''Outburn'' is a print magazine and online publication focusing on

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, heavy metal,

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, and other genres. It presents news on bands, music releases, and events, in-depth interviews, high-quality studio and live photography, and music reviews. From March 2018 to March 2021, the print magazine was on hiatus. In April 2021, Outburn resumed publication of the print magazine, beginning with issue #93.

History

''Outburn'' was founded in the summer of 1996 by Rodney Kusano (rodent ek) and Octavia Laird. The founders initially discussed launching a mail-order catalog, but decided to launch a magazine as Octavia began doing on-air interviews as a DJ. In a 1997 interview, Octavia said: "I saw people do "homemade" zines & I thought I could do that." Its first issue was published in August 1996. Reviewing the debut issue in November 1996, ''

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'' praised its "stylish" page designs and wrote that it " howedpotential despite some less than thought-provoking questions and a hefty cover price". The magazine's circulation circa issue 5 (late 1997) was 3,400, double what it was at launch. ''Outburn'' initially specialized on what the magazine described as "Subversive & Post-Alternative music"—electronic, gothic, noise, ambient and industrial music. It later transitioned into a mainstream rock and metal magazine.

Staff

publisher + editor + creative director: Rodney Kusano editor-in-chief: Jeremy Saffer writers: Brian Campbell, Joe Daly, Anabel DFlux, Anthony Frisketti, Stephanie Jensen, Nathan Katsiaficas, Jameson Ketchem, George Pacheco, Kelley Simms, Kevin Stewart-Panko, Jeff Treppel photographers: Anabel DFlux, Anthony Frisketti, Jeremy Saffer

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Outburn Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Online music magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1996 Magazines published in California