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The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio #1 (United States, TX) October, 1993.

The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio #1 (United States, TX) October, 1993. Editors: “Equitant” and “Proscriptor”

A massive volume representative of everything mystical and ethereal about the early 1990s black metal underground. Based in Texas and produced by Equitant & Proscriptor from Absu, this zine is a document of an era; packed with not only interviews, but also with tons of newsletters and pages and pages of fliers (many of which were circulating the underground at the time, and some I have never seen before). Thanks to Equitant for scanning this and sending it over. Features, interviews, fliers with Zemial, Necromantia, Agatus, Rotting Christ, Varathron, Twilight, Grand Belial’s Key, Mortuary Drape, Ancient Rites, Chris Moyen, Lemegothon, Impaled Nazarene, Beherit, Divine Eve, Countess, Absymal, Vital Remains, Ungod, Emperor, Darkthrone, Enslaved, Burzum, Abruptum, Immortal, Master’s Hammer, Moonspell, Samael, Sarcofago, Celtic Frost, Liars in Wait, Sigh, Profanatica, Incantation, Thou Shalt Suffer, Occult, Blasphemy, Absu, Equimanthorn, Order From Chaos, Demoncy, Osmose Productions, Deathlike Silence, Decapitated Records and much more…

July 8, 2018 | Categories: Abbath, Abruptum (SWE), Absu (US), Abysmal (NOR), Agatus (GRE), Ancient Rites (BEL), Behemoth (POL), Beherit (FIN), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Blasphemy (CAN), Burzum (NOR), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Chris Moyen, Darkthrone (NOR), Deathlike Silence Productions, Decapitated Records (GRE), Demoncy (US), Divine Eve (US), Emperor (NOR), Enslaved (NOR), Equimanthorn (US), Equitant (US), Grand Belial's Key (US), Immortal (NOR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Incantation (US), Liers In Wait (SWE), Lullaby (BZL), Master's Hammer (CZ), Mayhem (NOR), Moonspell (POR), Mordor (SWZ), Necromantia (GR), Occult (NL), Osmose Productions (FR), Possessed (US), Profanatica (US), Rotting Christ (GR), Samael (SWTZ), Sarcofago (BZL), Satanism - Occult, Sigh (JPN), The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio (US), Thou Shalt Suffer (NOR), Uncategorized, Varathron (GR), Zemial (GRE) | 1 Comment

Agonia #3 (Poland) 2001

Agonia #3 (Poland) 2001. Editor: “Filip Jesion”

Polish zine of epic proportions (later to be built into the record label of the same name). Some blurry scans in there, sorry, but for the most part, a nice look at the underground in its post-millennium form. Interviews and more with Abhorrence (Brazil), Antaeus, Arkhon Infaust, Astriaal, Averse Sefira, Bestial Mockery,  Bloodthorn, Dreams of Damnation, Death SS, Deceased, Denial of God, Krieg, Grand Belial’s Key, Manilla Road, Melechesh, Necrophagia, Nunslaughter, Open Hell festival, Pentacle, Sathanas, Slugathor, Teutonic, Thanatos, The Forgotten, Throneum, Usurper, and more…Thanks Pawel.

 

July 17, 2017 | Categories: Abhorrence (BRZ), Agonia Zine (POL), Antaeus (FRA), Astriaal (AUS), Averse Sefira (US), Bestial Mockery (SWE), Bloodthorn (US), Dark Angel (US), Death SS (IT), Deceased (US), Denial of God (DEN), Drakkar Prod., Dreams of Damnation (US), Gospel of the Horns (AUS), Grand Belial's Key (US), Krieg (US), Manilla Road (US), Melechesh (ISR), Metalucifer (JPN), Necrophagia (US), Nunslaughter (US), Open Hell Festival, Pentacle (NL), Rebaelliun (BZL), Reviews, Slugathor (FIN), Thanatos (NL), Throneum (POL), Uncategorized, Usurper (US) | 3 Comments

The Art of Necronomicon #3 (Austria) 1995

The Art of Necronomicon #3 (Austria) 1995. Editors: “P.K” and “Graf Daemon Van Zazas”

Austrian black metal-only zine put out by Peter from Abigor, and Graf of (the Austrian) Nefarius, with a number of essays on Satanism, as well as interviews and/or features with Ancient, Behemoth, Black Funeral, Darkness Enshroud, Crimson Arcanium, Demoniac, Faust (Emperor), Forgotten Woods, Grand Belial’s Key, Infernum, Nefarius, Nebelburg, The Black Order, Summoning, Tumulus, and more. Cheers to the Dark Legions for archiving this.

 

November 30, 2016 | Categories: Ancient (NOR), Behemoth (POL), Black Funeral (US), Darkness Enshroud (US), Demoniac (NZ), Emperor (NOR), Faust (Emperor), Grand Belial's Key (US), Infernum (POL), Satanism - Occult, Summoning (AU), The Art of Necronomicon (AU), Uncategorized, Venom (UK) | 1 Comment

Exhume Zine #4 (Tennessee, USA) July 1993

Exhume Zine #4 (Tennessee, USA) July 1993. Editor: James Kelly Enochs III.

This was the fourth and final issue of Exhume (issue #3 was put up a while ago), and like the previous, it was stapled on thick, copied paper. This makes for some hard eye-squint reading in places, but nothing that zooming in can not fix. The editorial reflects the interesting time that was 1993 in the underground, as ‘first wave’ death metal bands were either breaking up, getting weird/stagnating/soft, or signing to major labels. Some bands you may know like Samael, who are still going today, and others like Afflicted and Seance were very cool bands that broke up shortly thereafter. Also check  scene reports from Lithuania and New Zealand, as well as an interview with Metalion of the Slayer Zine from Norway.

November 6, 2011 | Categories: Absu (US), Acheron (US), Adverts, Afflicted (SWE), Ancient Rites (BEL), Blood (GER), Denial of God (DEN), Eve of Mourning (US), Excidium (IT), Excruciating Terror (US), Exhume Zine (US), Furbowl (SWE), Grand Belial's Key (US), Head Not Found Productions (NOR), Lithuania Scene Report, Necrony (SWE), Necrosanct (UK), New Zealand Scene Report, Reviews, Samael (SWTZ), Seance (SWE), Slayer Zine (NOR), Symphony of Grief (US), Varathron (GR) | Leave a comment