Hellish drunk greetings to you Corix?!? How the fuck is the drunken life? What the intoxicating concoction you have indulged lately? Do you make or answer interviews drunk?

Corix [Nbzine]: Hails! Drunk bastard Roy, how's your fuckin' life too? (Good or should I say Evil?? he he he -Roy)Life been treating me so bad but when I get drunk, I enjoyed and feel that life is really beautiful even though life sometimes sucks! Alcohol is the best friend than human. Hehe!

I was into drinking Lambanog and Tuba now a days, 'cuz that shit fucking rule, man! Than those expensive and branded alcohol or beers, and honestly I am not drunk right now, 'cuz I just got up from sleep and actually I am drunk when I received this intie, but I am so wasted to answer it. Hehe!

And yes, I did answering interviews drunk, I guess twice, one zine abroad and a local zine, because my mind really works when I am with the spirit of alcohol, and honestly I can speak better English when I am drunk. 

Is 'Corix' really your real name or a tag name given to 'coz you drank lots of Corix D Syrup? If such, who gave you that name & why?

No, my real name is Uldarico Baluca Jr., sounds and ethnic old man and really sounds funny! Hehe! It was actually started when I was studying in college before, and they called me "Rico" instead of "Uldarico", it was just accidentally happened when one of my friend called me " Corix" and inverted word of " Rico" 'cuz, you know, Filipino are fan of saying an inverted word, and I found it cool since I love drinking cough syrup when I was in high school, but I never tasted the "Corix D" cough syrup 'cuz that's an old school cough syrup, that shit was already banned at that time, but I know you Roy have tasted and enjoyed getting wasted with that in your high school days, uhhhhmmm ( No man I never used cough syrup! Really!!! he he he ), it seems that you are already old Roy, hehehe!...but I enjoyed drinking back in the days with Pseudoplex, Menthodex and, ...oh! Fuck I forgot the other one!...oh yeah, I already remember, it was "Pydol" not sure with spelling, hehe! So, that was the story behind my name "Corix"

Tell us how did you get hooked in metal? You are also into punk right? Tell us how it all happened?

I was actually influenced by my older brother, because he has a band before that plays Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Twisted Sister, Deep Purple etc. when I was in a grade school, and they love drinking alcohol and passing some joints when they jammed at home, I was like; damn! What the fuck they are doing?! ...my brother is my hero.

When I reached high school, I am not ashamed to tell everyone that I was also into Glam Rock like; Tesla, Skid Row, Poison, Warrant etc. and just suddenly discovered Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth and Metal Church and suddenly discovered Carcass, Obituary, Morbid Angel etc.

When we migrated Cavite from Surigao somewhere in Mindanao, I was 4th year high school at that time in Valenzuela, Metro Manila, and the scene there is a hardcore/punk and honestly most of my classmates there are into it, so that was first started also that I get into hardcore/punk.

Your NO BULLSHIT ZINE, this is both a webzine & print zine, right? Did you plan it to be that way even in the beginning?

No, honestly, I don't have knowledge how to fuck this technology and to surf the fucking net before when I first write a zine, I don't have any idea what is internet or how to do it. My first zine is very crappy of all crappiest zine on earth, because I am just in a lower class writer that can't afford to rent a personal computer, or we can say poor than rats in the gutter.

Can you weigh the pros & cons of a web zine against a print zine? Which is easier for you to do? Why do you do both??

Webzine is the easiest and cheapest way to do than the printed zine, I do it both because I started as a printed zine, it was just happen that I put an online zine when my mother bought a personal computer and started to learn how to fuck this technology, and I found it cool because you can post your interviews, reviews, news, updates and other articles right away, and the kids could get easily access what are happening in the underground scene, to educate them in the underground not discouraging them or dissing them, but because not all creatures have an access on that shit, there are lots of our brothers and sisters in the underground and specially in the third word country like our country corrupt Philippines who don't have access on it, so I still do both for the love of the scene even though printed zine causes an ass pain and pain in the wallet because I don't have a job, so that's the reason why my printed version is very delayed, and beside from jobless, I am lazy too, drunk and most of all, ugly! Hehe!

You do everything in the zine too, right? Even the web layout? Did you study web programming or HTML shit somewhere? How did you acquire the skills to do it?

Yes, I did everything in the zine, but not in the web lay out and even the web programming or HTML shit like that, because honestly, I just learned how to use computer last early 2004, when I was studying in college, we don't have computer subject at that time, our school is a very shitty school! And even if I guess we have computer subjects or lessons at that time, I will not learn anything from it because I was very busy hanging out with my no future friends, you know am sayin'? hehe! Drinking and smoking shits, that's why I didn't finished my course.

My friend did the layout of my webzine version for free, and he just teached me how to update it in the file manager, so I am now the one updating my drunk webshit.

But at that time when I first put an online zine, it is hard for me because I didn't know how to update it, I just send the materials to my webmaster and sometimes it get delayed to post online because you know, not all the time that my webmaster has the time to update it right away.

Lets rewind<<<< Who is the first international band that you interviewed? How about the first local band? Did you feel at ease when you did the interviews? Are you satisfied by their answer?

I guess my first foreign interview was ESKAPO, actually they are Filipinos but they are now hailing from the U$A right now, and my first local intie and my first ever intie I did was the band HOPSKATCH, I don't feel at ease at that time when I first did my interview with Hopskatch because it was like; "BASTA NA" questions, hehe! I don't know that shit in English, I am not good in English hehe! But still, I am satisfied and enjoyed their answers.

Did you have a hard time starting the zine, like getting contacts, asking for demo, etc? Who influenced you or why did you exactly started a zine?

I first actually write a zine because there is no u.g scene in my area, and I want to influenced kids about the u.g scene and music, and of course the old fanzine that I've read give me a chance to write and influenced me.

I first thought writing a fanzine is very easy, actually, it's been a long time that I am in hiatus in the scene when I was working before, after I lost my job, I picked up my old fanzine and read again, and that's decide me to start writing shits.

Yes, it is really hard starting a zine for me because I don't have any new contact, before I write shit, I picked the contact addresses in my old punk zine, and send them a snail mail, I guess it was about more than 30 local addresses and only one replied back and that was Boi of Betloogs zine from Laguna, so, that was also another reason why I start to write a zine because I feel that the zine scene in the Philippines is dying.

Getting contacts and asking demo abroad gives me a hard time because I don't have money to send snail mail abroad, and also because, as what I have said I don't have knowledge how to use the internet before.

 Let's go to the present>>>> Your issue#4 will be out soon, do you have a target date or month for this? Is your print issue the same as per posted on your website?

Yes, my 4th issue will be coming out this mid of February 2005, but actually, I don't have any target or deadline in every issue, it will just come out every time I got money to print my crap, and actually my 5th issue is already waiting. And, yes, what you've seen in my webshit is also printed in my zine.

How many copies do you usually make? Do you re-print the old releases even after a year or so?

If I got a big amount of money, then I will make tons of copies, it only depends how much money I got....Yes, I still reprint my old issue if some one is asking.

You included a compilation CD-R in your issue#3, will you include one for #4? What do you think is the good thing about including a compilation?

Yes, my 4th crappy issue has a compilation cd-r included, with 30 local bands from Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.

The good thing about including a compilation is that, the bands could get exposure and the people who buy, trade or ask it for free of your zine could have an idea of what those bands sounded in your interviews and reviews, but I have different style from the other zine who also did a compilation because I only compile local bands, that for me, I could help them and expose them abroad in my own little way, because we all know that mostly Filipino bands can't afford or lack of money to promote their materials abroad because mostly of them are jobless and in a lower class.

Tell us about "Jobless Production", is this run by you only? It does release compilations & demos, right? How many releases are in its list now?

Yeah, I run that shit, It has I guess three releases of local d.i.y demos and mostly are into a lo-fi mode, and I am planning to release an experimental and cultural noise from a local demo, because for me it is really different and not a trendy thing in our country, have you heard any local band who are into experimental noise with out using electronics shit?...this band did, and the name of the band is "GUTOM LANG" hope I could get some money for this project, and also to those who like experimental noise, pls. Watch out for this. And also my band TOXEMIA that plays crust/grind/noise, don't watch this band...this is a joke band ..hehe

How about your band, I don't actually know what AFM means, is it Anal Fuck Machine? Is the band still active?

Haha! That shit has no official meaning, and it stands for whatever shit that will come on your mind, but I like what you've said, ANAL FUCK MACHINE kicks weak asses! Is there any band abroad uses that name? (So far I don't know any band who use Anal Fuck Machine...Any one reading this please e-mail us if you know a band who uses Anal Fuck Machine!!-Roy) I guess you gave me a nice idea and meaning of the band.

Yes the band is still alive, but two of the members are inactive right now, because they are busy with their studies, girlfriends and I want them to focus on it, not the band, but still AFM is still there.

Who are the members of the AFM? Who is the main brain behind this band? How long does it exist now? 

It was started with my childish brain last early 2003, and it was about two years now, the members are: Me-No talent in vox and no skill in guitar, Ronnel the Rat-on four string bass, but he is just using the two string of the bass guitar, Sazzy Bok - no talent drummer but a talented fucker.

Who are the influences that molded AFM to its musical style? Are the members in the same wavelength regarding the bands mindset?

The band musical influences was actually punk rock, at first, I wanted to play hardcore,crust,grind but my band mates don't want to play that kind of music, they just want to play plain fucked up punk, but since I like that shit, so I decided to do it.

Jobless Production released a demo of AFM, does AFM have other releases besides this? When was the demo officially released? 

Yes, we have other tracks recorded at our gutter, but since the sound recording is really fucked up, we decided not to release it...AFM demo was actually released mid 2003.

How many gigs does AFM played so far? It is fun going to gigs drunk, but have you played live drunk?

Lots of gigs already, we played everywhere where there is d.i.y hc/punk gig, even we are not in the line up, we go there with out instruments and just drink at the corner, we just borrowed instrument from other bands if there is a slot to play. Only me always played drunk, and my band mates are just fucking stoned, and can't even remember the riffs, but that is punk music! So much fun!

You sent me an e-flyer of a gig there in Maragondon, Cavite. AFM was in the line up, right? How was the gig? You are also a co-organizer, what can you say about the over all crowd response? Are there any fuck-ups? No police trouble??

The gig was cool! No rednecks! And fucked ups! Just total chaos! I just can't believe about the response of the crowd, they support the scene here even though it is too far, and lots of bands from different provinces also support that gig. No police trouble anyway.

You are very active there in the Philippines & I think you have a better view of what's going on there, so what can you say about the Philippine's Metal Scene? Do you think that it is stably progressing?

Yes, I guess so, because I saw lots of metal bands here, but still, lots of metal bands here don't know what is really underground, and some don't even know what is fanzine, what is d.i.y, and I guess it will be going bigger if we fanzines we also help them, educate them what is really an "underground" because that is our role being a medium in the u.g right? Because not all of us who started and know what is underground "right away"! or born "underground" "right away" It could not help the scene if we just talk some shit and dis each one. Lets teach each one, sharing knowledge and thoughts is very important, because for me, I love being educated, and that's the best solution so that our scene will be fucking real!

How can you see thru at bands & bangers who are not really into what underground is all about? What are the usual shit that you have to deal with?

I always encountered like that here in the Philippines, that they say they are underground but don't even know what is fanzine and d.i.y but I didn't dis them, but I educate them and I share some of my knowledge instead, as what I have said, not all creatures who started the underground thing "right away", or naturally born "underground" "right away" and I will never ever believed if people will say, they start the underground right away! That's bullshit for me! (Well, I heard a story there that someone did say that they are underground or metal since birth?? Maybe his mother listens to metal when she was pregnant ehh? Lucky Bastard!)

You have been to Davao right? How was it? Which places there have you been intoxicately experienced? Any fucking shitty stories or extremely fucked-up funny stories you want to share??

Yeah, I been in Davao lately and witnessed their scene, but yeah, we could not forget what they did of a shameful scum about the rip offs, but I will not curse the Davao in general.

I have lots of fun when I was there, and even drunk all night, I been there thru "hitch", 'cuz I believed that, that is the alternative way to travel for we people who can't afford the fare expenses to travel our "OWN" land.

When I was there, I saw how generous people they are, from punk to metal, and they bring me to the beach, mountains and hanging to the down town where punx and metal heads drink and smoke shits! And even amazed me when they bring me to the far province in Davao but there is an underground scene that do a d.i.y ethics, oh yeah! Cool!

What I remember is that, I am always drunk and when I woke up I feel the pain of free tattoos they did on my body, hell yeah! And of course, I remember puking when we drink Tuba! That shit fucking kick ass! And destroy my throat. Hehe! Thanx to Davao people u.g scenesters, you all fucking rule!

You deal not only with metal but also with punk & everything in between, is it easy to be in such a mixed genre environment? Most people I know transcends from punk to metal, some says you can only be either Punk or Metal or neither, even in metal I have encountered people who told me I could only be either DM or BM or HM or Thrash or a Poser, would you share your view on this?

It is really hard, because I cater all kinds of genre as long as it is "underground" I am an open minded drunk head, as I have said, I am first into rock, metal and punk when I was younger, and until now I am still discovering some kind of musical style that I didn't heard before.

I have also encountered a local band criticized me about my zine, actually this band is a black metal band, maybe you already know what I am talking about! (??_roy) Hehe, he said that I don't know where I stand...but you know, I don't care about that, 'cuz I stand in a word "underground" what can I do if I like punk and metal? And who cares if I like punk and metal? And I will never ever put away punk music because I was focusing into metal now a days, and I will never ever be closed minded! I don't care people who are closed minded shit! And I will not waste my time for them, they are just a bunch of hypocrite!...like some people I've encountered that they say they don't listen to punk, only metal, but if you go to their house, you can see bunch of glam rock and punk rock records! That's another bullshit!

Do you put criteria or a standard on how metal a band or specifically a person is? Do think that metal heads should be long haired, tattooed, body pierced, drunkards, etc??

Hell No! I didn't put criteria or standard of a metal band or individual, and I will never ever put that kind of way, there's a saying that "don't judge the book by it's cover" hehe! Look at Roel Mores of Tripalium zine he doesn't smoke and drink and I don't even saw some tattoos in his body but I Hail that bastard when it comes to metal! 

Who is the most influential person, band, zine or literature which has changed the way you think about life? When did you find out that life is not what it seems to be?

The most influential person is my older brother, because he influenced me about rock music since I was a kid, he never teach me how to drink and smoke but still I follow what he is doing, sometimes I feel heavy metal is a bad influence! Because I learn how to smoke and drink with this kind of music. hehe

I cant remember what literature in particular that inspires me and changed my way to think about life, but I guess, mostly hardcore punk fanzine from past to the present I've read because they always write about life and very inspiring writings that you couldn't read it in metal zines, that life is really beautiful and you should enjoy it, 'cuz life is so fucking short.
Honestly speaking, you can say, I am not a "real" metal, even though I first start listening into metal music, 'cuz I don't treat metal as my way of life, I treat metal as my music in life, instead, I treat my life as a punk and not a music. [parang ang gulong angulo ah!] hehe! I guess I am starving. Huhu!

As a zine maker you got to listen to so many bands & read lots of zine, Who are the bands & zines you would recommend, international, from cavite and from the rest of the Philippines?

Oh there's a lot! Ok, from zines; I would recommend local metal zine: TRIPALIUM ZINE, UNDERWORLD ZINE but this zine don't exist anymore and I guess you know this zine...hehe!, IN DARK PURITY, DEAD RECKONING, SCENE ZINE, IMPALED ZINE, SCRAWLSHOP ZINE, and of cors, TRENDCRUSHER! local hc/punk zine OATHMEAL, PUTANG INA MO ZINE, GRAN PELIGRO ZINE, CRAPSALAD ZINE, NOISEATTACK ZINE, HOAX CONFLICT ZINE etc.
Foreign zine: PAINFUL REALITY ZINE, SEWER ZINE, BLEED THE FREAKS, MORBID REALITY, CULT ZINE, TOILET PAPER ZINE, S&L, KEEP IT REAL ZINE, REBELLIOUS SICKNESS ZINE, etc.

Local bands: DEMIURGE, PATHOGEN, NEGATRON, PAGANFIRE, TOXEMIA - oh, never mind this band! This is a joke band, hehe, NUCLEAR PUNISHMENT, INSANITY, A.D.A, CO-ARSE, DISABUSE, BARA DE KABRA, DFTW, ANGST etc.
Foreign bands: PUTREFIED GENITALIA, CHEMIKILLER, BUBONIX, CARNAL REDEMPTION, TERMINAL DESCENT, INSECTED, INTESTINAL DISGORGE, BLOODY SIGN, BORN SICK, SKULGRINDER etc.

Do you think life sucks or what? What do you think is the cause of all the suffering that we have or what the good fucking Christians would say, the root of all evil? Do you believe that Human are naturally corrupt?

Sometimes I feel life really SUCKS big time, but I still enjoyed life even though life treated me bad, but I don't feel life sucks if I am drunk or stoned.
And I think the cause of all suffering that we have is that, we people ourselves, and we should changed it for our better, Christianity or religion has nothing to do about it, 'cuz I believed human are naturally corrupt, well, I will not explain it further 'cuz you are not asking why, haha!

We can easily see the bad things, so, is there any good thing you can say about life? So would you call your self a pessimist?

I am not a pessimist, as I have said, I still enjoyed life. There's a lot of good things in life that most people don't know, if you learn how to love, then you'll gonna realized how beautiful life can be, maybe sometimes people hate life if they failed about love, if they failed about their studies, jobs and everything, but that is part of the life challenge, and for me, that is very interesting, that thrilled me, yes, sometimes I feel to terminate my life, but just suddenly I realized the beauty of it, look at me, I don't still have job, and been failed about love, ugly, lazy, no money and just totally shit, but still I enjoyed life!...hope this inspires people who are reading right now, that life is beautiful even if you are ugly, hehe!

Do you believe in GOD and the Anti-God? How about death, do you fear it? How about Heaven, hell, ghost & spirits, what are your views about them?

That's what my parents teach me, and even in my school when I was in a grade school and even in high school 'cuz I study in a catholic school, but you know, I am not sure right now if I still believe in God, I never called him anymore, I don't know, I am not sure if I still believe in God, I am still seeking if he is really real! ... And I don't believe in any religion anymore! But I don't believe in Satan! Fuck Satan!

About death? I am not scared about death, if it comes to me, well I'll be glad, because I have so much problem in life, and sick and tired of our system, but I want a sudden death, but still, I want to live so that I could help, inspire people in my writings and work even though I am not good, but still I wanna find time to improve it, or in any other way that I could contribute good in our society, our scene, to our brothers and sisters in this land who has no home and starving that the fucking higher class people don't even care about them, my future family, love, and in my parents.

About heaven and hell? Fuck that, we are already experiencing HELL in this land, this country/planet is HELL! All I want is heaven in this land, I wanna see HEAVEN in this land, I want to experience Heaven right now! So that I will believe that there is heaven...I remember when I was young, I was singing along with Warrant's song "Heaven" is too far away! Hehe! 

About ghosts and spirits, well, sometimes I am scared...hehe

I guess what I need now is the bottled spirit! Hope to get wasted soon man! Tell all the bangers reading this the ways to contact you! Thanks & More power!

Thank you so much you metal fucking Roy, I really enjoyed answering your long interesting shits, and hope you enjoyed reading my boring shits too, hope we could abuse alcohol again when you come back Philippines soon, and hope our life will last long so that we could still serve, help, promote the underground worldwide. You take fucking care! Good to luck to the fucking TRENDCRUSHER ZINE! Crushed all the trend! 

To those who are reading right now, if you want to get xdrunkx and xsmokex with me? Visit me at home but don't forget to bring alcohol.

Corix Baluca
Blk. 14 Lot 11 Villa Apolonia Phase 2
Naic, Cavite 4110 Philippines
http://nbzine.cjb.net 
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