{{Short description|Norwegian newspaper published in Bodø}} '''''Scream Magazine''''' is a Norwegian music magazine that covers heavy metal music, broadly construed.
The magazine was founded by Frode Øien. It had its roots in the fanzines ''Black Angel'' from 1984 and later ''Streetfighter''. The first issue was published in November 1990.<ref>{{cite book|last=B|first=Willy|author-link=Willy Bakken|title=Drømmenes marked. Norske ukeblader, magasiner og hefter 1945–1995|year=1996|publisher=Bladkompaniet|location=Oslo|language=no|isbn=8250935616|page=209}}</ref> The magazine grew from a circulation of 1,000 and bimonthly publication, to a circulation of 6,000 and ten annual issues in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Salgssuksess for norske nisjeblader|last=Westersund|first=Kari|date=30 July 2003|work=Aftenposten|pages=8 (culture spread)|language=no}}</ref>
From the start, Øien vowed to avoid writing about neo-Nazis and musicians with "a rotten, racist image". English versions of articles were published online. The paper magazine was distributed by Narvesen from the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite news|title=En heavy-idealist|last=Hansen|first=Per Kristian|date=18 October 1995|work=Østlendingen|page=16|language=no}}</ref> Issue #250 came in 2020, when the magazine also turned 30 years of age.<ref>{{cite news|title=Headbangers blad|last=Blegeberg|first=Eirik|date=2 November 2020|work=Musikkmagasinet|publisher=Klassekampen|page=3|language=no}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.screammagazine.com Official website]
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Category:1990 establishments in Norway Category:Magazines published in Norway Category:Mass media in Oslo Category:Norwegian-language magazines Category:Magazines established in 1990 Category:Heavy metal publications