Kerrang! vs. Metal Hammer

AAIEEEE

BATTLE METAL FOREVER!!!

Both are the equivalent of Federal Computer Week trade tabloid-isms, except for coverage of microgenre heavy metal instead of coverage of the bureaucracy of corporations and government agencies.

METAL HAMMER'S 'DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH' 50 NEW HEROES OF THE NEW METAL REVOLUTION

Ghost
Animals As Leaders
Black Tusk
Sam Dunn (Film Director)
Sólstafir
While She Sleeps
Devin Townsend
Carcer City
Heights
Arabrot
Cypher16
Trivium
Kvelertak
Ancient VVisdom
The Browning
Visions Of Atlantis
In Solitude
Watain
Trap Them
Scale The Summit
Chimpspanner
The Arusha Accord
In Flames

Visible Noise (Label)
Rise (Label)
Profound Lore (Label)
Basick Records (Label
Siege Of Amida (Label)
Wolf At Your Door (Label)
30 Days Of Night (Label)
In At The Deep End (Label)
Hassle (Label)
Rise Above (Label)

Skrillex
The Gregory Family (Bloodstock Festival)
Andy Sneap (Producer)
Mike Weatherby (Tory MP & Metal Fan)
Dr Niall Scott (Academic)
Hevy (metal festival at a zoo)
The Defiled
Kobra And The Lotus
Lisa Meyer
John Baizley (for his artwork)
Nervecell
Rise To Remain
Demonic Resurrection
Wolfsbane (yes, really)
The Wildhearts (financing album via pledgemusic.com)
Orange Goblin
Russ Russell (Producer)

Copied this from another board, looks like they overreached themselves and struggled to fill out a fifty . Seems a pointless list (its metal hammer so of course it is) but i haven't seen the article that comes with it .

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reminds me of the NME's New Rock Revolution a decade ago. Do they have the same publishers?

Mike Weatherby (Tory MP & Metal Fan)

bringing metal to the corridors of power.

And the prime minister is a fan of The Smiths. What is the world coming to

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Wonder if mike weatherby realises he's in a Slum Metal 'Zine

Probably not, cos they spelt his name wrong.

http://www.mikeweatherleymp.com/

maybe they're not allowed to call him Tory Cunt in the mag

Do people buy Metal Hammer? its £4.75!!!

Only a Tory could afford it.

so how is this issue?

Doran do you still work for metal hammer?

Trivium to be joined by special guests In Flames, plus Ghost, Rise To Remain and Insense for Defenders Of The Faith III Tour!

Metal Hammer’s legendary Defenders Of The Faith tour is back! The massive tour with its stellar bill will be hitting the road on December 1 and tears it up from Southampton to Glasgow over seven shows until December 8.
This year’s bill is another top-to-bottom all-star collection of some of the biggest, best and brightest stars in metal today: young metal heroes Trivium, Gothenburg gods In Flames, British upstarts Rise To Remain, mysterious metallers Ghost and fresh Norwegian Insense.
“Prepare for the siege on the UK that is the 2011 Metal Hammer Defenders Of The Faith Tour,” says Trivium’s Matt Heafy. “This is what it’s all about: an epic night to celebrate all that is glorious about the diverse world of metal. This bill is a must-see tour and has something every fan of modern metal can enjoy.”
“We are glad to be part of such an awesome bill on the Defenders Of The Faith tour,” adds Anders Fridén of In Flames. “We are looking forward to playing the UK after such a good time this summer at Sonisphere.”
“Without In Flames, Trivium wouldn’t exist,” explains Matt. “So needless to say, the ability to tour with these legends is a dream come true.”
Matt is also excited about the other bands on the bill, and rightly so!
“Rise To Remain are flying the flag for British metal,” he says. “They’re up and coming stars and good pals of ours too. Ghost are something special; you can feel the electricity and mystery behind Lucifer’s house band. Prepare your souls for the sermon. They are a must-see. Insense deliver some pummelling brutality and a sense of catchiness that is all their own.”
“We are incredibly excited to be part of the Defenders Of The Faith tour,” says Rise To Remain frontman Austin Dickinson. “Touring with such an unbelievable and diverse metal ensemble is a great honour, and we look forward to spreading the Metal Hammer gospel with our buddies in Trivium, and our new friends in In Flames, Ghost and Insense! Get ready, get stoked!”
The mysterious Ghost frontman, Papa Emeritus 1, also corresponded with us at Metal Hammer to say: “After a few close calls, we are finally embarking on a full-fledged ungodly crusade of thy United Kingdom. Our boss (the old horned codger) is very, very pleased with this opportunity to bring Ghost in front of so many young souls. That is our mission.”
As for what Trivium have planned, Matt says that “Trivium plan to crash [new album] In Waves down on the UK shores and we plan on bringing a whole new set and show. This tour will rule.”

The dates for Defenders Of The Faith III are :
1st December Southampton Guildhall
2nd Wolverhampton Civic Hall
3rd Manchester Academy
4th London Brixton 02 Academy
6th Glasgow 02 Academy
7th Newcastle 02 Academy
8th Plymouth Pavillions

bit strange to see Ghost on there. Anyone going to see them will probably leave as soon as they finish.

Neil are you going?

Ghost would be fun, the rest... not so much.

Do kerrang still do their tours?

hah they do
http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2011/09/get_set_for_the_2012_kerrang_t.html

lol at the line-up

RIP Metal Hammer

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