''Metal Rules'', also known as Metal-Rules, is a
heavy metal webzine
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created by EvilG established in 1995. Based in the province of
Newfoundland
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, Canada, the site was founded with the goal to promote "Real Metal". It is one of the world's largest and longest-running heavy metal websites. The site now has an international staff of 16 members, and half a dozen additional contributors from around the world, including Canada,
United States
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,
England
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,
Sweden
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,
Finland
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,
Australia
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,
Malaysia
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,
Estonia
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, and most recently,
India
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.
The website contains a wide range of features, including news, CD, DVD, and book reviews, concert reviews, and interviews. The site has almost 8,000 CD and DVD reviews, over 1,000 interviews with musicians and metal fans, and over 700 concert reviews. In the summer of 2011, Metal-Rules introduced a new section called The Library Of Loudness, specializing in hard rock and heavy metal book reviews. This section currently has over 145 book reviews. The site also has a number of Internet chat forums, with over 100,000 registered members since its inception. Other features include audio and video streaming, interactive polls, editorial pieces, cartoons, guitar samples and
tabs, tour blogs and more.
''Metal Rules'', alongside ''Metal Sludge'', was cited in a ''
New York Times
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'' article, after the death of
Dimebag Darrell
Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), best known by his stage name Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. He was the guitarist of the heavy metal bands Pantera and Damageplan, both of which he co-founded alongside hi ...
in 2004. Its tribute to
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...
was featured on ''
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
''Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles'' (''BW&BK'') is a Canadian heavy metal magazine. Although based in Toronto, Canada, ''BW&BK'' features writers from the US, Germany and the UK, allowing the magazine to represent metal music from an internationa ...
'' website. It received praise from the heavy metal world.
Metal Rules Records
In 2002, the site founded Metal Rules Records. On December 30, 2002, Metal-Rules Records released their first album, ''Metal-Rules.com Volume I''. The album is a 16-track
compilation CD
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, featuring songs from heavy metal bands worldwide. The CD was mastered by Mark Briody of
Jag Panzer
Jag Panzer is an American power metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
History
Jag Panzer came together in late 1981, being inspired by the onslaught of the new wave of British heavy metal. The original line-up consisted of Harry Conkl ...
. On July 24, 2004, the label released its second record, ''The Predator Awakens'' by Viperine.
References
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External links
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Music magazines published in Canada
Heavy metal publications
Magazines established in 1995
1995 establishments in Canada
Online magazines published in Canada
Online music magazines published in Canada