Intro: Emerging from the harsh environs of New York City in 1995, Pist.On has spread their message of pain, torment, and real-life horror on both sides of the Atlantic, opening for the likes of such big names as Marilyn Manson, Kern, Type O Negative, and the (New) Misfits. Their debut album, Number One, produced by friend and mentor Josh Silver of Type O Negative (and recently re-released by Atlantic Records), is a monument to extreme heaviness and bleak lyrical introspection, and is one of the best metal albums this writer has heard in a long, long time. In addition, their live performances can be characterized as heavy, dark, brutal, and intense. For those that don't already know, Pist.On is one of the few bands that have recently exploded onto the music scene who are not only puffing the heavy back into Heavy Metal, but who are creating music that does not appear to be contrived or formulaic. Instead, Pist.On offers a voice of angry dissent, as they delve beneath day to day life, and the fears, neuroses, and frustrations that the vast majority of people would rather avoid. In this interview with co-founders Henry Font (songwriter, guitarist, vocalist) and femme fatale Val Ium (bass, vocals, sarcasm), I discovered two individuals who like their music, go from loud and raucous, to quiet and introspective. Like other male-female dynamic dues such as Howard Stern and Robin Quivers, Rob Zombie and Sean Yseult, and Rim Gordon and Thurston Moore, both Henry Font and Val Ium compliment each other, and each other's style, while sharing a common goal, and one helping the other out to reach that goal. However, like all partnerships (especially male-female ones), there is some disagreement and creative tensions between both Font and Ium. This is not of the malicious sort, but out of two dynamic forces colliding, not necessarily stemming from a war of egos, but stemming from sheer determination. Before this interview, my expectations of both Henry Font and Val Ium were that of two angry, frustrated people (reflected in their live performances) that were difficult to deal with. What I got were two ambitious individuals who were very candid, were in good spirits (this despite the fact that their show was cancelled), and basically put forth brutal honesty coupled with their "don't give a fuck" ethos.