Authors: John Forgach
Written in Blood: July 1998
A big “thanks” goes out to Steve Wadley for caring enough to write in when he didn’t like my “Black Sabbath was never better than when Dio was in the band.” statement. … read more
Written in Blood: June 1998
No flowery imagery will be used in describing the band Boiler or their new album The New Professionals: Rules For Industrial Slammitude & Groovination. … read more
Slayer: The Interview
One band following its original, fiendishly crafted recipe is the band Slayer. I spoke with Jeff Hanneman, guitarist for Slayer, and this is what he had to say. … read more
Written in Blood: May 1998
Agoraphobic Nosebleed’s 26 track, 18 minute release Honky Reduction is a blood-soaked, speed/grind festival of sickness. … read more
Written in Blood
Put this down on my “surprised the shit out of me” list for ’98. I picked this CD up on one of my routine “shopping” trips at SLUG HQ. … read more
Written in Blood: April 1997
Okay, Gryn — out with a full-length, dammit! When you hear The 16 Stitches EP, you’re going to be saying the same thing. … read more
Written in Blood: March 1997
I’ve spent some major time listening to this band Xysma over the past week. Unfortunately, I have since lost the bio sheet and have even lost the CD case. … read more
Written in Blood: June 1997
The band Fear Factory have fully embraced technology on their latest album, Remanufacture. Their music has taken leaps forward into the digital world. … read more
Written in Blood: February 1997
I squealed with delight when I found the new Grip Inc. in my mailbox. Nemesis is the highly anticipated follow-up to their ’96 release, The Power of Inner Strength. … read more
Written in Blood: January 1997
The band that has set the goal for themselves to play the slowest, heaviest, most mind-numbing music humanly possible are at it again with the release of Miserably Ever After. … read more
Stuck Mojo
A week after October’s issue of SLUG came out, I got a call from Struck Mojo’s guitarist, Rich Ward. Surprise, after I scolded the band in the last issue. … read more
Written in Blood: Hard Music For a Hard World —...
New York thrashers Pro-Pain have their latest album, Contents Under Pressure. These boys play with the cool self-assurance of knowing they’re damn good. … read more
