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Editorial Staff

Nathan Birk

Editor

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Nathan T. Birk was never invited to the party, but he crashed it anyway. The party still continues, and Nathan's contented himself with being ZT's Editor.  

Alex De Moller

Assistant Editor

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Arch-cynic, misfit and modern musical terrorist, assistant editor Alex de Moller is a ZT veteran, onboard since issue 001.

Will Pinfold

Staff Writer

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Mild-mannered journalist by day: mild-mannered journalist by night, Will has interviewed some of the most iconic artists for numerous cover stories.

Publishing/PR Staff

Lisa Macey

Editor in chief & Publisher

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The heart and soul, the alpha and omega, Lisa Macey is the lady with the plan, the magazine's prolific editor in chief and publisher.

Dave Tonkin

Design Chief

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Possessing the enviable ability to create cutting-edge design at breakneck speed, the publisher's long-time ally Dave Tonkin has kept ZT visually acceptable since 2006.


Leon Macey

Managing Director

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The strong-arm behind ZT, Leon Macey is the magazine's enforcer and managing director. He is also the mastermind of UK band Mithras.

Paul Carter

PR & Marketing

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Responsible for ZT's PR and marketing, Paul keeps the wheels turning by making sure that the ZT brand is stamped on only the finest events and tours.

ZT Printed Mag Contributors

Alan Averill

Contributor

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Gun slinging pirate, absent minded motormouth maverick, so charlie harper alike it's not two and a half men anymore, so damn atlas complex that it makes freud turn in his grave. 

Scott Broderick

Contributor

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US based Scott is a singer-songwriter and writer, best known for The Linbdergh Baby. He's also a fount of knowledge on the darkest areas of the musical underground.

Sam Crowley

Contributor

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A man of mystery, born in fire and forged from British steel. Sam Crowley is a true defender of all that is worthy within the metal scene.          

Steve Earles

Contributor

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Part of the team behind Noir Publishing, few people are better versed in history and traditions of metal - albeit with a keen eye trained on new developments - than maverick Irishman Steve.

Russell Garwood

Contributor

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Scientist by day and a journalist by night, long time ZT contributor Russell Garwood's tastes are eclectic, with an emphasis on the extreme. 

Martin Ives

Contributor

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Around since day one, ZT veteran and champion of the comedy high-kick, Martin Ives is arguably our toughest critic. He even scored this piece of writing at 0.5/6. 

Scott McKeating

Contributor

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Awkward bastard Scott McKeating is more a fan of singular releases over any loyalty to particular genres. Signed up since issue 026, he still strongly believes that "Varg sux".

Metal George

Contributor

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The hot-headed, brashly opinionated Yankee on the ZT staff, MetalGeorge loves nothing more than separating the sonic wheat from the chaff.

 

Geoff Birchenall

Contributor

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Geoff Birchenall traverses the diverse black metal, noise and post-industrial landscapes to help bring the finest artists into focus from the murky void.

Tom Brumpton

Contributor

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Compulsive gig-goer Tom reckons he's something of an industry polymath; having a hand in everything from A&R to radio, to publicity through to his own, varied musical projects.

Alex Deller

Contributor

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Don't let his cool, calm and collected exterior fool you, Alex needs no excuse to get in about the most furious 'core, grind and powerviolence you'll ever hear.

Talie Helene

Contributor

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ZT's only current antipodean correspondent, Talie Helene lives life at the low end of the spectrum; an extreme renaissance girl rockin' the double bass hard!

John Norby

Contributor

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Serial traveller, seven-string fetishist and pillager of Norwegian drinking establishments, John Norby has been with ZT since the landmark year of 2004.

Louis Pattison

Contributor

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This London-based writer owns lots of records about serial killers, but would like to point out he's not particularly interested in serial killing per se. Especially if the authorities are reading.

Chris Kee

Contributor

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Part of the core ZT team from the very start, Chris Kee is probably the most passionate supporter of metal (in all its glorious forms) you'll ever meet.

Justin Stubbs

Contributor

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He who dwells in the abysmal pits of sarcasm and purveyor of deathly chaos in Father Befouled. Prefers shitty sounds and pretty pictures.

Liz Ciavarella

Contributor

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Ex Metal-Maniacs editor/ owner of EarsplitPR / eternal cat lover Liz Ciavarella contributes her infernal scribblings and is planning a planetary takeover.

Lee Du-Caine

Contributor

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When he's not laying down some blastbeats or some hellish leads, the former ZT editor is kept busy in his current role as deputy editor of Computer Music Magazine.

Darragh O'Leary

Contributor

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A man who marvels at the sounds of opposite ends of the spectrum, with a penchant for obsessing over Death Metal in particular.

Dan Hunt

Contributor

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Lurking in the shadows of old Edinburgh, Dan is an aficionado of noise, drone, doom and black metal, and cites particle physics and Guinness as interests.

Mikko Kuronen

Contributor

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The grey nothing from the land of a thousand cold lakes (that's Finland), Mikko is the brain behind Qvadrivivm 'zine and reports for ZT on the gigs you never went to...

Cormac O' Siochain

Contributor

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Agent provocateur and all around shit-stirrer, Cormac O'Siochain can be found stalking the line between punk and metal with a middle finger reserved for both. Also prone to drunken song.

Lord Randall

Contributor

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This unpredictable beast is lord of misrule yet slavishly devoted to infecting the willing (and unwilling) with the incurable disease of extremity in all its forms.