Metal History Through Fanzines

Carnivore (US)

No Trend Press #2 (Germany) 1987 (auf Deutsch)

No Trend Press #2 (Germany) 1987. Editors: “Boris Kadlicek” and “Servais Grivel” (auf Deutsch)

Crossover zine from ’87 with a good mix of thrash/core, hardcore and early death metal. In German (for those who can read it), features and interviews with Lärm, Annihilator, Cremains, Impetigo, Bad Attitude, Carcass, Autopsy, Chemical Waste, Realm, Atrophy, Desperate Minds, Messiah Death, Genoa, Kazjurol, Terminal Confusion, Lawnmower Death, Hellchild, Dead Conspiracy, Raging Fury, Macabre, Anacrusis,  Obliveon, Nox Mortis, Ice Age, Righteous Pigs, Savage Thrust, Despair, Sheer Terror, Shellshock, Malicious Grind, Sindrome, Wild Rags Records, and there is also an interesting anti-Carnivore rant, claiming they are nazis/fascists…I guess  Mr. Steele’s humour was lost in translation. Thanks to BERND B. for the contribution!

 

 

 

December 23, 2014 | Categories: Adverts, Anacrusis (US), Annihilator (CAN), Atrophy (US), Autopsy (US), Burnt Offering (US-IL), Carcass (UK), Carnivore (US), Cremains (CAN), Dead Conspiracy (US), Hellchild (JPN), Impetigo (US), Lawnmower Deth (UK), Lord Crucifier (IT/UK), Macabre (US), Messiah Death (JPN), No Trends Press (GER) (deutsch), Obliveon (CAN), Raging Fury (JPN), Realm (US), Righteous Pigs (US), Savage Thrust (US), Sindrome (US), The Accused (US), The Wild Rag! (USA), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Blackthorn #2 (Denmark) Aug-Sept 1985

Blackthorn #2 (Denmark) Aug-Sept 1985. Editors: “Henk Leviathan” and “Esben Slot Sørensen”

Second issue of this cult Danish fanzine. Highlights include King Diamond interview discussing his departure from Mercyful Fate and a brief Carnivore chat with the whole band, plus interviews and/or features with Bathory, Voivod, Slayer, Sodom, At War, Monolith, Bulldozer, Kim Sixx, Onslaught (UK and US), Mayhem (GER), Poison (GER), Siren, Sons of Satan, Overkill (GER), Ghostrider, Blacktask, Vicious Barreka, and more….[Thanks to Tawfik from Zombi Danz for the contribution]

 

November 22, 2014 | Categories: Artillery (DEN), At War (US), Bathory (SWE), Bulldozer (IT), Carnivore (US), Danish Scene Report, King Diamond (DEN), Mercyful Fate (DK), News, Onslaught (UK), Playlists, Poison (GER), Reviews, Siren (US), Slayer (US), Sodom (GER), Uncategorized, Voivod (CAN) | 3 Comments

Trasher #4 (Germany) Sept. 1987. (auf Deutsch)

Trasher #4 (Germany) Sept. 1987. Editor: “Ulrich Esser” (auf Deutsch)

german zine from 87, MANY great reviews and interviews….in German! If you can not read it, it is still a great look-through. Features interviews/adverts/reviews with Anthem, Atomkraft, Agent Steel, Nuclear Assault, Bathory, Bulldozer, Carnivore, Chastain (Advert – remember him?!), Destruction ‘guess the band’, the Dynamo Festival (NETH), Judas Priest (advert), King Diamond, Living Death, Motorhead, Oz, Riot, Possessed, Sodom, Testament and much more….[Danke S.L for the scan!]

 

 

 

October 8, 2014 | Categories: Anthem (JPN), Atomkraft (UK), Bathory (SWE), Bulldozer (IT), Carnivore (US), Chastain (US), Coroner (SWZ), Demo Reviews, Destruction (GER), Dynamo Festival, Judas Priest (UK), King Diamond (DEN), Live Reviews, Living Death (GER), Motorhead (UK), News, Oz (FIN), Playlists, Possessed (US), Reviews, Riot (US), Sodom (GER), Testament (US), Trasher (GER), Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Metal Forces #20 (UK) 1986

Metal Forces #20 (UK) 1986. Editor: “Bernard Doe”

Once more, it’s a given that Metal Forces was certainly not a fanzine, yet it still deserves archival status. (As previously stated) the importance of the magazine for the development of the global underground and all ’extreme’ genres can not be understated – they covered many notable bands before any other press did, and were a reliable go-to source for news in the pre-internet era. Here I have issue #20, and to some extent I was forced to eliminate the posers from the scans, because as we know, SBMS has never supported poser bands and never will!!!!!!! (Just kidding…well, not really). This issue was put out at the end of 1986, so it features the news about Cliff Burton’s death, and even has a review of his last show with Metallica in Stockholm, Sweden (along with Anthrax) in the “Frontline” live reviews. Also there are live reviews from the Crumbsuckers/Carnivore, Destruction and Kreator. Interviews/features include Abattoir, Possessed, Destruction, Kreator, Overkill, and more, in addition to a fanzine list, penpal addresses, playlists, and news.

June 22, 2012 | Categories: Abattoir (US), Adverts, Anthrax (US), Carnivore (US), Kreator (GER), Metal Forces (UK), News, Noise Records (GER), Overkill (US), Playlists, Possessed (US), Rage (GER), Readers Poll, Slayer (US), The Crumbsuckers (US), The Mentors (US), Under One Flag (GER), Venom (UK), Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

The Book of Armageddon #1 (NY, USA) 1986

The Book of Armageddon #1 (NY, USA) 1986, Editor: “Ed Farshtey”

A few weeks back, I put up BOA #4 with commentary from Ed Farshtey. This week, I have a super-rare copy of BOA #1 from 1986, and it features VERY early and cool (yet brief) interviews with DEATH (Evil Chuck when he was out in California – and hey I forgot he jammed with DRI drummer Eric Brecht then) , POSSESSED (Lalonde), CELTIC FROST (Warrior), DARK ANGEL (Hoglan-right before signing to Combat Records), a long interview with Quorthon from BATHORY (On recording “THE RETURN:” I was drunk every second during the recording…we had a great time“, live reviews, and several cool ads for DEATH‘s Mutilation demo, and a back cover ad for pre-CARCASS band “DISATTACK“.

 

November 14, 2011 | Categories: Aggression (CAN), Bathory (SWE), Carnivore (US), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Cro-Mags (US), Dark Angel (US), Death (US), Desecration (CA -US), Disattack UK), Gargoyle (US), Hirax (US), Leige Lord (US), Overkill (US), Possessed (US), The Book of Armageddon (US), Venom (UK), Voivod (CAN) | Leave a comment