Interview With Alt Models NatyMetal & Yaz

Yaz (left), NatyMetal (right) Photography by Robiert Arroyo and Antonio Tsay


The Central American nation of Costa Rica probably doesn’t get as much press in the United States as their neighbors in Nicaragua and Panama (to the north and south respectively), but it should. Not only is it home to some of the most diverse flora and fauna on the planet (five percent of the world’s biodiversity), but in the last decade or so has proven itself essential to a number of pharmaceutical corporations. Not to mention a coffee bean that (at least in my opinion) rivals Ethiopian Yirgacheffe! With its sweeping, pristine beaches and awe inspiring landscapes, you might not expect to find two of the world’s hottest alt models there.

Alternative models NatyMetal and Yaz hail from Heredia Province, District of San Pablo in Costa Rica. The nickname of their hometown is “Ciudad del las Flores” (City of Flowers), which is appropriate as they are indisputably the most precious of flowers in all of Central America. Their beauty is more than skin deep however, they’re both genuinely sweet ladies and enterprising business women. They own and operate Gorgeous Freaks Alternative Modeling Agency, Gorgeous Freaks Magazine, and Gorgeous Freaks Store. Their list of accomplishments don’t end there, but I’ll let Yaz and Naty speak for themselves.

Kingdomz X Extreme Arts & Entertainment are pleased to present our first ever exclusive interview.


How long have the two of you been modeling?

Mutual Response: Since 2008. We became models when we got our first shoot by surprise, it was in one of our friend's goth boutiques. We went to the store just to see it and we noticed that they were doing the shoots for the boutique. Our friend who was the owner asked us if we wanted to model for her because she liked our style. We said yes and we modeled with our own clothes. It was fun and the photos came out great.

Naty, what inspired you to want to be a model?
Well I don’t know. When I got my first shoot, I just loved the feeling of getting in front of the camera and seeing the end result. In my country people don’t take alternative modeling into consideration, so that’s why I always tried to get my work out there to prove them wrong.

What inspired you to be a model, Yaz?
I just wanted to express myself through pictures, I love the feeling of putting my crazy ideas into pictures.

Why be an alt model instead of a mainstream model?

Mutual Response: Because alternative modeling is different, it can be versatile and you can be yourself without people judging you and telling you what you have to do.

Are the two of you twins?  

Naty: Nope. Haha! Yaz is one year and 4 months older than me.
I can’t help but notice the two of you are diminutive women. How tall are you both?

Yaz: I am 5’2’’

Naty: I am 5’1’’

Yes we are tiny.

When you date, do you prefer someone your height or taller?

Naty: Haha! I prefer tall guys, most of my friends are tall and it feels great when they hug you.

Yaz: I prefer taller guys too. Once I dated a guy that was the same height as me and I felt like we were an Umpa Lumpa couple! LOL

How do your parents feel about your choice in music and your careers?  

Mutual Response: They really support us. It was hard at first, but they got used to it. Haha!

Did you grow up listening to your parents music? What kind of music do they listen to?

Yaz: I grew up listening to my dad’s music, he’s a metalhead. But in high school I found out about Punk Rock music and fell in love with it. Especially Horror Punk.

Naty: Yes, my dad always exposed us to good music, like Heavy Metal or classic 80s music which I also love. In school I decided to listen Black Metal, it’s my favorite genre (and Thrash also), but I listen to all kinds of Metal. I have a favorite band in every Metal genre. I also love Horror Punk a lot and some Psychobilly.

What is Costa Rica like?

Mutual Response: It’s a gorgeous country, but the people are too close minded.

Is there a big Metal and Punk scene there?

Yaz: Punk is so underground, it’s not that big and it’s full of 15 year old kids. lol

Naty: The Metal scene here is kind of big, we have gigs like every week, and international gigs like every month. It’s nuts! lol But there’s also people who are into the Metal scene just for fun or to get girls/guys. That sucks, because for me Metal is a way of life not a fashion trend.

Naty, you’re into Metal and Yaz, you’re into Punk. How did that happen?

Mutual Response: It was a result of our personalities. Haha!
What are some of your favorite bands, Naty?

Oh that’s difficult. Haha! I love all kinds of music, but my favs are: Hermh, Onslaught, Gravewurm, Agathodaimon, Abyssaria, Nile, Morbid Angel, Goatwhore, Aborym, Satyricon, Catamenia, Bulldozer, Pain, Antrax, Sonata Arctica, Inactive Messiah, Septic Flesh, Horrorpops, GG Allin, and a loooot more!

What are some of your favorite bands, Yaz?

I love Misfits, Kante Pinrelico, Belphegor, Pain, Bikini Kill, Duran Duran, Rotten Horror, Marduk, Amon Amarth, Blondie, Devo, Dead or Alive, etc.

Do the two of you have disputes as to which is better, Metal or Punk?

Yaz: I know punk is waaay better! Haha!

Naty: Naaah, lol Metal rules the world! (wink) I do know that if Punk didn’t exist certain Metal genres wouldn’t exist, so that’s why I respect Punk. But I just loooove Metal a lot, it relaxes me.

Do a lot of bands come to Costa Rica? Which concerts have you attended?

Mutual Response: We have seen Amon Amarth, Marduk, Misfits, Helloween, Stratovarius, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Satyricon, Morbid Angel, Megadeth, Angeles del Infierno, Leo Jimenez, Strung Out, Slayer, Finntroll, Ensiferum. So yeah, a lot of bands perform frequently, but they come too close together and it’s hard to go to all of them. So that sucks a lot.

Have either of you met any of your favorite bands?

Yaz: I saw Misfits playing, but I didn’t have the opportunity to meet them. (sad face)

Naty: I have met some members of some of my favorite bands online, and some are very good friends, so that’s cool. I saw Satyricon live and they are one of my favorite bands, so that day was amazing.  Morbid Angel, I saw them live and met them in person and it was great too! Very nice and down to earth people.

Naty, you seem like such a sweetheart, but I’ve seen some of your scary pics. You look like you could murder someone without blinking. LOL

Haha! Thank you! I just love bloody, gory, scary photo shoots. I am a huge fan of horror movies and photos, music, etc, so that’s why I love doing those kinds of shoots. It reflects who I am sometimes or what I like. But I am a very friendly girl so I wouldn’t murder anyone. Haha! (wink)

Yaz, you look like a tough kick-ass Punk chick in most of your photographs, but I know you’re also a sweetheart like Naty. Are you as tough as you look, or is that just for the camera?
Well it depends on the situation and the people. Haha! I’m a sweetheart with the people I enjoy being with, I’m a bitch with the people I don’t want to meet at all. Haha! Or if someone pisses me off.

Whose idea was it for the Gorgeous Freaks business (magazine, store and modeling agency)?

Mutual Response: We don’t remember who started it. Haha! We both have poor memories.

How many issues of Gorgeous Freaks magazine have you published so far?

Mutual Response: We are working on the 5th issue right now, it will be out in March.

How many models does Gorgeous Freaks Alternative Modeling Agency serve?

Mutual Response: Almost 200.

Gorgeous Freaks Store sells clothing and jewelry. Who does the designs?

Mutual Response: Some of the clothes we bought online. Some designs are by friends, and the accessories are done by us.

You both seem to be doing so much. Is it difficult to manage, or are you having fun doing it?

Mutual Response: We really enjoy it, because we can spend more time together.

Naty, you do web design, graphics. I love your artwork and designs! Did you go to school for art and web design, or did you teach yourself?

Thanks a lot! Yes, I took some web designs courses and also some graphic/animation design courses. I also teach myself, exploring programs on Internet.

Yaz, you also do graphic design and photo manipulation. Did you go to school for it, or did you teach yourself?

I learned online, but three years ago I took some courses to get better.

How did the two of you come to work together? Was it planned, or did it just happen coincidentally?

Mutual Response: We basically spend  all of our time together-- haha!-- so it was natural to start working together.
Do the two of you ever compete against each other?

Mutual Response: We have a policy. lol If one of us enters a contest, one doesn’t get involved and the other helps out to get more votes.

Besides yourself, who do you like in your field of modeling, Naty?

Oh, well I like Lilith Ave Satanas, she was one of my inspirations, because she was one of the first metal models. I admire Joan Nakamoto, Elenyx, Razor Candi, Rifka, Diva Satanica, Amelia Dinmore and a lot more.

How about you,Yaz?
I looooove Razor Candi, she’s my idol!

Who are some of the bands you have worked with?

Yaz: Time to Kill, Born to Destruct

You both have some of the best photographs I have ever seen. Do either of you have a favorite photographer?

Mutual Response: Internationally, we love Tattered Productions from Canada. From Costa Rica, we love all the photographers we have worked with.

Which photographer have you not worked with yet, who you would like to work with in the future?

Mutual Response: With Nea Bristol, their work is simply amazing and we love it! We would love to work with some other international photographers.

Speaking of the future, do you have any other plans aside from what you’re doing now?

Mutual Response: We really want to travel and open our own shop some day.

You’re both very sexy and extremely attractive. Do the two of you get a lot of groupies?

Mutual Response: We don’t consider them as groupies or fans, we consider them as friends and supporters. We are so thankful to have them on our side.

When you’re not working, what do you do with your leisure time?
Yaz: I love to edit photos, hang out with my boyfriend, listen to music, go out with my dad, go to gigs.

Naty: I love taking photos, playing with my doggies, going out with my friends and my dad, playing guitar, doing graphic design.

I want to thank you both for participating in this interview, and I wish you all the success in the world.  Are there any last words you want to say to your fans?

Yaz: Thank you soooo much for all your support I really appreciate it!! Love you allll!

Naty: You are very welcome, and best of luck to you too!

To all of my friends our there, I really wanna thank you for all of your support and help this year. I really appreciate it, and thanks for believing in my work. *hugs* HAILS!!


Here is a list of websites owned and operated by NatyMetal and Yaz:


www.missnatymetal.com
www.yazaltmodel.com
www.gorgeousfreaks.com

The Strategic metal Offense Initiative

You know what I hear more than anything from my contacts on Facebook, and their contacts? “Support the underground!” and “Facebook sucks!” But it is these same individuals who support Facebook by their presence and constant daily activity. It sickens me to hear all of these hypocrites whine and bitch about Facebook and corporate Metal, yet refuse to support underground/independent Metal sites. If it had been any other group, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Most people are sheep, slaves to the machinations of corporate entities that exploit their ignorance and compliance. But I thought Headbangers and Metalheads were better than that, I thought we were wolves!


Facebook founder and owner Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t care about Metal. You know what his musical tastes are? Jay Z, Taylor Swift and Electronica! Myspace is owned by Specific Media and Justin Timberlake. You heard right, Justin Timberlake! Both sites engage in the practice of behavioral targeting, a process by which user data is collected, stored and shared with (or rather sold to) other corporate entities. The information they gather helps them target their ads according to your behavior on social sites, such as likes, groups, fan pages, etc. To put it bluntly, you are nothing more than a dollar sign to these sites.


So what should you do? Whatever you want to do. If you wish to remain at Facebook or Myspace, that is your right. But the constant whining is frigging annoying, and your claims to support the underground sound hollow. The only reason I or Kingdomz X have a presence at both Myspace and Facebook is to build membership for our site. You don’t have to join our site either, there are other similar sites out there, and each of us serve the Metal community in our unique way. Choose the one that best suits your needs.
Here are a few to get you started:


Like 80’s metal? My buddy Rob runs a great site called Mama’s Fallen Angels: www.mamasfallenangels.com

I’m not clear what Atmostfear Entertainment’s mission is, due to ambiguous claims, but they’re site has tons of info and media: www.atmostfear-entertainment.com

I like the cleaner (and fast loading) structure of The Metal Review. Their name says it all, and they’ve got great reviews, tour schedules, news and more: www.themetalreview.com

Metal Kulture Radio is a 24 hour Metalfest! They’ve got great DJ’s, and some of the most extreme Metal music on the internet: www.metalkultureradio.com

I happen to be a member at all of the above, by the way. They are not my competition, they are my allies.


Kingdomz X Extreme Arts & Entertainment (www.kingdomzx.biz) offer a number of free services to bands, and we will soon add more. We are also user operated, meaning we work to create the kinds of features our members prefer, and we allow for more autonomy and control of our site than anywhere else. No advertisements will ever appear on your profile, and you can fully customize it to your liking.


So make up your mind and do it now. Tell your friends, raise an army, draw the line! Who will you run with, Justin Timberlake and Mark Zuckerberg or your fellow metal brothers and sisters? Will you be sellout or soldier, sheep or wolf? Your horns made of bone and iron, or are they plastic?

The Secret of Thunder

For months I have been asking Metal bands, fans, labels and promoters to join my site, Kingdomz X Extreme Arts & Entertainment, and it only dawned on me now that you have no idea who am, or why you should join. I’ll try and make this as brief as possible.


Born Patrick Chappelle, I have had many aliases, and currently go by the nomenclature of Thunder X (I’ll explain that someday, or you can ask). Back in 2007, I became homeless. While living in the streets, I taught myself to design websites, learning basic HTML (hyper text markup language). Eventually, I built my own site, the original Kingdomz X. It was a social network for activism, focusing on politics and social issues. It became successful, though my name exceeded that of my site. There came a point when I was asked to assist in building sites and social networks for others, and my knowledge of Web 2.0, coding and viral marketing expanded rapidly.


During the Fall of 2008, I began using applications developed by a company called Scripts4Ning. Legal issues between them and another company forced them to change their name, their strategy and product line. They changed their name to SiteSuites, but they continued to create the most unique and awesome social applications anywhere in the world. Despite their brilliance, the number of subscribers seemed to stall. I contacted one of the founders and asked their permission to use the company name so that I can market their products. They gave me their blessing, and I immediately created and maintained their blog and Twitter accounts. Within less than two months, the customers began pouring in. I stayed with SiteSuites until their demise due to problems too lengthy to get into here.


Kingdomz X is hosted by a company called Ning, Inc. It is a platform where anyone can build their own social network, and they are at the forefront of their industry. July of 2010, they made drastic changes to the company (new CEO) and changes to their platform. Technical problems arose as a result of these changes, and the staff became overwhelmed trying to rectify these problems. Without really thinking about what I was doing, I began helping out. One day I received a phone call and was asked to join the Ning Council, I was flown out to California for a conference where I met the CEO and staff, Since then, it has been my task (and that of my cohorts) to test new technologies before they are released to the general public. Members of the Ning Council are not permitted to speak of our work to anyone, as we are bound by a nondisclosure contract.


The current incarnation of Kingdomz X is the third. Last year I reconnected with a friend and business partner whom I had published a graphic novel with in the 90’s, and quickly formed Kingdomz X Media Group. We were began working on an animated series that would have utilized revolutionary concepts, and the focus of the Kingdomz X site changed from politics and activism to promoting the independent arts (film, visual arts, recording arts, etc,). After months of development, the whole thing fell apart. Despondent over the situation (and other personal matters), I buried the Kingdomz X name, the site (and all of it’s satellite connections).


Spring of 2011, I befriended a wonderful young woman by the name of Manda Pendleton at Facebook. She was a Metal promoter from Pittsburgh, and a genuinely great person. Watching her rally Metal fans, and inspired by her dedication to the music and culture she loved, I decided to resurrect Kingdomz X. Manda became my partner in crime at Kingdomz X, but unfortunately passed away recently at the age of 34 before we could set the world on fire with our site. Regardless of the setback of not having a competent administrator, my mission remains true. I intend to make Kingdomz X the Myspace or Facebook of the Metal world without the politics and bullshit those sites subject their members to. My corporate connections do not reflect my character, personality or philosophy. I wholeheartedly believe in supporting independent and underground Metal. I like to think of myself as Prometheus who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mankind. Kingdomz X offers you free what the corporate entities charge you for. It costs to maintain our site, and we subsist solely on donations and anything sold at our store. We receive no corporate backing.


Metal fans are always screaming “support the underground”, but they forget the underground includes social networks like mine. Yet, they support the corporate sites like Facebook. I don’t expect everyone to join Kingdomz X, but to choose a Metal social network that caters to us. There are some great ones out there. It will be an uphill battle changing the sheep-like slave mentality of the Metal community, but I will not cease my endeavors. The horns on my head are made of bone, not plastic.

Nader Sadek: In The Living Flesh

What: Nader Sadek "In The Living Flesh"
When: November 20th, 2011 (8:30pm - 10:00pm)
Where: Santos Party House (96 Lafayette St. New York, NY)
Admission: FREE

Players:
Steve Tucker (ex-Morbid Angel) – vocals
Rune Eriksen (Ava Inferi, Aura Noir) – guitar
Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy) – drums
Novy (ex-Vader / ex-Behemoth) – bass
+ introducing young talent Sean Frey on lead guitar and a surprise Female vocalist!

In support of his debut full-length album "In The Flesh" released this Summer on Season of Mist, Egyptian-born, New York-based visual and conceptual artist Nader Sadek has announced the details of his first ever live appearance following the album's release taking place November 20th at Santos Party House for FREE in New York City.


With stage design that resembles a Wagnerian Opera, Nader Sadek seeks to take the death metal experience to new heights, as he is set to perform the new album "In The Flesh" live in its entirety alongside the production team behind the album. . People can expect more than several props which are recognizable from Sadek's recent videos, such as glowing sulfuric crystals, caves, thrones, and a "elaborate setup for the drums." The show will feature a lengthy overture by a masked surprise female vocalist performing inside a mirrored cube, guitarists enveloped by a web of vines and more. This is a minimal description of what is to ensue on stage during the live slaughter of IN THE LIVING FLESH, which will finally bring Sadek's concept behind his new album to life. The performance will also be filmed live.


Sadek is well-known in the metal world for his impressively twisted sculptures, masks, and installations. He has created visual landscapes that have greatly enhanced the overall performance of bands such as Mayhem and SUNN O))). Sadek has, for the first time, ventured into the recorded music realm with his first album, In the Flesh. A collaboration between Sadek and some of extreme music’s most talented artists, In the Flesh stands to be one of this year’s hallmark metal albums. The album features a core band consisting of none other than Steve Tucker (vocals), Flo Mounier (drums),and Rune Eriksen (guitars). The massive album also features guest appearances by Attila Csihar (Mayhem, Sunn O))), Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation), Tony Norman (Monstrosity, Terrorizer), Mike Lerner (Behold... The Arctopus), Descructhor (Morbid Angel), and Nick McMaster (Krallice).

In the Flesh centers on the notion of humanity’s relationship with petroleum and how this exhumation of ancient life forms serves as a self-destructive fuel to society’s greed. The album was recorded in New York, produced by Sadek, and co-produced and mixed by Tucker. Fans can look forward to two new videos currently in production coming soon.

"In The Flesh" Album Concept

Nader Sadek invites you on a journey to the depths of the earth, where substances of a repulsive nature dwell. Beneath the earth’s crust, over millions of years creatures have disintegrated and decayed until taking on ghastly new life as petroleum. Like a return of the undead, petroleum and its derivatives have wrought cross-cultural conflict, environmental pollution, and economic distress. With a visual and aural assault, Sadek's new work "In The Flesh" re-interprets petroleum's sinister insinuation into our everyday lives. Nine songs and a series of original drawings video works explore several aspects of the commodified resource we find ourselves fatally dependent on.

"In the Flesh" exploits the sonic links between death metal and gasoline-dependent heavy machinery such as automobile and airplane engines. These links shaped the process of musical composition itself: The album opener, "Petrophilia", kicks in with a sound evoking an engine starting up. Another song, "Of This Flesh (novus deus)", follows the sonic structure of a car shifting gears. While continuing to link musical composition to mechanical transformations, other songs depart from engine-based references. The outro to the album, "Nigredo in Necromance" which is already accompanied by a video, dwells on an individual’s recognition that he must die in order to reunite with his deceased lover. The song riffs on the life-in-death of an oil-drenched society, as the lovers’ reunite in their decomposition and rebirth as petroleum. This theme also drives the track "Mechanic Idolatry", which channels the uncanny thrust of Sadek’s recent artistic output, as live human beings provide the fuel for machines transforming themselves into flesh.


* Nader Sadek speaks w/ The Village Voice's Sound of the City Blog, read the interview here!

Purchase the groundbreaking Death Metal Opus, Nader Sadek: In The Flesh at www.nadersadek.com

Heavy Metal Buzz: Help Keep Heavy Metal Buzz Radio On The Air In 2012!

Hello All Listeners and Supporters of Heavy Metal Buzz Radio, I own both Heavymetalbuzz.com and Heavy Metal Buzz Radio. I have been running a legal online streaming station since I started. I pay royalties and report what we play. To keep the station running it costs me $1000 a year. I do this for the LOVE of metal and to help labels and bands spread their music. Most the bands I support get no airplay on FM stations and really have no one to help push their art. Heavy Metal Buzz Radio has been growing with listeners over 2011, which also causes expenses to rise. 

If I do not get some donations or advertisers by January 2012, I will have to shut down Heavy Metal Buzz Radio. I refuse to run a station that is not a legal station. I will continue to run Heavymetalbuzz.com which will still help spread the metal and push bands. We will still have interviews and contests. 

I have about 100 listeners a day, so if all gave at least $10 that would pay for 2012. If you really enjoy the station I ask that you come to the website and click the donation button. Help me keep the station running in 2012. Click HERE to Donate what you can. Email me at heavymetalbuzzradio@gmail.com if you would like to get some space or airplay for you ads. I will work out great deals for you. 

thanks 

The Vampyr

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Volksmerink -- One Man Extreme Musik

Volksmerink is a one man project out of California. Chuck Vollmering = All Vocals, Guitars, Bass and Drum Programming. If you are into Death metal, brutal metal or tech metal stop on by and check out the tunes, pictures and videos. Make a friend request...don't be shy!

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