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Celebrating nine years online!

RoughEdge.com has been online from 1998 - 2007. That's nine years. And that's only online. Nine years prior to that, Rough Edge was a weekly column in the Ventura County Reporter. But this is our home now and we have no plans to go away.

A lot has happened in those nine years. Our readership has jumped from virtually nothing to nearly 100,000 each month. We started Rough Edge Radio and built Rough Edge Studios, now home of four Internet radio productions that you can hear each week over at www.errorfm.com. Read more about Rough Edge Radio productions by visiting www.roughedgeradio.net.

As I do every year, I want to thank our entire staff of writers, photographers and web people. Special thanks go to our East Coast Editor Christopher J. Kelter, Senior Staff Writer Steve "Snidermann" Snider, interviewer extraordinaire Ray Van Horn Jr. (check out Ray's blog at http://rayvanhornjr.blogspot.com) and perhaps the world's two most prolific reviewers of hard rock/heavy metal: Mike SOS (check out Mike's band at www.sosnyc.com) and Jeff Rogers. Special thanks and a warm welcome are also extended to our newest staff member, Metal Mark (check out Mark's blog at http://metalmark.blogspot.com).  

 

The 9th Anniversary of RoughEdge.com is also the 3rd Anniversary of our first Internet radio show: Rough Edge Radio. Rough Edge Radio is a hard rock / heavy metal / punk rock Internet radio show that broadcasts live each Tuesday night at 6:00 PM Pacific with a repeat on Thursday at the same time. Please join us each week at www.roughedgeradio.com or through our internet broadcast station, ErrorFM.com. And, again as I mentioned above, please check out our other Rough Edge Productions, listed below, the schedule for which you can find over at www.ErrorFM.com:
Rough Edge Classic
The Backseat Mogul Show
The Friday Shot Day Show

Thanks again for making RoughEdge.com a popular place to find information about your favorite music. If there's anything we can do for you, please let us know at rsb@roughedge.com.

 

Our contests are painfully easy to enter. Just enter your name in the box for the contest you'd like to enter (yes, you can enter them all) and click Submit. Your e-mail address will be placed in our old, tattered leather hat and, once a month or so, we'll pull out a batch of e-mail addresses and - if luck is with you - you'll be a winner! (Don't worry, we hate spam as much as you - we won't share your name and address with anybody without giving you the chance to opt out. Some of the record companies insist on gathering e-mail if you opt in to receive more information). By the way, winners will be notified by e-mail so make sure your e-mail address is valid. 

"Urgency" is the new CD from ISM and its title tells you all you need to know about this engrossing and insightful concept album. Check out some of the sounds in our Music and Video section, read our review in the Reviews Section, or enter your name in the box below to win a copy of this great new CD!

 

The buzz on ANOTHER BLACK DAY's self-titled debut on Bieler Bros. Records has been huge and, when you hear their self-titled debut, it's easy to see why. It's loaded with powerful, dynamic music that's brutal without being alienating. Check out their e-card on our Music & Video page and see what you think. But first, enter your e-mail address in the little box below and enter to win a copy of their new CD, and maybe a bonus prize such as a wristband or poster. 

 

 
VH1 Classic has released the first new studio album in years from Night Ranger. "Hole in the Sun" will also commemorate the band's 25th Anniversary. You can hear the first single, "You're Gonna Hear From Me," by visiting our Music and Video section, or you can enter to win a copy of the CD by just typing your e-mail address in the box below. Better yet, do both!

 

 

Our Editor-in-Chief R. Scott Bolton doesn't just sit around all day, listening to hard rock, heavy metal and punk rock CDs (although he'd like to) but he's also the author of a series of sci-fi books starring his recurring character, H.B. Fist. First, there's "Killed by Death," in which Fist hunts down one of the world's deadliest criminals ... a zombie slave trader who wants nothing more than seeing Fist dead. Then, in "Overnight Sensation," Fist finds himself investigating the murder of the world's most popular entertainers. He unravels what might be a universe-spanning conspiracy involving showbiz heartthrob Jamie Goodgarden and two opposing factions: the League of Vampires (an organization made up of the infamous bloodsuckers), and the Veganistas (a militant group of extremist vegetarians). You can read free chapters from either book by visiting www.overnightsensation.net or you can enter your e-mail address in the box below to enter to win a free, signed copy of the book of your choice!

 

Finally, we always have RoughEdge.com swag available. Click here to enter to win a RoughEdge.com t-shirt  or here to win a RoughEdge.com baseball cap. Better yet, click here to buy your own today!

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 Again, let us thank you for reading RoughEdge.com. We're thrilled to still be going strong after so many years and we're delighted to see you coming back for more. As always, if you see something you really like (or really don't like) let me know personally at rsb@roughedge.com. I promise to give your suggestions the utmost consideration, even if they suck.

And don't forget to visit our other sponsors and friends:

JEFF GAITHER GRAPHIX: Jeff is the great rock'n'roll artist who created our new Rough Edge guitarsaw and our new Rough Ed. To read our interview with Jeff, click here, or click here to visit his website - but leave your sanity at home where it will be safe.


CafePress.com, exclusive manufacturers of the coolest Rough Edge t-shirts, caps, bags and more. Black shirts are now here! As is our popular "Satan...He's Cuddly." t-shirt. Click here to visit the Rough Edge store.

 

 


Again, thanks to everyone for reading RoughEdge.com. Keep it Rough!

R. Scott Bolton
Publisher/Editor


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