Submitted by You · Anywhere
Most of what gets written on Metalheadrock is what I want to write about. Riffs that lived in my head for thirty years. Bands the American sites never covered. Festivals I actually went to.
But this column is different. This is yours.
How it works
Once a month, I pick one reader-submitted riff or album and write about it. You email info@metalheadrock.com with three things:
- The pick — a band, a song, an album
- Why it matters to you — one or two sentences, no essay needed
- Your first name (and optionally your city, if you want it shown)
I read everything. I write up one a month. The rest get a courtesy reply. If you submit something I disagree with, that’s even more interesting — I will write about why I think you are wrong, and why your pick still deserves attention.
What this is not
It is not a request line. I will not write about whatever band somebody loves. I will write about picks that have something to say — a riff that broke a genre, an album that was overlooked, a moment in metal history that someone keeps coming back to. The bar is low for the submission and high for the writing.
It is not anonymous. If you do not want your first name shown, do not submit. I do not publish “a reader from Belgium” — that is not a community, that is a void.
It is not for self-promotion. Band members submitting their own work get a polite no.
Why this exists
Because I cannot know everything. Because the best metal conversations I have ever had were at the bar after a show, when somebody else dragged me toward a band I had written off. Because Stage Warrior Stefan and Veteran Vic and Deep Dive Diana — the people I imagine when I write — they all listen to records I have not heard yet.
Send me one. The first pick is waiting.
