This issue of Manong Zine has an all local interviews w/ Goblin Warhead, WTI and Dethrone Records plus the staple review section and writings. While I was going home from a gig I was reading Manong Zine in a high-speed jeep and the pages flew out of my hands. I went down from the jeep to gather the pages but 1 or 2 was lost in the hurricane winds a few got wet from landing on puddles. Far out.
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Here are the transcripts from the interviews with our band and zine so you can get a feel for how Manong Zine goes.
We The Infected zine for me is one of the DIY zine worth checking and its brainchild Carlos Lanzona is one hell of a smart guy(no u -Carlos), you could feel his honesty and sincerity to our local zines through his paperized thoughts. his first issue offering may not be as perfect, many complain about its dizzy layout, but when you sacredly read it line by line you'll know this guy has something to offer. As WTI is cooking up its sophomore issue. I am pleasured to interview the mastermind of it.
Greetings and Salutations Aaron! Thank you for taking the interest and for taking time out of your busy schedule to get in touch with me. I appreciate it deeply.
Manong Zine: Who are your influence in zine-making? Whats your first zine ever conceived?
We The Infected: WTI’s influences are each and every magazine and fanzine I read or get a glimpse at, but the 1st ever one I got my filthy hands on that really made me want to create my own was Noise Gate from Macedonia which was given to me by one of the most awesomest person on earth, Nonoy from Paganfire. Also mostly Hardcore and Punk zines like Aspire, I remember Halloween, Incidental Afterthought and Konspirazine
- Do you solely do all the interviews, reviews,artwork and articles for your zine? are your zine open for contributors?
Yeah man, I do! But the front cover was something my dad cut and pasted, he likes doing collages! His whole room is this one huge collage of band posters and horror art! Also the flyer was hand drawn by Jan Jan from Disgustor. The zine is absolutely open for contributors.
- Thus your zine focused on metal and punk music alone? or you tend to push the boundaries and tap on other subjects far from later said ratio?
I’d feature anything that sounds cool. I like New Wave, Swing, Blues, Folk and almost anything else. I try not to feature very mainstream stuff on it though. Not that I hate mainstream stuff, its just that people can read about mainstream stuff on Q or Oprah haha.
- We are infected zine is not for sale right? Correct me if im wrong, People interested having a copy of we are infected just need to trade something back to you? How active are you in trading-culture?ever get riff-off?
Yes! Absolutely not for sale. Maybe if I make a huge issue, I’d think about selling it for the production cost to make up for lost cash. Yeah, trade anything, I’d take your girlfriends panties, a random book, a box of dextromethorphan, or an oatmeal cookie! Anything! Just don’t offer me money! Not that active, I live off a small allowance so I can’t go back and forth to the P.O. like you guys. I got ripped off a few times, I fucking hate those guys.
- How do you contact bands and acquired demos of them?
I email and write, I don’t believe in buying at a foreign distro or record label when you can get foreign band’s shit directly from them at a lower price + you’d get to know more about the dudes who’s music you like.
- You have unleashed your first issue last year,Are you satisfy with the final result? how many copies do you publish and how do readers responsed to it?
I cringe everytime I see the first issue. If I could turn back time I’d work on it more. It’s a sloppy piece of shit, I know I could’ve done better. I lost count, about 200 or less I guess, that shit totally made me broke. I gave it away at local punk and metal shows and traded it to our friends overseas. My punk and hxcx friends said they liked it, I’m glad they appreciate the enthusiasm put into it. The metal peeps think it’s a spastic mess, I’m glad they think, haha.
- You also play for Goblin Warhead right? Do you think its an advantage for your group that you are also a zinemaker? it is easy for you to send demos and get a fair review, contact labels or land a interview spot of your band to other zine because of your status?
Yup, I play for GW. Nah man, I guess it’s an advantage that I have a lot of buddies that I can bug to line us up at shows but I have no status or reputation, just an ordinary stupid kid who likes to write for fun!
- One of my favorite section in every fanzine, is the review section. how do you rate albums? Have any band treat you bad because they got bad review from you?
I listen to it a lot on repeat first, then write my thoughts about it, usually just 1 or 2 line’s because in my point of view, If people wanted to read a whole paragraph on a single album they should read a magazines like Metal Hammer or something(not that there’s anything bad with that.) Nope, no bands have ever gay’ed out because of a review.
- Besides from the common financial problem, what the ups and down you encounter in releasing your on zine
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Ups? People trade stuff for it, you get in touch w/ like minded individuals(my favorite!), you get advance info and sometimes free copies from cool bands, you love what you do, you get into a network and a community that helps each other out! Downs? Being broke, when people don’t understand why you do what you do and everything else! Haha.
- someone told me your zine got a blogspot, we couldnt stop the technology but are you gonna swith in digital format? What can you say about E-zine and webzine?
Yeah you can check out old posts atwww.wetheinfectedphilippines.blogspot.com I hate the idea that these elitist pansies are trying to enforce in the zine making culture, they say metal zines should stay exclusively in physical format and I absolutely disagree. Why? Because zines = information and information should be shared at all costs whatever the format its in. Not everybody can trade w/ me or know me, does that make them less worthy of reading about this awesome cool band I’ve been listening to or this uber rad show I went or will go to? So that’s why I have a blogspot. It’s to instantly share information for the people. I’m not gonna switch to a digi-format anytime soon! I love paperzines.
- Are you planning to unleashead another paperized verbal assault this year? Will I be in your second issue?I kick ass dude!!! hehehe, Just kidding, pleased give us a sneak preview of what best to come.
Haha! Yeah! Only the review’s are missing. I need to get off my kitchen station and start listening to some tunes. Sure man! Haha.
- There’s a lot of Paganfire stuff in the second issue. Some very awesome local bands are featured too like Rabies and Pathogen.
- For you, what separate the true zine from a trendy one? One word: Passion!
- Do you think my zine are a trendy one? They say trends come and trends go, you’re still here, aren’t you? Then no! Haha!
- Do you think zine making is for everyone? Zine making isn’t that hard if you like what you do, same goes for normal jobs. I think zine making is for everyone that has the heart for it!
- Can you namedrop some of the zine your digging right now. and tell us why you love it.
I remember Halloween! I fucking love this zine, it’s a local punk zine from the metro and its awesome. Very badass layout and the coolest of interviews.
- how huge are your zine collection? whats the most priceless zine you think you own?
Not that huge, just a small pile. Priceless? I think the zine/flyer Doc Gani of MYO distro about the Crossblood rip off thing back in the early days that got circulated.
- I'm to busy right know, and merely attend gigs. Hows our so called local scene doing today? I have absolutely no idea! HAHA! I’ve been so busy as a Trainee Chef at the Magsaysay Institute that I’ve been in the dark these past few months. Well. The crazy alcoholics from San Pablo is still kicking ass. Paganfire still rules. Corrupt Insanity and Dreaded Mortuary released their full lengths, rabies a new ep, Ohmsapien is a kickass thrash band. Mass Hypnosia has Mr. Paul Magat as their drummer and they rule more than ever. Hmmm. That’s fucking all the news I remember, if I like your band and I forgot, sorry, I’m fucking tripping balls at the moment. Everybody else that plays shitty music suck my throbbing cock!
- whats the best gig you ever attended to?
That’s a hard one. The last last last ANK show probably. I love ANK show’s each and every band is killer. Not like some of the gigs where you just went there for that one cool band. So it was a huge honor to be able to play in an ANK Show.
- Hoestly, I admired you for your great usage of methapors and killer adlibs you apply in your zine, You must be one hell of a kid,You must be enroll in an exclusive school, how rich are you? do you think how much ransom can we get to your parents when we kidnapped you?
Woah, Thanks Aaron, I appreciate it man, glad someone reads the crap I write. I’m not from an exclusive school, Camella School Las Pinas City represent! All I did in high school was get drunk, whisper nasty things to pokpok girls, get slapped and smoke weed. Thank the force I’m a much more well adjusted person now. Hahaha. I’m not rich man! Fuck no! I’m broke 24/7, I don’t even smoke cigs because I can’t afford it! Haha.
- Thanks man for the friendship and time answering this ,Guess we reach the end of the line. Final rants...
NO MAN! THANK YOU!
Cheers Aaron! Live long and prosper, sorry for answering the intie in a fucked up unintelligible way. I’ve lost a lot of blood from a kitchen injury while carving up a squash, I’m a bit groggy but I’ll live for the second issue! ( I hope! ) Haha.
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GW Interview
Goblin Warhead are like a mad chemist, they combine different formulas, experiment with different substances that result in one massive sound really far different from the usual metal acts in our local scene. The band never claimed to be the forefather of combining metal and punk yet they seem to be the best alternative on breaking the traditional macho's club music. Here is a short chat with the band who is one of the active acts people are banging their head to right now.
- Greetings Goblin Warhead, hope everything is ok in your camp.Its almost my tradition to start my interegation with this undying line... for the sake of our readers, A brief history of Goblin Warhead please.
Jacob: Greetings and felicitations, children of technology. GW started last year, with three guys itching to play live shit… became inactive during the holiday season, which was spent writing some more shit. Our first drummer left, then we got Ritchie of Disganar into the cult. Now active again, whispering sorcery as wingless angels in soundless flight descend from blackened skies.
- Goblin Warhead is such a nice band name, who taught of that? whats its etymology?
J:Carlos thought of it, don’t know how or why
Carlos: I always liked the name. After a few months I learned it was the name of my dad’s old band in the 90’s and it was implanted into my subconscious mind all the time by seeing Dredd gig stubs at the back of his room door growing up. Far out insane shit. We decided not to change it.
- You play filthy punk-metal with a dash of kangpunk elements. Who are your main musical influence? how about your non-musical interest?
J:Sarcófago, Bathory, Hellhammer, Lord Petrus Steele's immaculate Carnivore, Amebix, Discharge, Motörhead. (old) Absurd and Spear of Longinus have been in rotation lately. We like taking drugs at psych rock gigs and getting lost in shady parts of town
C: Non metal influences are booze,drugs,wimmin,art,books and films.
- How'd you guys first get interested in music? the first ever record you bought?
J: First (and last so far): The Doors – s/t
- If my perephiral wisdom dont decieve me, you guys just pass your teen years. Is Goblin warhead are every members fist band? if not, care to share your previous act.
J: It’s definitely the first gigging band we’ve had, except for Ritchie.
- Basically what do you guys usually rants about? how do goblin warhead write their musick?
J: Lately it’s been about weekend metalheads, death, metal, war, virility, nihilism, elitism, sleazy Makati districts, the thoughts that dwell in our perverse minds, political incorrectness, usual stuff from pissed off folks etc etc. Can’t say we write music, we write shit.
- Let's talk about your rehearsal demo, whats the story behind it? how many copies have you spread? and how does it been recieved locally and internationally? Is raw really a law for a demo?
J: It was recorded with a laptop mic on the floor of the rehearsal space. There’s not much to say here except that raw is definitely a law for a demo.
- Your demo, contain six tracks. three originals and 3 covers. If Venom, Discharged and Motorhead would hear your rendition of their classic musick what do you think they would say to you guys? Do you think you have justified their style?
J: What the fukk is this shit.
C: We haven’t covered Venom yet. They owe us a pint of ale for doing such a fucking awesome cover.
- You guys are gearing for a new records this year right? what would we expect from your upcoming released? are you going to released it independently or any labels are willing to back you up?
J: Yes, that is correct. Expect wild thrashing shit and reverb rape.
C: If no label would pick it up, I’ll release it myself. No stopping the goblins of war from storming the gates.
- What can you say about Las pinas scene, are their any other killer acts hybernating over there? how about our local scene in general?
C: Brimstone In Fire and Prophecyst all the others play watered down melodeath and shitty brutal death metal. We’re not Goblin Warhead from Las Pinas City anymore. I’m the only one from the 1741. Jacob is from Bicutan and Ritchie is from Mandaluyong.
NSBM and BM recently are the local scene flavor of the month.Brave to comment over this said genre? Whats your stand on their beliefs?
J:I think that they definitely have the cojones to play what they play. Other than that, I really couldn’t care less
- How about Brutal death metal? It seems this genre become a laughing bag for all the metalheads I know.Brutal death metal for me is the shock rock of metal.but in punk music case, Shock rock dont suffer such awful critism from punk elite. Why do you think BDM fall in "boo" category for most of the extreme metal fans in our local music today? do you listen to BDM by the way?
J:Death metal should be dark and harsh, not bouncy. Infester’s To the Depths... In Degradation = fukking best shit ever
C: Shock rockers used to write songs! BDM’ers write shit!
- Name drop some of local bands worthy enough to have Goblin Warhead support.
J:Pathogen, Karimlan, Paganfire and pretty much most of the bands they frequently play with… also Wilderness, the trippiest band in the land
C: The individuals who have our respect know who they are.
- How many gigs and show do GW played so far?How do expectators received your music? any unusual or unforgottable moments on and off the stage? any groupies wlloping your testacles?
J:Soon, soon
- Just curious, whats with the umluat sign in your band logo? does it mean something? or it just an obvious sign you love motorhead to much?
J:We believe that umlauts were given to us by the gods of cruelty to show us the way and give us the power to desecrate, crush, kill and destroy
C: It’s there to tell you bow down cause the warhead is metal as fuck.
- Besides from the upcomming record, what keeping your camp busy? any other plan for Goblin Warhead this year?
J: Working on Armageddon covers, working on obtaining more psychedelics. Fighting, feasting, and fukking all we can. Moonlight on horseback, till death we ride
J:What is best in life?
Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of the women!
C: We give a middle finger to all those of false of heart! Hail Spikes and Bullets zine!
Hahaha. Check out Manong Zine, he's working on his fourth issue at the moment. Limited copies, trades preferred. write to pusandink@gmail.com
Aaron B. Manzano
608 St martin Subd.
Marilao Bulacan
3019
608 St martin Subd.
Marilao Bulacan
3019
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