![]() Tell us how you started collecting Metal! When did you start? I am living in Caracas, Venezuela and I am a rock and metal fan since 1983 approximatelly. Hi Joshua and all readers of this prestigious web page,, my name is Riccardo Musci, I am an industrial engineer and the owner and co-founder of the Venezuelan record store and metal label called Ariah Records, established in Caracas and founded in 2001. If you, or know someone you know, has a monster Metal collection (in the 1000+ range) please feel free to get them in touch with me! Check out the 1:30 minute mark of the video below. It was in fact ‘just’ an old piece of paper, (a Rush ad from a magazine from 1979) but that phrase alone and his enthusiasm I feel embodies the spirit of Metal collecting, because I suspect that many Metal collectors have those same moments. Ray is a Rush super-fan and in one particularly charming scene in the film, the genial and friendly (but clearly obsessed) Ray shows off one piece of his Rush collection and refers to it with barely hidden glee as ‘Spectacularly Majestic’. He appeared in the Rush documentary TIME STAND STILL. Lastly, the name for this series was spawned by a gentleman by the name of Ray Wawrzyniak. I’m basically stealing that idea of METAL COLLECTORS (Sorry Martin!) and expanding into an interview series. My concept is to, over time ask people with some pretty impressive, monster collections the same series of questions. It occurred to me that there are lots of people out there with pretty massive Metal collections so I decided I wanted to chat to some of them and interview them for the site. In 2017 Martin Popoff wrote a book called METAL COLLECTORS which I read, thoroughly enjoyed and reviewed. As the owner of a large library I’ve often pondered about the nature of collecting Heavy Metal music (Cassettes, vinyl, CD’s, memorabilia etc) and how and why people accumulate Metal ‘stuff’. The concept behind this interview series was developed over time but recently crystallized in my mind. Spectacularly Majestic! Heavy Metal Collectors: An interview seriesīy JP Inspiration can come from a number of unique sources. ![]()
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