Launched in 2000 with the express purpose of promoting the underground scene (at the time) by trying our best to drag it above ground, UM.com has grown to not only be a comprehensive ’zine, covering all corners of the metal genre spectrum, but also one of the largest metal/music communities online. We are a sizeable online metal community and webzine. Our forum has over 80,000 members, and hosts official boards for bands such as Opeth, Katatonia, Nevermore, and Anthrax, to name a few. The webzine section features reviews (over 2600 and counting), and interviews (150+), as well as unsigned spotlights - features to promote up-and-coming independent music, regular columns and more.
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It’s one thing to want someone out of your life, but it’s another thing to serve them a wake-up cup full of liquid drainer.
"I like it. It’s got that what-a-cruel-world-let’s-toss-ourselves-in-the-abyss type ambience." So said the shady JD in that bizarre slice of ’80s black comedy Heathers. I’m sure you’ll be relieved to hear (yeah, right), that there’s been none of that here in the three months since the last update. In fact, despite the silence, all at UMHQ have been busier than ever with the site. We’ve posted new interviews with Týr and Eluveitie as part of continuing coverage of the Paganfest US Tour , and another is up with the always entertaining Impaled Nazarene . As ever, we’ve posted more reviews (2700 and counting), non-metal reviews , and all the latest metal news . Also up is coverage of several tours , including live reviews of Wolves In The Throne Room, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried And Me, Dark Tranquillity, Omnium Gatherum, Sonata Arctica, and Myopia. More coming soon. That, however, is it from us for now. Until next time have fun, and I’ll leave you with some more quotes from the darker side of ’80s high-school life.
Principal: Now I’ve seen a lot of bulls**t... Angel Dust, switchblades, sexually perverse photography involving tennis rackets...
Veronica Sawyer: If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn’t be a human being. You’d be a game-show host.
Veronica Sawyer: All we want is to be treated like human beings, not to be experimented on like guinea pigs or patronized like bunny rabbits.
Veronica’s Mum: When teenagers complain that they want to be treated like human beings, it’s usually because they are being treated like human beings.
Veronica’s Dad: I don’t patronize bunny rabbits.
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