Mr. Monster


Jersey's own punk doo-wop horror band is rising from the grave so look out!! I'm sure you'll be hearing more from these guys. 2 of these monsters gave me the beef on the band, horror films, & bar fights:

CORNFLAKE OVERDOSE-What are some of our musical backgrounds? What other bands have you been in if any?
J-SIN TRIOXIN-Killjoy, Sammy & the Fits, Example 24, The Horror Kids, Children In Heat & Angelsin.
MARS-I was the guitarist for the Empire Hideous ( goth/punk band) for about 6 years. COD-Empire Hideous, isn't that, that band that the singer sanf for the MISFITS for a bit (see the hardcopy of COD #3 for an interview with the said singer: Myke Hideous)?
MARS-I've played on 3 cd's, appeared on USA Up All Night with Rhonda Shear, & have done a few music videos.
J-SIN-Wrinkled & Withered.
COD-Is she as irritating in person?
MARS-No, she's pretty cool.
COD-Up!!!!!!!!....All night!!!!
MARS-She is pretty short though.
J-SIN-All girls are.
MARS-I have alos traveled around the U.S. on tour playing with national and international acts.
COD (to Mars)-How did you get hooked up with the rest of the guys in the band?
MARS-Well, was a friend that played in ANGELSIN so....a few times we would hang at shows. Our drummer in Hideous was the singer in ANGELSIN, would also help out with technical stuff.
COD-Okay, it's obvious that atleast some of you are horror fans. What's your favorite horror film?
J-SIN-Return of the Living Dead. I like to think of it as a documentary.
MARS-I love Dracula, Pumpkinhead, & old horror with Vincent Price.
J-SIN-Bride of Frankenstein. Very romantic and ....tragic. Carrie....cool revenge movie. The Wolfman, very sweet. An American Werewolf In London, great makeup.
COD-How do you feel about the new Carrie movie coming out or the remake of Psycho?
MARS-It sucks.
J-SIN-I actually think Vince Vaughn is a cool actor, so I'm looking forward to it.
MARS-No one can take the place of Perkins.
J-SIN-But I anticipate it to be bad, not as cool as the original.
MARS-I agree.
COD-Just bloodier I'm sure.
J-SIN-I like blood & guts & rape scenes.
COD-Who are some of your musical influences?
J-SIN-Just to name a few: Brian Setzer, Glenn Danzig, Jerry Only, Dr. Chud, Carl Perkins, Richie Valenz....as far as kind of song writing style & style. Guitar, I'd say Doyle & Brain Setzer. Vocals I'd have to say Glenn Danzig & Brian Setzer as well.
COD-How about musical groups?
MARS-I like Dead Kennedy's Black Flag, Misfits. That's what I grew up with but now I'm more into Siouxsie & the Banshees, Fields of Nephilim, Sisters of Mercy, alot of older goth stuff.
J-SIN-The Misfits, Sam Hain, Stray Cats, Demonspeed, The Belmonts, all old "doo-wop", The Ramones.
COD-You've only been together for about 3/4 months right? (keep in mind this interview is a year or so old)
J-SIN-Yeah, about 3 months.
COD-Any touring plans?
J-SIN-Well we want to release a single for Valentines Day, then try and have a full length cd out by Junde, and then tour that in the summer of '99.
MARS-I would love to tour. We all love the road.
COD-What can one expect to see if they come see a Mr. Monster show?
MARS-Carnage.
J-SIN-Baby powder.
MARS-Huge guys, especially Jim. He's the giant of the band. He's our body guard/drummer.
J-SIN-Ummmm....probably alot of screaming in key....the songs being counted off in German. Old 50's tunes being re-done with distortion.
Baby Powder? On your faces?
J-SIN-No....all over my hair and clothes. Gives it that dusty look....when I bump around I look like pigpen.
COD-Can never be too careful about getting diaper rash eh?
J-SIN-Never. We wanna rock and roll and have a good time. Some people like it. Some don't . That's okay but if they start being a real pain in the ass and ruining a show they may get a mic in their face. But we're cool with the people that really like us. That's why we go there. It's like a party. That's like a teaser I guess.
MARS-Even if they don't like us atleast they'll get their money's worth.
COD-What direction do you plan on going with your recent recording?
J-SIN-We wanted to be like "first show....debut ep?....same day". We worked fast. They're great tunes. We pumped them out in about 10 hours. We plan on re-doing them on the cd (better production....etc.), because the songs were done but 9-10 times the song changed alot from the day it was written.
COD-Yeah I must say that the finished product is 100% better than the rough copy I got. Especially in the vocal area.
J-SIN-Oh boy, yeah that tape is just like the tape the 3 of us listen to, to get the songs in our head.
MARS-Uhhhh....that was Jimmy singin'....YEAH!!
J-SIN-Hey man, I wasn't trying to impress anyone on that tape.
COD-What's your favorite cereal?
J-SIN-Hmmmm....John Wayne Gacey.
MARS-Count Chocula.
COD-J-sin, you and I talked a little about your plans for making a video. Is that something that will be seen just locally or are you going to submit it somewhere when it's finished?
J-SIN-Well, we planned on doing it for video zines and stuff like that. I mean, I wouldn't mail it to Mtv or anything, but it'd be cool to do. Maybe put together a video comp or something, but yeah, we've all got great ideas for these videos. I'd ask Mars to share them but let's make it a surprise.
COD-Well we are doing a video comp. probably this summer, I think it would add to our theme greatley.
J-SIN-We should have something by then.
COD-Got any funny or disgusting stories you could tell? Maybe soemthing that may have happened at a show?
MARS-No....haha
J-SIN-Well I got one that's kind of cool. When I was in Angelsin we played a show in NJ, there was alot of tension between us and the other band (it sounded like Evil Live between songs). There was a small brawl between sets upstairs in the backstage area. Then the kids that were dancing for the first 2 songs of our set....stopped. Into the show we learned that it was like Germany, if a kid would mosh, he/she got smacked, by a bouncer.
MARS-Like the time I had to save Angelsin from bouncers.
J-SIN-That was the same show dummy. So we said some stuff to the bouncers about keeping their hands off the kids and blah, blah. Anyway, we dedicated a song to them where 95% of the lyrics are: Fuck you!!!! So they came up onstage and it got into a big brawl. It was me, the guitarist & drummer for Angelsin, Mars & our roadie against these guye guys. It got resolved but we jetted right after the show. MARS-Jim and his old band got arrested and banned from the Stone Pony for incitng a riot and indecent exposeure.
COD-Sounds exciting.
MARS-I have a quick one! I have found Howard Stern on the radio in practially every state.
COD-Who gets all the chicks in the band?
MARS-J-sin, Jim, then me.
J-SIN-haha,....we haven't played enough shows to determine that yet.
COD-So J-sin's the big stud huh? What do you feel would be the most embarrassing way to die?
MARS-With a mayonaise jar in my ass....filled.
J-SIN-(chuckle), Ummmm....with no cigarettes.
COD-What is something in the world today that really angers you?
MARS-People who are ignorant.
J-SIN-I'll give you examples...."We want womans rights....but don't put us in the front line in a war"...."He touched my shoulder....(guilty of harassment).." "She grabbed my ass....(not guilty)".
COD-Ah, I see where your going....Def comedy Jam (funny)....White comedy Jam (racist).
MARS-Talk shows....True.
J-SIN-People....I mean....CHRISTians picketing outside of concerts but you don't see us at a church on Sunday, and the fact that there can be a commercial on Channel 5 about how "Jesus loves you". And profilers.
COD-Say something about your new guitarist and that whole decision.
J-SIN-I think our new guitarist is this kid J-sin.
MARS-We feel that it's working well with just the 3 of us at this point.
COD-So your not going with the new guitarist thing?
MARS-Not at this time, maybe in the future.
J-SIN-Yeah, I think it'll be a 3 piece for a while....Oh real quick. I don't want people to think I'm like a Manson guy with all that CHRISTian talk. I just hate the non-equal end of it.
COD-Are you anti-God or just anti-organized religion/hypocrisy/give us your money, we'll spend it?
J-SIN-Bingo. Yeah, to me a catholic and a satanist are the same. Okay enough of that subject.
MARS-Nightmare Before CHRISTmas is on.
J-SIN-I think I'm the only person that didn't like that movie.
COD-You didn't like it?! Your crazy man.
MARS-I hate you , hating that movie.
J-SIN-Thanks Mars.
MARS-Sorry lover..haha.
COD-That pretty much sums it up guys. Any last comments?
J-SIN-I have something. I'm not a homophobic. I don't hate non-whites. I don't hit girls (unless they ask), and I don't put engine grease in my hair. Just had to clear up some rumors.


Mr. Monster has a new cd to be released in February of 2000. See the review coming soon in CORNFLAKE OVERDOSE.



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