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About Dangerdog Reviews

Created in the fall of 2006 by Craig Hartranft, Dangerdog Reviews offers reviews of melodic heavy metal, hard rock, melodic hard rock, progressive metal, progressive rock, AOL and their various sub-genres.

The heavy metal and melodic hard rock genre can be difficult to define with no one artist wishing to be pigeon-holed or misrepresented. With that caveat, DMR will review albums from the following categories:

  • Hard Rock
  • Melodic Hard Rock
  • Progressive Rock
  • Alternative/Modern Melodic Rock
  • Glam/Sleaze Rock/Metal
  • Adult/Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
  • Punk Rock
  • Traditional/Classic Heavy Metal
  • Melodic Metal
  • Progressive Metal
  • Power Metal
  • Symphonic/Gothic Metal
  • (Melodic) Thrash/Speed Metal
Some Modern and Extreme Metal including but not limited to:
  • Melodic Metalcore
  • Groove metal
  • Melodic Black/Death Metal
Generally, DMR will NOT review:
  • Electronica
  • Nu/Rap Metal
  • Ambient Rock/Metal
  • Industrial Metal
  • Traditional Death Metal
  • TraditionalBlack Metal
  • Grindcore
  • Deathcore
  • Pure Hardcore
  • All most anything that has 'core' in its description
  • Anything that promotes or glorifies hatred or violence against any race, creed, or religion (especially Christianity).

Submit your album for review.

Labels and Music Promotion Agencies who submit to Dangerdog Music Reviews:

  • 7Hard Records (Germany)
  • AFM Records (Germany)
  • Avenue of Allies Records (Germany)
  • Candlelight Records(USA)
  • Century Media (Germany/USA)
  • Connecting Music PR (Germany)
  • Dustin Hardman PR (USA)
  • Earsplit PR (USA)
  • Escape Music (England)
  • Freeman, Jon Promotions (USA)
  • Frontiers (Italy)
  • Glass Onion PR (USA)
  • GMR Music Group (Germany)
  • Inferno Records (France)
  • InsideOut Music (Germany)
  • Lion Music (Finland)
  • Limited Access Records (USA)
  • Liligren Records (Sweden)
  • Lori Hehr PR (USA)
  • Metal Revelation PR (Netherlands)
  • Napalm Records (Austria)
  • Nightmare Records (USA)
  • Nuclear Blast ( Germany/USA)
  • Perris Records (USA)
  • Pervade/Epiphoria Productions (Europe)
  • Pitch Black Records (Cyprus)
  • ProgRock Records (USA)
  • Pure Steel Records (Germany)
  • Pure Rock Records (Germany)
  • Rainmaker Promotions (USA)
  • Restricted Release PR (USA)
  • Retroactive Records (USA)
  • Ripple Music (USA)
  • Rock n Growl PR (EU)
  • Scarlet Records (Italy)
  • Shadow Kingdom Records (USA)
  • Spider Rock PR (Italy)
  • SPV/Steamhammer (Germany)
  • Sound Pollution Media (Sweden)
  • Street Symphonies (Italy)
  • TSM Promotions (England)
  • Ulterium Records (Sweden)

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Dangerdog Rating System

5.0 Excellent

4.5 Great

4.0 Very Good

3.5 Above Average

3.0 Average

2.5 Below Average

2.0 Questionable

1.5 Are You Kidding Me?

1.0 Dumpster Material

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Dangerdog crew

Craig Hartranft, Founder, Managing Editor, Web Master

Craig Hartranft Craig is the husband of Debi and father of the next great economic theorist, Ethan Hartranft. He founded Dangerdog Music Reviews in November 2006, but his love for melodic hard rock and metal dates back the late 60's and early 70's, and also includes classic Motown and Philadelphia blue-eyed soul. Craig loves and reviews melodic heavy metal, melodic hard rock, progressive rock and metal and much more. In the picture with Craig: Lily, the little black Dangerdog.

Ethan Hartranft, Reviewer

Ethan Grant HartranftEthan, an occasional reviewer, is in his senior year at Ephrata High School. He enjoys music, video games, reading, and busting his Dad's chops about modern rock and metal. After graduation, he wants to study Economics at the University of Chicago or Carnegie Mellon University.

The Most Honorable Former Staff

  • Miguel Blardony Miranda (Philippines), Reviewer
  • Tim Carroll (USA), Reviewer
  • Kees Jan Stel (Holland), Reviewer

Reviewers Wanted

Like melodic rock and heavy metal? Do have you have a strong knowledge of genres, bands and history? Do like to write? Do you understand the English language and basic grammar? Do you believe non-fiction writing can and should be creative and engaging? If so, then Dangerdog Music Review is looking for you. Currently, Dangerdog is looking for reviewers of modern alternative rock/metal bands and more extreme metal. If you'd like to write for DMR, then send an inquiry with a brief 'curriculum vitae' of your skills and experience to Craig Hartranft, Manageing Editor.

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Reviewers Wanted

Like melodic rock and heavy metal? Do have you have a strong knowledge of genres, bands and history? Do like to write? Do you understand the English language and basic grammar? Do you believe non-fiction writing can and should be creative and engaging? If so, then Dangerdog Music Reviews is looking for you.

Dangerdog Music Reviews is currently accepting serious inquiries for new staff to review modern and alternative rock and metal. If you'd like to write for DMR, then send an inquiry with a brief 'curriculum vitae' of your skills and experience.

Read Writer's Guidelines here (MS Word document).