Century Media

Lacuna Coil is one of those bands that on a technical level I like, even though I only love one of their albums, being Comalies in this case. That album struck a perfect balance with the band's gothic tinged sound with an infectious pop sensibility that none of their other albums really have come close to in my opinion. Shallow Life, the band's latest release, comes close to the peak that Comalies rests on, but on the other hand it further demonstrates the band's mainstream aspirations.

Thrash seems to be getting pretty big these days and coverage of modern thrash is something we’ve been somewhat lacking in. When Earache’s publicist presented me with the opportunity to meet up with Municipal Waste, one of the longest running bands in the modern thrash scene, I had to seize the opportunity. Here’s a transcript of my conversation with Ryan Waste before the Seattle leg of their tour with Lamb of God, Suicidal Tendencies, Children of Bodom and God Forbid.

Chris Slack – So first off, what is the question you are absolutely sick of getting during interviews?
Ryan Waste – What’s your craziest tour story. We also get bombarded with shit about partying ‘cuz we did that party record so that’s kind of old. I still get drunk so I can definitely roll with it though.