We’ve called this episode “The Covermount Mixtape” for now, but it hasn’t escaped us that a covermount essentially IS a mixtape, only one that was put together by magazines (with what is probably a fair amount of label/PR interference, but we digress…). So until we come up with a better name for this new series, we’re stuck with this for the time being.

In any event, this is the first in what will no doubt be quite a long series where we discuss and dissect a covermount CD. For this one, we’ve picked Radio Kerrang! Vol.5 and friends, it’s weird.

Alongside the usual nu-metal fare that was floating around in 1998, there’s also a few other interesting choices, such as Backyard Babies and a few bands that no doubt no longer exist, like Freekspert. There’s a surprising amount of Swedish artists on this CD too, much to our bemusement.