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| recently saw Van Halen with David Lee Roth. It was a great show, and it reminded
me how great hard rock looks and sounds in a big arena. | love going to clubs and small
theaters where you can get up-close with the musicians involved. But there’s something
magical about being in a place with 20,000 like-minded rockers and having the lights
and sound just blow you away. Nothing can beat it, and it’s only a shame that there
aren't more bands who can fill up arena-sized venues these days.
Amy
LET US KNOW WHAT’S
Chicago, IL
ON YOUR MIND!
’m a 16 year-old metal fan. | went to my first arena show a few months back when |
saw Heaven And Hell. | loved the band... and HATED the show. I’ve been going to clubs
METAL EVOLUTION . around my town for
the last two years.
As a long-time follower of the That's the way to hear
heavy metal scene, | think I’ve dis- music. When you go to
covered the reason that there is cur- such a big place,
rently a dearth of big-time NEW everything sounds like
metal talent. | believe that the evolu- it’s being played in the
tionary process that was the form’s bottom of a big barrel.
life-blood for decades has been cut And Ronnie James
off. By that | mean that if you go Dio— who isn’t that
back to the ‘70s or ‘80s— arguably big to begin with—
metal’s Golden Age— there was a looked like a long-
pattern where arena headliners would haired ant from my
take out one or even two younger seats. One good
bands as “special guests” and not thing... at least from
Only introduce them to the rigors of that distance | couldn't
the road...but also to their large audi- see the band’s wrin-
ence. Somewhere along the line kles.
(most likely the mid-’90s) all this fell Rico
apart, and without major headliners Lennox, MA
routinely touring in arenas, the pat- AVENGED SEVENFOLD 43°
tern for young bands to garner Bands I’ve seen live
over the last few months: Avenged
Sevenfold, Daath, Slayer, Atreyu,
Velvet Revolver and Down. They
rocked me down to my socks... and
then put blisters on my toes.
J
Houston, TX
Really liked your Encyclopedia of
Metal. It was entertaining and
informative... what more can any fan
want? Great to see some of metal’s
true gods... right alongside dozens of
bands | had forgotten about— or had
never heard of before. Keep up the
good work.
Bret
Key Biscayne, FL
I've got a bone to pick with you
guys at Hit Parader. | think there.is.a
TON of great, new heavy metal going
VELVET REVOLVER
on. And | know that you cover a lot of
Se my favorite young bands. But then you
recognition was left to “buying” spots on tours like
go and focus on all the old bands ii n metal history... over and over again. Too many of the
Ozzfest where they were tossed in with literally dozens of
bands in your Encyclopedia of Metal were groups that were famous before most of your
other faceless groups. Until this pattern changes, | fear
readers were even born! Too may others were bands had. never heard of. | want to
Het nied will continue to decline. know more about TODAY’S metal... not yesterday's.
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Frank
Oakland, CA
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| found it interesting
how you listed “Key
Albums” for each of your
encyclopedia entrants.
Who decided which
albums were “key” and
which ones weren't? I’m
Sure it was easy with
bands that only released °
one or two albums in their
entire career. But don't
you think it was a bit
superficial to limit the
likes of AC/DC, Kiss,
Sabbath and Aerosmith
to two or three album
listings? | think so!
Marla
Birmingham, AL
Hit Parader rocks!
| love you guys
because you're trying
to present heavy metal
in a historical context.
Too many other media
Outlets act like the
form came along only
over the last few
years. Obviously,
there was a past,
there is a present,
and there will be a
very bright future for
heavy metal.
Carlo
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St. Louis, MO
HEAVEN & HELL
| can’t believe Zeppelin is getting back together. |’ve seen plenty of new
bands but nobody puts on a show like Zeppelin. The gods are back. | can’t wait
until they come to America.
Jim
Tucson, AZ
ZEPPELIN RETURNS Jimmy Page is a true Rock God. | just hope that Zeppelin decides to keep
touring and not end up just playing a few shows. If they come to America, |
was one of the VERY Hucky ones wie taveled 10 promise that will go to every show that they play. Even if it costs me every
London to see Led Zeppelin perform a few months ago. Himmel Caageiranicte pan ea en eain
Simply said, it was the highlight of my life. What an THoWas ; Pp enn:
absolutley incredible show they put on. Perhaps the Sioux Ci SD
biggest disappointment of my life was missing out on Ys
| was too young to
see Zeppelin in their
heyday. | can only
hope that they will
decide to do a few
shows in America.
Maybe revisit some of
their old stomping
grounds like Madison
Square Garden or the
LA Coliseum. Some of
the clips I’ve seen on
the internet look
amazing and Jason
Bonham seemed to be
doing a great job fill-
ing in for his late dad.
Joe
Kinnelon, NJ
| have a question
for anyone and every-
one who may be read-
ing this. Why are there
so many people who
seem to feel it’s okay
to download their
friend’s CDs, while
NEVER buying any of
their own? | know the
the band’s last tour in
simple answer is that it’s
1980 when Bonzo died.
cheaper... and it’s kind of fun.
| was. 12 at the
But the fact is that besides
ae IE being illegal, if we don’t
40 ay y) MS ets when he support the bands we like
~ passed! So it took me 27 by buying their new
releases, this entire thing
years to finally see them, but it was well
we know as the Music
worth the wait. Truly incredible.
Business will probably
Leon
Princeton, NJ collapse. And while
some people may look at
such destruction as a
Maybe I’m missing something, but what’s all
good thing, the truth is
the excitement about the likes of Van Halen and
that it would severely limit
Led Zeppelin getting back together after decades
groups— both new and old,
apart? | think it has more to do with middle-aged
large and small— from ever
rockers trying to recapture the “magic” of their youth
enjoying the kind of recognition
than anything to do with rea/ rock and roll. | don’t deny
and distribution they might
that those bands may have once been great. But there
deserve. PADHINOSNTAAONM:TA OR IA
are dozens of bands around today who are younger,
Mark
hungrier and probably better than those old geezers.
Toronto, Canada
Donnie
Las Vegas, NV
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3 [HOUGH fTH APPENED late into 2007 and indeed, received scant mention in
9 Wwe i. Ne SON Tar ANA ee the press, \w etb e remiss ifw e didn't mn oum the shocking death of Quite Riot front man, Kevin
HON The heavy metal pioneer was a mere 52 when he suddenly and’ shockingly died in Las
pnt see‘ raves, ' Vegas, Nevada. Surely, the details of his death will emerge as the weeks pass, but, on deadline,
we can't help but remember |j ust what a seminal| f orce Quiet Riotw as in the development (and
news & gossip
acceptance) of metal.
~ Let'sf ace it, until Quiet Riot put Metal Health atop then erican charts more than 25 years ago,
: As so often seems to be the case inthe ever- no metal band had ever accomplished this prodigious feat— even if itw as primary accomplished
by ridet he coattails of English rockers Slade and their song, Cum On Feel The Noize. Still, it really
unpredictt able world of Slipknot, the release schedule for
band’s next album already seems to be a subject of hot : is NO exaggeration to say that Quiet Riot opened the door for all the other head-- bangers who
debate, at least among those who debate such things. would follow. The Crue, Ratt and so many countless others nad their jj ourney eased by Quiet Riot.
Depending on who you believe, the disc may be out as ea And the rest is history.
as the beginning of summer... or by the end of the fal On a personal note, your veteran scribbler fondly recalls the evening we partied with Quiet Riot
backstage at Madison Square here in Gotham. At the time, Cum On Feel The Noize was an inter-
_ Much depends on the number of outside projects (su
vocalist Corey Taylor producing the new Walls of Jerich rational sensation, QR was selling out everywhere and the world was their proverbial oyster..
disc) that serve to distract this ever-busy crew. “We all Yet,a ll the guys in the band were gracious, down-to-earth gentlemen as our notes recall...plain
believe in Slipknot as much as ever,” said drummer Joey- old humbled rockers and amazed with their newly found success.
Jordison, fresh from his “guest star” road stint with Korn, — Without Quiet Riot....well...how many other bands would have eveer es to the top of them etal
_ “But there are other we in our aS asw ella genre? KevinO M will be greatly missed.
willw ork itself out.”
ET F:T hat Well known metal rocker a Briain mightw ish toc onsider slowing down.
DOWN: Guitarist Pepper Keenan admits that he wasn’t that Seems ‘tt hatw hile ensconced in the friendly confines of his Boston hotel suite and watching an
surprised when Down’s latest album, Over the Under, err...adult film. ..he became convinced that the porno was being beamed live and direct from the
quickly emerged as the most successful disc of the group's lobby of this four star joint. Matters went from bad-to-worse, when, as naked as the day he was
career. “People have been waiting a long time for this one,” born, he stormed into said lobby demanding to watch the action live andi n real “lime.. Lucky $
he said. “And this is the first time when there was a big -was no problem!!! And ‘p oof’. The whole scandal never happened.
build-up for the album’s release. That really helped in terms
:: In-h onor of our ae in AC/DC (more on the band later), we asked you in last
of its immediate acceptance. The fans knew it was coming,
and they were ready. This is the third aloum we've done, month's query to tell us the proper name of a baby kangaroo??? Correct ans. A joey... This
and the first two kind’a snuck up on people. That wasn’t the month, no more softies, so imagine you can roll the clock back 100 years to 1908.. j ust pretend.
case with this one.” Now, what was the minimum wage in the U.S.A. onee hundred years ago? fay vem: us
te is neatl yf iendish because oft he ne net.
aK WIRE | T: YOur Vie teran reporter is hearing bulletienss ting from all points in Europe
that AC/DC isg etting very, very close to wrapping this long-awaited record. Everyone knows that i
Angus will absolutely not tour unless there is new music to support by playing live. In fact, moles
insist that AC/DC might even have enough material fora double disc. Listen to what Brian’
i 1 Johnson revealed to the Men and Women of the Fourth Estate: “| said to someone the other day, i
Beg Wiboy |
‘Jeez, we've written enough songs, it could be a box set.’ And the record company said, ‘Don’t |
Ever Say That Again.’ And | was kidding. We just wanted to put as much down as possible so we ie
could pick the gems out. And the great thing is,‘ Wee will beo e lefotv er for alles lelin ye
ay future, Hey, you never know!” . oe a |
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COMMENT:T : Sure, we're as tired.as our iohucilerng ae but,o ur hunch is that when Angus
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: $0A w didt hee e of Malcolm, Brian and Company decide to pull the trigger, AC/DC wille njoy the biggest album of their
Avenged Sevenfold come up with the idea of actually allow- long career. Oh yes, a afB irtt hday wish to the aforementioned Angus Young. Mr. Red Gibson i
ing their fans to come up with the guitar solo used in the SG turns 49 on March 31
“alternative version” of Almost Easy, the first single drawn
from the band’s self-titled new album? As it turns out, it Ps there anyone ain this who can explain why onlyb ands like Zeppelin, Van
was the band just going along with the best that technology Halen and Ozy are capable of doing amazing concert business out there?...Sort of sad yet incon- fi
has to offer, according to guitarist Zacky Vengeance. “It was trovertibly true. ..It's great to have Down back after these five long years. Sure Pantera and
something that we came up with along with our label, and Corrosion of Conformity was full-time stuff, but, we should see something very interesting from
our guitar company,” he said. “We decided that we'd Down this time around... Is the Beatles’ catalogue ready to go online momentarily??? Like now!
include a bonus track on the album, which was a version of A little birdie is chirping yes.. Don't invite Velvet Revolver to any sushi parties anytime soon. The
_ Almost Easy with the guitar solo (by Zacky’s bandmate quintet was bid “sayonara’ by the Japanese poobahs even before they ever tried to set foot in the
- Synyster Gates) left off. They then could put in their own : land of the Rising Sun. No specific reason was given as to why these metal-maniacs were denied
solo and send them to us A YouTube. The solo we entry. We'll have more on this one next month...Who's that world famous bimbo that was blunt-
picked won a guitar.” ly informed by Nelson Mandela that he had no time for the likes of her? The “talent’—and we use
that word advisedly— was said to be devastated.. . Metallica eciaing night and day on the album
LED cEPPELM According to various rumors lettingt heir right now!!! Please, we can say no more.
way through the rock stratosphere, Led Zeppelin guitarist
Jimmy Page is currently fielding a variety of offers for the 4: Until then, remember, When aif are thinking the same then no one is |
actually thinking. at
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