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This issue, Lizard pestered me to You may send all comments, questions, interview Scott and myself for A letters, music for review (vinyl, cassette, Hanging, which I thought was weird cd), ‘zines for trade, money, various at first, but Scott answered most of the household items, etc. to: questions, so it all worked out. Paranoize Jenn Attaway contributed an P.O. Box 2334 interview with Tyler Miller of Special Marrero, LA 70073-2334 Victims Unit from Memphis, USA Tennessee. I interviewed Melissa Crory-Mooney Visit Paranoize on the internet at: of horror/goth/punks Tomb Of Nick www.paranoizenola.com Cage, and while not associated with facebook.com/paranoizenola Creepy Fest, M.Bevis has returned paranoizenola.bandcamp.com after a bit of a hiatus with a paranoizenola.blogspot.com Proud/Father interview.

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the music scene in 2003, I think, We were a 80's hardcore cover band, A Hanging is a killa hardcore thrash playing Black Flag, Bad Brains, DRI, band out of Nawlins! Had the pleasure DIscharge, Misfits, and we also wrote of talking to Scott and Bobby! Enjoy the and recorded some of out own songs. madness! Bobby came to a bunch of our shows by: Lizard and was writing about us in Paranoize and interviewed us and shit, Ever since, Give us brief history of the band and we've been good friends. how it became the awesome Bobby: Yeah Scott and I didn’t really juggernaut that it is... KNOW each other back in the 80’s, but Scott: Billy Bones(Drums), knew who each other were. I’m sure at Thomas(Bass) & Alix(Vocals) were in a some point we did the “’sup brah?” band called Daisy. Unfortunatley, their head nod as we crossed paths. I met guitarist, Ryan, passed away. After a Billy, Alix and Thomas while I was a bit, they were looking to move forward regular at the Dixie Taverne and doing with a new band, We got together and lots of booking there. jammed a few times and liked what was Since Billy chose not to participate in happening. We wrote some tunes this interview, a little history on him: together and that was the beginning. Billy has played drums in Ginger Quail, After awhile Thomas left the band and Antarctica Vs. The World, Structural we picked up a temporary San Diego Damage, Daisy, Dead-On and The transplant, in Chris Squire. played some Ghostwood and is currently in The shows, wrote some more tunes. Then Bills, Nick Name & The Valmonts, The Chris was out and we needed a bass NoShows and of course A Hanging. He player. Bobby "Paranoize" Bergeron also boils crawfish and blows stuff up. was playing bass in Face First, and coming to almost all of our shows, so we decide to put his ass to work for us, and he's been our bassist and promoter and show booker guy ever since. Forgot to add that in the history of the band, Alix went on to become a mommy, and I took over on vocals.

Where the hell did you meet bobby Any new shit?Where is the new vinyl? and what made you pick him for We need A Hanging on wax brah!! bassist? Bobby:Our song "Cannibal, Me?" is Scott:Bobby and I have known of each going to be on a compilation LP (vinyl, other for over 25 years. I don't think we whatever the kids are calling it actually talked to each other until a long nowadays) called Crescent City Carnage time after that. I was in a band in the put out by Craig Brumfield (C-Rage late 80's called Elimination, Bobby Records)with Ossacrux, Gristnam, Fat came to a few of our shows, Then Stupid Ugly People, Short Leash, Eat Bobby started S.I.K., Then I started The Witch, Sunrise:Sunset, Something's going to his shows. Our paths crossed Burning (formerly I Ain't),Glut and many, many times. I took some time Solid Giant. There's also a possible split away from playing in bands, as did with our buddies Dragunov from Ocean Bobby. RIse Above was my return to Springs, Mississippi in the works. Scott:I've got a few songs up my sleeve the government, and the responsibility for the future, I'm old and take my sweet of we the people to keep the fuckers in ass time to get shit done. I think before check. DMZ is about war from a the end of this year we'll be playing soldier's perspective. And after risking some new songs live, maybe even have their life and seeing their friends them recorded. mutilated, having to come home to assholes calling them baby killers and What is your favorite cereal? murderers. Middle Aged Delinquent is Scott: Frosted Mini Wheats, Capt about, THAT GUY!, we all know Crunch w/ Mother Fuckin' THAT GUY!!, always being carried out Crunchberries and Grape Nutz(My of shows form either stating shit or Grandpa got me into them, I don't know passed the fuck out before the first band why, but I love the fuckers) hits the stage. You know, THAT GUY!!!! Cannibal, Me? is about the You guys ever gonna tour or are you absurdity of religion. Consuming the fine with destroying the eardrums of flesh of your savior is somehow not yur fellow nawlins folks? disgusting, but uplifting and magical. Bobby: Little weekend out-of-town The truth is when we play shows,there trips are likely, but we're not really a are only a few songs that I stick to the touring band due to work schedules and actual lyrics. The above mentioned lives and none of us owning a vehicle ones and a few others. Most of the time big enough to put all our gear in and I'm telling that mother fucker that cut whatnot. me off on the way to the show, to lick my taint on humid August evening, after I've mowed my lawn. Or Unicorns and If you could only pick three bands rainbows, possibly kittens and puppies, that shaped the sound,who would it I like kittens and puppies. be? Scott:3 bands that shaped our sound? What are your fav bands? Locally or Holy shit that's fucking tough. As far as elsewhere! my part, I would say Slayer, Voivod Scott: My favorite bands, Bad Brains, and Bad Brains. I think our sound Slayer, Exhorder, Voivod, Testament, comes from my love of Thrash and Anthrax, DRI, Napalm Death, Death, Billy's punk rock drumming. Discharge, Soilent Green.,Cro-Mags. Bobby: And my love of whiskey… Old school thrash and Hardcore. Local bands that I think are killa, Gristnam, Wtf are your songs about? FSUP, Big Pig, Mountain of Wizard, Scott:Our songs are about a all kinds of The Void, Intrepid Bastards, Six Pack shit, Crucify Him! is about Conan the and House of Goats(RIP)....NOLA's got Barbarian, the movie version with a shit ton of great bands. Arnold. I fucking love that movie, I Bobby: Scott and I have a lot of the was writing the song and in the chorus, I same influences musically, so he pretty kept Hearing "Crom, Grant me much listed everything that I would Revenge" so I worked on the rest. have. Other locals that deserve a Some of our other songs are about how mention here are Die Rotzz, Torture fucking stupid people are, Document is Garden and Desecrator. about hastly writing a letter to someone, and instantly regretting it. Winter is Here is about the over reaching hand of Whats in your fucking tapedeck politely decline and go about my now..cuz lets face it..who dont have a business. Well later on in the night tapedeck? while we're playing, there was a crazy Scott:In my tapedeck right now. I have crowd there that night, I'm constantly a killa mix tape of Death Angel - The hitting people in the ribs with my Evil Divide, Flotsam and Jetsam - headstock while I play and mushroom Flotsam and Jetsam, and Holy Grail - tea guy is just falling down, landing on Times of Pride and Peril. I'm on a new- his face in the pit over and over. His old shool kick. DA and F&J's new friends grab him and try to take him albums are in fuckin credible. Proving outside, but he's resisting, so as they're that old guys can still kick ass!!! dragging him out he's just grabbing onto Bobby:I found used cds of Metal anybody and anything. Since my 8-10 Massacre 3, 4 and 10 at The Mushroom cabinet was right by the door, it was the and have been rockin' that in my SUV last thing he could grab onto and next when I'm not listening to talk radio on thing I know, my cabinet starts falling my drive to and from work! down. That was the only time during our set that I actually stopped playing, to catch my cabinet and heavy ass amp- head from falling over! After our set he's sitting on the neutral ground (that's what people outside of New Orleans call a "median") Indian-style rocking back and forth and eventually passes out. Then a couple minutes later a truck runs into this huge oak tree across the street. The guy sits there for a few minutes before getting out, a friend of his pulls up behind him and they push the truck to the side of the road. I'll never forget that night.

What’s the craziest moment you I personally think you need to include remember at a show you either a few covers in your sets,what are played or happened to be there? some you guys would like to pull off? Scott:Once played a show during Scott:Possible covers, Carnivore-Sex female blood wrestling. That was very and Violence. DRI- I'd rather be interesting. sleeping, Ratt- You’re In Love. Bobby: Craziest moment at a show Bobby: We occasionally start our sets would be when I was in Face First and off with S.O.D. “March Of The S.O.D.” we played at Bayou Park Bar. I miss or the intro to “Milk”, but that’s as far that place. It was small and bands as we’ve gone as far as covers. played on the floor, so if you happened to have a rowdy crowd that night, you Since you all are big Saints were pretty much part of it while you fans..When will you write a song were playing. Anyway, right when I pull about them fuckers? up, before I even load any gear out of Scott:I was gonna do cover of You my truck, this dude walks up to me Can't Stop Rock N Roll, inserting holding a jug of some unknown liquid Jimmy Graham instead of rock n roll. and asks if I want some mushroom tea. I Then Jimmy went all fucktard. small wrestling company out of Most treasured band tee? Chalmette, La. We were gonna do Scott: St. Vitus shirt given to me by Dudley Boys kinda tag team, but all Dave Chandler. Will never be worn. coon-assed and shit. Our names were Bobby:I have a bag full of old local gonna be Boudreaux & Thibodeaux the hardcore/metal band t-shirts that don't Ragin Cajuns. Unfortunately, my fucked fit anymore, but will be made into a up knees and the need to be able to quilt one day. Some of them include afford food and shelter, kept me from Exhorder "Get Rude", the first Soilent becoming Boudreaux the Ragin Cajun. Green t-shirt with the cover art from the first demo and Shell Shock "More Gore".

What merch you guys got for sale? Where can u get it? Bobby:We have t-shirts, cds (the "Tales Of Woe" ep, the "Thrash Fight" split with House Of Goats and the last few copies of "Food For Rats), our split cassette with Ossacrux (last few of those as well), and koozies. You can buy our stuff at our shows or mailorder from our bandcamp site: ahanging504.bandcamp.com. If you wanna get it at a store in New Orleans, Skullyz Recordz, Euclid Records and Any final comments?shout outs? The Mushroom have our cds and Sisters Fuck offs? In Christ has our cassette. Bobby: We're playing the Sunday Creepy Fest show this year, July 17th at It is also rumored Scott used to Black Label Icehouse (early show!)with wrestle as Bam Bam Bigelow and met Six Pack, Witch Burial, AR15, Baptizer Bobby posing as Capt.WhoDat...is and Stereo Fire Empire. I know it's this true? weird that I'm being interviewed by my Scott:Actually,I was the Mexican own 'zine, but thanks for the interview! luchador, El Cock Nocker from the And thanks to all the New Orleans folks Leeka Mu Taint jungles of Guadalajara. who have been venturing to our last couple of Metairie shows (Dom, Pete Well Bobby was definitely Capt.Who Jones,Mike Webb, Hollise, etc.). This Dat...So did u guys ever collaborate scene has become somewhat divided for an unbeatable tag team? over dumb shit. I could ramble on and Scott:Scorilla the Killa White Gorilla on about how shit was back in the day and Cap't Who Dat will take on any and and if you'd gone through what we did all challengers in the Nola Underground to see live bands, you'd cherish what music scene!! Those tag team belts are you have blah blah blah but I do that ours! enough in this 'zine already! Enjoy Seriously,Here's a true wraslin story for Creepy Fest! ya. I used to work with The Grappler. Scott:Best interview ever!!!! Old school Mid South Wrestling dude. In 1991 - 1992, He got me involved in current lineup and how well we play together and get along . What is your personal favorite instrument to play, and why? What type of gear have you used, and what Special Victims Unit (also known as, kind of kit are you playing on now? “SVU”), hails from Memphis, I've been playing guitar for 13 years and Tennessee. They’ve put out several it is my favorite hands down, but I love releases you can check out at the feel of playing bass with Evil Army. SVU901.bandcamp.com, and are I play a white custom Agile hollow currently on the road to promote their body with Marshall amps with a ten newest album, Especially Heinous. band MXR EQ pedal. Bass: Fender You’ll be able to catch them on Jaguar with a vintage Peavy Standard Thursday, July 14th, at Bar Redux Head and 2 15" can to match. My during the Creepy Fest 2016 kickoff current drums are pieces of things that party. Until then, here is an interview work and resemble a drumset because I with drummer, Tyler F’n Miller. had a week and a half to relearn drums.

Special Victims Unit has been How would you describe your sound? together since 2012, yet in that SVU is hard to describe for me; and, we relatively short period, you’ve had so get so many comparisons, I'm not sure many line-up changes, you have what to call our sound. We are all played every single instrument at influenced by so many genres and we different points in time. Can you give experiment with adding them to thrashy us a little more background into the weird heavy stuff. history of the band? What would you say are some of your Tyler: We just had fall-outs like any biggest influences? other band with some members. It just Kill ‘Em All by Metallica, Leftover came down to dedication. When I was Crack, No Cash, Rancid, NOFX, first touring with Evil Army, I got PEARS, The Specials, Joe Walsh, kicked out of SVU. Most recently, our DMX, Pezz, Adolescents, and drummer that was recorded on everything else besides pop country. Especially Heinous (2016) bailed on the tour two weeks before we left so he How has the passage of all these could tour in a pop country band with different musicians affected the some bitch from The Voice. He got sound, if at all? Who have been the kicked off that tour the day before we principal songwriters for SVU? left; karma, I guess. I'm back on drums Everyone that was a part of the band in and Shirtless Dave is on bass. (I play the past made their own contribution to drums in his folk punk project, Dinero us growing and figuring out what we are Muerto.) He learned everything and hit capable of. Ivy writes all the lyrics and the road with us within a week-and-a- wrote the guitar parts to the older songs, half. Shirtless Dave's laugh also makes and Dylan always wrote the leads and things fun. I'm married to the singer and metal riffs. I played drums on four originator of the band, Ivy Dinosaur, albums, but I wrote multiple parts for and Dylan Byrd has been there with us each instrument on the newer songs that since day one on lead guitar. I love the I'm really proud of. Ivy is the head chief of what goes, though. 2016 saw the release of Especially Do you tour heavily? Where are some Heinous. of your favorite cities to play? This is the first time SVU has been on a tour longer than a weekend. We finally Tell us about the new album: are have it figured out, and with this lineup there any stand-out tracks, and if so, we are going to be touring very often why? What kind of subject matter now. After they had their taste, so far, does Ivy address in her lyrics? they want to do it forever. We played The new album we’re so stoked on, it is the South, mainly; but, hands-down, like our “growing-up” album where we NOLA is our favorite spot outside spent a lot of time and money on home. The food, music, the sounding great. It was recorded and gutterpunx… I mean, wow! What a mixed at Rocket Science Audio in city! Memphis, TN, by Jared Mclemore and Alyssa Moore, mastered at Ardent Studios and distributed by my DIY label, Catnasty Records. We made 30 records from a 1940’s Presto Lathe cut machine on poly-carbonate to celebrate how good it came out. We have these with us on tour, as well as the album, for only $5. The lyric base is comedic but very witty. It's fun, but you can still bang Having toured, and having done a lot your head and chug cheap whiskey to it of booking in your hometown of while you contemplate suicide. This Memphis (including the Memphis album leans more towards feminist Punk Rock Fest), how do you feel ideology in the lyrics in songs like "Kill about the current state of the punk Your Pimp" and "Abortion 2099", scene there? What about the punk which is about eventually going door- scene, in general? to-door like a sex offender in the future, Memphis Punk Fest just had its 4th year but to tell people you've had an with no sponsors. I can't believe how it abortion. has doubled in attendance every year. Ivy is also a talented visual artist, as With booking so many bands year-long well. in Memphis, I keep up with them and their tours. In my opinion, music communities are stronger than they have Has she done much of the artwork or been in a while. One thing’s for sure, designs for SVU’s imagery, like though: PUNK’S NOT DEAD! album covers, t-shirt, or other merchandise? What’s the best place to get BBQ in Ivy is an incredible tattoo artist and Memphis? artist in general. She designs all of our Central BBQ for nachos and wings (get merch. Our shirts are always printed in a potato chips instead of tortilla). Madison very limited amount, and we only print BBQ and Tops BBQ for the best each design once. She out-does herself sandwich, but I don't know how to say every day. who is better; you have the same amount of skid marks when it's over.

How would you describe your music? We combine elements of metal, punk, new wave and deathrock, drawing inspiration from horror film and conspiracy. We summarize it as “Old world horror for the new world order.”

What recordings do you currently have available? We have a four song EP recorded by

Tomb Of Nick Cage is kinda doin’ Sean, Lewis D’Aubin (our producer their own thing, meshing horror, and honorary 6th member) and I as punk, goth and metal and having a an early experimental work, as well good friggin’ time while doing it. as a compilation with horror punks They’re playing Creepy Fest on Jason and The Kreugers entitled Sunday, July 17 th at Circle Bar. “Under The Wolf Moon” that is an Here is an interview with vocalist homage to The Howling franchise, Melissa Crory-Mooney. and we have officially released a Interview by Bobby Bergeron. cover of The Ramones’ “Pet Who's in the band? Sematary” as a single. Our lineup consists of Sean Mooney on Bass, Aaron Maguire and Taylor Any releases planned for the near Suarez on guitar, Edward Joubert on future? Yes! We are well on our drums and me on vocals and some way to completing our first full studio keys and guitars. length album entitled “The Pharaoh of New Orleans” due out this fall! Give a little history on the band. I started the band as an emergency. I What do you think of the New got asked to compose a song for the Orleans underground music 48-hour film festival, so I wrote, scene? recorded, mixed, mastered and sent I think this is the most robust and off “Tub of Blood” in four hours energetic the scene has been since flat. I had such a good time with the mid 90s. It’s exciting for me Sean and Lewis of COG Secret Lab because the insulated and counter- that it kind of kept going as a productive cliques I’ve seen in the recording project. It never was past have kind of eroded, leaving meant to go live, but with the help behind a more creative and fertile of Aaron Maguire of Converts and ground for collaboration, Kevin and Brian of House of Goats experimentation and scene loyalty. I it just kind of happened in March see bands really working with each 2015. other to create something artistically cool. We are digging on a wide What have you been listening to range of bands right now like lately? veterans such as The Pests, The My new favorite is Skull Fist. NoShows, Hairy Lamb, Axes of Edward has been instrumental in Evil, Jak Locke, Death Church and turning us on to some great metal A Hanging (for providing our thrash that we hadn’t previously heard. I fix!) as well as up and coming bands am also loving the new Iggy Pop like as Rick Flavored Arsenal, album and Jak Locke’s massive Angry 88 and Green Gasoline. We body of amazing work. love playing at Siberia, Hi Ho and the “lighthouse of mid-city” – Banks Street Bar. One of my favorite supportive hangout spots is local art and music champions, Bar Redux.

Any plans to tour? We are working on playing more conventions and festivals in the sci- fi and horror genre. Everyone is always really receptive to our performance antics and are so much fun. They love our audience - interactive style. Any final comments/suggestions/ recipes/remedies/etc.? What was the first underground Always wear your tinfoil hat, keep punk/metal/whatever show you an open mind, and disregard attended? criticism of your art because it’s The show that sticks out in my mind probably just the negative influence was Second Hand. I had seen a few of the alien overlords. And most of hair rock acts at VFW halls but all -support your scene. Hell, when I stumbled on to my first real support someone else’s scene! Just punk show and saw them do a cover get out there and immerse yourself of (what I think) was The Misfits’ in art. “Where Eagles Dare” I was reborn. I wanted to know what I was hearing. Check out Tomb Of Nick Cage at: I thought to myself, “THIS. THIS IS thetombofnickcage.bandcamp.com WHAT I WANT TO DO!” Sean’s or first live show ever was Vomitory at facebook.com/thetombofnickcage The Abstract Bookshop and Café, which immediately turned him on to the underground New Orleans scene.

In terms of recording, I usually try to Proud/Father started in early 2008 approach my music in a in New Orleans, when Sebastian compositional and linear way Figueroa first started committing whereas some noise artists, in a way I electronic compositions to tape but respect, are anti-compositional. I also didn’t become a serious project until try to assemble textures in a sort of 2010. The sound of Proud/Father is hazy meditative way, whereas drone, ambient, lo-fi, and traditional harsh noise usually experimental. Far from the usual incorporates sharp edges and fast crash and burn of many cuts. Over the last few years I’ve contemporary Noise artists, incorporated a lot of guitar loops live Proud/Father is a swirling, hypnotic and on record, played somewhat wall of what may seem like noise, but traditionally, which I don’t hear in a gives way to a far more nuanced lot of harsher stuff. I change up what approach. Proud/Father has released I’m doing depending on the live a variety of cassettes and CDs from situation, but the foundation of what over the years, including March, I do is definitely a lot more on the Basho No Mukizo Keisei, Hearu Shi ambient side than harsh side. No Proud/Father, Museifu, Live at Six Flags, Natsu Tepu compilation, Your work tends to evoke a and a split with Zalhietzli. hypnotic, almost meditative sound. By: M. Bevis Is this intentional or organic? It’s definitely intentional. I’m not MB - Would you describe sure if it’s a conscious reaction to Proud/Father as a noise band? anything, but I find myself drawn to What genre if any do you feel is repetitive sounds in everyday life and apt? in the music I listen to regularly. P/F - Although I perform regularly with noise acts I wouldn’t describe What elements do you think are myself as such. I usually think of necessary in order to create myself as a drone or experimental listenable Noise? To give readers musician, even though the latter is a perspective, can you name some little vague. I support and book lots acts that hold this standard? The of harsher noise acts and it’s an area noise I tend to be most interested in of music I really dig. Since uses texture, dynamics, and unique experimental scenes are usually small use of recording and sound in size they can all benefit from equipment. I really like it when mutual support. people incorporate electroacoustic elements, from contact mics on metal What are the differences between to amplified power tools. Since Proud/Father and what is usually vocals are often absent or obscured, I considered a noise act? find creative subject matter very engaging. I’ve listened to noise albums about politics, history, equipment for recording changes architecture, and literature. There is a from time to time as I borrow, trade, ton of variety in what people would and acquire different gear. One of the consider “noise” today and also in most important elements of many of genre’s progenitors like Proud/Father besides cassettes is the Nurse With Wound, The Haters, use of field recordings. I love the Hijokaidan, NON etc. Some of my challenge of recording and favorite modern noise artists are incorporating what is going on Timeghost, Shredded Nerve, Aaron around me into compositions and Dilloway, Hive Mind, Swallowing collages and I try to record as often Bile, Jason Crumer, Scant, and K.K as possible. Null [who has been making noise nonstop since 83.] Many acts that traffick in Noise or Experimental music have a What sorts of gear do you use to manifesto or a statement of write and perform with purpose. Is Proud/Father such a Proud/Father?Everything with project? Proud/Father is based around cassette recording and manipulation. Ever I don’t think of Proud/Father as since I was younger and first having a statement of purpose. Like listening to a walkman, I enjoyed many of my friends doing music and how tape degradation and flutter art, I’m taking influence from what sounded dreamy and vague, sort of goes on around me and filtering it obscuring the sound. It reminds me through my medium. Most of my of memory, how it can be selective or releases have a theme that can be blurry and take a little deciphering. I associate with a statement of was also really drawn to bedroom purpose, but I like to explore a lot of recording artists like Flying Saucer ideas and they aren’t always tied Attack, John Frusciante, Ariel Pink, directly to myself as a performer. I and others when I first started getting do get behind anti-police industrial, serious about making music. pro lgtbq, anti-war, and anti-rascist Computers of course are as liberating movements and actions, but those are for musicians today as Tascam units things I try to commit to more as a were before, and I’m not opposed to human being than a musician. recording or making sounds on a computer at all, but over the years How do you feel about cross- I’ve gotten better at manipulating pollination of the so-called scenes cassettes than using plugins. More in New Orleans? Have you played synths have been sneaking into my shows that aren't all experimental music over the last year, and since artists? Would you play a Metal or Proud/Father stopped being a duo I Hardcore gig if asked? brought more guitar into the music to fill up some of the space. The

Since I first moved to New Orleans can give is don’t be afraid to ask for from Slidell as a teenager, I’ve help. Regardless of genre, a lot of always dug the intermingling of people in New Orleans go on tour scenes. Before I started booking a lot and meet a lot of performers and of shows I mostly played with non- promoters in other parts of the experimental artists, from jazz-fusion country. One passed-on name or and indie rock to punk and metal. phone number can help a lot. There Most of my musical friends in New are a lot of good d.i.y resources Orleans are in the weirdo punk scene online for booking and I used and people seem generally open DoDiy.org to fill out some of the minded about music here most of the dates on the tour and also to get a time. I would absolutely play a metal perspective on what’s going on in or hardcore show if asked to again. cities I haven’t played before. Three We just played with some awesome months or more advance notice is hardcore bands in Murfreesboro on great, figure out the vehicle situation this tour, including Migraine from before you start booking, put money Austin. I had to turn down a show aside, and be persistent and creative. with Mehenet because I’m out of I made a notebook with a calendar town for tour. while I was hitting up everyone this time so I didn’t slip up and forget Any notable acts in New Orleans who booked what and how to contact that don't fit into the Noise sound? them. Everyone I meet on this tour Shortlist: Psychic Hotline, Fatplastik, seems really excited and curious White Girl Wasted, Special Interest, about what I’m doing and I feel like Lee Harvey Oswald, Biglemoi, I’m improving with every set. Mehenet, Joey Buttons and everything from Disko Obscura, Name three things that are Thou, Mystic Inane, and Heat Dust essential to someone who is [r.i.p] Also, Everything released on interested in trying their hand at No Limit between 1997 and 1998 being a Noise artist. and Cash Money from 1998 to 2002 I could list so many things but I’m is essential. going to say an open mind, open ears, and a willingness to fail. My You recently booked your own favorite thing about noise and tour of the Eastern/Midwest U.S. experimental music is that there are Any advice for acts looking to do no rules, so every bad set is a the same? What was a typical learning experience and everyone reaction to the sound of you meet has insight. Proud/Father? What really helped me book this tour Visit Proud/Father online @ were connections I’ve made from proudfather1.bandcamp.com/ for booking shows in New Orleans for downloads and info. experimental acts. The best advice I

MUSIC REVIEWS 16 Necrotic Priapism broke up after they'd Lifespan Of A Moth already had studio time booked, so Jason Relapse Milbourn and Max Dandry went ahead Fuck, how do I even review this? 16 has and recorded 2 projects: Bongzeye and developed their stoner/sludge via noise Cultum Nocte (which we'll get to in a bit). rock sound in the early 90s and have Bongzeye is fun, death/black metal covers seemed to survive shifting line-ups, of classic rock and metal tunes.Here they breakups and reformations. Here they are cover Motley Crue-"Come On And with a brand new slab of wax, doin' their Dance", Death-"Lowlife" and a Black thing with core members Cris Jerue Sabbath medley titled "The Wicked (vocals) and Bobby Ferry (guitar) forging Acrobat". on with their rhythm section that's been in the band since 2013. For the unfamiliar, Capra their sound falls somewhere between Albatross Eyehategod and Unsane. Heavy, plodding capraband.bandcamp.com and angry! Post-hardcore/screamo from Lafayette, Louisiana. This style of music has never Asschapel been my thing, but there were a very few Total Destruction (1999-2006) bands from the late 90's that caught my ear Southern Lord from compilation cds that would come Southern Lord Records has been killing it with 'zines (Nothing Left, No Idea, etc.) with the re-releases and anthologies for that I'd pick up at Tower Records, but if quite a few years now! This time they've you asked me to drop names, I couldn't do released the complete works of Nashville, it. I'd describe this as a whirlwind of Tennessee's Asschapel! Blistering thrash sound backing someone having a complete with a bit of a crusty hardcore feel. Their emotional breakdown. sound falls somewhere between His Hero Is Gone and Slayer. Filthy Southern Cheap Appeal thrash! I wish I'd gotten to see this band demo 2016 while they were together, but this is a cheapappealhc.bandcamp.com great collection of their work! Catchy, fun canadian punk/hardcore with gruff, mean vocals! Just good 80's Blame God sounding hardcore! demo 2016 blamegodusa.bandcamp.com Corrective Measure Heavy as holy fuckin' shit s/t hardcore/powerviolence (bordering on Atomic Action! Records grindcore) from Oneonta, New York. The Hardcore from Maine heavily influenced soundtrack to: someone's shitty day, by the old New York and Boston styles! brutally beating the crap out of someone Straight to the point without fuckin' who has had it coming, lashing out around. Nothing fresh or new here, but it's violently while your world falls apart. I true to form East Coast hardcore. want to destroy stuff, but can't afford to replace anything that I may break. This is Crutch THAT good. demo 2016 crutchtheband.bandcamp.com Bongzeye Furious fastcore/powerviolence from demo 2015 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This demo facebook.com/bongzeye starts off with a slower, sludgy tune then MUSIC REVIEWS just lets loose and the rest of the demo is Hexxus blasting fury with pissed as fuck vocals all Tunguska up in ya grill and whatnot. hexxusmusic.bandcamp.com Ex-(and current) members of Molehill, Cultum Nocte Capsized and Hog Mountin' from demo 2015 Birmingham, Alabama playing some facebook.com/cultumnocte vicious, raw doom/sludge. Heavy,filthy This is a new band featuring ex members and beautiful! of Necrotic Priapism playing a mix of death and black metal!. Blackened Death Imminent Demise Metal? Deathened Black Metal? You get Mandated Malevolence demo the point! Heavy and evil! imminentdemise.bandcamp.com This band plays a perfect combination of death metal, thrash and hardcore! While Ex-Bastards not entirely new, it's done right and keeps demo 2016 my attention! ex-bastards.bandcamp.com Bass and drum trio (2 bass players and a Mine Collapse drummer!) from Ocean Springs, s/t Mississippi! While their sound isn't metal, Nefarious Industries punk, hardcore, etc., but it's still heavy, These guys sound falls between The plodding noisy/indie/doom in a Melvins Melvins and Unsane! 90's Am/Rep type meet Godheadsilo at a Fugazi show sorta stuff meets sludge rock. Only 4 songs, but way! Really diggin' this! a solid debut!

Graveyard Rodeo Nervosa Sowing Discord In The Haunts Of Man Agony Grans Records Napalm Records Graveyard Rodeo's legendary debut, Bad ass all-female thrash metal trio from originally released on Century Media has Brazil that takes the Teutonic approach to finally gotten a proper vinyl release! This their style! Definite Kreator and is a record store day release on vinyl, Destruction influences here, both limited to 500 copies by Grans Records in musically and vocally! Vicious from start Spain. This isn't easy to find, and not to finish! Now I'm pissed that I missed cheap with shipping costs, but definitely them when they played at Siberia! worth it! It comes with liner notes, photos, etc. and a special exclusive issue of Outshined Paranoize that serves as a look back into The Way demo the 80's NOLA metal/punk/hardcore outshinedhc.bandcamp.com scene. Graveyard Rodeo were the first KILLER fuckin' crossover from band to do the slow, heavy thing that had Richmond, Virginia! While they lean been dubbed the "NOLA sound", made more towards hardcore than thrash, the popular by bandes like Eyehategod and influence is still there! Damn fine Crowbar, but GYR took it to a dark, evil crossover type stuff with East Coast level. I'm proud to have been a part of hardcore style barked vocals! this!

MUSIC REVIEWS Outskirts (Pestilence/Asphyx). I wasn't sure what to demo 2016 expect when I hit play but holy shit this is outskirtsnyc.bandcamp.com intense! Fast, heavy female fronted New York hardcore! Just top notch NYHC with Souls viciously shouted vocals. I look forward to Death Ritual hearing more from this band! sovls.bandcamp.com Heavy hardcore from South Dakota. This Panzerbastard is along the lines of Integrity and Trap MotorHeathen 7" Them. Just dark hardcore with chugging PATAC riffs and venemous vocals. Full-throttle thrashing hardcore from Boston influenced by Motorhead, Surtur Discharge and Venom! Descendant Of Time Witches Brew Paranoid Witches Brew has become known for Satyagraha exposing bands from parts of the globe Southern Lord that you didn't realize had a metal scene, Swedish D-Beat with a love for Japanese and this is the 2nd band from Bangladesh hardcore (all of the song titles are in that I've interviewed just in this issue Japanese). Chaotic and noisy with ear alone! Intense thrash along the lines of piercing buzzsaw guitars, distorted bass Kreator and Sadus. What's surprising is and an echo effect on the vocals! Raw, that this band is so young but sounds like intense hardcore, combining Swedish D- something that should've come out in the beat with Japanese insanity! 80s!

Perceptions Of Torment Hymns Of The Grotesque Mind Warboys perceptionsoftorment.bandcamp.com Hot Brass Brutal as fuck death metal from Gulfport, Mystery School Mississippi! 4 songs of straight-up, no Punk rock, with an emphasis on the bullshit death metal! ROCK and a bit of a souther swagger. Reminds me of The Humpers and The Psychotron Macgillicuddys. Lethal Paralysis Mortuary Records Thrash metal from Bangladesh! Killer old- Zetkin school perfectly executed thrash with a Vanguard vocalist that sounds like a howling, zetkinthrash.bandcamp.com shrieking lunatic! (I mean this in a good Heavy as fuck crusty d-beat thrash from way!) Only 4 songs here, but I want more! Austria! Hoarse vocals belting out This is fun! political lyrics backed by music that combines the heaviness of Entombed and Sewercide the vicious attack of Doom. This is just Immortalized In Suffering fuckin' killer, and it was really nice to Unspeakable Axe have this sitting here waiting for me at the Extreme, pulverizing death/thrash from end of my music review session! (I happen Melbourne, Australia with vocals that to be wrapping this up on Independence remind me a LOT of Martin VanDrunen Day, July 4th)