Review Fix Exclusive: Maxdmyz Talks Origin, Future And More

Review Fix chats with the members of Maxdmyz to find out how they got together, who influences them and what their goals are for the rest of the year. A wild and chaotic mix of metal, their tunes are for the hardcore appreciators of the genre.

Review Fix: How did the band get together?

Twister: The band in its current state has grown piecemeal – I’m the only original member although Jay and I have been working together for a while. A’Zedd and Vortex joined at around the same time a couple of years back – and Roger joined last year.
Review Fix: What’s your creative process like?

Roger: Chaotic – usually clouded by a haze of bourbon fumes and body heat. Seriously, we’re pretty methodical – but vocals tend to come last – the great thing about this band is that we’re all writers and equally good = and we each get real pleasure in stimulating each other’s creative juices – er, that kinda came out wrong… but you know what I mean.

Review Fix: What’s your standout song? How was it written?

Vortex: The last one – it’s always the last one. It’s called Reason to Live and it’s a real collaborative effort – and kind of a new sound for the band. Looking back, it’s Cosmic Hearse for me – which is off the release before last = it’s what made me want to join the band, and it is just an amazing tune – up there with the greats in my view. Then, off the last album The Hate Plane, it’s got to be Hate Injustice –Love Truth.

Review Fix: What are your goals for 2016?

A’Zedd: I think the band is well placed now to make a real assault on the tour circuit – we’ve got new management in the form of Pure Power/Darkside, who in just a few weeks have really started to make a difference for us – and we want to build on some pretty surprising but welcome levels of downloads and radio play – especially States-side.

Review Fix: How do you want your music to affect people?

Twister: We want it to be visceral, pure and simple – if you want music, you’ve got Mozart and the London Philharmonic – but if you want your brain, your soul and your spirit to connect with your balls – choose metal, and if you’re going to choose metal, choose Maxdmyz.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Jay: We’ll be doing some recording soon with a view to an album release early next year – Ays Kura of Die Kur will be producing – we’ve also got a lot of work lined up into October, where there’ll be a few more European dates to add to the ones we’ve got already, hopefully. We’re especially looking forward to playing Kettfest and Crossfest in July and August, and an industrial metal festival in France later this year. The very next shout is supporting Spreading the Disease at T Chances in London on 20 May.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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