MASTER live from REHAB NYC 10-18-08

RIP Chris Witchhunter(SODOM)

Dear Fans and Friends,

In the beginning of this week I received the message that Chris Witchhunter had died. I was shocked - and you can believe me… I still am. As we recorded “The Final Sign Of Evil” I noticed that Chris was in a
very bad condition. It took more than 18 months to finish the recording for this record. My god, I don´t know what to say about this tragedy and i´m feeling really down.
After Chris had left the band we didn´t meet very often. If you take a look at the “Lords Of Depravity” dvd everybody realizes that Chris was really ill and confused. You can also understand why Chris and I didn´t have much contact during the last few years.
His sickness was a slow process and everybody saw what happened - but Chris never took a helping hand from anybody else. All of Chris´ friends will tell you so.
The worst thing was that Chris himself never realized the situation he was in and that it was important to accept help from others.
I can´t write any "clear" words as I am in South America right now and we are flying from show to show. At first I thought that it might be better to cancel the tour but that wouldn´t have been fair to our fans and Chris wouldn´t have liked it either.
I hope that all of Chris´ friends will help his lovely mom and support her in these dark times.
In the beginning of our friendship she was like my own mom to me. After my return from South America I will surely support her, too. I hope that we can arrange a big show for Chris with a couple of friends to give him a special farewell and to make some money for his mother!

Hey Chris, you created music history. R.I.P.!

TOM

http://www.sodomized.info/html_eng/home.html










Ah, fond memories of old Sodom with Witchhunter(Chris) on drums. Chris played on all the classics(In the Sign of Evil, Obsessed By Cruelty, Expurse of Sodomy, Persecution Mania, Mortal Way of Live, Agent Orange). These albums take me back to my high school days and the mid 80's. In my bedroom back then I had one side of my wall dedicated to German thrash bands. I had a slew of Sodom flyers, photos, album advertisments hanging up. Some of which I still have and scanned off and uploaded for this article. I often revisit the old Sodom records. More so of late really paying attention to Chris's drum work. This man hit hard! Those old recordings and that drum sound was like small atom bombs going off. Check out the live clip I posted up top from The Mortal Way Of Live day's. Chris plays those songs wicked fast! Cheers Chris and thanks.

Fall is here!

Summer 08 is done! Already. My summer was pretty eventful. Can't really complain. Did alot of traveling(TX, NC, SF) graduated college and put a new issue of MF. Not bad at all. Had some crap thrown my way though. But like they say "you can choose your friends but not your family". Anyway, MF 5.5 is flying out of here. I can't print enough it seems. Thanks to those of you who have bought or traded for a copy(s). Distro's carrying MF are:

Diabolic Force(USA): http://www.myspace.com/diabolicforcedistro
Carnal Sadist Productions(USA): http://carnalsadism.blackterror.org/
No Posers Please(Norway): http://www.noposersplease.com/
EATSHITBUYDIY DISTRO(The Netherlands): http://www.myspace.com/slapendehonden

I've slacked on MF 6. I admit it. Still a loads of reviews to be done. UGH! Time to get my ass in gear once more and start knocking 'em out. Stay tuned for updates.

I'm going to a shit load of shows in Oct. See the gig flyers blog. If your to goingany of 'em and want to buy/trade for MF 5.5 let me know. I'll have copies with me. May be at the Watain show in NYC 10/8/08 as well.


Cool band pages:
http://www.myspace.com/eroguromusic
http://www.myspace.com/scarletslipping666
http://www.myspace.com/eatenbrutal
http://www.myspace.com/tdfanszone
http://www.myspace.com/bigdeformedhead
http://www.myspace.com/deadnightthrashmetal
http://www.myspace.com/cumfunction
http://www.myspace.com/thyrites666
http://www.myspace.com/reverentiamusik
http://www.myspace.com/necrovorous
http://www.myspace.com/nekro
http://www.myspace.com/droneo
http://www.myspace.com/slaughterhousefetish
http://www.myspace.com/koudeproject
http://www.myspace.com/koufar
http://www.myspace.com/echoestochaos
http://www.myspace.com/stockfeeder666
http://www.myspace.com/deathevokation
http://www.myspace.com/blasphemiccruelty
http://www.myspace.com/helltorment
http://www.myspace.com/fofab666
http://www.myspace.com/blackputrefactionnoise

Cool movies:

T.T Sindrome


Ma Mere


Madame O


Playlist:




Anathema- Hope


Tater- PARASITE-tape
ANNIHILATION OF THE ANTICHRIST-witchhunt compilation LP
Morder(Pol) Nothing-tape
Impetigo-Horror Of The Zombies-LP
Dead Christ-Satans Hunger 7'ep
Invercuald-Deamhan-cd
Electric Wizard Reverend Bizzare 12'
Motherfuckers - Greatest Shits
Sepultura - 1986 rehearsal
Upsidedown Cross - evilution
Nuclear Desecration - desecrated temple of impurity
Roman Torment-Handmaiden
Gorguts-Considered Dead
Danzig-Danzig III
Ladytron-Velocifero
Iron Maiden-Somewhere Back In Time

Links:
http://www.comicbookconventions.com/conventions.htm
http://moistlizards.blogspot.com/
http://tenebrae666.blogspot.com/
http://truepunkmetal.blogspot.com/
http://www.freewebs.com/blasphemyritual/(this a Blasphemy fan tribute site that I contributed some Blasphemy interviews(from my collection of old zines) to)

GIG FLYERS: Past and Present

THE PRESENT:





THE PAST:

OLD SCHOOL VIDEO CATALOGS

I got a shit load of video(mainly bootleg) catalogs that I have had the joy of skimming through recently. Most of em' from the mid till late 90's. Thought it be cool to share em' with you guy's. Great memories of trading, copying and buying vhs tapes back in the day. There really is so much not on dvd yet. Check it out!

Check out...

http://www.myspace.com/deathevokation
http://www.myspace.com/grabasscowboys
http://www.myspace.com/repuked
http://www.myspace.com/anticipateultragrind
http://www.myspace.com/dilapidatedswe
http://www.myspace.com/indigest1bles
http://www.myspace.com/wintersinosaka1
http://www.myspace.com/therealjaydecay
http://www.myspace.com/smellthestench666
http://www.myspace.com/sjenovik
http://www.myspace.com/recrucify

Watching:


Satans Blade


Night Dreams


Sinthia: The Devil's Doll


Cooley High

Playlist:

Billy Crystal Meth-Meth Metal
Steel Hook Prostheses-Atrocitizer
Mystifier-Goetia
Necromantia/Varathon-Black Arts Lead To Everlasting Sin
Marduk-Opus Nocturne
Mortuary Drape-Into The Drape
Carcass-Symphonies Of Sickness
Faust/Nurse With Wound-Disconnected
Two Dead Sluts One Good Fuck-st LP
Entombed-Left Hand Path/Crawl/Clandestine
törr - Institut klinické smrti lp
Anathema - Hindsight
Mauthausen Orchestra - Vernichtung Lebenunwerten Leben 2x12" LP
blasphemophagher & necroholocaust split 7''
Enslaved - Vertebrae
fantom - lucifer jelenj meg demo
bloodbath (ser) - toxic death demo
eternal darkness - doomed ep
Strict-Kiss 12' LP

DESTRUCTION FEST 2 10/25/08

DESTRUCTION FESTIVAL 2

PROFANATICA (CT)
http://www.myspace.com/profanatica

ENGORGE (NJ,CA)
http://www.myspace.com/engorge

LEGIONS OF ASTAROTH (GA)
http://www.myspace.com/legionsofastaroth

FULL BLOWN AIDS (MA)
http://www.myspace.com/fullblownaidsband

IPSSISSIMUS (CT)
http://www.myspace.com/ipsissimususbm

PROSANCTUS INFERI (OH)
http://www.myspace.com/prosanctusinferi

WITCH TOMB (MA)
http://www.myspace.com/witchtomb

THE DUPLEX ON CHASE STREET (PA)
Burzum style Black/Doom

WOE (PA)
http://www.myspace.com/woeunholy

FATHER BEFOULED (GA,IL)
http://www.myspace.com/fatherbefouled


@ HARTLEYS
350 BELLEVILLE TURNPIKE
NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ
18 TO ENTER
21 TO DRINK W/ID
ADMISSION $20 DAY OF SHOW

INFO/ADVANCE TIX $15 THRU PAYPAL DIESELWAR666@YAHOO.COM