Name: Don Alcombright
Birthday: 12/16/1983
Position: Co-Owner
E-mail: don.alcombright@thrashmag.com
AIM: thrashmagazine
Location: Kingston, MA
Favorite Bands: The Acacia Strain, All That Remains (prior to Overcome), Amon Amarth, Asking Alexandria, At The Gates, The Banner, Between The Buried And Me, Blood For Blood, Boy Sets Fire, Burn In Silence, Cancer Bats, Conducting From The Grave, Death, Dredg, Elysia, Ensiferum, Equilibrium, Evergreen Terrace, The Ghost Inside, If Hope Dies, Johnny Cash, Killwhitneydead, Liferuiner, Modern Life Is War, Nothingface, Remembering Never, Reveille, Suicide Silence, The Tossers, Thy Art Is Murder, Unearth, Vision of Disorder, Whisteria Cottage, Whitechapel and so on.
Favorite Movies: The Descent, The Devil's Rejects, Evil Dead (movie series), Friday The 13th (movie series), Halloween Series, I Am Sam, Inside, Old Boy and so on…
Favorite Album: Between The Buried And Me "Colors"
Favorite Song: Blood For Blood "So Common, So Cheap"
More Information: I have been running this/Shattered Silence now for 9 years, and it is still going strong. I started it all in high school, now I have a real job and have graduated from college. Well this is still my real priority, until the scene dies our zine will not.
Name: Chris Riley
Birthday: 12/12/1984
Position: Co-Owner
E-mail: chris.riley@thrashmag.com
AIM: RileyCkr
Location: Nashua, NH
Favorite Bands: Rage Against the Machine, Guns and Roses, Van Halen, Megadeth, Elysia, Metallica
Favorite Movies: Fight Club, Kill Bill, The Matrix
Favorite Album: Guns and Roses "Appetite for Destruction"
Favorite Song: Van Halen "Eruption"
More Information: I like cars, photography, and music... At least this site covers two out of the three.
Name: Michael Crisci
Birthday: 5/5/1983
Position: Writer
E-mail: michael.crisci@thrashmag.com
AIM: mancubuszero
Location: Plymouth, MA
Favorite Bands: At The Gates, Opeth, Overcast, Today Is The Day, Suffocation, Death, Neurosis, Slayer, Burnt By The Sun, Amon Amarth, Job For A Cowboy, Arsis, The Black Dahlia Murder, Zao, Darkest Hour, Pantera, Cult Of Luna, Mastodon, Vision Of Disorder, Converge, Nine Inch Nails, Immortal Technique, Radiohead, Aesop Rock, and many more.
Favorite Movies: The Professional, Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs, Killing Zoe, True Romance, Se7en, The Game, The Usual Suspects, Battle Royale, Ichi The Killer, Hard Boiled, Army Of Darkness, The Crow, Dark City, and many more.
Favorite Album: Today Is The Day "Temple Of The Morning Star"
Favorite Song: Overcast "Your (Destructive) Self"
More Information: I'm an IT Manager for a software company by day and a video game-crazed metal head by night. Aside from that, I enjoy butchering the guitar, dark and/or amoral movies, driving, and firearms.
Name: Josh Lowe
Birthday: 10/13/1988
Position: Photography
E-mail: josh.lowe@thrashmag.com
AIM: Puckyou13
Location: Providence, RI
Favorite Bands: A.F.I, blessed by a broken heart, bring me the horizon, Bayside, Emmure, endwell, The Starting Line, van atta high, City & Colour, Refused, The Spill Canvas, Thursday, Dave Matthews Band, Four Year Strong, All Time Low, Thrice, Dr. Acula, My Bitter End, Empires Erased, White Chapel, After The Burial, Born Of Osiris, Emarosa, boys night out, Emery, all that remains,as blood runs black, as i lay dying, anberlin,pierce the veil,Josephine Collective, Kill Switch Engage, New Found Glory, From Autumn to Ashes, The Receiving End Of Sirens, Senses Fail, The Sleeping, Yellowcard, Rise Against, A Day to Remember, Cartel, Silverstein, Funeral For a Friend, Finch,Vanna, Coheed And Cambria,Circa Survive, August Burns Red, Paramore and many more.
Favorite Movies: N/A
Favorite Album: Boys Night Out "Make Yourself Sick"
Favorite Song: Comeback Kid "Wake the Dead"
More Information: I like sports, the gym, photography, music, traveling and just having fun.
Name: Jesse Tully
Birthday: 8/1/1981
Position: Writer
E-mail: jesse.tully@thrashmag.com
AIM: MoltenGrishnackh
Location: Leominster, MA
Favorite Bands: Alice in Chains, General Surgery, High on Fire, Carcass, Sepultura (Max and Igor), Soundgarden, Haemmorrhage, Acid Bath, Nirvana, Tool, The Police, Pink Floyd, Only Living Witness, Dozer, Anthrax, Black Sabbath, Nasum, Sleep, EyeHateGod, Immortal, Impaled, Mastodon, James Taylor, Machetazo,The Misfits, Minor Threat and many more.
Favorite Movies: Re-Animator, No Country for Old Men, The Terminator, Total Recall and many more.
Favorite Album: The Police "Regatta de Blanc"
Favorite Song: Anthrax "Among the Living"
More Information: I work as a second year apprentice electrician. In my spare time I sing/scream in a metal-ish band and tooling around on the guitar and drums. I read, play video games, watch tv on dvd, and maintain a low profile.
Name: Josh Ryan
Birthday: 1/30/1973
Position: Writer/Photographer
E-mail: josh.ryan@thrashmag.com
AIM: N/A
Location: Plymouth, MA
Favorite Bands: Between The Buried And Me, Neurosis, Slayer, Lamb Of God, Devin Townsend, Decapitated, Candiria, Cryptopsy, Death, Johnny Cash, Ephel Duath, Behold...The Arctopus, Cynic, Dew Scented, The Dropkick Murphy's, High On Fire, Iron Maiden, Gorguts, Motorhead, Nile, Nuclear Rabbit, Cripper, Primus, Botch and many more.
Favorite Movies: The Evil Dead series, The first Matrix movie, The Big Lebowski, all the Romero zombie movies and subsequent remakes, Christine, Fletch Lives, the LOTR series, The Indiana Jones movies, Jaws and many more.
Favorite Album: Ephel Duath "The Painter's Palette"
Favorite Song: Praha "Ancient Gold"
More Information: I work from my home office and drink too much coffee as an IT Manager for a retail company. I used to do their product photography before moving to the other side of the state; it was a disappointment passing that on to someone else. I've also shot exactly one wedding, and oddly enough, I would do it again. I'm interested in music (listening to and the playing of), photography, firearms, 4x4's, and anything related to the ocean.
Name: Graham W.
Birthday: 4/1982
Position: Writer
E-mail: graham.wilson@thrashmag.com
AIM: silverscotchaudi
Location: Mansfield, MA
Favorite Bands: Fu Manchu, From Autumn to Ashes, Megadeth, Ankla, Puya, August Burns Red, Austrian Death Machine, Butthole Surfers, Guano Apes, hed pe, Guns n Roses, Marilyn Manson, Nullset, Project 86, Sick of it All, Stuck Mojo and many more.
Favorite Movies: N/A
Favorite Album: N/A
Favorite Song: N/A
More Information: Warwick Basses, classic cars, the classics such as the constitution, firearms, and teaching.
Name: Jay Joseph
Birthday: 10/31/1980
Position: Writer/Photography
E-mail: jay.joseph@thrashmag.com
AIM: AimlessEndeavor9
Location: Worcester, MA
Favorite Bands: Sevendust, Beloved and a shitload more.
Favorite Movies: Spaceballs, Star Wars 1-6, Borat, Beefest, Super Troopers, A Few Good Men and more.
Favorite Album: Sevendust "Animosity"
Favorite Song: Sevendust "Angel's Son"
More Information: I like long walks on the beach. I have a dog named Tedy. I own Spaceballs on VHS. I do not refer to Rodney Harrison by name, only "The Man, The Myth, The Legend." My favorite beer is Hoegaarden. I will never buy a Sony camera again.
Name: Robby Post
Birthday: 4/13/1981
Position: Writer/Photography
E-mail: robby.post@thrashmag.com
AIM: Virex6
Location: Hamden, CT
Favorite Bands: Pearl Jam, Kaddisfly, 311, Grüvis Malt, Oceansize, boysetsfire, Beloved, dredg, Smashing Pumpkins and many more.
Favorite Movies: Chasing Amy, Clerks, Mallrats....basically all kevin smith moves except Jersey Girl, Vanilla Sky, Jurassic Park, FFVII Advent Children, Memento, Basketball and more.
Favorite Album: Kaddisfly "Set Sail The Prairie"
Favorite Song: Oceansize "Trail of Fire"
More Information: Coming Shortly.
Name: Shannon Grant
Birthday: 5/10/1982
Position: Photography
E-mail: shannon.grant@thrashmag.com
AIM: N/A
Location: Plymouth, MA
Favorite Bands: Opeth, Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die, From Autumn to Ashes, Poison the Well, Glassjaw, Pantera, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Two Gallants, Snot and many more.
Favorite Movies: Reservoir Dogs, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Natural Born Killers, Boondock Saints, Everything is Illuminated, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pineapple Express and many more.
Favorite Album: Poison the Well "You Come Before You"
Favorite Song: Every Time I Die "Hit of the Search Party"
More Information: I scat in normal conversation and can drink whiskey like a 40 yr old man.