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38 AIDEN Seattle rockers Aiden answer your queries about sexuality, hitting rock bottom, and having substance over style. . .

42 FILTER Filter frontman Richard Patrick was a self-confessed “mean little bastard” until a stint in rehab sorted him out. Now he’s happy to be anything but. . .

60 OPETH Some musicians lose it over the years, but as Opeth return with a fine new album, frontman Mikael ÅÅkerfeldt reckons he’s getting better with age. . .

62 HIM ROCK SOUND meets Ville Valo in Australia as the HIM frontman opens his heart on the highs, lows, and newly focused future of being an anti-rock star. . .

66 DISTURBED From shopping for bondage gear in “boys town” to new album ‘Indestructible’, Disturbed tell ROCK SOUND about their bizarre story so far. . .

68 MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Mindless Self Indulgence might not be a household name just now, but this year the controversial New York punks are ready to conquer the world. ROCK SOUND joins them on their sold-out UK tour to find out how. . .

76 36CRAZYFISTS 36Crazyfists frontman Brock Lindow tells ROCK SOUND how the Alaskan titans have ditched the bar brawls and found a new sense of freedom. . .

80 DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE Difficult to pigeonhole and with no sensationalist ‘story’, Death Cab For Cutie aren’t exactly the mass media’s wet dream. But that doesn’t mean they have nothing to say. . .

“I am not a schoolteacher

or a Messiah. Fuck that!”

Little Jimmy Urine

JUNE 2008 No.110