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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

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

Deathvomit Zine #1 (US) 1989

Deathvomit Zine #1 (US) 1989. Editor: “Jeff McClelland”

I put up the second issue of this DC-area zine a few months ago, now here is the first one…features entertaining interviews with Deceased, Autopsy, and early Grave, a pre-Sorrow interview with Apparition, early Norwegian DEATH metal with Hellhammer’s (and other Arcturus members) early band Mortem. Also, stuff from Death Courier, Dr, Shrinker, Epidemic, Hellwitch, Mortem, Mortuary, Necrophile, Ripping Corpse,  Gammacide plus TONS of cool fliers and ads reprinted in these pages, featuring many “known” bands in their demo days…

September 6, 2011 | Categories: Apparition (US), Autopsy (US), Cannibal Corpse (US), Cryptic (FIN), Death Courier (GR), Deathvomit Zine (US), Deceased (US), Dr. Shrinker (US), Epidemic (US), Exmortis (US), Gammacide (US), Grave (SWE), Hellwitch (US), Mortem (NOR), Mortuary (MEX), Necrophile (JP), Ripping Corpse (US), Uncategorized, Vacant Grave (US) | Leave a comment

Ripping The Soil #1 (USA) 1993.

Ripping The Soil #1 (USA) 1993. Editor: “Neil Beckman.”

This zine out of Wisconsin was thick, packed with ads and bound with an odd plastic binder that really made it a pain in the ass to scan, (…although it is effective). The interviews are nice, but sparse and brief. Highlights are Epidemic, Mike Browning (ex-Nocturnus/Morbid Angel) who was in Acheron at the time, an early Living Sacrifice, plus Scatterbrain, Internal Bleeding, Baphomet, Impetigo, Baphomet, Cataclysm, Deteriorate, Malevolent Creation Hellwitch,  and more. (As a note, if anyone wants to see any other non-scanned part of this zine or any other, just leave a message.)

July 19, 2011 | Categories: Acheron (US), Adverts, Baphomet (US), Cataclysm (US), Deteriorate (US), Epidemic (US), Hellwitch (US), Internal Bleeding (US), Living Sacrifice (US), Malevolent Creation (US), Mike Browning, Ripping the Soil Zine (US), Scatterbrain (US) | 2 Comments

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

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