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The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio #1 (United States, TX) October, 1993.

The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio #1 (United States, TX) October, 1993. Editors: “Equitant” and “Proscriptor”

A massive volume representative of everything mystical and ethereal about the early 1990s black metal underground. Based in Texas and produced by Equitant & Proscriptor from Absu, this zine is a document of an era; packed with not only interviews, but also with tons of newsletters and pages and pages of fliers (many of which were circulating the underground at the time, and some I have never seen before). Thanks to Equitant for scanning this and sending it over. Features, interviews, fliers with Zemial, Necromantia, Agatus, Rotting Christ, Varathron, Twilight, Grand Belial’s Key, Mortuary Drape, Ancient Rites, Chris Moyen, Lemegothon, Impaled Nazarene, Beherit, Divine Eve, Countess, Absymal, Vital Remains, Ungod, Emperor, Darkthrone, Enslaved, Burzum, Abruptum, Immortal, Master’s Hammer, Moonspell, Samael, Sarcofago, Celtic Frost, Liars in Wait, Sigh, Profanatica, Incantation, Thou Shalt Suffer, Occult, Blasphemy, Absu, Equimanthorn, Order From Chaos, Demoncy, Osmose Productions, Deathlike Silence, Decapitated Records and much more…

July 8, 2018 | Categories: Abbath, Abruptum (SWE), Absu (US), Abysmal (NOR), Agatus (GRE), Ancient Rites (BEL), Behemoth (POL), Beherit (FIN), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Blasphemy (CAN), Burzum (NOR), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Chris Moyen, Darkthrone (NOR), Deathlike Silence Productions, Decapitated Records (GRE), Demoncy (US), Divine Eve (US), Emperor (NOR), Enslaved (NOR), Equimanthorn (US), Equitant (US), Grand Belial's Key (US), Immortal (NOR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Incantation (US), Liers In Wait (SWE), Lullaby (BZL), Master's Hammer (CZ), Mayhem (NOR), Moonspell (POR), Mordor (SWZ), Necromantia (GR), Occult (NL), Osmose Productions (FR), Possessed (US), Profanatica (US), Rotting Christ (GR), Samael (SWTZ), Sarcofago (BZL), Satanism - Occult, Sigh (JPN), The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio (US), Thou Shalt Suffer (NOR), Uncategorized, Varathron (GR), Zemial (GRE) | 1 Comment

Hammer Of Damnation #3 (Finland) January, 1993

Hammer Of Damnation #3 (Finland) January, 1993. Editor: “Niko Sirkiä” (2nd press/July 1993)

Third issue of this exceptional zine from Finland. From the more transitional/experimental period of the early extreme underground of 92/93, this issue has features and/or interviews with Ancient Rites, Apator, Archgoat, Carnifex (FIN), Organic Infest, Barathrum, Burzum, Damnatory, Castle, Damonacy, Beherit, Depravity, Satyricon, a French Scene Report, Harmony Disturbed, Laceration, Sadness, Masters Hammer, Mordor, Abysmal, Mortician Magazine, Necromantia, Pyogenesis, Throne of Ahaz, Rotting Christ, Momentum, Septicemia, Unburied and more (thx to original owner/scanner via deathmetal.org).

 

April 14, 2016 | Categories: Abysmal (NOR), Ancient Rites (BEL), Archgoat (FIN), Barathrum (FIN), Beherit (FIN), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Burzum (NOR), Damnatory (SWZ), Damonacy (US), Depravity (FIN), France Scene Report, Hammer Of Damnation (FIN), Master's Hammer (CZ), Mortician Magazine (NETH), Necromantia (GR), Osmose Productions (FR), Playlists, Pyogenesis (GER), Reviews, Rotting Christ (GR), Satyricon (NOR), Sentenced (FIN), Septicemia (GR), Throne of Ahaz (SWE), Unburied (FIN) | Leave a comment

Petrified #2 (USA – Florida) Winter, 1993

Petrified #2 (USA – Florida) Winter, 1993. Editor: “Thorns (Sentis)”

Another one from Full Moon Productions’ zine extension (courtesy of the scanning work from Tezcat from the NWN! board – many thanks/gracias) This one is also very timely, packed with tons of interviews/features/reviews from the pivotal underground year of 1993, including Absu, Behemoth, Black Crucifixion, Carbonized, Skeletal Earth, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Equinox, Gorgoroth, Impaled Nazarene, Immortal, Mortiis, Necromantia, Occult, Pan-Thy-Monium, Opeth, Primordial, Profanatica, Sinister, Necrony, Typhon, Blod, Unholy, and more…

 

 

May 17, 2015 | Categories: Absu (US), Alastis (SWZ), Algaion (SWE), Astaroth (US), Behemoth (POL), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Blood (GER), Carbonized (SWE), Convulse (FIN), Cradle of Filth (UK), Emperor (NOR), Enslaved (NOR), Equimanthorn (US), Equinox (US), Gorgoroth (NOR), Immortal (NOR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Katatonia (SWE), Marduk (SWE), Mortiis (NOR), Necromantia (GR), Occult (NL), Pan-Thy-Monium (SWE), Petrified (US), Phlebotomized (NL), Pyogenesis (GER), Reviews, Skeletal Earth (US), Typhon (COL), Unholy (FIN), Vomitory (SWE), Xysma (FIN) | Leave a comment

Hammer Of Damnation #4 (Finland) July, 1993

Hammer Of Damnation #4 (Finland) July, 1993. Editor: “Niko Sirkiä” (2nd press/English)

Early 90’s cult zine out of Finland by former Thergothon keyboardist/vocalist Niko Sirkiä, features and/or interviews with Septicemia (GR), Ancient Rites, Archgoat, Burzum, Damnatory, Beherit, Depravity, Masters Hammer, French Scene Report, Mordor, Abysmal (NOR), Necromantia, Sentenced, Black Crucifixion, Pyogenesis, Dolores Records Ad, Osmose Records ad, reviews and more…

 

February 2, 2014 | Categories: Abysmal (NOR), Ancient Rites (BEL), Archgoat (FIN), Beherit (FIN), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Damnatory (SWZ), Damonacy (US), Depravity (FIN), Dolores Records (SWE), France Scene Report, Hammer Of Damnation (FIN), Master's Hammer (CZ), Mortician Magazine (NETH), Necromantia (GR), Osmose Productions (FR), Playlists, Pyogenesis (GER), Reviews, Rotting Christ (GR), Sadness (SWZ), Sentenced (FIN), Throne of Ahaz (SWE), Unburied (FIN) | 1 Comment

Infernal Zine #2 (Rovaniemi, FINLAND) 1992 (In Finnish)

 Infernal Zine #2 (Rovaniemi, FINLAND) 1992. Editors: Esa Juujarvi and Matti Selin

Here are some excerpts from this fantastic stapled and printed zine from the northern Finnish town of Rovaniemi (better known as the folkloric home of Santa Claus to some). The zine is all in Finnish, so the few Finns that do stop by here will get more out of it than most. It features pretty much ONLY Finnish bands from the time, and was packed out with locals that never made it, but also more popular notables like Sentenced, Vomiturition (now known as Rotten Sound), cult heroes Adramelech and Depravity (whose members went on to be in Sonata Arctica and Korpiklaani), and also Thergothon, Mordicus, God Forsaken, and hometown black metal dudes Black Crucifixion, among others.

November 10, 2011 | Categories: Adramelech (FIN), Belial (FIN), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Depravity (FIN), Godforsaken (FIN), Infernal Zine (FIN) (In Finnish), Lubricant (FIN), Osmose Productions (FR), Sentenced (FIN), The Wild Rag! (USA), Thergothon (FIN), Unburied (FIN), Vomiturition (FIN) | Leave a comment