Jeff Wagner
Contributor
Jeff Wagner was born in Seattle, raised in the midwest, made his way east and now resides in North Carolina. Wagner has worked at Relapse, The End and Century Media Records, was an editor at Metal Maniacs magazine from 1997 to 2001, and wrote the first-ever book on progressive metal: Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal. He tries hard to be vegan and loves his cats very much.
Sabbath Proggy Sabbath: Ruminations on the First Progressive Metal Album
Black Sabbath In the third installment of his 'Mean Deviation' column, music historian Jeff Wagner tells us what he thinks is the first true progressive metal album. Wagner is the author of ...
Does the 'Sophomore Slump' Exist in Heavy Metal
Amazon (2) In the second installment of his 'Mean Deviation' column, veteran music journalist Jeff Wagner takes a deep look at the infamous "sophomore slump." Check out the piece as he runs ...
Heavy Metal Concept Albums That Should Be Made Into Movies
Amazon (2) To say that heavy metal music possesses a flair for the dramatic would be the understatement of the century. From epic battles between God and Satan to musclebound warriors swishing ...
Heavy Metal Grammy Awards: Who Has Won, Who Should Have Won
Getty Images(3) "I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything" -- Eddie Vedder, accepting a Grammy for Pearl Jam's 'Spin the Black Circle,' 1996 I tend to take the Pearl Jam ...
Rush Day 2-1-12: Metal Historian Jeff Wagner on the Canadian Legends
Getty Images With this column we welcome Jeff Wagner to the Noisecreep realm. Jeff is most recently known for his book, 'Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal,' ...
