Keeper Magazine

Issue Five sees the debut first appearance of Jeff Easton’s writing which would be a pillar of Keeper in the months going forward. Easton handled so many of the interviews, live show reviews and CD reviews in future issues that Keeper wouldn’t be the same without him. I remember that Meshuggah’s people weren’t too happy that we gave them the inset, smaller photo instead of the main photo like Hate Eternal… but we thought all the Meshuggah photos looked too goofy or something. This issue also expanded our distribution beyond Southern California into the Bay Area as well. 

INTERVIEWS:
Phobia, Meshuggah, My Ruin, Immolation, Glassjaw, Ninja Death Squad, Hate Eternal, Hostile Groove, Deeds of Flesh 

FEATURES:
Guitar Molestation by Michael Blackson, Spotlight on Randy Kraft

LIVE SHOW REVIEWS:
Avenged Sevenfold / Atreyu / The Beautiful Mistake / Hopesfall – Dec. 2002, L.A. Metal Showcase ft. Nema / Unsanctified / Pyosisified / Cassations of Life / Sacrificial Slaughter / Infamy – Jan. 2003

LOCAL BANDS:
Nema, Defile