Christian Mistress is so hot right now that I found myself fantasizing about the perfect interview with the band. In my mind, I envisioned it being after hours at Olympia's iconic Old School Pizzeria, where each member of this metal militia has worked. I pictured each of the members donning an apron dusted with flour, armed with pizza cutters and battle axe guitars, or wooden spoons and drumsticks, hair flowing, cans of Oly scattered around and the smell of garlic and metal in the air.

For Oly home-towners, there's a lot of pride when people you see in your daily life - people who've made you a killer pizza pie, who you've listened to at house parties, or who've rocked your head in the middle of Fourth Ave - are on the cusp of greatness. There's a certain sense of awe that's more than the normal fan can understand.

But what the normal fan does understand - along with NPR, Thrasher Magazine and Relapse Records - is that the music of Christian Mistress speaks straight to the heart. It's nostalgic, yet eye-opening. It's metal, yet soul. It's a twisted, yet straightforward way of playing good fucking rock music.

Read Nikki Talotta's full feature on Christian Mistress in the Music section at weeklyvolcano.com.

Christian Mistress

record release and Nuts Magazine release party
Friday, March 2, 8 p.m., $5
Olyphant Art Supply and Gallery,117 Washington St. NE, Olympia
360.352.6348, christianmistress.com