![Vault Magazine [issue #1, Winter 2005]](images/vault.jpg) Vault
Magazine
[issue #1, Winter 2005] The magazine we're
about to present in the next few lines
comes from America. Its title is VAULT,
a presentation of Sleeping Wizard
Productions and I have the honor to
hold in my hands the first issue for
the winter of 2005 and moreover the
premier edition, signed by Randy Blake
II, the man in charge of this splendid
edition.
Let me give you the
general idea behind VAULT for starters.
This is not a, what someone might
call, ordinary publication. I like
to call it a "tribute" magazine
to Hard Music, or as its editors say,
the first magazine devoted entirely
to the collecting of Hard Music from
the 60's to now. Indeed, VAULT's original
purpose is to become a complete collector's
guide, the ultimate tool that will
help you discover hidden treasures
of the past and the compass that will
help you find your orientation while
sailing on the vast ocean of hard
music. In addition VAULT can help
you avoid the traps that some dealers
at collectors shows are trying to
set. You'll see what I mean…
Let's now take a
more thorough look, starting with
the excellent silver cardboard cover,
showing Manowar's warrior from "Kings
of Metal". Moving on inside,
we'll find 32 pages containing 3 tribute
articles, some mainstream reviews,
a column called Stormwatch that introduces
you to some "unknown" yet
bands and a memorial to the late Dimebag
Dallerr. It only contains 3 mainstream
reviews on Iced Earth's "The
Glorious Burden", Mastadon's
"Leviathan", and Cradle
of Filth's "Mannequin" DVD,
plus . I know this might seem discouraging
to some of you, but keep in mind that
VAULT's intention isn't to keep you
up to date with what's going on in
the modern music industry (although
it can also indirectly serve that
purpose), but to reveal the deepest
secrets of hard music's glorious past,
present and future.
The Stormwatch column
deals with the presentation of 2 bands
called Twilightning and Fairytale
Abuse. The article on the latter includes
also useful information for someone
that needs to know how much he must
pay to get hold of the band's releases.
Yes, you've read well! This is the
"innovative" asset of VAULT
and the reason why it can be considered
as the collector's complete guide.
This kind of information
is also available on the 3 main articles
on Steppenwolf, Mötley Crüe
and Manowar that constitute the core
of this magazine. In almost 17 pages
we'll be able to read some useful
information about them, the editors'
point of view on the bands history
and their journey through time, together
with a detailed description on their
highlighted moments and releases.
In addition you'll see photos of rare
material, such as discs, covers, etc,
accompanied by footnotes with editor's
advice on the prices and availability!!!
This will definitely come in handy
sometime, don't you think?
Well what more can
I say? I've already revealed more
than I should! This is one hell of
a release. It's fresh, genuine and
most of all it's for the old to remember
and for the young to learn. It has
one major drawback, though. As far
as I can tell VAULT is published quarterly,
my guess is one issue for every season
so it's too small to last for three
months. We need more, at least one
every month!! Come on guys, bring
it on!!! We're hungry for more!!!
If you want to get
your own copy contact this address:
ROAAR Magazine/VAULT Magazine
C/o Randy Blake II
Sleeping Wizard Productions
72 Randall Shea Drive
Swansea MA, 2777
U.S.A
You can also e-mail
at ROAARMagazine@aol.com.
For more info go to:
www.roaarmagazine.com.
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