tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273788251878862846.post5895096590316618921..comments2023-10-22T04:52:30.112-07:00Comments on BLOG OFF!: GOOD JOBS FOR GOOD PEOPLE.Dom Lawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15880238578502680842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273788251878862846.post-493355479199684622009-06-27T02:49:28.693-07:002009-06-27T02:49:28.693-07:00Wow! that is my impression after reading your blog...Wow! that is my impression after reading your blog. I was very moved by your article and I feel like I feel encouraged after reading it. I now have a sense of hope that there are still people out there that are writing what I want to read. Keep up the excellent work and thank you. dvlshangelDana Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03252374843557542228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273788251878862846.post-58913638723830201212009-06-25T04:34:42.739-07:002009-06-25T04:34:42.739-07:00Perfectly summed up. nice one Dom!Perfectly summed up. nice one Dom!The Evil Unclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912645690977135591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273788251878862846.post-65423420842848291992009-06-25T04:17:08.893-07:002009-06-25T04:17:08.893-07:00Dom - agree with you wholeheartedly, mate. I'...Dom - agree with you wholeheartedly, mate. I've read Hammer every month since 1993 (my first issue was the one when Bruce left Maiden - it had Eddie and Doro Pesch on the cover) and have always loved the fact that you guys didn't go down the route of covering five-minute-wonder indy wank like Kerrang did (and still does). Even though bands like Green Day, Blink 182, Queens of the Stone Age, Prodigy or even Nirvana aren't metal - strictly speaking, neither are AC/DC or Aerosmith - they are appreciated by metal fans on a certain level and an album or gig review on these types of bands is enough. Kerrang took it too far and alienated their readership by doing that whole 'Planet Rock' and 'Music With Attitude' stuff, and trying for mainstream acceptance by going for the Radio 1 Jo Whiley bandwagon jumping crowd, who like to reference metal bands when they seek credibility (Chris Moyles with his tongue up Ozzy's arse, saying he loves Ozzy's music but couldn't name any songs or albums, or Jo Whiley being patronising when playing Slipknot, clearly not knowing anything about them or their music, etc). Quite frankly, as a metal fan who likes most things from Maiden and Priest through to Morbid Angel and Mayhem, I wasn't interested in Ash or Skunk Anansie. Kerrang changed around 1995, when they decided their readers didn't want to read about bands who weren't in the top 40. They didn't understand that the reason we read Kerrang was that it was one of the few places (along with yourselves and Terrorizer) that we could hear about the bands we like who weren't on the radio or TOTP. Anyway, I struggled on with Kerrang, purely because it was weekly so if there was any major news, I could read it while it was fairly fresh, until about eight years ago, when I just gave up. Fightstar and Avril Levigne just don't do it for me, don't give me that cutting edge FUCK YOU attitude, as much as Machine Head, Soulfly or Slayer.<br />Budget retraints involved in raising a family forced me to ditch another magazine, so Terrorizer had to go as well. I liked it but when they feature 20 bands a month and I've only heard of about 5 of them, and I'm no stranger to metal, then I figured Hammer was the one to stick with, as they covered pretty much all of the bands I loved, and introduced me to a few new ones too. It's not just reading a mag either as I also love getting involved with all the other stuff you guys do (as you may have already guessed).<br /><br />Anyway, keep up the good work and keep Defending the Faith.<br /><br />See you on Twitter.<br /><br />Chris Ward<br />(cockney0_1)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com