KERRANG – No.597 ASH on cover, PITCHSHIFTER, PANTERA, ALMIGHTY, Soundgarden, Rage Against The Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Fear Factory

Description KERRANG – No.597 ASH, BUSH, PITCHSHIFTER, PANTERA, ALMIGHTY, Soundgarden KERRANG number 597 Date of issue: May 18 1996 Cover – Ash Featured artists: Rage Against The Machine – 1 pg photo w/news Ash – 4 pg interview w/photos Smashing Pumpkins – 1 pg live review w/photo Fear Factory – 0.5pg live review w/photo Pitchshifter – 0.5pg live review w/photo  [“I remember when Pitchshifter signed to Geffen. Signing to an international major was a game-changer. Every British band re-evaluated the possibilities of what they could achieve. Pitchshifter were undoubtedly the biggest band of this period, their evolution from underground, Godflesh-worshipping industrialists to major-label drum’n’bass punks as surprising as it was exciting. Their 1998 album, www.pitchshifter.com, was their first to feature clean vocals. “I didn’t want to make another record with grunting vocals,” Pitchshifter vocalist JS Clayden explains. “The guys were gracious enough to let me present more varied vocal and song ideas. I believe British anything can be successful if it has structural support. Unfortunately, that support had to come from the USA. Only Geffen were adventurous or dumb enough to back our brand of experimentation, so we took the money and ran.” Pitchshifter’s success seemed to make the door creak open, and trickles of British bands] Baby Chaos – 0.5pg live review w/photo Pantera – 2.5pg interview w/photo Bush – 2.5pg interview w/photos Soundgarden – 1.5pg review w/photo Slayer – 0.5pg review w/photo Wildhearts – 2 pg Kerrang challenge Pitchshifter – 2 pg interview w/photo Almighty – 1 pg interview w/photo Kerrang – the longest running and most famous UK Rock and Heavy Metal magazine. These mags have now become ultra collectable pieces of music memorabilia and have featured some of the biggest and smallest names in Rock/HM. Buy a piece of rock history today!!!!!