Commentary by the editor on the scene and on growing up in suburban New Jersey; college paper on slam-dancing; scene reports from Japan and Boston; interviews with The Subjugated, Gerard of Bottom of the Barrel, Agnostic Front, Oppressed Logic, Breakdown, The Degenerics, Nikhei Naatza, Awkward Thought, Neil Robinson of Tribal War Records, The Templars, Slapshot; record and CD reviews.