In addition to writing books, he was a journalist for Record Mirror, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer and Classic Rock among others.
After 17 years with the station, Dome left in March 2014 to join Team Rock full-time.
Dome is credited with the first use of the term "thrash metal",[2] in an article on page 8 of issue number 62 of Kerrang!
Prior to this, Metallica's frontman James Hetfield referred to his band's sound as "power metal".
He also provided sleeve notes for the Nuclear Burn 4–CD remaster set of jazz fusion band Brand X's work between 1976 and 1980.