By Jonathan Williams

With a look that’s as vivid as her sound, Mary Magdalan mixes grime, glam, hip-hop and electro to create a musical experience that could be described as divine. With DJ/producer Gzus providing the beats, Magdalan lays down raunchy rhymes and hardcore screams that have caught the attention of such badass figures as current Absolute Intense Wrestling Women’s Champion and Dropkick Divas founder Jessicka Havok, who uses the song “Dirty Trash” as her entrance theme. “The chorus is ‘We don’t give a fuck’ and that’s simply the presence of my persona in the ring. The song’s beat is the way I move, and I am someone who will do whatever it takes in the ring to win – even if that means fighting dirty.”

Currently on tour promoting her third CD DIGI.N3RV (released this week), Magdalan takes a moment to discuss her name, sound and ability to impress someone like Havok.

Despite the variation in the spelling, the name Mary Magdalan definitely brings to mind a somewhat controversial historical female figure. Why did you decide to use that name for this musical project?

I picked Mary Magdalan because she was a woman who never got to speak her side.

Your music is kind of a weird amalgamation of hip-hop, electro and metal. Where would you say you were drawing your inspiration when started creating this music, the look and overall concept?

Gzus is the producer on this project and both Gzus and I really enjoy all types of music. For us, we wanted to just make music that didn’t really have any boundaries. So when we sit down to make music, that’s what we do. We don’t try to fit it into any one genre. We just try to do what we feel on each track.

From what I’ve heard and seen from you, I would guess you’ve also been inspired by creative sources outside of music. What would you say has inspired your in-your-face look and aesthetic?

I’d say my biggest inspiration in making music has been things that I’ve experienced, gone through and seen in my life. Definitely fashion plays a big part in it. For us, it’s just anything that we see that people create that inspires us to go write a song. I personally like to write from experience – things that I might have done, things that I might have seen, feelings I might have gone through – that’s always been my vessel for writing.

Jessicka Havok, one of indie wrestling’s most promising female talents, uses your song “Dirty Trash” as her entrance theme. How did that come about?

We were on tour and she came to the show in Cleveland. I met her after the show and she was super sweet and awesome. She really loves the music and she asked me if she could use “Dirty Trash” as her song. I was like, “Of course!” She just happened to come to a show and the rest is history. She decided to use it and I was really excited about that because she’s a really sweet girl.

Have you had a chance to see any of her matches?

I know that she’s badass. I’ve seen some of her stuff and she’s awesome, I can definitely say. We totally support her.

Has your music been used for marketing purposes like that elsewhere?

One of our songs is in a horror movie that’s coming out soon. I know there have been other people who have used our stuff in the past and whenever anybody wants to use our stuff, it’s awesome. It’s a total blessing and we think it’s pretty cool.

On your current tour you’re hitting some cities that you’ve never played before. For those who have not yet seen you perform, how would you say the live performance compares to your recorded music?

Oh, I think our live shows definitely bring it to life. They’re definitely higher energy. We have an awesome light show and I definitely think there’s a lot more energy when we do it live.

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