The Informer #15

TBA Astral Doors - Testament Of Rock - The Best Of Astral Doors [Compilation]

TBA At Vance - Decade [Compilation]TBA Butcher - Welcome to the NightTBA Dalriada - ÍgéretTBA Dark Moor - Ancestral RomanceTBA Eldritch - TBATBA Hate - ErebosTBA Helrunar - SólTBA Jesu - Heart Ache / Dethroned [Compilation]TBA Mirror of Deception - A Smouldering FireTBA Running Wild - The Final Jolly Roger [DVD]TBA Thunderbolt - TBATBA Virus - The Agent That Shapes The DesertTBA While Heaven Wept - Triumph: Tragedy: Transcendence

[DVD]TBA Wyrd - Death Of The Sun01.11 7 Thorns - Return To The Past01.11 Beto Vázquez Infinity - Existence01.11 Diesto - High as the Sun01.11 Electric Wizard - Black Masses01.11 Helheim - Åsgards Fall [EP]01.11 Star One - Victims of the Modern Age01.11 Weapon - From the Devil’s Tomb02.11 Escape The Fate - Escape The Fate 02.11 Machinae Supremacy - A View From The End Of The World02.11 Metallica - The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria” [DVD]02.11 Metallica - The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria [super

deluxe edition] [Boxed Set]02.11 Necrite - Sic Transit Gloria Mundi05.11 Allen/Lande - The Showdown05.11 Forgotten Tales - We Shall See The Light05.11 Haradwaith - Creating Hell05.11 Helstar - Glory Of Chaos05.11 John 5 - The Art Of Malice05.11 Superbia - Overcoming the Pain05.11 Wooden Wand / Unearthly Trance - Manson [Split]06.11 Warbringer / Dew-Scented - Imperial Anthems No. 2 [Split]

[EP]08.11 Aborym - Psychogrotesque08.11 Therapy? - We’re Here To The End [Live]08.11 Atheist - Jupiter08.11 Engel - Threnody09.11 Anguish - Cold09.11 Atlantean Kodex - The Golden Bough09.11 Behemoth - Evangelia Heretika DVD09.11 Bloodgood - Bloodgood [Re-Release]09.11 Bloodgood - Detonation [Re-Release]09.11 Burning The Masses - Offspring of Time09.11 Cradle Of Filth - Darkly Darkly Venus Aversa09.11 Creation’s End - A New Beginning09.11 Dark Lunacy - Weaver Of Forgotten09.11 Deathspell Omega - Paracletus09.11 Dio - Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 198709.11 Evangelivm - Nightside Of Eden09.11 Evocation - Apocalyptic

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09.11 Facebreaker - Infected09.11 First Blood - Silence Is Betrayal09.11 Fist - Turn The Hell On [Re-Release]09.11 Gwar - Bloody Pit Of Horror09.11 Helloween - 7 Sinners09.11 His Name Was Yesterday - His Name Was Yesterday09.11 King Conquer - America’s Most Haunted09.11 Kryoburn - Three Years Eclipsed09.11 Napalm Death - Inside The Torn Apart/Words From The Exit

Wound/Breed To Breathe [Re-Release]09.11 The Ocean - Anthropocentric09.11 Oceano - Contagion09.11 Poison - Nothin But A Good Time: The Poison Collection09.11 Powerworld - Human Parasite09.11 Quartz - Stand Up And Fight [Re-Release]09.11 Sacred Warrior - Rebellion [Re-Release]09.11 Salome - Terminal09.11 Sargeist - Let The Devil In09.11 Thrall - Away From The Haunts Of Men09.11 Times Of Grace - The Hymn Of A Broken Man09.11 Underoath - Disambiguation09.11 Valoton - Beastificate09.11 Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice [Re-Release]09.11 Vengeance Rising - Once Dead [Re-Release]09.11 Virgin Steele - The Black Light Bacchanalia09.11 War From A Harlot’s Mouth - MMX10.11 Yngwie Malmsteen - Relentless12.11 Darkwater - Where Stories End11.11 My Funeral - Carnal Obduction12.11 Obscurity - Tenkterra15.11 Icewind - Again Came The Storm15.11 Solefald - Norrøn Livskunst16.11 11 As In Adversaries - The Full Intrepid Experience of Light 16.11 Caliber 666 - Blood Fueled Chaos16.11 Calm Hatchery - Sacrilege Of Humanity16.11 Heaven And Hell - Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell

[DVD]16.11 Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent17.11 Dark The Suns - Sleepwalking In A Nightmare19.11 Samael - Antigod [EP]19.11 Suicidal Angels - Dead Again19.11 Sodom - In War And Pieces20.11 Impaled Nazarene - Road To The Octagon23.11 After The Burial - In Dreams23.11 Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit23.11 Alexis - Birds Of Prey23.11 The Chariot - Long Live23.11 God Dethroned - Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross23.11 Fair Warning - Live In Tokyo [CD/DVD]23.11 Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist: Iron Fist

Edition23.11 Furze - Reaper Subconscious Guide23.11 Stench - In Putrescence26.11 Anomalous - Ohmnivalen26.11 Doro - 25 Years In Rock [DVD]26.11 Element - The Energy26.11 Hardcore Superstar - Split Your Lip27.11 Lyraka - Lyraka.Volume 126.11 Metallica - Live At Grimey’s [EP]26.11 Milking The Goatmachine - Seven… A Dinner For One29.11 Opposite Sides - Lost Inside29.11 Rising - Legacy of Wolves [Single]30.11 Chapter 14 - Like Trees In November

(FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 15th, 2010)

1- THOUSAND SUNSLINKIN PARK2- FOR WE ARE MANY ALL THAT REMAINS3- ASYLUMDISTURBED4- ABRAHADABRADIMMU BORGIR5- GEEVINGABANDON ALL SHIPS6- MY DARKEST DAYS MY DARKEST DAYS 7- TELEPHANTASM: A RETROSPECTIVESOUNDGARDEN8- NIGHTMAREAVENGED SEVENFOLD9- LIFE TURNS ELECTRICFINGER ELEVEN10- DARK HORSENICKELBACK11- THERE IS A HELL BELIEVE ME...BRING ME THE HORIZON12- SCREAMOZZY OSBOURNE13- FINAL FRONTIERIRON MAIDEN14- AUDIO SECRECYSTONE SOUR15- IRON MAN 2AC/DC 16- IMPERFECT HARMONIESSERJ TANKIAN17- ABSOLUTE GREATESTQUEEN 18- NO APOLOGIESTRAPT19- MOTHERSHIPLED ZEPPELIN20- GREATEST HITSGUNS N’ROSES

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5. Q&A: WILL HANSEN & RYAN GOERTZEN

7. WORLDWIDE METAL NEWS

8. BAND NAME ORIGINS PART 2

9. SHOW REVIEW: ROCKSTAR UPROAR

13. UPCOMING EVENTS

14. CROSSWORD

16. INTERVIEW: THROATKICK

17. THREE INCHES OF BLOOD

19. ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: AMY POWELL

21. B-DAYS & D-DAYS/THE BOOK SHELF

22. NEW RELEASES

A Note From The Editor:

–The Demise of THE INFORMER–It has been my greatest pleasure promoting and supporting the local

scene for the past fifteen months. I have personally watched it grow into a thriving beast of fury, and have met a lot of great people along the

way. But as they say, “All good things must come to an End”. Due to the financial factors of life and business, this will be the last issue.

Thank’s goes out to all of you who helped keep THE INFORMER going for as long as it did. Without the support from the advertisers who did

jump on board, and the contributors that actually stepped forward,I couldn’t have made it this far.

Keep those Metal Horns up and continue to support the scene, because we all know what happens when you don’t support something: It dies.

Mark Pye

THE INFORMER November 2010

November 1•1962: Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers•1963: Rick Allen of Def Leppard

November 2Death- 2007: Witold “Vitek” Kieltyka (23) of Decapitated/Panzer X/Dies Irae (his tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood, he died from serious head injuries)•1963: Bobby Dall/Robert Harry Kuykendall of Poison •1969: Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu of Korn

November 3•1973: Mick Thompson of Slipknot •1979: Tim McIlrath of Rise Against

November 4•1956: Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater•1965: Wayne Static of Static-X

November 5•1963: Brian Wheat of Tesla •1975: Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy

November 6•1964: Greg Graffin of Bad Religion•1964: Corey Glover of Living Colour•1966: Christian Lorenz of Rammstein

November 7•1967: Steve Digiorgio of Sadus/Testament/Death•1968: Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne•1974: Chris Summers of Turbonegro

November 9•1970: Chris Jericho/Christopher Keith Irvine of Fozzy

November 10•1974: Kalma/Niko Hurme of Lordi

November 14•1953: Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot/W.A.S.P.•1979: Tobin Esperance of Papa Roach

November 15•1981: Jordan Buckley of Every Time I Die

November 16•1962: Josh Silver of Type O Negative/Original Sin•1966: Christian Lorenz of Rammstein

November 17•1963: Randy Black of Annihilator•1970: Paul Allender of Cradle of Filth

November 18•1949: Herman Rarebell of The Scorpions•1950: Rudy Sarzo/Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont of Quiet Riot/Ozzy/Whitesnake/Manic Eden/freelance•1962: Kirk Lee Hammett of Exodus/ Metallica•1970: Johan Liiva of Arch Enemy•1976: Shagrath/Stian Tomt Thoresen of Dimmu Borgir•1984: Johnny Christ/Jonathan Lewis Seward of Avenged Sevenfold

November 19•1960: Matt Sorum of the Cult/Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver•1970: Justin Chancellor of Isis/Peach/Tool•1979: Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die

November 20•1975: Davey Havok of AFI•1986: Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon

November 21• 1977: Tobias Sammet of Edguy

November 22•1976: Ville Valo of HIM•1983: Corey Beaulieu of Trivium

November 23•1972: Chris Adler of Lamb of God

November 24Death- 1991: Eric “The Fox” Carr/Paul Caravello (41) of KISS (heart cancer)Death- 1991: Freddie Mercury/Farrokh Bulsara (45) of QUEEN (bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS)•1964: Tony Rombola of Godsmack•1969: Rob “Blasko” Nicholson of Killing Spree/Danzig/freelance

November 25Death- 2007: Kevin DuBrow (52) of Quiet Riot (cocaine overdose)•1964: Mark Lanegan of Queens Of The Stone Age/Screaming Trees/solo•1966: Tim Armstrong of Rancid/The Transplants/Operation Ivy

November 27•1942: Jimi Hendrix/Johnny Allen Hendrix•1962: Charlie Benante of Anthrax•1962: Mike Bordin of Ozzy/Faith No More•1967: Shane Embury of Napalm Death/various others

November 28•1971: Fenriz/Gylve Fenris Nagell of Darkthrone•1973: Jade Puget of AFI•1975: Satyr/Sigurd Wongraven of Satyricon•1975: Muhammed Suiçmez of Necrophagist

November 292001: George Harrison (58) of the Beatles (lung cancer)•1961: Masayoshi Yamashita of Loudness•1962: Andy LaRocque/Anders Allhage of King Diamond

November 30•1945: Roger Glover of Deep Purple •1969: Mike Stone of Queensryche•1973: John Moyer of Disturbed

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Contributing EditorAnna Pye

Contributing WritersHugh Harper - Dawn Kealing

Les Porter - Zina T.

Contributing PhotographersAnna Pye - Zina T. - Cait Zukowski

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TONY IOMMI: ‘I’VE GONE MAD, WRITING LOADS OF RIFFS AGAIN’BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed to U.K.’s Metal Hammer magazine that he has begun work on new material with the hopes of launching the ‘next phase” of his career alongside longtime BLACK SABBATH band mate/bassist Geezer Butler. Whether or not this will be part of a BLACK SABBATH reunion or a new project remains unclear at present, but Iommi has said, “What I’m doing now is writing. I’ve gone mad, writing loads of riffs again. I’m really enjoying it, putting stuff together. We will be doing something. I’m in touch with Geezer a lot now and we’ve been talking about what the next phase is going to be. It’ll be great to get out and do something again. I don’t normally say this, but there’s some great ideas coming out. That’s all I’ve got to do right now. Sit and write riffs!”

GWAR FRONTMAN CALLS ROB ZOMBIE ‘PLAGIARISTIC’ AND ‘UNINSPIRED’Musicpix.net recently conducted an interview with GWAR front-man Oderus Urungus. A couple of excerpts follow.

On LORDI:“Did you see how the guys from LORDI threw out their drummer because he took his costume off?

See, if they just were like GWAR, they wouldn’t have to wear costumes, they could just be themselves.”

On Rob Zombie:“I think Rob Zombie is, like, the most plagiaristic, uninspired... ‘Let’s remake ‘Halloween’... Let’s steal everything from ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and put in my movie and pretend like it’s mine.’ If they would step up and let GWAR, which has been the most consistently awesome force in shock-rock for 25 fucking years, let GWAR make a fucking movie about... about GWAR, and it would be super-cool . . . We’d love to just shake our magic dick wand and make a movie, but unfortunate-ly, these things cost millions of dollars to do and I have a crack habit to support, which is fucking pretty considerable. But if Rob Zombie was willing to spend his money, I would let him make a movie about me.”

THE SWORD DRUMMER QUITSOn the heels of the cancellation of their European tour, Austin, Texas luminaries THE SWORD are also regretfully cancelling the remainder of their scheduled U.S. dates due to the departure of their drummer, Trivett Wingo. The split is amicable and both Trivett and the rest of the band wish each other the best of the luck with their respective plans. THE SWORD is already working diligently to reschedule its dates.

Commented Trivett: “It is with deep sadness that I am announcing my departure from THE SWORD.” AS I LAY DYING: ‘THE POWER-LESS RISE’ SUPER DELUXE FAN BOX SET DUE IN NOVEMBERSan Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING will release a super deluxe fan box set version of their latest album, “The Powerless Rise”, in November.

The limited edition super deluxe fan box includes the following:* “The Powerless Rise” CD and 12” vinyl picture disc* “The Powerless Rise” DVD docu-mentary with in-studio footage and interviews + extras* Guitar, bass and drum tabs fea-turing Jordan Mancino, Nick Hipa, Phil Sgrosso and Josh Gilbert/song stems for “Upside Down Kingdom”/expanded recording outtakes* Hardcover book with lyrics, pho-tos, and editorial from the band* 12” x 12” lithograph* Three guitar picks* Mini drumstick keychain* AS I LAY DYING patch* AS I LAY DYING window cling* Metal AS I LAY DYING logo pin

“The Powerless Rise” sold 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.

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Words: Les Porter Image: Cait Zukowski

I feel it is safe to say ThroatKick is a very well known Prince George band. They have a very strong Hardcore background and the fan base to prove it. When keyboards were added to the line up their sound began to expand into the Electronica world. As a result the band’s live shows are very high energy and fun as hell. Right now the line up consists of: Mark - Bass, Riley - Drums, Leigh - Keys/Vocals, Kyle G - Guitar, Kyle P - Vocals, and Warren - Merch girl… I’m not quite sure about that last one. Anyway, the boys just got back from a cross Canada tour and we just had enough time to line up this interview for our last issue.

What genre of music do you consider your work to be?We’re somewhere between Metal and Hardcore with a lot of key and synth elements.

Who are your major influences? What other types of music do you listen too?Aqua and The Acacia Strain

The name ThroatKick is a pretty brutal name. Why did you go with that name? Did you ever call yourselves anything different?It was better than “Virgin Mary is a Cunt”.

How long has ThroatKick been together? What inspired you to make music together?Things started on King Drive in 2004 as a way to kill time and became more serious over the years.

Are there any other forms of art (movies, books etc.) that influence your writing?Spoilsbury toast boy and the human centipede.

How has your music evolved since you first began playing music together?ThroatKick was a Punk band in the beginning and through member changes and excessive drinking the tuning just kept getting lower.

How do you feel about maintaining an “Online” presence for your band? How has it helped you? Where can Metal fans find you guys?Just keeping up on our myspace and facebook pages, we probably don’t keep up on it as much as we should.

So you guys just returned from a cross Canada Tour. How was it for all of you?We played 19 shows in 28 days and played with a huge variety of bands. It was interesting to see how different local scenes are, as well as how having a good local promoter makes a world of a difference. coughRyanGcough.

What is the best story about the tour?We had so many great experiences, from Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls to watching a member of GFAP (our tour friends) slay a dragon in the venue bathroom. And when I say dragon, I MEAN DRAGON! ;)

What is the worst story about the tour?Probably the most devastating to us was when the trailer unhitched itself from the van and collided with a parked truck in Regina. Mark’s bass cab suffered the most damage with two broken speakers but luckily enough it continued to work through the rest of tour. A close second would have to be Jon’s beard.

I think it is cool to hear the Breakcore and Electronica elements in your music. When did that start? How have your long term fans responded to it?Robot Attack was mostly a joke song but people were really stoked on it and it has just progressed from there.

Has approaching these very different types of genres changed your music-making process?Drinking and jamming influenced a lot of the songs, it’s just like any other musical process, you bounce ideas back and forth until the end result sticks.

There are a bunch of recording videos on your myspace page right now. Is the album done? How can we get a hold of the new album?We had a CD release/tour kick off show at the end of August. It’s available at our shows or through the Nugget house. We have a special promotion right now, CD/8th combo for $30. What a steal!

It is very clear that you guys are working really hard right now, what’s the ultimate plan? Do you see yourselves pushing this band until you’re rich and famous?It’s highly unrealistic to look at what we have and expect to become rich off of it. We’re just writing right now and playing what we want to hear and if people like it then that’s great. As long as we can all get together and keep creating music then that’s what’s going to happen.

As a band, have you guys ever experienced any major set backs (band members leaving, etc)? How did you deal with them?Nothing too detrimental, Leigh is off for school right now so we’re taking this time to write 3-4 songs to be recorded in February.

What are your rehearsals generally like? Do you have a set time each week in which you practice or are rehearsals more spontaneous?We basically took a couple weeks off from seeing each other after the tour but just started getting together for a couple hours a week and discussing where we want to go with these new songs.

Any advice for the kids who want to form their own bands?Just jam a lot and don’t confine yourself to a certain genre, expand your influences. Investing into decent gear is a must if you expect to be taken seriously.

Is there anyone you’d like to acknowledge for offering financial or emotional support?All Mark’s long lost family members he was reunited with during the tour, it was highly emotional.

Any last words? Lorence kissed a tiger and he liked it (The taste of the tiger chapstick).

Check out ThroatKick via:www.myspace.com/throatkick - www.facebook.com/throatkick

1.Godsmack 2.CannibalCorpse 3.TheSword 4.Sevendust 5.MorbidAngel 6.MercyfulFate 7.Death 8.CelticFrost 9.LambOfGod 10.Venom 11.JudasPriest 12.Slayer 13. IronMaiden 14.Isis 15.Priestess 16.Sepultura 17.VampireMooose 18.Pantera 19.Anthrax 20.Mastodon 21.Megadeth

Across3. Age of Winters5. Blessed Are The Sick7. Sound Of Perseverence9. As The Palaces Burn12. Undisputed Attitude15. Prior To The Fire17. The Reel19. Spreading The Disease20. Leviathan21. Peace Sells...

Name the Bands who released these albums:

Down1. The Oracle2. The Bleeding4. Cold Day Memory6. Don’t Break The Oath8. Into The Pandemonium10. Black Metal11. Point Of Entry13. Powerslave14. Celestial16. Chaos A.D.18. Vulgar Display Of Power

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Words: Hugh Harper

NOVEMBER------------------November 7th------------------

BLACKGUARD myspace.com/blackguardSERAPHIC NIHILIST myspace.com/seraphicnihilist

BEFORE THE BURIAL8pm @ Third 1157 3rd Ave. P.G.

------------------November 11th-------------------PUNK/METAL SHOW!!!-

SERAPHIC NIHILIST myspace.com/seraphicnihilistBEFORE THE BURIAL

GRIM HYMN AND THE HORRORS myspace.com/grimhymnandthehorrorsTHE THROWBAX

THE SWAMP MONSTERS myspace.com/theswampmonsters07pm @ Third 1157 3rd Ave. P.G. $10

Brought to you by The Last Mohican Entertainment

------------------November 12th------------------MALICE PLAGUED myspace.com/maliceplagued

DEVEINED myspace.com/deveinedCRUCIBLE OF SCORN myspace.com/crucibleofscorn

8:30pm @ Third 1157 3rd Ave. P.G. only $5!

------------------November 15th------------------THE BRAINS myspace.com/thebrains

HYPNOPHONICS myspace.com/thehypnophonicsILLICIT DISSENT radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/Illicit-Dissent

SPARETHELOVE | SPOILETHECHILD facebook.com/STLSTC7pm @ UNBC/NUSC Event Space - 3333 University Way, P.G.

ALL AGES/LICENCED EVENTTickets $10 in advance - $12 at the door

Tickets available at: Wikkid Gifts - Doctor Love/Hemp CityMeow Records - Black Sheep Gifts - CFUR Office Brought to you by CFUR and IN THE MOSHPIT

------------------November 16th------------------AS BOLD AS LIONS myspace.com/asboldaslions780

TREEBURNING myspace.com/treeburningCERA myspace.com/cerarock

A SMALL CITY DIES myspace.com/asmallcitydiespgNOORDVALL facebook.com/pages/Noordvall/147350218238

7pm @ Third 1157 3rd Ave. P.G. $10

------------------November 19th-------------------NORTHERN METAL MAYHEM-

VALE OF HINNOM myspace.com/valeofhinnomIN THE MIDST OF A MURDER myspace.com/inthemidstofamurder

SERAPHIC NIHILIST myspace.com/seraphicnihilistpossible other band TBA

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1.Godsmack 2.CannibalCorpse 3.TheSword 4.Sevendust 5.MorbidAngel 6.MercyfulFate 7.Death 8.CelticFrost 9.LambOfGod 10.Venom 11.JudasPriest 12.Slayer 13. IronMaiden 14.Isis 15.Priestess 16.Sepultura 17.VampireMooose 18.Pantera 19.Anthrax 20.Mastodon 21.Megadeth

Across3. Age of Winters5. Blessed Are The Sick7. Sound Of Perseverence9. As The Palaces Burn12. Undisputed Attitude15. Prior To The Fire17. The Reel19. Spreading The Disease20. Leviathan21. Peace Sells...

Name the Bands who released these albums:

Down1. The Oracle2. The Bleeding4. Cold Day Memory6. Don’t Break The Oath8. Into The Pandemonium10. Black Metal11. Point Of Entry13. Powerslave14. Celestial16. Chaos A.D.18. Vulgar Display Of Power


Words: Hugh Harper

TONY IOMMI: ‘I’VE GONE MAD, WRITING LOADS OF RIFFS AGAIN’BLACK SABBATH/HEAVEN & HELL guitarist Tony Iommi has revealed to U.K.’s Metal Hammer magazine that he has begun work on new material with the hopes of launching the ‘next phase” of his career alongside longtime BLACK SABBATH band mate/bassist Geezer Butler. Whether or not this will be part of a BLACK SABBATH reunion or a new project remains unclear at present, but Iommi has said, “What I’m doing now is writing. I’ve gone mad, writing loads of riffs again. I’m really enjoying it, putting stuff together. We will be doing something. I’m in touch with Geezer a lot now and we’ve been talking about what the next phase is going to be. It’ll be great to get out and do something again. I don’t normally say this, but there’s some great ideas coming out. That’s all I’ve got to do right now. Sit and write riffs!”

GWAR FRONTMAN CALLS ROB ZOMBIE ‘PLAGIARISTIC’ AND ‘UNINSPIRED’Musicpix.net recently conducted an interview with GWAR front-man Oderus Urungus. A couple of excerpts follow.

On LORDI:“Did you see how the guys from LORDI threw out their drummer because he took his costume off?

See, if they just were like GWAR, they wouldn’t have to wear costumes, they could just be themselves.”

On Rob Zombie:“I think Rob Zombie is, like, the most plagiaristic, uninspired... ‘Let’s remake ‘Halloween’... Let’s steal everything from ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and put in my movie and pretend like it’s mine.’ If they would step up and let GWAR, which has been the most consistently awesome force in shock-rock for 25 fucking years, let GWAR make a fucking movie about... about GWAR, and it would be super-cool . . . We’d love to just shake our magic dick wand and make a movie, but unfortunate-ly, these things cost millions of dollars to do and I have a crack habit to support, which is fucking pretty considerable. But if Rob Zombie was willing to spend his money, I would let him make a movie about me.”

THE SWORD DRUMMER QUITSOn the heels of the cancellation of their European tour, Austin, Texas luminaries THE SWORD are also regretfully cancelling the remainder of their scheduled U.S. dates due to the departure of their drummer, Trivett Wingo. The split is amicable and both Trivett and the rest of the band wish each other the best of the luck with their respective plans. THE SWORD is already working diligently to reschedule its dates.

Commented Trivett: “It is with deep sadness that I am announcing my departure from THE SWORD.” AS I LAY DYING: ‘THE POWER-LESS RISE’ SUPER DELUXE FAN BOX SET DUE IN NOVEMBERSan Diego, California metallers AS I LAY DYING will release a super deluxe fan box set version of their latest album, “The Powerless Rise”, in November.

The limited edition super deluxe fan box includes the following:* “The Powerless Rise” CD and 12” vinyl picture disc* “The Powerless Rise” DVD docu-mentary with in-studio footage and interviews + extras* Guitar, bass and drum tabs fea-turing Jordan Mancino, Nick Hipa, Phil Sgrosso and Josh Gilbert/song stems for “Upside Down Kingdom”/expanded recording outtakes* Hardcover book with lyrics, pho-tos, and editorial from the band* 12” x 12” lithograph* Three guitar picks* Mini drumstick keychain* AS I LAY DYING patch* AS I LAY DYING window cling* Metal AS I LAY DYING logo pin

“The Powerless Rise” sold 38,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 10 on The Billboard 200 chart.

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I feel it is safe to say ThroatKick is a very well known Prince George band. They have a very strong Hardcore background and the fan base to prove it. When keyboards were added to the line up their sound began to expand into the Electronica world. As a result the band’s live shows are very high energy and fun as hell. Right now the line up consists of: Mark - Bass, Riley - Drums, Leigh - Keys/Vocals, Kyle G - Guitar, Kyle P - Vocals, and Warren - Merch girl… I’m not quite sure about that last one. Anyway, the boys just got back from a cross Canada tour and we just had enough time to line up this interview for our last issue.

What genre of music do you consider your work to be?We’re somewhere between Metal and Hardcore with a lot of key and synth elements.

Who are your major influences? What other types of music do you listen too?Aqua and The Acacia Strain

The name ThroatKick is a pretty brutal name. Why did you go with that name? Did you ever call yourselves anything different?It was better than “Virgin Mary is a Cunt”.

How long has ThroatKick been together? What inspired you to make music together?Things started on King Drive in 2004 as a way to kill time and became more serious over the years.

Are there any other forms of art (movies, books etc.) that influence your writing?Spoilsbury toast boy and the human centipede.

How has your music evolved since you first began playing music together?ThroatKick was a Punk band in the beginning and through member changes and excessive drinking the tuning just kept getting lower.

How do you feel about maintaining an “Online” presence for your band? How has it helped you? Where can Metal fans find you guys?Just keeping up on our myspace and facebook pages, we probably don’t keep up on it as much as we should.

So you guys just returned from a cross Canada Tour. How was it for all of you?We played 19 shows in 28 days and played with a huge variety of bands. It was interesting to see how different local scenes are, as well as how having a good local promoter makes a world of a difference. coughRyanGcough.

What is the best story about the tour?We had so many great experiences, from Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls to watching a member of GFAP (our tour friends) slay a dragon in the venue bathroom. And when I say dragon, I MEAN DRAGON! ;)

What is the worst story about the tour?Probably the most devastating to us was when the trailer unhitched itself from the van and collided with a parked truck in Regina. Mark’s bass cab suffered the most damage with two broken speakers but luckily enough it continued to work through the rest of tour. A close second would have to be Jon’s beard.

I think it is cool to hear the Breakcore and Electronica elements in your music. When did that start? How have your long term fans responded to it?Robot Attack was mostly a joke song but people were really stoked on it and it has just progressed from there.

Has approaching these very different types of genres changed your music-making process?Drinking and jamming influenced a lot of the songs, it’s just like any other musical process, you bounce ideas back and forth until the end result sticks.

There are a bunch of recording videos on your myspace page right now. Is the album done? How can we get a hold of the new album?We had a CD release/tour kick off show at the end of August. It’s available at our shows or through the Nugget house. We have a special promotion right now, CD/8th combo for $30. What a steal!

It is very clear that you guys are working really hard right now, what’s the ultimate plan? Do you see yourselves pushing this band until you’re rich and famous?It’s highly unrealistic to look at what we have and expect to become rich off of it. We’re just writing right now and playing what we want to hear and if people like it then that’s great. As long as we can all get together and keep creating music then that’s what’s going to happen.

As a band, have you guys ever experienced any major set backs (band members leaving, etc)? How did you deal with them?Nothing too detrimental, Leigh is off for school right now so we’re taking this time to write 3-4 songs to be recorded in February.

What are your rehearsals generally like? Do you have a set time each week in which you practice or are rehearsals more spontaneous?We basically took a couple weeks off from seeing each other after the tour but just started getting together for a couple hours a week and discussing where we want to go with these new songs.

Any advice for the kids who want to form their own bands?Just jam a lot and don’t confine yourself to a certain genre, expand your influences. Investing into decent gear is a must if you expect to be taken seriously.

Is there anyone you’d like to acknowledge for offering financial or emotional support?All Mark’s long lost family members he was reunited with during the tour, it was highly emotional.

Any last words? Lorence kissed a tiger and he liked it (The taste of the tiger chapstick).

Check out ThroatKick via:www.myspace.com/throatkick - www.facebook.com/throatkick

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THE INFORMER November 2010

November 1•1962: Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers•1963: Rick Allen of Def Leppard

November 2Death- 2007: Witold “Vitek” Kieltyka (23) of Decapitated/Panzer X/Dies Irae (his tour bus collided with a truck carrying wood, he died from serious head injuries)•1963: Bobby Dall/Robert Harry Kuykendall of Poison •1969: Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu of Korn

November 3•1973: Mick Thompson of Slipknot •1979: Tim McIlrath of Rise Against

November 4•1956: Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater•1965: Wayne Static of Static-X

November 5•1963: Brian Wheat of Tesla •1975: Angela Gossow of Arch Enemy

November 6•1964: Greg Graffin of Bad Religion•1964: Corey Glover of Living Colour•1966: Christian Lorenz of Rammstein

November 7•1967: Steve Digiorgio of Sadus/Testament/Death•1968: Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne•1974: Chris Summers of Turbonegro

November 9•1970: Chris Jericho/Christopher Keith Irvine of Fozzy

November 10•1974: Kalma/Niko Hurme of Lordi

November 14•1953: Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot/W.A.S.P.•1979: Tobin Esperance of Papa Roach

November 15•1981: Jordan Buckley of Every Time I Die

November 16•1962: Josh Silver of Type O Negative/Original Sin•1966: Christian Lorenz of Rammstein

November 17•1963: Randy Black of Annihilator•1970: Paul Allender of Cradle of Filth

November 18•1949: Herman Rarebell of The Scorpions•1950: Rudy Sarzo/Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont of Quiet Riot/Ozzy/Whitesnake/Manic Eden/freelance•1962: Kirk Lee Hammett of Exodus/ Metallica•1970: Johan Liiva of Arch Enemy•1976: Shagrath/Stian Tomt Thoresen of Dimmu Borgir•1984: Johnny Christ/Jonathan Lewis Seward of Avenged Sevenfold

November 19•1960: Matt Sorum of the Cult/Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver•1970: Justin Chancellor of Isis/Peach/Tool•1979: Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die

November 20•1975: Davey Havok of AFI•1986: Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon

November 21• 1977: Tobias Sammet of Edguy

November 22•1976: Ville Valo of HIM•1983: Corey Beaulieu of Trivium

November 23•1972: Chris Adler of Lamb of God

November 24Death- 1991: Eric “The Fox” Carr/Paul Caravello (41) of KISS (heart cancer)Death- 1991: Freddie Mercury/Farrokh Bulsara (45) of QUEEN (bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS)•1964: Tony Rombola of Godsmack•1969: Rob “Blasko” Nicholson of Killing Spree/Danzig/freelance

November 25Death- 2007: Kevin DuBrow (52) of Quiet Riot (cocaine overdose)•1964: Mark Lanegan of Queens Of The Stone Age/Screaming Trees/solo•1966: Tim Armstrong of Rancid/The Transplants/Operation Ivy

November 27•1942: Jimi Hendrix/Johnny Allen Hendrix•1962: Charlie Benante of Anthrax•1962: Mike Bordin of Ozzy/Faith No More•1967: Shane Embury of Napalm Death/various others

November 28•1971: Fenriz/Gylve Fenris Nagell of Darkthrone•1973: Jade Puget of AFI•1975: Satyr/Sigurd Wongraven of Satyricon•1975: Muhammed Suiçmez of Necrophagist

November 292001: George Harrison (58) of the Beatles (lung cancer)•1961: Masayoshi Yamashita of Loudness•1962: Andy LaRocque/Anders Allhage of King Diamond

November 30•1945: Roger Glover of Deep Purple •1969: Mike Stone of Queensryche•1973: John Moyer of Disturbed

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deluxe edition] [Boxed Set]02.11 Necrite - Sic Transit Gloria Mundi05.11 Allen/Lande - The Showdown05.11 Forgotten Tales - We Shall See The Light05.11 Haradwaith - Creating Hell05.11 Helstar - Glory Of Chaos05.11 John 5 - The Art Of Malice05.11 Superbia - Overcoming the Pain05.11 Wooden Wand / Unearthly Trance - Manson [Split]06.11 Warbringer / Dew-Scented - Imperial Anthems No. 2 [Split]

[EP]08.11 Aborym - Psychogrotesque08.11 Therapy? - We’re Here To The End [Live]08.11 Atheist - Jupiter08.11 Engel - Threnody09.11 Anguish - Cold09.11 Atlantean Kodex - The Golden Bough09.11 Behemoth - Evangelia Heretika DVD09.11 Bloodgood - Bloodgood [Re-Release]09.11 Bloodgood - Detonation [Re-Release]09.11 Burning The Masses - Offspring of Time09.11 Cradle Of Filth - Darkly Darkly Venus Aversa09.11 Creation’s End - A New Beginning09.11 Dark Lunacy - Weaver Of Forgotten09.11 Deathspell Omega - Paracletus09.11 Dio - Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 198709.11 Evangelivm - Nightside Of Eden09.11 Evocation - Apocalyptic

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09.11 Facebreaker - Infected09.11 First Blood - Silence Is Betrayal09.11 Fist - Turn The Hell On [Re-Release]09.11 Gwar - Bloody Pit Of Horror09.11 Helloween - 7 Sinners09.11 His Name Was Yesterday - His Name Was Yesterday09.11 King Conquer - America’s Most Haunted09.11 Kryoburn - Three Years Eclipsed09.11 Napalm Death - Inside The Torn Apart/Words From The Exit

Wound/Breed To Breathe [Re-Release]09.11 The Ocean - Anthropocentric09.11 Oceano - Contagion09.11 Poison - Nothin But A Good Time: The Poison Collection09.11 Powerworld - Human Parasite09.11 Quartz - Stand Up And Fight [Re-Release]09.11 Sacred Warrior - Rebellion [Re-Release]09.11 Salome - Terminal09.11 Sargeist - Let The Devil In09.11 Thrall - Away From The Haunts Of Men09.11 Times Of Grace - The Hymn Of A Broken Man09.11 Underoath - Disambiguation09.11 Valoton - Beastificate09.11 Vengeance Rising - Human Sacrifice [Re-Release]09.11 Vengeance Rising - Once Dead [Re-Release]09.11 Virgin Steele - The Black Light Bacchanalia09.11 War From A Harlot’s Mouth - MMX10.11 Yngwie Malmsteen - Relentless12.11 Darkwater - Where Stories End11.11 My Funeral - Carnal Obduction12.11 Obscurity - Tenkterra15.11 Icewind - Again Came The Storm15.11 Solefald - Norrøn Livskunst16.11 11 As In Adversaries - The Full Intrepid Experience of Light 16.11 Caliber 666 - Blood Fueled Chaos16.11 Calm Hatchery - Sacrilege Of Humanity16.11 Heaven And Hell - Neon Nights: 30 Years Of Heaven & Hell

[DVD]16.11 Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent17.11 Dark The Suns - Sleepwalking In A Nightmare19.11 Samael - Antigod [EP]19.11 Suicidal Angels - Dead Again19.11 Sodom - In War And Pieces20.11 Impaled Nazarene - Road To The Octagon23.11 After The Burial - In Dreams23.11 Agalloch - Marrow Of The Spirit23.11 Alexis - Birds Of Prey23.11 The Chariot - Long Live23.11 God Dethroned - Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross23.11 Fair Warning - Live In Tokyo [CD/DVD]23.11 Five Finger Death Punch - The Way Of The Fist: Iron Fist

Edition23.11 Furze - Reaper Subconscious Guide23.11 Stench - In Putrescence26.11 Anomalous - Ohmnivalen26.11 Doro - 25 Years In Rock [DVD]26.11 Element - The Energy26.11 Hardcore Superstar - Split Your Lip27.11 Lyraka - Lyraka.Volume 126.11 Metallica - Live At Grimey’s [EP]26.11 Milking The Goatmachine - Seven… A Dinner For One29.11 Opposite Sides - Lost Inside29.11 Rising - Legacy of Wolves [Single]30.11 Chapter 14 - Like Trees In November

(FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 15th, 2010)

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5. Q&A: WILL HANSEN & RYAN GOERTZEN

7. WORLDWIDE METAL NEWS

8. BAND NAME ORIGINS PART 2

9. SHOW REVIEW: ROCKSTAR UPROAR

13. UPCOMING EVENTS

14. CROSSWORD

16. INTERVIEW: THROATKICK

17. THREE INCHES OF BLOOD

19. ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: AMY POWELL

21. B-DAYS & D-DAYS/THE BOOK SHELF

22. NEW RELEASES

A Note From The Editor:

–The Demise of THE INFORMER–It has been my greatest pleasure promoting and supporting the local

scene for the past fifteen months. I have personally watched it grow into a thriving beast of fury, and have met a lot of great people along the

way. But as they say, “All good things must come to an End”. Due to the financial factors of life and business, this will be the last issue.

Thank’s goes out to all of you who helped keep THE INFORMER going for as long as it did. Without the support from the advertisers who did

jump on board, and the contributors that actually stepped forward,I couldn’t have made it this far.

Keep those Metal Horns up and continue to support the scene, because we all know what happens when you don’t support something: It dies.

Mark Pye

The Informer #15

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