Release Your Rage to This Jogging Playlist, Courtesy of Mel Ottenberg

Welcome to SOUND ADVICE, Interview’s weekly destination for playlists curated by our friends, enemies, and lovers. In recent weeks, we’ve collected playlists from Lizzi Bougatsos, Grace VanderWaal, and David Longstreth. This week’s installment, “EVIL JOG!,” comes from our own editor-in-chief, Mel Ottenberg, the perfect metal playlist for working up a sweat and releasing stress on a summer morning. After wrapping up a hot new issue, Ottenberg is back hitting the pavement to Slayer and Black Sabbath. While you cool down, read on to find out his favorite treadmill shred routine, rockstar haircut, and normcore jogging fit.

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Where are you listening to this playlist? I’ve been jogging to it a lot.

What are you running from? Fatness.

What are you running towards? Sex.

What’s the most evil place to jog in New York? It’s a toss-up between jogging past the line at L’Industrie and the clusters of maniacs standing outside the FRIENDS apartments, both of which are on my jogging route.

Most hardcore run you’ve ever done? Hawaiian tropical rainstorm jog in Kauai.

What’s your jogging fit? Bose headphones, New Balance a tee, and a sweatpant.

Athleisure or health goth? My love for this type of music doesn’t extend to my sartorial choices.

What album makes you feel evil? Only Theatre of Pain by Christian Death.

What’s a music taste red flag? When they listen to really lame shit.

What song on this playlist releases your rage? “Black Magic.”

Which one makes you run faster? “Hit the Lights.”

What’s the workout of the summer? I’m really into shredding for 40 mins on the treadmill at 14 incline and 3-5 speed.

What’s your stretch routine? As much stretching as I can mentally handle.

Which rockstar has the best haircut? Axl Rose, 1987.

Thoughts on run clubs? Zero thoughts.

How do you hydrate? Lots of water.