Magnificent fanzine from Texas is notable for its intelligent and thought-provoking writing style. Gray Matter covers Thrash, Power, Speed, Heavy, Progressive metal styles. This issue contains interviews with Jason Newsted of Metallica (after he joined), Dark Angel, Liege Lord, Hades, and many others.

An interesting note is that Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth) contributed to this fanzine with news, reviews and interviews. You can check out his excellent Talk Louder podcast that he runs together with music journalist "Metal Dave" Glessner.

Editor: Chris Orloski