Issue 5 final

CENTRAL PA.

Apr. 23, 2010

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Inside this Issue: On Tour Interview w/ Razor of Nassau Chainsaw Profiling: Common Enemy CD review of the Week: Within the Black Bands of the Week: Faced & Days of Waste

From the Throne of the Rock God Rants, Raves, and News for the Minions So we are finally in the swing of things. We’ve taken your feedback. So far its all been good. We take a great pride in what we do, and we love that you love Plug’d In. Feel free anytime to drop us a line anytime. Sure we’re busy, but we will make an exception just for you.

For those of you who don't know..I started a “Biggest Loser” type contest and dropped 3 pounds in the 1st week. Finally got my ass back in the gym. Hard to believe considering how long it takes to make Plug’d In. Ill keep you guys posted on my progress too. If you have any tips or hints..let me know!

Your feedback is very important to us and we aim to please you. Where do you want us to come? What shows should we review? What bands are killing the scene? Who’s your favorite, or who can’t you stand? We want to know!

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Driving-Metal Entertainment Booking April 23rd - FACED, Midnight Decadence, Lake June, Owning Tuesday, Lead Fly, East Coast Wild Cards, Trophywife Show closed to additional bands, $10 at the door, Show starts at 7!!

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April 30th - THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE!!

Rivers Of Nihil, Garmonia, Broken Silence, Into Apollo, Day Of Ruin Bands that deserve it!

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Pale Harvest, Dreamland Park, White Knuckle Battery and World Lost!! Show is closed to additional bands, $10 at the door, all ages!

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May 14th - No Remorse For The Fallen, Von Kull and ??

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Over and Out Connecticut, 8 Bit Squid, The Interventions, The Flatline Symphony and Darry Miller and The Veil!!

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You just got to respect Chuck Norris. Seriously, if you don't its your ass. Here’s some funny reasons why Chuck Norris is the “Man”.

When Chuck Norris was denied a Sausage McMuffin at McDonalds because it was 10:35, he roundhouse kicked the store so hard it became a KFC. Chuck Norris drinks napalm to quell his heartburn.

A duck’s quack does not echo. Chuck Norris is solely responsible for this phenomenon.

When asked why he will simply stare at you, grimly.

Chuck Norris once tried to defeat Garry Kasparov in a game of chess. When Norris lost, he won in life by roundhouse kicking Kasparov in the side of the face.

Chuck Norris’ roundhouse kick is so powerful, it can be seen from outer space by the naked eye.

Chuck Norris doesn’t believe in Germany.

If you want a list of Chuck Norris’ enemies, just check the extinct species list.

Chuck Norris has never blinked in his entire life. Never.

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Plug’d In Metal Band of the Week Days of Waste was put together in Nov. 2008 and has spent the last year+ writing new material and gaining more knowledge when it comes to writing, as well as playing as many shows possible to gain the best stage performance possible.

In April Days Of Waste will head to Lancaster, PA to record with Century Studios, home of August Burns Red, which will be their first professional studio session and will bring their sound to the next level. This summer Days Of Waste will be hitting the road to meet new fans everywhere and Support their new album set to release this summer!!! Be on the look out!!! (Edit: As of the writing of this feature, D.O.W. was currently in the studio.

Upcoming Shows Apr 24 2010 6:00 Eleanor Rigbys w/For The Fallen Dreams, American Me, Conducting From The Grave, Blind Witness Jermyn, Pennsylvania May 01 2010 6:00 Crock Rock Main Stage w/Bleeding Through, Born Of Osiris, & Oceano MSG. US FOR TIX. Allentown, Pennsylvania May 14 2010 5:30 The Silo Reading, Pennsylvania May 15 2010 6:00 Roller Roost II Pottsville, Pennsylvania May 22 2010 7:00 Phillips Emporium Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania May 29 2010 6:00 Uncle Mikes NYC, New York Jun 12 2010 2:00 Sloppy Hog Fest 2010 Tower City, Pennsylvania Jun 13 2010 6:00 START OF SUMMER TOUR!!! Tremont, Pennsylvania

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Profiling: Common Enemy You guys loved Common Enemy’s CD review last issue, you begged for more!

So here you go. We present….Common Enemy

Common Enemy comes straight out of Reading, Pennsylvania, bringing forth song topics consisting of skateboarding, horror movies, everyday life, and personal politics.

In 1998 the band was formed with various lineup changes and a single CD release; it wasn’t until 2003 when Sonic and Greg Disorder joined the band that it was truly born. Almost immediately a tight bond was formed and everyone became more serious about playing out and having fun. Common Enemy has always been about touring, DIY and extensively playing out as much as possible to get their music heard world wide.

With this lineup Common Enemy recorded one full length CD, one 7” EP, two split 7” records and have tracks on various compilations nationally and internationally! This lineup was also responsible for an East Coast / Midwest tour, a Midwest tour, a European tour, and countless extensive short / weekend tour stretches in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic and Eastern Midwest.

In April 2006 Sonic left the band to pursue an education in Recording Arts in FL. In his place, longtime friend Mikey stepped in to take over on vocals and keep Common Enemy kicking. With Mikey, Common Enemy recorded another full length CD, one 7" EP, one split 7" (with a band in Asia) and have tracks on various compilations as well, including issue #5 of Loud Fast Rules, along with an interview. This lineup is responsible for a Southern U.S. tour and more non-stop, unrelenting and extensive short weekend tours.

Mikey decided to leave the band for personal reasons in the planning stages of a second European tour (May 2007). Luckily, Sonic had just returned home from school a week before they were suppose to leave and filled in on the tour. He also recorded songs for a split 7" that was released in Europe.

The band is best known for their in your face music style and in July of 2007 tryouts for a new singer began. With amazing luck, they came across Gary who fit the role perfectly. Instant chemistry was felt between the long time lineup and new vocalist Gary Critical. Once again having a full time singer in 2008, the new lineup recorded one split CD released in Japan, one 4 way split CD released in Europe, a split 7" record, and various compilations nationally and internationally, along with touring Europe for a 3rd time and countless extensive short / weekend tour stretches in the Northeast, Southeast, Mid Atlantic and Eastern Midwest.!

In 2009 the band finished writing and recorded a masterpiece called "Living the Dream?" On this masterpiece they invited Jason Navarro, from Hellmouth and The Suicide Machines, to the party and had him guest appear on the title track of the album. Releasing this album, they are ready to take on the whole world. Doing many countless extensive weekends and many long drives, they decided it was time to tour in Canada, and got "Warped in Canada". Still playing whenever and wherever possible while writing new music any chance they get for upcoming splits with Alternative Tentacles recording artist, Disaster Strikes, Ferret Music recording artist, Hellmouth and an amazing German DIY band called Alarmstufe Gerd, Common Enemy is not slowing down anytime soon. They are also getting ready for their 4th invasion of Europe in May of 2010, this band still kicks you in your teeth!

www.commonenemy2000.com www.myspace.com/commonenemy

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Love your Neighbor...I mean get in there and really get the Love going.

Love Em’ Hard, Love Em’ Fast, and Love Em’ Deep. Get the Love all over the place. Make the cops come cause you’re Loving Em’ so loud.

And don't forget to Love Yourself once in a while too...Go ahead, do it now.

Plug’d In Rock Band of the Week

From the remains of a former band (Red Corner) FACED first came together in the spring of 2005, beginning as a three-piece ensemble in Kutztown, PA. Through the years, the group has matured their sound, adding a second guitarist and a keyboardist.

The current lineup (Don Amole, bass/ vocals; John Becker, guitar/vocals; Matt Ercolino, guitar/lead vocals; Jordan Frank, keyboard/vocals; Joshua Noel, drums), as well as previous bands and musical influences, transformed the band into the powerful and entertaining band that they've become today.

Now based in Pottstown, PA, FACED has seen great success in performing at venues throughout Berks, Susquehanna and Montgomery counties; and has been placed in regular rotation at several venues throughout these areas. With both albums self recorded, produced, engineered and mixed, FACED is a rock band with musical influences ranging from classic rock to punk. In her 2008 Berks County Living article, writer Jonna Moore notes that “these eclectic music inspirations allow FACED to capture the interest of both younger and older audiences alike. With FACED, every show is unique.”

The group's debut full-length album, Shatter It With Your Mind was released October 31, 2008 and has seen great success in the local scene, as well as online. With fourteen unique and creatively powered tracks, the album fuses together countless genres such as punk rock, classic rock, reggae, grunge, jazz, and blues. On February 27, 2010 FACED will release its sophomore album Cellar. With a more defined edge, this record’s nine tracks are full of instrumental fidelity and dynamic songwriting.

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Local CD Of the Week The Economy Sucks, but you should still drop a couple bucks on this.

Clockwork by: Within the Black Hailing from the rural depths of Holland (Pennsylvania) Within the Black released their debut seven song EP, Clockwork in September of 2009. Recorded in Fall It Hard studios also in Holland, the band’s label debut presents the best of modern death metal mixed with bone crushing breakdowns that can be compared Whitechapel and early Job for a Cowboy.

Within the Black begins their EP with a simple track where nothing is heard but the ticking of a second hand on a clock, truly building up any and all tension that listeners have. At the 60th second, Jim Rostozky’s searing vocals come in on the second track Recalculating the Creation. The vocals however are just the icing on the cake. Ryan Olah and Mike Tunis bring their A game on this EP with quick tremolo riffs that require speedy finger work which is complemented by Phil Nyce on bass. Finally Sean Olah provides perfect timing and a solid base for this metal machine to stand on.

The EP brings out the best of what is the new era of death-core with songs that aren’t too technical to understand, but with songs that hold enough melody to get listeners interested in what’s going on. As far as death metal goes, this is exactly what followers of pure death metal (with a tiny bit of death-core thrown in) have been waiting for. An EP that is not saturated with chugging or sped forward by repetitive blast beats. Within the Black has managed to find a perfect mix leaving listeners begging for more.

The band is currently in the process of writing a full length with a recording date to be announced. The full EP can be streamed on the bands MySpace, www.myspace.com/wtbmetal. Contact the band on MySpace to find ways to get the CD.

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Plug’d In’s Certified Blast From the Past

Motorhead-Ace of Spades 1. Ace of Spades 2. Love Me Like a Reptile 3. Shoot You in the Back 4. Live to Win 5. Fast and Loose 6. (We Are) The Road Crew Side 2 1. Fire Fire 2. Jailbait 3. Dance 4. Bite the Bullet 5. The Chase Is Better Than the Catch

On Tour w/ Razor of Nassau Chainsaw PI: How do you guys do it?

NC: It’s a combination of a lot of different elements. It’s a mixture of Hardcore, Metal, Underground Hip Hop combined with some flesh hook suspensions, flesh pulls, angle grinders, fire breathers, destruction of televisions and other equipment. We just try to make the most interesting show possible for kids to watch. We’ve been to so many shows and have seen so many bands, but honestly I can’t remember the last time I’ve enjoyed one with the exception of a couple of big bands. You see front man rapping with their hands in their pocket, or you see bands playing metal and their all standing around in one spot. What happened to the days of the energy and live entertainment side of it? What happened to the days where people are scared to go to a show because they’ve heard rumors about it, or they’ve heard the crowd is so crazy? We walk the fine line of entertainment and chaos. We try to make sure no one gets hurt, I can’t control it, the show goes on.

PI: How much of your show is choreographed and how much happens spontaneously?

NC: It’s all spontaneous. The only thing that’s choreographed is when the show starts, we start. The angle grinder’s start, the fire breather’s start, and the suspension hooks are up in the air, we start.

Whatever the energy is there, that determines what happens. A lot of it depends on crowd participation. We feed off the crowd. If we get a good response and the kids go sick…then we go even sicker. We will make the show intense!

PI: What has been your favorite place to play so far?

NC: Mojo 13 in Delaware. They pretty much have no rules. The owners are really cool; they’re down with the fire breathing and everything. Nobody complains and we always get a good guarantee. The kids always come out and we’ve got a real good following out there. The sound system is decent. The club is smaller, but you get more one on one with the audience. It’s tougher on a big stage cause of the barriers and stuff. It’s harder to connect with the kids at a larger venue. At Mojo 13 the stage is like 4 inches off the ground. Everything the kids get, I get. It’s just crazy.

PI: What are your musical influences?

NC: I like everything from slayer to Radiohead to Eye Hate God. I listen to everything. I like Wu Tang Clan and Mobb Deep. I like a little bit of everything. Everybody in the band has a lot of different influences. That’s where it all comes from….the mixing of genres. We can’t just be one type of band. We’ve all grown up on so much different stuff. We try to mix it all together and over the past couple of years we’ve been perfecting our style. We just released an album not too long ago that features all of that stuff. We had a lot of guest vocals on it. We had Sal from Sworn Enemy, Tim from V.O.D., Mike from Carbomb. It also features Coma from Canderia. It’s got a lot of stuff on it. We are doing a new record that is all new stuff. It has all the elements of us, but it is heavier. We have gotten a lot angrier.

PI: How is it working without a label?

NC: To be honest…we do 90% of the stuff that a label is going to do for you anyways. There are underground labels that will get you on ITunes or a digital download site. They’re going to put you on their website. They don’t even press 1000 CDs anymore. They press like 100 CDs now. Nobody’s buying CDs. The only people who buy are the people who can’t find it online for free or the kids who come to show to support their bands. The people who aren’t getting it for free now will figure it out in the next 2 years and CDs will become extinct. Even ITunes will be done because the people can download it for free on Torrent websites. Band have to realize they aren’t going to make $ selling CDs anymore. You make $ by playing shows and selling T-shirts. You can’t download a T-shirt. We make it a priority and our #1 focus is our live performance. What can a label do for us that we can’t do for ourselves right now?

PI: What’s next for Nassau Chainsaw?

NC: We aren’t above trying to get on a label, especially if the label is going to give us $. But as of now, we aren’t worried about getting a label. We are just going to keep going forward. We are going to keep doing what we need to do. All we need is for our van to work. We will keep booking shows and printing T-shirts and give away CDs. We have 6 songs ready for a new record. We have our own studio in the house, we silkscreen our own shirts, and we all live together. We are a very efficient band. We try to make the band our lives. We all have day jobs, but we still spend 8 hours a day working online, promoting, and making the band better.

PI: razor, thanks for sitting down with us and helping us get Plug’d In. NC: No problem. Thanks for everything and it was a pleasure meeting you all.

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Jokes

We apologize if you found any of the jokes to be crude or offensive.

We also apologize for you not having any sense of humor and for being so damn uptight. Jeez, they’re only jokes.

These translations are for all of you wonderful women out there, so that you will know what we really mean when we say...

"IT'S A GUY THING" Translated:* "There is no rational thought pattern connected with it, and you have no chance at all of making it logical."

"CAN I HELP WITH DINNER?" Translated:* "Why isn't it already on the table?"

"UH HUH," "SURE, HONEY," OR "YES, DEAR" Translated:* Absolutely nothing. It's a conditioned response.

"IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN" Translated:* "I have no idea how it works."

"TAKE A BREAK, HONEY. YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD." Translated:* "I can't hear the game over the vacuum cleaner."

"THAT'S INTERESTING, DEAR." Translated:* "Are you still talking?"

"YOU KNOW HOW BAD MY MEMORY IS." Translated:* "I remember the theme song to 'F Troop,' the address of the first girl I ever kissed and the vehicle identification numbers of every car I've ever owned... but I forgot your birthday."

"OH, DON'T FUSS, I JUST CUT MYSELF. IT'S NO BIG DEAL." Translated:* "I have actually severed a limb but will bleed to death before I admit that I'm hurt."

"HEY, I'VE GOT MY REASONS FOR WHAT I'M DOING." Translated:* "And I sure hope I think of some pretty soon."

"I CAN'T FIND IT." Translated:* "It didn't fall into my outstretched hands, so I'm completely clueless."

"WHAT DID I DO THIS TIME?" Translated:* "What did you catch me at?"

"I'M NOT LOST. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE." Translated:* "No one will ever see us alive again."

"WE SHARE THE HOUSEWORK." Translated:* "I make the messes; she cleans them up."

An elderly woman went to her local doctor’s office and asked to speak with her doctor. When the receptionist asked why she was there, she replied, “I’d like to have some birth control pills.”

Taken back, the doctor thought for a minute and then said, “Excuse me, Mrs. Glenwood, but you’re 80 years old. What would you possibly need birth control pills for?”

The woman replied, “They help me sleep better.”

The doctor considered this for a second, and continued… “How in the world do birth control pills help you sleep?”

The woman said, “I put them in my granddaughter’s orange juice, and I sleep better at night.”

"Mister, why doesn't this cow have any horns?" asked the young lady from a nearby city. The farmer cocked his head for a moment, then began in a patient tone, "Well, ma'am, cattle can do a powerful lot of damage with horns. Sometimes we keep'em trimmed down with a hacksaw. Other times we can fix up the young 'uns by puttin' a couple drops of acid where their horns would grow in, and that stops 'em cold. Still, there are some breeds of cattle that never grow horns. But the reason this cow don't have no horns, ma'am, is 'cause it's a horse."

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It wasn't even about the eggs, really. Frankly, I like the yolks. I have no problem. There's always been a lot of tension between Lois and me. And it's not so much that I want to kill her, it's just, I want her not to be alive anymore. I sometimes wonder if all women are this difficult. And then I think to myself, 'My God wouldn't it be marvelous if i turned out to be a homosexual?'

I say, Rupert, this paste is quite delicious. It's almost worth the bowel obstruction!!!

You know Brian, just because you can't feel your teeth doesn't mean the girl can't feel your insults.

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Special thanks to all the following for making this issue happen: Without you...well, we just would have had to work a little harder.

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