Ash Avildsen Says First Hit Parader Scripted Series ‘Paradise City’ Shows ‘There Is No Light Without Darkness’

When Sumerian Records co-founder and chief executive Ash Avildsen purchased Hit Parader earlier this year, he made clear he had no intention of reviving the print magazine that helped establish hard rock and metal as the dominant force in music during the 1980s and ’90s before finally shutting down in 2008.
Instead of print journalism, Hit Parader was reborn as a production company for Avildsen’s film and TV projects. “I didn’t want it to just be an extension of Sume