Rock Hard (magazine)

The Rock Hard (also RockHard) magazine is a metal and hard rock magazine from Dortmund, Germany, with subsidiaries in various countries worldwide, including France, Spain, Brazil/Portugal, Italy and Greece. Founded by Holger Stratmann it is published since 1983 in more than 300 editions (Germany alone), since 1989 in monthly regular. Next to the German edition of the Metal Hammer it is the leading magazine for heavy music in Germany. German news magazine Der Spiegel called it the "Zentralorgan" ("Central organ") of the heavy metal fans in Germany, others dubbed it a "Kultzeitschrift" ("cult magazine"). Since 1990 the magazine employees are also organizing the Rock Hard Festival, which is held - annually in Gelsenkirchen since 2003 - on the pentecost weekend. The festival is streamed by new

Rock Hard (magazine)

The Rock Hard (also RockHard) magazine is a metal and hard rock magazine from Dortmund, Germany, with subsidiaries in various countries worldwide, including France, Spain, Brazil/Portugal, Italy and Greece. Founded by Holger Stratmann it is published since 1983 in more than 300 editions (Germany alone), since 1989 in monthly regular. Next to the German edition of the Metal Hammer it is the leading magazine for heavy music in Germany. German news magazine Der Spiegel called it the "Zentralorgan" ("Central organ") of the heavy metal fans in Germany, others dubbed it a "Kultzeitschrift" ("cult magazine"). Since 1990 the magazine employees are also organizing the Rock Hard Festival, which is held - annually in Gelsenkirchen since 2003 - on the pentecost weekend. The festival is streamed by new