Metal Edge Magazine Returns as Website, Archive of Classic Hard Rock Interviews

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Katherine Turman Metal Edge, the colorful rock magazine whose monthly cover was collaged with photos of Bon Jovi, KISS, Skid Row, White Zombie and Dokken throughout the mid-’80s and ‘90s, is back.

Initially published by Sterling, it shut in 2009 due to the waning popularity of both print and the mostly hair metal genre Metal Edge focused on.Metal Edge is now owned by Project M, the company behind other music and culture outlets including Revolver, Brooklyn Vegan, Goldmine, Inked and the Hard Times.At present, Metal Edge will be online only, and they’re kicking off with an exclusive feature on bassist Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue (pictured).

The 2019 Netflix biopic “The Dirt” helped re-ignite interest in the band and their ‘80s rock genre. “Back in the day, Metal Edge’s mix of exclusive artist interviews, onstage, backstage, in-the-studio and behind-the-scenes reporting, up-to-the-minute news and high-quality photography helped to define the look, sound and feel of heavy music,” new Editor-in-Chief Richard Bienstock says in his debut editor’s letter. “Now, that distinctive voice and perspective is back.”Bienstock, co-author of “Nöthin’ But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the ’80s Hard Rock Explosion,” is a long-time journalist for Guitar World and other publications.

He was a fan of Metal Edge’s original incarnation, noting, “as hard rock and metal cycled through changes and trends in the ’90s and 2000s, so did Metal Edge, keeping up with the times (hello Pantera…and Korn…and Slipknot…) … I can say that the magazine played a not-insignificant role in my own music education and fandom, as well as my ensuing career as a music journalist and musician.”Metal Edge was first published by Sterling Publishing in 1985, under.