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"To waste time
is to waste everything."

- Parallax

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TRIAL
These links have lyrics to the "Are These Our Lives?" full length and Seattle reunion show photos.
Bridge to Solace
Bridge to Solace hails from Budapest Hungary. Their front man Zoli, who is also responsible in part for bringing most of Budapest's live music to Budapest, took some time to give a little insight into what makes his heart tick.
Blair Calibaba - Recording Engineer
Blair Calibaba is a recording engineer from Vancouver BC who recorded, aside from the new Propagandhi full length, records by Strain, Sum 41, Trial, By a Thread, Gob, and dozens of others over the last decade and a half. He took some time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions that should help bands who are new to the studio process get started on their way to sounding amazing.

Parallax
Posted here is an interview with Blake Donner, singer of the Provo UT band Parallax. Blake died in August of this year, just two nights after doing this short interview. His memorial show the night before the Trial show was moving beyond words. An experience to remember for a lifetime. Blake's last interview is posted here. This was a band ready to transform the world. Their new CD, completed and mastered and delivered to their label on the day Blake died (he never got to hear the final recording), was released in Spring 2006 on Counterintelligence Recordings.
Die Young
The heaviness of Terror on a meaner day, anger of Trial, the maniacal danger of Catharsis, yet with a mission all their own. This up and coming band from Houston, TX has arrived, and these three questions with them will get you acquainted. You have no choice but to pay attention to this band. They will likely find you if you don't.
Triumph of the Nerds:
Written for those struggling worldwide to keep access to live music open to people of all ages. This is a congratulations to locals in Seattle for involvement in the music scene here. The words apply to your local music community too.
Screaming in Pain or Screaming For Change:
Sing in a punk or hardcore band? Finding that after practice or after a show that you sound like your vocal cords have been torched with a flamethrower? This article was originally printed in Reflections zine, and I thought I'd reprint it here to help people out.