Into the Pit is a new series dedicated to showcasing the Bay Area metal scene in its many forms, spanning artists, genres, venues, and locations. This week features Pittsburg-based Hemotoxin. "As I find myself growing older and gaining more financial responsibilities, I realize my goals as a musician are becoming dreams," Mike Chavez, lead singer-songwriter of death/thrash metal outfit Hemotoxin tells me languidly near the end of our interview. As we sit by the Public Market in Emeryville (a hard place to find a metalhead but an easy place to spot one) and discuss his band's music and the general [...]