Metal History Through Fanzines

Angelkill (US)

Gloves of Metal #1 (US) Spring 1994

Gloves of Metal #1 (US) Spring 1994. Editors: “Stevo St. Vitus” and “Warren Slocum”

(Thanks to S.L. once more) Zine from Stevo (Impetigo) with a nice essay feature from him on the rise of black metal, Wild Rags records, underground “rip-offs,” and the rise of fascism in then ‘new’ East Europe. Plus a nice Candlemass pic,  Zappa and Oliva RIP’s, features and interviews with Angelkill, Sindrome, Lobotomy, Manowar, Pavor, Grief, Murder Basket, Avatar (IL), a history of Mercyful Fate, demo reviews, the 100 greatest LPS of 1984, and much more. (PDF up in downloads section).

 

June 23, 2014 | Categories: Angelkill (US), Candlemass (SWE), Gloves of Metal (US), Grief (US), Impetigo (US), Lobotomy (SWE), Manowar (US), Mercyful Fate (DK), News, Reviews, Sindrome (US), The Wild Rag! (USA) | Leave a comment

Eruptions From Below #5 (Toronto, Canada) 1993

Eruptions From Below  #5  (Toronto, Canada) 1993. Editor: “Laurie Fortune”

Copied and stapled zine out of Ontario (formerly out of Buffalo). Solid and packed with ads, representing the ’93 death metal underground quite well. Features numerous reviews, and (brief) interviews with Cannibal Corpse, Lucifers Hammer, Deteriorate, Angelkill, Exterminance, and more, with the highlights being the killer live reviews of the classic Suffocation, Obituary, and Deicide tours from that year.

July 9, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Angelkill (US), Cannibal Corpse (US), Deicide (US), Demo Reviews, Deteriorate (US), Dismember (SWE), Eruptions From Below (CAN), Exterminance (US), Fear Factory (US), Flotsam and Jetsam (US), Gutted (US), JL America Records (US), Live Reviews, Lucifers Hammer (US), Mercyful Fate (DK), Playlists, Regredior (LTU), Reviews, Suffocation (US), Vader (POL), Virginia Scene Report | Leave a comment

Subcide Zine #1 (Christchurch, NZ) 1994

Subcide Zine #1 (Christchurch, NZ) 1994. Hand Numbered Issue #66 – Editor: Chris Rigby

This debut issue of the New Zealand Fanzine was killer, focusing on the visiting Carcass’ shows and subsequent interview in NZ. Also features Internal Bleeding, Dying Fetus, Haemorrhage, Pungent Stench, Sigh, Angelkill, and Blood Duster:

August 6, 2010 | Categories: Angelkill (US), Blood Duster (AUS), Carcass (UK), Dying Fetus (US), Haemorrhage (SP), Internal Bleeding (US), Pungent Stench (AU), Sigh (JPN), Subcide Zine (NZ) | Leave a comment