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So many great bands have emerged over the last eight years, each releasing memorable CDs and playing incredible live CIRCULATION MARKETING DIRECTOR: Evan Honig shows... in the process creating a veritable galaxy of exciting new stars. NEW JERSEY EDITORIAL OFFICE During that time the heavy metal form has enjoyed one of its greatest periods 210 Route 4 East, Suite 211, Paramus, NJ 07652 ¢ (201) 843-4004 of commercial and artistic growth. From the shock rock antics of and CONTRIBUTING EDITORS , to the "supergroup" efforts of and , to Vinny Cecolini, Gail Flug, Jeff Kitts, Kevin Michaels, Pat Mitchell, the "pure" metal stompings of and , to the "next wave" Ilko Nechev, Patti Romanowski, Pamela Shaw, Michael Shore and efforts of and , to the cutting edge presentations of Jodi Summers. and , it has been a time jam-packed with CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS some of the most surprising and satisfying music ever to be heard in the hal- George DeSota, Rick Gould, Ross Halfin, Glen LaFerman, lowed halls of rock and roll. And with that notion firmly planted in our minds, Krasner/Trebitz, Liza Leeds, Eddie Malluk, Larry Marano, we Offer up Hit Parader's ultimate salute to the 21st Century, presenting our Jeffrey Mayer, Starfile, Chris Walter/Photofeatures, Mark Weiss, Frank White, and Neil Zlozower. detailed Top 100 lists for the best hard rock Bands... Stars... and CDs to have emerged this decade. 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Hit Parader assumes no responsibility to determine whether the peo- GAMES & GEAR ple whose photographs or statements appear in such advertisements have in fact endorsed such product or consented to the use of their METAL’S NEW STARS names or photographs or the statements attributed to them. PRINTED IN U.S.A. | LACUNA COIL Distributed By Curtis Circulation Co., SAME QUESTION, www.hitparader.com ai . iene ee The debut album from oneo f ‘the founding members of KoRn. * a Brian “HEAD” Welch: ee SAVE ME FROm MysEut FinS tores September 9, 2008 www.brianheadwelch.net www.myspace.com/brianheadwelch ._ ..w ww.drivenmusicgroup.net © 2008 Driven Music Group, Inc. oee”t e ATREYU PAST vs. PRESENT # You guys at Hit Parader sometimes seem to have a lit- Sevenfold and Lacuna Coil—groups that understand that metal is always evolving =: tle trouble letting go of the past. At least you're not as and that you’ve got to roll with the changes. bad as some rock rags out there who still believe the Rich likes of Heaven and Hell and Led Zeppelin are cover Orlando, FL material... in the 21st Century!! But what’s up with all the space you waste on bands like AC/DC, Ozzy and How come | never see Mudvayne on your cover? Is there a more deserving band even Metallica? Those bands were old news ten years in the entire rock world? | think not. What more do you want? They’re very suc- ago! |’d much rather see you devote your valuable cessful, put on an incredible live show, and are intelligent both in their actions and space to up-and-comers like Atreyu, Avenged their music. Maybe Mudvayne isn’t as visually striking as Slipknot, or as instantly accessible as Linkin Park. But no band in the world has more going for them than ee POEMS/LYRICS this incredible band. It’s time to show them the respect they deserve. Gwen Harlan, TX WANTED nick As far as I’m concerned you can keep all the upstart Metal Mavericks, and all the Old School Metal Masters. All |w ant to see is cover-to-cover coverage of Marilyn Manson. He’s truly the most gifted, controversial and talented rocker of his era, & a POEMS/LYRICS Wanted by ss music company. Great opportunity for your works, needed by American Hit Songwriters. Send for FREE evaluation. Win CASH, A RECORDING & PUBLISH- ING AWARDS! Send your best works to: @l EDLEE MUSIC etfeghht e f Box 23878, Dept B Ft Lauderdale, FL 33307 LACUNA COIL 6 HIT PARADER © DEAE “THe POTSONED as - anes BY ZEUSS ~ iN STORES NOW! VERYTHING ABOUT THEM USIC. = HOTTOPIC.COR , asp oeseicerpeesmemnesestannseseaDesnNnt ig ASHUETESN crescents! oe SORTAs ega nn REESE NSAD ETER T, is ASTLESEIAM ES RE aT AS = Ut MUTHSEI CDA D IpeEan D BYsn?A RUEN NE DALE RT DAAIOU INN DEBIASE ‘AVAILABLE AT oe rf EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MUSICS ee ve a HOTTOPIC.COM. 4 6a * Tibi. 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Stan Lowell, MA ARISES Thank you, thank you, thank you for all your recent focus on metal’s so-called underground movement. This is the kind of metal that | enjoy listening to the most. And you know why? Because when | crank Meshuggah, Dimmu Borgir and Killswitch Engage really loud, it drives my parents nuts! Benj Raleigh, NC and | only pray that it won't take his passing from the music scene to make movies full-time to make us all sit up and realize what a truly astounding talent he is. Lil Marilyn Las Vegas, NV | enjoyed the various “salute” issues that you guys have done... the ‘70s, the ‘80s, the ‘90s and even the Jop 100 CDs of the 21st Century. It’s all very interesting, but at times | find myself a bit overwhelmed by too much info. Please don’t turn reading Hit Parader into something akin to a school assignment. My brain can’t handle it. Peter Brooklyn, NY CYCLONE | thought your recent Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal issue rocked! | learned a lot about bands and stars | had never heard of before, and now I’m gonna go out and buy some of their albums. I’ve been a fan of heavy metal for the last five years, but outside of Sabbath, Priest, Maiden and Zeppelin my back catalog of older material is somewhat limited. Now I’m about to change all of that... thanks to you! Morgan It’s really great that a mainstream “fanzine” (and please don’t take that in the Salem, OR wrong way) like Hit Parader has finally “discovered” the wonders of the metal underground. Better late than never. But as long as you’re heading in a decid- The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal was the best thing edly more daring direction, here’s a bit of advice: avoid the bands that have I’ve ever read! Not only were the descriptions of each already been “corrupted” by major labels (i.e. Lamb of God, Hatebreed, Poison band very informative (and amusing, in many cases) the Well) and focus on those bands that have maintained their true under- but the photos were incredible! | can only imagine the ground attitude via indie labels. size of the files that you guys must have at your maga- Nick zine. It seems that just about every band that’s ever Scottsdale, AZ turned their amps to “10” was well represented in that issue. A question for you “brilliant” minds at HP. Wouldn’t every band that doesn’t Ryan have a major hit album be considered “underground”? | mean if enough peo- Suffolk, NY ple knew them and liked them, then they'd be a big hit, wouldn't they? Bill You make one very fundamental mistake with your Wheeling, WV “encyclopedia”; that a majority of the people who buy Hit Parader in 2008 really care about bands that were | want to thank you people at Hit Parader for staying atop the ever-changing popular in the ‘70s and ‘80s. | don’t believe that they face of the heavy metal world. | know it’s a daunting task. Every day it seems do. Yeah, so occasionally the likes of Motley Crue, Led like more and more bands are emerging (Seemingly from nowhere) with new Zeppelin or Van Halen come back and make a big albums and videos. Who really knows which ones are going to make.it-b splash. That’s very unusual. Most of those bands are and which ones are going to quickly end up as yesterday’s.news? E\ better left forgotten. Stick to what you do best—pre- guys get it wrong occasionally, but us fans really appreciate-the effol senting the bands that everyone should care about now! i.p osted on who and what is new within our favorite musical-form. Joseph indy ; Santa Monica, CA Houston, TX 8 HIT PARADER Hetter To He An Open Sinner Let sho ‘Understand Ale Chan 4 A Fear Themselves Shadow Of Death, False Satut I fear No Gvil Thorin’s “Bullets” and aye “The Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing” 2nd Edition (FOR I AM THE BADDEST FEA’, ESR Now In Stock! MOTHER F@#%ER IN THE VALLEY) a \ . |N ot only do we have the balls to carry Thorin’s works, we are the only place you can get.an exclusive tee with his new book! The Seeds Of Oppression Will One Day Bear Che Fruit Of Rebellion WHEN INJUSTICE Eye and Cooth for Cooth BECOMES LAW Scorn for Scorn and, Smile forS mile REBELLION Love for;Lave and Guile for Guile BECOMES DUTY M-5XL www. Wicked JesterCcorn CIOS SRI) BY LOU O’NEILL JR It seems that we’re living in an era of festivals—not, as the old characters on Seinfeld might have said, that there’s anything wrong with that! Ozzfest, Gigantour, Rockstar Energy Mayhem, Jagermeister, Vans Warped, Unholy Alliance... on and on it goes. The summer of 2008 will clearly be no exception 7 ito the recent rule with the likes of Slipknot, Disturbed and Megadeth headlining news & g oss! p 1 various major continent-crossing fests. Sometimes it seems as if it’s near- impossible for a band to now do a traditional stand-alone arena tour—the kind of road trek that used to be hard rock’s bread-and-butter from the early ‘70s SLIPKNOT: \t now appears as if Slipknot have decided right through the late ‘90s. But these days, unless you’re a veteran war horse that September 9 might be the perfect date on which to like Aerosmith, lron Maiden or Motley Crue, you'd better hook up with a major release their new album. The 9/9 date not only celebrates the fest tour... or be relegated to the far-less profitable theater circuit. But, come to band’s nine man roster, but it also happens to fall on a think of it, none of this is really that unexpected when you take one major fac- Tuesday... the traditional weekday for new albums to tor into consideration... ticket prices! This aged scribe can recall a time when emerge. “They look at that date as something special,” said a front-row tickets on major arena tours would top out at $20... and good seats band spokesperson. “As soon as they knew that it was a could be had for half that price. Today, you’d better the prepared to dig deep to Tuesday, that became their target date.. Of course, that could come up with $100, $200 or more to land a prime ducat to one of today’s change, they'll have already been out on the road for a num- major arena events. As our old friend Bob Dylan once sang, “the times they are ber of months by that time, so fans will be clamoring for a changin” new music.” Which well-known metal band is currently in rather heated dis- : Vocalist David Draiman recently told our cussions with their record label about trying to restructure parts of their con- intrepid Hit Parader reporter that with each successive tract in order to better partake of internet-derived income? album, coming up with fresh lyrical a .-e topiitfcosr hahism. gr“oOw n increasingliyb diffi- F: Who to believe? On one hand you have the venerable Robert my 2 & CUI TOT HIM. Unt Our NeW atnum, Plant stating rather clearly that there will notb e a Led Zeppelin tour this fall. re Re: Indestructible, | spent more time Then you have various sources in and around the Zep camp who are indicating ey ____ than ever making sure that what | that Plant may reconsider his stern stance once his road obligations with coun- was saying lyrically didn’t repeat try crooner Allison Krause are completed at summer's end. We, along with Subjects that we'd done before,” everyone else, will patiently wait to see how this one turns out, but it’s our bet +. Said the chrome-domed frontman. that with literally hundreds of millions to be had, and the band sounding in fine & 4 “This is our fourth album, so com- form at last December’s London show, that before all is said and done Zeppelin ing up with unique ideas becomes will hit the road... at least for a few well-chosen events, perhaps with notable . gi more and more difficult. There are charities benefiting from their performances. 5 times I'll find an interesting subject, delve into it, and only discover that IEV : Remember all that talk just a few weeks ago about how the 9 in the end it reminds me too much members of Slipknot had circled 9/9 (in other words September 9) as the of something I'd done before. Every hoped-for release date for their next album? Well... forget it. It now seems a song becomes an amazing challenge because of that.” virtual certainty that we will be hearing the first new music in four years from hae sights 4 the Masked Metal Marauders a month earlier than that... by the second week pe er- a t ie rt ee i of August. The simple fact is that the still-untitled album is complete, and pow- they've carainh succeeded ie iGkiret Jimmy Pane cole erful forces within the band’s record label don’t want to waste one precious rain ae ee ene ee ei ia e second getting it into the hands of fans around the globe. Obviously, Big No lise rat rea tear Ella A eae he Ghee Things are expected from the Knot this time around, and with the band already wave of Zep-mania has swept Seyret HORE Bur iust ag on the tour trail starting in July, the philosophy has become to take advantage soon as fans begin to get excited about the ace abonee of the opportunity presented and get as many people as possible excited about again seeing the Mighty Zep on State-side soil, it seems as if Ue ua ae there's someone there to throw a little cold water on every- : What home state is shared by the members of Disturbed and thing. “I still don’t know if their heart is really into a full-scale Mudvayne? Oh, who are we fooling? Of course you know it’s Illinois. tour,” said an industry insider. “Robert (Plant) won't just do it for the money, and |t hink that may emerge as a bone of |; Rumblings out of California indicate that Ozzfest may be contention between a a very different kind of festival this summer. Stay tuned for details... Speaking ATREYU: who of Ozzy, his old friends in Black Sabbath seem well on their way to releasing their first album with Ronnie James Dio in over 20 years. This one will, of says that heavy metal musicians = Seecso urse, come out under the band’s “alternate” name, Heaven And Hell... Where have 21S! Century metal leaders Lamb of God gone in recent days? Talk has it only think about = that they’re planning on taking almost a year off from recording and touring music, groupies and before resuming the rock and roll grind.... While we’re all still waiting for the partying the night — eS definitive word, things do seem much more positive around AC/DC this month. away? The guys in Atreyu have shown oe Not.only is the band in the process of finally finishing their first disc in six _ the diversity of their a years, but those who have heard some of the tracks are calling it a “classic.” S: e See you next month! approach by licenss-a e | 10 HIT PARADER