Attn: Eva, Leah, Sneff, Jaimie, Heather, etc.
One of my 8 trillion MySpace friends is working on several books about Heavy Metal/Hard Rock, the bands and the fans. One project, in particular, focuses on women who adore Heavy Metal, as well as the women who front some of the bands. He has an e-mail questionnaire that he's passing around, looking for all different types of women (and men) who love the music and have something worthwhile to say. If you think it would be cool to be potentially quoted/mentioned in a book, here's your chance. If you can just let him know that I passed the info along, that'd be super kosher. Thanks, ladies!
Metal Queens
A Carnifex Metal book release
Please answer the following basic questions with as much information as you can give. The answers will be used as part of a book release called “Metal Queens”, where we will spotlight female Heavy Metal fans, musicians, record label personnel, etc. etc.
Also, please send back the questions with your answers… cutting and pasting them into the body of an e-mail to CarnifexMetal@gmail.com is the easiest way.
- Your name.
- What Heavy Metal genre are you the biggest fan of and why?
- How old are you?
- Where did you grow up? How was the Metal scene growing up?
- Where do you live now?
- What was the first Metal band that you heard that got you involved in the scene?
- Why are you a Metal fan?
- Are you a musician as well? (If yes, answer the following questions)
8a. what instrument do you play?
8b. who are your musical influences?
8c. what band are you in currently, if any?
8d. what bands were you in formerly?
8e. was it hard to get accepted as a serious musician in the male-dominated Heavy Metal world?
- How often do you listen to Metal? Attend shows?
- Do you follow the underground Metal bands? If so, what bands are you currently listening to?
- Share with us a Metal moment that was/is important to you.
- Do you have your own website, either as a fan or as a band member? If so, list it here and we will use it in the piece for the book.
- Any other comments you’d like to make?
We would also appreciate a quality picture of you to use in the event we have space in the book as well as anything else pertinent you can think of. A proper photo credit is also needed as well.
Our goal is to promote the strong female fan base and musicians without delving into “Metal chick” cliché and things of that nature.
Kindly send your answers back to us at CarnifexMetal@gmail.com , visit our website at www.CarnifexPress.net for the latest updates on the Carnifex Metal books, and please pass along this letter to any and all Metal females that you know, as we are hoping for a wide range of subjects in different age groups, locations and situations.
I thank you in advance for your time… expect some follow-up questions based on your answers as well.
Armand Rosamilia