Metal History Through Fanzines

Tankard (GER)

Loud ‘N’ Proud #2 (East Germany) 1990

Loud ‘N’ Proud #2 (East Germany) 1990. Editor: “Andreas Schoewe” (auf Deutsch)

Second issue of this East German zine [“Das Erste Hard Rock und Heavy Metal Journal der DDR”] – this time a bit more even and coming into form – [again, I was told that this was the first hard rock/metal zine to come from the former East Germany (Rostock-Deutsche Demokratische Republik or DDR/GDR) prior to reunification]. Once more, a great window into the German metal/Hard Rock scene in the late 1980s/early 1990 with a live review of Black Sabbath and Running Wild, interviews and features with Headless, Holy Moses, Majk Mati, Mania, Treat, Viper, Mordred, Sabbat, Risk, Rosa Rock, Scanner, a Bon Scott tribute, a Heavy Metal against AIDS feature, plus album reviews and a Sodom lyrics thing and a Tankard pic I have not seen before. (Thanks to N. Barsch for sharing).

 

 

September 30, 2017 | Categories: AC/DC (AUS), Black Sabbath (UK), Germany Scene Report, Holy Moses (GER), Loud 'N' Proud (GDR), Mania (GER), Mordred (US), Playlists, Reviews, Risk (GER), Running Wild (GER), Sabbat (UK), Scanner (GER), Tankard (GER), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Battlefield #5 (GER) 1985 (auf Deutsch)

Battlefield #5 (GER) 1985. Editor: “Markus Zimmerman” (auf Deutsch)

Another mid-80s classic from D-land, with interviews, live reviews, and features on Agent Steel, Tankard, At War, Cryptic Slaughter, Death, Sons of Satan, Desaster Area, Exodus, Helloween, Destruction, Hallows Eve, Jag Panzer, Metallica, Hirax, Dark Angel, Kreator, Messiah, Samhain (GER), Possessed, Slaughter (CAN), Angel Dust, Savage Grace, Sodom, Slayer, Venom, Exodus, Atomkraft, Violent Force and more…thanks to Battlefild-Magazine.de. PDF up in DL section.

 

May 10, 2016 | Categories: Agent Steel (US), Angel Dust (GER), At War (US), Atomkraft (UK), Cryptic Slaughter (US), Dark Angel (US), Death (US), Destruction (GER), Exodus (US), Hallows Eve (US), Helloween (GER), Hirax (US), Jag Panzer (US), Kreator (GER), Messiah (SWZ), Possessed (US), Savage Grace (US), Slaughter (CAN), Slayer (US), Sodom (GER), Tankard (GER), Uncategorized, Venom (UK), Violent Force (GER) | 1 Comment

Death Speaks #1 (Yugoslavia) 1985

Death Speaks #1 (Yugoslavia) 1985. Editor: “Boštjan Jurečič“

From the former Yugoslavia, mid-80s extremity in all its tattered glory (this appears to have originated from the Dark Legions archive by the way). Features and interviews with At War, Kreator, Hirax, Iron Angel, Tankard, Viper (France), a Yugoslavian scene report and a tiny bit more. PDF up in the download section.

 

February 12, 2015 | Categories: At War (US), Death Speaks (YUG), Hirax (US), Iron Angel (GER), Kreator (GER), Tankard (GER), Uncategorized, Yugoslavian Scene Report | Leave a comment

Raise the Dead #1 (Germany) 1984

Raise the Dead #1 (Germany) 1984. Editors: “Timo Weber” (auf Deutsch)

Lots of history packed in this one. Whether you can read German or not, it is still worth a gander for the original artwork from Away (Voivod) and the early Death feature…one of the earliest I have ever seen (on their first Death by Metal demo). Also interviews, info and/or features with Acid, Iron Angel, Overkill, Tankard, Celtic Frost, Destruction, Exciter, Hirax, Liege Lord, Sodom, Metallica, Motorhead, Nasty Savage, Artillery, Venom, Overdose, Mania, Vortex, Sons of Satan, Steel Assassin, Whiplash, Zoetrope, and more… [PDF up in DL section]

December 12, 2014 | Categories: Acid (GER), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Death (US), Destruction (GER), Exciter (CAN), Hirax (US), Iron Angel (GER), Leige Lord (US), Mania (GER), Metallica (US), Motorhead (UK), Nasty Savage (US), News, Overkill (US), Playlists, Raise the Dead (GER) (auf Deutsch), Reviews, Sodom (GER), Tankard (GER), Uncategorized, Venom (UK), Voivod (CAN), Vortex (NETH), Whiplash (US), Zoetrope (US) | Leave a comment

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

Totentanz #2 (Germany) 1988 (auf Deutsch)

Totentanz #2 (Germany) 1988 (auf Deutsch) Editor: “Arno Brettraeger” (+Mitarbeiter: Thomas Hanzen)

A nice one from Germany (thanks much to B.B. for this great classic from the late 80’s!). If you can read German, you are in luck, if not, still some great content..check out the early Nuclear Blast ad for example, back when the label was punk (!) Features/interviews with the likes of Assassin, At War, Coroner, Deathrow, Solitude, Living Death, Revelation, Rage, Poltergeist, Tanakard, Voivod, and much more…

July 19, 2013 | Categories: Aaarrg Records (GER), Assassin (GER), At War (US), Burnt Offering (US-IL), Coroner (SWZ), Deathcore (GER), Deathrow (GER), Desexult (DEN), Inhuman Conditions (GER), Living Death (GER), Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Poltergeist (SWTZ), Rage (GER), Revelation (US), Reviews, Solitude Aeturnus (US), Surgeon (GER), Tankard (GER), Totentanz (Ger) Auf Deutsch, Toxic Shock (GER), Voivod (CAN) | 1 Comment