In the interim, the magazine had interviewed Slayer, Alex Lifeson of Rush (an interview conducted in Lifeson's living room), Metallica's Jason Newsted and Lars Ulrich, Megadeth, Mercyful Fate, Iron Maiden, Fear Factory, Cradle of Filth, Venom, Annihilator and others. No ads appeared in the inaugural issue.īW&BK continued to grow, reaching 48 pages by October 1997. Issue #1 was 16 pages, and featured interviews with Pantera, Entombed, Gwar, Cannibal Corpse and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath. HMV stocked the magazine and other record stores followed suit. March '94 – first issue Ģ00 copies of BW&BK #1 were originally printed, and its cover price was $1.95. The two subsequently plotted a magazine creation based on Metal Tim Bits the Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles title was based on Agony Column's 1990 album of the same name. Henderson, who had published several photocopied issues of a newsletter called Metal Tim Bits (the title a play on the Tim Bit donut served at the popular Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons), encountered Popoff in the Toronto HMV's metal section and Popoff began discussing his first metal book, Riff Kills Man.

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