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Dark Tranquility (SWE)

Charontaphos #1 (Netherlands) 1993

Charontaphos #1 (Netherlands) 1993. Editor: Ndizi Na Nyama

Dutch zine with a wide range of early 90s underground notables. Interviews with Absu, Apator, Belphegor (that old logo!), Belial, Burzum, Dark Tranquillity, Ceremonial Oath, D.A.B., Decayed, Elbereth, Gorgon, Gorement, Inverted, Wombbath, Katatonia, Malefic Oath, Spina Bifida, Nuclear Death, Mordor, Necropsy, Cartilage, Nembrionic Hammerdeath, Momentum, Nightfall, Gutwrench, Pyrexia, Sentenced, Sigh, Throne of Ahaz, Witches, Sathanas, a Norwegian Scene report, reviews and more…this was a submission, but after some research, it appears it was originally scanned and shared to Asmodian Coven by Pawel (so thanks for preserving the history Pawel!)(Also interesting, the editors ‘nom de plume’-“Ndizi Na Nyama” -is actually Swahili for “bananas/plantains and meat”). PDF in downloads section.

 

September 6, 2018 | Categories: Absu (US), Belial (FIN), Belphegor (AU), Burzum (NOR), Cartilage (FIN), Ceremonial Oath (SWE), Charontaphos Zine (NL), D.A.B. (FR), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Decayed (POR), Displeased Records (NL), Elbereth (SP), Gorement (SWE), Gorgon (FR), Inverted (SWE), Katatonia (SWE), Mordor (SWZ), Necropsy (FIN), Nembrionic Hammerdeath (NL), Nightfall (GR), Norway Scene Report, Norwegian Scene Report, Nuclear Death (US), Pyrexia (US), Sentenced (FIN), Sigh (JPN), Throne of Ahaz (SWE), Uncategorized, Witches (FR), Wombbath (SWE) | Leave a comment

Anathema Zine #1 (Finland) 1991

Anathema Zine #1 (Finland) 1991. Editor: “Tupe” (A5, 64 pages)

Finnish zine from the apex of extreme metal’s golden years; lots of illuminating and humorous content (e.g Therion and Unholy’s one word answers?!) and essential/biting viewpoints throughout from an honest editor. Thanks to the one and only Francesco Dellamorte for the submission. PDF is up in downloads section. Features, reviews and interviews with Desultory, Agathocles, Unholy, Convulse, Sigh, Desultory, Therion, Dark Tranquillity, Obituary,  Dicktator, Demilich, Abhorence, Disgrace, Amorphis, Funcunt, Edge of Sanity, Grave, Immolation, Necrotomy zine, Obscene, Sentenced, Righteous Pigs, Obliveon, Napalm Death, Cenotaph, Paradise Lost, Carnage, Blasphemy, Dr. Shrinker, Cadaver and much more.

 

 

 

June 8, 2018 | Categories: Abhorrence (FIN), Agathocles (BEL), Amorphis (FIN), Anathema Zine (FIN), Blasphemy (CAN), Cadaver (NOR), Carnage (SWE), Cenotaph (MEX), Convulse (FIN), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Demigod (FIN), Demilich (FIN), Desultory (SWE), Disgrace (FIN), Disharmonic Orchestra (AU), Dr. Shrinker (US), Edge of Sanity (SWE), Exmortis (US), Grave (SWE), Immolation (US), Malediction (UK), Napalm Death (UK), Necrotomy Zine (ITA), Obituary (US), Obliveon (CAN), Obscene (SWE), Paradise Lost (UK), Phlegethon (FIN), Righteous Pigs (US), Sceptical Schizo (FIN), Therion (SWE), Uncategorized, Unholy (FIN) | Leave a comment

Agony #1 (Poland) 1991(in Polish)

Agony #1 (Poland) 1991. Editor: “Adam Rozciecha” (in Polish)

With interviews and features in the Polish: Sinister, Demigod, Thou Shalt Suffer, Mexican Scene Report, Dead Infection, Dark Tranquillity, Fleshcrawl, Exulceration, Mortuary Drape, Necrolatry, Superation, Freddie Kruger, Algo, Ancient Rites, Wild Rags, Morten, Hetsheads, Misanthrope, Exmortes, Anatomy, Amorphis, Pandemonium, Monstrosity, Thanatos, Astaroth and more…

 

May 9, 2017 | Categories: Adverts, Agony Zine (POL) (polish), Amorphis (FIN), Ancient Rites (BEL), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Dead Infection (POL), Demigod (FIN), Exulceration (SWZ), Fleshcrawl (GER), Hetsheads (SWE), Mexican Scene Report, Misanthrope (FR), Monstrosity (US), Mortem (NOR), Mortuary Drape (IT), Necromantia (GR), Pandemonium (POL), Relapse Records (US), Reviews, The Wild Rag! (USA), Thou Shalt Suffer (NOR), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mortuary #3 (Germany) 1992.

Mortuary #3 (Germany) 1992. Editor: “Christian Hillenbrand”

Massive German zine (in English) packed with tons of reviews and (brief) interviews targeting many of the underground’s death and black metal notables of 1992, as well as zine editors like those from Slayer and Isten, and even Earache Records (with Pete Lee from Lawnmower Deth representing). Features Beherit, Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Dark Tranquillity, Darkified, Dark Millenium, Fleshcrawl, Demigod, Desultory, Furbowl, Goatlord, Goreaphobia, Gorefest, Inverted, Hetsheads, Malaphar, Mega-Slaughter, Immolation, Necrophobic, My Dying Bride, Mould, Pan-Thy-Monium, Samael, Tiamat, Traumatic and more. Thanks to Stefan Lons for sharing!

September 5, 2016 | Categories: Adverts, Beherit (FIN), Benediction (UK), Bolt Thrower (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Cemetary (SWE), Cremetory (SWE), Dark Millennium (GER), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Demigod (FIN), Demo Reviews, Desultory (SWE), Earache Records (UK), Fleshcrawl (GER), Furbowl (SWE), Goatlord (US), Goreaphobia (US), Gorefest (NL), Hetsheads (SWE), Immolation (US), Inverted (SWE), Isten (FIN), Massacre (US), Mortuary Zine (GER), My Dying Bride (UK), Necrophobic (SWE), News, Pan-Thy-Monium (SWE), Playlists, Reviews, Samael (SWTZ), Slaughter Records, Slayer Zine (NOR), Tiamat (SWE), Uncategorized, Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

Putrefaction #5 (Sweden) 1991

Putrefaction #5 (Sweden) 1991. Editor: “Tomas Nyqvist”

From T. Nyqvist, who also founded No Fashion Records and Iron Fist Productions. Excellent, notably there are no reviews (see editorial), however this issue is FULL of many groundbreaking acts in their prime. With interviews and more, including Agressor, At the Gates, Baphomet, Marduk, Bolt Thrower, Carbonized, Dark Tranquillity, Death Courier, Demigod, Dissection, Repugnance, Immortal, Impaler (UK), Infamy (FL), Infested Incarnation, Interment (FIN), Malaphar, Macabre End (God Macabre), Merciless, Misery (SWZ), Sadist, Sadus, Salem, Samael, Sentenced,  Shub-Niggurath, Therion, Atomic Aggressor, Unleashed, Traumatic, Torturer, Obscure, Osmose Productions, plus zine reviews. Like last week, apologies, I don’t have the original scanner’s info, but many thanks from us all for this offering. PDF is up in the D/L’s section.

February 15, 2016 | Categories: Agressor (FRA), At The Gates (SWE), Atomic Aggressor (CH), Baphomet (US), Bolt Thrower (UK), Carbonized (SWE), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Death Courier (GR), Demigod (FIN), Dissection (SWE), God Macabre (SWE), Immortal (NOR), Impaler (UK), Marduk (SWE), Merciless (SWE), Misery (SWZ), Morbid Angel (US), No Fashion Records (SWE), Obscure (SP), Osmose Productions (FR), Putrefaction (SWE), Repugnance (SWE), Sadist (IT), Sadus (US), Salem (ISR), Samael (SWTZ), Sentenced (FIN), Shub-Niggurath (MEX), Therion (SWE), Unleashed (SWE), Zine Reviews | 1 Comment

Eviscerated Zine #1 (United Kingdom) 1993 (Updated)

Eviscerated Zine #1 (United Kingdom) 1993. Editor: “Tom Stannard”

This is an updated scan of the entire issue,  featuring interviews and more with Astaroth, Ater, Cardinal, Burial, Chorus of Ruin, Dark Heresy, Crucifer, Dark Tranquility, Embalmer, Enchantment, Internal Bleeding, Malediction, Morbid Symphony, My Dying Bride, Reprobate, Salem, Teratogenic, Thus Defiled, Whores of Babylon and more…

 

September 29, 2015 | Categories: Astaroth (US), Burial (UK), Chorus of Ruin (UK), Dark Heresy (UK), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Demo Reviews, Embalmer (US), Enchantment (UK), Eviscerated Zine (UK), Internal Bleeding (US), Malediction (UK), My Dying Bride (UK), Reviews, Salem (ISR), Solstice (UK), Uncategorized, Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

Balance of Terror #3 (Canada, 1991)

Balance of Terror #3 (Victoria, BC, Canada) 1991. Editor: “Trev Jarvis”

(UPDATED) With interviews/features/mentions on Impetigo, Inverted, Agothocles, Bolt Thrower,  Impaled Nazarene, Dark Tranquility, Hexx, Nuclear Death, Funeral Oration, Putrid (pre- God Forsaken), Wench, Raped Ape, Eldritch Horror, Ringworm, Impaled Nazarene and Demilich (check out those very early pics), plus letters and reviews, a feature on the Ku Klux Klan’s history, Demi Moore (?), the Loch Ness Monster, Out From the Underground Zine, cool ads from Wild Rags, Itsen, Relapse and more and an editorial on “Rip Offs Killing the Scene.” A centerfold with Dutch band Eternal Nightmare, and a very young “Ultimate Incantation”-ish era Vader is featured on the cover (yet are not featured inside)…PDF up as well.

 

July 18, 2015 | Categories: Agathocles (BEL), Balance of Terror Zine (CAN), Bolt Thrower (UK), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Demilich (FIN), Earache Records (UK), Eternal Darkness (SWE), Eternal Nightmare (NETH), Funeral Oration (IT), Hexx (US), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Impetigo (US), Inverted (SWE), Nomicon (FIN), Nuclear Death (US), Out Of the Underground (US), Raped Ape (US), Relapse Records (US), Relativity Records, Reviews, The Wild Rag! (USA), Uncategorized, Vader (POL), Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

Grind Zone #1 (Italy/Spain) ? 1994 (En Español)

Grind Zone #1 (Italy/Spain) ? 1994. Director: “Claudio Cubito” (En Español)

A somewhat mainstream Italian publication, translated into Spanish for Spain (and published by a German conglomerate!), yet containing many cult underground acts in their prime. This goes to show just how far the ‘underground’ was from being really underground by 1994 – only to collapse back into obscurity more or less by 1995-96. Features and interviews with Entombed, Cathedral, Asphyx, Burzum, Tiamat, Samael, Gorefest, Anathema, Amorphis, Cynic, In Flames, Doomstone, Dark Tranquillity, Expulsion, Misanthrope, Osmose Productions, Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Peaceville, Roadrunner, Death, Eucharist, Impaled Nazarene, Absu, Phlebotomized, Sadness, Schizo, Cradle of Filth, Mind Riot, Black Shine, and Sadist.

January 2, 2013 | Categories: Absu (US), Adverts, Amorphis (FIN), Anathema (UK), Asphyx (NL), Blackshine (SWE), Burzum (NOR), Cathedral (UK), Century Media Records, Cradle of Filth (UK), Cynic (US), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Death (US), Doomstone (US), Earache Records (UK), Entombed (SWE), Eucharist (SWE), Expulsion (SWE), Grind Zone (SP/IT), Holy Records, Impaled Nazarene (FIN), In Flames (SWE), Lucretia Records, Mind Riot (FIN), Misanthrope (FR), News, Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Osmose Productions (FR), Peaceville Records (UK), Phlebotomized (NL), Roadrunner Records (US), Sadist (IT), Sadness (SWZ), Schizo (IT), Sepultura (BZL) | 1 Comment

Mettalic Butcher #4 (Poland) 1992

Mettalic Butcher #4  (Poland) 1992. Editor: Rob Tarasiuk

EXCELLENT ZINE – VERY well laid out (with KILLER cover art!), put together by Mr. Tarasiuk, who apparently got most of the interviews and pics when he was in Belgium in 1991 or so (check out the editorial), catching all the classic tours of the 90-91 era…(really, who is not jealous reading this now?!) Numerous classic bands represented here, at the height of the ‘golden’ era of death metal, interviews with Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, Cathedral, Dark Tranquilitty, Dead Infection, Disgrace, Dismember, Gorefest, Grave, Immolation, Morbid Angel, My Dying Bride, and more…

 

October 18, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Benediction (UK), Bolt Thrower (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Cathedral (UK), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Dead Infection (POL), Disgrace (FIN), Dismember (SWE), Gorefest (NL), Grave (SWE), Immolation (US), Mettalic Butcher (POL), Morbid Angel (US), My Dying Bride (UK), Peaceville Records (UK), Reviews | Leave a comment

Holocaust #5 (Poland) 1991

Holocaust #5 (Poland) 1991. Editor: “Tomasz Krajewski”

Classic  zine from eventual Pagan Records (Poland) founder Tomasz Krajewski. Features an interesting editorial on the prevalence of trendy death metal people inhabiting the scene at the time, as well as an article on the occult called “The Voice of the Dark” by a fellow from Mexico named Alberto Vorkt Jimenez. The cover and back cover establish a brilliant, minimalistic touch, setting a great mood as you move through the text within. Has interviews and features with Afflicted, Possessed, Benediction, Imperator, Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, Revenant, Samael, Sindrome, Unleashed, Thanatos, and many more.

May 31, 2012 | Categories: Afflicted (SWE), Amorphis (FIN), Anathema (UK), Atrocity (GER), Benediction (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Demo Reviews, Desultory (SWE), Funeral Nation (US), Goreaphobia (US), Gorefest (NL), Holocaust (POL), Human Remains (US), Imperator (POL), Morbid Angel (US), My Dying Bride (UK), Napalm Death (UK), Necrotomy (AUS), Pan-Thy-Monium (SWE), Possessed (US), Purtenance (FIN), R.U. Dead? (GER), Revenant (US), Reviews, Sentenced (FIN), Sindrome (US), Thanatos (NL), Thergothon (FIN), Torchure (GER), Transgressor (JP), Unleashed (SWE) | 3 Comments

Carrion Zine #2 (Finland) 1992

Carrion Zine #2 (Finland) 1992, Editors: “Antti Luukkanen” and “Teemu Vähäkangas ”

Here is another issue from ealy 90’s Finland, digest sized and featuring cool interviews with Dark Tranquillity, God Forsaken, Afflicted, Masacre (Colombia), Gorement (later Pipers Dawn -Sweden), Antidote (later, members went to Thunderstone and Impaled Nazarene), Nocturnal Rites, Purtenance, Embryo, cult Finnish thrashers A.R.G. and a nice review of the underground record labels of note at the time like Drowned, Morbid, Poserslaughter, a Costa Rica Scene Reportand several other underground notables. Good shite!

 

January 14, 2012 | Categories: A.R.G. (FIN), Afflicted (SWE), Antidote (FIN), Carrion Zine (FIN), Costa Rica Scene Report, Dark Tranquility (SWE), Embryo (SWE), Godforsaken (FIN), Gorement (SWE), Masacre (COL), Master's Hammer (CZ), Nocturnal Rites (SWE), Purtenance (FIN), Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Chainletter #16 (MD, USA) 1994

Chainletter #16 (MD, USA) 1994. Editor ” Mark Gonce”

Reliable and long running zine (see other entries on this site) out of Baltimore by Mark Gonce (also from the local MD band Corpsegrinder,yes,  the one where “George” got his start). Still going strong in late 1994, this issue features Dark Tranquillity, Samael, Mayhem, Dying Fetus, Kataklysm, Gutted, Pandemonium, Asphyx, Oppressor, Horror of Horrors, Inner Thought and Epidemic…

October 25, 2011 | Categories: Adverts, Asphyx (NL), Cannibal Corpse (US), Chainletter Zine (US), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Dying Fetus (US), Epidemic (US), Gutted (US), Horror of Horrors (US), Inner Thought (US), Kataklysm (CAN), King Diamond (DEN), Mayhem (NOR), MBR Records (GER), Napalm Records, Oppressor (US), Pandemonium (POL), Samael (SWTZ) | Leave a comment

Dark Shivers Magazine #1 (Helsinki, FInland) 1993

Dark Shivers Magazine #1 (Helsinki, FInland) 1993. Editor: Jussi Heikkinen, Co-Editor Mika Molander

Featuring Interviews with Fudge Tunnel, Altar, Decoryah, Dark Tranquility, Convulse, Necrophobic

August 1, 2010 | Categories: Altar (NL), Convulse (FIN), Dark Shivers Zine (FIN), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Decoryah (FIN), Fudge Tunnel (US), Necrophobic (SWE), Spinefarm Records (FIN) | Leave a comment