Last Friday, approx 7.00pm and DVD & Blu-ray Review is doing a telephone interview with the affable Ray Stevenson, star of Nazi Zombie movie Outpost who's soon to play Frank Castle (aka 'The Punisher') in the new movie The Punisher: War Zone. He's over in the US having been at Comic Con and we're having a lovely chat about manly subjects like war and guns. Suddenly, from the other end of the office comes this insanely loudly rock music. 'Cranked up to 11' loud. Loud like we're in a dirty rock club. Mr Stevenson is understandably flustered. I can't remember what I was talking about and have to do the wild finger-clicky thing to get Editor Ali's attention (which he loves) to find out what the hell's going on.
Apparently it's 'Stereo Wars'.
We share an office with our naughty-big-sister publications Classic Rock and Metal Hammer. This is what CR Editor Sian Llewellyn had to say on the matter:
"Oops. ;)
"Since CR got a very nice new stereo a few weeks ago, we and Hammer have indulged in a spot of after-hours “Stereo Wars”. We each pick a song and then crank it up to all hell to see who wins.
Said night in question, CR was prepared for battle with Whitesnake’s 'Still Of The Night'. Hammer were trying their luck with The Scorpions’ 'Rock You Like A Hurricane'."
Alexander Milas, Metal Hammer Editor responds:
"Ms. Llewellyn, These stereo wars you speak of are in flagrant violation of the Future code of conduct and I’m dismayed you’d implicate me into such an egregious abuse of stereophonic equipment in some ridiculous ‘stereo war’. Especially seeing as CR’s is so inferior to ours, I’d find it more appropriate to term such competition ‘A stereo slaughter’."
The tykes.
Well fine. But don't come running to us if The Punisher wants to have a word about where the missing 15 seconds of his interview went. We hope he smashes your bloody stereos... (we don't).
The interview with Ray Stevenson will be featured in issue 120 of DVD & Blu-ray Review, in the shops on 21 August. Outpost will be reviewed in issue 121, out 18 Sept.