TRENDCRUSHER ZINE
Interviewed by CorixNO BULLSHIT: Hails! Brother, How’s your Metal life doin’ in Dubai?
ROY SIERRA: Hell-o Corix! How the fuck are you? Great I hope!! My metal life in Dubai is not really well as I work very far from Dubai & there seems to be more metal life in Dubai than in Abu Dhabi! But now my metal life is pure hell 'coz as of answering this intie, I am in fucking Qatar! A place desolated of metal existench!!!! AAArrghhhhh.........
Pls. Tell the whole fucking world in the underground who you are? And the short history of your zine?
Well, I am actually no one, just another freak coping with this life & trying to indulge in forbidden lust for metal!!!! And to spread the fire & hail those who have given us the musick! The zine is an after effect of an unfinished compilation project in late 1992. After surviving a hellish impoverished life till 1999, I have decided to make a zine & incorporate the compilation project. That was the start...and after 4 issues now comes a new zine called 'TRENDCRUSHER'!!!
What the hell comes on your mind to stop the Underworld zine? And forming another one called Trendcrusher zine? Why? Could you share some story behind that?
After finding a job outside the Philippines I really thought that I have to stop doing the zine, then I continue some e-news. But since the last issue (#4) is only on the website, I decided to print in for the last offering. Some friends says they wish I did not stop the zine, either a joke or not (he he he) I really can't help my self not doing a zine. So, since I am thinking of another format & being in a different place I thought it would best to change the name, & after watching the fucking movie too! plus seeing some advert of a club in the UK with the same name. Since I hate trend & it has always been my motto, so TrendCrusher rises from the ashes of the UnderWorld!!!
How could you differenciate the Underworld and Trendcrusher Zine? Since those two are into u.g. metal music?
Not much difference, I guess. Both are non compromising ug metal into all genre that is under ug metal. Probably the format but I have still to decide since most of the stuff are still on the website and seems not fucking moving at all for now...but you will see more soon for 2005!!!
Do you think our scene goes really trendy that’s why you put an anti trend zine called Trendcrusher zine?
Trend is a vicious cycle! Didn't you notice the sudden influx of metal heads in the Philippines? Why do you think so?? Of all those metal heads now, how many of them are truly supportive of local & international bands?? How many of them read zines or do trade??? How about the genres, what do most of them listen to??? Do they respect old bands at all???
Is there any Trendcrusher issue that was already printed out? Or it is really plan as a webzine?
I am currently working & planning for the initial attack. But these fucking setbacks makes me sick! I'm in the limbo of thinking to do it or not to do it! But most like it shall be both a webzine & a print zine!!!
Since you are in Dubai right now and not in the Philippines, as a medium that observed, could you pls. Tell us some short scene report in that country?
Well, I'm currently not in Dubai anymore, also I would not say this as a scene report as I did not really participated actively in the scene there although I have experienced some gigs where I did found some good bands. Metal scene in Dubai is not as extreme as what I would like, but it is good as I saw support from some local people. Most are expats though & of younger generations which make them like the more new & modern style of metal, if you would call them as such. Anyway, there are some Death bands, Black Metal bands, Doom bands & A grind band too. I just hope they would promote them selves outside the country. More power to them!
Since you existed long in the scene, what can you say about the Philippine metal scene? And what can you say the so called “PAMETALAN” thing? And “PA-OLD-SCHOOLAN” thing? That’s what I see in our scene here, do you hail, praise, or fuck those kind of attitude?
I really don't know that much about the philippine scene, I know very few people & even in the early days. But I think more people today are getting more knowledgable in UnderGround attitude as they trade more & more heads are really banging on gigs, and more bands are doing demos. I hope they last in years to come & persevere in what they do. But the "PAMETALAN" thing is already a sickness back then. The shirt, the shoes, the hair, the tatoo, some people use it as measuring stick which I think is a total fuck! Now the "old-School" thing, I hate school man, I'm a fucking drop out you know! I think it started as an anti Nu-metal thing but it went too far, it has become like the 'PAMETALAN' crap that one is more metal than the other because he is more 'old-school'! It has become like a trend! For me, if you are not affected by trend then 'old school' really means nothing! And if you claim you are 'old-school' then you accept the 'nu-school' for what they are. But we cannot change people, only they can change themselves. Anyway, if people think they are more metal than the next metal head, well, yeah, OK, if that's what makes him happy! Just don't touch my balls! he he he
I would like to know who are those metal bands that you first discover when you first start listening metal music?
I'm into punk when I found Judas Priest's 'Defenders of the Faith', then I found some more metal stuff in recto, like Foltsam & Jetsam,Kreator, Slayer, Metallica, Rigor Mortis & more.. I was also trading tapes with one of the maker of Blank Info zine & got to trade Extreme Noise Terror & the early Napalm Death..then I got in contact with Tom of Anti Zine & got great stuff from his STD distro, like Desultery, Phantasm, Morbid Organ Mutilation, Embittered & some more... and when I got hooked with Crematorium I found Necrophagia, Merciless, Impetigo, Mayhem, Gore Beyond Necropsy, Nuclear Death, Agathocles, Exulceration & more.....
And who are some of your current favorite bands that you played regularly while drinking alcohol? Local and foreign.
I haven't been drinking much here which is such a fucking pain! I also can't blast my stereo 'coz I have a fucking room mate who listens to gospel fuck! I always listen to a lot, both old stuffs of mine & new ones, as before I went here I compressed them in cdrs & just shove them up the player & listen to what the hell comes forth! Basically, that is my normal listeninng habbit! Newest are probably Penetrator, a good thrash power metal in Canada, Mausoleum, a gloomy & dark doom from Dubai & Damien, a horrific brutal death from Malaysia. Pinoy Locals, the porn grinders Chamber69, the Paganfire's rehearsal & Negatron.
What can you say about women who plays metal? Because I know some metal heads are a macho ego, or a sexist type shit.
I hail beautiful women how much more if they play metal! he he he I totally salute them as liking metal alone is minimal to women, so if they play or have a band, that's fucking great! Especially brutal fucking female bands! but I just hope I like what they play, but either way, I like women!!! I hope that doesn't sound much like macho ego shit he he he
In your opinion, who is the most powerful, God, Satan or Money? And why?
Hmmmm. I haven't really think deep for quite a while....my concept of God is not the same as that of the christians... therefore that already discharges the concept of Satan... for now, Money is the powerful, or should I say, a medium to be powerful..the more you accumulate, the more you can indulge in pleasure..so Man is still the one who ends up powerfull.. at least in the current material aspect of life.
For you, what country has the best, huge and has a true underground scene that you would like to witness?
Every body wants to experience the European & US scene ! No one can deny that! I can't judge who has the best. And the Asian & North/South Americas scene are great as well! But for now, all i want really is to bath in the bliss of original philippine metal ug!!!! I'm home-fucking-sick already!!!!!
By the way, what did you do in your free time there? I know Dubai is an open country, is it possible there to get drunk and really wasted while walking on the street? Have you experience getting drunk and get arrested by the police there? Is there any whores you could pick up to fulfill your lusts? Is there any u.g gigs there that you could check out on weekends?
Does masturbation counts? Oh yeah! Booze & bitches are common sins in Dubai & Abu Dhabi! It is up to you to indulge in the fire! But be carefull in walking around wasted drunk as there are still cases of men being 'literally' fucked in the ass!!! Even dogs got rape here! This is real man, it happened in the compound of the company that I work for. The guards caught this Pakistani man doing a doggie style to a fucking dog!!! The more brutal thing is, the dog is a male!! So, make that an anal-dog-fuck!!! There were 2 cases I nearly got arrested inside a bar! I'm just glad I didn't got arrested when some co-workers sorted things out! The truth is they just told me the story as I was so wasted! They say I was throwing napkins, coesters & the napkin holder at the people in the front dancing. They said 2 bouncers stood on my side when I pick up an ash tray and the empty beer bottle, fuck, I really don't know! Gigs vary, i usually have to check out this site www.phride.com to find out more... but here in qatar??? a shitful of camels!!!!
Alright my friend, I’m outta words, please say whatever you wanna say, it is all yours.
More power to you Corix & I know we will drink till we puke again! Soon!!! ...to all & others... dig deeper into the under ground! ...there is trend even in the underground...so crush 'em!!! Watch out for TRENDCRUSHER ZINE!!!!
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