Malcolm Dome (1955 – 29 October 2021) was an English music journalist. Dome wrote about

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and heavy metal from 1979. In addition to writing books, he was a journalist for ''

Record Mirror ''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after ''New Musical Express'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK Album ...

'', ''

Kerrang! ''Kerrang!'' is a British music webzine and quarterly magazine that primarily covers rock, punk and heavy metal music. Since 2017, the magazine has been published by Wasted Talent Ltd (the same company that owns electronic music publication ...

'', ''

Metal Hammer ''Metal Hammer'' is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions published by different companies available in numerous other countries. ''Metal Hammer'' featu ...

'' and ''

Classic Rock Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...

'' among others. Dome co-founded the UK's first rock radio station, TotalRock, along with '' Friday Rock Show'' DJ Tommy Vance and producer Tony Wilson. After 17 years with the station, Dome left in March 2014 to join Team Rock full-time. Dome is credited with the first use of the term "

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...

", in an article on page 8 of issue number 62 of ''Kerrang!'' magazine, published on 23 February 1984; he was referring to the

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song " Metal Thrashing Mad". Prior to this,

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

's frontman

James Hetfield James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, co-founder, and a primary songwriter of heavy metal band Metallica. He is mainly known for his raspy voice and intricate rhythm playi ...

referred to his band's sound as "

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...

". Dome was a contributor to the DVDs ''

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Under Review 1973-1980'', ''Queen Under Review 1980-1991'' and ''Music Milestones:

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''. He also provided sleeve notes for the ''Nuclear Burn'' 4–CD remaster set of

jazz fusion Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric gui ...

band

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's work between 1976 and 1980. It was announced on 1 November 2021 that Dome had died, aged 66.

Selected books

*Dome, Malcolm and Harrigan, Brian. ''The bible of Heavy Metal: Encyclopaedia Metallica''.

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, 1981. . *Dome, Malcolm. ''

AC/DC AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973. Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock and Heavy metal music, heavy metal, although the band calls it simply "rock and roll". They are cited as a formativ ...

''. Proteus Pub Co, 1982. . *Dome, Malcolm. ''

Thrash Metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...

''. Omnibus Press, 1990. . *Dome, Malcolm. ''

Aerosmith Aerosmith is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Boston in 1970. The group consists of lead vocalist Steven Tyler, bassist Tom Hamilton (musician), Tom Hamilton, drummer Joey Kramer, and guitarists Joe Perry (musician), Joe Perry and B ...

: Life in the Fast Lane''.

Castle Communications Castle Communications, also known as Castle Music, was a British independent record label and home video distributor founded in 1983 by Terry Shand, Cliff Dane, and Jon Beecher. Its video imprint was called Castle Vision. The label's producti ...

, 1994. . *Dome, Malcolm and Burrows, Brian (illustrator). ''

Van Halen Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973. Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances and the virtuosity of their guit ...

: Excess All Areas''. Sanctuary Publishing, 1994. . *Dome, Malcolm and Wall, Mick. ''The Complete Guide to the Music of

''. Omnibus Press, 1995. . *Dome, Malcolm and Wall, Mick. ''

Bon Jovi Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Sayreville, New Jersey in 1983. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarists John Shanks and Phil X, percussionist Everett Bradley ...

: All Night Long"''. Omnibus Press, 1995. . *Dome, Malcolm and Simmons, Sylvie. ''

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...

''. Sanctuary Publishing, 1995. . *Dome, Malcolm and Wall, Mick. ''The Making of "

"''. Collector's Guide Publishing, 1996. . *Dome, Malcolm and Berman, Jon. '' Everton Greats''. Mainstream Publishing, 2003. . *Dome, Malcolm and Fogg, Rod. ''Eddie Van Halen: Know the Man, Play the Music''. Backbeat, 2005. . *Dome, Malcolm and Wall, Mick. ''Metallica": Complete Guide to Their Music''. Omnibus Press, 2005. . *Dome, Malcolm and Wall, Mick. ''Metallica: The Music and the Mayhem.'' Omnibus Press. 2011. . *Dome, Malcolm and Brown, Arthur. ''The Crazy Worlds of Arthur Brown: Marvellous Moments of Momentary Marvel.'' Cherry Red Books. 2014. .

References

External links

Totalrock.com

1955 births 2021 deaths English DJs English music journalists Journalists from London {{UK-journalist-stub