Mass Movement Magazine

Bad men with beards; Jim Dodge (left) and bass player / vocalist Mux Blank

We all thought time was running short. It was just a couple of months until Mayan Doomsday and we were all trying to enjoy our time as much as possible. Some of us were amassing great fortunes. Others were laying in ammunition and supplies. In Athens, GA USA they were digging themselves into some great heavy metal/doom/sludge in the form of Rat Babies. This bass, vocals/drum duo gave us everything we needed to survive the apocalypse; five new tracks of bone-breaking music that add up to their new album Bad Men.
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Hayley- Marie Axe may not be a household name yet, but believe me folks, it’s only going to be a matter of time until she is. Following the release of dark horror comedy, ‘May I Kill U?’, we caught up with Hayley for a chat about the film, her career and life in general….

Interview by Tim Mass Movement
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For me, Kill Your Idols has always been a very important band. Roll back the clock to the late 90′s and hardcore music was at a crossroads having for the most part lost direction. Bands had either gone down the metalcore path, the ’88 straight edge revivalists were happy knocking out carbon copies of their heroes, whilst others were getting signed and were sticking the harmonies and pop choruses where necessary to please the labels and crowds.
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Loudness

Loudness have been the reigning kings of heavy metal in Japan since their formation in 1980. The band has released nearly 30 studio albums plus 2 dozen live and compilation albums and a smattering of singles and EPs over the years. At present, Loudness consists of guitarist/founder Akira Takasaki, longtime vocalist Minoru Niihara, drummer Masayuki Suzuki, and bassist Masayoshi Yamashita. Mark Fieldhouse recently interviewed Loudness vocalist Minoru Niihara for Mass Movement. Take a look!
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Brazil 2012 tour shirt.

Part of what we like do with Mass Movement involves spreading madness and insanity far and wide, and in particular the insanity that often walks hand in hand with thrash and crossover. That’s the reason we’ve always had a soft spot for Amsterdam based The Shining, and just like us, they like spreading madness everywhere they go. Recently, they were invited to play a few shows in Brazil and on the eve of the release of their new record, bass player Rogier hooked us up with the following amazing tour report…
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