The inaugural installment of Iron Fist Fest will take place September 28th at the Dirty Dog Bar in Austin, Texas (505 E 6th St) Featuring a colossal, studded iron fistful of true underground American heavy metal in a one night only, all-star billing; Iron Fist Fest will showcase scorching performances…
Jason McMaster
EVIL UNITED – Jason McMaster & Donnie Van Stavern
Interview with Jason McMaster & Donnie Van Stavern of Evil United Conducted by Robert Williams Filmed by Carlos Llanas Editing courtesy of Sandra Torres It’s another beer-soaked Friday night at Encore Records in Austin, Texas as the popular metal record store welcomes the CD release party of Evil United, the…
Jason McMaster gets his due: a star on the South Texas Music Walk Of Fame
Heavy metal screamer Jason McMaster (Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth) is set to make Texas history, as the first metal artist honored by the ‘South Texas Music Walk Of Fame’ in his hometown of Corpus Christi. A vocalist, bassist, guitarist, and songwriter with two gold-certified records under his belt, McMaster is…
Summer NAMM 2007
Summer NAMM 2007Austin, Texas, USAAustin Convention Center, July 27-29, 2007summernamm.com/ Review and pics by Robert Williams The NAMM show is an industry only conference for music retailers, one of the biggest music related conventions in the world, 2nd only to the Frankfurt Musikmesse, so I’m told. Music retailers come from…
Ron Jarzombek – Spastic Ink / WatchTower
Ron Jarzombek of Spastic Ink / WatchTower Interviewed in February 2000 by Noel Spastic Ink is a solo project of former Watchtower guitarist Ron Jarzombek. Watchtower dissolved due to physical aliments and certain members other commitments. Ink Complete specializes in super-complex instrumental fusion metal. Jarzombek’s distinctive style is in top form…