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MickDeth Richard Morris – 03.09.78 to 06.02.13

MickDeth Richard Morris – 03.09.78 to 06.02.13
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Mick must have been about 12 or 13 when he first started coming into The Heavy Metal Shop. I remember that he was with his mom and grandma. They would buy him T-shirts––of course, Mick would pick out Cannibal Corpse, Slayer and Samhain shirts. Like most kids, the gorier, bloodier or most offensive shirts were the ones he picked, especially if Mom was buying them. I usually get the evil eye from the mothers, like it’s my fault. Mick’s mom and grandma were the opposite of that––they were so nice. I would see them quite often and was always happy to see them. They were very supportive of Mick’s interest in music and understood how important it was to him. … read more

Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Book reviews for Attempting Normal, Black Sabbath: Pioneers of Heavy Metal, and Sugar House Review #7. … read more

Video Game Reviews

Video Game Reviews

Reviews for Far Cry 3 and the new app version of Sonic the Hedgehog. … read more

Product Reviews

Product Reviews

Product reviews for Brewer’s Zeal Optics, I-MEGO’s Throne Gold Headphones, …Lost’s Mini-Uber Plank, PowerA’s Moga Pro Controller and the Rock Out 2 Speaker from Goal Zero. … read more

Beer Fest Calendar

Beer Fest Calendar
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As this is the holy Beer Issue, I, the Beer Gnerd and your pastor in beer, have provided for you this list of nearby beer festivals to help you break the heat, while giving you the opportunity to laugh at your friend, Jeff, as he pukes in his shoes. … read more

Beautiful Godzilla: Highway Haikus

Beautiful Godzilla: Highway Haikus
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For better or worse, I’ve accepted that being a human with breasts, long hair and a voluptuous backside automatically subjects me to a barrage of verbal assaults the moment I step outside. … read more

Mike Brown: The Year of the Gun, Goin’ In Hot!

Mike Brown: The Year of the Gun, Goin’ In Hot!
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After years of refusing to hold a firearm, I changed my mind a few weeks ago and decided to go to the desert and shoot the shit out of a banana with various assault weapons. … read more

Princess Kennedy: The Craft

Princess Kennedy: The Craft
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One thing that is certainly not unique to Utah yet is an area we excel in, is the gift of arts and crafts. We’re steeped in the talents of furniture making, sewing, stitching, jewelry—you name it, we have a friend who does it. … read more

Beer Reviews

Beer Reviews
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Odds are, if you’re reading this, living a “countercultural” lifestyle is at the top of the list on that whole quasi-grasshopper-vision quest thing you call a life. In SLC, beer would be considered a top player on the list.  … read more

Dear Dickheads – July 2013

Dear Dickheads – July 2013
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I read the article on Salt City United in your June issue and my jaw dropped open. The author was clearly biased, or maybe too wrapped up in her shitty version of gonzo journalism and identity issues to see these assholes for what they truly are: a bunch of has-been nobodies trying to keep the “hardcore dream” alive by transferring their daddy issues and bully mentality to a different stage/stadium. … read more