The publication started out as a vehicle in which to promote local rock bands in the Los Angeles area.
By early 1988 Screamer conducted interviews with Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and others.
In 1992 Castagno sold a controlling interest in the magazine to McMullen & Yee Publishing, which was eventually acquired by Primedia.
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