Metal Edge
Encyclopedia
Metal Edge was a magazine covering heavy metal music
published by Zenbu Media
. It was founded in the summer of 1985, during the height of Glam metal
's success.
Both Metal Edge and its sister publication, Metal Maniacs
, ceased operations in 2009.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
published by Zenbu Media
Zenbu Media
Zenbu Media is a media company located in New York City, United States and founded by Steve Bernstein. While the word zenbu means "everything" in Japanese the company is focused on the music industry, sporting the slogan "we live for music."- Print :...
. It was founded in the summer of 1985, during the height of Glam metal
Glam metal
Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...
's success.
Both Metal Edge and its sister publication, Metal Maniacs
Metal Maniacs
Metal Maniacs was a heavy metal magazine founded in 1989 by Mike G. and Katherine Ludwig of Metal Shop. It was focused largely on covering extreme metal, with emphasis on the black and death metal genres...
, ceased operations in 2009.