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PAGE FOUR Paranoize is a non-profit independent July 6, 2016 publication based in New Orleans, Once again, I’m doing an issue Louisiana covering metal, punk, hardcore, devoted mostly to bands playing sludge, doom, stoner rock and pretty much Creepy Fest! For those not familiar, anything loud and noisy. Creepy Fest is organized by Bill Heintz of The Pallbearers/The Bills/ Bands/labels are encouraged to send their Nick Name & The Valmonts and music in to review, but if we don’t like it, Dummy Dumpster. The event happens you can bet that we’ll make fun of you. over 4 days at several venues in New Orleans with the best local and Advertisements and donations are what regional punk, hardcore, surf rock and keep this publication FREE. Go to metal with an occasional big headliner www.paranoizenola.com or email (this year it’s 45 Grave!) [email protected] to find out Some shows are free, others are a fair cover charge. how to donate or advertise. 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. Paranoize #40 Credits: Thanks for reading Paranoize, and Bobby Bergeron: editor/tyrant, layout, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LOYAL reviews, Tomb Of Nick Cage interview. SPONSORS! Euclid Records, Toulouse Dive Bar, Lizard: A Hanging interview Twist Of Lime and Skullyz Recordz Jenn Attaway: SVU interview have been buying ads and pretty much keeping Paranoize afloat! GIVE M. Bevis: Proud/Father interview THEM YOUR MONEY! Thanks, Cover photo: A Hanging by Billy Bones Bobby Bergeron 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.