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Pack is Life 43: 12/07/18 – 01/11/19

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Pack is Life 43: 12/07/18 – 01/11/19 

Pack is Life Sports Show is back! John and Benjamin get you caught up on Gymnastics, Wrestling, Tennis, and some fantastic basketball on both the Men’s and Women’s teams!

Listen to Episode 43 Here  

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Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 1/15

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# Artist Record Label

1 GLENCOE “Is This Home” [Single] The A&R Department
2 TILMAN Beyond My Soul [EP] Fine
3 GEOTIC Traversa Ghostly
4 32STICHES “Remember This” [Single] Self-Released
5 NHOAH What Happened In Berlin R.O.T
6 CHANNEL TRES Channel Tres Godmode
7 HURLEE “In the Sunshine” [Single] Apparel
8 C.KOSTRA Parallel Partyverse Pytch
9 PEGGY GOU Once [EP] Ninja Tune
10 TAL GIL"What Are You Waiting For?“ [Single] Self-Released

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Chainsaw Charts 1/15

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# Artist Record Label

1 WAGE WAR"Low" [Single]Fearless
2 ANY GIVEN DAY “Loveless” [Single] Shaprtone
3 OUR HOLLOW, OUR HOME In Moment // In Memory Hollow
4 PALISADES “War” [Single]Rise
5 SHAME SPIRAL The Solace in Suffering [EP] YMB
6 BOUNDARIES Hartford County Misery Self-Released
7 HEAVENS DIE Unnoticed and Unmissed [EP] Self-Released
8 JINJERMicro [EP] Napalm
9 CAPTIVES"Signs" [Single] Captives
10 IF I WERE YOU Inner Signals Self-Released

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The Saw’s Aprons

What’s good Butcher Crew?! I hope you all are well. Since I am your Master Butcher, and butchers wear butchers aprons, your Master Butcher has different types of aprons for different occasions. These aprons vary depending on what type of show I am going to. If I am going to a hardcore show, I have a certain attire that I wear. If I am going to a rap show, I wear something different. This is what I mean by aprons, because your Master Butcher can adapt to any situation. So, when I am in my Butcher Shop, depending on what I am listening to when I am chopping, stretching, or hanging bodies, I use a different apron.  

Hardcore Apron 

My hardcore apron is flannel, over a hockey jersey. I will usually wear Vans, here, because they’re easier to two step in. This apron is very loose fitting because of all the arm and leg movements I do when I mosh.  

Metalcore Apron 

This apron is very form fitting because I wear it with very skinny jeans. It is denim and faux leather. I will also wear my Vans with this apron because push pits consist of a lot of running so, we have to be prepared for some exercise.  

Death Metal Apron 

Now, this one is the real deal. This is one of my favorite aprons because it is primarily leather, with a hint of denim. But this is my most brutal apron because it also has fish net! I wear it with my combat boots. When you see me with this apron on and my combat boots, you are subject to a beating (if you didn’t get my Dying Fetus reference, well, you’re going down the Slot Drain).  

Deathcore Apron 

My deathcore apron is very similar to my hardcore apron because it is mostly flannel, but it also has denim on it as well. It is basically a combination of both my hardcore and death metal apron. I will wear my Vans with this as well because sometimes there is hardcore moshing, and other times a wall of death. Either way, ya girl is going to be prepared.  

Classic Rock Apron 

Let’s be real, this apron is covered with patches – AC/DC, Metallica, Tool, Pink Floyd and many others.  But also, it has LOTS OF DENIM, DENIM, DENIM!!! And, best of all, it looks like a vest! 

Rap Apron 

Now, I do not wear this apron a whole lot because I like staying in the metal scene. But I have gone to some rap shows and although I do keep my metal attire a theme in all my aprons, this one mainly consists of rolling papers. Do I really need to explain why that is? …Didn’t think so.

EDM Apron 

This apron has never been worn you guys. That needs to change. BUT if I were to go to a rave, this apron would be perfect! It’s very bright neon colors with a lot of beads so I can trade beads with other ravers at the show (idk if they really do this but I saw people exchanging bracelets at a rave I watched on Youtube, so…). It has electrical wires – it’s an electric chair, duh!!! 

Country Apron 

This apron will probably never be worn, but if it ever is, it is made of hay. But this apron would go great with my camo crocs. Yeehaw!!

So, there you have it! Your Master Butcher, The Saw’s many butchers aprons! Am I missing any? Is there more I need to add to my collection? Let me know!

Stay Metal,  

THE SAW 

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Staff Infection: Epsiode 2

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The Local Beat: Holiday Special!

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Music News and Interviews

The Local Beat: Holiday Special! 

Tennis Elbow comes in for a special holiday edition of the Local Beat! Stay tuned for a live set and some nondenominational cheer!

Listen Here

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A Farewell to the Carolina Rebellion

It was announced a few months ago that there would be no more Carolina Rebellion. But have no fear, there will be another metal festival to take its place this May in Rockingham, NC called Epicenter. Even though there will be another festival, the Carolina Rebellion will always have a special place in my heart. I have been to 5 Carolina Rebellion’s and each one of them has impacted my life. I will truly miss this festival because it made going to school in May for a few more weeks a little bit easier. I was always myself at this festival and it felt like all the stress was lifted off my shoulders. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?

Why do I love the Carolina Rebellion you ask? It was one of the first big metal festivals that I went to, and I can honestly say that the Carolina Rebellion changed my life for the better. I was 15 when I went to my first Rebellion and it was a life changing experience. My mom won tickets to it and she asked me if I wanted to go. Rob Zombie was going to be there, and he was one of my favorite artists at the time so, of course, I was down to go. When I was 15, I listened to metal socially: When I was with my parents or my cousin. It wasn’t until the Carolina Rebellion that I found my love for metal. At that age, I didn’t know who I was, or where I was supposed to be. I was lost, and I wasn’t happy. When my mom and I arrived at the Carolina Rebellion, right when I entered the fairgrounds, I had a feeling come over me. It was like all the stress was lifted off my shoulders, I had a feeling that this is where I’m supposed to be, this is where I belong.

Since my first Carolina Rebellion, I have been to 4 more, and I fell in love with metal again. Going to my first Carolina Rebellion filled a void in my heart that I didn’t know was missing. This is why I love that festival so much. It has done so much for me, I am so grateful for the Carolina Rebellion because it changed my life for the better. I’ve gotten to see some of my favorite bands: Korn, Godsmack, Volumes, Wage War, Motionless in White, Alice in Chains, Hatebreed, Soundgarden, and Code Orange. I also got to hang out and meet some amazing people. I would hang out at the Rebellion with Josh, Nate, Justin, Amie, and Ellie. I made some new friends that I still talk to to this day. Each day of the Carolina Rebellion, I found new people to hang out with. One day I hung out with firefighters from New Bern, Marines stationed in Jacksonville, and some crazy ass cops from Greenville, SC.

I have had some of my best show experiences at the Carolina Rebellion that I still tell people about today. From meeting Jose Mangin, crowdsurfing for the first time to Of Mice & Men, becoming friends with Myke Terry from Volumes, being in a Korn and Hatebreed mosh pit, making a personal record of crowdsurfing 20 times, hardcore dancing to Code Orange, getting 15+ bruises, being the emo kid of my dreams to Papa Roach, and randomly running into and meeting MGK and Asking Alexandria. I also had the honor to represent WKNC at last year’s Carolina Rebellion. My favorite memory of all, my friends acting like WWE wrestlers and attempted Randy Orton’s finishing move, RKO.

I’m going to miss the Carolina Rebellion because it has done so much for me. It has made me the person that I am today, and it will always have a special place in my heart. So, thank you, Carolina Rebellion, for helping me find myself. I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for you. Thank you for all the memories and for helping me find my true self. If it wasn’t for you, I don’t know where I would be today. I will forever be grateful for the memories that I made every May for the last 5 years. You will truly be missed. And as for this new festival that will be in May, you have some big shoes to fill. Good luck.

Carolina Rebellion, thank you for the memories. You will be extremely missed.

Stay Metal,

THE SAW

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Afterhours Charts 12/11

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# Artist Record Label
1 SOPHIE Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides Future Classic
2 C. KOSTRA Parallel Murderverse Pytch
3 CHARLI XCX “Focus (yaeji remix)” [Single] Asylum
4 APHEX TWIN Collapse [EP] Warp
5 KATTALAX Kattalax 770369
6 GEOTIC Traversa Ghostly
7 SAYMAN Flashback [EP] Polyptych
8 DJ KOZE Knock Knock Pampa
9 BALTRA “TRAVI$ TOOL” [Single] Self-Released
10 ROSS FROM FRIENDS Aphelion [EP] Brainfeeder