Waspman: Senior Staff
Email: | Location: Hamilton, ON Canada
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Extended Profile
Metal Rules Nickname: Waspman
Real Name: Matt
E-mail address: waspman@metal-rules.com
Age/Birthdate: 26/Sept. 26, 1978
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario
Present location: Hamilton, Ontario
Height: 6’2
Weight: 220
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Tattoos/Piercings: Yep
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Job(s) @ Metal Rules: Reviews, Interviews, Concert Reviews, Editing
Length of Time with MR: 15 years (!)
Brief description of how you came to MR: I emailed EvilG and said, “Hey, would you like another writer”. He said “Sure”.
Best thing about working for MR: Discovering bands that I probably would have never listened to otherwise.
Worst thing about working for MR: Being forced to listen to some shitty band’s crappy demo instead of band’s that I actually like.
How/when you first got into metal: 1988, a friend of mine played me his copy of the just released …And Justice for All
Favorite Metal Genre(s): Traditional, Power, Prog, Death, Black
Least favorite Metal Genre(s): Shit
First Metal CD ever bought: Metallica, …And Justice for All
First Metal concert: Guns ‘N Roses
Band or other music experience: I used to play keyboards but have long since given them up.
Favorite bands/artists: W.A.S.P., Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Helloween, Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Lake of Tears, Iron Maiden, Edge of Sanity, Tad Morose
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Favorite album cover: Iron Maiden – Live after Death
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Spoken Languages: English
Hobbies: Video games, mountain biking, writing, reading
Pet peeves: Stupid people, bad drivers
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Last Modified: September 29, 2021
