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This Is: Corey Beaulieu of Trivium Interview by Michael Demos

I got a chance to sit down backstage with Corey Beaulieu of

Trivium before their set @ Freedom Hall in Lancaster, Pa

during their stop on the Reckless Fest with Asking Alexan-

dria, Motionless In White, I See Stars, Chelsea Grin, and

many more. Trivium has been riding high since they released

In Waves last year and I wanted to sit down with Corey and

get a little more into detail about his shredding style, his up-

coming signature Jackson Guitars model, and what he

thought about some of the music that’s coming out these

days. Here’s what he had to say…M.D.

PI: Corey, In Waves has been absolutely phenomenal since

last year, has it exceeded your expectations?

CB: We spent so much time writing music and working on

the artwork and all the visual stuff, so, we had a lot of time

off from tour to fine tune everything that we wanted to for

the record and make sure nothing was left out as far as get-

ting the attention we wanted. Everything on the record was

exactly how we envisioned it to be in all aspects of the al-

bum and we’re really stoked because some of the other rec-

ords, like our last two, we wished we had more time to do

this or that and this time around we really had the time and

space to do all that and we are really satisfied that we got to

do everything that we were setting out to do. It seems like all

the fans have been really receptive of the album and it’s just

been a great time.

PI: In Waves is your fifth album, and you guys obviously

went a lot heavier with it, but what are your plans for the future? Are you going to go even heavier than that?

CB: We are already working on stuff with the next record. In Waves was pretty much a transition, we started writing

the record with two different drummers. We had Travis when we first started writing and then we got Nick who kind

of changed things up a bit as far as what we could do as a band and it kind of just opened up our boundaries. We did

a lot of experimenting with different kinds of songs to see how heavy we wanted to take it as well as experimenting

with stuff that was a little more melodic. We tried to hit both ends of the spectrum. I think we are going to take what

we did on In Waves and try to push it even further. We just want to write a very pissed off and angry album. We

want the album to follow in the footsteps of In Waves and still make it darker and a little more intense.

PI: You’re endorsed by Jackson Guitars and have your own signature guitar right?

CB: Yes I do, it got premiered at NAMM in January. The model that you can buy takes a couple of months of prepa-

ration. The guitars should be available for purchase around July.

PI: How personalized is the guitar and did you have input on how the guitar is made?

CB: I designed the guitar myself. It’s the only guitar that looks the way it does. I have my own model and shape and

there are a couple of things on my guitar that other Jacksons don’t do normally as far as specs go, but I didn’t want

to change it too much because ever since I started playing the guitar I have loved Jacksons. I love the way they

sound and I love the way they play. There are a lot of components that stay true to the Jackson name. I just tweaked

a few things to give it a different look and feel.

PI: Did you ever think that you would have your own guitar?

CB: When I first started playing guitar, the whole “signature guitar” thing wasn’t that big of a deal. (Cont’d)

There was never a huge thing about signature series guitars

so I never really thought much about it. I was just like “I

want a Jackson V,” it didn’t really cross my mind at the time

about having my own guitar. I just wanted to play that guitar,

and that’s what I did. When we started touring I played a

Jackson guitar. It almost seems like now a company’s signa-

ture series is almost their entire line. What’s cool with Jack-

son is that they are a little more selective. The people that I

work with as far as having my own guitar with Jackson are

pretty cool. It’s like the cool kids club, it’s exclusive. All the

dudes that have signature guitars with Jackson are like the

motherfuckers of guitar playing. Working with Jackson

makes the whole process special because they don’t sponsor

just anybody. I’m just super stoked. Jackson is a great com-

pany.

PI: Do people come up to you and ask you for advice about

playing the guitar? If so what kind of advice do you give

them?

CB: Every day! My Facebook page is like 95% dudes with

guitars and I get asked things like how to sweep better or if I

do lessons. The majority of our fans are aspiring musicians as

well, or they got into playing an instrument because of our

band which is cool. Sometimes it’s hard to describe some-

thing to someone rather than showing them, but if I’m asked

about a specific guitar technique I try and make it easy to

grasp and pick up on. Some things about playing guitar are

just not easy, there needs to be patience and practice. Nowa-

days, the patience factor is wearing thin because people are

getting used to having things on demand, everything is in-

stant. Having to sit down and work on something for a while is becoming a forgotten thing. Just sit down and practice

over and over again, work on the stuff you are weak at; some people just pick up on it faster than others. I used to

spend hours in my room playing along to CDs. I’d just pop in something like Metallica’s Master of Puppets and just

jam along like I’m a part of the band. Sometimes the best way to learn is by listening to your favorite music and pick-

ing up on a pattern or chord progression. Eventually, you can figure out how songs are constructed so that when you

start doing your own thing you have that reference to knowing how songs flow, as long as you don’t just totally rip

off another band. Obviously, taking lessons help.

PI: I find myself having trouble finding newer bands that I’m excited about right now. Are there any newer bands out

there that interest you?

CB: Well, I was in that same boat for a while. The only CDs I really buy are from my favorite bands or bands that

have been around for a while. I just bought the new Overkill record and I’m sure everyone on this tour is like “who

the fuck is that?” I was like a year old when that shit came out, it’s one of my favorite records. I should have been

eighteen in 1983 during the thrash-metal scene, that’s what I’m into. There are a lot of bands that do this new retro-

thrash thing but they sound like they want to be from the bay area back in 1985 which is pretty cool but if I want to

listen to that, I’ll just listen to Exodus. I have a hard time finding newer bands that I really like. We played some

shows with Upon a Burning Body at the beginning of this tour and it was the first time in a long time that I was excit-

ed about a newer band and throughout five days all of us became pretty good buddies, we just clicked with them real-

ly well. I never really heard them on a record so I bought one of their songs from ITunes and listened to it and I was

like “this band sounds like this? This fucking rocks!” We did some shows on our last U.S. tour with Veil of Maya

and all these newer bands from Sumerian that I’m not very familiar with but just listening to those two bands on tour

was fucking cool. Nowadays, it’s hard just to find a straight up metal band, there always has to be some kind of “sub-

genre” thing attached to it like fucking “black-metalcore”. There’s always some kind of niche. It’s fucking heavy

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PI: You guys are with Roadrunner Records… that keeps you

in some really good company.

CB: Roadrunner is fantastic; ever since we signed with them

we have been treated amazing everywhere we go, it’s awe-

some. No bullshit, Roadrunner Records treats us great. They

have a great history, great roster and the strength that they

have in the metal scene worldwide is hard to match. A lot of

bands are signed to one record label in the U.S. and then go to

Roadrunner everywhere else because some of those labels

don’t know how to market metal bands anywhere else. People

look to Roadrunner to find what’s cool and what they should

listen to. Roadrunner has done fantastic things with us over-

seas; the first time we went to the U.K. was insane! It’s a great

company to be with; we have four albums with them since we

signed back in 2004. This would all be so weird had we not

had Roadrunner, we’ve been there so long and know everyone

so well that they have become like an extended family in a

way.

PI: You’re getting ready to go to South America for the first

time, how does that feel?

CB: It’s about God damned time! We’ve had about three or

four different offers over the years but something always

seemed to get in the way and nothing worked out. Every day

I’d wake up and look at my Facebook or whatever and find

questions asking me when our band is coming to Brazil, or

Argentina, or even Mexico. Mexico is one of our biggest fol-

lowings and we have never even been there. It’s crazy to think

that we have such a big following in places we have never

even been to, we have put out 5 albums and these fans have

been waiting album after album. It’s probably going to be some of the most insane shit we have ever experienced, I

think we are going to try and document it. We are all excited about it.

PI: My last question is in reference to tonight, you’re doing Reckless Fest with Asking Alexandria, Motionless in

White and I See Stars among others. You talked about going to Mexico as well as touring in the U.K. but here you are

today in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a small town in the middle of nowhere. Do you still find the enthusiasm to give it

your all for a smaller show like this?

CB: It doesn’t matter if it’s ten people or ten thousand; we play with the exact same intensity. Big show or small show,

people still paid for tickets to see us perform. Having half of the people doesn’t mean we play with half of the effort;

we have been doing this for a long time. We toured with Iron Maiden and Slayer and we have seen some of the top

professional acts in regards to how they conduct themselves and perform so we learned a lot over the years. You gotta

bring it, our mentality is that we want to go out there and crush everyone’s fucking skulls in and make all the other

bands look like shitheads. We have a very competitive attitude to the point when we just get angry and pissed off and

just rock the fuck out. I think a lot of these kids on tour have no fucking idea who we are and the music we play proba-

bly has a totally different vibe than any other band on this tour but that fires us up even more, like, we need to show

these kids what the fuck is up!

PI: Corey I want to thank you for sitting down with us and giving us the chance to get Plugd In.

CB: No problem, man!

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Pennsylvania. The oldest of eight, she constantly had her young-

er brothers and sisters asking her questions about everything

from how things work to why that boy threw dirt on her. She’d

try to steer them straight with her advice, though sometimes she

could be a bit sarcastic.

Abby also had an uncanny ability to see the truth in people,

despite what they tried to portray with their lies. Unfortunately,

this led the locals to believe that she was with surrounded with

dark forces. The summer before her final year of school, Abby

was sentenced to death by hanging, without a proper trial, simp-

ly stating that she was a witch. Abby can’t recognize the faces

of her family through death, but she answers questions, thinking

it might be one of her siblings needing her guidance.

Q. What are so many people prepping for Doomsday? Am I missing something here? J.M.

A. No, you aren’t missing anything. The world is full of feeble minds that cannot think for themselves. They have to jump off

the cliff with the rest of the lemmings. There is no problem with knowing what you would do if they event should happen, but

there are a lot of people, a cult, if you will, that take it too extremes. Is it possible? Yes. Is it probable? No. People have too

much time on their hands. I think we should get rid of all the “doomsdayers”.

Q. My friend hurt his back in front of my neighbor’s house. I'm actually friends with them too. Anyways, he told me he's actual-

ly ok and is just doing it because he doesn't want to work. It's bothering me because they're good people. Should I say something

to them? S.M.

A. Is he suing them? Then yes, you should say something. Is he using it as an excuse to not find a job? That’s his problem. Is he

using it as an excuse to collect disability? Then yes, that’s fraud, and if it’s found out, and you kept it a secret, they’ll come after

you as well.

Q. I'm flunking all my college courses. If I don't pass my class this semester I'm going to lose my funding. I can't get a tutor be-

cause I work a full time job and 2 part time jobs. Help!!!! I.F.

A. Maybe you should cut back on one of your part time jobs. If you have funding, I don’t see why you need to work 3 jobs. Cut

back on your expenses, and live on the bare bones. Can you ask the teacher for a few extra minutes to clarify something that you

aren’t understanding? Do you take notes? You can find online tutorials. Maybe you can cut back on some classes, and just take

the minimum that you need, and not try to cram more than you can handle. If you’re already doing that, and can’t possible cut

back on jobs, study at whatever free moments you have. Or, since you’re flunking all your college courses, maybe college just

isn’t for you.

Q. Did you have a boyfriend before you died? If so, did you keep an eye on him after you died? C.Y.

A. No, I did not.

Q. I want to open my own business. Money's tight but I can swing it now if I can turn a profit the first year. Should I go for it?

F.D.

A. It’s a very tough economy to be opening up a business. It should be carefully considered. Do you think you can make a profit

the first year? I suppose it all depends on the type of business you are venturing into, and what your advertising will consist of as

well. Get your name out, your product out, and your reviews. It’s going to be more work than you can imagine. You will be

owner, operator, and employee. If something goes wrong, you fix it. If something breaks, replace it. The deciding factor for you

should be how hard are you willing to push yourself so you don’t have to punch a time card for someone else and put money in

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Inside The Industry: Ken Deavers of The Alkaline Agency Interview by Danielle Welgemoed Taylor

PI: What role do you play in the local music scene, and how has it af-

fected you as a musician?

KD: I am the owner and main man-behind-the-scenes of The Alkaline

Agency, a full-service booking/production/promotion company based

out of Harrisburg, PA. We do everything from band booking for de-

veloping local/regional acts to concert production and promotion to

consultation (usually a free service). Being both a promoter and book-

ing agent has drastically influenced me as a musician, raising the bar

of standard in everything that I do to new levels. Working with music,

one slowly starts to realize what exactly makes and breaks bands. It

has been, in my opinion, very beneficial for me as a musician. Seeing

100+ bands making good and bad decisions everyday has given me a

competitive advantage for when I finally have a new band established.

Hopefully, I can learn from others.

PI: What (local) bands are your favorite to see live or play shows

with?

KD: An Early Ending, Texas In July (Nationals can still be local,

right?), Imora, My Heart to Fear, In Search of Words, Vision, My

Valor, and One Year Later.

PI: What companies do you work for as far as music goes?

KD: The Alkaline Agency works locally side-by-side with The Champ, The CI Companies, Masterkey Management,

Decadent Suite Records, LAUNCH Music Conference & Festival, as well as many, many external bands, booking

agents, and promoters across the United States.

PI: What venue is your favorite to play/book shows at?

KD: The Champ. It’s always a pleasure.

PI: If you could give unsigned bands advice, what would it be?

KD: First rule of advice: Don't be arrogant assholes. Bands need to understand that, although they may think they're

the best, and although your friends may think you’re the best, there are thousands of other bands out there with great

attitudes that promoters, booking agents, managers, record labels, and every other professional would much rather

work with than cocky musicians. If someone who works with music everyday gives you advice, listen. Usually, they

know what they're talking about, and wouldn't be saying it for a reason. Bands need to understand the difference be-

tween performing and managing the business aspects of a band in order to succeed. Second rule of advice: if you're

asked to sell tickets to your show, pull in the numbers and do it. Promoters don't want you to buy-on to shows and

pay for your tickets; we want people in the crowd! Get people pumped to see you instead of spending your time com-

plaining. It is not the headliners responsibility to make it possible for you to sell tickets, it's your own bands. I do a

solo acoustic act from time to time, and I do it all by myself. A group of five guys should be able to bring five or

more people each to come see their band. If you can't, you need to re-evaluate the way your connecting with your

friends, family, and fans. My third rule of advice and this one’s a biggie; the sound tech at your show needs to be

your best friend. He has the power to make your band sound great, or sound like a dying giraffe. Be nice to him, and

he will be nice to you. Be a dick and insult him, and you can be sure that your band will sound like shit no matter

how well you play.

PI: What do you hope to do as far as a musical career, or big impact on the local music community?

KD: I would like nothing more than to see the bands I work with and love succeed. (Cont’d)

PI: If there is one thing that is bringing down

the local scene and if so what do you feel it

is?

KD: People who start fights, hit chicks, and

ruin peoples' fun at shows. There has been

way too many times that I've seen a crowd of

people having fun, then seeing one huge mon-

ster plow through people just because he can

and wants to be a dick. If you want to come

out and throw down, have some fun, that's

cool! If you want to come out and try to hurt

people, that's a completely different story. If

this is the case, as they say in cyber-space,

GTFO.

PI: Thank you for helping us get Plug'd In.

KD: Thank you!

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Next Great Depression? MIT study predicting ‘global economic collapse’ by 2030 still on track By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow

A renowned Australian research scientist says a study

from researchers at MIT claiming the world could suffer

from a "global economic collapse" and "precipitous popu-

lation decline" if people continue to consume the world's

resources at the current pace is still on track, nearly 40

years after it was first produced.

The Smithsonian Magazine writes that Australian physi-

cist Graham Turner says "the world is on track for disas-

ter" and that current research from Turner coincides with a

famous, and in some quarters, infamous, academic report

from 1972 entitled, "The Limits to Growth." Turner's re-

search is not affiliated with MIT or The Club for Rome.

Produced for a group called The Club of Rome, the study's researchers created a computing model to forecast differ-

ent scenarios based on the current models of population growth and global resource consumption. The study also took

into account different levels of agricultural productivity, birth control and environmental protection efforts. Twelve

million copies of the report were produced and distributed in 37 different languages.

Most of the computer scenarios found pop-

ulation and economic growth continuing at

a steady rate until about 2030. But without

"drastic measures for environmental pro-

tection," the scenarios predict the likeli-

hood of a population and economic crash.

However, the study said "unlimited eco-

nomic growth" is still possible if world

governments enact policies and invest in

green technologies that help limit the ex-

pansion of our ecological footprint.

The Smithsonian notes that several experts

strongly objected to "The Limit of

Growth's" findings, including the late Yale

economist Henry Wallich, who for 12

years served as a governor of the Federal

Research Board and was its chief interna-

tional economics expert. At the time, Wal-

lich said attempting to regulate economic growth would be equal to "consigning billions to permanent poverty."

Turner says that perhaps the most startling find from the study is that the results of the computer scenarios were near-

ly identical to those predicted in similar computer scenarios used as the basis for "The Limits to Growth."

"There is a very clear warning bell being rung here," Turner said. "We are not on a sustainable trajectory."

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Zombie Shopping Mall – A Real-Life “Dawn of the Dead” Experience By Spooky

If you’ve always wondered it

must be like to actually experi-

ence a zombie apocalypse, then

Zombie Shopping Mall is just

the thing for you. You’ll be

briefed and armed by a special

police unit and pitted against a

horde of zombies in a creepy

condemned mall. Sounds awe-

some, yes?

Remember the Zombie Boot

Camp we featured a while ago?

It was a very popular event or-

ganized by the guys at

Wish.co.uk, an English website

offering people the chance to

fulfill their wildest dreams. The

unusual training course allowed

zombie fans to acquire all the necessary skills to survive a living-dead epidemic and test them in a specially designed

environment, located in Droitwich, Britain. Following the success of the Zombie Boot Camp, the people at Wish have

taken things one step further and created the Zombie Shopping Mall, a bone-chilling experience that takes place in a

condemned mall filled with brain-eating zombies.

Believe it or not, there are a lot of people out that would kill for the opportunity to fight zombies in real life. Tickets

for the Zombie Boot Camp were sold out in a matter of days, even though they were a hefty $90. But in order to offer

a realistic “Dawn of the Dead” experience, you need the right kind of setting. That’s why this time. Wish.co.uk has

rented a condemned shopping mall in Reading, where would-be zombie apocalypse survivors can best show their un-

dead head-bashing techniques. According to the organizers, Zombie Shopping Mall is like your favorite zombie mov-

ie come to life.

So what really happens during this creepy event? It all starts with a briefing by the Police Special Zombie Bashing

Unit. They’ll give you all the details about the ongoing zombie apocalypse going on in the town of Reading, and

about how you have to try and fix things. Then they’ll arm you with a variety of weapons fit for an undead hunter and

send you into the condemned mall along with a whole group of other like-minded zombie enthusiasts. And that’s

when the real nightmare begins… With only limited ammo for your air-soft guns, and scarce opportunities to refill

your magazines, you’ll need speed and quick thinking in order to survive this 2-2.5-hour long experience that unfolds

in real time. There will apparently be “loads of zombies” inside the mall, definitely more than one person can handle

without help from his team.

One thing you don’t need to be worried about is having your brains eaten by zombies. There will be no excessive vio-

lence during the Zombie Shopping Mall experience, although the zombies will jump you, try to hold you down and

murmur “braaains” in your ear. Still there will be no real fighting and participants are not allowed to bring their own

weapons. Because the event in physical in nature, zombie hunters will need to have a reasonable level of fitness in

order to have a chance of survival.

Because the Reading shopping mall has been condemned, there is no way to know how long the Zombie Shopping

Mall experience will be available for. The months of March and April have already been fully (Cont’d)

booked, but there are still a few spots available for May and June, with July being your safest bet for availability.

When the date of the demolition will be set, the offer will be withdrawn from sale. To take part in this real-life zombie

movie, you’ll need to fork out £119 ($190). I wouldn’t do it for free, but for a real zombie fan I’m pretty sure that’s

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