Metal History Through Fanzines

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Crematory Zine #1 (Czechoslovakia) 1992

Crematory Zine #1 (Czechoslovakia) (1992) Editor: “Kerry” (in Slovak)

Slovakian zine from 1992, released in 1993. Has many of the classics in their prime. Although not much to read if you don’t know Slovak, the design is nice and features some band photos I have not seen elsewhere. Interviews and short features with Acheron, Amon, Beherit, Amorphis, Derketa, Mythic, Sentenced, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Cenotaph, Darkthrone, Dismember, Entombed, Funebre, Malediction, Mayhem, Deceased, Xysma, Damnatory, Varathron, Unleashed, Bestial Summoning, Incantation, Putrid Offal and more.

The Editor of this zine also released two compilation tapes, Carnage vol.1 & vol.2 (thanks Daniel M. for sharing).

June 13, 2020 | Categories: Acheron (US), Beherit (FIN), Bestial Summoning (NL), Bolt Thrower (UK), Carbonized (SWE), Carcass (UK), Cathedral (UK), Cenotaph (MEX), Crematory Zine (CSK) (In Slovak), Damnatory (SWZ), Darkthrone (NOR), Deceased (US), Deicide (US), Denial of God (DEN), Derketa (US), Dismember (SWE), Entombed (SWE), Exulceration (SWZ), Funebre (FIN), Incantation (US), Malediction (UK), Mayhem (NOR), Putrid Offal (FR), Sentenced (FIN), Unleashed (SWE), Xentrix (UK) | Leave a 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

Drowned Magazine #2 (Spain) 1991

Drowned Magazine #2 (Spain) 1991. Editor: “Dave Rotten”

From Drowned Productions‘ own Dave Rotten, this zine is an incredible survey of the underground from late 1990 into 1991, with a lot of original photos, some from Dave himself (apparently from a trip to Sweden that included meeting up with Dissection and others). Very informative with scene reports from Italy and Finland, well-written reviews and interviews and features on many demo-era classics such as Disgrace, Damnatory, Disharmonic Orchestra, Pandemonium, Demigod, Dissection, Infernal Death, Excidium, False Prophet, Sentenced, Human Waste, Impaled Nazarene, Convulse, Sinister, Necrophobic, My Dying Bride, Purtenance, Severence, Vader, Old Funeral, Phlegethon, Putrid Offal, Disembowelment, Malevolent Creation, Sigh, Vital Remains, Suffocation, Tormentor, Unleashed, Vacant Grave, Gorefest and many more…(courtesy of the scanning work from Tezcat from the NWN! board – many thanks/gracias).

 

May 29, 2015 | Categories: Convulse (FIN), Damnatory (SWZ), Demigod (FIN), Demo Reviews, Disembowelment (AUS), Disgrace (FIN), Disharmonic Orchestra (AU), Dissection (SWE), Drowned Magazine (SP), Drowned Productions (SP), Excidium (IT), False Prophet (US), Finnish scene report, Gorefest (NL), Human Waste (SP), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Italian Scene Report, Malevolent Creation (US), My Dying Bride (UK), Necrophobic (SWE), Old Funeral (NOR), Pandemonium (POL), Phlegethon (FIN), Playlists, Purtenance (FIN), Putrid Offal (FR), Repulse Records (SP), Reviews, Sentenced (FIN), Severence (US), Suffocation (US), Tormentor (NL), Uncategorized, Unleashed (SWE), Vacant Grave (US), Vader (POL) | 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

Witchcraft #2 (Germany) 1993

Witchcraft #2 (Germany) 1993. Editors: “Stefan Löns”

This is the second issue of this German zine (in English) that focused more on the black/doom scene (but not exclusively). Interesting and early interviews/features with Beherit, Belial, Phlegethon, Damnatory, Deathlike Silence Productions, Emperor, Fester, Greek Scene Report, Marduk, Mortuary drape, Occult, Order From Chaos, Sadist, Thergothon, New World Symphony Records, and more. (Thanks Stefan).

The cover of the zine is Emperor, live in Liverpool, UK (1993).

November 21, 2013 | Categories: Adverts, Beherit (FIN), Belial (FIN), Damnatory (SWZ), Deathlike Silence Productions, Demo Reviews, Emperor (NOR), Greek Scene Report, Marduk (SWE), Mayhemic Death Dist., Mortuary Drape (IT), Mystifier (BZL), New World Symphony Records, News, Occult (NL), Order From Chaos (US), Osmose Productions (FR), Phlegethon (FIN), Pleurisy (NL), Reviews, Sadist (IT), Thergothon (FIN), Witchcraft (GER), Zine Reviews | 2 Comments