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THE SWOUND! JUST SWEET SOUND....
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irON MAiDEN ON THE ROAD AGAIN
blink 182
CANCEr BATS CAUSIN’ A FUSS
THE BOYS ARE BACk!
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NEW ALBUM ‘YOUNG CARDINALS’
rHCP ArE BACK! WOrlD ExClUSivE iNTErviEW!
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issue 01
march 2009
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ISSUE NO: 1 COVER DATE:
MARCH
BAND INDEX
‘‘I THINK YOUR GONNA LIKE THE NEW STUFF!’’
YOUR SAY- 3 BANDS REUNITING LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE!
ANTHONY KIELDIS. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS SOMEONES A BIT COCKY! SEE PAGE 13
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OMats laoon! C N I rB ,s
UNDEROATH-4,5 QUIZED CANCER BATS- 6-7 TOURING THE STATES
u e nc yo Ca ner BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE- 8-9 THEIR SAY ON TODAYS MUSIC SCENE
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LOOK WHAT SWOUNDS FOUND!- 10 BURY TOMORROW, WOAH.... RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS- 11-15 FINALLY, THEIR BACK!
ACRYLIC HEARTS- 16-17 ALL EXCITED ALEXISONFIRE- 18-19 THE BOYS ON NEW ALBUM ‘YOUNG CARDINALS’
POSTERS- 20-25 KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BURY TOMORROW, AND MORE...
Some one’s got an attitude problem! Cheer up mate! You’ve topped the charts! p- 26
SWOUND SYSTEM- 26 TOP TEN TRACKS OF THE WEEK
SLASH The Legendary Guitar God LIVE REVIEWS- 29-33 MAIDEN DESTROY SHEFFIELD IRON MAIDEN-34 BRUCE’S TOUR DIARY up ! s t N AS I LAY DYING35 I W2 tickebs! READY FOR ANYTHING 8 ra k1 rg BLINK182- 36-37 n i fo Bl POP PUNK KINGS RE-UNITE
Acrylic Hearts 2 0utta 3 ent’ bad! p- 16-17
The skies the limit!! Adam, Acrylic hearts p- 16-17
“WELL, THANK YOU FOR BUYING THE VERY FIRST ISSUE OF THE SWOUND! AND MAY THERE BE MANY MORE!!! IN THIS
MAGAZINE YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND; GIG GUIDES, ALBUM REVIEWS, LIVE REVIEWS, POSTERS, COMPETITIONS, EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS, AWESOME NEW BANDS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!! WERE JUST SORRY WE DIDNT ARRIVE SOONER!!!”
MACHINE HEAD- 38-39 INSIDE THE MACHINE ALBUM REVIEWS- 40-41 WE ARE THE OCEAN, CAN THEY HACK IT?
GIG GUIDE- 42-46 GUESS WHOS COMIN’ TO TOWN?
ATTICUS COMP- 47 NEW SWAGGER UP FOR GRABS!
Gig Guide p42-45
TOM EDITOR
600 GIGS!!!
NEXT WEEK- 48 SNEAK PREVIEW!
E V I S ! U L W C VIE X E ER INT
e h t t u o b a l l a s ’ t I Joe-” burgers!” e s e e ch
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The boys are easily distracted!
Acrylic Hearts
When it comes to melting peoples faces the Acrylic Hearts bring the noise!!! WORDS AND PHOTOS BY TOM BUTCHER They’ve been causing a stir in birminghams underground scene for a while now and have finally put the finishing touches to their self-titled debut album Acrylic Hearts. We caught up with the boys on a warm spring day to see how they were doing and talk all things awesome! ‘SW’- So boys, long time no see! How are you guys? ‘Adam’-‘‘Were good dude, its a beautiful day, the new albums hitting the stores next week and I’v just had a cheeseburger!’’ (laughs) ‘Joe’- ‘‘Yeah, Adam loves his cheesburgers!’’ ‘Tim’- ‘‘But yeah, were psyched. The new albums hitting the shelves soon and were really pleased with it.’’ ‘SW’- How well do you think the new album will be recieved? ‘Joe’- ‘‘Erm, well, i duno? I think its awesome! (laughs) But then again i did write it! Maybe a bit bias!’’ ‘Adam’- ‘‘I think people are gonna like it. It’s something a bit different, a bit out there, whilst still remaining as brutal as f***! I think people will warm to that!’’ ‘SW’- You have quite the following already and are known for your smoking live performance, do you feel you’ve improved as musicians since playing regularly to an increasingly larger audience? ‘Tim’- ”Definately, we’ve grown so much over the past year and our confidence as a group has improved dramatically.” ‘Joe’-”We play more as a unit now as apose to individuals just making noise, now were like a giant juggernaut of sound!” ‘Adam’-”Plus, credit where credit is due, our new sound tech guy Dave has really given our live shows that little bit extra punch that takes our shows to the next level, he really is an awesome dude, doesn’t say much though. ‘SW’- And finally, whats the best thing about touring and playing live every night? ‘Adam’-” McDonalds! Literally everyday! I have about 20 cheeseburgers every week! It’s quite bad, but i just can’t stop!” ‘Tim’- “Honestly though, just the fact that im enjoying myself and playing with my mates every night is the best bit about this all. Oh, and that we get people coming to see us! I’m starting to think we might not actually be that bad!” ‘Joe’- “Naaah, I think im going to have to agree with Adam, it’s all about the cheeseburgers!”
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