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Best there is in genre(could be better :-)
Outburn is essential reading for those interested in what is left of the "real" alternative music genres, from Industrial to Goth to Electronika. The bands' profiled are almost all below the radar, which makes for interesting reading. The reviews are somewhat slanted, anything shiny or refined is usually slammed.

I think more coverage of electronic pop (aka Modern Synthpop) would be nice, but then again I am biased that way.

Forget AP, Spin, RS or CMJ, this is where to find out about the real underground/alternative rock scene!

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My favorite magazine
Of all the music orientated magazines that I subscribe, Outburn is my personal favorite. This is the only magazine that caters to my favorite music...techno, goth, and industrial music. Rolling Stone stopped being relevant 10 years ago. Spin magazine is a joke. Alternative Press is also a joke and has stopped being relevant many, many moons ago. I discovered Outburn when I saw an article on one of my personal favorite bands of all time, VNV Nation. Rolling Stone, Spin, and AP wouldn't touch VNV Nation with a ten foot pole because it isn't popular with the brainwashed masses. That was last year. Since then, I have been a loyal reader as well as a loyal subscriber to the quarterly magazine. What appeals to me the most about Outburn is that the magazine covers more than just goth and industrial music but also lesser known metal bands like Lacuna Coil and Opeth. I'm not a metal fan by a long shot but it is refreshing to read a magazine in which heavy metal bands are the [pooh] that MTV and Clear Channel, er, radio plays non-stop (i.e Korn, Deftones, Limp Bizkit). Outburn covers lesser known metal bands that MTV wouldn't dare play except maybe on the new incarnation of "Headbanger's Ball". I also enjoy the original questions the writers throws at the artists and bands they interview. They also don't sound patronizing or condescending one bit. And unlike Spin magazine which has now become a forum for video games and fashion as opposed to music, Outburn sticks to what it knows best which is music. Although Marilyn Manson is on the cover of the new issue of Outburn, at least I can be grateful that the editors didn't throw Good Charlotte on the cover. Another thing I love about Outburn is the free cd offer for subscribers. Nothing beats like a free cd. My only problem with Outburn is that it is a quarterly magazine, not a monthly magazine. I wish that rags like AP, Spin, and RS were quarterly magazines and Outburn were monthly but for all its worth, at least Outburn is reliable in terms of quality articles and doesn't insult my intelligence by throwing Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera on the cover like RS did recently. Outburn is truly one of the few magazines that I can enjoy reading word for word.

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My favorite magazine
Of all the music magazines I subscribe to, Outburn is my favorite magazine. It is the only magazine that I know of that covers everything from Apoptygma Berzerk to Wumpscut. This magazine actually covers artists and bands that most radio stations and MTV/VH1 won't touch with a ten foot pole. Although I don't care for Marilyn Manson, who is on the new issue of Outburn, I will definitely take him over [bands] like Good Charlotte and Linkin Park. What I also appreciate about Outburn is that they don't clutter the magazine with photo spreads of anorexic models wearing the latest fashion wear or articles on the latest video games. Outburn actually talks about music that appeals to people who are turned off by artists and bands such as Good Charlotte and Avril Lavigne. Not only does the magazine discuss about two of my favorite genres of music, goth and industrial music, but also a wide range of music like techno, metal (and not that godawful nu metal), and lesser known alternative bands. My only beef with Outburn is that the magazine is a quarterly magazine as opposed to monthly (like those icky rags like Spin and Alternative Press). Still I will take Outburn over Spin and Alternative Press any day.