JESSE SYKES – interview by tom maxwell home Fuck classifications, they’re tired and confusing. Let’s just say that this band is something that must be heard before any conclusions are drawn. For points of reference, the original label who released…
(this interview originally appeared in issue #30 of Modern Fix Magazine in 2003). – interview by james wright Some people believe that great art is created from intense pain. In theory, the pain will fuel the fire to create…
FIVER – interview by tom maxwell home At the end of the day, if a musician can hang their hat on their music, it’s really all they care about. Now, that’s not to say that success is not a handsome…
Intro5pect “Intro5pect” (A-F Records)
SINCE BY MAN – interview by mike bushman home Attention spans collapse. The kids are bred on 3-second edits and information overflows. The knowledge can be deafening. It splinters most attempts at linear thought processes into shards of screams and…
Voivod “Self-Titled” (Chophouse Records) I can barely remember ‘Nothingface’. The bands seminal and probably best know work. That was a long time ago (1989). They had many albums previous and post, but that was the album I was turned onto…
Whiskey Rebels“Self-Titled”(G.M.M Records) There was a Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, did you know that? The federal government decided to put a twenty-five percent excise tax on whiskey manufacturers. Obviously, these manufacturers were pissed and instead of forming a lobby and…
Zao “All Else Failed” (Solid State) Sneering hardcore metal punk mix. It’s crunching and crushing all over the place, sped up and broke down enough to keep the interest, even when the vocals get mired in their one-dimensional approach. Favoring…
Time To Fly “Birth, Work, Death” (RocketStar Recordings) For a bunch of kids, I got to say not too shabby. I had just got done watching that stupid ass “Made” show on MTV with those kids who tried to become…
Turbo Negro “Apocalypse Dudes” (Epitaph) How in the fuck did these Swedes suck the fire out of hell and learn to channel it through their guitars? That’s the question everyone really wants the answer to. The fact that Turbo Negro…