Paranoize is a non-profit independent 1-16-20 publication based in New Orleans, Louisiana Issue 49! I’m eventually going to stop covering metal, punk, hardcore, sludge, doom, publishing this ‘zine. Hell I honestly didn’t stoner rock and pretty much anything loud and think I’d get this far. Yeah I know I should noisy. be even further along since I started it in Bands/labels are encouraged to send their 1993, but this is how I roll. This issue is a music in to review, but if we don’t like it, you couple of pages shorter than usual. Again, can bet that we’ll make fun of you. this is how I roll. Advertisements and donations are what keep This issue has interviews with 3 “newer” this publication FREE. Go to bands in the New Orleans scene. Sort of. www.paranoizenola.com or email Cikada has been around for a few years now [email protected] to find out how to but have finally released their first album donate or advertise. “Lamplighter” on cassette via Strange Daisy You may send all comments, questions, letters, Records. music for review (vinyl, cassette, cd), ‘zines Goura is ex members of In Tomorrow’s for trade, money, various household items, etc. Shadow/DaZein, The Void, etc. and just to: released their “Death Crowns” cassette. Paranoize Total Hell is members and ex-members of P.O. Box 2334 Trampoline Team, Heavy Lids, Static Static, Marrero, LA 70073-2334 USA Sick Thoughts, The Persuaders, Tirefire and too many more to list! Their demo was Visit Paranoize on the internet at: released this past year as well. www.paranoizenola.com (order print issues, read .pdf files of back I don’t have much more to add to this intro. issues, listen to mp3s of 80’s/90’s New Orleans Go to shows. Start a band. Start a ‘zine. Do metal/punk/hardcore bands) stuff! paranoizenola.bandcamp.com Enjoy! (compilations and records that I’ve put out) www.facebook.com/paranoizenola -Bobby (self explanatory) www.metaldevastationradio.com (Paranoize Radio. Thursday nights. 6 PM ​ CST) ​ Paranoize 49 credits: Bobby Bergeron- reviews, interviews, layout, Total Hell pic.. Hex Windham-A Hanging review Photos contributed by: Billie Jean On The Lens (Goura cover pic) Kelly Hutchinson (Goura layout pic) Teddie Taylor (Cikada pics) NEW ORLEANS SCENE REPORT Here is a short list of bands/venues/etc. in Goura the New Orleans area. This is in no way (grind/hardcore) representative of the entire NOLA goura.bandcamp.com metal/punk/hc scene, but hopefully will help point you in the right direction. Gristnam Abysmal Lord (grind/hardcore/sludge) (black metal) gristnam.bandcamp.com abysmal-lord.bandcamp.com Mehenet A Hanging (black metal) (thrash/hardcore/crossover) mehenet.bandcamp.com ahanging504.bandcamp.com Morbid Torment AR-15 (thrash!) (thrash/hardcore) morbidtorment1.bandcamp.com ar-15.bandcamp.com/ Mule Skinner Cikada (grindcore) (sludge/doom) themuleskinner.bandcamp.com cikadadoom.bandcamp.com The NoShows Classhole (ska/punk) (punk/hardcore) thenoshows.bandcamp.com classhole.bandcamp.com Orifist Crossed (death metal) metal/hardcore orifist.bandcamp.com crossed504.bandcamp.com The Pallbearers Eat The Witch (punk) (sludge/doom/instrumental) thepallbearers.bandcamp.com eatthewitch.bandcamp.com Raise The Death Toll Ekumen (death metal/deathcore) (punk/hardcore) raisethedeathtoll.bandcamp.com ekumen.bandcamp.com Romasa Fat Stupid Ugly People (post-sludge) (hardcore/powerviolence) romasa.bandcamp.com fatstupiduglypeople.bandcamp.com Fuck Trump Something’s Burning (punk/hc/grind) (sludge/hardcore/metal) fucktrumpband.bandcamp.com somethingsburning.bandcamp.com NEW ORLEANS SCENE REPORT Sounding Banks Street Bar (grind/metalcore/noise) 4401 Banks St. New Orleans facebook.com/soundingband Space Cadaver Hi-Ho Lounge (sludge/doom/crust) 2239 St. Claude Ave. New Orleans spacecadaver.bandcamp.com Gasa Gasa Tomb Of Nick Cage 4920 Freret St. New Orleans (horror punk) thetombofnickcage.com Checkpoint Charlie 501 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans Torture Garden (punk/hardcore) Howlin’ Wolf torturegarden504.bandcamp.com 907 S. Peters New Orleans Total Hell Southport Hall (evil metal) 200 Monticello Ave. Jefferson totalhell.bandcamp.com Twist Of Lime Totally Possessed 2820 Lime St. Metairie (thrash/hardcore/crossover) totallypossessed.bandcamp.com Babylon 2917 Harvard Ave. Metairie Trampoline Team (punk/garage rock) RECORD STORES:: trampolineteam.bandcamp.com Skullyz 907 Bourbon St. New Orleans Witch Burial (black metal) Euclid witchburial.bandcamp.com 3301 Chartres St. New Orleans For info on upcoming shows go to Sisters In Christ www.noladiy.org 5206 Magazine St. New Orleans VENUES: The Mushroom Santos 1037 Broadway St. New Orleans 1135 Decatur St. New Orleans RADIO: Poor Boy’s WTUL 1328 St. Bernard Ave. New Orleans 91.5 FM-wtulneworleans.com Circle Bar WHIV 1032 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans 102.FM-whivfm.org How would you describe your sound? I'll spare you the lengthy list of Goura is a grind/hardcore band genres, I think we just fall under from New Orleans. They put out a experimental hardcore to keep it cassette last year titled “Death simple. But we're all into something Crowns” that completely blew me different and with every new song away! Here is an interview with we're working on bringing those guitarist Mike Saucier. influences into the fold. So i guess we're still searching. Who's in the band? You've recently released Death Myself (Mike Saucier)-guitar, Mike Crowns on cassette. Any plans to Karayane-vocals, Jared Gallet-drums, put it out on another format? and Jason Keefer-bass Well vinyl is king. We originally wanted to release the ep on wax. It Give a little history on the band. didn't work out that way but we're The band really started as a recording really happy with the way the tapes project with me and Mike. I always turned out. I think we'd love to re had intentions of getting a few songs release it some day on vinyl if together to release, but the ultimate someone wants to help. Maybe we goal was to put a band together. I've could buy a stack of scratch offs and known and played in bands with hope for the best. Till then we're Jared for a while so i coaxed him into happy to just keep moving forward. coming over and picking apart the drums with us after we had a few songs recorded. That ultimately lead to us getting in a room together and playing. We wrote 5 new ones and never played any of the few that incubated at the house. Mike brought Jason in to try out on bass and he had already learned a few of the songs using shitty phone recordings, we all What's planned for the near just clicked. we purified ourselves in future? the waters of lake Pontchartrain and We're working on another EP that if that was it. The project went a totally all goes to plan should be out this different direction. I'm glad it did. year. But overall we just wanna keep hanging and making music together. What is your opinion on the New mouth, and Crowns to list a few and Orleans music scene? Favorite Jared just listens the hair grow inside bands/venues/etc.? his ears I think. I think artists playing throughout New Orleans are as solid as ever. Any final comments, suggestions, Ekumen, Crossed, Sounding, Casual recipes, remedies, etc.? Burn, Romasa, Moments of Being, If you cook up some ground meat Christ Worm, Gristnam, Tomb of with brown sugar and spices, throw Nick Cage, Cikada, Missing, that over some rice with vegetables Oriphist, I'm sure i'm leaving some and a fried egg. You can restore both out. As far as venues go we'll have a your health and mana. good time in a shoe box. But Circle bar and Bank st. have been really good to us. Any plans to tour? I think we'd love to get on the road for a few days. But we've all got full time jobs and lives at home. If there's a category for weekend warriors id definitely say we fall in there. What other projects are you all involved in? Mike and I are only involved in Goura as of now. No other active projects anyway. Jared plays drums in Raise The Death Toll. He'll be pulling double duty with the both of Check out Goura on bandcamp at: us at the Pour House Saloon on the Goura.bandcamp.com 18th if this is out before then... Jason Or on Facebook at: fronts Wildcat. They just put out a facebook.com/goura tape of their own so definitely check that out. What have you been listening to lately? Ive been into the latest Cave In release and Angel Olsen- All Mirrors. Jason- Oathbraker, GAG, pussycats, GBV, and Leche(trickle down my ass).Mike K- Fuming You've recently released Lamplighter on cassette via Strange Daisy Records. Any plans to put it out on another format? Cikada is a sludge/doom band from We will eventually do CD and vinyl New Orleans who have recently some time in the future but no plans released their “Lamplighter” cassette atm. on Strange Daisy Records. Here is an interview with guitarist Trey What's planned for the near Burch. future? Just keep playing shows and writing Who's in the band? new material. Getting back into the Trey Burch-guitar, Jonathan writing process Crawford-guitar, Ian Hennessey-drums, Rob Anderson-vox, Brenner Moate-bass Give a little history on the band. Jonathan and I (Trey) have been friends since high school and have played music since. In 2015 we started hanging out more often and What is your opinion on the New then decided to start a doom/sludge Orleans music scene? Favorite band.