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About Me

I'm a diehard metal fan, who has been into the music since around 1987. It wasn't until about 1991 that I discovered the death metal underground, and that sealed the deal as far as my choice of music goes. My first love in metal is the early 90s death metal scene, with bands like Morbid Angel, Morgoth, Asphyx, etc. However, I have an interest and respect in the music as a whole, so my likes extend to the NWOBHM, thrash, black, speed, some power, heavy metal, as well as the roots of it all.
What I don't like is nu-metal, metalcore, or any of that goth type stuff that's overly laden with keyboards and wailing women. ... and if you play "bro-metal" or are influenced by Pantera or Hatebreed, stay away. Far away.
In 1995 I started a small fanzine called Carcharoth. After two years of that, I decided I had done as much as I could with it, and I started over again with a new vision... that vision was Metal Nightmare. It was a print zine until about 2000, at which point I shifted everything to the internet. The website is located here .

My Interests

Uh... isn't that obvious???
OK, I do have some other interests... video games, anime, listening to Howard Stern, reading books by authors like Robert E. Howard and Stephen King, and of course slaving away on my zine.
I'm lucky I have a lovely wife who puts up with all of this and me. Thanks honey!!

I'd like to meet:

Other metal fanatics, bands that play real metal and none of that wimpy stuff that you see all over MTV these days. Just like it says above. In other words, if you're in a band that's influenced by the likes of... Korn, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Pantera, Biohazard, Atreyu, Darkest Hour, and such... keep moving, I don't want to be your friend.
Your results:
You are Dr. Doom Dr. Doom 69% Apocalypse 66% Magneto 64% Lex Luthor 59% Mr. Freeze 57% The Joker 54% Dark Phoenix 53% Green Goblin 46% Riddler 46% Venom 41% Juggernaut 38% Two-Face 38% Poison Ivy 27% Mystique 26% Kingpin 25% Catwoman 17% Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.
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Music:

Metal, metal, and more metal!!!!
Literally hundreds of bands! Candlemass, Absu, Deathevokation, Exmortis, Agent Steel, Manowar, Massacre, Massacra, Masacre, The Chasm, Infinitum Obscure, Unleashed, Pungent Stench, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dismember, Entombed, Master's Hammer, Root, Avenger, Blitzkrieg, Unmoored, Merciless Death, Death Angel, Dark Angel, Angel Witch, Sodom, Destruction, Protector, Darkness, Kreator, Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Hellhammer, Warhammer, Apokalyptic Raids, Expulser, Chakal, Chemical Disaster, Desaster, Sabbat (Japan), Mortem, Skull, Manilla Road, Bywar, Executer, Kreator, Obituary, Metal Church, Messiah, Countess, Pentacle, Kat, Thanatos, Vader, Christ Agony, Pestilence, Asphyx, Death, Grave, Motorhead, My Dying Bride, Sargatanas, Cenotaph, Serpens Aeon, Usurper, Ares Kingdom, Toxic Holocaust, Funebrarum, Furbowl, Disharmonic Orchestra, Monstrosity, God Dethroned, Kaamos, Nominon, Seance, Satanic Slaughter, Armored Saint, Omen, Cirith Ungol, Liege Lord, Deceased, Twisted Tower Dire, Exhumed, Exumer, Morgoth, Fleshcrawl, Immortal, Rotting Christ, Varathron, Necromantia, Sigh, Abigail, Revenge, Order From Chaos, Angelcorpse, Krisiun, Sarcofago, Sextrash, Amon Amarth, Incantation, Immolation, Malevolent Creation, Witchfynde, Witchfinder General, Minotauri, Bolt Thrower, Manticore, Nunslaughter, Deathrow, Sadistic Intent, Razor, Exciter, Sacrifice (both Canadian and Japanese!), Wizzard, Zero Hour, Gorement, Epitaph, Excruciate, Morgion, Morbid Angel, Nocturnus, Desultory, Mordicus, Brocas Helm, Hatework, Vexed, Mortuary Drape, Mefisto, Megiddo (Canada), Hobbs' Angel of Death, Holocaust, Mercyful Fate, Memento Mori, King Diamond, Impiety, Exhorder, Gorguts, Infernal Majesty, Atomkraft, Hellenbach, Devil Lee Rot, Rottrevore, Funerus, Incrust, Bloody Sign, Impaled Nazarene, Xysma, Beherit, Blasphemy, Cloven Hoof, Hail, Shah, Rage, Running Wild, Accept, UDO, Trespass, Verminous, Hell Spirit, Violent Force, The Obsessed, Kawir, Hazael, Blood Storm... and on and on and on and on... get the picture?
Ok, there's some non-metal too...
Atomic Rooster, Full Moon, Poobah, George Thorogood, Blue Cheer, Grand Funk Railroad, Blues Creation, Flower Travelin' Band, Brainticket, Elias Hulk, Horse, Acid Mother's Temple, Hard Stuff, Armageddon, Andromeda, Samurai, Abiogenisi, Zess, Malombra, Black Hole, JPT Scare Band, Winterhawk, Ultra, Circus 2000, Coven, Black Widow, Wicked Minds, Hawkwind, Mountain, Vanilla Fudge, Uriah Heep, Deep Purple....

Movies:

Conan the Barbarian, Godfather I and II, Excalibur, Animal House, Hellraiser I and II, Evil Dead 2, and lots of Godzilla flicks.

Television:

Invasion, The Simpsons, Family Guy... I honestly don't watch all that much TV. Either too busy checking out tunes instead, watching movies/anime, or playing video games. I do watch the Boomerang channel a lot though. Old cartoons DESTROY the new ones.

Books:

Stuff by Stephen King, Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman and Robert E. Howard. But let me say that Alan Moore is the GOD of comic book writers. Check out his run on Swamp Thing or the Watchmen mini-series if you need proof.
Lately I've been picking up a bunch of Marvel's hardcover collections. X-Men, Spider Man and Fantastic Four omnibuses (omnibi?), Eternals, Earth X (Where's hardcovers of Universe X and Paradise X, Mr. Quesada???), and others.

Heroes:

Heroes are not role-models. Always keep that in mind. That said, my heroes are...
Lemmy, for giving us the most kick-ass rock and roll band of all time.
Chuck Schuldiner, for being the godfather of death metal. May you rest in peace.
Howard Stern, for always speaking his mind whether the moral majority likes it or not.
The guys who wore the rubber Godzilla suits over the years, thanks for stomping on Tokyo so many times and beating the crap out of evil monsters.

My Blog

Metal Nightmare XXIV is online!

Finally got the issue done, and the 24th issue of Metal Nightmare is now online. Check out all the reviews and the interviews with Dead Congregation, Hour of 13 and Nifelheim!www.metalnightmare....
Posted by Metal Nightmare on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:13:00 PST

Metal Nightmare 23 is online!

As 2007 draws to a close, the twenty third issue of Metal Nightmare has found its way online at last. This issue features interviews with death metal legends Obituary, Tijuana thrashers Omisi...
Posted by Metal Nightmare on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:24:00 PST

Survived the Southern CA Fires

My family and I got through the recent fires in southern California just fine. At one point, one of the fires was about five miles from our home. There was a voluntary evacuation that was ...
Posted by Metal Nightmare on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:14:00 PST

Review Policy

For METAL bands who want to submit material for review, I do not review mp3s, wav files, or any other format that is not on physical media. Yes, I am a hypocrite since my zine is only on the web...
Posted by Metal Nightmare on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:09:00 PST

Metal Nightmare XXII now online!

Hi everyone! Alright, issue 22 of Metal Nightmare is now up and running. Four interviews this time around. There's the recently reactivated Phlegethon from Finland, the terror of the P...
Posted by Metal Nightmare on Mon, 28 May 2007 11:23:00 PST

RIP Don Ho

Bit of a bummer... Don Ho died on Saturday the 14th. OK, the guy was definitely not metal, but that's got nothing to do with anything. You see, six months after we met, my future wife and ...
Posted by Metal Nightmare on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:42:00 PST