 Metal Forces cover from August 1988 | |
| Editor | Bernard Doe |
|---|---|
| Categories | Rock music |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Bernard Doe |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Final issue | 1992 |
| Company | Rockzone Publications Ltd. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England |
| Language | English |
| Website | metalforcesmagazine |
Metal Forces is a British publication founded in 1983 which promotes the music genres heavy metal and hard rock. Metal Forces was well known for its coverage of unsigned bands through its Demolition feature and championed the likes of Metallica,[1] Slayer, Megadeth, HellsBelles, Overkill, Death and Poison long before they had secured record deals. They are credited as contributing in this fashion to the success of the band Anacrusis.[2][3] Dave Reynolds, a former writer for Metal Forces, has claimed that the magazine was the first to coin the terms thrash metal and death metal.[4] A Metal Forces compiled vinyl album, Demolition – Scream Your Brains Out!, based on the magazine's popular Demolition column, was released in 1988 through Chain Reaction Records featuring Anacrusis, Atrophy, Hobbs' Angel of Death, Aftermath and the Chris Barnes fronted Leviathan. In addition to metal acts, the magazine also featured interviews with alternative rock acts such as Nirvana.[5]
In August 1991, Metal Forces created the offshoot publication Thrash 'n Burn, a monthly title dedicated to extreme metal.
- ^ Lew, Brian. (9 May 2000) Metallica, how could you? Archived 24 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine Salon.com. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ King, Louise. (8 March 1990) "Anacrusis: Crashing into heavy metal". "St. Louis Post-Dispatch". Page 8G.
- ^ Durchholz, Daniel. (June 18, 1993). "Proving their metal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Everyday Magazine. Page 4D.
- ^ Ritchie, Jason. (2003) Backstage heroes: interview with Dave Reynolds "Contrary to what anyone may have told you, 'Metal Forces' coined the terms 'death metal' and 'thrash metal'. The former almost as a lighthearted piss-take to anything that sounded as bad as Hellhammer!". getreadytorock.com. Accessed 10 April 2008.
- ^ #46, January 1990, page 24.