Metal History Through Fanzines

Brutal Truth (US)

The Grimoire of Exalted Deeds #10 (USA) 1997

The Grimoire of Exalted Deeds#10 (USA) 1997. Ed. “Bill Zebub”

Long running  zine from the always irreverent and unorthodox Bill Zebub . ‘Candid’ interviews with Morbid Angel, Deicide, Brutal Truth, Messe Noir, King Diamond, Fleshcrawl, Mortiis, Ancient, reviews, fiction, and more.

 

January 11, 2018 | Categories: Ancient (NOR), Brutal Truth (US), Deicide (US), Fleshcrawl (GER), King Diamond (DEN), Messe Noir (US), Morbid Angel (US), Mortiis (NOR), Necropolis Records (US), Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Osmose Productions (FR), Red Stream, Relapse Records (US), The Grimoire of Exalted Deeds (US), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Circle of the Grind #2 (Tokyo, Japan) December, 1992

Circle of the Grind  #2 (Tokyo, Japan) December, 1992. Editors “Narutoshi Sekine” and ” ? “

Nicely printed zine from Japan that featured both English and Japanese versions of most interviews, with an extensive focus on the Japanese scene at the time. Features interviews/write-ups with Brutal Truth, Ceremonial Oath (pre-In Flames etc.), Benediction,  Eternal (pre-Electric Wizard), Evocation, Gore Beyond Necropsy, Hellchild, Iconoclast, Lobotomy, Maggoty Corpse, Multiplex, Necrotic Mutation, Timeghoul, Transgressor, and more…I like the “demo only’ review section, total underground (the label released CDs are relegated to a number system in the back), and there is also a fun death-grind quiz…inventive, total DIY fun!

May 13, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Benediction (UK), Blood Duster (AUS), Brutal Truth (US), Ceremonial Oath (SWE), Circle of the Grind (JPN) In Japanese/English, Demo Reviews, Eternal (UK), Evocation (SWE), Gore Beyond Necropsy (JPN), Hellchild (JPN), iconoclast (IT), Maggoty Corpse (JPN), Multiplex (JPN), Necrotic Mutation (CAN), Necrotomy (AUS), Reviews, Timeghoul (US), Transgressor (JP), Voidd (JPN) | Leave a comment

Thrashikus #5 (CA, USA) 1992

Thrashikus #5 (CA, USA) 1992: Editor “Victor Hsieh”

This was a cool digest sized zine, packed with excellent interviews, again with many of the bands at the top of their game. Out of San Diego, it included live reviews, an interesting intie with France’s Osmose Productions, and a cover story on underrated death thrashers of the day Goreaphobia. With Brutal Truth, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Entombed, Deadhorse, Epidemic, Nunslaughter, Exhorder, Goreaphobia, Immolation, Exhorder, Gwar, Napalm Death, Immolation, Demise, Incantation, Paradise Lost, Authorize, Demolition Hammer, Morbid Angel, Hexx and more..

December 25, 2010 | Categories: Authorize (SWE), Brutal Truth (US), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Dead Horse (US), Demise (US), Demolition Hammer (US), Entombed (SWE), Epidemic (US), Exhorder (US), Goreaphobia (US), Gwar (US), Immolation (US), Incantation (US), Live Reviews, Morbid Angel (US), Napalm Death (UK), Nunslaughter (US), Osmose Productions (FR), Paradise Lost (UK), Snag (US), Thrashikus Zine (US), Timeghoul (US) | Leave a comment