Authors: John Forgach
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
Written In Blood: Hard Music For a Hard World —...
Anyone remember the band Sanctuary from about 7 or 8 years ago? Hype for the band was fueled by the fact that they were discovered by Dave Mustaine of Megadeth. … read more
Written in Blood: Hard Music For a Hard World —...
I’m going to kill many birds with one stone in this review. Black Mark Productions scours the earth in search of the blackest of black metal. … read more
Written In Blood
Hard music for a hard world. … read more
Written in Blood: Hard Music for A Hard World
Though they don’t have the cruel streets of a big city to inspire their music, the band claims that there is plenty to hate in the Midwest. … read more
