Death By Salt is SLUG Magazine's signature local music compilation series. Its name refers to the vulnerability of slugs to salt. Beginning in 2004, there are currently 6 volumes in the series. Together, Volumes I & II feature exclusive tracks from over 100 Utah bands. Each box set comes with extensive printed extras such as a 64-page color booklet and band trading cards. It is the most comprehensive music compilation to ever document the Utah scene. DBS III was released on 21 December 2007 and is the scene's first-ever local music compilation offered on vinyl. It makes the first in a series of genre-specific DBS releases from SLUG Magazine. Death By Salt I Death by Salt I, released February 2004, is a triple-disc offering of 59 Utah bands. Of the comp, editor Angela Brown comments that, "Nothing this big has ever been done before to promote the SLC music scene, and that's simply because there has never been as much talent here as there is now. There are too many groups and artists here from every genre that do not deserve to be ignored." The Utah music scene is one of the most distinctive in the nation due to its geographical isolation and outlaw/religious heritage. Largely cut off from the outside world and influenced most strongly by each other, local musicians spawn unique musical creations saturated with sincerity. The majority of Salt Lake musicians eschew ulterior motives; they make music in order to express themselves and to create an alternate world to the conservative culture that surrounds them. Death By Salt II Death by Salt II, released March 3, 2006, is a double-disc offering of 42 Utah bands and is SLUG Magazine's follow-up to 2004's triple-CD local band comp. The quality of the tracks submitted this time was higher and the selection process more rigorous, making the final project even more polished, cohesive and stellar than before. Death by Salt II is beautifully packaged in two silver tins with a wide connecting paper band. Inside, trading cards of each of the bands gives a visual image of each group along with a brief bio, local record label (if applicable) and contact information. Artwork for the comp was conceived and created by SLC artist Trent Call and graphics and design concepts were conceived and executed by Shon Taylor, owner of Bottlerocket Manufacturing. The 42 bands on Death by Salt II cover