RIP Bob Muldowney

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Beitragvon big mouth » 6. November 2007, 21:29

Influential heavy metal journalist Bob Muldowney died Monday, November 5 after a long battle with cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease). He was 44 years old.

Muldowney was best known for his fanzine/magazine Kick*Ass which helped expose, support and feature such bands as RAVEN, MOTĂ–RHEAD, VENOM, THE RODS, TANK, EXCITER and RIOT as well as burgeoning underground thrash scene, giving, in some instances, the first coverage to SLAYER, MEGADETH, MEDIEVAL, OVERKILL, and ANTHRAX. Muldowney was also one of the first journalists to expose the death metal scene in its infancy, giving early press to SODOM, HELLHAMMER/CELTIC FROST, DESTRUCTION and BATHORY. It was Bob's love of true, honest metal, which drove him to deliver a demo tape of a then-unknown California band called METALLICA into the hands of then-Rock 'n' Roll Heaven store owner (and future Megaforce Records head honcho) Jonny Z ? who was advertising with Kick*Ass at the time.

Bob's brutally honest approach in his coverage helped Kick*Ass develop a deep, loyal following who viewed his writings as "the metal bible." However, financial and distribution difficulties overtook the magazine and the final issue of Kick*Ass appeared in the fall of 1986.

Prior to his passing, Muldowney and fellow Kick*Ass writer Mike Hannon had begun work on a DVD history of Kick*Ass magazine in collaboration with former OVERKILL drummer-turned-director Rat Skates. Muldowney and Hannon have also re-exposed Kick Ass' history on this official MySpace site.

A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, November 7 at 9:30 a.m. at The Queen of the Most Holy Rosary RC Church, Roosevelt, N.Y. Interment is at Holy Rood Cemetery, Westbury, N.Y. Flowers should be sent this Tuesday, November 6 to Cecere-Pensa Funeral Home, 2283 Grand Ave., Baldwin, NY 11510. Phone: 516-223-4200, Fax: 516-223-9829, www.cecerefamilyfunerals.com


You guys know that he was one of my major influence..... Bob was GOD, plain and simple... RIP BROTHER!
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Beitragvon Goatstorm » 6. November 2007, 21:43

Oh shit... 44 years. This is really sad.
Great writer, great magazine. RIP
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Beitragvon big mouth » 6. November 2007, 22:13

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Beitragvon slaytanachist » 7. November 2007, 22:35

Oh, that sucks. I remember Tom Araya used to reference him: "KICKASS! Kickass Muldowney.... says the pen is mightier than the sword...."
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Beitragvon MightyTior » 12. November 2007, 21:56

RIP
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Beitragvon SoBelow » 13. November 2007, 02:40

It's a sad, sad day.
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