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Ray Van Horn, Jr.'s satire of the rock journalism life "An Off Night," running at New Noise Magazine 12 Aug 2013 | 04:53 pm
Hello, readers! I wanted to share the publication of my short story, "An Off Night" at New Noise magazine. The story is a no-holds-barred satire of the rock journalism life as seen through ...
Preview Excerpts from Ray's Interview with Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke for New Noise Magazine 17 Jul 2013 | 05:10 am
My recent interview with Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke is currently running in the print version Issue # 3 of New Noise magazine. Jaz is by far, one of the most intriguing individuals I've ever sat acr...
Ray's Latest Reviews Running at Blabbermouth 19 May 2013 | 06:30 am
Now running at Blabbermouth, my reviews of the latest from H.I.M., Sevendust, The Ocean, Skid Row, Suicidal Tendencies, Anger as Art, Sacred Steel, Oceans of Slumber, Fall City Fall, the Dust reissues...
Book Review: The Merciless Book of Metal Lists, by Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins 4 May 2013 | 09:29 am
Metal purists and longtime scene haunts Howie Abrams and Sacha Jenkins have assembled an unconventional (and frequently hilarious) book on the ethos of heavy metal that calls for an unconventional mod...
RIP Jeff Hanneman of Slayer 4 May 2013 | 06:56 am
Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images I can still see the man jamming along to Zeppelin on Slayer's tour bus, a hundred lit candles all around him, no...
Spins of the Minute - 4/29/13 30 Apr 2013 | 06:34 am
No rolling preamble this time, just a friendly check-in and well-wishes to all of you readers. Cheers... Listening: Killing Joke - The Singles Collection: 1979-2012 Killing Joke - Night Time Killi...
Killing Joke, Live at Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA 4/21/13 23 Apr 2013 | 02:54 pm
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Gail Simone's Batgirl is Well Up to the Hype 17 Apr 2013 | 04:41 pm
I don't give too many plugs for things outside of music, but this one's compelled me. Comic books are just too freaking expensive, that's a fact. The superhero renaissance in cinema has kept a mains...
Ray's Editorial on the Queensryche Division Appearing in Ghost Cult Magazine Issue 7 17 Apr 2013 | 06:23 am
In my second editorial for Ghost Cult Magazine, I was asked to chime in with my thoughts about the controversial Queensryche division. Check it out in Issue 7, also featuring interviews with Intronau...
Ray's Latest Reviews Up at Blabbermouth 15 Apr 2013 | 07:24 am
Now running at Blabbermouth, my reviews of the latest from Clutch, Otep, Puscifer, Arbogast, Nader Sadek, Ruins, Baptists, Focus, Cold Steel and the Mudhoney documentary, I'm Now.
