JUDAS PRIEST (METAL HAMMER VOL.5 #25, 1990)

 

VENOM "LIVE AT DYNAMO 96" [CONCERT] Remastered

Recorded Live at Dynamo Open Air in Holland on May 25, 1996. Remastered by the amazing YouTube channel 'Fabrício Gabriel The Channel'. 

SETLIST

01 - 00:00 - Intro 

02 - 01:00 - Seven Gates Of Hell 

03 - 02:35 - Abaddon Interview 

04 - 03:42 - Die Hard 

05 - 07:30 - Welcome To Hell 

06 - 13:53 - Leave Me In Hell 

07 - 18:32 - Countess Bathory 

08 - 22:23 - Mantas Interview 

09 - 23:00 - Buried Alive 

10 - 27:36 - Don't Burn The Witch 

11 - 31:26 - In Nomine Satanas 

12 - 35:07 - Cronos Interview 

13 - 36:23 - Schitzo 

14 - 38:27 - Nightmare (Video Clip) 

15 - 38:46 - Black Metal 

16 - 42:58 - Witching Hour

LINE-UP

Cronos - Bass/Vocals (R.I.P. 2026)

Mantas - Guitars

Abaddon - Drums

W.A.S.P. (METAL SHOCK #119, 1992) < TRANSLATED

Metal Shock was a metal magazine from Italy written in Italian. But here's an interview with Blackie about the new album "The Crimson Idol" translated to English.

BLACKIE FOR PRESIDENT !
BY BENEDETTA FERRARO

Government elections are taking place everywhere these days, and it's certainly difficult not to be affected, even if only marginally. But what amazes me is that I've interviewed a significant number of artists who talk about politics, demonstrating that the level of interest in the subject has grown significantly in the music world as well. I agree that some musicians have always tried to raise their audiences' awareness of issues like disarmament, environmental protection, AIDS, and so on, as in the case of Bob Dylan, Sting, and Paul Simon, but I was truly surprised to approach the undisputed leader of the WASPs, Blackie Lawless, and talk with him about the many problems American society is experiencing, after about twelve years of Republican rule...

"Reality speaks of unemployment, hunger, crime, and drugs. These aspects are all closely connected to each other when a head of state destroys the economy of a country: I am referring to Reagan and his presidency. He destroyed what were the hopes of a nation; he is a true evil because, by robbing people of their dreams, he then deprived them of their ambitions and their ideals... And people without ideals take refuge in drugs, and to obtain drugs they turn to crime. This explains why Reagan is the poster child of human perfidy."

Blackie, how did you develop this interest in politics?
"I've always been an honest person. Those who know me well know that for me honesty is the basis of everything. False people disgust me; if someone tells me something that isn't true, it's over, I lose trust and I never want to see that person again... This honesty makes me feel a bit like a crusader on a mission: at thirty-five I've seen a lot of things, they even tried to kill me a couple of times and I assure you it was anything but a pleasant experience. My wish now would be to lend a hand to all those who haven't had the same luck as me and help them rebuild their lives, giving them hope!"

He stares at me and then adds, "Any minute I expect the Pope to walk into this room and give us all his blessing!" We burst out laughing: it's true, this is Blackie Lawless from the '90s, a very eloquent man who feels the time has come to prove that the rock scene isn't populated solely by men with brains in their pants. I ask him how he'd like to change the current state of affairs...

"Unfortunately, in politics, if you're honest, sooner or later you end up like a martyr. Despite this, there's a desperate need for change, and as far as I'm concerned, I feel like I could, in my own small way, do something, since I've been gifted with the ability to know and communicate! On the other hand, I know that entering the world of politics could lead to self-destruction. Look at all the scandals they've brought out about Bill Clinton (the Democratic candidate); that guy could be the perfect politician, but now public opinion has been overwhelmed by all those stories about Clinton's alleged affair with his secretary. But do we really think it's that important, in order to govern a country, who you sleep with? As for me, I've always done everything out in the open: I could be the perfect candidate!" And who would vote for you?

"Those who buy my records today will be the ones who tomorrow, with their vote, could change the future of the world! But first of all we must try to change people's attitude; the average American citizen is fat and lazy, he believes that everything is owed to him...

Because he comes from a very economically developed country, but he doesn't understand the real state of things! You see, if Americans traveled the world and asked people what other people think of this supremacy, then they would realize that they are not superior but that, in reality, they only live immersed in this shitty cultural arrogance... Other nations have a very low opinion of the United States, and they are right!

Blackie, you're not going to tell me that during these three years of absence from the scene, all your attention has been directed exclusively to politics!

"No, you're welcome! If people don't hear from you for a while, they automatically think you've moved to a rehab center or that you're having a good time. In my case, however, it was different: I built a recording studio just outside Los Angeles and completed the album that I'm promoting right now, which is called 'The Crimson Idol'."

Why did you feel the need to have your own recording studio?

"I want to tell you something that might clarify the reason for this choice. At the door of the-

There's a plaque in the studio that says, 'This is a place where creativity reigns.' From this, you should understand how stupid it is to pay a lot of money every hour for the use of a studio and expect to come out with great ideas. I have a mania for working too much! I need to live in the studio, and I want to do so without watching the clock too much and without spending a lot of money.

So the new LP is coming out soon; tell me a little about this long-awaited return of WASP...

"'The Crimson Idol' is a kind of rock opera: it tells the story of a fictional character, Jonathan Steel, with whom many people, including me, could identify. Jonathan tries to escape into music, learns to play the guitar, forms a band and one day becomes famous and rich... He returns to his parents, hoping they will welcome him with open arms in the 'prodigal son' style, but nothing! There will be no reaction from them. The underlying theme is a kind of parable aimed at opening the eyes of all those who intend to pursue the path of show business, and the moral could be: 'Be careful what you wish for because one day it all could come true!' It's a bit like saying: yes, we all go to the beach to swim and have fun, but if there are sharks in the sea, well, I'd like someone to save my life!"

Ok, but explain to me the lineup situation for WASP, now that guitarist Chris Holmes is no longer part of it!

"Chris left and our relationship ended pretty badly! However, it was the natural solution to a situation that had dragged on for a long time. Since he got married, he had completely lost interest in the band. I, on the other hand, had confidently expected a certain contribution from him, but it never arrived, so I decided not to pursue it further: he chose his interests, I favored mine, he preferred his private life, I chose my band."

And what about his performance in the film "The Decline of Western Civilization"? Were you sorry to see him in that state? Drunk, in the pool, he looked completely ridiculous...

"Yes, that scene was very embarrassing; you see, no matter what I say, it will never hurt him as much as that sequence did; that scene gave a complete idea of ​​the state Chris is in.

I have to say that after this long chat with Blackie Lawless, I came away with a completely different opinion than the one I had formed from watching him in promotional videos or reading the interviews he gave a few years ago. I hate to use the term "maturing," but in this case, something like that must have happened to Blackie. He's been around for years, starting out with the legendary New York Dolls, and now he's still the charismatic leader of one of the most famous metal bands, which, despite the ups and downs, he's managed to keep alive and well. Blackie is an artist who, at thirty-five, considers himself lucky to have an audience that loves and listens to him, and this makes him feel a certain responsibility that goes beyond the artistic product... I find this extremely fascinating, and I feel like saying: Blackie is welcome in this environment, where sex, drugs, and parties seem to be the most important things.

DEEP PURPLE

 

STORMQUEEN (UK)

 

THE ALBUMS THAT MADE ME ...

I have seen these all over social media, and thought I should give it a try. I immediately failed doing just one ... so I decided to make different ones from each "wake up" period of my life. The first one I made was when I discovered Metal at all, then one when I discovered Thrash Metal, Death Metal and the first wave of Black metal. And last, when the second wave of Black Metal hit and the records that made me all fire and flames!

THE BIG WAKE UP!

I have told this story before, but my introduction to Hard Rock and Heavy Metal was that my (dagmamma) daycare's son had recorded a TV show called Casablanca where they had a segment of Kiss, and showed me the day after. Life was never the same afterwards. Every single coin I earned went to the local record store discovering new albums. Black Sabbath that today is one of my all-time favorite bands and I collect everything I can with, was in a down period at this point in history, so that was a later discovery for me. The same with Manowar, non of my friends listened to them at the time and Swedish media hardly covered them so that was also a later discovery. Anyway, these are the ones that made me ...

THE HEAVIER & FASTER WAKE UP!

My next big wake up was the discovery of Thrash Metal and later Death Metal. I bought all of these albums by chance. I hadn't heard a single one of them before, it was all because of cool cover art, read about them in magazines or seeing band pictures. I loved them all at first hearing ... and I remember buying Slayers "Hell Awaits" from a bargain bin at OBS Stormarknad (a big supermarket) and when I put it on, it was so fast that I thought I accidentally had but the vinyl on 45 instead of 33 speed. Aaaah, memories!

THE 3RD AWAKENING!

All of a sudden churches started to burn in my neighbour country of Norway and that was the signal for me to get deep dive what was happening and it's music. This time around I had started to work, so it wasn't the same as when you were a kid and maybe bought one each month. So it's a little bit harder to make a Top 9 list ... but these are the ones I always get back to.

I could have added more than just one album with several bands, but I decided to only choose one by each artist. Watain, Dissection, Mortuary Drape would definitely had several albums on the list. I wanted to squeeze in so many more albums. Rotting Christ's "Non Serviam", Root "Hell Symphony", Impaled Nazarene "Ugra-Karma" and many others. Also, EP's that I have played to death, like Grotesque "Incantation", Ofermod "Mystérion Tés Anomias" or Malign's "Fireborn".

IRON MAIDEN "FEAR OF THE DARK" ALBUM REVIEW (METAL SHOCK #119, 1992) < TRANSLATED

Metal Shock was a metal magazine from Italy written in Italian. But here's a review translated to English.

TOP METAL ALBUM

Despite the age-old faith in Steve Harris and his bandmates, few would have bet that the successor to the inconsistent "No Prayer For The Dying" would be so positive in terms of creativity and impetuosity. Even before delving into the merits, it's worth identifying the key reason for this transformation, which unequivocally brings Iron Maiden back to a heavier sound, much closer to "The Number Of..." or "Piece Of Mind" than the various LPs of the second phase of their discography (beginning with "Live After Death"). On the occasion of "No Prayer...", we had raised some doubts about the possibility of Janick Gers coexisting with Dave Murray, not because of technical incompatibility, but rather because Maiden had remained unchanged in lineup over time, apart from the change of vocalist that occurred after "Killers".

But Gers, who had failed to make a substantial change of pace in the previous episode, this time takes over, combining his musical and guitar roots, undoubtedly Zeppelin-esque, in a metallic context but always faithful to the historic Maiden sound. The result is a perfect example of modern heavy metal. With two years and an album delayed, the prophecies that Bruce Dickinson had launched on the eve of "No Prayer" have come true, when he announced a return to the classics. The beauty of "Fear Of The Dark" is the ability of the five Englishmen to create a bridge with the past, without denying the sound and compositional research of albums like "Somewhere In Time" and "Seventh Son...". From the first notes you will know that you are once again in front of the Iron Maiden of always, those who never betray their ideals and their sound. "Afraid To Shoot Strangers" is the best example of this genesis: the song opens with a long intro where Steve Harris' bass plays a very prominent role but which, at the same time, recalls the long rides of the past. 

Then suddenly Maiden find themselves pedaling madly to dizzying rhythms... And the song becomes a sort of '90s "Hallowed By The Name", a cascade of notes and a breathtaking solo. When Bruce and co. step on the gas with "Be Quick Or Be Dead", the impression is that the speed of the singer-songwriter could still have a bright future after having been set aside for a long time. "Wasting Love" is fun, a true ballad even if in pure Maiden style. Mid-tempos reign supreme in "Childhood End's", "The Apparition" and "Chains Of Misery" where Gers's rhythmic versatility emerges, finally seeming to find a combination that makes a sure impact with Murray and, above all, influence Harris who seems to benefit from this broadening of horizons.

It's truly time to give a few words of recognition to Bruce Dickinson's vocal contribution, never so incisive and inspired. Evidently, last year's not-so-successful solo project must have given the young British performer renewed energy. "Childhood End's" is magnificent, as is Gers's monstrous solo on "The Fugitive" and the epic choral performance of "Fear Is the Key." In a time of great crisis in terms of record releases, "Fear of the Dark" is the right banner to point to in the defense of a sound that is still far from extinction. (Paolo Maiorino)

BLAZE BAYLEY DOING SOME MODELING WORK 😆 (KERRANG #222, 1989)

 

BAPHOMET (US) / IMPALER (UK) ALBUM AD (1992)

STEEL VENGEANCE (US)

 

DORSAL ATLÂNTICA (BRA) (NECRONOMICON #3, 1989)

 

NECROMANTIA (GRC) (HAMMER OF DAMNATION #3, 1993)

DISMEMBER (SWE)

BOLT THROWER (NAGUAL #2, 1993)

 

JAMES MURPHY AND CHUCK SCHULDINER OF DEATH

 

TIM PROCTOR OF GLACIER (US/OR)

 

EYES (US) (WITH JEFF SCOTT SOTO) (METAL HAMMER VOL.5 #25, 1990)

POISON ASP (GER) (SPLATTER FANZINE #2, 1987?)

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DAY OF DARKNESS FESTIVAL (AUGUST 23, 1991)

On August 23, 1991 the Day of Darkness festival in Oulu, Finland. A legendary gathering of the Finnish black and death metal underground. I could sacrifice my right arm to be able to time travel back to that day. 

Impaled Nazarene

Beherit backstage

BLACK CRUCIFIXION

IMPALED NAZARENE / BEHERIT

TRACKLIST

Impaled Nazarene

1. Intro: Salve Satanas

2. Condemned To Hell

3. The Crucified

4. The Dark Vomit

5. Morbid Fate

6. In The Name Of Satan

7. Crucifixation

8. Damnation [Raping The Angels]

Beherit
(Starts 22 minutes in)

1. Grave Desecration

2. Six Days With Sadistic Slayer

3. Fallen Souls

4. Sodomatic Rites

5. Nocturnal Evil

6. The Oath Of Black Blood

7. Satanas

AMORPHIS / BELIAL

TRACKLIST

Amorphis

1. Intro - Pilgrimage of Evil

2. Black Embrace

3. Privilege of Evil

4. Misery Path

5. Vulgar Necrolatry

6. Excursing From Existence

7. Disment of Soul

Belial

8. Intro-Voices Beyond

9. The Invocation

10. Dead Shall Rise (Terrorizer)

11. Dead Zone

12. Shreds-Slowly We Rot (Obituary)

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IRON MAIDEN "FEAR OF THE DARK" ITALIAN ALBUM AD (1992)

 

MORBID ANGEL (NECRONOMICON #3, 1989)

 

CELTIC FROST (METAL HAMMER VOL.3 #19, 1988)

 

CANNIBAL CORPSE

 

ATROPHY (METAL HAMMER VOL.3 #19, 1988)

 

PLAYING RIGHT NOW ... SU TA GAR (EAE) "JAIOTZE BASATIA" [LP] 1991

Genre: Heavy/Speed Metal 
Year: 1991
Country: Basque Country (Northern Spain)
Note: Heavy Metal band from Eibar, Basque Country. They were formed in 1987 and are still going. This was their fantastic first album, released in 1991.

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BLACK MAGIC IN METAL (METAL HAMMER VOL.3 #19, 1988)

 

WEHRMACHT (SPLATTER FANZINE #2, 1987?)

HELLOWEEN (METAL HAMMER VOL.3 #19, 1988)

OBSCURITY (SWE)

TYGERS OF PAN TANG "CRAZY NIGHTS" ALBUM REVIEW (METAL MANIA #4, 1982)

TAURUS (BRA)

 

ANUBI (LIT)

INFERNAL (SWE) (FEAR MAGAZINE #1, 2000)

Fear Magazine was a magazine from Sweden, written in Swedish. But here's a translated interview for you!

Blackmoon is a name that no one should have missed by now. The bands are many, DARK FUNERAL, NECROPHOBIC, WAR, and most recently INFERNAL who released an MCD earlier this year. An interview was simply a must…

— The reason the MCD was so damn late was that I had enormous problems finding the right members, Blacken begins when asked why the self-titled MCD wasn't released until February, there was talk that it would have been released as early as the summer of 1999.

— The biggest problem was finding a good drummer, I played for a while with Mysteriis from SETHERIAL and things went well, but after a while he noticed that playing in both SETHERIAL and INFERNAL was too much for him. It has nothing to do with personal differences, that we would have any problems with each other or anything like that, just that playing in both SETHERIAL and INFERNAL was too much for him.

Why has it been so difficult to establish a steady line-up?

— Well, there simply aren't that many extremely good black/death metal musicians around here! And then many of those who have been involved in INFERNAL haven't been willing to really invest and put in the time needed to play in a serious band. These people are in any case "eliminated" from INFERNAL and in the future we will only be looking for people who are 100% serious. Right now we need a drummer who can grin at the speed of light, so if any extremely fast drummers are reading this, just get in touch!

After this interview was done, apparently Themgoroth who sang on the INFERNAL MCD has dropped out or been kicked out so it's possible that INFERNAL is looking for a new singer as well. But has Blackmoon ever considered using a drum machine to solve the problem with drummers?

— No, never!!! Even if you can make relatively advanced accompaniments, the real feeling never comes, so to speak. Feeling is of course something you can't program.

Even though Blackmoon has made a lot of good music in the Swedish black metal and death metal scene, I think his new band INFERNAL has received some undeserved attention. So I asked further if Blackmoon thinks that INFERNAL's position in today's scene could have been different if they had had a stable line-up from the beginning of INFERNAL's existence?

— Yes, of course. I can't deny that. But the band is still very young and will definitely grow with time. INFERNAL will and will become one of the leading Black metal bands. It's just a matter of time. If I could do it with DARK FUNERAL, I can do the same with INFERNAL.

I must say that it would be extremely strange if it doesn't work out this time too, as MCD is among the absolute best I've heard in Swedish black metal in a couple of years. No fanatic of ultra mangel should miss INFERNAL. Anyway, do you think people might think that INFERNAL is just a project because of the many member changes the band has gone through?

— Hell yeah! I can understand if people think it's more of a project band because we've had all these confusing member changes and problems getting our releases out on time. But anyway, that's more or less how it usually is at the beginning of a band's existence, until you have the right circumstances, the right people involved and some money to spend on the band. But like I said, this is just the beginning, I'll continue with INFERNAL for at least a couple of albums.

There have been some other problems with DARK FUNERAL, NECROPHOBIC and WAR/Necropolis Records too. Do you think there's a risk that people will perceive you as difficult to deal with?

— Some might think so. But that's not something I have a problem with because I know it's not true. It's a bit annoying though because there were certain reasons why all this happened. With NECROPHOBIC I simply stopped because I wasn't really interested in playing that kind of music anymore. It didn't really have much to do with the members. As for DARK FUNERAL, it was a different five, the chemistry between me and Ahriman was simply not right, I had no problems with the others. But that was then. We get along today. It's just that we might not get along in the long run if we were to play in the same band. Necropolis, well what can I say? You might have heard that other Swedish bands like NIFELHEIM, SATANIC SLAUGHTER and GUILLOTINE have had big problems with them too. NIFELHEIM, SATANIC SLAUGHTER and now also WAR have left this label for good. That should say something. It actually didn't have much to do with me personally. The whole band decided not to continue with Necropolis but since I was the contact person I personally had to take a lot of crap for this. So all this talk about me being difficult to deal with comes mostly from Necropolis, and not from anywhere else. And they should be damned happy that I'm not difficult to deal with it, because if I had been I would have sued them a long time ago, and gone over to the states with a machine gun to kill them.

Alright, time to leave the problems that have been and focus more on the music. MCD is damn fast and extreme just like good black metal should be. Is this what we need as a cure for all the lovesick bands that have appeared in black metal lately?
— Damn it!!! INFERNAL plays “Satanic Holocaust Metal” and is definitely not meant for those who are into DIMMU BORGIR or CRADLE OF FILTH. This is brutally bad from start to finish.
You apparently did those solos on MCD very quickly. Not that they are bad in any way, but do you think they would have been better if you had more time?
— Damn it, yes! I did those solos in two hours, and I only had one finished before I had to record all the solos, so I had to do them quickly. It worked in itself, but I could have done them much better. On the full-length, however, they will be some really crushing solos.
Speaking of the full-length, how much material is left before you can record it?
— I've done about half of it so far. But I have a lot of ideas so it won't be a problem to get it finished by the time we record. I'm aiming to record it this winter, the problem of finding a drummer remains though so good drummers please get in touch. Either way, the full-length will be in the style of the MCD, it will definitely not be less brutal in any way, maybe a little more varied.
If I remember correctly, you said before the MCD that it wasn't sure if you could use the name INFERNAL because there were a couple of other bands with that name, including a techno band from Denmark. Will you be able to keep the name?
— Yes, I can keep the name. As far as I know, there are at least two bands called INFERNAL. One is from Denmark and they play techno as you said, and the other is an American power metal band. Neither of these bands has anything to do with dark and evil music so I really can't understand why they name their band something that is usually associated with dark and evil forces. Anyway, I was smart and registered the name last year so I have every right to use the name. It's not registered in the US though so at worst I'll have to call the band INFERNAL 666 or something like that. I don't think that's going to happen though.

The cover of the magazine!

It's been pretty quiet about WAR lately, so what's going on on the WAR front at the moment?
— Not much. Me and All have just started composing new material for the next complete one and it's going to be a hell of a mess from start to finish… We have a few songs finished, but about half of it still needs to be done. It will be more like “Total WAR” but with better sound, it will not be like “We Are WAR”, which for me is not a real WAR album…
The INFERNAL-MCD was released through your own label Hellspawn Records, what are the advantages of releasing albums through your own label?
— Actually more advantages than many probably think. First of all, I obviously earn more from it and have more control. And secondly, it is good to learn how the business part works. We can also do more promotion. This may sound a bit contradictory but it is actually true. Instead of promoting ten bands at the same time, we only focus on one or maybe two. Take Century Media as an example, when they promote their release, they have maybe 10 small pictures of the albums on an ad. This does not catch the buyer’s attention in any way. When Hellspawn advertises, we have one or two album covers on the same page and it catches the reader’s attention in any case in a better way. Of course there are still things that need to be improved. Right now we are looking for new satanic blood to release on Hellspawn. However, we will not only concentrate on black metal, we are also looking for brutal death metal in the style of MORBID ANGEL/ANGEL CORPSE.
Don't you think it will be difficult to find new bands? The few new bands that are quite good sign to bigger labels, then there will be mostly crap left...
— Well, it will probably be damned difficult, but not completely impossible. Of course we have no chance to compete with bigger labels like Osmose or Nuclear Blast, but we will be able to do a pretty good job for the bands in the beginning. Anyway, we will see what happens. There are a lot of bands so sooner or later I will probably get hold of something really good. And if we don't find anything worth releasing, I will just release my own bands and projects. I don't need to release a lot of records, there are hundreds released every week anyway. I'd rather release two good records a year than ten or fifteen of poor quality.
How good is Hellspawn Records' distribution?
— We use House Of Kicks so it covers most of Europe. Necropolis and other American distros imports.

I've also sent some records to Canada. In other parts of the world, unfortunately, we don't have distribution.
You've been working with Hellspawn for a few years now, but you still haven't released many records. Why is that? And how did you come up with the idea of ​​starting a record label?
— Hellspawn was started when we released the first DARK FUNERAL-MCD in 1994. The biggest reason why there haven't been many records through Hellspawn is that it's simply just been something I've done with the side of the bands. This is changing now, however. Then I simply haven't found that many good bands either. As I said before, it has to be something really good for us to release it at all. Of course, we could have done something like Necropolis, signed a million project bands, but I don't see much point in that. Then the lack of money has also contributed a little.
— The first DARK FUNERAL MCD is the one that has sold the most so far, about 11,000 copies. We have now reissued it with two bonus tracks and new packaging.
There was a bit of a mess with the BATHORY tribute you released a while ago. Black Mark tried to sue you for some strange reason…
— Shit, it's fucking annoying to have to go through it again… it's fucking pointless. According to Black Mark, the main reason for the lawsuit was that we used the goat that BATHORY has as the cover on the first album. This goat is fucking taken from a horror magazine from the early 80s so Black Mark has fucking no copyright on it either. The reason we used the goat as the cover was simply because they wouldn't let us use the picture from Metal Force Magazine, where Quorthron is breathing fire, which we originally intended to have as the cover. Incredibly, they also said that we weren't allowed to use the name BATHORY on the cover. Damn it… If the tribute hadn’t been called “In Conspiracy With Satan — A Tribute To BATHORY” no one would have understood which band we were doing the tribute to. What the hell would we have called it — “A Tribute To SLAYER”?

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