amendment-Freedom of speech! We've burned flags, E.. E.. wrote letters, used naughty lyr- ks, protested and defended our- Dear Dickheads, Lungfish and Monks of Doom selves in the name of art. Then One of the stupidest things weren't on the same night after someone makes a statement that I've seen in a long time is the all? correct or not and we (music biz, posters at Starrz of the half Here's a question. Why don't America, radicals,conservatives, clothed women. Maybe I'm just you have a column listing a few right wingers, republicans and not up on the latest fad, but what of the better upcoming shows democrats) shun and turn against does it really have to do with with a paragraph on each? her. anything? And, are things libe Sometimes when I'm scanning If you haven't been living with that supposed to be cool? An- the upcoming calendars in SLUG your head in the ground lately, J.R. Ruppel I other thing, to the real "hard" guy my neural synapsis slips into a you would know I am talking that head locked the girl and re- state of "dumbfuckedness" and about ...Sinead O'Connor's infa- peatedly punched her in the head. don't properly relay the message, mous "picture-ripping" perfor- (November 7th at Starrz.) Go 1 missed Zipgun and Gnome be- mance on Saturday Night Live. Natalie Kaminski home. We don't need someone cause the event didn't register in Why is it that one of the most CONTRIBUTWG like you ruining things for every- my brain even though SLUG was beautiful and most talented mu- one else. Thanksto everyoneelse in my face. Then again, maybe WRITERS sical artists is shunned for using that was cool. Zipgun and Gnome played the a freedom we take for granted. Mntl Tlylrr, Oulk CM,Wr Ya, same night as Lungfish and I am so ashamed to be called ~ClvlrRoblr,tcottm, Anthony Waterfront Monks Of Doom. an American! That's all there is to I* lrtrYH.Iymw-, Sincerely, it. Dear Dickheads, Gary Sincerelv. Lm,., Why did you sponsor Lung- A Shamed ~merica" - fish and,Monks of Doom on the Dear D[ckheads, COPY 1 t. game. night? It was impossible to 1 am sovery pissed off! \?lois JO YAFFE see both shows. Also, the calen- couldn't express to you how PHOTOGRAPHS: dars in SLUG sometimes have pissed off I am. Who am I pissed P.O. ROMII Nrry incongruous days and dates. For off with you ask? "America the example., a calendar may indicate fucking beautifuI"... NOT -"Home SALT LA F-DUDE % aTuesd&yshowonthe 19thwhen of the free." ... NOT. We fight al- ILLUSTRATIONS: Tuesday is really the 17th. Maybe most to the death for our first RyrWaylnent SLU6 1s: A ronthb News and Enter- tainment Guae that is printed by the 51h d each mthandcanbefwndatover 100 bcatbns.All wiling b mnlrbuted by bcalmiters. All mataid printed in SLUG is theopinion d the miters and nd nem6wily those ol the editorial staff All submissions, advettisina. bnen, pictures. w .rmandartworkmuatb;,recsi&bythe~hof the mnth (o be pinted in the next issue Plgase Send to: I SLUGMAGAZINE P.O. BOX 1061 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 841 10-1 061 Page 4 December 1992 SLUG speed of the DK'sstyle cowpunkof "Rope" and the vomiting and Connelv ~rovidinavocals and aui- screams of "Dancing Naked La- but there isn't a heavy metal band tar, ban$'ng aw4 and chinti& "I dies," The Jesus Lizard have cre- in the world that woukl lay down. can do no wrona." He is right, in mv ated athoroughly unlistenableand Tantrum the totally free avante-gad noise opinio" this is-the best pigfa& enjoyable masterpiece with Liar. of Spyrosulphate." album yet. -William Ath UIk 81a80 In fact mostof thylbum ispure -William Athey Finally, the long awaited album pounding noisewithbaof melody arrived in the mail. The band comes thrown in. The guitar alternates SKREW from what the UK music papers between a swarm of angry wasps termed thekamden Lurch Scene." and police sirens then veers off Burning In Water, Other members of this "scene" in- intototalwhie-noiwfeedbackLike Drowning in name duded Silverfish, Sun Carriageand the guitar, the bass and drums are HI Bhlr 8 20848-2 Th' Faith Healers.The bands hated in separate bands playingwhatever TmLYW TElOOCD the term, they said theydidn'tcome I would like to thank the U.S. Ican't understandwhat the hell comes into their heads, then all vocalist Adam Grossman is from a "scene" and according to come together for a little truly Postal system. The Jesus Lizard press materials it was quickly CD was mailed on October 9, 1 screaming about, but Skrew in- thrashing metal before returning to cluded a lyricsheet Hereare afew dropped. their own space. never received the first copy so it The "Camden Lurch" refers to had to be re-mailed in November. examples. "I look into Isee my God I'd call MILK the spawn of a eatingfilthy, Isee my fear, Iseemy the audiences swaying and plural marriage between heavy I finally received it along with a headbanging reaction to the mu- booklet sized press kit. Every mu- heart burning up. Isee my soulsick metal, free jazz, avante garde and and grey." Those were from sic. After listening to the tape I can hardcore punk and I'll jump on for sic publication in America and En- thinkof nootherreaction. If you are gland has written about the CD by "Feast." -1 interpret. it as a song the ride. aboutthedepreq!~?resultingfrom under 30 buy this tape and play it now so ' I'll just plagiarize what . 8 -willlam Athey .,I , being dumped. - for someone over 30. Force them fP' others'yrdte. ' to listen, tie them up if necessary. , Idon't ttjink so, I'do haveO-e Reg E.C. provides the rap and H they don't like it, play it for them integrity, maybe not the skill of a Jason Wolford daes a liile turntable scratching in "Poisonous." Allen again, repeat as many times as , paid pumalist since no one will needed until they admit that this is Fook pay me to do this. If you want to Jourgensen contributes some a fantastic album. I~VlrlbhMU a18 read the opinions of paid journal- guitar to "Charlemagne." If you think the heaviest music As the press release says, ists - go buy a magazine. You gugssed it, this is some . extremgly hard. and heavy metal comes from Seattle, you haven't "Where elqe can you find a band The Jesus Lizard's Duane heard anything yet. Milk is about containing. members of all your Denison (guitar) has never learned with more gan, g .little industrial the heaviest thing I've heard in favorite bands?" That is if your how to properly tune the thing. The flavor. Take &e. $& heavy metal guitar of Dar]k$,Lc&mr and decades, maybe since the first favoritebandsare Ministry, Murder vocalist, David Yow, sounds like Grossman's voice, layer it all with Black Sabbath album. No offense Inc., KMFDM, Silverfish, Rollins he made a megaphone from an terrifying industrial samples and to Seattle, there is still great music Band, Skinny Puppy and Thrill Kill empty toilet paper tube then sang some banging, clanging, industrial coming out of the city as you will Kult to name a few. through it into a microphone. Liar noise straight fram the nearest see when I get to 7 Year Bitch. This is Pigface's most acces- is filled with atonal minimalist gui- foundry for percussion, throw in What is Vic, (vocals, guitar) sible album to date. Afterthe heavy tar and pure noise. programming and samples from screaming about? I have barely a metal mke of the latest Ministry Denison simply practices his the entire group and their many clue, Ican understand few words and just plain noise of the latest scales on some songs, his guitar friends, then take,Grossman's de- be screams. It has to be important Skinny Puppy, Pigface has re- sound goes from minjmal scale monic voice angl'bave him scream from the screeching, clanging, leased the best of the batch. An practice to full blown white noise. incomprehepsib throughout. That banging sounds he makes with his album that retains the noise ele- He can play the thing though as he iq thesound of Skrew. A frighten- guitar and that insane pounding ment we all love while adding sub- demonstrates by adding asurf tone 5 ingly possess$, ear-splitting piece Chin, or new drummer, Vic Tracy, stance like female backing vocals to "Puss." The rhythm section of of recorded music. puts out. and a bowed cello to increase the Mac McNeilly, drums, and David Is the album any good? I don't The vocals are mixed so far to enjoyment. Wm Sims, bass, provide a solid know, but after listening to it a the back as to be mostly incom- "Satellite" will please the "metal foundation for Yow's nightmarish couple of times.1 took all my old prehensible. I've listened to this head" side of you with Paul Raven vocals and Denison's guitar ex- Ozzy Osbourne records and cop- repeatedly and Icanonly make out contributing his truly heavy bass to perimhts. ies of Kerrang! magazine, built a snatches of words here and there, William Tucker's metal guitar and There aren't any horns, but the fire in the fireplace with them and From what Ican pick up1would say Chris Baskett's backwards guitar. dissonance of the Birthday Party is cooked and ate' my kid's pet rat.