This month we are very proud to have AWOLNATION on the cover! This just after the recent release of the single ‘Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)’ and it has already hit a million plus views, Vandala chatted with Aaron Bruno about the album and his story. Vandala also gets “In This Mess” with toyGuitars Jack Dalrymple. Plus we have metal heaven with interviews from Aeon, Exhumed and others. This along with album reviews, photos, news and much more. READ HERE
Cover Interview
Getting Struck By Lighting (Twice!): A Conversation with AWOLNATION’s Aaron Bruno
Aaron Bruno is focused, excited and properly anxious for the world to hear AWOLNATION’s new record ‘Run’, which drops in mid March. And judging by the already excellent reception of ‘Run’s first single ‘Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)’ and the million plus hits its already snagged on YouTube, it looks as though the story of AWOLNATION is still just beginning.
READ FULL INTERVIEW ON PAGE 44
In This Mess: A Conversation with toyGuitars Jack Dalrymple
Jack Dalrymple, though he would be very reluctant to agree, is a bonafide bay area legend. Having fronted or been a part of some of the scene’s coolest, most influential bands, including One Man Army, Swingin’ Utters and Dead To Me, his new band, toyGuitar, is a catchy, breezy bit of pop punk that sounds like both fresh and like the classic Dalrymple material we all know and love. We spoke to him recently about his new band, his old ones, and why he’d like to punch himself in the face when he sees pictures of the Utters on tour in Canada. READ FULL INTERVIEW ON PAGE 38
AEON – Keep Supporting Death Metal!
Full of primal rage and belly laughs, Aeon are Swedish metal lords. Far removed from their peers in bands like Entombed and Nihilist, Tommy Dahlstöm the bands singer shares with us some wisdom from his life on the road. STARTS ON PAGE 30
A Return to Primal Brutality with Exhumed
Matt Harvey is an interesting dude, and something of a legend. When he rerecords a record, you better damn well listen, because it just may change your life. CATCH HIS THOUGHTS STARTING ON PAGE 50
Other Highlights
* The Skints “FM”(Frequency Murderation)
* Title Fight – “Hyperview” (Punk Rock)
*Father John Misty “I Love You, Honeybear” (Alternative/Pop)
Album Cover: The Rumjacks – “Sober & Godless”
*Marky Ramone – “Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life As A Ramone”
*Joshua Radin with Cary Brothers and Andrew Belle
* Weekend Nachos Anything That Separates Me From Normal People
* Ampallang Infection ‘I Don’t Like Slow’
* Noisem: I Like What It Makes Me Do With My Hands”
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