GETTING THINGS DONE IN HEAVY UNDERGROUND MUSIC • SPRING MITCH HARRIS A grindcore pioneer discusses his new album, guitars and tone, and living a life on stages Transcending Records Rebirth, reissues, and Convulse Bandcamp Social Strategy Putting Bandcamp first Rehearsal Spaces 5 facilities, 5 philosophies Sonoran Doom Arizona’s desert scene Action! PR Working for press Dungeon Synth Dark Ambient levels up VOL. 2, ISSUE 1, SPRING 2021 • BETTER LATE THAN NEVER 4 Bits and Pieces News and whatnot 5 The MLC New non-profit has $424 million dollars of unclaimed royalties 6 Transcending Records Candid Q&A with founder Mike Ramirez 10 Arizona’s Sonoran Doom scene Chris Beck talks to members of several local bands 15 Action! PR Veteran public relations expert Carl Schultz 18 Mitch Harris Prolific grindcore guitarist is back home in Las Vegas 26 Dungeon Synth About the cover artist Electronic music takes a dark turn Tom Denney is an esoteric American artist whose lengthy 32 Room to Breathe client list includes Cannibal Corpse, Q&A with the owner/operators of five rehearsal facilities Deadbird, Soilent Green, Kylesa, Yakuza, Black Cobra, Rwake, 36 “Cut out the noise” Cephalic Carnage, Samothrace, A Bandcamp-first social media strategy Southern Lord Records, Lesbian, Metal Blade Records, Galdr, 38 End of the Line Raise the Red Lantern, Vessel Records, Editor’s notes Indian, Skelptarsis, Black Skies, Lair of the Minotaur, The Destro, Sourvein, and gobs more. tomdenney.com facebook.com/cyphlon Workhorse Magazine Free print www.workhorsemag.com subscriptions
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