Hey,
little growlers. This is just a quick message to announce that the
first issue of Decibel Magazine containing my writing has now been
released. I’m humbled to not only be among many of the finest writers in
the rock industry (I just started to type some of their names, and
ended up naming 85% of them without looking), but to also have my first
articles within a tribute issue to Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman. Justin M.
Norton put together an amazing piece of Hanneman’s life and legacy, and
there are quotes from dozens of musicians paying their respects. As for
my own content, it breaks down like this:
Page
18-19: Obscene Extreme Festival 2013 preview - I reached out to Curby,
the festival’s mastermind, and received a goldmine in DIY touring
insanity, complete with machetes, punches, extortion, and just enough
triumph to make it all worth it. He’s one of the most positive dudes
you’ll meet in the metal community, and I also received much appreciated
memories and contributions from Desecration’s Ollie Jones, Fleshless
vocalist Vladimir Prokos, and Shane Embury from the mighty Napalm Death.
Page
34: Deeds of Flesh profile - Erik Lindmark took a Friday afternoon to
shoot the shit with me on the phone, talking about death metal,
science-fiction, and tendonitis. He was massively accommodating and a
total interview pro, making it beautifully easy for me. Hopefully he
couldn’t tell how nervous I was talking to a guy whose music first made
me feel invincible back when I was 16, when I was wearing jeans
embarrassingly large for my waist, which was something like 18 inches
around at the time.
Page 102: Serpent Throne’s Brother Lucifer
review - I won’t reprint the review here, but I gave this instrumental
blast of dusty retro rock and harmonized guitars an 8 out of 10. It’s
very good, and should totally be appreciated by anyone who likes rock
music. No screaming, no growling, just killer riffs on this Vietnam-era
concept album.
I
also want to thank everyone who has frequented this site. We just hit
5,000 unique views recently, which is nothing more than a huge
validation of the devoted metal fan base and of the talent of the bands
I’m lucky enough to listen to. Writing these reviews has never once felt
like work, and I thank the artists for sharing their talents with us
all. More reviews to come soon, but I’m gonna take the day off and
re-read issue #105. God damn is this magazine awesome.
Order the issue over here as part of a 4-issue Slayer bundle: http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/bundles/products/slayer-bundle
Or subscribe already, you huge dildo. At $29.95 for a whole year this is one of the biggest bargains out there: http://store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/subscriptions-renewals
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