Metal1.info

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Metal1.info
We write music - since 2002
German metal webzine
operator Siegfried Maier
items 10,460 reviews, 1,419 concert reports, 1,638 interviews (as of April 2020)
On-line 2002
http://www.metal1.info

Metal1.info (spoken: MetalEins) is an independent German-language online music magazine. The focus is on the topics of metal and rock , complemented by genres such as punk , metalcore , crossover , folk or progressive rock . The offer includes reviews, interviews, concert reports and photos as well as specials on current topics. The magazine was founded in 2002 by Stefan Popp, Andreas Althoff and Siegfried Maier.

Of the three founders, Siegfried Maier is still active as the publisher to this day, and Moritz Grütz has been the editor-in-chief responsible for the content since 2015.

History, interesting facts and references

The idea and the name Metal1.info came about during the winter of 2002 when Stefan Popp, Andreas Althoff and Siegfried Maier decided to set up their own webzine and put it online. The programming and the first layout of the page are from Andreas Althoff. The name goes back to the trend at the time to end a URL with a 1, which was also followed by Slipknot and Machine Head , for example . Although the logo has been revised several times over the years, the name has always remained the same. The current version of the M1 logo comes from the professional draftsman Andi Papelitzky.

The three founders started their project without any contact with labels, organizers or bands. The credo of remaining independent is still the most important goal of Metal1.info today.

In the course of the early years it was possible to establish successful contacts with promotion agencies, especially in the folk area, the first interviews with Schandmaul ensured increasing awareness. In addition, there were the first attempts at setting up our own station in the area of ​​the then very popular Internet radio , which was discontinued in 2006 when Daniel Popp left.

The user forum on the website enjoyed great popularity, especially in the early years. This was abolished in the course of the relaunch of the site in 2015 and replaced by an extended comment function.

As a co-organizer of the Ragnarök Festival 2005 in the person of the then Metal1.info editor-in-chief Stefan Popp, the magazine also appeared off the Internet for the first time. Since then Metal1.info has been represented as a press partner at various festivals with its own stand, where autograph sessions and meet & greets take place - including the Ragnarök Festival (2011), the Eisenwahn Open Air (2011–2013), the TANZT! (2012 to present) and the Dark Easter Metal Meeting (2015 to present).

Metal1.info is currently presenting various metal events in Germany - including Backstage Munich events as well as various festivals (Dark Easter Metal Meeting, Bavarian Battle Open Air, Ragnarök Festival , Way Of Darkness Festival, Party.San ) and national and international tours successful bands ( Faun , Fiddler's Green , Versengold , and many more).

The texts and interviews from Metal1.info are received in the scene as a relevant contribution to information and opinion-forming and are cited in partly scientific books on the subject. Bands and promoters also regularly refer to the articles via their websites and social media. In an article on Rammstein's 2019 live tour, Rolling Stone again cites an interview by Metal1.info with tour manager Nicolas Sabottka.

Employee

The Metal1.info team includes around 20 permanent editors, photographers and content managers who work on a voluntary basis from their places of residence in Germany and Austria, as well as a changing number of freelance workers. Most of the team is based in Munich.

content

The Metal1.info editorial team reports daily with news from the metal and rock world. The offer is expanded several times a week to include reviews, concert reports (often with their own picture galleries) and interviews. In the area of ​​specials, the team is dedicated to current affairs, such as the Rammstein Stadium Tour 2019, the takeover of Nuclear Blast by Believe or the role of female musicians in the folk and medieval area. In cooperation with cooperation partners, raffles for metal events are offered on an ongoing basis.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Metal1.info: Newspapers and magazines, online magazines & Metal. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Metal1.info | Interviews. In: Metal1.info. Accessed April 16, 2020 (German).
  3. ^ Sigi Maier: Schandmaul | Interviews. In: Metal1.info. Retrieved on April 18, 2020 (German).
  4. ↑ Metal1.info in a new guise - the relaunch for the anniversary | Special offers. In: Metal1.info. Accessed April 16, 2020 (German).
  5. ↑ Ragnarök Festival - News from the organizer • metal.de. March 16, 2006, accessed June 21, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Various black metal concerts in Munich / Backstage :. Retrieved May 17, 2020 .
  7. ↑ News - Party.San Metal Open Air. Accessed June 21, 2020 .
  8. ↑ VERSENGOLD - Night of Ballads 2020. Accessed June 21, 2020 .
  9. ^ André Krause: 2 Minutes to Midnight? The handling of society, politics and war in the lyrics of Iron Maiden. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Sebastian Hornung: Misanthropy and cultural pessimism staged in the media: A systematic consideration of the black metal scene and options for media educational action . LIT Verlag Münster, 2016, ISBN 978-3-643-13333-5 ( google.de [accessed on June 21, 2020]).
  11. ↑ Serina Heinen: "Odin rules": Religion, media and music in pagan metal . transcript Verlag, 2017, ISBN 978-3-8394-3431-4 ( google.de [accessed June 21, 2020]).
  12. ^ André Krause: Eindhoven's Occult Rock phenomenon The Devil's Blood. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
  13. ↑ SAGA Germany | SAGA Germany - metal1.info. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Interview metal1.info - Minnepack. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Festival-Mediaval - The medieval festival in Selb / Bavaria. From 04.09.2020 to 06.09.2020. Accessed June 21, 2020 (German).
  16. ↑ Wacken Open Air. In: Official Facebook page. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
  17. ^ Triptykon. In: Official Facebook page. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
  18. ↑ Rammstein: What a burning flake has to do with "Dexter". July 25, 2019, accessed on June 21, 2020 (German).
  19. ^ The editorial staff of Metal1. In: Metal1.info. Retrieved on April 18, 2020 (German).
  20. ↑ Rammstein - Behind the Scenes of the Stadium Tour Specials. In: Metal1.info. Accessed April 16, 2020 (German).
  21. ^ Moritz Grütz: Nuclear Blast / Believe Digital | Special offers. In: Metal1.info. Accessed April 16, 2020 (German).
  22. ↑ Sigi Maier: Women in Folk - more than just role models | Special offers. In: Metal1.info. Accessed April 16, 2020 (German).