Hm : the Hard Music Magazine

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• Format: Magazine
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Publisher: Hm Magazine Llc
• ASIN: B00006KH1Z
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,847 in Magazines (See Top 100 in Magazines)
  • #48 in Magazines > Entertainment > Music
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Magazine That Matters, November 23, 2002

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Gord Wilson "alivingdog.com" (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hm : the Hard Music Magazine (Magazine)

Once upon a time a Texas kid named Doug Van Pelt got an interview with an upcoming, young metal band called Stryper, and xeroxed a fanzine in his basement. That was Heaven's Metal. Now HM stands for Holy Mackerel--I mean, Hard Music. It's not just metal any more.

After Stryper pioneered the way, a lot of other great bands rushed down the trail--so many Doug had to make a bigger magazine to hold them all. After Doug pioneered the way, a lot of other great magazines rushed down the trail. A lot of great writers started writing about a lot of great bands. With so much to listen to, and so much to read, fans were in heaven.

But then it got hard. Some false prophet declared the end of print, and famine fell upon many zines. Doug walked sadly through the graveyard, strewn with once proud writers, past the gravestones that bore the once-proud names: Swordbearer, White Throne, Harvest Rock Syndicate, Notebored, Counter Culture. Stricken to his soul, he looked up to heaven and cried out, "I am but one soul; what can I do?" Turning, he began to gather up the wretched writers, carrying them one by one to the shelter of his Texas home.

Today, the broken writers have been nursed back to health, and Doug lets them express their writing adiction in his magazine. He includes free CDs for subscribers to help bands survive and fans get their music fix. There--did I do good, Doug? Can I go back to the kennel now? P.S.: In 2003, HM celebrated it's 100th issue, Join the celebration and subscribe!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HM helped me, now it can help you!, November 21, 2004

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PAGS "PAGS" (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hm : the Hard Music Magazine (Magazine)

I have been listening to christian metal since the early days. Back when all there was to listen to was Stryper and a few others. Since there was no internet back then we needed HM to bring the info to us. If it wasn't for Doug Van Pelt the faithful would have been lost. I remember waiting on the edge of my seat for the next issue to come. If you listen to christian music, get this mag. It's the bible of christian metal!!