Powerline (magazine)

Powerline was a music magazine, covering the metal scene, published between 1985 and 1991.

Powerline
Newsstand version
CategoriesMusic magazine
FounderPatrick Prince[1]
Year founded1985
CompanySmith & Prince Enterprises[1]
CountryUnited States
Based inStamford, CT
LanguageEnglish

History
Early version sold in record stores

At its inception, Powerline was edited by Dean Papazidis and Patrick Prince,[2] also a US correspondent for British publication Metal Forces. The first issue's cover story was an interview with SPV recording artists Sortilège.[2]

For the first three years, the magazine was distributed independently through record stores across the Tri-State area. Originally priced at $2 and consisting of a 32-page black and white folio, it started incorporating color photography in year two.[3]

In 1988, Prince and new business partner Mike Smith founded a publishing company to take Powerline to newsstands, and signed a national distribution agreement with the Kable News Company. Noted metal biographer Mick Wall joined as a contributor.[3]

The magazine ceased publication in 1991, and Smith went on to edit the similar Livewire.[1] Prince later joined Goldmine Magazine.[4]

Online revival

In September 2011, Prince revived the Powerline name with a website, Powerlinemag.com, which mostly features contemporary concert reviews as well as classic interviews from the magazine's archive.[1]

References
  1. "About Powerline". Powerline Mag. Powerline. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. "Masthead". Powerline. No. 1. Stamford, CT. p. 2.
  3. "Powerline: The Resurrection". Backstage Auctions. Backstage Auctions, Inc. January 30, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  4. Sliwicki, Susan (May 5, 2010). "Things change, but Goldmine's song remains the same". Goldmine Mag. F+W Publications. Retrieved March 23, 2016.


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