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(METAL MILITIA WRITERS / KING DIAMOND CRUE FAMILY)

Last Updated May, 30th, 2000

MEMBERS:

KERN2 (Brooklyn)
GRONE (Cincinnati)
NERD (Columbus)
EMOTE (Columbus)
FALE (Seattle)
FIVE (who knows where he is now?)
OPTIK (Cincinnati)
RINSO (Cincinnati)
MERZ (Brooklyn)
RENO (Cincinnati)
SAVER (Cincinnati)
WHEN/ASPYR (Cincinnati)
MET (Cincinnati)
DEZN (Cincinnati)


HISTORY:

The KING DIAMOND CREW (KDC) was founded November 24th, 1997 by GR1 (Cincy), NERD (Columbus) and KERN2 (Cincy), while on a bombing mission in Colubus, Ohio. The three writers shared a love for King Diamond and decided that this bond was strong enough to start a crew. They enlisted fellow KD lovers, EMOTE (Columbus) and FALE (Cleveland, now in Seattle) shortly after. During the summer of '98, NERD got the opportunity to visit the 'Nati and painted with FIVE and OPTIK, who became members of the crew that day. FALE, along with KERN2 had started a seperate crew by the name METAL MILITIA WRITERS, or METAL MANIAC WARRIORS (M2W). NERD and GR1 were quickly induced, since the lenght of their mullets was legendary all over Ohio. It was then that KERN2 thought of the idea to combine both crews under the name M2W (MMW). The idea was presented to the other members during a Meliah Rage gig and the family complete. Since the purpose of the crew is to spread the love of REAL metal, long time Tankard fan, RINSO was an obvious candidate for a slot in the crew. He accepted the offer while throwing the horns in x-tasy. Merz' long time love of Heavy Metal, was a major concern for the members of the crew, since bands such as Whitesnake and Slaughter are FALSE metal. MERZ tried to show how metal he was by wearing his acid wash jeans while sporting a sleeveless GAMMACIDE shirt. That did it! MERZ joined and the crew lives on to spread the word of TRUE metal. The rest as they say is history! All other mambers have proven their metal worth in different ways, but do not worry, every one of us is a TRUE metalhead at heart!
"DEATH TO FALSE METAL!"-ManOwaR

PLEASE NOTE: Every member of this crew is a true metalhead, with yearbook pictures and ticket stubs to prove it. We don't think "metal is funny", we live metal everyday. This is not a gimmick to us, it is REAL!


PHOTO GALLERY:

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M2W founders: OAK1, KERN2, GR1 and NERD



L to R: FIVE, OPTIK, RINSO and MERZ



The M2W family at a Metal party in Cincinnati with the RIP MAGAZINE girls.


If you wish to see pieces and bombs by the members of M2W, visit QUEEN CITY TRIBE