scene

I’d like to thank and say hello to the following people:

Mauro Berchi/Canaan & Eibon Records (Milano, Italy), Doug Schoenech/Phantasm (West Allis, WI, U.S.), Jan/Full Moon Productions (Lakeland, FL, U.S.), Daniel/Acrimonium (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, U.S.), Endre Begby/Abysmal (Fredrikstad, Norway), Patrik McCahan/Red Stream & Candiru (Camp Hill, PA, U.S.), Ihsahn/Emperor (Norway), Ron W. Veltkamp/Displeased Records (Zaandam, Holland), Mika Luttinen & Impaled Nazarene (Finland), Black Mark Production (Hässelby, Sweden), Cozy Spike/Lord Crucifier (West Yorkshire, England), Nalle Österman/Gandalf (Helsinki, Finland), Marcel Dissen/DSFA Records (Al Vlissingen, Holland), Henrik Pettersen/Carpathian Full Moon & Godsend (Fredrikstand & Trondheim, Norway), Kimmo Luttinen/Impaled Nazarene, Isänmaa, Legenda & The Black League (Oulu, Finland), Jani Kekäräinen/Skepticism (Riihimäki, Finland), Dead/Mayhem (Langhus, Norway), Jani Koskela/Let Me Dream (Oitti, Finland), Vesa Ranta & Sentenced (Oulu, Finland), Olaf/Morbid Records (Drebkau, Germany), Gudrun Hagedorn (Berlin, Germany), Juha Vuorma/N.N.S. (Pudasjärvi/Oulu, Finland), Alex Storm/Apocalyptic Vision (Dieburg, Germany), Seveling/Holy Records (Livry-Gargan, France), Andreas/Metal Blade Records (Eislingen, Germany), Perra Karlsson/Heathendoom Music & MGR Productions (Stockholm, Sweden), Andy Turner/PHD (Oxon, England), Mikko Mattila/Isten 'zine (Tampere, Finland), Kai Jokinen (Salo, Finland), Dave Rotten/Avulsed & Repulse Records (Madrid, Spain), Panos Tzanetatos/Unisound Records LTD (Athens, Greece), Cold Meat Industry (Linköping, Sweden), Keijo Peltonen (Turenki, Finland), Jose & Mike Andersson/Hellfire Records (Karlskrona, Sweden), Randall A. Salas/Colemesis & Paganus Doctrina (Barva, Heredia, Costa Rica), Wilton M. Christiano/Heavy Metal Rock (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Shivadarshana (DA Spijkenisse, Holland), Mikki Salo/Cartilage & Woodcut Industry (Vaasa, Finland), Teemu Hautaniemi/Mythos (Kempele, Finland), Patrick Soppe (NC Groningen, Holland), Mirkku (Turku, Finland), Juhani Monthan & family (Finland), Oderus Urungus/Gwar (U.S.), Martin Koller/Prophecy Productions (Wittlich, Germany), Lehtinen/Mustan Kuun Lapset (Hollola, Finland), Victory Records, Volker Schwechheimer/Merciless Records, Emmi Salonen (Turku, Finland), Tomi Nieminen (Äetsä & Turku, Finland), Outi Riikonen, Sami Tenetz/Thy Serpent (Helsinki, Finland), Jerry Flores/Dwell Records (Los Angeles, U.S.), Krisna Bhaskara/RWK (Klaten, Indonesia), Carsten/Solistitium (Moormerland, Germany), Pavel Tusl (Stribro, The Czech Republic), Hans De Wyngaert/Shiver Records (Baal, Belgium), Jorge Elizalde/Dormanth (Bilbao, Spain), Hupogrammos/Negura Bunget (Timisoara, Romania), Paolo Staver/Primitive Art Records (Halmstad, Sweden), Jani Lehtosaari/Plan E (Oulu, Finland), Dean Spencer/From The Crypt Records (Ontario, Canada), Peter Franek/Metal Age Productions (Vrutky, Slovakia), Carcass Chris/Eternal Hate & Odyssey Productions, Paul/Cerebral Death (Assen, Holland), Sékla/Ghostorm (Vilnius, Lithuania), Luiz/Death Zine (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Fred Charlier/Yuggoth (Gargas, France), Markus/Mangled Beyond Recognition Records (Hechingen, Germany), Jukka/Anguish (Seinäjoki, Finland), Niko Karppinen (Helsinki, Finland), Marius Berenis/Regredior (Vilnius, Lithuania), Jukka Vuorinen/Decoryah (Kaarina, Finland), Odin Thompson/Moribund Records (Seattle, WA., U.S.), Cortina de Ferro (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Andreas Öcsi (Schwechat, Austria), Anllelow A. Callejas/Warmaster Records (Medellin, Colombia), Back/Exorcist ‘zine (Poland), Parm/Terminal Catatonia Radio (Sayville, NY, U.S.), Mathias Adamsson/Vermin (Anneberg, Sweden), Kinetic Dissent (Avondale, CA, U.S.), Juha Sulasalmi/Dion Fortune & Nominon (Jönköping, Sweden), Hannu Kujanen/Cryptic & God Forsaken (Seinäjoki, Finland), Travis Ogletree/Skeletal Earth (Madison, AL, U.S.), Frédéric Mirouze (Boulazac, France), Kapital (Arcueil, France), Mel/Megapulse Records (London, England), Wez Wenedikter/Wrong Again Records (Hjärup, Sweden), Terhi Wallenius (Finland), Fabian Tagliaferro/No Compassion ’zine (Qormi, Malta), Nicke Andersson/The Hellacopters & Entombed (Stockholm, Sweden), Michiel Papenhove/Within Temptation (Holland), Antti Luukkanen, Karl Demata/Flying Records & Godhead Recordings (Napoli, Italy), Kjetil Arve Dahle (Isfjorden, Norway), Mariuz Kmiolek/Carnage & Thrash’Em All ‘zine(Legionowo, Poland), Sadist (Recco, Italy), Eduardo de Souza Bonadia/Rock Brigade (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Ahto Lehtmets/Decease (Kadrina Lääne, Estonia), John Perez/Solitude Aeturnus (Arlington, TX, U.S.), Sasu Mykkänen & Sweatmaster (Turku, Finland), Igor Naumchuk (Zhitomir, Ukraine), Sergej (Moscow, Russia), Sean Panek/P.S. Records (Belle Vernon, PA, U.S.), Roman Ivanov aka. Possessed/Gothic Prod. (Murmansk, Russia), Val/Infest Records (Paris, France), Peter Jäger/Witchhunt Records (Zurich, Switzerland), Vincent Meyer (Aurignac, France), Roberto/Avantgarde Music, Dellamorte (Avesta, Sweden), Kenneth Tiller/Nephrite & Fungore (Stjördal, Norway), Flemming Clausen Lund/Decrial (Rödding, Denmark), Patrick Charvet/Misery (Sion, Switzerland), Marc-André/Groovy Aardvark (Montréal, QC, Canada), Mikko Lappalainen (Turku, Finland), Kim Everett (Tasmania, Australia), Markus Wittmann (Kirchheim, Germany), Carsten Bosch/S.N.N. ‘zine (Ichenhausen, Germany), Taneli Jarva/The Black League (Finland), Michel/Mutilated (Montfort-Le-Gesnois, France), Malcolm Callus/Sceptocrypt & Rancid Soup ‘zine (Malta), John Araya/Bloodcum (Montobello, CA, U.S.), Carlos Martins (Geneve, Switzerland), Ronald Psaila (Qormi, Malta), Stephene Monger/Psyk-O-Path (Sept-Iles, QC, Canada), Anna Greta Gudmundsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland), Morbid/Necromantia (Athens, Greece), Conscicide aka. San/Bhaobhan Sidhe & Bestial Summoning (Oisterwijk, Holland), Roberto Fernando/Halluzination ‘zine, Bill Yurkiewicz/Relapse Records, Nuclear Blast America, Exit-13, Namanax & Neverhealed (Washingtonboro, PA, U.S.), Marko Tuominen/Feast Services & Let Me Dream (Riihimäki, Finland), Tom Supkow/Grotesque Graphics (Norton, MA, U.S.), Wagner Roland/Totally Sick ‘zine (Babenhausen, Germany), Alexander Naumenko/Septikosensoror & Chaotic Disintegration (Belgorod, Russia), Godwin Micallef/Mystical Summoning & Malefica ‘zine (Siggiewi, Malta), Dominick Schork/Shredomatic Records (Thompson, PA, U.S.), Zilvinas Valeika/Revelation ‘zine (Kaunas, Lithuania), Stéphane Bélanger & Obliveon (Montréal, Canada), Gisli Sigmundsson/Sororicide (Reykjavik, Iceland), Gary Greenwood (Cheshire, England), Jan Verdoorn (& family)/Mindlink (Terneuzen, Holland), Stéphane Buriez/Loudblast (Villeneuve, France), Richard C./Wild Rags (Montobello, CA, U.S.), George A. Solis/Torched Records (Los Angeles, CA, U.S.), Efthimis Karadimas/Nightfall (Athens, Greece), Sandy/Rest In Peace & Lunacy (Zurich, Switzerland), James Spera (Beaumfaris,Victoria, Australia), Rage Records (N.Y., NY, U.S.), Andrew Andreou/Metal Oath ‘zine & tapes (Kalamata, Greece), Bertram Burgerer (Saas-Fee, Switzerland), Slawek Brzezinski/Daemonolatreia ‘zine (Stalowa Wola, Poland), Nuclear Blast (Donzdorf, Germany), Sijmen/Foundation 2000 & Sexorcist (Rijn, Holland), Mary Temelkov (Melbourne, Australia), Donald/4ZZZ Metal Show (Fortitude Valley, Australia), Adwin v/d Zande/Cenotaph Records (Wemeldinge, Holland), Max/Napalm Records (Eisenerz, Austria), Jörgen Forsberg/SF Bokhandeln AB (Stockholm, Sweden), Nelson Augusto Santos/Rotthenness Records (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Guy Marchais/Pyrexia (Williston Park, NY, U.S.), Alex/Final Holocaust (Moscow, Russia), Anders Gjerde (Stavanger, Norway), Seb Meyer/Mestema & Obscure (Wittelsheim, France), Robert Cortinas/Crucifix (Dallas, TX, U.S.), R.E.X. Music (Brentwood, TN, U.S.), Herbaut Herve/Osmose Productions (Beuarainville, France), Frank Stöver (Bremen, Germany), Tim Spear/Decomposed (Cryodon, England), Gunder Audun Dragsten/Godsend (Kattem, Norway), Fred Schaus (Ethe, Belgium), Jani Muurinen & Xysma (Naantali, Finland) Michael H. Andersen/Emanzipation ‘zine (Naestved, Denmark), Krzysztof Gerwatowski/Blood Last Radio (Bielsko-Biaka, Poland), Peter Jäger (Zumikon, Switzerland), Trev Jarvis/Balance Of Terror ‘zine (Victoria, BC, Canada), Euronymous/Mayhem (Oslo, Norway), Guillou Christian/Northern Lights (Quimper, France), Nick Giagacos/Chained And Desperate (New Farino, Greece), Damla/Sarkast (Istanbul, Turkey), Chris Lyndon/False Prophet (Greensboro, NC, U.S.), Jochen Steinmaier/Targost (Hochdorf, Germany), Dominique/Intellectual Convulsion (Paris, France), Kovla (Rhodes, Greece), Chrysostomos Magos/Immortal Dei Lucifer ‘zine (Nicosie, Cyprus), Epe/Radon (Vantaa, Finland), Gordon E. Conrad (Preston, CT, U.S.), David/Mestema (Ruelisheim, France), Unnar Bjarnason/Sororicide (G.Bae, Iceland), Volkmar Weber/Suffer ‘zine (Grossromstedt, Germany), Marcio Periotto (Sao Carlos, Brazil), Tim Lapham (Launcheston, Tassie, Australia), George Remoundo (Athens, Greece), Guy Martin/Morbid Decapitation & Insanity Records (Repentigny, QC, Canada), Olli Nurminen/Xysma (Finland), Troy Dixler/Sindrome (Highland Park, IL, U.S.), Immolation (Yonkers, NY, U.S.), Jörg Engel (Vechta, Germany), Lars Lindén/Rosicrucian (Västerås, Sweden), Axel Kriloff/Proton Burst (Arcueil, France), Jake/Zwanziger (Helsinki, Finland), Peter Pettersson/Crypt Of Kerberos (Eskilstuna, Sweden), Marko Laiho/Beherit (Rovaniemi/Kuopio, Helsinki, Finland), Lee/Monstrosity (Englewood, FL, U.S.), Antti Boman/Demilich (Kuopio, Finland), Axor/Xtreme Obsession (Singapore), Seppo Taatila/Demigod & Adramelech (Loimaa, Finland), John Grumptmann/Mortification Tapes (Marl, Germany), Chris Meynen/Exoto (Mol, Belgium), Andreas Sepp/Macbeth (Tartu, Lithuania), Päivi Lundgren (Turku, Finland), Marjo Aalto, Robert Devcic/Soter (Pozega, Croatia), Mr.Morgoth (Russia), Juan Carlos Navarro Lopez (Almeria, Spain), Fred Houriez/Putrid Offal (Douchy, France), Teemu Manninen (Mikkeli, Finland), Stefan Löns/Malleus Maleficarum Promotion/Schattemann Publishings (Rubenach, Germany), Jukka Taskinen & Disgrace (Turku/Helsinki, Finland), Music Information Underground (Los Angeles, CA, U.S.), Nuno Alexandre Silva/Thanatos Productions & Radio (Buarcos, Portugal), Allan Johansen/Unleashed Power (Copenhagen, Denmark), Hard Vinyl (Madrid, Spain), Khairel Aquam/Grunt ‘zine (Perak, Malaysia), Teppo Pulli & Makke Luojus/Trouble Bound Gospel (Turku, Finland), Kestas/Deadly Dose & Wild Horror ‘zine (Lithuania), Jean-Francois Rey/D.A.B. (DPabu, France), Ildjarn/Daemonium Aeturnus ‘zine (Schrool, Holland), Fredéric/A.T.V. (Avignon, France), Oliver Benoit (Domene, France), Marcelo Benevioes Nogueira (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil), Manos Serzetakhs (Iraklion, Crete, Greece), Danny Dube/Degeneracy (Rimouski, QC, Canada), Adela Farrelly (Dublin, Ireland), Alexis Tolias/Mortiferous ‘zine (Thessalia, Greece), Nicolas Kostadimas/Blackend Recordings (Branois, Switzerland), J.D. Pedersen (Denmark), Benny Geerarts/Rubbish ‘zine (Grootlo, Belgium), Mirva (Finland), Simon Dower/Acheron (Melbourne, Australia), Eddie Szanyi/Ebullition & Kingpin Productions (Ocala, FL, U.S.), Belzébuth (Québec, Canada), Steve Jurkovich (Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro), Helen Sotiropoulou (Komotini, Greece), Roberto/Dark Records (Barreiro, Portugal), Dave Blyth (West Yorkshire, England), Razer/Shemine (Moscow, Russia), Leond Fishman/Necrokilldozer (Moscow, Russia), Tepa Karjalainen & A.R.G. (Kuusamo, Finland), Jake Luomajoki/Aspiration (Vesikoski, Finland), Roberto/Nosferatu (Acicastello, Italy), Tomas Diez/Fonomusic (Madrid, Spain), Ken France (Bishop’s Stortford, Herts, England), George Remoyndos (Athens, Greece), Anton Kupias & Pakeni (Turku, Finland), Roberto Mammarella/Obscure Plasma (Vanzago, Italy), Aaron/My Dying Bride (Dewsbury, W.Yorks, England), Wojtek/Violent Dirge (Warsaw, Poland), Durkin/Brimstone Records (Cerritos, CA, U.S.), Dissect (Holland), Andy Panagopoulos/Nuthin’ But Death ‘zine (Yagoona, Australia), Sephiroth/Death Tapes Rules (Venlo, Holland), Timo Isoaho (Tampere, Finland), Ian Lawless (Co’wicklow, Ireland), Esa Linden/Demigod (Loimaa, Finland), Anders Iwers/Ceremonial Oath (Billdal, Sweden), Remi Coté/Purulence (Longueuil, Canada), Aki Ala-Kokko/Lubricant (Nokia, Finland), Shanno/Slaughter ‘zine (Violet Town, Australia), Mike Cee Cerminara/Reactor (Quebec, Canada), Mike Serden/Brutal Enemy (Ocala, FL, U.S.), Jason Avery/Eulogy (Tampa, FL, U.S.), Rytkönen & Rami Auvinen & Protected Illusion (Vantaa, Finland), Cara Santos (Houston, TX, U.S.), Christian & Vincent/Adipocere Records (Miribel, France), Jesper Markvardsen/G.S.O. (Nyborg, Denmark), Idan Kupferberg/People (Holon, Israel), Michael McCarthy (Dublin, Ireland), Ludovic Loej/Supuration (Wallers, France), Hanno Balz (Bremen, Germany), Bobby Sadzak/Slaughter & Strappado (Canada), Arne Rook (Geesthacht, Germany), Albert & Reverend Bizarre (Turku, Finland), Jeremy Wagner/Broken Hope (Gurnee, IL, U.S.), Therion (Sweden), Peter/Poserslaughter Records (Berlin, Germany), Bart Cieckowski/D.A.S. ‘zine (Poznan, Poland), Steve Humphreys/Mephistopheles (Whyalla Norrie, Australia), Boris Kadlicek/No Trend Press (Leimen, Germany), Josh Semerjian/Gutwrench ‘zine (Fred’burg, VA, U.S.), Jarkko/Adramelech (Loimaa, Finland), Darren Cole (Parramatta, Australia), Esa Holopainen & Amorphis (Helsinki, Finland), Kimmo Niukko (Turku, Finland), Ian Gilia (Mellieha, Malta), Christopher Hicks/Arrogant Bitch (Waldorf, MD, U.S.), J.Luomajoki/Melcorn (Vesikoski, Finland), Enrico Leccese/Regress Records & Baphomet ‘zine (Rome, Italy), Brainstorm Promotion (Immenstadt, Germany), Robbie Forel/Pounding Productions (Tel-Aviv, Israel), Mike van Mastrigt/Sinister (Schiedam, Holland), Anders Malkomsson/Radio Metal Corner (Spånga, Sweden), Ralf Petzschmann (Berlin, Germany), Danne/Eucharist (Veddige, Sweden), K.Baird/Southern Disorder (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia), Alain Demers & Martin Gagné/Obliveon (Quebec, Canada), Erik Adams/Mutilated Carcass ‘zine (Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.), Oppu Laine & Mannhai (Helsinki, Finland), Tommi Korhonen (Angered, Sweden), David Johach/Immured (Rednitzhembach, Germany), R. José Domingues de Pontes/Viollent Hate (Sao Paolo, Brazil), Kipp Johnson/Candiru (Camp Hill, PA, U.S.), Equ & Dirty Damage (Helsinki, Finland), Mel Harrison/Megapulse Records (London, England), Ryan Kardash (Regina, Canada), Volodya aka. Vladimir “Deicide” (Krivoy Rog, Ukraine), Abbath Occulta/Immortal (Nesttun, Norway), Ivan O’Riordan (Cork, Ireland), Chris Baker & Chris Cauble/Ghost Story (Atlanta, GA, U.S.), Tomi Palanen/Chrystler & Chasm (Forssa, Finland), Minchell/Modern Primitive (Paris, France), Miguel Leites/Koning Lijk ‘zine (Braga, Portugal), Martin Brinkmann (Bederkesa, Germany), Jonny/Peaceville (London, England), Kiril (Varna, Bulgaria), Dimitris Sofronas/Blood Covered (Athens, Greece), Julie Price/Smoke Dreams (Melbourne, Australia), Norbert Zahnen (Darmstadt, Germany), Mark Murray/Rotten Records (Citrus Heights, CA, U.S.), Gary Schipani/Baphomet (Buffalo, NY, U.S.), Jason Wineland/After World Records (Hillsdale, Mich., U.S.), Jalle Pedersen/Nice Noise ‘zine (Denmark), Roy Fox (Kearny, NJ, U.S.), Max Malin & Necromancer (Hyvinkää, Finland), Mike Minicucci/Blood-Shed ‘zine (Westfield, MA, U.S.), Bob White/Paineater (Brandon, FL, U.S.), Dusan Kovác (Banská Bystrica, Czech Rep.), War D/Alastis (ST-Severin, Switzerland), Paul Mazziotta/Disembowelment (Thomastown, Victoria, Australia), Philippe Courtois/Misanthrope (Livry-Gargan, France), Ari Honkonen/Morningstar (Äänekoski, Finland), Stan Zielinski/Damonacy (Belford, NJ, U.S.), Juan Carlos Ruiz H./Mutilador & Innsmouth Records (Mexico, Mexico), Esa Vähäsöyrinki & Funebre (Turku, Finland), Haldar Kjersén (Uppsala, Sweden), Demonos Sova/Barathrum (Finland), Ted Vreman/Sicktone Records & Cyber Music (Varsseveld, Holland), Fab Gnoni/Estropia (Bienne, Switzerland), Fred Puvilland/Deadly Dislocated (Mezeriat, France), Serge Poncelet/Chaos Records & Napalm Beach Distribution (Val de Reuil, France), Jan-Chris/Gorefest (Goes, Holland), Domenic Ferrante (Adelaide, Australia), Toni Kainulainen/Curse (Kangaslampi, Finland), Petri Nousiainen & Mikko Nurmi/Catamenia (Äänekoski, Finland), Tumppa/Chamber Of Dismay (Nivala, Finland), Mikko Jaakkola/Crashed (Forssa, Finland), Trey Azagthoth/Morbid Angel (Daytona Beach, FL, U.S.), Defection (Helsinki, Finland), Bobby Germain/Anthagonist (Sorel, QC, Canada), Wojtek Stasiak/Hazael (Plock, Poland), Jussi Aaltonen/Chaoslord (Ruovesi, Finland), Ad van Osch/Ravenous ‘zine, Matte Berglund/Gorement (Nyköping, Sweden), Mikael Stanne/Dark Tranquillity (Billdall, Sweden), Harald/Immortal (Nesttun, Norway), Hank Sherman/Mercyful Fate (U.S.), Bob Yost/Possessed (Pinole, CA, U.S.), Erik Parviainen & Mythem (Loimaa, Finland), Ray/Absu (Plano, TX, U.S.), Albert Sancho/Behemoth (Barcelona, Spain), Dani Wala/Obscurity (Sweden), Enrique/Gothic Records (Downey, CA, U.S.), Ryan Muldoon/Incarnis (Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.), Exhumed Productions (Fulda, Germany), Erik/Red Alert (Merksplas, Belgium), Martin Pelletier/The Affected (Longueuil, Qc, Canada), Alfonso Viveros/Speed Or Bleed ‘zine (Valparaiso, Chile), Mesmin Dominique/L’Ame de Fond ‘zine (Poitiers, France), Ville Airaksinen (Kajaani, Finland), John/Legion Of Death (Denver, Colorado, U.S.), Per M. Jensen, Jacob Hansen & Invocator (Esbjerg, Denmark), Paul Garvey/Beyond (Ontario, Canada), Steve Reynolds/Demolition Hammer (Yonkers, NY, U.S.), Fredde/Mould In Hell Records (Täby, Sweden), Marco Foddis/Pestilence (Enchede, Holland), Dead Serious (Holland), Robert Muller/Metal Hammer ‘zine (Dortmund, Germany), Pia Karhapää (Rovaniemi, Finland), Jarno Koskinen & Belial (Finland), Arjo/Carnifex & Parade Of Souls (Finland), Selwyn E. Rochard (Effretilzon, Switzerland), Eisl Jörg (Salzburg, Austria), Intermusic (Belgrad, Serbia and Montenegro), Polluted Inheritance (Holland), John Cooper/Radiation Defiency ‘zine (Houston, TX, U.S.), Pasi Ripatti/Phenomenon (Mikkeli, Finland), Antti Oinonen/Excrement (Vimpeli, Finland), Jenni (Kuopio, Finland), Kenneth Thomsen/Sardonic Death (Rödding, Denmark), Sasu Tyni/Mental Slaughter (Oulu, Finland), Janne Tamminen/Euthanausea (Riihimäki, Finland), Jarmo Hohtari/Endoparasites (Heinola, Finland), Rich Noonan/Dr. Shrinker (Milwaukee, WI, U.S.), Valtteri Kangasniemi/Suicidal Metal ‘zine (Naantali, Finland), Tommi/Mental Agony (Finland), Erkki Virta (Lohja, Finland), J.C. Poisson (Lille, France), Ykä/Airdash (Helsinki, Finland), Mikko Palanen/Rhapsodical Rhizobium (Forssa, Finland), Kari Tyynmaa/Deceiver (Turku, Finland), Petri Poskiparta/Dominion Productions (Uusikaupunki, Finland), Hannu Ruohoniemi/Benefits Forgot (Peräseinäjoki, Finland), Lori/Nuclear Death (Glendale, AZ, U.S.), Num Skull (Winthrop Harbor, IL, U.S.), Steve DiGiorgio/Sadus (Antioch, CA, U.S.), Henri Parpala (Oulu, Finland), Roman Inauen (Zug, Switzerland), Pauli Kallio/Pakeni (Turku, Finland), Daniel Donaldson, Arise Records (Bilbao, Spain), Felix Lasitscheka (Egelsbach, Germany), Weno/Darkstyle (Turku, Finland), David Leuacher/Confessions Of Obscurity (Duffel, Belgium), Roxanne Joseph/Kill By Inches & Shadows Of Michelango ‘zine (New York, NY, U.S.), Epe/Norseman (Vantaa, Finland), Jonna V. (Joensuu, Finland), Nembrionic (Zaanstad, Holland), Johann/Norm Rejection (Malta), Matti Maikola (Posio, Finland), Morgan/Marduk (Norrköping, Sweden), Andrea Henzel (Maramures, Romania), I.L.Patskih/Moritura (Kandalaksha, Russia), Henri Holopainen (Eno, Finland), Arni Sveinsson/Strigaskór # 42 (K’op, Iceland), Olga Sumina (Ekatrinburg, Russia), Blakk/Angelkill (Le Claite, IA, U.S.), Selfish (Turku, Finland), Friedrich/Thy Repentance (Russia), Alain Demers (Canada), Corre/Deathcore (Speyer, Germany), Chris/Mucky Pup, Miku/Sacred Crucifix (Kuusamo, Finland), Afflicted (Sweden), Stephan Larsen/Discomposure (Nordborg, Denmark), Theo Hilfiker/Sarcasm (Langnau, Switzerland), C. Dorner/Suffering Records (Zurich, Switzerland), Mika A./Morbidity (Raahe, Finland), Mass Psychosis (Keyport, NJ, U.S.), Igor Koukharev (Moscow, Russia), Altar Of Destruction (Kauhajoki, Finland), Kyton Weeks (Devonport, Tasmania, Australia), Jeff/Carcass (England), René Schmidt/Lunacy (Zurich, Switzerland), Ivar Björsson/Enslaved (Torvastad, Norway), Chris Duran (Wassenaar, Holland), Andre Dijkstra/Lords Of The Stone (Beilen, Holland), Waltteri Myllynen/Unburied (Lahti, Finland), Kimmo Nurminen/Sue ‘zine (Turku, Finland), Anti-Christian Hillenbrand/Slaughter Records, Paul Gentile/Terata (East Preoria, IL, U.S.), Joni/Mengele (Oulu, Finland), Tomas Nyqvist/No Fashion Records & Putrefaction ‘zine (Strängnäs, Sweden), Ezra Sarajinsky (Vauchluse, Australia), Searing Meadow (Turku, Finland), The Hirvi (Helsinki, Finland), Christian Borchgrevink (Iveland, Norway), Costas/Black Power Records (Athens, Greece), Deathlike Silence Productions (Oslo, Norway), Kjell E. Moberg/Punishment Park (Oslo, Norway), Janne Kuru/Black Dawn & Enochian Crescent (Vaasa, Finland), Robb/Agent 86 (Washington D.C., U.S.), Yordan/D.E.A.D. Productions (Silistra, Bulgaria), Keni France (Herts, England), Marc Schmozcer (Erlangen, Germany), Kristian Helle (Leknes, Norway), Kai Hahto & Keijo Bagge/Rotten Sound (Vaasa, Finland), Julian N./Reborn (Irapuato, Mexico), Enska/Depvavity (Pirkkala, Finland), Jussi Heikkinen/Tenebrae & Soulgrind (Helsinki, Finland), Pete/Sigillum Diaboli (Tampere, Finland), Petri Murto & Sähköinen Ekstaasi (Turku, Finland), Marcos Mayopaulos (Volos, Greece), Scaffold (Murmansk, Russia), Stefan Latvaniemi (Kosta, Sweden), Kimmo Perkkiö/Malice In Wonderland (Finland), Ville Laiho (Forssa, Finland), Christina Giscombe (London, England), Keith Muscat (St. Paul’s Bay, Malta), F.Leduc (Liege, Belgium), Sami Kotiranta/As Serenity Fades (Vantaa, Finland), Joonas Sukanen & Sceptical Schizo (Noormarkku, Finland), Teemu Vähäkangas/Astaroth (Seinäjoki, Finland), Mikko Muranen/Dogmeat (Vääksy, Finland), Old Funeral (Norway), Neil (West Yorkshire, England), Regis Niossat (Linoges, France), Patrick Poirier, Signor Havn/Los Plantronics (Oslo, Norway), Jan Yrlund/Prestige (Tampere, Finland), Frederic Maisonneuve (Avignon, France), Mikko Kapanen/Boneviolin ‘zine (Espoo, Finland), Ville Peura (Kuopio, Finland), A663 (Montromorency, Australia), Morticia Numskull ‘zine (Dordrecht, Holland), Joakim Westerlund (Mariehamn, Finland), Martti Nurminen (Kouvola, Finland), Skeleton (Arlington, VA, U.S.), Starcy Albanis/Regent (Thessaloniki, Greece), Markus Woeste/Malodorous Mangled Innards Records (Halver, Germany), Michel Deramond/Wreeck-Truck ‘zine (Tarbes, France), Jens Börner/Lonewolf (Sassanage, France), and family and relatives, brief acquaintances, e-mail contacts, and the friends I may have forgotten and the genius minds in the world of music, art and literature.
See you in goodness or in death.

Hurricane Katrina

A few nice photographs as of result of the Hurricane K.:














downtown Gulfport, Mississippi, August 2009, 20005.













The French Quarter of New Orleans.



















An oil rig torn free of its moorings in Mobile Bay, Alabama coast.















From the archives, the colossal figure of the Hurricane Isabel.

fried-egg sandwich a go-go

Recipe of the day:

Makes 1 sandwich

2 slices white bread (any kind you like)
2 slices low-fat Swiss or American cheese
1 whole extra-large egg or 2 extra-large egg whites
3 slices Canadian bacon
2 tablespoons chunky peanut butter (optional)
1 tablespoon blackberry jelly (or what's on hand)
1 scallion, finely chopped

1. Toast the bread and while still warm, top each slice with a piece of cheese.
2. In a nonstick skillet (the 9-inch size should do), fry the egg at the same time as you heat the bacon. Put the bacon on one of the cheese-topped slices and top with the fried egg.
3. Spread the peanut butter, if using, over the cheese on the other slice of bread and top with jelly and scallion. Put the slices together. Serve the sandwich sliced in half on the diagonal, if desired. (Try not to cut into the yolk, if you can.)


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let the children play

This is just fucking stupid. The following story is copied completely from blabbermouth:


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OZZFEST, Hang Your Head In Shame: The Backstage Perspective - Aug. 22, 2005

The manager of a well-known heavy metal band (*NOT* IRON MAIDEN) who attended this past weekend's Ozzfest show at the Hyundai Pavillion in Devore, California has submitted the following first-hand account of the evening that will surely go down as one of the most shameful moments in recent rock history (NOTE: at his request, the author's identity is being protected by BLABBERMOUTH.NET):

"Saturday night's Ozzfest at the Hyundai Pavillion near Los Angeles was a debacle on so many levels, I am still in shock as I write this. As a fan of many of the bands [Saturday] night, one can only hope this was an isolated incident, but sadly, it most likely wasn't. As many of you have heard already, co-headliners and metal legends IRON MAIDEN were pelted with eggs, bottle caps, beer cups, spit on, had people from the Ozzfest camp talking over the PA during their set, had 'Eddie' delayed from his onstage entrance, had members of the [BLACK LABEL SOCIETY] entourage rush the stage with American flags, and had the PA intentionally turned off over six times, all by the OSBOURNE CAMP.

"While it's still unclear as to the exact reasons why the terrorizing started (rumors abounded as to why, with everything from Bruce calling out Ozzy in the U.K. rock magazine Kerrang! on the widely known fact that Ozzy uses a teleprompter, to various vague references said on stage about a 'reality show' at an Ozzfest stop in Detroit), one thing was very clear: The whole thing stunk, and left me, and nearly all of the 40,000+ heavy metal fans in attendance angered and disappointed. Not that behind the scenes bickering or magazine trash-talking is anything new to rock fans, but the shocking lack of professionalism at one of the largest stops in North America in front of 40,000+ spectators, at the hand of the Osbournes was nothing short of disgusting.

"It all began early in the afternoon, when many side stage bands were openly approached in clear view of everyone backstage by Sharon and Kelly Osbourne to 'join them in throwing eggs at IRON MAIDEN this evening.' All the bands were encouraged to rally the other side-stage bands to do so. Members and/or friends of the hardcore band BURY YOUR DEAD were seen actively trying to encourage other side-stage bands to 'join in the fun.' Thankfully, many side stage bands angrily declined.

"Later that evening, as IRON MAIDEN came on stage, their intro was interrupted by [BLACK LABEL SOCIETY] hanger-on and biker wannabe Big Dave, who was at the soundboard loudly chanting 'Ozzy, Ozzy' over the PA. MAIDEN opened their set and the entire band was pelted from the front row with eggs, beer, beer cups, spit, and various other objects by an Ozzfest-credentialed, bandana-wearing, Osbourne entourage. IRON MAIDEN, ever the professionals, continued through their set, and by the time they launched into their second song, 'The Trooper', Bruce changed into a civil war-era, red coat and began waving a Union Jack — British flag. Then, someone in, or associated with, BLACK LABEL SOCIETY tried to rush the stage waving and American Flag with the words 'Don't fuck with Ozzy' scrawled across his bare chest. He was tackled and beaten by MAIDEN crew and promptly thrown off stage.

"As 'The Trooper' ended, frontman Bruce Dickinson, with characteristic spunk, launched into a scathing attack on the people terrorizing his band, calling them 'a sorry excuse for an Ozzy Osbourne fan,' and wondering aloud how, 'three dozen eggs could get snuck into the front row of Ozzfest by people with Ozzfest laminates?' Though he never named names, all in attendance could understand who he was referring to. Nicko McBrain ran up to the front asking Bruce to hold on while he cleaned egg off his drums. He then stated the the next song wouldn't be heard on 'Your local cocksucking corporate radio station, wouldn't be seen on MTV anymore, and sure as hell wouldn't be played on a fucking reality TV show,' met by a huge roar from the crowd.

"During the song 'Hallowed Be Thy Name', Bruce, after only the first two lines, stopped singing and ran to the front row, firing back at his terrorizers, saying 'That asswipe right there, with the curly hair, the fucking glasses, and Ozzfest laminate throw his fucking ass out of here right now. It's gonna take more than eggs to stop IRON MAIDEN, and if it wasn't for a lawsuit, I'd rip your fucking head off right now, you piece of shit!!!!' He had the various attackers ejected and continued with a blistering version of the song until right before the big sing long at the end, the PA was INTENTIONALLY cut off. When it came back, Bruce launched into another scathing attack saying that they were supposed to play a shorter set than normal today, and only play 55 minutes, but IRON MAIDEN can't drive 55, or play 55, and were going to play our whole fucking set tonight.

"The band endured six more 'PA cuts,' including having the power to their amps turned off at one point. When the PA would come back on, they would simply launch into the next IRON MAIDEN classic, never missing a beat. Frankly, with every PA cut, the band just got meaner and meaner, playing each new song with an anger and a fire that was at times, simply astonishing to watch. Bruce began the introduction to IRON MAIDEN with a speech about 'Your constitution has something about 'We The People.' Well let me tell you, the only reason we are up here tolerating this bullshit, is because of you people. You have been amazing Glen Helen, and there are A LOT of IRON MAIDEN fans here tonight,' eliciting a huge roar from the crowd. He continued, 'It's gonna take more than eggs to stop IRON MAIDEN, NOTHING is going to come between us and our fans, and it will be death before dishonor, this is 'Iron fucking Maiden',' which was greeted by a thunderous applause. During 'Iron Maiden', longtime MAIDEN mascot Eddie was purposely delayed from making his entrance, making a brief appearance at the end, and one could only wonder as to how. As the band closed there set with a furious version of 'Sanctuary', the PA was again cut only to have Big Dave repeatedly chant 'Ozzy' over the PA, while the band tried to say goodbye to their fans. The now-furious crowd angrily drowned him out with chants of 'MAIDEN, MAIDEN.'

"Then, not 10 seconds after MAIDEN left the stage, Sharon Osbourne walked on stage and predictably, tried to give MAIDEN some fake, half-hearted praise about how they'd like to 'thank IRON MAIDEN,' and what a wonderful band IRON MAIDEN are, and how their crew were 'fantastic,' then sneering, 'But Bruce Dickinson is a prick.' The entire crowd, now fed up with the entire affair, began loudly booing her, pelting her with beer cups, and yelling 'bitch.' She tried to carry on, adding that 'Bruce had disrespected Ozzfest,' only to be drowned out by an ocean of boos, and soaked with beer. She slammed the microphone down and stormed off stage. Many in the crowd, fed up with what they had just witnessed, especially considering that many had come solely for MAIDEN, and paid upwards of $150 to do so, left in droves. SABBATH played to maybe half the audience that was there prior, and seemed stagnate compared to the band preceding them. As a huge fan of SABBATH, I honestly couldn't stand to watch them.

"I've seen IRON MAIDEN probably 10 times in my life, and frankly this was the very best IRON MAIDEN show I've had the pleasure of witnessing. You DON'T want to fuck with IRON MAIDEN. The more the Osbournes tried to fuck with them, the better they got! IRON MAIDEN was on fucking overdrive! Considering the amount of terrorizing and intimidation that IRON MAIDEN had to deal with at the hands of the Osbournes and the other side stage and main stage bands participating, they were the consummate professionals. They had the crowd in the palms of their hands, and IRON MAIDEN and Bruce Dickinson proved beyond a shadow of a doubt why they are the greatest metal band on earth right now, and quite possibly, the classiest, too.

"The Osbournes are drunk with power. Shame on them, and shame on ANY of the bands that participated in the terrorizing and intimidation. It was disgusting display, that NO BAND should have had to endure, but especially a legend like IRON MAIDEN. That fact that it happened in front of 40,000+ people, at a Clear Channel-sponsored event, while Hyundai Pavilion Security turned a blind eye and let the Osbourne camp pelt one of the main headlining bands with eggs, beer, and spit, was simply inexcusable.

"I will proudly be attending next year's MAIDEN fest, and as much as I hate to say it, I can't bring myself to spend another dime on the Osbournes.

"Ozzfest, hang your head in shame." “


Like stated in the beginning, just utterly fucking stupid. The Osbourne Camp, plain idiots, them.
Sharon Osbourne’s comment afterwards "It also offended me every night how he took out the English flag in America. There are American boys going to war alongside the English boys every day. How dare he forget the American troops on their home turf?" is probably the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.
Here are a couple of photographs of Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris and Janick Gers pelted with eggs:

wank at will

Big Train - what a bloody marvellous TV-show that, sadly enough, sank into oblivion.

I missed my chance to become a teen suicide

I just watched three hours of early 80s Monsters Of Rock and Sky-Trax SKY/MTV-shows (hosted by Mick Wall and Amanda Redington) and that was a complete waste of my time. I guess I kind of wanted to hark back to the Eighties with them music videos, but I probably had forgotten how utterly fucking lame bands and artists like Quiet Riot, Madame X, Legs Diamond, Keel, Gary Moore, Ratt, Gary Glitter (with and without Girlschool), Loudness and many, many others, actually were. In addition to the wishy-washy bullshit music, it was a glittery cavalcade of fluorescent wristbands, spandex outfits, hairspray and lipstick, and big bad hairdos, y’know, the puffy –types. Ghastly.
Not them all were bad though, Motörhead were rocking like motherfuckers, Iron Maiden did brilliant stuff back then. There was Venom, of course, and AC/DC with classic shit like “Let The Be Rock” and "Hell's Bells."
Yeah, the eighties were okay I guess, done with style it was, with spikes and bulletbelts. With metal.

Edit:

I watched 5 more videocassettes (a few more to go) filled up with these Monsters Of Rock/Sky-Trax shows, some observations:

-That shit music is more entertaining to watch while leafing through a book, or doing anything else for that matter.
-That shit music is more entertaining with a beer in hand.
-Those Mega-Monster-Mix or triple Thrash videos or whatever they called are fucken amazing. And now Exodus-Slayer-Venom!
-Dio did fucking cheesy promo videos back in the day, only Judas Priest made them worse.
-I kinda re-found Rainbow.
-Hear’n Aid “Stars” was goddamn brilliant and stupid as shit at the same time. We are stars! Matt Thor, Mick Brown, Brad Gillis, Donald “Back Dharma” Roeser, and many more!
-Apparently, people actually found Krokus interesting.
-Most of the guests on the show seemed to be either drunk or high, probably both is the truth.
-“Madhouse” is still the best song Anthrax had ever written, that's for fucken sure.
-Lee Aaron - hot damn.

-Classic comment from King Diamond (when asked what he thinks about bands like Exodus and Slayer): "They are very good personal friends of mine. I don't know how much they believe in the real thing. But I know they've read the book."

doom over the world

Well, this book I read, Thom Hartmann’s “The Last Hours Of Ancient Sunlight” (picture somewhere below) was a decent one although it was, albeit point-on dead serious, somewhat, for the lack of better word, hippie w/ emphasis on ecological values and peace. All in all though, in spite of my nihilistic self, it was alright because it didn’t really rant and bellow that much, or pointed fingers for that matter, just served them “facts” (I use apostrophes for the sake or argument and lack of enough contradictive arguments) in easily acceptable/understandable manner. The main focus of attention was on oil wells running dry (they will last less than 45 years), the ocean fish stocks that have been exploited and “overfished”, new and ancient diseases that prevail (staphyloccus aureus bacteria, bird flu, H4N1 type-A strain, AIDS, hantavirus, encephalis, coronavirus and the worst of them all, tuberculosis, that old fucker TB which is now killing more people than the others combined), pesticides, immune insects, survival of the fittest, inevitable World War III, and so on.
An informative book, frightening some could say, it warns you about breathing the wrong air, of having sex, of travelling and eating. So there you go, quit doing them, you’ll be just fine. Time’s-a-wasting, die with fucking dignity, right?
Seriously, it had some good points, some really interesting stuff, which I may return to later on (or then I don’t), but for now merely a few words of the explorer Christopher Columbus of whom this book touched briefly because of the fucked-up state of Haiti today:
When Christopher Columbus first landed on Hispaniola (off Haiti) in 1492, almost the entire island was covered by lush forest. Now the island looks like somebody took a giant blowtorch and a pocketful of napalm, and burned the damn thing to the ground. I don’t go much further why the island today looks the way it does, it’s a long story (it’s thoroughly explained in The Last Hours Of Ancient Sunlight), it’s the same old story of mass population, erosion and creating farmland to herd cattle so McDonalds can make them inexpensive supersized burgers. I found more interesting the story of Columbus and what took place in Hispaniola, which was originally inhabited by Taino Indians. One of Columbus’s crew, Miguel Cuneo, made notes of their journeys, so it ain’t just speculation what was destined to those friendly Indians living an idyllic life in paradise. And the Indians weren’t cannibals, as generally assumed. To put it short, after Columbus’s crew had raped The Taino people (teenage girls, mostly), they enslaved a few (in Cuneo’s words: “One thousand six hundred male and female persons of those Indians”) and slaughtered the rest.
Miguel Cuneo himself took a teenage girl as his personal slave (if I recall, she was a personal gift from Columbus), but when he attempted to have sex with her, she, again in his own words, “resisted with all her strength.” So, he “thrashed her mercilessly and raped her.” Columbus himself was a major player in the sex-slave business; this is what he wrote in 1500: “A hundred castellanoes [a Spanish coin] are as easily obtained for a woman as for a farm, and it is very general and there are plenty of dealers who go about looking for girls; those of nine to ten [years old] are now in demand.”
Sure enough, the Taino people resented their lands and children being taken, and attempted to fight back against the invaders. Columbus didn’t like that one bit, so he sought to impose discipline on them. In a twinkling of an eye, Columbus attacked them with dogs, cut off noses and ears, skewered Indians on poles from anus to mouth, and shot them. No wonder why Indians began seeing suicide as a better option. It was reported that a hundred Indians committed mass suicide. Also, they killed their children with their own hands, so as not to leave them in such oppressive slavery.
By 1555, every single one of Taino Indians was dead.
Nothing out of ordinary of course, not much different were the atrocities colonists practised against Native Americans, or doings of Ceaser, Pizarro, Hitler, Pol Pot, Tutsis and Hutus, or the modern genocides, but I wish I once saw a Christopher Columbus –movie where he isn’t portrayed as a charming little fucker.