Paranoize Zine
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Paranoize is a non-profit independent 4-5-19 publication based in New Orleans, I’ve been publishing ‘zines for 30 years Louisiana covering metal, punk, hardcore, now! Before Paranoize, there was sludge, doom, stoner rock and pretty Thrashcore! My friend Weldon (who did a much anything loud and noisy. ‘zine in San Antonio, TX called Frontline) inspired me to do a ‘zine, when I was Bands/labels are encouraged to send their telling him that it sucked that there were no music in to review, but if we don’t like it, ‘zines around New Orleans anymore, and you can bet that we’ll make fun of you. he said “well start one!”. So my friend Brian and I, teenagers with NO clue of what the Advertisements and donations are what hell we were doing, wrote to a ton of bands keep this publication FREE. Go to www.paranoizenola.com or email an sent interview questions along with our [email protected] to find out correspondence, typed up the replies, laid it how to donate or advertise. out and ran off 100 copies of our ‘zine that we decided to call Thrashcore (because to a You may send all comments, questions, 16 year old in 1989, that sounded letters, music for review (vinyl, cassette, AWESOME) and sold them at a Cro-Mags/ cd), ‘zines for trade, money, various Destruction/Aftershock/Mad Dog show in household items, etc. to: May of 1989. We put out 3 more issues over Paranoize the years before I went out on my own with P.O. Box 2334 Paranoize in 1991. You can read all 4 issues Marrero, LA 70073-2334 of Thrashcore and EVERY issue of USA Paranoize online at www.paranoizenola.com Visit Paranoize on the internet at: www.paranoizenola.com One of the bands in that first issue of (order print issues, read .pdf files of back Thrashcore was Incubus who are now issues, listen to mp3s of 80’s/90’s New Orleans metal/punk/hardcore bands) Opprobrium and have just released a new paranoizenola.bandcamp.com album!. (compilations and records that I’ve put out) Also in this issue: www.facebook.com/paranoizenola Crossed have been kicking around NOLA (self explanatory) fora couple of years and have just released a www.metaldevastationradio.com new, self titled cassette. (Paranoize Radio. Thursday nights. 6 PM CST) Shitstormtrooper were originally from Baton Rouge, LA, now residing in Houston TX Paranoize 46 credits: Bobby Bergeron- reviews, interviews, And of course, there’s a tribute to cover photo (Crossed), layout, Thrashcore ‘Zine, including my memories everything.. and notes on each issue. That’s all for now. Thanks for your support! -Bobby NEW ORLEANS SCENE REPORT Here is a short list of bands/venues/etc. in Fuck Trump the New Orleans area. This is in no way (punk/hc/grind) representative of the entire NOLA fucktrumpband.bandcamp.com metal/punk/hc scene, but hopefully will help point you in the right direction. Gristnam (grind/hardcore/sludge) Abysmal Lord gristnam.bandcamp.com (black metal) abysmal-lord.bandcamp.com Mehenet (black metal) A Hanging mehenet.bandcamp.com (thrash/hardcore/crossover) ahanging504.bandcamp.com Morbid Torment (thrash!) AR-15 morbidtorment1.bandcamp.com (thrash/hardcore) ar-15.bandcamp.com/ Mule Skinner (grindcore) Cauche Mar themuleskinner.bandcamp.com (metal/punk/classical/latin/etc.) cauchemarnola.bandcamp.com The NoShows (ska/punk) Cikada thenoshows.bandcamp.com (sludge/doom) cikadadoom.bandcamp.com Nuktria (thrash!) Classhole nuktria.bandcamp.com (punk/hardcore) classhole.bandcamp.com Orifist (death metal) Crossed orifist.bandcamp.com metal/hardcore crossed504.bandcamp.com The Pallbearers (punk) Eat The Witch thepallbearers.bandcamp.com (sludge/doom/instrumental) eatthewitch.bandcamp.com Raise The Death Toll (death metal/deathcore) raisethedeathtoll.bandcamp.com Ekumen (punk/hardcore) Romasa ekumen.bandcamp.com (post-sludge) romasa.bandcamp.com Fat Stupid Ugly People (hardcore/powerviolence) Something’s Burning fatstupiduglypeople.bandcamp.com (sludge/hardcore/metal) somethingsburning.bandcamp.com NEW ORLEANS SCENE REPORT Sounding Gasa Gasa (grind/metalcore/noise) 4920 Freret St. New Orleans facebook.com/soundingband Checkpoint Charlie Space Cadaver 501 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans (sludge/doom/crust) spacecadaver.bandcamp.com Twist Of Lime 2820 Lime St. Metairie The Void (death metal) Babylon facebook.com/thegreatvoidneworleans 2917 Harvard Ave. Metairie Tomb Of Nick Cage RECORD STORES:: (horror punk) Skullyz thetombofnickcage.com 907 Bourbon St. New Orleans Torture Garden Euclid (punk/hardcore) 3301 Chartres St. New Orleans torturegarden504.bandcamp.com Sisters In Christ Totally Possessed 5206 Magazine St. New Orleans (thrash/hardcore/crossover) totallypossessed.bandcamp.com The Mushroom 1037 Broadway St. New Orleans Witch Burial (black metal) witchburial.bandcamp.com For info on upcoming shows go to www.noladiy.org VENUES: Santos 1135 Decatur St. New Orleans Poor Boy’s 1328 St. Bernard Ave. New Orleans Circle Bar 1032 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans Banks Street Bar 4401 Banks St. New Orleans Hi-Ho Lounge 2239 St. Claude Ave. New Orleans You guys have somehow been labeled a "Christian" band. Is that what you're going for, or is it just something that's been overblown due to a few lyrics here and there? Back when these guys were called Francis: We just do what feels right. Incubus, I interviewed them for the We follow what we want to write first issue of Thrashcore! They are about. We write lyrics that feels right now called Opprobrium and have just for the band. As many already know, released their 5th album, The Fallen we sometimes write about some Entities on High Roller Records!. Biblical events in some of our lyrics Here is an interview with both Francis but also other topics like A.I., and Moyses Howard! economy, corruption, war, etc. We like the artistic freedom that metal music brings. We like to keep a variety in Give a little history on the band from terms of topics when it comes to our the beginning till now from your lyrics. point of view. (This can be as long or short as you'd like.) How would you compare this new Moyses: As many people know, the album to your earlier material? band was formed in Metairie / Kenner, Francis: It's better then anything that Louisiana in February of 1986 and then we did before, in my opinion. The more in 1999 we changed the band name to I listen to the album the more I want to Opprobrium, right before the release of listen to it more and more. I am 100% our third album 'Discerning Forces' for happy with “The Fallen Entities” from Nuclear Blast Records in 2000 the album cover to the songs, to the recording. Everything is just perfect. Moyses: I think it's a more mature Your new album, "The Fallen approach, yes, it has all the brutal vibes Entities" was just released on High from our earlier material, but I think Roller Records. Again it was just you that we wanted to challenge ourselves two recording it. Any plans to add a musically. 'The Fallen Entities' picks up bass player? where 'Beyond The Unknown' left off. Francis: As far as for studio recording, 'TFE' came out to be an epic album as we still do not know if we will add a we pushed our song writing to a new bass player. The reason is that Moyses level never before seen in this band, and I became accustomed in doing the Francis came out with awesome riffs, it recording ourselves. But who knows was one of the most ambitious album things could change in the future. But that we ever did, it really drained us to for live show, yes. the max from writing to recording, but at the end of the day, we feel very happy with the final product. the name OPPROBRIUM for 20 yrs You were the first band that I now. Concerning social media, it does interviewed in the first issue of my help. But as with everything, there is a first 'zine, Thrashcore 30 years ago!. positive side and a negative side to it. If What are some of your memories of it was up to me, I wouldn't use social the old New Orleans scene in your media, but nowadays is necessary. I demo days? just prefer to focus on our songs like in Francis: What an honor. That's cool to the old days before there was social know! Thank you very much. media or the internet. Concerning the NOLA scene. There is a great metal audience in New Orleans and since the 1980's, the metal scene has grown a lot and it's still growing. Nowadays we have people from all ages enjoying the music. It's a great What have you been listening to time to be alive. The NOLA scene lately? support the bands 100%. Francis: I listen to anything that sounds good, from rock, to movie sound Your first shows were at the tracks, instrumental rock, etc. If it Franklin Street VFW Hall with punk sounds good I'll listen to it. and hardcore bands. How was the Moyses: I listen to whatever sounds response to a death/thrash band by good to me, it can be a movie the punk/hardcore scene? soundtrack, a pop radio song, jazz, Francis: Well, in the beginning they anything that catches my attention. thought that we were strange when it came to the style of music that we did, Any final comments? but later they began to dig the music Moyses: Opprobrium would like to and enjoy our songs. The hardcore fans thank you Bobby and Paranoize 'Zine were very supportive back then when it for having us here in your great zine.