Specifications: A4 modified size, 128 pages.
[Cover/Front page musician]: Dream Theater/All metal is progressive! Progressive metal can be said to be the main sub-genre of heavy metal music, but metal bands that are categorized in other categories also generally contain a lot of progressive elements. So, Metal Hammer Japan Vol. 2 focuses on the progressive elements in heavy metal! Not only Dream Theater, but also Iron Maiden, Metallica, death, black, djent... they are all progressive metal!
◇Progressive Metal Special
◎ Featured Interview: James LaBrie (Dream Theater)
●Dream Theater in 1992
◎A journey to trace the source of influence - A mysterious symbol, the "Five Great Progressive Sages" picture scroll
◎ Walking the high road of metal sub-genres - The genealogy of royal progressive metal
●From 1980-2015 - How did Iron Maiden become progressive?
◎Walking through the sinister forest of progressive music -- A deeper look into extreme metal
●How progressive is Metal Justice?
◎The ultimate form of progressive metal - the advance of intelligent aggressive djent
●Interview: Thomas Haacke (Meshuggah)
◎Know-how Special: Do you think you know? The basics and practice of irregular time signatures
◇The latest picks from "METAL HAMMER"...and more!
●Dave Mustaine (Megadeth)
King Diamond
●Milkle
Code Orange
●Tim Christensen (Dizzy, Miss, Lizzy)
●Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
●Joakim Broden (Sabaton)
Blood Incantation
□DISC REVIEW
□METAL NEW GEAR