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Our occasional columnist (and Pig Destroyer vocalist) J.R. Hayes wrote about a record label he’s quite fond of. I enjoy all kinds of music—reggae, soul, jazz, country, you name it—but Continue reading Hell’s Headbangers: a profile
In the ‘zine archives we’ve gone to Pete Pontikoff, singer from Agenda of Swine, a couple times over the years for tips on what we should be checking out. Below Continue reading Get it or Die! with Pete Pontikoff
The following are excerpts of tangents that J.R. went on from the latest “Musical Darwinism” session, 2014. Death metal vs. grindcore Explaining the difference between grindcore and death metal to Continue reading In conversation with J.R. Hayes
In the latest edition of this column, we went “in the listening room” with J.R. from Pig Destroyer and played him some records. Here are excerpts from his first impressions Continue reading Musical Darwinism with J.R. Hayes
While reviewing a pile of grindcore CDs in the last installment of his “Musical Darwinism” column, J.R. Hayes took us to school on three more bands he’s totally into: Antigama Continue reading In conversation: Antigama, Evil Army, Sex Prisoner
In this second “grindcore edition” of the column, J.R. from Pig Destroyer brought over a stack of CDs from his collection and talked about them. Hummingbird of Death Show Us Continue reading Musical Darwinism with J.R. Hayes
In this grindcore edition of Musical Darwinism, we played J.R. Hayes some records, and he played us some records. Here are his first impressions of and comments on each, with Continue reading Musical Darwinism with J.R. Hayes
In conversation with J.R. Hayes, excerpted from the last “Musical Darwinism” session: When I was hangin’ out with [one of the guys from Relapse], I was like, “Tell me about Continue reading In conversation: Infernal War
In conversation with J.R. Hayes, excerpted from “Musical Darwinism” Dude, [being played on rock radio], that’s what [Mastodon] wanted from the beginning. They were willing to put in the time Continue reading In conversation: touring
We played J.R. Hayes some records. Here are his first impressions of each. Conquest of Steel Victorious in Defeat That opening was total Iron Maiden worship. Vocals are super-high in Continue reading Musical Darwinism with J.R. Hayes