Malcolm Dome

Malcolm Dome had an illustrious and celebrated career which stretched back to working for Record Mirror magazine in the late 70s and Metal Fury in the early 80s before joining Kerrang! at its launch in 1981. His first book, Encyclopedia Metallica, published in 1981, may have been the inspiration for the name of a certain band formed that same year. Dome is also credited with inventing the term "thrash metal" while writing about the Anthrax song Metal Thrashing Mad in 1984. He would later become a founding member of RAW rock magazine in 1988.

In the early 90s, Malcolm Dome was the Editor of Metal Forces magazine, and also involved in the horror film magazine Terror, before returning to Kerrang! for a spell. With the launch of Classic Rock magazine in 1998 he became involved with that title, sister magazine Metal Hammer, and was a contributor to Prog magazine since its inception in 2009. He was actively involved in Total Rock Radio, which launched as Rock Radio Network in 1997, changing its name to Total Rock in 2000. In 2014 he joined the TeamRock online team as Archive Editor, uploading stories from all of our print titles and helping lay the foundation for what became Louder.

Dome was the author of many books on a host of bands from AC/DC to Led Zeppelin and Metallica, some of which he co-wrote with Prog Editor Jerry Ewing. He died in 2021.

Latest articles by Malcolm Dome

Toto: "We grew up on Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd"

By Malcolm Dome last updated 9 August 22

They were inspired by prog heavyweights, had surprising depth on their records and still dream of writing a concept album. So now we ask: How prog were Toto?

Bands & Artists

A photo of the Moody Blues in the 70s all holding lots of phones with cords all over the place

The Moody Blues: "We partied with Hendrix, Keith Moon, The Beatles..."

By Malcolm Dome last updated 16 July 22

The Moody Blues' astonishing journey from high living in the 60s, pioneering musical alchemy in the 70s to prog's elder statesmen of today

Interviews

Prog rock band Jethro Tull in 1972, with singer Ian Anderson second left

"We're going to make it the mother of all concept albums!" The story behind Jethro Tull's Thick As A Brick

By Malcolm Dome last updated 14 July 22

In 1971, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson set out with tongue-in-cheek to make “the mother of all concept albums”. With Thick As A Brick, he ended up fulfilling his ambition – and then some

Albums

Manny Charlton and Guns N' Roses (composite photo)

The story of Manny Charlton and the birth of Appetite For Destruction

By Malcolm Dome published 8 July 22

Late Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton was at the desk when Guns N' Roses recorded many of their classic songs for the first time - this is the story of the Sound City Studios sessions

Albums

The Steve Hillage albums you should definitely own

By Malcolm Dome published 7 July 22

Guitarist and producer Steve Hillage is a true progressive visionary whose best albums cover a career as 70s prog hero and cult figure on the underground dance scene

Albums

That time Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson from The Nice visited the Prog office!

By Malcolm Dome published 26 June 22

In 2011, annoyed that guitarist Davey O’List claimed more credit than was due for The Nice’s debut album, Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson popped into the Prog offices to set the record straight

Interviews