Staff & Editors - Metal Revolution Webzine



		Bato Age: 36 E-mail: webmaster[AT]metal-revolution.com Functions: Editor in charge, webmaster and writer Residence: Hjoerring, Denmark Occupation: Metal Revolution, Public administration & politics, freelance interpreter & freelance music journalist Favourite bands: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Machine Head & Sepultura Other credits: Former writer for Rock Express Magazine, Antenna webzine, Editor of the Metal Revolution paper zine, Targetshop, Metal Blade & Relapse Records street-team member The first album I bought was... W.A.S.P. - The Last Command (I was just getting into rock and metal in the mid-80s and I got cassettes of The Last Command by W.A.S.P. and Love at First Sting by Scorpions. Once I heard it, I was warped and fucked-up for life.) The best album artwork is... Cannibal Corpse – Wretched Spawn (The cover art is by Vincent Locke. This is the last studio album to feature Jack Owen, one of the band's founding members, and up to 2012's Torture, the last with a graphic album cover. It summers up what this band is all about.) A kid asks me what metal is. I hand them a copy of... Slayer – Reign In Blood (The ultimate metal record, it took everything to the next level. The melodies, the guitar playing, Tom Araya’s vocals… if I had to choose another one… Master Of Puppets by Metallica.) The album that should not be is... Megadeth – Risk (I don’t think there’s a good song on that; Dave was trying to do something different and it didn’t work. Maybe there’s something to it, so I didn’t have any preconceived notions, and it’s not like it was insulting, it just had to purpose and one can compare it to Iron Maiden’s X Factor or Van Halen’s III.)

		Simona Age: 37 E-mail: metalrevolution_writer[AT]yahoo.dk Functions: Assistant editor and writer Residence: Hjoerring, Denmark Occupation: Metal Revolution, Social & Health Assistant Favourite bands: Type o Negative, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Dio & Paradise Lost Other credits: Former writer for Metal Revolution paper zine The first album I bought was... The Doors - Strange Days. The first time I heard The Doors was from an old cassettes that my mother had lying in a drawer. I think it was around 80s. Then I heard about The Doors, and have done it ever since. The best coverart is... Metallica - Master Of Puppets. The reason it is best album is that it represent the last album their former bassist Cliff Burton starred in before his tragic death later that year. The album was also a reminder of Burton's death in bus accident shortly after the release which they supported on that tour. If I had to choose another one it would be Souls Of Black by Testament) A kid asks me what metal is. I hand them a copy of... Metallica - Master Of Puppets. The album is often regarded as an add up of new methods of thrashmetal. There are many good songs that get your blood pressure to rise, while your head is about to explode. The album that should not be is... Helmet - Monochrome. I did not think that there are many good songs on this album. The songs are very slow with few variations

		Zoka Age: 39 E-mail: zoka[AT]metal-revolution.com Functions: Writer, webmaster and photographer Residence: Copenhagen, Denmark Occupation: Metal Revolution, Musician, Graphic Designer/Web Designer & Marketing Coordinator at Roland Corporation Favourite bands: Tool, Faith No More, Pink Floyd, NIN, Mastodon, Porcupine Tree, Megadeth, EKV, Bad Religion, Portishead, Therapy?, Dream Theater etc. Other credits: SonicView DesignStudio at www.sonic-view.com The first album I bought was... Billy Idol – Rebel Yell. I was 11 or so and I found the mixture of punk energy, pop catchiness and the visual approach very appealing. The best album artwork is... Tool – Lateralus. This cover is ode to creativity. Perfect mixture of extreme simplicity and complexity as well as statement that the obvious is not necessarily the best way to catch the buyer’s eye. A kid asks me what metal is. I hand them a copy of... Metallica – Master Of Puppets. This album just sums up some of the most characteristic aspect of metal music. Musically it’s complex and aggressive, but at the same time melodic and fairly approachable. Lyrics deal with the darker sides of life and the creativity in song-writing is dazzling. The album that should not be is... There are way too many, but in the end they are insignificant and as such not worth mentioning. But if I have to come up with one, such album then Gene Simmons’ album Asshole is a very good example of zero creativity, zero originality, zero content and zero humor despite the fact that it’s very key selling point.

		Brian Age: 24 E-mail: Izarus[AT]brew-master.com Functions: Writer Residence: Herning, Denmark Occupation: Metal Revolution, Student Favourite bands: Bolt Thrower, Sodom, Iron Maiden, Varg, Nuclear Assault, Artillery, Exodus Other credits: Nothing of any importance, as of yet The first album I bought was... Scorpions – Best. I don't remember my exact age when I bought this album, only that it was the first time I had enough money between my hands to buy an album. And having heard my parents playing a lot of Scorpions classics, all of them present on this album, I couldn't resist. The best album artwork is... Artillery – By Inheritance. Studying the album cover while listening to songs on the record such as “By Inheritance” or “Bombfood” really makes this album come alive to me. On top of that it is, plain and simple, an awesome piece of artwork. A kid asks me what metal is. I hand them a copy of... Bolt Thrower – Realm of Chaos. My favourite album by a small margin, ahead of Those Once Loyal. This album has all the raw aggression and depth of the eighties which they later passed on to their successor records, which is probably why they are a cult band today. The album that should not be is... Any HIM record. For some reason I have never really taken a liking to HIM. Pretty much everything about them music-wise bothers me.

		Thor Age: 24 E-mail: thorword[AT]gmail.com Functions: Writer & Interviewer Residence: Præstø, Denmark Occupation: Metal Revolution Favourite bands: Iron Maiden, Ayreon, O.S.I., Sigh, Emperor, Moonsorrow, Dir En Grey, Arcturus The first album I bought was... Faith No More - Angel Dust. Before I heard 'Midlife Crisis' by FNM, I had very little interest in full albums. Something about the atmosphere in that song just pushed all the right buttons for me. I wanted more. I thought my expectations were high when I brought the CD home with me, but as it turns out, I put the bar way too low. I was blown away. Few albums before and since have contained this much variety, vitality and creativity, in my opinion, and it remains one of my all-time favourites. The best album artwork is... Tool - Lateralus. Zoka summed it up well. Probably the most complex album cover I have, or at least the one that has left the most lasting impression on me. A kid asks me what metal is. I hand them a copy of... Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast. Yeah, sure, the kid's likely to have heard both "Run To The Hills" and the title track before, but for me personally, Iron Maiden didn't snatch my soul until I heard The Number of the Beast in its entirety. Once you get about a minute into "Hallowed Be Thy Name", there's no turnin' back. The album that should not be is... Lou Reed & Metallica - Lulu. While I appreciate how neat it must have been for the guys in Metallica to get to collaborate with a legend like Reed--and for Reed to join forces with the young whippersnappers in Metallica--these monotonous jams simply aren't fit for public consumption. That being said, I don't exactly mind that this exists as I can also appreciate stuff that is so bad that it becomes funny.