Metallophone Metallophone A metallophone is any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound, usually with a mallet. Metallophones have been used in music in Asia for thousands of years. There are several different types used in Balinese and Javanese gamelan ensembles, including the gendér, gangsa and saron. These instruments have a single row of bars, tuned to the distinctive pelog or slendro scales, or a subset of them. The Western glockenspiel and vibraphone are also metallophones: they have two rows of bars, in an imitation of the piano keyboard, and are tuned to the chromatic
Metal Hammer sister magazines "Classic Rock" and "Prog", were bought from TeamRock by their previous owners, Future Publishing, for £800,000. On 27 March 2018, the family of Future's UK consumer music magazines including "Metal Hammer" re-branded and became covered under the umbrella title of Louder (also known as Louder Sound), with loudersound.com serving as the main online portal for the publications. London-based Wilfried F. Rimensberger instigated the concept of "MetalHammer" magazine in 1983. At the time, he suggested to the infant "Kerrang!" magazine in London that they should publish a German version, but the editors of the time were not interested. Rimensberger