HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL H1HARDREPORT Russel from Prophet Hardy greetings, metal elves. This is Sal "Ho, Ho, Ho" Treppiedi with the year-end metal "My goals in life are never to burn out and fade away. news column. I'm sure you are going to My resolution is to live life like it's the last day, which enjoy what we've got in store for you. is something I have never done but will do now." Bruce Vitale - Obsession First off, congratulations to Cliff Burnstein on the "My New Year's resolutionisto stop taking my birth of his son Samuel Clay. Samuel weighed in at a Polaroid on the road because it's always getting me healthy six pounds. Proud mother, Sabra Turnbull, into serious trouble. My goal for '88 is to have a and son are doing great. According to some of Cliff's successful album and tour." friends, daddy is stunned by the whole thing. For those of you who are not aware Cliff is the manager Jerry for Kings X of , Dokken, Oueensryche, Tesla and Def "Our goals are basically to be honest with ourselves Leppard. and our music. That pretty much saysitall. Our One of my good friendsismoving on. Monte resolution is to not be confined to a resolution, but Conner is moving on to bigger and better things. that everyday brings about the possibility of immense Many of you know Monte as thenationalradio change initself. To make a resolution would be promotions director for Shatter Records. Well, starting cutting off a lot of other things in our lives." December 21st, Monte will now be making his home intheofficesofRoadrunner/Roadracer Records. Steve "Doc" Walcholz - Monte will now head Roadrunner's radio promotions "Here's our New Year's resolutions. The first is to department. Monte informs me that Mr. Death has humiliate Gail Flug every chance Iget. Second is to wholeheartedlyapprovedthemove. Mr.Death make my managers grey before their time. Third is to happens to love King Diamond, Whiplash and Gang devastate the world with our molten music." Green.HefeelsthatMontewillbring a new dimension to Roadrunner. Good luck to you, Monte, Mike Vescera for Obsession from all your friends in the business. "My New Year's resolution is to try and keep my Several friends recently called me to convey their clothes on more often in public and to keep from New Year's resolutions and goals for 1988. Here's getting arrested thrown in jail. What we're trying to do what some had to say: is take this show to the top and kick some ass." Jason Rainey - "My goalsfor1988 would be toendallworld Bobby Blitz - Overkill ignorance and to bringpublic awareness off the "Our goals would be to record an album that will shelves and Into the minds of the population. My New remain heavy through time and become a new Year's resolution is to tour extensively." standard. Also, to present that music to as many ears that will listen. The resolutions would be to pick up as - many more bad habits as possible because they help "The resolution is to quit f**king around and take Overkill write the music." everything about Armored Saint much more seriously, There you are. Some goals for 1988 and New Year's but no take life too seriously. To make '88 the year resolutions from several of your favorite metal stars. that Armored Saint finally invades every eardrum in Thanks to everyone involved. the world and smashes that eardrum by the power of "". To make sure that Armored Saint is Well, it's time to give you my Top 15 for the year the conquering factor in music for 1988." 1987. These albums will not be in any particular order.

The Great Kat 1. HADES - "Resisting Success" "My resolution is to get the whole world to wake up 2. ANTHRAX - "" and realize that the Great Kat is God. Now, on your 3. - "Whitesnake" knees and bow to the Great Kat." 4. ARMORED SAINT - "Raising Fear" 5. - "Awaken The..." Nick Bowcott - Grim Reaper 6. KING DIAMOND - "Abigail" "Since I've broken every resolution thatI've ever 7. MALICE - "License To Kill" made, my resolution for this year is not to make 8. THE RODS - "Heavier Than Thou" anymore of the bloody things. My goals for '88 are to 9. MANOWAR - "Fighting The World" make a record that's better than the one we've made 10. MENTORS - "Up The Dose" this year, "Rock You To Hell". Also, I'dlike to do 11. WATCHTOWER- "Instruments Of..." something for some up and coming bands. I'd like to 12. METALLICA - "Garage Days..." make something in either form of a book or video that 13. WHITE LION - "Pride"

will help these kids stay away from the pitfalls that I 14. MOTORHEAD - "Rock 'N' Roll"

fell victim to. Also, I wouldn't mind having Ebony 15. NUCLEAR ASSAULT - "The Plague" Records off my back for good." There were so many bands to choose from, but these Taro - EZO were the fifteen that jumped onto my turntable most We want to open a Japanese restaurant here in often and were a pleasure to listen to. I'm sure some Hoboken (New Jersey). We would probably callit may seemobviouswhileotherswilldefinitely EZO. There is currently no Chinese restaurant in surprise. All inall,I'm sure you will agree that all Hoboken so we would like to open one up next year." these albums were strong and impressive recordings_ Well, that's going to do it for 1987. Metal searched for new plateaus following 1986 and found them in 1987. What does 1988 hold? Who knows. One thing Is for sure: metal will continue to flourish in 1988 and beyond. Here's to all of you special people who have helped to make metal in 1987 something special. I havea goal for 1988. My goal is to see metal flourish more on a local level. My goal is tosee metal bands of all kinds invade cities from Anchorage to Nashville. You are the most loyal people in the world. Now let'ssee some metal get big in your area if it hasn't already. Before I wish you a happy holiday, I want to thank Collie and Bill Hard for giving me the chance to be a part of your metal lives and Dean Brownrout for hiringme at Mercenary where they have a fax machine. Metal Christmas and a Heavy New Year. MUYA!!! -Sal Treppiedi December 18, 1987 42