ISSUE 010 MAR/APR 2006 – ONSALE 28 FEBRUARY 2006 CLICK HERE FOR LARGE COVER  132 PAGE EDITION Cover price £3.20 - 132 Pages Available from all good newsagents: Selected WHSmiths, Dawsons News, John Menzies and Independent retailers and online by clicking Enlist FREE CD - ZTAUDIO007 15 tracks to summon up springtime… BAL-SAGOTH ZEENON KATAKLYSM SEPULTURA HEMATOMA DAYLIGHT DIES RIVENDELL MAYA29 HERETIC DISMEMBER WARPATH SECOND SHADOW PSYCROPTIC SHE SAID DESTROY KRISIUN EDITORIAL STATEMENT “It’s that time again, and doesn’t it fly when you’re having fun? Or does it fly by when you haven’t had time to catch your breath from whatever you were previously consumed by... Yeah, there’s definitely something in that! And a busy year it has been so far. After it seemed like the Christmas sluggishness would go on until it was time for the supermarkets to get busy racking those puds in time for the, er, August rush... (sorry to go on, but why oh why do they do that?!), all the things labels, promoters and bands themselves were so keen to tell us we’d be fools to miss in 2006 are drawing closer - and in some cases, have or are just about to arrive. As predictions indicated, one thing that isn’t failing to grab people’s attention is the near cataclysmic clash of releases from extreme music’s ‘big-wigs’. The next couple of months are plentiful for come-backs, new projects, exclusive live events - you name it - it’s more than likely scheduled in some busy label exec’s diary... In all the excitement it would be easy to neglect some of the less fought-over artists, who, in the true spirit of keeping music alive, march on regardless of what’s unfolding around them, putting as much hard graft into their contributions but resigned in the knowledge that there’s much less chance of them being noticed, praised, criticised or even, heaven forbid, recognised for it. Bal-Sagoth are one such band. Balanced precariously - for some: almost teetering on the edge of the abyss of obscurity, but just as easily for others: possessing all the attributes of a band whose recorded work could be regarded as the stuff of legends. After a five year wait for their new album, expectations are running high on the underground as to whether The Chthonic Chronicles, the finale in their six-part opus, will see the band close this chapter in their career victoriously. That is for you to make your own mind up about when the album reaches the shops in the next few days, but this edition’s Release Of The Issue might drop a none-too-subtle hint as to our thoughts on the matter. But opinions on ...Chronicles aside, we didn’t want to pass on the opportunity to delve deep into the thoughts of the band’s reclusive mastermind, Byron Roberts, to give you a cover story that truly journeys far beyond the limits often set by the clever marketing spiel of the artists you might ‘expect’ to find on the cover of an internationally distributed magazine. Oh, and then there’s the rest of the issue... Enjoy! Lisa Macey, publisher / editor PROPAGANDA Russell Garwood sniffs out the strongest stories around to bring you this issue’s news. ZT life coach, Tyrone Pow, on the fine art of festive gift ideas. This issue’s Zero Tolerance Attitude gets short sharp treatment from Richard Johnson. Your good friend Martin Ives, aka The Cunning Linguist, haphazardly deciphers the grunted diction of metal… ZT readers make their written appeals in this issue’s letters page. ZT crossword competition and covermount CD tracklisting. 2005 POLL RESULTS! As voted for by ZT readers and writers... INTERROGATIONS BAL-SAGOTH ZT's Alex de Moller speaks to the band's mastermind Byron Roberts about the final instalment in their six-part opus, The Chthonic Chronicles HEATHEN SPECIAL - CHAPTER 3>>The closing chapter in our three part series sees Simon Collins explore ‘the other side’ with a journey into [relatively] uncharted territory… Including industrial icon Z’ev and the participation of Markus Wolff<< PLUS >IHSAHN > VENOM > KRISIUN > DISMEMBER > KATAKLYSM > DECAPITATED > TEXTURES > GORY BLISTER > YYRKOON> PSYCROPTIC > THUS DEFILED > DAYLIGHT DIES > RIVENDELL > AGAINST NATURE > KATATONIA > SEPULTURA > DRILLER KILLER > ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET > IN FLAMES > EPICA > CHURCH OV MELKARTH > MANNGARD > NARCOSIS > MODIFIED TOY ORCHESTRA > INITIAL PRAYER > KAYO DOT BLACK METAL MAYHEM  >>Thralldom > Heresi > Tjolgtjar > Phya > Infinity > Bloodhammer > Anal Blasphemy << RAPID FIRE - GOOD BANDS - SHORT FEATURES. Blood Tsunami > Spearhead > Necros Christos > Phobia > Swarm Of The Lotus > Cutting Pink With Knives > Esquilax > Submission > Vesperial Sorrow > Killing Mode > God Player > Interlock > Madman Is Absolute > Evile BENEATH THE REMAINS The Netherlands: ZT’s John Norby gives us the low-down on the low country: Arsebreed > Bunkur > Fluisterwoud > Transmission0 MOVING TARGETS Obituary > John Cale > Hypocrisy > Inquisition - to name just a few - are put to the live test. Plus, live dates and information about ZT endorsed events. MISSING IN ACTION Crownhate Ruin SENTENCING All the latest releases are put to through their paces by the ZT Panel, plus, the largest number of demos reviewed to date. Today’s demo section, next year’s cover? INSIDE INFORMATION MOYSES KOLESNE: Exclusive axe instructions and forbidden information from Krisiun's evil mastermind guitarist. THE PRODUCERS: Lee du-Caine gets to grips with Morrisound’s Jim Morris’ production values. LABEL FEATURE: Moribund Cult. DECORATED CAREERS: ZT’s Nathan Birk gets under the influence of Antioch Arrow. ARTIST FEATURE: Martin Hanford discusses his fantasies with Alex de Moller. SHOCK OPERA: Essential Horror Soundtracks: various artists. 20 SHOTS AT GLORY GOD FORBID’s Byron answers the all-important 20 questions. DR PARSONS - COMIC STRIP: Gort - The Brood Of Gort!