b]Chips & Beer The Magazine #2[/b] has finally surfaced from the creeps and assholes responsible for the legendary first issue. Now with 30% more length and girth. Weighing in at 120 vain, erudite and not too stupid pages, issue #2 is a creampie of delights that includes the following bands, artists, independent publishers, features and more:
Morbus Chron
Halsey Halseycaust Swain
Mentors
Deceased
Midnight
Ian Christe of Bazillion Points
King Diamond (nearly 30 pages of interview, primer, timeline, illustrations)
Obsequiae
Ola Larsson (Disma cover artist)
Thrones
Twisted Tower Dire
Thirsty & Miserable with Amebix
One From The Grave: Mob Rules
Vargina Comic
50+ relevant album reviews
ARES KINGDOM
CAULDRON BLACK RAM (w/ artwork by PUTRID)
CHRIS BLACK (HIGH SPIRITS/SUPERCHRIST, etc)
KRYPTS
SWALLOWED
WEAPON
MASSIVE feature on NEW YORK CITY STREET METAL, interviews with:
JAY JAY FRENCH (TWISTED SISTER)
ROSS THE BOSS (MANOWAR)
JOE LEONARD (FRIGID BICH) - First interview in an American zine since 1986!
DANNY LILKER (SOD, NUCLEAR ASSAULT, etc)
MIKE SCHUTZMAN (former owner of Slipped Disc Records in LINY)
Article/tribute to
C&B Patron Saint, JOE SPINELL and his masterwork, MANIAC
Thirsty & Miserable (with Blaash from WHERESMYSKIN zine)
VARGINA comic
and lotsa terrible reviews of terrible records
Scenesters and hipsters will hate this magazine, which is another great reason why you should buy it. - Metal-Rules.com
Villains "Taxi Driver" illustration by Beaver / Slipped Disc Records Interview
Chris Black Interview
Cauldron Black Ram Interview. Illustration by Putrid.
At this time the new issue is only available direct from 20 Buck Spin. By next week they should be at various US distros (NWN, Ajna, etc) and within a few weeks in the EU (High Roller being the primary place over there). Profound Lore usually gets some for the Canadians. Also various book stores and record shops around North America.
