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Baphomet Zine Compilation (1987-1995) Vol. #1 and #2 (Italy)

Baphomet Zine Compilations (1987-1995) #1 and #2 (Italy) (eds: Enrico, Sarmax, Paulo and Claudio) Italiano (early) & English (later).

Long-running Italian zine brought together over 2 digital volumes. Includes a WIDE variety of metal, extreme metal + punk and hardcore and other genres (as their tastes varied and expanded over the years) + plus some film and author write ups, essays, reviews and more. This original and sincere presentation is a great pleasure to read,  both volumes are available here (vol 1) and here (vol 2).

Issue 1: [Italian] Anthrax/Testament Live review, Creepin Death, Jag Panzer, Anthrax, Def Leppard, Metallica, Voivod, Celtic Frost, Dio/Black Sabbath live review. Taurus, The Accused, Mayhem-Deathcrush, Reviews, demo reviews, and essay on ‘posers’, Zephir, playlists and more.

Issue 2: [Italian] Candlemass, Post Mortem, Flotsam and Jetsam, Arpia, Scream, Vendetta, Darkness, Mayhem (w/ Euronymous), Trojan, A.C.T.H., Extrema, Bloody Anger, Peggio Amico, Mania, Sodom/Whiplash live review, Ice Age, Xandril, video, demo and album reviews, playlists and more.

Issue 3: [Italian] S.N.F.U., NOFX, Raw, Helstar, Bandana, Massacre (Chile), The Accused, Madhouse, OKA, Jesus Went to Jerusalem, Demo reviews, Silverwing, Crash Box, Afflict, 7 Seconds and more.

Issue 4: [Italian] Saint Vitus, Haunting Souls, DOA, Conquest, Pentagram, Gas, Son, NOT, Bloodstar, Astaroth (CA), Domine, Die Kreuzen, Ice Age, Anacrusis, The Missing Links, Monumentum, Outrage, Drowning Roses, demo reviews and more.

Issue 5: [Italian] Internal Void, Revelation, Arpia, Traumatic Voyage, Obliveon, No Rules, Dorso, Caos, Growing Concern, Infezione, Fire Party, Domine, Articoli Su, Deceased, Nuclear Death, Massacre (Chile), Epitafio, Domine, Misguided, Altri, Hexx, Ulcera, playlist, posers, demo reviews and more.

Issue 6: [Italian] New Model Army, Lemonheads, Elektra Drive, Spermbirds, Soul Reaction, No Remorse, Opera IX, Solitude Aeturnus, Caras de Hambre, Maelstrom, Latin Posse, Warrior Soul, Post Mortem, DOA, Rock Progressive Italiano, demo reviews, playlists and more.

Issue 6/7: [English] Nuclear Death, Cathedral, Soul Reaction, Post Mortem, Protected Illusion, Dogma, Maelstrom, Murnau, Caras, De Hambre, Spermbirds, Brain Damage, Headcrasher, Sentenced, Order From Chaos, Wild Rags, Axemaster, Slint, Humanicide, reviews, Dracma records and more..

Issue 8: [English] Confessor, Nosferatu, Decay, Sentenced, Noise Culture, Psycopath, Affirmative Action, Political Asylum, Prestige, Bedlam, Church of Violence, horror cinema, Wild Rags, reviews, vampires more…

Issue 9: [English] The Obsessed, Paradise Lost, Extrema, Necrosanct, Gutted Pulp, Dovercourt, Sadist, Apatridi, Brokenglazz, Nuclear Blast, Rosicrucian, snuff/mondo movies +more

Issue 10: [English] Type O Negative, Inverted, Non-Fiction, Industrial music feature, demo reviews, news, Beyond Reason, Anathema, Mortified, Brain Police, Fanzine reviews, New Model Army, Glacial Fear, Nervewomb, Psychosis, Paul Chain/DeathSS, Christopher Lee, Zombie movies, The Mentors..

Issue 11: [English] Fanzine reviews, Soulgrind, Mortuary Drape, Novembers Doom, Slug & Lettuce zine, demo reviews, Sepolcrum, Monumentum, Eterne, Necromass, Beyond Dawn, Robert Bloch, Lucio Fulci, Mariano Baino, Shiver Records, video reviews + more

 

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December 16, 2017 | Categories: 7 Seconds (US), Anacrusis (US), Anathema (UK), Anthrax (US), Axemaster (US), Baphomet (ITA), Black Sabbath (UK), Candlemass (SWE), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Christopher Lee, Confessor (US), D.O.A. (CAN), Death SS (IT), Decay (US), Deceased (US), Demo Reviews, Dio (US), Flotsam and Jetsam (US), Gutted Pulp (US), Helstar (US), Hexx (US), Horror Films, Humanicide (US), Internal Void (US), Inverted (SWE), Italian Scene Report, King Fowley, Live Reviews, Lucio Fulci, Mania (GER), Mass Psychosis (US), Massacre (CHI), Mayhem (NOR), Metallica (US), Mortuary Drape (IT), Necrosanct (UK), New Model Army (UK), News, Noverbers Doom (US), Nuclear Death (US), Obliveon (CAN), Opera IV (IT), Order From Chaos (US), Paradise Lost (UK), Pentagram (US), Playlists, Post Mortem (US), Prestige (FIN), Revelation (US), Reviews, Robert Bloch, Rosicrucian (SWE), Sadist (IT), Saint Vitus (US), Scream (US), Sentenced (FIN), Shiver Records, Slug & Lettuce, SNFU (CAN), Sodom (GER), Solitude Aeturnus (US), Soulgrind (FIN), The Accused (US), The Mentors (US), The Obsessed (US), The Wild Rag! (USA), Type O Negative (US), Uncategorized, Vendetta (GER), Warrior Soul (US), Whiplash (US), Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

Thrash Em All #1.4 (Poland) 1992

Thrash Em All #1.4 (Poland) 1992 (in Polish) Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek”

Another issue of Thrash Em All from Poland (thanks again to Pawel). Features some really cool live/band  shots I have not seen before, from the likes of Bolt Thrower, Samael and Nocturnus among others, as well as features/interviews/pics on Vader, Believer, Betrayer, Earache Records, Dead Head, Edge of Sanity, Dismember, Gorefest, Magnus, Nausea, Pan-Thy-Monium, Old Funeral, Pantera, Confessor, Solitude (USA-DE), Epidemic, Tiamat, and more…

July 5, 2013 | Categories: Adverts, Believer (US), Betrayer (POL), Bolt Thrower (UK), Confessor (US), Dead Head (NL), Demo Reviews, Dismember (SWE), Earache Records (UK), Edge of Sanity (SWE), Epidemic (US), Godflesh (UK), Gorefest (NL), Immolation (US), Magnus (POL), Morbid Angel (US), Nausea (US), News, Nocturnus (US), Old Funeral (NOR), Pan-Thy-Monium (SWE), Pantera (US), Playlists, Polish Scene Report, Readers Poll, Reviews, Samael (SWTZ), Solitude (US-DE), Thrash Em All (Poland) (Polish), Tiamat (SWE), Vader (POL) | 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…

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 - Occult, Therion (SWE), Totten Korps (CH), Uncategorized, Undercroft (CH-GER) | 2 Comments

NGF (No Glam Fags) # 6 (CA, USA) 1992

NGF (No Glam Fags) # 6 (CA, USA) 1992: Editor “Marco Barbieri”

Printed and stapled. Featuring Morbid Angel, Death, Sacrifice, Cathedral, Carcass, Grave, Unleashed, a long one with Epidemic (underrated!), Suffocation, Massacre, Confessor and many more…

December 1, 2010 | Categories: Billy Milano (US), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Cathedral (UK), Confessor (US), Death (US), Entombed (SWE), Epidemic (US), Fudge Tunnel (US), Grave (SWE), Immolation (US), Massacre (US), Morbid Angel (US), News, No Glam Fags Zine (US), Obituary (US), Old Lady Drivers (US), Sacrifice (CAN), Sorrow (US), Suffocation (US), Type O Negative (US), Unleashed (SWE), Voivod (CAN) | 1 Comment