When you're givin your ass away (easily)

*post soundtrack: Carcass - Swansong

One would persome that life of a dude designin band stuff is uber awesome! Well, that may be true if your office is next to porn studio in LA, or above Immortal rehearsal garage, or just not here where I am.

For the last year my day looks like this (more/less):

1 - wake up at 7:30 AM
2 - coffee, cigs, mail and facebook check
3 - work till 2:00 PM
4 - I throw in some gaming...to rest the eyes
5 - more work till 3:30 PM
6 - first meal around 4 or 5 PM
7 - beer -> sleep break
8 - more work/gaming
9 - sleep, around 1 or 2 AM

One meal, a lot of cigs and coffee, 6 hours of sleep. It goes the same for Saturday, Sunday, except I can sleep til 9, or sometimes till 11 AM.

I've lost my patience for almost everything; other, not so close friends and people problems, world crysis, drama and crime movies, TV program, proper ass wipe, weather systems and new world order. My spine is a torture device and my ass is slowly necrotising. Is it worth of it? Fuck yeah! I'd do it all over in a blink of an eye.

There's nothing fancy about this job. Sure, I've counted around 130 band shirts in my closet, gazillion CD, movies, video games. That shit would seriously impress any 13 year old female metalhead. I'm a fuckin star! ..... except, I fuckin surely ain't!

The earning is ok, still cannot pay the bills and live normaly with it. As my dear friend from Serbia would tell: "Only fame and glory". It's true. One cannot compete with hundreds of indonesian quick photoshoppers and ilustrators. Now, pay attention, not talking about quality here. I've seen maaybe 3 or 4 good ones, the rest is just junk. You can't compete with "lord of logos" Christophe Szpajdel, who is realy awesome and normal guy. We talked on a few occasions and I even helped him with some logos. One can only continue to do his stuff and do it the best way he can (input "she" if you are offended). And I surely want to believe I'm doin my job right. Hopefully, the time will tell!

Dark Lunacy, Dia De Los Muertos, Hellhounds and Amon Amarth shirts are done. Fog of War, Hatchet, The Sin Eater covers are done. Life goes on. Sometimes you can't help but to think it's all done for fuckin facebook likes.

Funny fact about artist life -  Behemoth played 500 meters from my flat. I didn't show up (although I have that sexy 2 headed eagle and chaos star tattooed on my back). I think this comes with the age. First tought was - Cool, will check 'em. 2nd tought was - too many kids out there and some really retarded past life "friends" I relly don't wanna check on nor talk with them. Moshing in front of stage, where every kid is tryin to high kick you with his/hers shinny dr Martens boots, is also outta question.

2 years ago I travelled 300 km to see Therion in our capital (where I am atm). Now, it's not my fave band but I dig many of their albums. I went just to meet with Snowy Shaw. Got into minor beer argue with Kris - who is 2 heads shorter then I am (I was properly drunk by the end). Katarina Lilja and Lori Lewis are such a lovely ladies! Concert was good. Great sound. I remember travelling to the venue and seeing fans around me. FUCK. I realised I'm effin old. They were all dresses in black, hard female makeup, talk about Therion songs..etc..etc. For fuck sake, I just took what was really confortable to wear that day. Blue jeans, hoodie and jacket. I was a lone hobo. Loved it!

Anyhow, to cut the crap - yeah, my ass is killin me, my spine too, but it's ok, I love this whole thing, I love the scene with the same passion I enjoyed it while I was 15. No one involved in this cannot end rich, but fuck it, the passion, soul and love for the music is something no money can buy! Life has a purpose now. (beside eventual bestiality here and there)

Nude guy out.

Stuff goin on!

Ok, this should be a sum of all the shattered posts around the web; including deviantArt, my facebook page, twitter, my web site and the rest of "not so social networks". Wouldn't you agree that social networks are breeders of paedophilia, online crime and vegans? Fuck... I'd put that in the dictionary.

Anyhow, firstly to thank the awesome Snowy Shaw who was kind enough to take a photo of himself wearing maggotmaster.com. Big props for that. And while I'm on it, please, be sure to check and support his latest masterpiece: "Snowy Shaw... is Alive!"

Movin on! Also, I'd like to thank Elenyx Naae for doin the same thing, findin time and nerves to take a snapshot of herself wearing ...yeah, mm.com shirt. If you are into dark, weird, gloomy, ambience stuff be sure to check her here at ElenyxOfficial. Check her videos on YouTube - Elenyx Naae on YouTube. Big thanks lady!!

Shirts are still available.

Shirt for Paul Di'Anno latin american tour is finished and is available to buy at Rock Dreams Merch and it looks something like this (well, EXACTLY like this):

I'm thinking about doin limited art print run. 10 pieces, hand numbered and signed. Glossy paper, proly A2 size, fancy all the way! Would anyone be interested in purchasing? I mean, I won't do it just to indulge myself. It'll probably be blac and white highly detailed piece. Image and prices will be anounced at the beginning of March. 

And for the end of this "not so much informative" blog thing I'm gonna ask you to check this awesome little band outta LA. Dia De Los Muertos aka DDLM. You can check their facebook page HERE. Their 1st full lenght is, you're not guessing, free to download! How fuckin cool is that? I won't brag about the sound and stuff but will let you to decide for yourself!

Fill this download form  and you're ready to go!

Till next time,
stay safe!

MM

Meanwhile...

in this shithole of country nothing changes.. to better.

Two questions:

Are you sick of same 15 bands that Nuclear Blasts rapes till they disappear in the torrent of mediocre shit?
Are you willing to help other double awesome bands that aren't that famous but twice as better?

(This is not SOPA and PIPA speech, I couldn't care less for that. Our liberties are stolen long ago, accept it or fight, bragging helps no one.)

So, cuttin the bullshit now and presenting ye SunLess Rise , really awesome fast and furious russian melodic death metal quartet. They released their promo EP in 2009. Yep, that long ago. Sunless Rise "band plays technical melodic metal with clean and unclean vocals and keyboard parts volumized with symphonic orchestra sounds."
"The band plans to record a concept album based on the ordinary man’s life-story. The hero lives in the modern world, filled with false values, imposed ideals and imaginary freedom; the world where people are too dependant on technological achievements, fashion and opinion of the majority. One day he loses everything and tries to escape from it all including his own self. Suddenly he finds himself in a strange place – the kingdom of cold and darkness. All alone he walks a long path of self-discovery, challenging self, cognizes own potential and gains abilities unknown to other people."

Band:

Alex Becker – guitar, vocals
Evgeniy Kasitsyn – bass, vocals
Alexander Cherepanov – vocals
Sergei Shulzhenko – keyboards, vocals
Alexey Malenkikh – drums

They have no official website, only Myspace here - SunLess Rise Official MySpace
SunLess Rise Ep is FREE to download and share: SunLess Rise on Mediafire

Unfortunatelly, I don't know if they're disbanded. I surely hope not. This band eats Bodom, Norther and Dragonforce for breakfast. Their last thing is this video clip for "Nothing to Save" track from EP. That was in 2010.

Here you go:

So, I'm ready to wait these guys to make a full lenght. I don't fuckin care about Jari's "Time" anymore... fuck that shit!

Disclaimer:
"My english is proly bad and I suck at tenses and spelling... but I've seen worse."

Have a great week!
Respect!

MM

New Eluveitie shirt design for their upcoming latin america tour is up! It will be available at concerts or through "Rock Dreams" merch site. More info here: Rock Dreams Merch on Facebook .. For all the news, random shit talk and the like you can visit my official site maggotmaster.com (will be updated soon) or you can find me on facebook here: All Things Rotten.

My shirts (collaboration with Torn Flesh Records) are still available. They are sexy and 100 percent made of compressed Tibet air. They are magickal, they make you look prettier in every way! Try it! (no refunds if this doesn't work). They look exactly like this:

If you need any art done, for you band, funeral, childbirth, murder memory or you just can't help yourself and want to send your naked images here's the mail: spititout@maggotmaster.com. My price list varies so as my mood. Mood swings and we should too!! I'd insert a random awesome joke here too but I'm too incompetent to made one up and I don't knnnow how to copy/paste. Thumbs up, get naked and do your thing! Salut!

MM

Wouldn't call it a Xmass present but it's on time ;) ... dear friend Elenyx Naae. 

ALL THINGS ROTTEN - band art page!

To all of you who celebrate the certain holiday, all the best!