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Blitzkrieg #3 (Germany) 1985 (auf Deutsch)

Blitzkrieg #3 (Germany) 1985. Editors: “Ralf Ludwig, Roland Dähne, Andreas Hartmann, Olaf Moretzki” (auf Deutsch)

Exceptional German zine from a great year in metal. Includes some pics that, at least I, have not seen before from Death, Celtic Frost and others. Features/Reviews and interviews with Overkill, Death, Bathory, Enforcer, Black Virgin, Iron Angel, Medieval, Nigro Mantia, Angel Dust, Poison (GER), Backwater, Nasty Savage, Savage Grace, Siren, Warfare and Venom. I found this one on an older hard drive, so not sure who originally scanned this/sent it, but thanks from all of us. PDF up as well in D/L section.

 

February 8, 2016 | Categories: Angel Dust (GER), Bathory (SWE), Blitzkrieg (GER) auf Deutsch, Celtic Frost (SWZ), Death (US), Germany Scene Report, Iron Angel (GER), Nasty Savage (US), Overkill (US), Playlists, Poison (GER), Reviews, Savage Grace (US), Uncategorized, Venom (UK) | Leave a comment

Daemonium Aeturnus #2 (Netherlands) 1992

Daemonium Aeturnus #2 (Netherlands) 1992. Editor: “The Unsane”

Featuring Barathrum, Beherit, Immortal, Abruptum, Impurity, Impaled Nazarene, Lullaby, Mortuary Drape, Perdition Hearse, Goatpenis, Noctran Demanto, Thorns, Mayhem, Euronymous etc. Credit/kiitos : Originally posted online by Asmodian Coven, and scanned by Kurgan.

 

August 16, 2015 | Categories: Abruptum (SWE), Barathrum (FIN), Beherit (FIN), Daemonium Aeternus (NETH), Goatpenis (BZL), Immortal (NOR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Lullaby (BZL), Mayhem (NOR), Mortuary Drape (IT), Noctran Demanto (BEL), Perdition Hearse (NOR), Poison (GER), Reviews, Thorns (NOR), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Blackthorn #2 (Denmark) Aug-Sept 1985

Blackthorn #2 (Denmark) Aug-Sept 1985. Editors: “Henk Leviathan” and “Esben Slot Sørensen”

Second issue of this cult Danish fanzine. Highlights include King Diamond interview discussing his departure from Mercyful Fate and a brief Carnivore chat with the whole band, plus interviews and/or features with Bathory, Voivod, Slayer, Sodom, At War, Monolith, Bulldozer, Kim Sixx, Onslaught (UK and US), Mayhem (GER), Poison (GER), Siren, Sons of Satan, Overkill (GER), Ghostrider, Blacktask, Vicious Barreka, and more….[Thanks to Tawfik from Zombi Danz for the contribution]

 

November 22, 2014 | Categories: Artillery (DEN), At War (US), Bathory (SWE), Bulldozer (IT), Carnivore (US), Danish Scene Report, King Diamond (DEN), Mercyful Fate (DK), News, Onslaught (UK), Playlists, Poison (GER), Reviews, Siren (US), Slayer (US), Sodom (GER), Uncategorized, Voivod (CAN) | 3 Comments

Slayer #5 (Norway) 1987

Slayer #5 (Norway). 1987. Editor: “Metalion”

Fifth issue from long running, legendary Norwegian zine/”mag”…as only Metalion could deliver. Timely and historic features/reviews and interviews with Annihilator, Bathory, Black Uniforms, Mutilator, Aggression, Incubus, Kreator, Massacre, Mayhem, Mefisto, Messiah, Morbid Angel, Mutilator, Napalm Death, Nuclear Death, Obscurity, Poison (GER), Sabbat (YES!), Sadist, Sadus, Satan’s Holocaust, Schizo, Aggressor, Sepultura, Slaughter Lord, Slayer, Sodom, Soothsayer, Tribulation, Vulcano, Wehrmacht, and more…(thanks S.L.!)  ALSO SLAYER #5 and #7 ARE BOTH UP IN THE PDF DOWNLOADS SECTION NOW.

October 1, 2014 | Categories: Aggression (CAN), Annihilator (CAN), Demo Reviews, Incubus (US), Kreator (GER), Massacre (US), Mayhem (NOR), Mefisto (SWE), Messiah (SWZ), Morbid Angel (US), Mutilator (BRZ), Napalm Death (UK), Nuclear Death (US), Obscurity (SWE), Poison (GER), Reviews, Sabbat (UK), Sadus (US), Satan's Holocaust (GER), Schizo (IT), Sepultura (BZL), Slaughter Lord (AUS), Slayer (US), Slayer Zine (NOR), Sodom (GER), Soothsayer (CAN), Tribulation (SWE), Uncategorized, Vulcano (BRZ), Wehrmacht (US), Zine Reviews | 2 Comments

Speed Attack #2 (Germany) 1985 (auf Deutsch)

Speed Attack #2 (Germany) 1985. (auf Deutsch) Editors: “Michael Trengert and Peter Zohren”

Second issue of this German zine featured last month, released in the year of 1985. Again, one of the editors was Michael Trengert, who went on to be one of the Summer Breeze Festival (GER) organizers and also a former European manager of Metal Blade Records, and recently passed away. Just a great layout, very readable (if you can read German) and featuring both underground German favorites as well as future stars, including Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus, Slayer, Destruction, Zoetrope, Enforcer, Hallows Eve, Iron Angel, Mercyful Fate, Monolith (Italy), Avenger, Omen, Possessed, Sacred Rite, Steel Vengeance, Tankard, Overkill, Voivod, and more…

 

 

November 11, 2013 | Categories: Avenger (GER), Destruction (GER), Exodus (US), Hallows Eve (US), Iron Angel (GER), Megadeth (US), Mercyful Fate (DK), Metallica (US), Monolith (IT), Omen (US), Overkill (US), Poison (GER), Possessed (US), Reviews, Sacred Rite (US), Slayer (US), Speed Attack (GER) auf Deutsch, Steel Vengeance (US), Tankard (GER), Voivod (CAN), Zoetrope (US) | 1 Comment

Battlefield #6 (GER) 1986 (auf Deutsch)

Battlefield #6 (GER) 1986. Editors: “Armin Nolzen” and “Bernd Backhaus” (auf Deutsch)

Speed/thrash/crossover classic zine from Germany, a mid-80s DIY beast with interviews and write-ups on many great bands in their demo-days/first album-era – including Detente, Death, Onslaught, Heresy, Concrete Sox, Holy Terror, Lethal Aggression, Assassin, Poison (Ger), Excel, Desexult, Kreator/Destruction/Rage live review, Negazione, Sacrifice, Schizo, Voivod, Heathen, Raw Power and more (THX B.B.!).

September 26, 2013 | Categories: Assassin (GER), Battlefield (GER), Death (US), Desexult (DEN), Destruction (GER), Detente (US), Excel (US), Holy Terror (US), Kreator (GER), Lethal Aggression (US), Live Reviews, Negazione (IT), Onslaught (UK), Poison (GER), Rage (GER), Raw Power (IT), Reviews, Sacrifice (CAN), Schizo (IT), Thanatos (NL), Voivod (CAN), Wehrmacht (US) | 2 Comments

Phoenix Militia #7 (UK) 1987

Phoenix Militia #7 (UK) 1987. Editor: “Bill Steer”

Many thanks to Bernd B. again for a great contribution! This time it is the mega-classic from Bill Steer’s teenage years  –  be sure to check out the sincere and insightful editorial (btw this issue was photocopied and stapled 3 times from the front, which made it a very delicate operation to scan without splitting the pages, so some page-scans are unfortunately right on the border of the text). This issue features Bill’s influences heavily, stemming from both crossover/punk and metal, such as a very early demo-era incarnation of Napalm Death (before Bill was in the band), Hellbastard, an early interview with Jason Newsted (right after joining Metallica), Rapt, Desexult, Larm, Poison (GER) Anthrax, Discharge, Mace, Cryptic Slaughter and Extreme Noise Terror, plus write-ups and reviews on many others.

[edit Sept.27, 2016,  a note from a reader: just to give proper credits..Bill originally did a zine called “Violence & Force”, probably only 1 issue circa 1985. Pheonix Miltia/FTC was Pek and Middie’s creation..which they started in 1983 as a H.C. Punk zine but started covering Metal from the 5th issue on, Bill joined them at this point an maybe contributed the most in the later issues, but he didn’t start this fanzine.]

August 27, 2013 | Categories: Aggression (CAN), Anthrax (US), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Cryptic Slaughter (US), Demo Reviews, Desexult (DEN), Discharge (UK), Extreme Noise Terror (UK), Fanzines, Hellbastard (UK), Live Reviews, Mace (US), Metallica (US), Napalm Death (UK), News, Phoenix Militia (UK), Playlists, Poison (GER), Possessed (US), Repulsion (US), Reviews, Sepultura (BZL), Voivod (CAN), Zine Reviews | 4 Comments