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Doug Van Pelt Announces New Book Release on HM Press
Heaven's Metal (HM) Magazine founding editor completes third volume of 'Rock Stars on God' series
 

Doug Van Pelt Announces New Book Release on HM Press
   

Posted: October 13, 2024, 5:00 PM | Category: Books
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Source: Heaven's Metal Magazine

Heaven's Metal (HM) Magazine editor Doug Van Pelt announces Volume Three of the Rock Stars on God series. This popular series stems from the hundreds of interviews Van Pelt has done with mainstream artists over the years. "It was by far the most popular feature in HM Magazine," said Van Pelt. "It was the first feature people turned to when a new issue arrived. The reason why is that they are so entertaining. There's a compelling interest for those who are familiar with the line of questioning. Readers are wondering as they start a new interview, 'What's this person going to say?'"

When's the last time you heard a journalist ask Henry Rollins, Mike Dirnt of Green Day, Chris Cornell, or Ronnie James Dio the question, "What do you think of Jesus Christ?" And this question, followed up by, "What do you think of His claims to be 'the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father but by Me?'" These are the staples or centerpieces of all of these interviews, and they are not questions rock stars expect to be asked in a standard interview while they are doing press for their new album. Van Pelt documents their answers and the results are surprising, deep, endearing, and often tense.

Rock Stars on God, Volume Three features interviews with Black Sabbath, Foreigner, Kansas, Styx, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Anthrax, Cinderella, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (including 10 extra pages of a never-before-published interview with TSO founder Paul O'Neill), Queensryche, Slayer, Living Colour, Dangerous Toys, Yngwie Malmsteen, Great White, Dream Theater, Sepultura, Prong, Brother Cane, Korn, Machine Head, Fear Factory, and Creed / Alter Bridge.

Rock Stars on God (Volume One), which featured Metallica, Alice Cooper, Kiss, and Sammy Hagar, was published by Relevant Books in 2004. Rock Stars on God, Volume Two was published by HM Press in 2012 and featured Collective Soul, Type O Negative, Judas Priest, Dio, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, and Soundgarden/Audioslave. Van Pelt is self-publishing Rock Stars on God, Volume Three on his own HM Press imprint. This follows a successful crowd-funding campaign on the Kickstarter platform in September, which wrapped up on October 9.

The book's official release date is November 29. It can be pre-ordered on the HM Press online store, via the Kickstarter campaign, and via online sellers like Amazon and others.

 


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