Powerline (magazine)

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

Powerline

Newsstand version
Categories	Music magazine
Founder	Patrick Prince[1]
Founded	1985
Company	Smith & Prince Enterprises[1]
Country	United States
Based in	Stamford, CT
Language	English

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]