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Metal Hammer to launch new Japanese edition
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 11 March 2020
Metal Hammer magazine has announced that it will launch in Japan later this month – the first time it has offered content in the Japanese language.
“All the staff are excited that Metal Hammer magazine will land in Japan”, says the editor of the Japanese edition, Takehide Okami. “In the 1980s to 2000s, heavy metal was a popular music genre in Japan, comparable to domestic J-Pop”, he notes, before adding that since then pop and suchlike has taken over somewhat. “Metal Hammer Japan will bring the world’s latest metal music to Japanese metal fans in order to create another metal whirlwind in Japan in 2020. The future of Japanese metal is bright!”
Editor of the UK edition, Merlin Alderslade, adds: “Japan is one of the world’s most exciting and vibrant markets when it comes to heavy metal, and we couldn’t be more delighted to have the latest incarnation of Metal Hammer on the scene. Metal Hammer Japan will serve as the country’s first stop for world exclusive interviews with global artists and features on the Japanese metal scene and beyond”.
The first edition of the Japanese version of Metal Hammer will be available in the country form 23 Mar, featuring Ozzy Osbourne on the cover.
