WELCOME to "ACCESS to the MUSIC ZONE" Dear Reader: Thank you for giving me this opportunity to tell you about some very exciting things going on in the music world. ACCESS to the MUSIC ZONE was put together in an effort to bring you timely information about your favorite Rock and Metal bands. There will also be World Beat, Urban Music and Jazz covered in the near future. Look to AMZ for pre-release CD reviews, tour dates, Studio pics of the bands you follow, general news sent to me by press release, and a very special section from a friend known as "The Voice of Doom" on "Baywatch." He has promised some harrowing tales from the set for us. A new reporter, Robert Lewis, will be joining the 'zine shortly, and will be covering the World Beat, and some Jazz, in both pre-release music and concerts. DJ Fashen and Z Trip will contribute to the information on Urban Music releases and concerts. My beat is Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in all it's many guises. There will also be guest contributors from time to time, live concert photos, and interviews as they become available. Reader feedback will be an important part of AMZ, so please send your comments, questions, or anything else you can think of to ACCESS to the MUSIC ZONE at marellg@music-reviewer.com Now, pull up to that computer screen, check out the First Issue, and get ready for issue Number Two with reviews of new releases from: Black Tape For A Blue Girl, Floodgate, Imperial Drage, Life of Agony, Skunk Weed and Vision of Disorder to name a few; Tour Dates through the end of the year for several of your favorite bands; and a couple of surprise interviews. See you in Cyber Space! Mary Ellen Gustafson, Editor