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LDiskmag slayingÿ
L2Written by Tyrant/CADAVERÿ
Hello?ðApple-pie?ðXsqueezeðme?!!ð-
Haveðanybodyðnoticedðaðlittleðtense
atmosphereðwhenðreadingðtheðdiskmag-
feedbackð inð variousðotherðdiskmags?
Iðhave!
Allðdiskmagsðseemðtoðhaveðgotten
hockedðonðslayingðtheirðoppenentsðoff
inðheavyðjournalisticðarticlework.
Hangingðoutðvariousðmain-editors
becauseð
theyð
haveð
lettenð variousð nazies
speakð outðaso.
L1SThe best defence is to attackÿ
Itðseemsðlikeðtheðcompotitionðamoung
diskmagsðisðgettingðsoðhardðthatðmost
diskmag-crewsðtendðtoðstartðattacking
theðotherðdiskmagsðwithðarticlesðthat
revealðlargeðmistakesðdoneðbyðvarious
editorsðthatðhaveðaccusedðothersðfor
beingðasðcruelðandðtyranticðasðStalin
forðinstance...
Toð runð að popularðscenemagðtodayðyour
articlesðhaveðtoðburstðwithðaggressive
statements.ðYouðhaveðtoðrediculeðother
scenemembersðtoðstartðheavyðdiscussions
inðourðscene;ðAllðinðall,ðit'sðmaking
theðsceneðevenðmoreðunfriendlyð
forð
the
weakerðandðfresherðscener.ðSoðwhat?
Isn'tðthatðwhatðjournalismðisðall
about?ðSlaggingðoffðpeople,ðrepeating
theirðlunaticðstatements;ðmakingðthe
audienceðjeerðatðtheðsightðofðtheðsilly
statementsðdoneðbyð"misterðfamous,ðor
infamousð
guy."
Butðtheðtrueðartðofðjournalismðisðto
rediculeðit'sðopponentsðandðenemy,
withoutðlettingðtheðreaderðknowðthat
youðareðonlyðdoingðitðtoðgetðaðbetter
ratingðinðtheðchartsðyourself...
-Letð meðmakeðaðfewðexamples;
L1SUpstreamÿ
Theðdiskmagðthatðfirstðgotðlaunched
underðtheðdanishð>only<ðcrew,ðBalance.
ThenðitðwasðnamedðMagbox.ðItðwas
duringðtheðtimesðwhenðRawðruled.ð(It
stillðdoes,ðbutðatðthatðtimeðnobody
whereðquestioningðtheirðfame.)ðMagbox
wasð
becomingð
moreð
andð
moreð popular,ð it
wasðquiteðnoticable.ðTheðsupport
becameðalmostðhugeðinðtheðend...
Butðthen,ðafterð6ðissuesðorðso,ðFrogs
fromðbasicallyðNorwayðandðwithðsome
foreignðmembersðtoo,ðteamedðup...ðThe
Balance-diskmagðshouldðnowðbeðcalled
Upstream,ð andð somethingð hadð toð beð done
withðtheðstyleðofðtheðformer
Balance-mag.ð-ðUpstreamðwasðstillða
"friendly"ðmag,ðbutðnotðjustðas
friendlyðasðMagboxðwas...
FromðtheðveryðstartðofðUpstreamðwe
couldðseeðthatðtheðmastersðbehind
Upstreamðenjoyedðmakingðsmallðjokes
aboutðtheðbestðdiskmagðaround.ð(Which
clearlyðwasðRawðatðthatðtime,ðitðstill
mightðbeðbut...)ð-ðThisðplayingðaround
withðLordðHelmet,ðshallðweðcallðit
flirtation,ðbecameðjustðevenðmore
noticableðinðtheðlatestðissueðof
Upstream...ð-ðThisðisðallðaðpartðofða
psycologicðgameðwhereðweðareðtheðtoys
ofðtheðtrueðmastersðofðpsycology;ðAka
theð#Upstream-staff...ð#Withð"their
commonðgoal,ðtoðforceðourðmindsðinto
votingðforðUpstreamðinsteadðofðRaw...
-ðBecause,ðyouðhaveðtoðbeðreallyðfamous
andðcoOLðwhenðyouðdareðtoðattackðthe
best,ð nowð don'tð you?ð Ofð courseð youðdo!
SoðtheðconclutionðisðthatðtheðUpstream
staffðhasðtoðbeðultraðcoOLðsinceðthey
areðbraveðenoughðtoðattackð
theð
master
ofðpuppets,ðtoy,ðgamesðandðpsycology;
Lordðhelmetð
himself,ð
ofð
course!
-Butðinð
theð
latestð
issueð
ofð
Uppy,ð
the
LordðHelmet-flirtðisðmoreðthanðjust
friendlyðfoolingðaround,ð
asð
weð
canð
see
articlesðthatðareðdireclyðconnectedðto
LordðHelmet'sðmistakes...ð(Keywordðis
Stalin.)ð-ðUpstreamðslaggingðoffðRaw
mightðhaveðledðtoðex-rawiesðnow
becomingðUpstreamers,ðbutð
thisð
hasð
not
beenðableðtoðprooveðjustðyet...
-Add-up-line:ðUpstreamðattackingðRaw!
L1SHeadlineÿ
Að newð diskmag-projectð wasð launced,ð this
timeðitðwasðtheðstrongð
forcesð
ofð
Stone
Artistsðthatðwantedðtoð
raiseð
theirð
name
andðfameðbyðreleasingðaðdiskmag.ðThis
wasðnotðaðdailyðbedrockðdiskmag.ðIt
wasðactuallyðnotðinfluencedðbyðdear
misterðflintstoneðatðall.ðNope,ðthis
wasð(didðanybodyðsayð'another'?)ða
scenemag.ðTheðfirstðissueðdidn't
containðTHATðmanyðstunningðarticles,
butð whenð seeingðtheðstunning
graphic-(support)ðandðmusic-(support)
weðallðfoldðourðhands,ðbecameðaðlittle
moreðreligous,ðandðweðpraidðthatðthis
magðwouldðraiseðtheirðstandardsðat
theirðarticles,ðmakingðtheðarticles
suitðaðmagðwithðprofessionalðdesign.
(Theð
designð
mightð haveð causedð að fewð to
getðRaw-associations,ðbut...)
Thenðtheðsecondðissueðwasðout.ðWe
allðgotðitðratherðfast,ðsinceðStone
Artsðhaveðsomeðextremelyðmega
hystericallyðcoOLðswappers...ðLet's
nameðtheðoneðI'mðwritingðwith;
Mystra/STAð(HelloðKjell,ðwhenðdoðIðget
theðmoneyðyouðpromised?)ðWasðitðasðgood
asðweðhoped?ðMyðlipsðareðsealed!ð
But,
weð
couldð howeverð spotð someð (desperate)
attacksð&fromð&STAð&inð&their
review-zone...ð-Sayðnoðmore!
L1SPropagandaÿ
Colorbird,ðRazorð1911ð-ðSurfingðon
theirðgroup-name'sðfame...ðThisðgroup
hasðmanyðtalentedðmembers,ðnoðdoubt
aboutðthat.ðAndðColorbirdðseemsðtoðbe
oneðofðtheðtrueðscene-nationalists!ðHe
worksð hisð assð offð toð makeðthisðaðbetter
placeðforðyouðandðme.ðI'mðsureðthat
Michaelð
Jacksonð andð hisð wifeð wouldð have
beenðproudðofðhim...ðTheðPropaganda-
projectðhasðgottenð
somewhatð
critizedð
by
otherðsceners,ðbutðmyðpersonalðopinion
isðthatðPropagandaðisðaðfairlyðgood
mag,ðifð
youð
likeð
diskmagsð
suchð
asð
this
anyway...ðThingsðcouldðofðcourseðhave
beenðdoneðbetter,ðbutðtellðmeðoneðmag
thatðhasðnothingðtoðimprove?ð(No,ðnot
evenðAggression!ð*8D-
Well,ðIðmustðadmitðthatðIðdidn'tðread
theðlastðissueðthatðcarefully,ðsoðI
can'tðrememberðexactlyðwhoðthey
attackedðandðhowðtheyðpraisedðinðthe
diskmag-reviewsðthisðtime...ðButðI
knowðhowever,ðthatðsomeðTalented
scenersðdidðnotðappriciateðtheðreview
ofðtheirðownðdiskmag,ð42.ð(meaningðof
life?)ðAdd-up-line;ðPropagandaðagainst
theðmeaningðofðlife...
L1S42ÿ
Itðhasðjustðreachedðit'sðsecond
release.ðTheðdesignðofðthisðmagðcould
haveðbeenðimproved,ðbutðweðhaveðall
beenðdownðthere...ð(Forðinstance,ðthe
designðofðAggression#1ðwasðaðtrue
tradegy!)ð
Butð
Ið
guessð
we'llð
noticeð
some
goodðimprovementsðinðtheðfuture,ðcoz
Booðisð
að
lotð
moreð
Talentedð
thanð
heð
has
shownðusðtillðnow;ðTheðmenu-panelðin
theð secondð issueðwasðratherðpoorðifðyou
askðme...ðButðasðI'veðalreadyðsaid,ðhe
canðdoðaðlotðbetterðthanðthis!ðThrust
me!ð-ðHowever,ðplanningðtoðletðtheir
magðworkðonðAGA-machinesðonlyðisða
flop,ðifðyouðaskðme...ðMaking
Eurochartsð
goð
AGAð
isð
ofð courseð worse,
butð að diskmagðshouldðalsoðbeðoneðofðthe
scene-productsðthatðhaveðtoðbe
protectedðagainstðtheðAGA-mass-
hysteria.ð-Atðleastðifðitðcausesðthe
productðnotðtoðworkðatðallðonðother
machines.ð-ðTheðsecondðissueðstill
containedðsomeðbugsð(veryðnoticableðif
youðareðunluckyðenoughðtoðownðanðA500)
Mostðarticlesðinðthisðmagðareðabout
theðscene,ðwhichðisðratherðfineðforða
scenemagðasð42.ð-ðIðstillðcan'tðsee
theðconnectionðbetweenðtheðname,ð42,
andðtheðdiskmag...ðButðIðguessðthey
meanðthatð42ðisðtheðonlyðreasonðwhy
theyðbotherðtoðstayðinðtheðscene.
(Talent'sðreasonðtoðlive,ðtheirðmeaning
toð
stayð
inð
theð
tragicð
sceneð
aso.)
Theðmaineditorsðdeserveðmyðrespect!
Iðreallyðlikeðtheirðediting,ðalthough
thisðmagðisðtooðscene-concentratedðfor
myðtaste...ðAndðwhenðitðcomesðto
RockDaZone/Infect,ðwell,ðheðisðjust
perfectðforðhisðlunaticðjob!ðHeðisðthe
bestð
foreign-wordð
jigglerð
theð
sceneð has
today!ðBeliveðme,ðI'llðgiveðhimðsome
votesðtheðnextðtimeðIðgetðaðvoting-
sheetðinðmyðhands!ð(AðpityðthatðI
neverðvote...)ðAndðIðencourage
everybodyð elseð toð doð theð same,ð cozðthis
germanðreallyðdeservesðtoðhitð
theð
first
spotðinðallðchartsð(theðjournalist-
sectionðofðcourse!)ð-ðAlthoughðsome
mightðgetðoffendedðofðhisðwriting,ðI
thinkðthatðtheyðwillðsurvive!ðCozðwe
allðknowðthatðWolfmanð
isð
ratherð
capable
ofðreadingðarticlesðwithoutðaðconstant
andð
desperateð
needð ofð flippingð pagesð in
aðdictionary...ð-Andðweðallðknowðthat
Wolfmanðisn'tðaðnazi;ðtheðonlyðreason
whyðheðgaveðtheðmicrophoneðtoðtheðso
calledð"scene-nazi"ðMesserschmittðis
thatðitðwasðanðinterrestingðarticle!
(Iðreadð
itð
anyway!)
WeðcouldðseeðaðlotðofðUpstream-
slaggingðinð42#2,ðandðIðguessðthey
deserveðsomeðofðtheirðownðmedicine
afterðconstantlyðattackingðRaw.ð*8D-(
L1SConclutionÿ
Well,ð
theseð
wereð justð að fewð examplesð of
whatðweðcanðseeðgoingðonð
inð
almostð
all
diskmags...ðTheyðareðallðtryingðto
increaseðtheirðownð
fame,ð
byð
decreasing
theðfameðofðtheirðopponents.ð-Lucky
us,ð
nobodyð
seemsð
toð lookð atð usð asð any
dangerousðopponents,ðsoðweðstay
untouchedð-atðleastðforðsomeðtime...ð:)
Afterðmyðopinion,ðitðisðnotðthatð
good
journalismðtoðhaveðaðtooðhigh
percentageðofðarticlesðdealingðwith
theirð"diskmag-opponents'ð!articles...
Why?ðWell,ðitðjustðdoesn'tðlookðgood!
Andðit'sðnotðveryðprofessionalðto
proclaimðthatð"myðfatherðisðaðlot
strongerðthanðyourðfather"ð
either.
Guessð
it'sð
veryð easyð forð theð younger
generationsð(Theðminor,ðtheðkids,ðthe
pestilence!)ðofðtheðsceneðtoðstart
degradingðtheirðinnerðselfð(=ðWhich
means?ðIðdunno,ðbutð
playingð
withð
words
areðratherðcoOL,ðdon'tðyouðthink?)ðby
attackingðthoseðthatðareðbetterðthan
themself,ðjustðbecauseðtheyðareðbetter
andð
notð
becauseð
thereð areð anyð reasons
toðattackðthemðatðall...
LatelyðIðhaveðstartedðconcidering
changingðourðdiskmag'sðname.ð-Cozðis
itðsuitableðtoðcallðaðmagð"Aggression"
whenðweðareðtheðonlyðmagðthatðdon't
attackð
allð
ourð
opponents?ð
Guessð
weð are
justðtooðsmallðtoðstartðtheðjob,ðwe
haveð
farð
tooð
manyð
opponents,ð
Ið guess...
*-8)-(=:
No,ðweðwon'tðchangeðourðname...ðBut
insteadðourðdiskmagðwillðprobablyðuse
moreðarticlesðinðtheðfutureðthatðare
coveredðwithðsarcasticðphrases...
(Wow!ðWord-ðjigglingðagain!)ðBut
hopefullyðweðwillðneverðwriteðthings
like;
-Raw,ðisðitðlonelyðatðtheðtop?
Don'tð
worry,ð
we'llð comeð andð getð you!
AndðIðwillðneverðwriteðthingsðlike;
-Wolfman,ðandðColorbird:ðWhyðareðyou
wearingðglassesðwhenðyouðcouldðhave
wearedðcontact-lenses.ðGlassesðareðfor
nerds,ðyouðknow!
AndðIðwillðdefinatelyðnotðeverðsay;
-Dolphin,ðIðloveðyourðarticles...
Huh!ðI'mðgladðthatðIðdidn'tðsayðit!
CozðthenðIðmightðhaveðoffended
people...ð)*8D-(=:
Okei,ðI'llðendðthisðarticleðbeforeðI
becomeðtooðsarcastingðandðoffendðtoo
manyðsceners...ðAfterðall,ðIðdon't
wantð
largeð
massesð
ofð scenersð toð commit
suicideðafterðreadingðonlyðone
article...ðNope,ðI'llðforceðyouðall
intoðcommitingðsuicide,ðoneðbyðone...
-Dividingðtheðreasonsðintoðvarious
articlesðforðtakingðpoison,ðjumpingðoff
bridges,ðplayingðwithðrazors,ðblowing
offðyourðheadðwithðaðshotgunðorðjust
leavingðtheðscene...ð*-8I-(=: