| Metal Hammer (UK) | |
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| Editor | Editor: Alexander Milas |
| Categories | Music Magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Future Publishing |
| Total Circulation (ABC Jan-Jun 07) |
49,143 |
| First issue | 1986 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.metalhammer.co.uk |
| ISSN | 1422-9048 |
Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany, Austria, Finland, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Serbia, and Montenegro by a different publisher. Future plc ( is an international special-interest media company jointly based in Bath and London The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Featuring mainstream and more unusual bands from the wide spectrum of metal music. It is the second-largest selling rock magazine in the UK behind Kerrang! and was often viewed as the more underground magazine, but in recent times has moved towards the mainstream metal market which it originally shunned. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. In Germany, Metal Hammer has been the market leader since it was launched in 1984.
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History
London-based Wilfried F. Rimensberger instigated the concept of MetalHammer magazine in 1983. At the time, he suggested to the infant Kerrang! magazine in London to publish a German version. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Kerrang! was not interested. Rimensberger took the idea to Jürgen Wigginghaus, publisher of German MusikSzene magazine where Rimensberger was Chief-Editor, and proposed the idea of a multi-lingual rock music publication. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view He also approached some of Europe's largest publishers such as Springer, Ringier and Bauer. Ringier AG is the largest media corporation in Switzerland founded in Zofingen and based in Zürich. None were interested.
Eventually, Wigginghaus used the Dortmunder Rocknacht as a test ground for the publication in Germany and Rimensberger started Metalhammer UK from London. He developed the multilingual concept that propelled the magazine to a monthly circulation of over 1 million and, during its peak, published in 11 different languages across the globe - at the time outselling Kerrang! by miles. Metalhammer had local language editions in countries such as Japan,Serbia, Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Hungary, France. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Metalhammer was also the first Western youth publication in the USSR. Rimensberger's original and, at the time, unique concept of a heavy metal lifestyle magazine that was embedded in a network of Metalhammer branded radio shows, aired in various countries, awards, tours, festivals, recordings, etc. An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize Excellence in a certain field a certificate of excellence A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community made the publication into the leading genre platform of the 80's - and a global leader. A genre (ˈʒɑːnrə also /ˈdʒɑːnrə/ from French "kind" or "sort" from Latin: genus (stem gener-) is a loose set Rimensberger, who started and owned Metalhammer UK Ltd and the registered rights in the name, later sold out to Wigginghaus whilst remaining in the background until the early Nineties as an adviser to Wigginghaus. Rimensberger was the promoter of the first Metalhammer Lorelei Festival with leading metal acts such as Metallica, Motörhead, Venom etc. The Loreley (also written as Lorelei) is a rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine near St Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Venom are an English and recommended Metallica to Peter Mensch (AC/DC) for management. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. Rimensberger also linked the name Metal Hammer with other successful brands such as the BBC (Tommy Vance Rock show), MTV Metal Show with Bailey Brothers and Castle Donington Monsters of Rock Festival. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Castle Donington is a large Village almost considered a town with a population of around 7000 in the North West of Leicestershire, close to Derby Monsters of Rock was an annual rock music festival in England held every August at the Castle Donington racetrack from 1980&ndash1996 (with the odd exception A festival is an event usually and ordinarily staged by a local community which centers on some unique aspect of that community
Harry Doherty, formerly of Melody Maker, became the launch editor of the English-language Metal Hammer, also producing the Metal Hammer TV Show on satellite television. He left to found the video magazine, Hard'n'Heavy, before being asked back by Wigginghaus to take over all the European issues of Metal Hammer and other associated magazines, such as Rock World. In association with Picture Music International, the video arm of EMI Records, he also launched the Metal Hammer Video Magazine, in direct competition to his earlier creation, Hard'n'Heavy. Doherty left after a management dispute with Wigginghaus.
Rimensberger joined the start-up crew of MTV Europe as a consultant to the director of Network Development. MTV Europe launched on 1 August 1987 under a co-operative agreement by Viacom and British Telecom PLC until 1991 when Viacom took over full ownership He also became a co-producer of Tom Galley's Phenomena project, organising its worldwide record deal and linking it with some of the best rock musicians and singers. A phenomenon (from Greek φαινόμενoν, pl φαινόμενα - phenomena) is any observable occurrence He co-produced with Tom Galley Phenomena's best selling Dream Runner album, which has become somewhat of a rock classic uniting the best rock voices of the time on one studio album. Rimensberger also represented Stiletto Entertainment Los Angeles in Europe and produced Nina Corti at the Royal Albert Hall and various TV productions for Swiss, German and UK TV. In the 1990s, Wigginghaus lost control over the publication and, advised by Rimensberger, sold the German edition to Jürg Marquart, the publisher of Penthouse and Cosmopolitan magazine in Germany. Penthouse, a Men 's Magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and Soft-core pornographic pictorials Cosmopolitan is the best-selling young women's magazine in the world Later, Wigginghaus had to sell the remaining UK publication to cover personal financial liabilities.
Publishers
Metal Hammer UK changed hands several times, being bought first by Dennis Publishing and is now with Future Publishing. Future plc ( is an international special-interest media company jointly based in Bath and London The German Metal Hammer [1] is now owned by Springer publishing. Springer Science+Business Media or Springer (ˈʃpʁɪŋɐ is a worldwide Publishing company based in Germany, which publishes textbooks academic There remain Greek and Italian Metalhammer publications, both published independently. Today, Rimensberger is Founding Chairman of The Childrens Art Academy CAA [2] in London and is further involved in international magazine publications and media productions. Wigginghaus is now publishing a local event publication in Germany. Serbia's edition is published by Color Media Group. It has over 20000 sold copies each month, and magazine covers Serbia, Montenegro as well as all other former Yugoslavia republics.
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