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Did anyone out there used to play Game Of Life - the 04 A MUSICAL NOTE FROM...
board game? It came to mind while thinking about what’s
been going on during the past few months. I wanted to 05 BETH BLADE & THE BEAUTIFUL DISASTERS
mention the sadness that the world’s gone through. The 06 MARIANAS TRENCH
rock world heard about Chris Cornell’s suicide in May, 10 BONAFIDE
and then came the awful Manchester Ariana Grande con-
cert bombing... followed by the London attack. Thinking 14 HELL OR HIGHWATER
about this all made me ponder life and how it would be if 18 AARON BUCHANAN & THE CULT CLASSICS
there was no war and if we all lived in peace. We hear of
army soldiers and military staff going off to war, and it 22 SEETHER
made me contemplate how much of war is a business. I 28 BITERS
always see the medical industry and illnesses like cancer 34 MOTIONLESS IN WHITE
as big business. They make money out of people being ill
and never find a cure... What would happen if there was a 38 WITH CONFIDENCE
cure? All of these cancer research organisations would 40 TEQUILA MOCKINGBYRD
be out of jobs... instead of making millions. Likewise, 41 BV CV
what would happen if there was no war? If the military
had no jobs? Is this life a game? Just something I was 43 FANSITE FOCUS / DVDS
contemplating in between my own dayjob work... work 44 ALBUMS
that, unlike war and the medical industry, does not make
millions. 49 CONCERTS
Black Velvet is a war-free zone. We would rather 56 RIP CHRIS CORNELL
everyone put down their guns, put down their knives,
ditched the bombs, and just got along with each other.
Why can’t the world do that? Because no money would
be made? Can you remember there ever being a world A Bit O’ Twitter
with no war? I’ve never spent enough time reading about
war. I’ve never wanted anything to do with it. I’d rather it
not exist at all. Whether it’s a business or not, the worst Words of Wisdom (or otherwise) from Twitter.
part is the innocent victims that lose their lives as a
result. While some profit from war, for others it’s a huge, Tom DeLonge (Angels & Airwaves) @tomdelonge
heartbreaking loss. And that will always make war so, so Whenever the cashier at the grocery store asks my dad if he would
wrong. like the milk in a bag he replies, ‘No, just leave it in the carton’.
But onto this issue and something happier. We have
interviews with awesome bands such as Marianas Trench Mike Duce (Lower Than Atlantis) @MikeDuce
(who we were elated to have in the UK, finally), Hell Or Don't see many young people with a goatee these days, do you?
Highwater, Motionless In White, Seether (that was a long Also, who wants facial hair like a GOAT anyway? Not exactly a sexy
one, but Shaun is so interesting!), Bonafide, With animal is it?
Confidence and Aaron Buchanan & The Cult Classics
(our new contributor Michael has done a fantastic job Cody Carson (Set It Off) @CodySIO
with these) and Tequila Mockingbyrd (who have just had If you pee on a toilet seat and don't clean after yourself, I don't want
a change of line-up). Check out our cover stars BITERS to associate with you. #BiggestPetPeeve #Inconsiderate
for some fun rock ‘n’ roll. Despite all the sadness and cor-
ruption in the world, there is always fun rock ‘n’ roll... Chrissy Costanza (Against The Current) @ChrissyCostanza
Changing yourself to fit in is ridiculous, exhausting and straight up
Y & velvet kisses lame. I trip over this lesson and relearn it all the time.
Luke Rockets (With Confidence) @lukewithcon
Shari Black Velvet Made it until 6pm before getting out of bed. I'd consider this a suc-
cessful off day.
Patty Walters (As It Is) @PattyxWalters
Me with our
proofreader, I always need an aisle seat on planes so I can drink endless coffee
Ian, before the and pee like 57283 times.
KISS show.
Ian wrote the
KISS review
in this issue.
BLACK VELVET STAFF
Publisher/Editor/Features Editor/Art Editor/Online Editor:
Shari Black Velvet
Writers:
Shari Black Velvet, Abby Coulson, Michael Coventry, Clare Huckett
Photographers:
Shari Black Velvet, Katie Frost
Proofreader:
Ian Trigg
CONTACT
Front Cover Photos: Biters Photo By Rob Blackham. Seether Photo
BLACK VELVET MAGAzINE By Marina Chavez. Motionless In White Photo By Jonathan Weiner.
Email: editor@blackvelvetmagazine.com Hell Or Highwater Photo By Lindsey Brynes. Marianas Trench Photo
www.blackvelvetmagazine.com c/o Marianas Trench.
www.instagram.com/blackvelvetmagazine
www.twitter.com/blackvelvetmag Page 3 Photo: Evan Stanley (The Dives) Photo By Shari Black Velvet
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