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SLAUGHTERAMA NZ’S MOST INTERACTIVE METALZINE ISSUE TWO - DECEMBER 2004 - FREE

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ALBUM REVIEWS CONCERT REVIEW MOVIE REVIEW AND MORE!!!
















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1 CONTENTS DUNGEON KEY 2 EDITORIAL ARTICLE 3-4 LOOKS THAT KILL? 5-6 SATANFEST LIVE UNDEAD 7-10 INTERVIEW ERIC ADAMS FROM MANOWAR 11 MOVIE MORGUE PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE 12 ALBUM REVIEWS 13 MAILBOX 14 ADVERTISMENTS NEXT ISSUE 15 BLACK ON THE BACK RESTORED CHURCH DRAWS

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ED I TORIAL It’s the end of 2004 already, and what a year it’s been for metal in New Zealand. The scene is still growing and developing as more and more people get sick of the bullshit nu-metal pop that is forced down their throats by the mainstream. I personally had one of the best years of my life, with many of those experiences related to the House Of Noizz international celebrity interviews. When you get to have casual conversations with many of your biggest childhood idols, it can only be described as unreal. I know I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything. Successes such as the ones made at House Of Noizz and Slaughterama, although very relevant, are a small piece of the pie when it comes to achievements made throughout the scene as a whole this year. The various local events, fests etc, were all successful which was great to see. There‘s no way I would have the space to list all the great things that have happened in the metal world this year as well as acknowledge the people responsible on this tiny page, so instead of trying I would just like to express my own personal thanks to all those involved in making this year a kick ass one for metal and in turn for the metal audience which we are all a part of. Last month, issue one of our fine zine was received well by the metal public (see the mail page for some comments) so Slaughterama looks set to live a long, healthy life. Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone (if that applies to you).

Catch you out at the gigs! Until then… STAY TRUE!!!!!! Brendon Williams EDITOR














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LOOKS THAT KILL? Written by By Max Thrasher

Photo by Kate Szrom

The program for this evening isn’t new. You’ve seen this entertainment through and through. Jim Morrison got it some good 30 years ago. Obviously not much has changed. Let me ask you: how many of you go to a gig and hang out there longing for entertainment but not getting it? I do. I fucking do all the time! Do you think image is an important part of a live band? And (come to think of it) when was the last time you were entertained for your hard-earned buck? The paradox of the situation is that although every second individual around plays (or claims to play) in a band, the scene fails to present a personality. Somebody who’d make people believe in what they’re seeing. Because, let’s face it, if you look and act on stage the same way you do in life, you probably don’t belong in the spotlight. The audience doesn’t want a regular guy. The live audience listens with their eyes, not ears… that’s a fact. Put simply, people go to gigs to be entertained. Full stop.

Otherwise they’d stay home. There is a clear division in the scene. On one hand we've got those who simply go out and play their material, hoping that the drunken metallers in the hall will appreciate their effort. On the other hand we’ve got those who try to pull a show, but seem to either not do enough, or push it to such extremes that it becomes ridiculous. Masters Of Metal, the Auckland ‘Glam’ cover band are among the latter. I saw the guys a few weeks back at King’s Arms Tavern, playing Skid Row, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Maiden and a couple of dozen other classics. You’d think a die-hard metal fan like your humble servant (me) would sincerely enjoy it. I thought so too. What turned me off though is the way Masters has done it. The wigs and the crazy outfits, aimed at making the band look ‘the part’, rather turn it into a mockery on a once-glorious style. It’s just not right. It looks like yet another reminder














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that glam and melodic rock are dead and gone (although I still don’t believe that’s the case). The precise copying of the ‘80’s outfits, the ‘rock star’ poses and (most importantly) the music altogether start to look like a practical joke. The question is: Why can’t somebody put on denim and leather, get up on stage and just let it rip? I think it’d have a much stronger impact. But, oh no, the fear of looking stupid gets in the way. And thus a group of excellent musicians, who play their stuff (sorry, Skid Row and Motley Crue stuff) at the highest level, doesn’t look stupid. It looks old. And there is difference. Now onto the originals; bands that perform their own material and once again do it at the highest level. Most of them, especially some extreme metal acts, are really good musicians, you can’t take that away from them. They’re tight and grinding, and leave an impression of panzer division on the move. They are good at what they’re doing; really good. Still, how many times did we talk about standing still on stage, looking at the instruments, and wearing a washed-out shirt? I think quite enough to Photo by Kate Szrom

learn the lesson: a live show is first of all about entertainment. Those who want to listen to your music will buy your CD. But nothing seems to change. Now, I don’t want to put anyone down. I’m not trying to be overly critical, or sound like a whiny little bitch. But can you imagine a band that would step out there covered in leather, with bullet belts and spikes and just believe in what they’re doing? Metal was always about rebellion, freedom and non-conformity. And the image of a heavy metal musician was always the one of a leader, who’s going to the extreme and doing things others can’t. Do you think I’ll believe a song about war and hatred, and misanthropy, when the guy who sings it looks like he just finished putting gas in my car? Think again. Maybe it’s time to remember that heavy metal is not what you play and not how you look. It’s these two, combined together, pushed to the limit, melted into the murdering, destructive force, that no one can ignore. Until people remember that I’ll be standing in the corner at your gig. Until then you will play small clubs, release self-financed albums and complain that the media doesn’t notice you. Maybe that’s because heavy metal is not popular anymore. Or maybe it’s just because there’s nothing to notice. Just think about it.

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LI VE UNDEAD

Photo by The Mighty Jazrodian

SATANFEST

Saturday October 30th at Creation, Christchurch. Written by The Mighty Jazrodian Another successful Satanfest for Anti-Christchurch with an emphasis on kiddies in the pit and plenty of animal heads on display. Ahhhh, the end of October and with it comes the slow warming of the weather and the awakening of the domain of Spring… But there is still one last bastion of all that is cold and evil - Satanfest! It was actually bitterly fucking cold when I made it to Creation. Same old doorman, same old venue, same old prices... HANG ON! The shirts were already on sale - this must be a first; they normally turn up rather late in the piece! I mean, it’s not really Satanfest without waiting ‘til band three to get your hands on the souvenirs! The place was beginning to fill up especially the bar area which was cordoned off from the venue but had sound and pictures of the concert beamed on an outside wall courtesy of a video camera atop the mixing desk - a seriously good idea! Meatyard were first up and we were behind schedule already but hey, that’s Satanfest and there was still a steady stream of punters through the door. The all ages advertising had obviously worked! Meatyard piled into their work with gusto (and a guts-sprinkled

Blowup Betty no less) and the kids were in the pit at full speed. The band had a great sound and just seem to get better and tighter each time I see them - which is quite a feat as they aren't exactly new on the scene! Cheers to a great performance - on and off stage... I may be getting old but I miss the days of a pit full of honest-to-goodness moshing. This charge-in windmill crap is quite retarded and I wonder where the metal brotherhood has disappeared to - still, nothing wrong with Slipknot-shirt-wearing nimrods getting the beat! Anyway, Meatyard played a great (and longer than usual unless I'm much mistaken) set culminating in Mr. Ballard making not-so-sweet love to Rubber Rita (and her meat trimmings) and then during the last number, diving into the pit and clearing it to about 14 rows back. Excellent! A rather long gap ensued as Ravenous set up including the obligatory kit change. Nothing slows a gig down like it but at least there was a bar this year... so after a wee while Ravenous kicked off and it was a few numbers into their set until the crowd reappeared. I had been looking forward to seeing them for some time and Claude and others had been buzzing














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SATANFEST about them. So two songs in I was a little bit perturbed when they weren't really doing it for me. Then soundman Dero found the magic switch that fixed the guitar tone and lo and behold they sounded fucking marvellous. They range from black to death and back again and it's pretty cool shit - Satan bless them for making the trip up to Anti-Christchurch! And then it was time for... A kit change! Skuldom are up next and bloody Martin and his bloody triggers... are fucking worth waiting for as the sound is phenomenal! Once up and running the sound check nearly blew away the few kiddies left in the hall - they were just about moshed out. Heath and Sarah joined the party and just when you thought Heath couldn't beat his self-mutilation of a few years ago... out comes a putrid sheep's head! I was standing a good thirty feet back at the mixing desk and the stench hit instantly like a wall of death! The young and infirm bugged out pretty quick while the strongwilled (and drunk) persevered in the most appalling smell ever to have been unleashed at Satanfest! I lasted one song and then headed for the street. I made it back as far as the door but was unable to venture too close to the auditorium - only a smattering of people left in disgust. Most lingered outside waiting for the cloud to dissipate but the pit carried on drunken and regardless. I feel sorry for Dero who couldn't leave his post at the mixing desk - the fumes really fucked up his hairdo! It was while I was out by the door that Rigby was seen to run past with the sheep's head wrapped up in cardboard - God knows where it ended up - Martin tells me that the head was used in the Skuldom video made a month ago and then buried - Heath dug it up especially for Satanfest! Eventually, after a lot of incense sticks later, the punters (and Corpse Feast who were up next!) were able to enter the premises without gagging. The Feast are now a four-piece with

Claude relinquishing the vocals to Adam from Bloodshed - and I would have to say it wasn't a bad move. We were treated to a set that included 4 new tracks and the even lower-thanClaude vocals have made the band, if possible, more imposing. Corpse Feast played a fast and furious set and destroyed all before them - the pit was still going albeit a bit low on numbers since some kiddies were probably home in bed by now. There was even some bald cunt from Auckland yelling out "come on you South Island faggots" between songs but unfortunately a riot was not incited. The Feast departed having slayed many a mortal and it was a very quick changeover as Torturor took the stage - no kit change ya see! Lindsey's warmup scream was greeted with a few chuckles of trepidation by the crowd but once underway that was forgotten. Menacing vocals and frenetic riffs meant the crowd was still pummelled and after a shortish set, that was the end of Satanfest for another year. All in all another great event (eye-watering and vomitinducing in some places) with three great out of town bands in a brutal AntiChristchurch sandwich. Brutal Hails to Corpse Feast, Skuldom and Ravneous for gracing us with their presence! And Satan bless Meatyard & Torturor for waving the flag for AntiChristchurch! Bring on next year… Rating: 85% Photo by The Mighty Jazrodian














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HOUSE OF NOIZZ INTERVIEW Hailed by their fanbase as "The Kings Of Metal," Manowar established a new standard in ear splitting power in 1994 by breaking their own Guinness record for loudest band in the world, playing live at a staggering 129.5 decibels. From playing the loudest to being the first band in history to sign a recording contract in blood, Manowar embodies the warrior spirit of heavy metal. Although ignored by the mainstream press, Manowar have an international fanbase of millions. Here's what legendary vocalist Eric Adams had to say in his exclusive NZ interview. Brendon: So the first question I've got for you Eric Adams: What's it like being the Kings Of Metal? Eric: It's fuckin' the best it could be; you tell me, man! I mean here's a band that goes out, rides Harleys, has a good fuckin' time, gets up when you wanna get up, go to bed when you wanna go to bed, fuck every chick you can fuck and have a good time doin' it… and then get a paycheck at the end of the day. Who wouldn't want to do that for a livin? Y'know? You're out there meeting beautiful chicks; different cities, different countries… I mean you're really gettin' a whole gamma of pussy, man. (Laughter all) Brendon: Metallica headlined what's called the Big Day Out this year, which is Australasia's largest music festival; and if anything it'd probably be the best gig for Manowar to play in New Zealand because it's a big festival which is what you guys play overseas. Max: It's a huge audience; it's really good exposure. Brendon: What do you think the chances are that Manowar could get onto a Big Day Out bill? Eric: Well, I think it's just a question of

finding a promoter. During these festival dates that you see on the DVD (Hell On Earth Part 3), a lot of that was back and forth with Metallica… co-headlining… I think it would be really cool to do a festival date, I mean… I don't know if Metallica belongs on a metal festival date any longer, but… (Laughter all) Brendon: I think no-one's told them that St. Anger… Max: Wasn't a good album! (Laughter all) Eric: Believe me, a lot of people have told 'em, allright? Brendon: OK, talking about the different styles; how do you feel about the nu-metal style of music that's riding high at the moment; the fashionable music out there? Eric: Well I'll tell ya, I love some of it and some of it I could do without. Brendon: OK Max, you've got a question. Max: Yeah, we got actually a whole bunch of questions. People rang up when we did the show














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ERIC ADAMS OF MANOWAR last night. We actually had about 3 hours of sleep before we do the interview now and people kept calling asking questions to the band because we did a kind of poll so people could call and ask questions to Manowar and this is actually one of the questions: People want to know when do you plan to write a book telling guys how to get laid? (Laughter all) Eric: I love it! There is a book coming out on the history of Manowar. It's being written now as we speak as a matter of fact and later a DVD should be coming out on the history of Manowar so that would be kinda cool… But we'll have to include a section on getting pussy (Laughter all) Eric: I'm writing that down right now as we speak… we'll dedicate it to our New Zealand Manowar fans (Laughter all) Max: So where in the world are the prettiest girls? Eric: Argentina Max: Argentina? No second thought, just Argentina? Eric: The places I've been to, allright? I got some beautiful, beautiful pussy when I was in Japan; gorgeous pussy in Japan. But Argentina, y'know… the tanned skin, the green eyes… absolutely stunning; of course I haven't been to New Zealand. Max: Come over; we'll show you around. Here's

another question from the people; quite a simple question… what do you like the most about heavy metal? Eric: I like the heart that heavy metal has; the heart that goes with heavy metal, y'know? You don't play a song for your wallet, you play from your heart y'know? And the feeling that you get when you're up there doin' heavy metal and you look out into the crowd and they're into it 150 percent… they're into it all the way. I mean, there's no better feeling in the world, y'know? It's music played from the heart. That's all I can say. Max: What do you think about this whole internet file exchange? Eric: Yeah I think it's cool, I think it's a good thing. I mean why rip off your fuckin' fans? If a band comes up with a piece of shit album, why sell it to the fans if you've only got one good song on it? Max: So you don't think it's ruining the industry or anything? Eric: Yeah I do, I think it's hurting the industry. I think it's hurting the industry a lot but my personal belief is I think everybody should be able to get online and I think everyone should be able to listen to 30 seconds of any song they want to, and if you don't like the song after 30 seconds, then don't buy the fuckin' album! But you get an idea of how the songs are and I think that's the way it should be.














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MANOWAR interview continued Max: Somebody we interviewed not so long ago said that it kinda works as a filter if you know what I mean; the bad bands just don't stand a chance to… Eric: Well why should they? If they're a bad band in the first place, why are they up there? Get the fuck outta the way! Max: About the bands actually… are you keeping your eye on the scene? Are there any young bands that you particularly like? Eric: Uh, there's a lot of bands that I really like… um… but, y'know what Max? I'd be unprofessional if I started mentioning band's names. Max: Fair enough. Eric: But there's a lot of bands that I really do like; guys that can play their instruments live and don't depend on just studio gimmicks and shit. I mean that's a good band and when they're that good, they deserve recognition. Brendon: Cool. OK, from best drinker to worst drinker, who can drink who under the table in Manowar? (Laughter all) Eric: Believe me, everybody in the band loves to party. We all love to fuckin' get down and party, particularly if we're partying with our brothers. Y'know I mean you get out there and you get a bunch of fans out there that come to the hotel to meet the band or sumthin' y'know? We're down there havin' a few drinks and before you know it we're all havin' a fuckin' great time and a good party and that's what it's all about, man but uh… I think Scott takes the cake (Laughter all) Eric: Y'know, he likes havin' a good fuckin'

time and y'know… we all do. But I mean Scott… I gotta tell ya… Scott would be tough to beat! Max: What was the best tour you've ever done? Eric: Any tour we've ever done has always been a great tour because we always meet new people and party with the same people that we've met before. It's a real difficult question because I'm out there havin' a good fuckin' time no matter where I play… no matter what country it is. That's what I'm here for, y'know? Brendon: Coming back to drinking which is part of partying… When you come to New Zealand, what beer do I shout you, Eric? What beer is your favourite beer? Or are you not allowed to say brand names? Eric: I'm allowed to do anything I fuckin' wanna do man! (Laughter all) Eric: The only beer that I've really enjoyed anywhere I've gone throughout the world is Germany, OK? Now I've not been to New Zealand… you guys got a local beer in New Zealand that you want me to try out? Brendon: Yeah I'm gonna shout you a Lion Red when you come over. Max: Steinlager! Eric: I'm so there! I don't like dark beer, although Scott does. But if it's a Pilsner or whatever I'm there! Max: Eric, are there any particular songs that you really enjoy playing live and are there any that mean a lot to you? Eric: Great question. There's a lot of songs














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MANOWAR interview continued that I love playing live. Courage is one of 'em. I like doin' Courage live. The last tour we did in right about the middle of the set we went offstage and came back out with acoustic gear and played a 12 string acoustic guitar, Joey had an acoustic bass… we played Master Of The Wind then, and there were like 3 or 4 songs we did acoustically and it was very, very, very, cool. I think that was my favourite part of the night. Max: What was the craziest thing a fan ever did for Manowar? Eric: We had some fans in Spain give us swords. They had swords made for us and then they brought them to a show and presented us these swords on stage, and they were really really cool, with our names engraved in the blades of all the swords. And then they ran into some people I guess that weren't Manowar fans, and their parents put down the band, and they actually burned down the fuckin' houses! Can you imagine that? Now that's fuckin' crazy! Max: A little bit over the line… Eric: Yeah! But I've got a funny story to share with you guys. We played up north someplace; Norway or Scandinavia, some place up there, and I just had a new leather outfit made, and I didn't get a chance to try it on before we went out on tour and I was in the dressing room and our wardrobe lady had this out for me to wear that night so I put it on and I start lifting weights… I'm stretching and doing my thing before I go out on stage. Then I get out on stage and it fits me a little tight and it fits me like it's pulling here and yanking there and it doesn't fit me quite right. I come to find out that the bitch who made the outfit never sewed my nutsack together, allright? (Laughter Brendon and Max) So I'm standing there on fuckin' stage so the world can see, my foot is up on the monitor and my balls are hangin' out of my pants! And there

are 2 chicks in the front row lookin' at my cock and I stopped singin' and stared at 'em and when they finally looked up at me 'coz I stopped singing I said "Hey, honey what are you lookin' at?" and they screamed out "YOUR BALLS!" (Laughter all) Eric: True fuckin' story, brother! True fuckin' story! Max: Any last minute messages for the fans of Manowar in New Zealand? Eric: Yeah, man tell 'em that we're gonna get there as soon as we can. Tell 'em to get a hold of some promoter who's got a set of balls and tell them that we wanna play there man and until we can play there, check out that DVD (Hell On Earth Pt.3)… it's the closest thing to a live show Brendon: Awesome Eric. Thanks for your time and we'll have to do this again when you release something in the future Eric: Cool man, no problem. You guys give me a call and it's no problem, we'll do it again. Brendon: And thanks for having the balls to answer all of our questions! Max: Thank you! Metal on! Eric: No problem man. Take care!














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MOVIE MORGUE

Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) STARRING: Bela Lugosi, Vampira, Tor Johnson. DIRECTOR: Edward D. Wood Jr.

Summary (by David Thiel) “Can your heart stand the shocking facts about Graverobbers from Outer Space?" That's the question on the lips of the narrator of this tale about flying saucers, zombies and cardboard tombstones. A pair of aliens, angered by the "stupid minds" of planet Earth, set up shop in a California cemetary. Their plan: to animate an army of the dead to march on the capitals of the world. (The fact that they have only managed to resurrect three zombies to date has not discouraged them.) An intrepid airline pilot living near the cemetary must rescue his wife from this low-budget terror. "Can you prove it *didn't* happen?" REVIEW By Brendon Williams The thing which makes this movie good entertainment is the fact that it is shit. It is a complete insult to a viewer’s intelligence… no exaggeration. The movie is (unintentionally) really funny to watch. It has won Golden Turkey awards for the worst movie ever made, and the worst director ever. This doesn’t detract from the fact that it is really enjoyable and has moments which every movie critic will find genuinely entertaining. Most of the amusement is had in spotting the massive array of mistakes which litter the film. They are hard to miss, but pay particular attention to the tombstones in the cemetary, the day-to-night transitions, the flying saucers, the cockpit of the plane, and Bela

Lugosi’s character to catch some of the funnier ones. I recommend that anyone who watches it on DVD catches the accompanying documentary “Flying Saucers Over Hollywood: The Plan 9 Companion”, which gives some great background into Mr. Woods’ directing style. Plan 9 From Outer Space is a hard one to mark… it’s so bad it’s good. 6 skulls out of 10.














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ALB U M AUTOPSY Belphegor

DaNzig

Lucifer Incestus

Circle Of Snakes

Label: Napalm (SPV) Release Date: 2004 By far the best CD Belphegor has ever released. This album has much better production than 2002’s Necrodaemon Terrorsathan yet doesn’t sound over produced or compressed. It's almost non-stop blasting at break-neck speeds, nicely layered guitars and a good mix of black and death vocals. The only real problem I had with this album is the extremity level was so high, that it seemed to lose it’s momentum and memorability towards the second half of the album. That was my only real complaint. Stand out song for me is 'Diaboli Virus in Lubar Est'. It puts all other recent black/death releases to shame, and is a must have for fans of extreme metal. 8,5/10

Label: Evilive Records Release Date: 2004 Danzig fans (including myself) were probably expecting another average-at-best industrial sounding album as they have come to expect from mastermind Glen Danzig since ‘5 Blackacidevil’ hit the shelves. But all was not as it seemed. This album is easily the best work since ‘4’ and although it could be criticised of attempting to copy the original, successful sound formula from the first 2 albums and not quite achieving it, the music is still a whole lot better than Mr. Danzig’s recent endeavors. What I liked most is that Glen dropped the messy vocal effects that he was using all over the place for the last 3 studio efforts and brought back the raw ‘Evil Elvis/Jim Morrison’ sound of his clean crooning voice. And although his voice isn’t what it used to be, it’s still unique and unmistakable. The stand out song on this album is the finishing track; ‘Black Angel, White Angel’. The rest of the songs can tend to sound a little average. I give this album 7/10.

Review by: Mr. Torture

Cradle Of Filth

Review by: Brendon Williams

Nymphetamine Label: Roadrunner Release Date: 2004 After being on the road for a year and a day the COF boys have returned with an album packed with riffs, hooks and of course the obligatory lyrical wit and finesse. Nymphetamine showcases more simplistic song construction, old school british galloping tempos and razor sharp riffage. Gone are the complex keyboard arrangements and machine gun drumming for the sake of it; the guitars cut through the mix and dominate like Iron Maiden's triple attack. Nymphetamine is an immediate pleaser and will convert some who won't usually be caught dead listening to this band. 9/10

Review by: The Mighty Jazrodian

IroN MaideN Dance Of Death Label: Sony Release Date: 2003 Second album back into their resurrected career and the metal world wonders what direction this one will take (yeah right). Brave New World saw Maiden release a batch of epic simple-riffed songs along with a few catchy (singles) short ones. Dance Of Death sees them back into a more variable mood with a myriad of musical offerings and styles. Not as immediate as the old catalogue, or as grandiose as Brave New World, but a definite winner. And a grower - on first listen it sounds like a horrible mishmash but repeated blasting will reap listening rewards. 8/10

Review by: The Mighty Jazrodian














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MAIL BOX

G Alcoholocaust: Haha… Oderus about NZ: "… sheep shagging and psychotic Maori tribesmen drinking like in that movie Once Were Warriors." Ha - I come from a long line of pot smoking dole bludgers… cheers for the zine. Awesome.

G Rebecca:

G Rioter (from Australia):

Fucking cool!! Got my copy today. Full credit to you for producing something like this… good stuff man.

Yay got mine, with a cool sticker that now adorns my bumper bar. Thanks for sending it out; pretty cool read… not too NZcentric (I made up a word!) which was cool.

G Cold_Fusion:

G SplatterGuts:

I got my copy on Saturday night after I came back from the gig… didn't open it ‘til Sunday afternoon… but when I did I was hit with the awesomeness of pure Metal… fucken awesome zine guys… thanks for doing it.

G EntSetZen: I grabbed one of those zine dohickies from Real Groovy today and I must say its very well done.

Nice job with Slaughterama. Was good to have something to read during band practice haha. Good stuff!! Keep it up!

G Ben: First things first, cheers, I look forward to the next issue!!! The only negative I can think of would be the interview; it took up quite a few pages, but then again I’m not a fan of Gwar so if it was something I like I would have no problem.

G Aural Tormentor: I got mine this morning; it is muchos coolio; can't wait for the next issue!

G Necrolust: Yep, picked one up from Real Groovy. Good work.

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NEXT ISS U E NEXT ISSUE we have a great New Year celebration with the exclusive House Of Noizz interview with Nikki Sixx from Brides Of Destruction / Motley Crue! And, as always we will have plenty of other content relating to many other metal sub-genres of interest to NZ metalheads. Please keep sending your writing in and we will be happy to continue publishing your words: [email protected]. Metal on!!!
















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B LACK ON TH E BACK RESTORED CHURCH DRAWS BLACK METAL FANS by Jonathan Tisdall

The restored stave church in Fantoft in Bergen has become a pilgrimage site for black metal music fans from across Europe. The draw they want to visit the site of the church-burning that Greven (The Count), the one-man band Burzum, alias Varg Vikernes, was suspected of carrying out, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reports. Several hundred people attended the consecration of Fantoft stave church after its reconstruction in 1997. On the cover of the Burzum EP album "Aske" (Ashes) one can see a picture of the charred ruins of Fantoft stave church. Varg Vikernes is serving a sentence for murder and church burnings. Guide Arne Drøry is not terribly thrilled about some of the new tourists to Fantoft. "The church has received unwelcome attention because of the 1992 fire and we have had visitors wearing T-shirts with pictures of the burnt ruins. This is very disrespectful," Drøry said. Drøry told NRK that many of the

black metal tourists ask about Greven, and want to visit him in Bergen Prison. The church as also been visited by a Canadian film team making a documentary about black metal music. Torgrim Øyre, music reviewer and assistant organiser of the annual Bergen metal festival Hole in the Sky, agrees that the Fantoft burning was a "classic event in Norwegian black metal history" but believes the pilgrimage is a phenomenon limited to "slightly nerdy" foreigners. Drøry told NRK that he kept a watchful eye on the black metal tourist crowd. "As a rule they are very polite and easy-going but I am a bit on guard in case they try some kind of stunt," Drøry said.














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