Who founded Metal Forces magazine and when was it started?
Metal Forces was founded by Bernard Doe, with the first issue released in August 1983. The magazine was created as a British publication focused on heavy metal and hard rock.
Questions about Metal Forces
Short answers, pulled from the story.
Did Metal Forces coin the terms thrash metal and death metal?
Former Metal Forces writer Dave Reynolds has claimed that the magazine was the first publication to coin the terms thrash metal and death metal. This claim has not been independently verified by the source, but Reynolds made it directly in an interview.
What was the Metal Forces Demolition compilation album?
Metal Forces Presents: Demolition - Scream Your Brains Out! was a vinyl compilation released in 1988 through Chain Reaction Records. It featured ten tracks from unsigned bands including Anacrusis, Atrophy, Hobbs' Angel of Death, Aftermath, and Leviathan, the last fronted by Chris Barnes.
Which famous bands did Metal Forces champion before they were signed?
Metal Forces championed Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Overkill, Death, and Poison through its pages before any of those bands had secured record deals. The magazine is also credited with contributing to the success of Anacrusis.
Why did Celtic Frost frontman Thomas Gabriel Fischer refuse to work with Metal Forces?
In 1984, Metal Forces published a review of Fischer's band Hellhammer that was so negative he declared the band would never play in England because of it. After forming Celtic Frost, Fischer continued to refuse interview requests from the magazine.
When did Metal Forces stop publishing and what happened to it afterward?
Metal Forces released seventy-two issues before rebranding as MF, which ceased publication in February 1993. In March 2012, the magazine relaunched as an official website featuring content from its print run alongside new band coverage.