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05 BROWSING COLLECTION
The summer months are always a bit quiet for gigs
when it’s festival season, as bands either play big UK and 06 ROAM
European festivals and not much else, or tour the U.S. 10 TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN
instead. This issue we were not short on inspiration 14 LIKE A STORM
though, despite not making it to any of the festivals (oh
how I wish I could have been at the final Warped Tour). 18 HALESTORM
It’s been a busy album release season with a number of 22 HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
fantastic new albums being unleashed. This issue, we
chat to members of the renowned Halestorm and 26 MONSTER TRUCK
Tremonti about their latest releases, as well as the up- 32 TREMONTI
and-coming Like A Storm. Monster Truck’s new album, 36 WITTERQUICK
‘True Rockers’, was the kick-ass riot that we needed to let
our hair down and rock out to. We are definitely true rock- 38 FANSITE FOCUS
ers at Black Velvet, and as we get closer and closer to our 39 BV CV / DVDS
100th issue, and are getting older and older, we can’t ever 40 ALBUMS
see ourselves not going to rock concerts or loving the
sounds of rock ‘n’ roll. We still get excited at the feeling 44 CONCERTS
of discovering new talent - this issue we include some 44 A (MUSICAL) NOTE FROM... POLLY PHLUID
newer artists in the form of Witterquick, Tyler Bryant &
The Shakedown and Browsing Collection. Tyler Bryant 52 RIP VINNIE PAUL
may have been making music for years, but he and his
band are still young and fresh - at least compared to us!
We squeezed Witterquick in despite running out of space
close to deadline as we were reminded how awesome A Bit O’ Twitter
they are. You know we love a band when we can find their
EP in our own CD collection. We’d been sent their ‘Fire &
Ice’ EP last year and loved it so much we put them in our Words of Wisdom (or otherwise) from Twitter:
Supersonic Future Superstars section. Hearing newer
single ‘Bubblegum’ cements that - these guys really
Badflower @Badflower
sound special - and after seeing them live in Birmingham If you’re scared of something, you have to face it head on. I could
they’re now our new favourite UK band! Go see them! barely speak to my closest friends without choking on my words. But
We’ve had some wonderful news since the last issue. here I am now singing to thousands of people and truly loving every
Dj Ashba (Sixx:A.M./Guns N’ Roses/Pyromantic) got in second of it.
touch wanting to use one of our photos in his store in Las
Vegas. This photo has now been blown up and is on the Chrissy Costanza (Against The Current) @ChrissyCostanza
wall behind the counter in his Ashba Clothing store in the I’m getting nauseous seeing so many self-proclaimed “mental health
Stratosphere. I think we need a trip to Vegas to see it in advocates” turning around and just being absolutely awful to anyone
real life. We’re honoured that he liked the photo enough who disagrees with them online. “How you feel is important, unless
to want it gracing his store. If you’re ever in Las Vegas,
you disagree with me then absolutely fuck you.” lol ok.
go and check it out - and take a pic of our pic!
Dj Ashba @DjASHBA
Y & velvet kisses I’m wearing underwear today....I feel so classy.
Shari Black Velvet Cody Carson (Set It Off) @CodySIO
If you’re ever bored, YouTube the words “Visible Fart”. You’re wel-
come.

Checking out the Nikki Sixx @NikkiSixx
new John Bonham I don’t really like Twitter as much as Instagram. Facebook is slowly
statue in Redditch becoming grandma’s knitting channel.
town centre.
Brian Dales @brianlogandales
I got a check today for $1.63. Welcome to the music industry.

BLACK VELVET STAFF
Publisher/Editor/Features Editor/Art Editor/Online Editor:
Shari Black Velvet
Writers:
Shari Black Velvet, Michael Coventry, Penny & Sam Gower, Clare
Huckett, Athena Kam
Photographers:
Shari Black Velvet, Athena Kam
CONTACT Proofreader:
Ian Trigg
BLACK VELVET MAGAzINE Front Cover Photos: Monster Truck Photo By Mathew Guido.
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