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Utah Builders • Ariel Pink • SLUG Games Vol.26 • Issue 314 • February 2015 • SLUGMAG.COM • Always FREE slugmag.com 1 Kyle Trammell A.K.A. Tyler Mackmell Jan. 10, 1989—Jan. 2015 SaltLakeUnderGround • Vol. 26 • Issue #314 • February 2015 • slugmag.com Publisher: Eighteen Percent Gray Vivori, John Barkiple, Johnny Cowan, Ben Trentelman, Brian Kubarycz, CONTRIBUTOR LIMELIGHT: Editor: Angela H. Brown Logan Sorenson, Martín Rivero, Brinley Froelich, Bryer Wharton, Managing Editor: Matt Brunk, Matthew Windsor, Christian Schultz, Cody Hudson, Henry Glasheen Alexander Ortega Megan Kennedy, Melissa Cohn, Cody Kirkland, Dean O Hillis, Gavin Digital Content Coordinator Junior Editor: Christian Schultz Michael Portanda, Mikey Baratta, Sheehan, Henry Glasheen, James Office Coordinator: Robin Sessions, Russel Daniels, Scott Bennett, James Orme, Jimmy Martin, Gavin Sheehan Frederick, Talyn Sherer, John Ford, Jordan Deveraux, Justin Digital Content Coordinator: Weston Colton Gallegos, Kia McGinnis, Lauren Henry Glasheen Videographers: Ashley, Mariah Mann Mellus, Fact Checker: Nic Smith Andrew Schummer, Brock Grossl, Megan Kennedy, Mike Brown, Peter Copy Editing Team: Alex Candida Duran, Lexie Floor, Mitchell Fryer, Ricky Vigil, Ryan Hall, Scott Cragun, Alexander Ortega, Allison Richmond, Perry Layne Decker-Tate, Farley, Sean Zimmerman-Wall, Shephard, Christian Schultz, Cody Ryan Dearth, Slugger Shawn Mayer, Stakerized!, Kirkland, Henry Glasheen, John Community Development Thomas Winkley Ford, Jordan Deveraux, Julia Sachs, Executives/Advertising Sales: Monkeys with Computers: Laikwan Waigwa-Stone, Maria John Ford: [email protected] Adam Fratto, Alex Coulombe, Alex Valenzuela, Mary E. Duncan, Nick Angela H. Brown: Cragun, Alex Gilvarry, Allison [email protected] Kuzmack, Shawn Soward, Shephard, Amanda Rock, Andrea Tales of yore speak of a noble scribe rising from Traci Grant SLUG HQ: 801.487.9221 Silva, Ashley Lippert, Ben Tilton, the Bonneville wastes who’ll climb SLUG’s ranks Digital Interns: Davis Pope, Marketing Coordinator: Blake Leszczynski, Carl Acheson, and claim a mighty metal throne over our fair city. Julia Sachs, Nick Kuzmack Robin Sessions CJ Morgan, Connor Brady, Dan The prophecy was fulfilled in April 2010, as Hen- Content Consultants: Marketing Interns: Ben Juell, Vesper, Darcy Russell, Dylan Evans, ry Glasheen joined the mag. As a dyed-in-the-den- Jon Christiansen, Matt Hoenes Rosemary Saycich, Kolton Smith Eric Norris, Gregory Gerulat, Jamie im metalhead, Glasheen is a bastion of SLUG’s Cover Photo: Talyn Sherer Marketing Team: Alex Stott, Julia Sachs, Kamryn Feigel, satanic stronghold. From his reviews of everything Lead Graphic Designer: Topolewski, Ashley Kinser, Ben Juell, Kathy Zhou, Kendal Gillett, Kristyn from NWOBHM to black metal to his interviews Joshua Joye Carl Acheson, Cassandra Loveless, Porter, LeAundra Jeffs, Lizz Corrigan, with such metal mainstays as King Diamond Graphic Design Team: Cassie Anderson, Janie Greenberg, Mame Wallace, Matt Brunk, Michael and Behemoth, Glasheen has proved his worth Chad Pinckney, Lenny Riccardi, Jono Martinez, Kendal Gillett, Kolton Sanchez, Mike Riedel, Nancy with ease—his interview with Visigoth on pg. 32 Mason Rodrickc, Paul Mason Smith, Lindsay Clark, Rachel Roller, Perkins, Nate Housley, Nic Smith, nails it! As a formidable Dungeon Master, avid Ad Designers: Brad Barker, Robin Sessions, Rosemary Saycich, Nick Kuzmack, Nicole Stephenson, video gamer, voracious fantasy reader and one Christian Broadbent, Devin Sabi Lowder, Skye Galley, Randy Dankievitch, Rebecca Frost, of the nicest people you’ll ever meet, SLUG has Wakefield, KJ Jackett, Kelli Zac Freeman Rheanna Sonnichsen, Samuel relished Glasheen’s strengths as a writer, copy Social Media Coordinator: Hanson, Sara Bezdjian, Seeth Tompkins, Maggie Zukowski, editor, fact checker and now Digital Content Co- Photos: Chad Kirkland Nicholas Dowd, Nick Ketterer, Catie Weimer McGavien, Some Cop Dude, Steve ordinator—we’re proud to have him at the helm Sumerset Bivens Distribution Manager: Goemaat, Steve Richardson, Taylor of SLUGMag.com! May 2012 photoshoot outtakes for Suds N’ Studs article, included in SLUG Mag’s Fifth Annual Beer Issue. Website Developer: Kate Colgan Eric Granato Hoffman, Timo H., Trevor Hale, Illustrators: Brighton Metz, Distro: Andrea Silva, Daniel Tyson Call, Xkot Toxsik ABOUT THE COVER: Visigoth released The Rev- D. Bradford Gambles, Lenny Alexander, Eric Granato, Janie SLUG Magazine’s Official enant King on Jan. 27 on Metal Blade. SLUG Riccardi, Maggie Zukowski, Manuel Greenberg, John Ford, Jordan Podcast: photographer Talyn Sherer wielded his camera Aguilar, Natalie Edwards, Paul Deveraux, Julia Sachs, Maria SLUG Soundwaves sword to reflect the band’s spirit of true heavy Frame, Phil Cannon, Robin Banks, Valenzuela, Michael Sanchez, Producer: Gavin Sheehan metal and fantasy themes with this photo. Read Julie N. Xiety Ryan Perkins, Sean Hennefer, Steve Nancy Burkhart, Nancy Perkins, Executive Producer: Henry Glasheen’s profile of Visigoth on page 32. Angela H. Brown Thueson, Timm Paxton Lucas Goodrich, Ryan Worwood, DISCLAIMER: SLUG Magazine does not Tommy Dolph, Tony Bassett, Associate Producers: Photographers: Andy Wright, necessarily maintain the same opinions as those Xkot Toxsik Alexander Ortega, Christian Schultz, Ben Melini, Chad Kirkland, Chris found in our content. We seek to circulate ideas 07.08.94 – 01.23.15 Senior Staff Writers: Henry Glasheen, John Ford Gariety, Chris Kiernan, Gilbert and dialogue through quality coverage of arts, Cisneros, Gilbert Garcia, Jake Alex Springer, Alexander Ortega, music, events and lifestyle … except rollerblading. Julie touched countless, endless souls. Through Content is property of SLUG Magazine—please @SLUGMag youtube.com/user/SLUGMagazine do not use without written permission. time here and now there, any, everywhere … together yet we are here. Look each day for that light baby blue, yet even in the darkest pain-consumed sky, and know that Julie went above and beyond in their next journey, —the Illustration: Robin Banks level beyond, to ride those rails with their sister Ariah. If you ever get lonely, you listen closely, you will hear them sing in the breeze of the night. <3 Julie’s mom Rest in Power Please consider donating to help Julie’s family with the cost of funeral services @ gofundme.com/ksycww 4 SaltLakeUnderGround slugmag.com 5 mikeybaratta.com Kevin Kirk Benefit Shows Photo: By Jeremy Cardenas • [email protected] evin Kirk is the guy behind the coun- and I can’t move,” he says. “I knew something worked with their regular jobs and ran the shop ter at The Heavy Metal Shop on 63 was serious, so I closed up. My wife, Angie so it didn’t close. It was so nice of them. They Exchange Place. He’s the guy who [Kirk], took me to the doctor, and I ended up are really good friends. As a matter of fact, Kanswers your endless questions about metal and in the emergency room. My lung was collapsed. they did better than I did last year at the same rock (and more recently, a ton of roots rock and The doctors thought I was a chain smoker, but I time, haha!” Americana-type music) from noon to 6:66, as haven’t had a cigarette since 1996!” As it turns it says on the door. This guy is a virtual ency- out, Kirk’s condition had come from a small tear James (Jimmy The Tooth) Parks and Jer- clopedia of musical knowledge—if you haven’t in his lung probably brought about by the cough- emy Sundeaus, with the help of Area 51 and visited him and had a discussion about anything ing fit. He had to have surgery to repair this, and Kaci Tokumotu of Bar Deluxe, organized the from Venom to Drive By Truckers, well then, it kept him in the hospital for the entire holiday benefit shows in February to try to help cover a you’re missing the boat. One thing to mention is season, his biggest revenue-generating time of huge medical bill for Kirk’s extended stay. Kirk The Heavy Metal Shop’s in-store performances. the year. says, “It was a surprise to me, and it brought If you have missed these, it’s time to check one a tear to my eye. It was a metal tear, but it out. Kirk has had a diverse list of performers When we were talking about Kirk’s hospitaliza- was a tear. No, really, it is touching that people coming in since 1999 that includes: Supersuck- tion, the most touching part of the story was care this much about me to do this. It’s very ers, Justin Townes Earle, Dwarves, John when he talked about his wife. Angie is the love nice, and I appreciate it very much.” The first Moreland, Kleveland, Micah Schnabel, of this guy’s life. They have been together for show will be on Feb. 11 at Area 51. The bands Michael Dean Damron, Patterson Hood, 33 years now and have been married for 32 performing will be Shadow Windhawk Lydia Loveless and Scott H. Biram—and too of them. Discussing spending Christmas in the and The Morticians, Blackkiss, Truce in many others to mention. Rockers from around the hospital, he says, “You might think that Christ- Blood and Fail to Follow. A second show on world know Kirk, and, in this article, I hope to mas in the hospital would be a bad thing, but it Feb. 27 will be at Bar Deluxe with Thunder- contribute to giving back to a guy whose DNA is wasn’t all that way. On Christmas, Angie came fist, Muckraker, Old Timer and Dwellers interwoven into Salt Lake City’s music presence. to visit, and we got to walk around together, performing. Two benefit shows for Kirk are being held this hand in hand. I had my little machine beeping month at Area 51 and Bar Deluxe, and they’re not behind me, and it was just peaceful. I was re- Kirk is a great guy to visit and be around, and to be missed! ally happy to have her with me. The only things I am really glad that he is recovering well.