''Metal Edge'' was a magazine covering

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published by Zenbu Media. The magazine was founded in the summer of 1985, during the height of

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's success. Zenbu Media acquired ''Metal Edge'' in February 2007. Both ''Metal Edge'' and its sister publication, ''

Metal Maniacs ''Metal Maniacs'' was an American magazine that was based around heavy metal music. History Founded in 1989 by Mike 'G' Greenblatt and Katherine Ludwig of Metal Shop. Where its sister publication ''Metal Edge'' largely covered glam metal, ''Metal ...

'', ceased operations in 2009. While its sister publication, Metal Maniacs focused more on extreme subgenres of heavy metal such as thrash metal and death metal, Metal Edge focused more on glam metal and traditional heavy metal In March 2019, posts and a new logo were made to the ''Metal Edge''

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page, indicating that the magazine may be making a return in the near future. According to the page, the magazine is owned by To11 Media as of 2019

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