Metal History Through Fanzines

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Heresy Magazine #3 (Australia) 1998

Heresy Magazine #3 (Australia) 1998. Editor: “Jason M. Healey”

Zine produced by Atomizer (AUS) vocalist Jason Healey from the late 90s focusing on dark-death and black metal, with interviews, info and features on Agatus, Angelcorpse, Blot Mine, Burzum, Desaster, Destroyer 666, Gospel of the Horns, Helheim, Marduk, Mayhem, Mortuary Oath, Pentacle, Tyrant, Usurper, Vital Remains, Vulpecula and more. Thanks to Pawel W. for scanning and sharing his copy.

 

January 14, 2017 | Categories: Agatus (GRE), Angelcorpse (US), Atomizer (AUS), Blot Mine (SWE), Burzum (NOR), Demo Reviews, Desaster (GER), Destroyer 666 (AUS), Gospel of the Horns (AUS), Helheim (NOR), Heresy Magazine (AUS), Marduk (SWE), Mayhem (NOR), Modern Invasion Records (AUS), Mortuary Oath (US), Necropolis Records (US), Pentacle (NL), Primitive Art Recrods, Reviews, Uncategorized, Usurper (US), Velvet Music (FRA), Vital Remains (US), Vulpecula (US) | 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

Petrified #2 (USA – Florida) Winter, 1993

Petrified #2 (USA – Florida) Winter, 1993. Editor: “Thorns (Sentis)”

Another one from Full Moon Productions’ zine extension (courtesy of the scanning work from Tezcat from the NWN! board – many thanks/gracias) This one is also very timely, packed with tons of interviews/features/reviews from the pivotal underground year of 1993, including Absu, Behemoth, Black Crucifixion, Carbonized, Skeletal Earth, Cradle of Filth, Emperor, Equinox, Gorgoroth, Impaled Nazarene, Immortal, Mortiis, Necromantia, Occult, Pan-Thy-Monium, Opeth, Primordial, Profanatica, Sinister, Necrony, Typhon, Blod, Unholy, and more…

 

 

May 17, 2015 | Categories: Absu (US), Alastis (SWZ), Algaion (SWE), Astaroth (US), Behemoth (POL), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Blood (GER), Carbonized (SWE), Convulse (FIN), Cradle of Filth (UK), Emperor (NOR), Enslaved (NOR), Equimanthorn (US), Equinox (US), Gorgoroth (NOR), Immortal (NOR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Katatonia (SWE), Marduk (SWE), Mortiis (NOR), Necromantia (GR), Occult (NL), Pan-Thy-Monium (SWE), Petrified (US), Phlebotomized (NL), Pyogenesis (GER), Reviews, Skeletal Earth (US), Typhon (COL), Unholy (FIN), Vomitory (SWE), Xysma (FIN) | Leave a 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

Slayer Zine #10 (Norway) 1994

Slayer Zine #10 (Norway). 1994. Editor: “Metalion” (highlights)

This is a massive issue, 75+ pages of (nearly all) black metal, featuring almost every major name in the scene at the time. Printed on thick paper, with a red cover, it ushered in yet another step in great quality from this long running Norwegian zine. Also check out the Bazillion Points Press of the “Slayer Mag Diaries” -out now. Highlights include VERY early interviews with Opeth (even before Timo Ketola masterfully reworked their logo) and Dissection, right after the release of The Somberlain. For dark humor, I suggest the great answers provided in both the Nifelheim and Sadistik Exekution interviews. And well, for all the black metal history buffs, this one is just stocked with it (check out the prison interview with Thorns) . Also of note is the fantastic Bathory retrospective.

July 14, 2011 | Categories: Abruptum (SWE), Absu (US), Adverts, Bathory (SWE), Burzum (NOR), Cradle of Filth (UK), Dark Funeral (SWE), Darkthrone (NOR), Deceased (US), Dissection (SWE), Emperor (NOR), Enslaved (NOR), Equimanthorn (US), Euronymous (NOR), Gehenna (NOR), In The Woods (NOR), Insanity (US), Marduk (SWE), Mayhem (NOR), Mortiis (NOR), Mysticum (NOR), Necrovore (US), Nifelheim (SWE), Opeth (SWE), Ophthalamia (SWE), Order From Chaos (US), Reviews, Sadistic Intent (US), Sadistik Exekution (AUS), Satyricon (NOR), Slayer Zine (NOR), The 3rd and the Mortal (NOR), Thorns (NOR), Thou Shalt Suffer (NOR), Ulver (NOR) | Leave a comment