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Nick Perkel

As seen in: The Aquarian Weekly
Covers:  Heavy Metal, and Hard Rock Bands, Magic (Magicians), Zines, horror movies. I typically focus on entertainers in the Tristate area, the South, The Midwest, The West Coast, Northern Europe, and Asia.
Doesn't Cover: Sports
#Tastemaker writings in @AquarianWeekly #Soulgrinderzine #Headsplit youtube.com/user/THRASHHEAVEN83 Often imitated, never duplicated

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Nick Perkel’s Biography

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My name is Nick Perkel aka Japan Nick. I am a music/entertainment writer and broadcaster. I focus on acts from North America, Northern Europe, and Asia. Major stories I have covered include X Japan, The Masters of Illusion, Dir En Grey, Tim Barr, Tankard, Exodus, and more. I have 63 published articles in the Aquarian Weekly. I also have work published in underground music publications like Headsplit magazine, Bulldozer magazine, Soulgrinder zine, and occasionally have work aggregated onto bla…

Nick Perkel’s Journalist Portfolio

Tim Barr: Risk & Reward

Tim Barr: Risk & Reward

Tim Barr is an independent musician, as well as a firefighter, originally from New York City. Early highlight…

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Children of Bodom: Hecate's Nightmare

Children of Bodom: Hecate's Nightmare

Alexi Laiho is the singer and guitarist of Finnish heavy metal band Children of Bodom. Children of Bodom has …

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Jake Superchi of UADA-A Curse May Hang in the Balance

Jake Superchi of UADA-A Curse May Hang in the Balance

Jake Superchi is a musician from Battle Ground, Washington who began his musical career as the singer of Cere…

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Silver Talon: Becoming A Demon

Silver Talon: Becoming A Demon

Bryce Vanhoosen is a founding member of Silver Talon the Portland, Ore. band that was formed out of the ashes…

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Dark Angel: Always Leave Scars

Dark Angel: Always Leave Scars

Ron Rinehart is the singer of legendary L.A. thrash metal kings Dark Angel. He recorded their last two studio…

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IDLE HANDS-AS LONG AS IT FLOWS

IDLE HANDS-AS LONG AS IT FLOWS

A major musical contender from the always-exciting musical hotbed of the Pacific Northwest, Idle Hands was fo…

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IDLE HANDS-AS LONG AS IT FLOWS

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By Nick Perkel
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Celebrating the release of their new album Mana, Portland’s Idle Hands are experiencing what it’s like to tour Europe—and learning how it feels to build something from the ground up A major musical contender from the always-exciting musical hotbed of the Pacific Northwest, Idle Hands was formed in 2017, and have perfected a melodic drum-driven sound on their latest LP, Mana.
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Kyle Thomas of Exhorder: Mourn the Southern Skies

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By Nick Perkel
| The Aquarian Weekly Verified
Exhorder is a metal band from New Orleans that formed in 1985. In 1990, they released Slaughter in the Vatican, followed by The Law in 1992. Kyle Thomas (singer) and Vinnie LaBella (guitarist) have always been part of the band. In 2017, Exhorder reformed with 3 new members to help with a new album. In 2019, they released Mourn the Southern Skies on Nuclear Blast Records.
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The Top Albums of 2019 (According to AQ's Staff)

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By Arts Weekly, Nick Perkel
| The Aquarian Weekly Verified
Dan Alleva—AQ Managing Editor Life of Agony—The Sound of Scars (Napalm Records) Starcrawler—Devour You (Rough Trade Records) Bad Religion—Age of Unreason (Epitaph) Sleater-Kinney—The Center Won’t Hold (Mom+Pop) Oh Sees—Face Stabber (Castle Face) Dark Blue—Victory Is Rated (12XU) Trey Anastasio—Ghosts of the Forrest (Rubber Jungle Records) The Allman-Betts Band—Down to the River (BMG) Cass McCombs—Tip of the Sphere (ANTI-) Devendra Banhart—Ma (Nonesuch) Debra Kate Schafer—AQ Editorial...
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interview with Rat Skates for his documentary Welcome to the Dream (Published 08-29-2012)

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I invoke the 5th.

How is social media changing news?

Clickbait and the need to be first rather than right is severely and I fear irreparably damaging the quality of news stories.