UP FRONT
Santa Rosa
Kicks Down
The city of Santa Rosa, California,
opened its first public skatepark in
June of 1994. Since skateboarding
in other parts of town is forbidden,
the skatepark is now the only legal
place to ride in Santa Rosa. Of the
six San Francisco Bay Area parks,
this new facility is one of the best.
Designed by Ken Wormhout, it
features bowls, hips and snakeruns
of varying depths. Also on-site is
the mandatory railslide and fun box.
The park was swarmed by skaters
and rollerbladers from the moment
the concrete cured. The only major
setback is that clueless elected off
cials think they only have to give up
a few crumbs and all is forgiven. As
the saying goes, "When fun is out-
lawed, only outlaws will have fun."
-Morris Appleton
The moonscape overview (left) of a
concrete donut that is smooth, strong
and skateable. The biggest bowl is the
rollerblade launch pad. Jesse Poez
(right) reaches for the heavens on a
ridiculously high backside air.
WITNESS NATURE'S SAVAGERY...
The
Obsessed
The church bes
STOMPROX
STOMPBOX
"STRESS"
A post-hardcore blend
KILLER KILER KILLER KILLER
THE OBSESSED
"THE CHURCH WITHIN"
Members of Pantera,
Henry Rollins, White Zombie,
and many others swear
allegiance to the legendary
stomp of The Obsessed.
Get the first U.S. release from
this unholy power trio!
CATHEDRAL
CATHEDRAL
"COSMIC REQUIEM"
Pure doom at a special low price-
this limited-edition EP contains 2 new tracks, Cosmic Funeral
and Hypnos 164. plus 2 Cathedral classics.
of grueling guitar
pummels and hip-hop
inflected grooves slam
together on the debut
album from Boston's
Stompbox. And look out
for the vinyl single of
No Woods, produced
by Biohazard.
NOW YOU KNOW WHY WE CALL THEM "ANIMALS"
KILLEN
LER KILLER KILLER
KILLER
CARCASS NEAR
Rolling Stone says that "Megadeth
should be particularly scared"
of Carcass and acknowledges
the ruling "grandiose power" of
their "kinder sound of death."
On tour now.
JennaF
Pat & Text Marca gay Neve
Exp
NAPALM DEATH
"FEAR, EMPTINESS, DESPAIR"
Tower Pulse calls it "one of
the heaviest albums ever released
by a major label." A brutal
and intense juggernaut assault.
Featuring Plague Rages.
You WILL be chuffed.
ENTOMBED WOLVERINE BLUES
"The best death metal album since Slayer's
"Reign In Blood"-Request Magazine. Catch the tour
and pick up the limited-edition "Wolverine Blues CD
featuring a Marvel Comics Wolverine comic booklet.
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