOLVER never did. In fact, Revolver never really overtook Metal Edge until after Gargano left. The publication just wasn't the same.
This is seriously sad news as an institution in heavy music is now gone. R.I.P. Metal Edge and Metal Maniacs.
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COMMENT | Read DECIBEL Magazine
posted by :
2/4/2009 2:25:33 PM
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DECIBEL is by far the best US magazine for metal & extreme music. It's got the best design & tons of reviews. The Hall of Fame feature is always on point. For real music fans, not just mainstream or poser music. Revolver is a good read sometimes, but they feature too many mainstream & rock bands. Terrorizer is awesome, too, but it's almost $10/issue here. Really, I haven't read Metal Maniacs in years because of the bad graphic design and cheap newsprint. US readers - support Decibel Magazine & decibelmagazine.com!!
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COMMENT | WHAT A SHIT!!
posted by :
2/4/2009 2:37:21 PM
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MM was the only decent mag I could find here in Mexico, what a crap
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COMMENT | Sad days...
posted by :
2/4/2009 3:33:31 PM
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Metal Maniacs was THE source of all sources for me starting in late 90/early 91 (aside from cassette inlays)...at one point I had purchased every single issue (I remember missing only one...the issue with Pantera/a bald Satyr on the cover) until about 2.5 or 3 years ago...indeed, the internet gives it to you up-to-the-minute and can provide so much more info than print publications...I have boxes upon boxes of old issues, ranging from mutilated and emaciated ones from high school (man I had so much fun cutting them up and taping photos onto my binders/folders...not to mention the influence on my art) to almost pristine issues of my more mature days...probably the best reason to read while I was on the crapper...lol...always respected the non-scoring reviews and intelligent insights...ALL HAIL AURAL ASSAULTS!!! Geez... remember the Katherine Ludwig/Chris Barnes/Glen Benton boycotts?...classic!!! They still have the website for now, I guess? Times have changed, but hopefully Liz and company will find a new, equally substantial avenue to bring the metal...thanks for the memories!!! (of course, assuming they actually are finished!)
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COMMENT |
posted by : ...and the winds blew death
2/4/2009 3:42:18 PM
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Really the only reason to read a metal magazine is to read the interviews which may or may not be fully available online. We can get our metal news fill online. And reviews are like assholes...everyone has them. No need to pay to read them. And you can find MANY of them online for free. Also creative special features like scene biographies are cool too (which Revolver has in one of their newer issues). Sure the diehards will already 'know everything' but its cool to nevertheless read what they have to say about your favorite underground scene and to read musicians thoughts on them if available. But other than cool special features and the interviews...no real reason to buy a mag. Thats not to say you shouldnt. If you dig the interviews or special features in a particular issue then why not? But if they dont appeal to you then i dont see why one would bother. As said, who cares for their reviews and outdated news.
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COMMENT |
posted by : ...and the winds blew death
2/4/2009 3:49:52 PM
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I do wonder why Metal Edge and Metal Maniacs have to close their doors if other metal magazines are still able to keep running. Such as the awesome Terrorizer. Just sell the publication if you cant/dont want to keep it running and have them massively cut costs (through overhead or whatever). Basically just have those magazines ran the same way Terrorizer and Decibel are ran. Its not like a major league sports league going through dire straights. You cant really turn them into a 'minor league' unless you want to drastically change the rosters. But metal mags dont really have that problem. As Id assume most of the people whod work for them, who are featured in the mags, would take a paycut. And even if they didnt...theyre not the reason people buy the magazines really. They buy it for the interviews and the cool features...not the people who write em. the problem will be replacing them with equally or more talented people.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Grusome
2/4/2009 3:52:12 PM
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i seen this coming from years ago first off metal edge would not let the hair and glam metal thing go reporting on washed up bands in acid was jeans is not what i want to read second metal edge was really annoying the way they would jump on the band wagon with cirtian bands only in the early 00's it was slipknot and korn only around 04'07 it was lamb of god and trivium only and now it is only in this moment and slipknot they were getting about as bad as hit parader putting a picture of slipknot on every cover for the past 10 years a little veriety is that too much to ask? on the metal maniacs side theres nothing bad to say about the publication other then it is manufacutred crappy i picked up an issue this past week and it fell apart in my hands and it wasnt just one issue i picked up 3 others behind it and they all fell apart as well crappy glue and terrible paper make for a bad magazine in my opinion.
the best magazine i think is decibel in north america from europe it is Terrorizer and zero tolorance.Revolver has not impressed me in a while actually i am quite disspointed in them i could take the bullshit articles on emo bands for only so long.
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COMMENT | miss them both...
posted by :
2/4/2009 4:20:52 PM
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If this is true I'm gonna miss them both.
When I first started dating my now wife in the late 80s, she bought me the very first issue of Metal Maniacs and I never missed an issue up until about four or five months ago now. It seems to have stopped being shipped into my secondary market. It was big part of my life.
Metal Edge sucked in the 80s because the mainstream metal climate was piss poor ("hair" metal) but it improved in the 90s and is great today.
It's not just the arrival of the internet but the apathy and low attention span of today's youth that is decimating the music and publishing world.
I'll never understand music fans that don't regularily buy magazines. I love Metal and buy up to 5-6 different publications a month.
Horns Up Maniacs and Edge forever!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : rds
2/4/2009 5:07:25 PM
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I remember reading a DEICIDE review of their demo (M.M.) and i believe Bori was the the one who reviewed it. He used very funny ways to describe the vocals of Glen ("and if you had Fred G. Sanford as your vocalist")
and he also described SUFFOCATION and CANNIBAL CORPSE (musical blastings) as cheese. But i always dug Bori's writing even when he was writing for METAL FORCES in the mid to late 80's and i am glad that he's got Blabbermouth going strong.
What's your top 10 bands these days Bori???
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COMMENT | Many fond memories
posted by : TroubleFan
2/4/2009 6:04:26 PM
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As a staff writer for Metal Maniacs for over 13 years, I have some incredible memories of being a part of a great metal magazine. I am feeling shocked and sad right now. Just because BW&BK, Terrorizor and Decibel are here today, doesn't mean they won't be gone tomorrow...you have all made the good point that the Internet has done a great deal of damage to the world of magazine publishing in general. I see a major difference between the Internet and magazines, though, and that is in the quality of the writing. Writing for the web is meant to be taken in short doses; like the articles on your Yahoo home page, which can be read in seconds, giving you the basic gist of a story, but with no literary style or flair whatsoever. During the years that I considered our peak, the late 90s to early 2000s, we had an awesome staff of truly literate writers who were entertaining, knowledgable, and could turn some killer phrases. My kudos go out to Liz Ciavarella, Jeff Wagner, Perry Grayson, Dave Brenner, Marty Rytkonen, S. Craig Zahler, Scott Alisoglu, Keith Bergman (others I'm forgetting) and especially the mighty Mike Greenblatt, without whom none of this would have been possible. We had heated debates among readers who were just as passionate in their opinions as we were. Where did that fire go? Liz has done an amazing job of keeping Metal Maniacs up with the times, appealing to a younger generation and gradually phasing out the dinosaurs but letting us cover anything that floated our boat, basically, right up until the end. But the truth is, it seems that some of the fire has been dying, in the Guitar Hero generation of pre-fab, single-serving, easy to get, quickly digested and just as quickly forgotten music. The times, they are a-changin'.
What can I say other than heartfelt thanks to the loyal readers who kept Metal Maniacs going for 20 years. Thanks for the nice letters, the e-mails, the posts and good wishes when I met some of you at shows and events over the years. This is not the last you have heard from me.
With heavy (metal) heart,
Sue Nolz
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COMMENT |
posted by : Bradzilla
2/4/2009 7:15:46 PM
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If this is true I'm gonna be really bummed. I've been a Maniacs reader for much of its 19 year history and get tons of enjoyment from every issue. If this is indeed the end, thank you to all who have contributed to Metal Maniacs for all the years of fuelling the metal fire and best wishes to all writers past and present.
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posted by :
2/4/2009 10:14:17 PM
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Reading Metal Maniacs introduced me to underground metal. I will admit I haven't bought a copy in a few years though. Just like everyone else I really on sites like B-mouth now for my news.
I do agree with you Sue that the style of writing may be different on a website than in print but there really is no reason it needs to be. Start a blog and write whatever you like. Granted you may not make a living doing it but if it's something you love then you probably won't stop.
I'm not a some crusty metal geezer but I'm older than the "Guitar Hero Generation" and can say that while I don't care for a lot of newer metal (or metal younger kids seem to like anyway) I think it's a bit misguided to just blame their short attention spans or lack of respect or whatever else the geezers blame kids for. It really is just the fact that the internet has made it easy for more people to find more bands without a middle man. This doesn't necessarily explain why kids don't want informed analysis of their metal but it'd be my guess they just prefer to hash things out on their myspace pages and 4chan forums.
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COMMENT | woops
posted by :
2/4/2009 10:16:23 PM
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rely=really
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COMMENT | BULLSHIT!!
posted by :
2/5/2009 9:50:28 AM
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I just called the customer service number and the guy assured me that they are not closing. He said that they had to let somebody go, and apparently that person started the rumor that ME and MM are shutting down for good. I hope he was being straight with me.
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COMMENT | mansonfan666^^^
posted by : rds
2/5/2009 4:48:32 PM
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that's what there gonna tell ya anyway, your subscription is as good as gone. go and checkout Terrorizer, Unrestrained, Decible quality rags
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COMMENT | An ad by any other name is still an ad
posted by : Finger of Scorn
2/6/2009 12:29:40 AM
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As the old proverb goes, "all good things must come to an end." Especially when they're not good anymore. Maniacs was bought out a couple of years back by Zenbu, who proceeded to clutter the mag with gobs of ads. Faithful readers weren't getting much for their hard-earned bucks beyond ads. I have a feeling veteran Maniacs writers like Sue Nolz, who posted here, weren't being treated too well as a result of the buy-out. Ah, greed and the power of the almighty dollar... I sure did enjoy reading Sue Nolz's features once upon a time.
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COMMENT | metal maniacs.
posted by :
6/28/2009 4:49:33 AM
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I just know this news, what a sucker.
that answers why I can't find any new issues of MM here in Indonesia.
been buying & reading MM since 1990. i felt like something was taken from me. :|
sad day.
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