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Angelique

From: Finland
Working on: Moderator, band profiles + where ever needed
 
Likes: good books, white wine, hairy pets
Hates: stupidity in generally
Musical taste: Anything melodic like power, gothenburg, folk etc.
Latest discovery: Fjoergyn - Jahreszeiten
 
Publications: Articles (2)  Reviews (1)  Interviews (3)  Galleries (1)
 
Languages: finnish, english, swedish and spanish..although i suck at all of em
Personal text: Trying to balance between family life with house full of kids, dogs and cats (well actually two of each), career and freetime so at a times I'm more inactive than active but sooner or later I always have returned, and I always will
Member since: 14.11.2003 | Last seen online: 71h ago



Bararey

In real life: Abrarr (30) from Kuwait
Working on: Edit and review of band profiles
 
Likes: Fiction books, hanging out with friends, and listening to metal
Musical taste: Pretty much all metal genres
Latest discovery: Griftegård - Solemn, Sacred, Severe
 
Publications: Interviews (1)  
 
Languages: English, Arabic
Member since: 04.04.2005 | Last seen online: 48d ago



Bas

In real life: Bas (20) from Basel, Switzerland
Working on: Reviews and Interviews
 
Likes: Interesting music, good food, a drink every now and then, cooking and lazy afternoons.
Hates: I try to be open-minded and to not hate anything by default :)
Musical taste: Lots of different types of music. Mostly symphonic or progressive stuff, but also genres like black or heavy metal and alternative. A lot of non-metal as well.
Latest discovery: Arid - All Things Come In Waves - a very emotional rock album with great vocals.
 
Album picks: Laments Of Silence - Restart Your Mind
  Sepia Dreamer - The Sublime
 
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Publications: Articles (15)  Reviews (142)  Interviews (7)  Galleries (4)
 
Languages: German, English, Dutch and a wee bit of French
Member since: 13.03.2005 | Last seen online: 32m ago



Baz Anderson

In real life: Barry Anderson (22) from Lincoln, United Kingdom
Working on: Everything: Reviews, Interviews, Articles, Photography, Moderating
 
Musical taste: Mostly: Power, Death, Thrash, Black
 
Album picks: Soulitude - Wonderfool World
  Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
  1349 - Demonoir
 
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Publications: Articles (92)  Reviews (134)  Interviews (31)  Galleries (52)
 
Languages: English
Member since: 10.10.2004 | Last seen online: 34m ago



BitterCOld

In real life: Craig (37) from The Desert, USA
Working on: Reviews - Album and Concert, Review Proofing, Interviews, Drive By Forum Rants.
 
Likes: music, pale ale, islay malts, making love at midnight in the dunes by the cape.
Hates: oh my. where to begin?
Musical taste: Metal-wise? Sludge, Black, Post, Doom.
Latest discovery: crushing then snorting flaming hot cheetos. and COC's "In The Arms Of God".
 
Album picks: Mar De Grises - Streams Inwards
  Terzij De Horde - A Rage Of Rapture Against The Dying Of The Light
  Godflesh - Streetcleaner
 
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Publications: Articles (11)  Reviews (55)  Interviews (3)  
 
Personal text: is currently roaming the Desert of the American Southwest.

has less facial hair than the two previous and next three staffers.

Outside of metal, i listen to some 80's and 90's punk, 80's wave, some ambient electronica and blues.

Has been known to review albums or gigs for tix, cd's, food, booze, "happy ending" massages, and, on occasion, "ABC" gum.
Member since: 15.07.2004 | Last seen online: 24m ago



Collin

In real life: Collin (28) from Toulouse, France
Working on: Reviews (might pick that up again some day), band edits, other things
 
Likes: Being awesome, life, music, cooking, wine, books, basketball, bullying weaker people
Hates: Tomatoes.
Musical taste: I like MUSIC. Mainly metal (especially extreme and alternative), hip hop and alternative rock, but also electronica, ambient, old stuff (jazz, blues, swing, country...).
Latest discovery: Throes Of Dawn - The Great Fleet Of Echoes
 
Publications: Articles (19)  Reviews (176)  Interviews (16)  Galleries (5)
 
Languages: French, English, Italian, broken Spanish, starting to learn Icelandic
Personal text: I want to hug you all.
Member since: 04.09.2002 | Last seen online: 26d ago



Dane Train

In real life: Dane Train (26) from Black Mountain, NC, USA
Working on: Reviews and Articles
 
Likes: Good company, good beer and theological discussions. And Sci-Fi!
Hates: The shallowness and lack of passion of the American populous.
Musical taste: Progressive Metal, Christian Metal, Funk Metal, Neo-Folk/Americana
Latest discovery: The Opposed - Initiate
 
Album picks: Becoming The Archetype - Dichotomy
 
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Publications: Articles (2)  Reviews (12)  
 
Languages: English
Personal text: I love Jesus. I love Metal. I combine them in my worship. Mosh For Christ!
Member since: 21.01.2004 | Last seen online: 88h ago



Darkside Momo

In real life: Sébastien Mora (32) from Toulouse, France
Working on: Reviews, bits of interviews and concert reviews too.
 
Likes: Fantasy, Role-playing Games, Comics (French and manga mostly), Metal (duh)
Hates: Right now, skateboarders.
Musical taste: Come on... Metal of course! I can dig stuff of almost all subgenres, but I lean towards proggy/technical/extreme stuff.
Latest discovery: Negura Bunget - OM. Finally managed to listened to this masterpiece. And yes, it IS one!
 
Album picks: Neuromist - Move Of Thought
  Negură Bunget - OM
  Dark Tranquillity - We Are The Void
 
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Publications: Articles (26)  Reviews (60)  Interviews (10)  Galleries (13)
 
Languages: French, some English, broken spanish
Personal text: I'm not sure you really want to read that.
Member since: 22.06.2004 | Last seen online: 17m ago



dismaleuphony

In real life: Jason (32) from Western Massachusetts, USA
Working on: Reviews, some photography and interviews
 
Likes: analytical and emotional topics, equality, people watching
Hates: superficiality and stereotypical thinking
Musical taste: Most symphonic, gothic, doom, and atmospheric metal. Some occasional extreme or difficult to classify bands.
Latest discovery: Edenbridge - "Solitaire" and Mandrake - "Innocence Weakness"
 
Album picks: Edenbridge - Solitaire
  God Dethroned - Passiondale
 
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Publications: Articles (4)  Reviews (8)  Interviews (1)  Galleries (4)
 
Languages: English
Personal text: Writing has and always will be my first love. I'm one of the few people left who still sends hand written letters, a lost art. I also enjoy travelling - even alone - or to meet and reconnect with new and old friends
Member since: 08.09.2004 | Last seen online: 2m ago



Doc Godin

In real life: Luke Godin (21) from Calgary, Canada
Working on: Reviewer/Interviewer/Article writing guy.
 
Likes: Kittens, ice cream, pizza, metal, Magic The Gathering, cheesey fantasy art, rum, solid riffs and good times.
Hates: Getting hit in the junk, the bank, *most prog metal, Duran Duran.
Musical taste: Heavy Metal, Glam Metal, Punk, Crossover
Latest discovery: Children - Hard Times Hanging At The End Of The World
 
Album picks: Children - Hard Times Hangin At The End Of The World
  Heaven And Hell - The Devil You Know
  Led To The Grave - Led To The Grave
 
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Publications: Articles (12)  Reviews (91)  Interviews (7)  Galleries (4)
 
Languages: english
Personal text: They gave me this entire text box to tell you something interesting about myself. Looks like I'm just going to waste it. That's why I can't have nice things.
Member since: 05.11.2005 | Last seen online: 22h ago



GT

In real life: Gorm K. Thinggaard (28) from Århus, Denmark
Working on: mostly bands and a few news and events
 
Likes: Good beer and whisky...and of course coffee
Hates: People that can/will not understand common sense
Musical taste: Mostly melodic
Latest discovery: Lion's Share
 
Publications: Articles (6)  Galleries (3)
 
Languages: Danish, English, Understands: Swedish, Norwegian and some German and French
Personal text: Got a master in auditing and accounting and is currently working as an auditor/accountant.
Member since: 11.04.2006 | Last seen online: 22h ago



Hobbit Viggo

In real life: Viggo (22) from The Danish Town, Estonia
Working on: Writing/proofing reviews
 
Likes: Workout, drinks and general quality time with friends...
Musical taste: Anything with a catchy melody
Latest discovery: Asylum Pyre
 
Album picks: Mandragora Scream - Volturna
  Asylum Pyre - Natural Instinct?
 
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Publications: Articles (7)  Reviews (51)  Galleries (2)
 
Languages: Estonian, Russian, Chinese, broken French, Spanish, Italian, English and unexistent Irish...
Member since: 21.06.2004 | Last seen online: 5m ago



Ivan

In real life: Ivan (30) from Turku, Finland
Working on: Administration, design and programming
 
Musical taste: Melodic stuff
 
Album picks: Whispered - Thousand Swords
  Ghost Brigade - Isolation Songs
 
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Publications: Articles (6)  Reviews (11)  Galleries (6)
 
Languages: Russian, English, some Estonian and Finnish
Member since: 06.10.2001 | Last seen online: 61h ago



Ivor

In real life: Ivor (27) from Tallinn, Estonia
Working on: Photography, reviewing, interviewing, reanimation and resurrection
 
Musical taste: melodic stuff, mostly prog, symphonic and gothic
Latest discovery: Siena Root
 
Publications: Articles (26)  Reviews (34)  Interviews (16)  Galleries (41)
 
Languages: Estonian, Russian, English
Member since: 01.06.2003 | Last seen online: 3m ago



Jeff

In real life: Jeff (30) from Nantes, France
Working on: Press and event business
 
Musical taste: A bit of everything!
 
Album picks: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Option Paralysis
 
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Publications: Articles (41)  Reviews (1184)  Interviews (61)  Galleries (41)
 
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Personal text: Labels and bands are welcome to contact me for any kind of deals concerning press (reviews, interviews, articles, contests... etc...)

Same for concert promoters and announcers who could be interested to work with MS.


Contact: jeff(at)metalstorm.ee

PS: Hellfest rocks
Member since: 26.08.2002 | Last seen online: 19m ago



jupitreas

In real life: Jarosław Jerry Szprot () from Warsaw, Poland
Working on: Reviews, Articles
 
Likes: Beer, Wine
Hates: Stupidity, hypocrisy, bigotry
Musical taste: Personally I enjoy extreme music and post-punk the most, although I'm into anything that is interesting
Latest discovery: Impetuous Ritual
 
Album picks: Musica Diablo - Musica Diablo
  Effect Murder - Architects Of Sense
  Panacea - Humanity Is Heading For Nowhere
 
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Publications: Articles (22)  Reviews (223)  Interviews (5)  Galleries (8)
 
Languages: English, Polish
Personal text: I'll think of something to add here later.
Member since: 15.01.2002 | Last seen online: 7h ago



Lucas

In real life: Lucas (19) from The Netherlands
Working on: Reviewer & Interviewer, Moderator
 
Likes: Good music, good days and good friends.
Hates: I'm not an angry person.
Musical taste: Black, Doom, Sludge, Death, Drone & Noise
Latest discovery: Oranssi Pazuzu & Reverorum Ib Malacht
 
Album picks: Cosmic Atrophy - Codex Incubo
  A Forest Of Stars - Opportunistic Thieves Of Spring
  Reverorum Ib Malacht - What Do You Think Of The Old God, We Call Him Judas?
 
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Publications: Articles (17)  Reviews (256)  Interviews (13)  
 
Languages: Dutch, English
Personal text: I generally like all extreme music that evokes a strong emotion or mental picture. I mostly find this sort of music in the genres mentioned above, but I do not limit myself to those genres. I'm always interested in discovering new bands, so if you have something that I would/could/should like, don't hesitate to shoot me a message.
Member since: 28.03.2005 | Last seen online: 1h ago



Lyrinan

In real life: Susan (27) from Seattle, USA
Working on: Proofread user-submitted content such as reviews, concert reviews, articles, funny stuff
 
Likes: Thoughtful metal music. Cooking. Running, biking, and hiking. Reading interesting non-fiction, and the occasional novel. Gaming.
Hates: Fennel. Olives. Cheap metal bands.
Musical taste: Beautiful metal music. Mostly melodic metal but I am very adventurous. Oh, classical and opera, too. Big fan!
Latest discovery: Beardfish.
 
Publications: Reviews (8)  Interviews (4)  
 
Languages: English. Learning German and Estonian
Personal text: Best band I've ever seen live: Turisas. It was part of Paganfest I, the North American tour. All bands contributed to it being the most amazing night, but I'd trade any of them, even the incredible Eluveitie, for another set of Turisas. To Holmgard and beyond, baby!
Member since: 16.04.2004 | Last seen online: 15h ago



Marcel Hubregtse

In real life: Marcel Hubregtse (42) from somewhere in the middle, The Netherlands
Working on: Reviews, Interviews, all sorts of stuff
 
Likes: Metal (duh), comedy, Bukowski, cricket, cooking, microbrews, whisky
Hates: European Power Metal, hypocrits, backstabbers
Musical taste: Metal till death
Latest discovery: Process Of Guilt - Erosion
 
Album picks: Rainbow - Live In Munich 1977
  Process Of Guilt - Erosion
 
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Publications: Articles (23)  Reviews (52)  Interviews (11)  Galleries (1)
 
Languages: Dutch, English
Personal text: Is much more friendly and fun-loving than he comes across at first sight. ANyone ever over in The Netherlands just contact me if you're in need of a floor to crash on.
Member since: 23.09.2003 | Last seen online: just now



Promonex

In real life: Daniel Pereira (25) from Frankfurt, Germany
Working on: Band profiles, live reviews and a lil' bit of all the rest
 
Likes: Festivals, booze, food, movies, deep conversations
Hates: Stupidity, close-mindedness, German bureaucracy, humanity as a whole
Musical taste: All kinds of metal, rock, folk, EBM, aggrotek and occasionally some ambient and jazz noir
Latest discovery: Ingrimm - Ihr sollt brennen
 
Album picks: Kvelertak - Kvelertak
 
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Publications: Articles (19)  Reviews (8)  Interviews (3)  Galleries (16)
 
Languages: German, English, Italian
Member since: 09.06.2004 | Last seen online: 45m ago



Richard

From: United Kingdom
Working on: Moderating
 
Likes: Music, literature, and old British horror films.
Musical taste: Mainly Extreme Metal, but there are certain bands I like from most Metal genres.
 
Publications: Reviews (7)  Interviews (1)  
 
Member since: 15.04.2004 | Last seen online: 16h ago



Thryce

From: Belgium
Working on: News - Reviews and Editorials - Edits
 
Likes: Pissing you off.
Musical taste: As long as it's loud 'n obnoxious, I'm in.
 
Album picks: Battle Of Mice - A Day Of Nights
  God Is An Astronaut - Age Of The Fifth Sun
  Angelus Apatrida - Clockwork
 
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Publications: Articles (20)  Reviews (102)  Interviews (12)  Galleries (1)
 
Member since: 24.05.2004 | Last seen online: 14d ago



Troy Gallant

In real life: Troy Gallant (19) from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Working on: band profiles, interviews, reviews
 
Likes: culture studies, history, philosophy, poetry, science, sports
Hates: cooking, politics, travel
Musical taste: black, death, extreme doom, old school thrash
 
Album picks: Enthral - Prophecies Of The Dying
  I Shalt Become - Poison
 
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Publications: Reviews (41)  Interviews (2)  
 
Languages: English
Member since: 20.01.2009 | Last seen online: 2h ago



White Winter Sun

In real life: Vincent Paget (29) from Paris, France
Working on: News and Edits (band profiles & events)
 
Likes: Music of course (mainly metal)
Hates: Hypocrisy
Musical taste: Mostly: Black, Death, Thrash, Doom
 
Publications: Reviews (10)  Interviews (1)  
 
Languages: French, English and just few words of Spanish
Member since: 05.03.2007 | Last seen online: 8h ago



wrathchild

In real life: Cyrille (28) from Paris / La Rochelle, France
Working on: Moderating, plus a few reviews and interviews
 
Likes: Geek culture, video game oldies and trying to make music
 
Publications: Articles (25)  Reviews (60)  Interviews (14)  Galleries (6)
 
Languages: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Member since: 20.09.2003 | Last seen online: 11m ago



ylside

From: Rabat, Morocco
Working on: Moderating
 
Likes: Look down
Hates: Bigotry
Musical taste: Look down
Latest discovery: Avicularia - Colosseum - Oranssi Pazuzu - Overthrow
 
Album picks: Autopsy - Horrific Obsession
 
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Publications: Articles (5)  Reviews (5)  
 
Languages: Arabic, French, English.
Personal text: Death metal, a bit of Progressive metal.
Jazz fusion, Classical music.
Folklore music for different countries interests me aswell.
Other stuff ranging from instrumental RJD2 tracks to The Prodigy, passing by Tears for Fears.
Member since: 27.10.2003 | Last seen online: 43h ago



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