Press Kit and Media Assets

Company Overview

HM Magazine was started in 1985 by Douglas Van Pelt in Austin, TX. Initially called Heaven’s Metal, the magazine covered all aspects of the faith-based metal music scene. As the metal genre expanded, morphed and splintered into sub-genres, in 1995, the magazine’s name officially changed the The Hard Music Magazine (or HM Magazine for short) to account for magazine’s desire to cover all types of the heavy music scene. In 2013, the tagline was dropped and the magazine is now officially known as, simply, HM Magazine. In 2013, David Stagg purchased the magazine from Van Pelt. Stagg is the Owner and Editor in Chief of HM.

All media and press inquiries can be directed to press@hmmagazine.com, or can be submitted through our contact form. (Please select “Press” in the drop-down).

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