Metal Maniacs is closing down doors

Here's what someone on another board I post at said they received in the e-mail:

As of today, Metal Maniacs, as well as our sister mag, Metal Edge are shutting our doors. I don't have all the answers as to why, but the economy should shoulder a lot of the blame.! I'm trying to think of it as a hiatus, and we are scrambling our brains as to find ways to keep the magazine alive, but our March/April issue (on sale 2/24) will be the last issue published for now.

They should have been smart and did this years go. Or gone digital. As soon as music news hit the net immediately, mags like Metal Maniacs became sort of pointless.

They should end the print version and create an e-version.

i just renewed my subscriptions to both in November. i best gets my money.

I had no idea those mags even still existed, I probably bought my last Metal Edge sometime prior to 1990.

mc666 wrote:

i just renewed my subscriptions to both in November. i best gets my money.

Good luck. I doubt you'll get your money back.

probably not. so i lost $19.98 between the two of them. i'll just donate $20 less to St. Judes this year. i'll come out even.

St Jude will strike down Metal Maniacs with lightning bolts from his fingers [that's the right guy, correct?]!!!

Funny MM story...

A couple of years ago, I got my name in the "Shorts" section. I asked for female writers only. I got my information published, but they took out the part where I asked for female writers only.

The store where I bought Metal Maniacs stopped selling it nearly a year ago and I was hoping they would sell it again soon as I haven't bought a copy since. Looks like I might be in for an even longer wait now. Like much longer.

tragic

i love that mag

I am not surprised, I used to see MetalEdge at Borders etc and few months ago all the stores I frequent stopped selling it.

That sucks! Ultimatum were suppose to be getting a song on one of their up and coming compilations. Bummer.

That does suck about Maniacs. (as for Metal Edge, I say good ridn'z. Haha.)

I haven't bought the mag regularly in about a year now (the closest store to me that sold it stopped carrying it -- I guess I was the only one buying it) but before that I was a regular reader virtually from its inception. I had several letters printed in the "Maniacal Mail" section over the years. I have a big box of Maniacs back issues in my closet that I enjoy rifling through from time to time.

Required Fields wrote:

Funny MM story...

A couple of years ago, I got my name in the "Shorts" section.

They had a section about underwear?

detuned wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

Funny MM story...

A couple of years ago, I got my name in the "Shorts" section.

They had a section about underwear?

Seriously though, RF -- how many letters did you get from prisoners? For the longest time, it seemed like just about every pen pal/trade request in that "shorts" section was from dudes in jail.

I havent bought a metal mag since the late 80's.I guess I wont miss them much

WHAT????? I just got a subscription to the damn magazine for Xmas. Now they are closing???? This is irritating!

Fat Freddy wrote:

detuned wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

Funny MM story...

A couple of years ago, I got my name in the "Shorts" section.

They had a section about underwear?

Seriously though, RF -- how many letters did you get from prisoners? For the longest time, it seemed like just about every pen pal/trade request in that "shorts" section was from dudes in jail.

No prisoners.

Good riddance. They've been pretty much unreadable for the last few years. They have a cozy relationship with their advertisers and pretty much only feature all their crappy bands.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Good riddance. They've been pretty much unreadable for the last few years. They have a cozy relationship with their advertisers and pretty much only feature all their crappy bands.

they did go down hill after the last publisher took them over. plus, this last editor of MM wasn't as good as the previous two imho.

Bummer.

No more 2 month late metal news. I can still read magazines, but not metal mags. there just too far behind the internet with news.

I haven't seen an issue of either one in I don't know how long. Like someone else said, I didn't know Metal Edge was still published. i thought they died years ago.

Anyway, it's still kinda sad to see so many businesses go belly-up in the last few months. It's gonna get real ugly before it gets better I'm afraid.

This sucks to me. I was just out looking this past weekend looking for the latest issue of Metal Maniacs and the one store that carries it around here didn't.


I've been reading this magazine since the beginning and hate to see it go. I was kinda spotty on getting it from 1989-1994 and then never even saw a issue until the summer of 1998. I've still got every issue since then.

R.I.P. Metal Maniacs I for one will miss you!

Much like the fact that I love CD and will never be a 'download guy', I still love the written word on paper. I enjoy my magazines and newspapers. I find comfort in the ritual of holding and turning the pages.

Sunday morning = Sunday Newspaper and coffee!!

scottmitchell74 wrote:

Much like the fact that I love CD and will never be a 'download guy', I still love the written word on paper. I enjoy my magazines and newspapers. I find comfort in the ritual of holding and turning the pages.

Sunday morning = Sunday Newspaper and coffee!!

same for me. i subscribe to many magazines.