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Metal Madness #2 (USA-New Mexico) 1984

Metal Madness #2 (USA-New Mexico) 1984. Editor: “The Hellion”

Out of Albuquerque NM, this short zine featured an early Overkill (super-brief answers from Rat Skates), Satan Jokers from France (interesting name..and still active!), Manilla Road (who explain what ‘false metal’ is), a Dee Snider centerfold (!), Mania from Germany (who ended up on Noise Records), reviews and news (from ’84 – hey, new song titles from Slayer‘s forthcoming “Hell Awaits” Lp!), a brief feature on early speed-metalers Warfare (UK), a super-young Armored Saint promo pic, and more.

Posted by  |  May 7, 2013 | Categories: Armored Saint (US), Mania (GER), Manilla Road (US), Metal Madness (US), News, Overkill (US), Playlists, Reviews, Satan Jokers (FR), Twisted Sister (US), Warfare (UK) | Leave A Comment »

Impulso Repulsivo #1 (Chile) 1989 (Español)

Impulso Repulsivo #1 (Chile) 1989 (Español). Editors: “Andrés Padilla” and “Cristian Gonzalez”

Another zine from the vibrant Chilean scene of the late 1980′s, also another one that Andrés Padilla had a hand in (presently of Grinder Magazine and the Underground Never Dies! book). Packed with interviews and reviews, a good cross-section of the scene at the time, in Spanish, but the layout is classic as well (even if you can not read the text). Features Acid Reign, Apparition, Atheist, Bloodfeast, Cynic, Deceased, Grave, Immolation, Revenant, Merciless, Nihilist, Morbid, Revelation, Sadus, Sepultura, Skeletal Earth, Soothsayer, Verbal Assault, and many more.

Posted by  |  April 14, 2013 | Categories: Acid Reign (UK), Apparition (US), Atheist (US), Atomic Aggressor (CH), Autopsy (US), Blood Feast (US), Cynic (US), Deceased (US), Grave (SWE), Immolation (US), Impulso Repulsivo (CH) Español, Mega Mosh (GER), Merciless (SWE), Nihilist (SWE), Num Skull (US), Order From Chaos (US), Revelation (US), Revenant (US), Reviews, Rumble Militia (GER), Sadus (US), Sepultura (BZL), Skeletal Earth (US), Soothsayer (CAN), Uncategorized, Verbal Assault (US) | Leave A Comment »

Kick Ass #26 (NY, USA) July 1984

Kick Ass #26 (NY, USA) July 1984. Editor: Bob Muldowney

Incredible piece of metal history here, right down to the Metallica Ad and a Witch Cross feature (who just had their album re-released on Hell’s Headbangers records I might add- get it, a forgotten classic). Features, Ads, live reviews and interviews with Anvil, Angel Witch, Battleaxe, Blacklace, Nasty Savage, Hades, Hirax, Manilla Road, Raven, Motorhead, Lee Aaron, Running Wild, Venom, Twisted Sister, Sodom, and more…

Posted by  |  April 6, 2013 | Categories: Angel Witch (UK), Anvil (CAN), Battleaxe (UK), Blacklace (US), Hades (US), Hirax (US), Kick Ass (US), Live Reviews, Manilla Road (US), Metal Blade Records (US), Metallica (US), Motorhead (UK), Nasty Savage (US), News, Playlists, Raven (UK), Reviews, Running Wild (GER), Sodom (GER), Twisted Sister (US), Venom (UK), Witch Cross (DEN) | Leave A Comment »

Grinder #1 (Chile) Noviembre 1993 (Español)

Grinder #1 (Chile) Noviembre 1993 (Español). Editor: Andrés Padilla

Exciting news from Chile these days. Andrés Padilla, who used to do Violence Zine (Chile) in the late 80′s, and currently editing the long-running Grinder magazine, recently published the book Retrospectiva al Metal Chileno (1983-1993), with a limited edition 12″ LP compilation released by IronBonehead Productions (Ger) that includes rare and old death metal Chilean bands never released on vinyl before…More info here http://corvusdiscos.cl/label_retrospectiva.htm

Now he is working on another book called Underground Never Dies! (hardcover, tons of old school flyers and rare pics from cult bands, and interviews with lots of key-members of the UG scene), plus a limited compilation 12″ LP filled with bands of the 80′s, from all over the world. More info here: Underground Never Dies!
http://corvusdiscos.cl/homeUND!.htm

Now to Grinder…this was the first issue of Andrés’ (2nd) magazine, Grinder, and it featured interviews and/or features with Anathema, Cannibal Corpse, Carbonized, Cathedral, Confessor, Criminal, Deicide, Dorso, Fear Factory, Gwar, Konkhra, Massacre, My Dying Bride, Sacrificial, Sadus, Therion, Tottenkorps, Undercroft, and much more…

Posted by  |  March 3, 2013 | Categories: Anathema (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carbonized (SWE), Cathedral (UK), Confessor (US), Criminal (CH), Deicide (US), Demo Reviews, Dorso (CH), Fear Factory (US), Grinder Mag (CH)(español), Gwar (US), Horror Films, Massacre (US), My Dying Bride (UK), News, Reviews, Sacrificial (DMK), Sadus (US), Satanism, Therion (SWE), Totten Korps (CH), Uncategorized, Undercroft (CH-GER) | 1 Comment »

Message From the Gutter #1 (Germany) Oktober, 1987 (Auf Deutsch)

Message From the Gutter #1 (Germany) Oktober, 1987. Editors: “Markus Staiger” and “Martin Purr” (Auf Deutsch)

Message From the Gutter – the zine from Nuclear Blast Records’ head guy Markus Staiger from 1987 (along with Martin Purr of Cyclone Empire Records). This issue represented very much the punk/hardcore/grind roots of the label, features (for those who can read German) a very cool travel diary from July ’87 to NYC and elsewhere, also interviews with Attitude Adjustment, Cancerous Growth, Impulse Manslaughter, Extreme Noise Terror, Marginal Man, No Fraud, Septic Death, Slaughter, SOD – Sound of Disaster (SWE) , and more. *(Thanks to Bernd B. for the contribution!).

Posted by  |  February 16, 2013 | Categories: Adverts, Attitude Adjustment (US), Cancerous Growth (US), Demo Reviews, Extreme Noise Terror (UK), Fanzines, Impulse Manslaughter (US), Macabre (US), Marginal Man (US), Message From the Gutter (GER- Auf Deutsch), News, No Fraud (US), Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Playlists, Pushead, Reviews, Septic Death (US), Slaughter (CAN), SOD - Sound of Disaster (SWE) | 3 Comments »

Thrash Em All #1 (Poland) 1989 (In Polish)

Thrash Em All #1 (Poland) 1989. Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek” (In Polish)

Thanks again to Paweł for the contribution. Another relic from the Polish scene to add to the collection…features interviews and features on Coroner, Slayer (Kerry King), Annihilator, Astaroth (PL), Black Sabbath, Kreator, Running Wild, Sodom, Vendetta, Defiance, Mordred, Ghost (PL) and much more.

Posted by  |  February 10, 2013 | Categories: Annihilator (CAN), Black Sabbath (UK), Coroner (SWZ), Defiance (US), Demo Reviews, Kreator (GER), News, Playlists, Poland Scene report, Readers Poll, Reviews, Running Wild (GER), Slayer (US), Sodom (GER), Thrash Em All (Poland) (Polish), Vendetta (GER) | Leave A Comment »

Thrash Em All #1 (Poland) 1991 (In Polish)

Thrash Em All #1 (Poland) 1991. Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek” (In Polish)

Thanks to Paweł for the contribution. Another relic from the Polish scene to add to the collection. Features articles, pictures and/or interviews with Bendiction, Defecation, Carcass, Convulse, Cannibal Corpse, Death, Dorsal Atlantica, Exhorder, Kind Diamond, Loudblast, Master, Megadeth, Merciless, Paradise Lost, Pascal, Sadus, and more.

Posted by  |  January 25, 2013 | Categories: Adverts, Benediction (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Convulse (FIN), Death (US), Defecation (UK-US), Demo Reviews, Dorsal Atlantica (BZL), Earache Records (UK), Exhorder (US), Incubus (US), King Diamond (DEN), Live Reviews, Loudblast (FR), Master (US), Megadeth (US), Merciless (SWE), News, Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Paradise Lost (UK), Peaceville Records (UK), Playlists, Poland Scene report, Polish Scene Report, Readers Poll, Sadus (US), Thrash Em All (Poland) (Polish), Uncategorized | Leave A Comment »

Grind Zone #1 (Italy/Spain) ? 1994 (En Español)

Grind Zone #1 (Italy/Spain) ? 1994. Director: “Claudio Cubito” (En Español)

A somewhat mainstream Italian publication, translated into Spanish for Spain (and published by a German conglomerate!), yet containing many cult underground acts in their prime. This goes to show just how far the ‘underground’ was from being really underground by 1994 – only to collapse back into obscurity more or less by 1995-96. Features and interviews with Entombed, Cathedral, Asphyx, Burzum, Tiamat, Samael, Gorefest, Anathema, Amorphis, Cynic, In Flames, Doomstone, Dark Tranquillity, Expulsion, Misanthrope, Osmose Productions, Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Peaceville, Roadrunner, Death, Eucharist, Impaled Nazarene, Absu, Phlebotomized, Sadness, Schizo, Cradle of Filth, Mind Riot, Black Shine, and Sadist.

Posted by  |  January 2, 2013 | Categories: Absu (US), Adverts, Amorphis (FIN), Anathema (UK), Asphyx (NL), Blackshine (SWE), Burzum (NOR), Cathedral (UK), Century Media Records, Cradle of Filth (UK), Cynic (US), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Death (US), Doomstone (US), Earache Records (UK), Entombed (SWE), Eucharist (SWE), Expulsion (SWE), Grind Zone (SP/IT), Holy Records, Impaled Nazarene (FIN), In Flames (SWE), Lucretia Records, Mind Riot (FIN), Misanthrope (FR), News, Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Osmose Productions (FR), Peaceville Records (UK), Phlebotomized (NL), Roadrunner Records (US), Sadist (IT), Sadness (SWZ), Schizo (IT), Sepultura (BZL) | 1 Comment »

Gray Matter #2 (TX, USA) August 1987

Gray Matter #2 (TX, USA) August 1987. Editor: “Chris Orloski”

Out of Texas, packed with reviews (especially demo reviews), a long interview with Gene Hoglan from Dark Angel and Jason Newsted after he joined Metallica, news, a feature on Ron Jarzombek, a Watchtower/Agony Column live review, interviews w/ Lethal Aggression, Hades, Liege Lord, Drifter, Devastation, Baron Steele, and more.

Posted by  |  December 23, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Agony Column (US), Dark Angel (US), Demo Reviews, Devastation (US), Drifter (SWZ), Gray Matter (US), Hades (US), Leige Lord (US), Lethal Aggression (US), Live Reviews, Metallica (US), News, Playlists, Reviews, Ron Jarzombek, Watchtower (US), Zine Reviews | Leave A Comment »

Thrash Metal #2 (Spain) 1988 (En español)

Thrash Metal #2 (Spain) 1988. Editor: “Mariscal Romero” (En español)

Certainly not to be confused with other mags/zines with the same name, this was a pro-published magazine out of Spain from the late 80′s. The publisher was a company called “MC Editions” that had several publications, selling magazines like this and others in bookstores at the time. For the most part,  there was nothing really ‘underground’ in it, but as a historical/cultural artifact its pretty killer – features and interviews with Agnostic Front, Anthrax, Coroner, Death, Flotsam and Jetsam, Kreator, Leeway, Sabbat, Rage, Nuclear Assault, Slayer, Onslaught, Sodom, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, Toranaga and Risk; plus additional focus on Spanish bands Fuck Off, Crom and Leviatan.

Posted by  |  December 17, 2012 | Categories: Agnostic Front (US), Anthrax (US), Coroner (SWZ), Crom (SP), Death (US), Flotsam and Jetsam (US), Fuck Off (SP), Kreator (GER), Leeway (US), Leviatan (SP), Nuclear Assault (US), Onslaught (UK), Rage (GER), Risk (GER), Sabbat (UK), Slayer (US), Sodom (GER), Suicidal Tendencies (US), Testament (US), Thrash Metal (SP), Toranaga (UK) | Leave A Comment »

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