Metal History Through Fanzines

Rot (BZL)

Gospel of Darkness #2 (Spain) 1994

Gospel of Darkness #2 (Spain) 1994. Editor: “Dani” (en Español)

Massive Spanish zine that heavily reflects the Spanish scene from early 90s w/ a LOT of Iberian bands (plus some nice surprises from elsewhere). Features, reviews and interviews with Avulsed, Blood Duster, Brazil and Lithuania scene reports, Decayed, Dead Christ, Dismal, Gore Beyond Necropsy, Gut, Rot, Hordes, Impaled Nazarene, Deteriorate, Haemmorhage, Infestus, Fermento, Golgotha, Human Waste, Wretched, Mortuary Drape, Necromantia, Moredor, Masacre, In the Woods, In Torment, Chemical Breath, Putrid Offal, Unnatural and many more…thanks to Marcos from the Galician Death Metal Antiquarium for pointing it my way, via original host librometalextremo.com.

 

May 26, 2017 | Categories: Adipocere Records (FRA), Avulsed (SP), Blood Duster (AUS), Brazil Scene Report, Deteriorate (US), Displeased Records (NL), Fermento (SP), Gore Beyond Necropsy (JPN), Gospel of Darkness (SP-Español), Gut (GER), Haemorrhage (SP), Hordes (NL), Human Waste (SP), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), In The Woods (NOR), Lithuania Scene Report, Masacre (COL), Mortuary Drape (IT), Necromantia (GR), Putrid Offal (FR), Rot (BZL), Spain scene report, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Vital Wound #2 (Lithuania) 1992

Vital Wound #2 (Lithuania) 1992. Editors: “Sarunas Sabaitis” and “Mindaugas Lapinskas”

Interviews and features with Altar (SWE), Anathema, Ancient Rites, At the Gates, Balance of Terror Zine, Devastation, Edge of Sanity, Norwegian and Polish scene reports, Impetigo, Meat Shits, Nuclear Death, Rot, Seance, Thanatos, Fear Factory, Extreme Smoke and much more…

March 18, 2014 | Categories: Adversary (US), Adverts, Altar (SWE), Anathema (UK), Ancient Rites (BEL), At The Gates (SWE), Balance of Terror Zine (CAN), Dan Swanö (SWE), Devastation (US), Edge of Sanity (SWE), Extreme Smoke (SVN), Fear Factory (US), Impetigo (US), Meat Shits (US), Nausea (US), Norway Scene Report, Nuclear Death (US), Osmose Productions (FR), Polish Scene Report, Reviews, Rot (BZL), Seance (SWE), Skeletal Earth (US), Skin Chamber (US), Thanatos (NL), Uncategorized, Vital Wound (LTU) | Leave a comment

Witchcraft #1 (Germany) 1993

Witchcraft #1 (Germany) 1993. Editor: “Stefan Löns”

This issue from Germany (in English) featured a (mostly) darker, black and black/death/doom focus — right on time for a number foundational bands’ first and second albums. Miasma from Austria are on the cover (who released their debut through Lethal Records back then). Features Samael, Emperor, Immortal, Dark Tranquillity, Ancient Rites, Bethlehem, Avulsed, Unholy, Impaled Nazarene (always fun!), Martyrium (pre-Secrets of the Moon), Necrotion, Profanatica, as well as features or classic ads on Eihal Records, Lethal Records, Mayhemic Death Dist., Osmose and more. (Thanks Stefan).

October 26, 2013 | Categories: Adverts, Amon (CZ), Ancient Rites (BEL), Avulsed (SP), Bethlehem (GER), Dark Millennium (GER), Eihal Records, Emperor (NOR), Fanzines, Immortal (NOR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Lethal Records, Martyrium (GER), Mayhemic Death Dist., Necrotion (US), News, Osmose Productions (FR), Other, Profanatica (US), Reviews, Rot (BZL), Samael (SWTZ), Unholy (FIN), Witchcraft (GER), Zine Reviews | 2 Comments

Diarium Autopsia # 2 (Finland) 1992

Diarium Autopsia # 2 (Finland) 1992. Editors: Heidi Lipsanen and Sonja Kangas

This fantastic, yet short lived zine was stapled and photocopied, but read and felt like a professional. From Finland, yet written in great English, it focused on the Finnish scene extensively (with fun pre-Rotten Sound interview with Vomiturition, and other stuff like Mordicus and Belial). Also features cool interviews with early Swedish notables like Afflicted and Liars in Wait (w/ Kristian Wahlin), and the interview with Mike Patton/Mr. Bungle is pretty exceptional. Plus Thromdarr, Rot, Uncanny, Sentenced, Pestigore, Paradise Lost, Napalm Death, The Corpse Grinders, Lubricant, Incantation, Exempt, Dismember, Decomposed, Ancient Rites, Amorphis and more..

January 4, 2011 | Categories: Afflicted (SWE), Amorphis (FIN), Ancient Rites (BEL), Belial (FIN), Decomposed (UK), Diarium Autopsia Zine (FIN), Dismember (SWE), Drowned Productions (SP), Exempt (SWE), Head Not Found Productions (NOR), Incantation (US), Liers In Wait (SWE), Lubricant (FIN), Mordicus (FIN), Mr. Bungle (US), Napalm Death (UK), Paradise Lost (UK), Pestigore (FIN), Polish Scene Report, Rot (BZL), Sentenced (FIN), Thromdarr (FIN), Uncanny (SWE), Vomiturition (FIN) | 1 Comment