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Sammi Chichester

I’m a music journalist and print journalism major at Hofstra University. Raised on classical and country, I wound up a metalhead that loves the banjos as much as death metal growls. At MindEqualsBlown I serve as a staff writer focusing on editorials and album reviews. I’m also a nationally published author both in print and online for Revolver Magazine. Radio is another passion of mine and I produce, engineer and deejay a metal show in the New York metro area. Recently I moved to the executive position as Program Director of Music there as well. Some anecdotes: when I drink coffee I can tell you where in the world the beans came from, I love Ayn Rand novels and I once lived in Russia for two months. My famous last words will be: “Let’s see what happens.”

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    Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman Dead at 49

    The Scoop: Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman died Thursday, May 2 of liver failure at a hospital in Southern California. He was 49. Hanneman hasn’t toured with Slayer since ...

    On May 3, 2013 / By Sammi Chichester
  • Album Reviews 5

    Frank Turner: Tape Deck Heart

    “So on the first night we met you said well darling let’s make a deal/ If anybody ever asks us well let’s say that we met in jail/ ...

    On May 3, 2013 / By Sammi Chichester
  • Album Reviews 3

    Ghost B.C.: Infestissumam

    While there are some bands busy claiming they are saving rock and roll in an ironic fashion, there is truth to the point that rock’s lost its magic ...

    On April 19, 2013 / By Sammi Chichester
  • Album Reviews 8

    Kvelertak: Meir

    You’re going to love this record and not understand a word of it. Er, probably not anyway. Meir, the sophomore release from Norwegian hardcore band Kvelertak, is something ...

    On March 21, 2013 / By Sammi Chichester
  • Album Reviews 6

    This Is Hell: The Enforcer EP

    Kids, get your vest and stitch those patches because This Is Hell has a new EP. The Enforcer EP is the Long Island, NY hardcore thrash band’s latest ...

    On February 26, 2013 / By Sammi Chichester
  • Album Reviews 4

    Hatebreed: The Divinity of Purpose

    Apparently CNN found it pertinent to research hateful racist hardcore bands last year after the Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting. Despite being a national news organization and if they ...

    On January 29, 2013 / By Sammi Chichester
  • EOTY Lists 1

    Sammi’s Top in 2012

    10. Birds In Row – You Me & The Violence 9. Gojira – L’Enfant Sauvage 8. God Seed – I Begin 7. Aborted – Global Flatline 6. The ...

    On January 1, 2013 / By Sammi Chichester
  • Album Reviews 2

    Deftones: Koi No Yokan

    If sound was space, you could fall through it and never hit the bottom with Koi No Yokan. It is no longer sounds on tape or variations of ...

    On November 13, 2012 / By Sammi Chichester
  • Album Reviews 0

    All That Remains: A War You Cannot Win

    You have to admire A War You Cannot Win’s ability than to do at the very least maybe piss off whoever is listening to it. That’s a feat ...

    On November 12, 2012 / By Sammi Chichester
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