THE COUNTRY ISSUE IS OUT NOW!

NEW SCREECH FOR OLD!

AT LAST! Here it is, folks—the battle of the ages! Bigger than Meatloaf vs. Billy Joel! Bigger than Ratt vs. Motley Crue! Bigger than Elvis Presley vs. Nipper The Wonder Pooch! It's the biggest battle in world history—It’s... ...NEW METAL vs. OLD METAL!!

March 2, 1985

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NEW SCREECH FOR OLD!

AT LAST!

Here it is, folks—the battle of the ages! Bigger than Meatloaf vs. Billy Joel! Bigger than Ratt vs. Motley Crue! Bigger than Elvis Presley vs. Nipper The Wonder Pooch! It's the biggest battle in world history—It’s...

...NEW METAL vs. OLD METAL!!

Calm down, readers, and prepare for what may well be the biggest story of the century! Just imagine: who would dare compare the talents of Led Zeppelin to those of Twisted Sister? What magazine would risk all— its credibility, its keen grasp of matters worldy or otherwise; indeed, its incredible relevance to all of life as we know it—just for the sake of answering the most pressing question of the millennium?

Give up? We would! CREEM Close-Up will do anything in its quest for truth, righteousness and new, dopey concepts!

Meanwhile, let our world-renowned CREEM writers explore all that is relevant in metal for you! New metal vs. Old metal! Sex in Metal! Greatest Heavy Metal albums ever—in the history of history! Yepper—it’s the greatest, and it’s yours! For keeps! Forever! From us, to you!

Yoo-Hoo!

—The Editors