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Kill Yourself!!! #5 (Finland) (1997)

Kill Yourself!!! #5 (Finland) (1997). Editors: “Esa Lahdenperä” & “Timo Sitomaniemi”

 

Late 90s cult Finnish zine focusing on primarily black metal. This issue has interviews and features with/on Abruptum, Black Funeral, Bathory, Behemoth, Demonic, Denial of God, Det Hedenske Volk, Falkenbach, Marduk, Thromdarr, Thy Serpent, Triumphator, Wanderer, reviews, gig reviews, stories and more. Thanks very much to Matin V. for scanning, from the personal archives of sir Risto. PDF up in downloads.

 

December 21, 2019 | Categories: Abruptum (SWE), Adverts, Bathory (SWE), Behemoth (POL), Black Funeral (US), Demonic (NOR), Denial of God (DEN), Det Hedenske Folk (NOR), Falkenbach (GER), Kill Yourself (FIN), Live Reviews, Marduk (SWE), Mayhem (NOR), Solistitium Records, Thromdarr (FIN), Thy Serpent (FIN), Triumphator (SWE), Wanderer (FIN) | Leave a comment

Blasphemous #2 (Greece) 1992

Blasphemous #2 (Greece) 1992. Editors: “Morbid”, “John”, “Stephan” and “Photis”

Second issue of this cult Greek zine, overflowing with exaltations and inebriations most foul and horrendous! with Abysmal, Lemegethon, Acheron, Amorphis, Winged, Ancient Rites, Edge of Sanity, At the Gates, Afflicted, Black Prophecies, Tormentor, Blood, Bolt Thrower, Solitude, Cartilage, Ceremonial Oath, Emperor, Crematorium, Demigod, Putrid Offal, Demoncy, Obsecration, Desultory, Nocturnal Death, Enslaver, Epitaph, Mutation, Excidium, Fester, Decay, Impaled Nazarene, Mourning, My Dying Bride, Necrophobic, Order From Chaos, Nergal, Possessed, Bestial Summoning, Sadist, Profanatica, Sentenced, Chorus of Ruin, Sinister, Enslaved, The Gathering, Armoured Angel, Thergothon, Tiamat, Abruptum, Unholy and more…again, thanks to the Profane swamp goat for sharing!

 

 

November 6, 2018 | Categories: Abruptum (SWE), Abysmal (NOR), Acheron (US), Adverts, Afflicted (SWE), Amorphis (FIN), Ancient Rites (BEL), Armoured Angel (AUS), At The Gates (SWE), Belial (FIN), Bestial Summoning (NL), Blasphemous (GRE), Blood (GER), Bolt Thrower (UK), Cartilage (FIN), Ceremonial Oath (SWE), Chorus of Ruin (UK), Demigod (FIN), Demoncy (US), Desultory (SWE), Edge of Sanity (SWE), Emperor (NOR), Enslaved (NOR), Excidium (IT), Goatpenis (BZL), Greek Scene Report, Impaled Nazarene (FIN), My Dying Bride (UK), Necrophobic (SWE), Obscure (SP), Order From Chaos (US), Playlists, Possessed (US), Profanatica (US), Putrid Offal (FR), Reviews, Sadist (IT), Satanism - Occult, Seance (SWE), Sentenced (FIN), Sinister (NL), Solitude (US-DE), The Gathering (NL), Thergothon (FIN), Tiamat (SWE), Tormentor (NL), Uncategorized, Unholy (FIN) | 1 Comment

Agony #1 (Poland) 1991(in Polish)

Agony #1 (Poland) 1991. Editor: “Adam Rozciecha” (in Polish)

With interviews and features in the Polish: Sinister, Demigod, Thou Shalt Suffer, Mexican Scene Report, Dead Infection, Dark Tranquillity, Fleshcrawl, Exulceration, Mortuary Drape, Necrolatry, Superation, Freddie Kruger, Algo, Ancient Rites, Wild Rags, Morten, Hetsheads, Misanthrope, Exmortes, Anatomy, Amorphis, Pandemonium, Monstrosity, Thanatos, Astaroth and more…

 

May 9, 2017 | Categories: Adverts, Agony Zine (POL) (polish), Amorphis (FIN), Ancient Rites (BEL), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Dead Infection (POL), Demigod (FIN), Exulceration (SWZ), Fleshcrawl (GER), Hetsheads (SWE), Mexican Scene Report, Misanthrope (FR), Monstrosity (US), Mortem (NOR), Mortuary Drape (IT), Necromantia (GR), Pandemonium (POL), Relapse Records (US), Reviews, The Wild Rag! (USA), Thou Shalt Suffer (NOR), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Mortuary #3 (Germany) 1992.

Mortuary #3 (Germany) 1992. Editor: “Christian Hillenbrand”

Massive German zine (in English) packed with tons of reviews and (brief) interviews targeting many of the underground’s death and black metal notables of 1992, as well as zine editors like those from Slayer and Isten, and even Earache Records (with Pete Lee from Lawnmower Deth representing). Features Beherit, Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Dark Tranquillity, Darkified, Dark Millenium, Fleshcrawl, Demigod, Desultory, Furbowl, Goatlord, Goreaphobia, Gorefest, Inverted, Hetsheads, Malaphar, Mega-Slaughter, Immolation, Necrophobic, My Dying Bride, Mould, Pan-Thy-Monium, Samael, Tiamat, Traumatic and more. Thanks to Stefan Lons for sharing!

September 5, 2016 | Categories: Adverts, Beherit (FIN), Benediction (UK), Bolt Thrower (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Cemetary (SWE), Cremetory (SWE), Dark Millennium (GER), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Demigod (FIN), Demo Reviews, Desultory (SWE), Earache Records (UK), Fleshcrawl (GER), Furbowl (SWE), Goatlord (US), Goreaphobia (US), Gorefest (NL), Hetsheads (SWE), Immolation (US), Inverted (SWE), Isten (FIN), Massacre (US), Mortuary Zine (GER), My Dying Bride (UK), Necrophobic (SWE), News, Pan-Thy-Monium (SWE), Playlists, Reviews, Samael (SWTZ), Slaughter Records, Slayer Zine (NOR), Tiamat (SWE), Uncategorized, Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

Pure Fucking Hell #2 (FIN) 1994

Pure Fucking Hell #2 (FIN) 1994. Editor: “Pete Ilvespakka”

Zine from former Depravity (among other acts) bassist ‘Pete’ Ilvespakka, features a number of highly regarded early 90s underground icons, including No Fashion Records, Enslaved, Emperor, Varathron, Deranged, Merciless, Mortuary Drape, Occult, Order From Chaos, Pungent Stench, Tormentor (HUN), Beherit, Ancient Rites, and much more. Credit and thanks to deathmetal.org and original scanner/owner.

 

August 14, 2016 | Categories: Adverts, Ancient Rites (BEL), Astaroth (US), Beherit (FIN), Deranged (SWE), Dismember (SWE), Emperor (NOR), Enslaved (NOR), Mayhem (NOR), Merciless (SWE), Mortuary Drape (IT), No Fashion Records (SWE), Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Occult (NL), Order From Chaos (US), Osmose Productions (FR), Pungent Stench (AU), Pure Fucking Hell (FIN), Sigh (JPN), Tormentor (HU), Uncategorized, Varathron (GR) | Leave a comment

Thrash’em All #3 (Poland) 1988

Thrash’em All #3 (Poland) 1988. Editor: “Mariusz Kmiołek” (in Polish)

Early issue of this pioneering Polish fanzine/magazine. In Polish, but even if you can’t read it, still a cool look into the dedicated, passionate world of the East Bloc underground in the 80’s…I am sure this was not easy to put together. Live reviews, features and interviews with The Great Kat, Running Wild, Holy Terror, Anthrax, Exumer, Satan, Minotaur, Wilczy/Wolf Spider, Merciless Death (POL) Kreon, Raxas, Haron, Metal Mind records, reviews and more…

January 10, 2016 | Categories: Adverts, Anthrax (US), Holy Terror (US), Live Reviews, Merciless Death (POL), Playlists, Polish Scene Report, Running Wild (GER), The Great Kat (US), Thrash Em All (Poland) (Polish), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Circle of the Impious Mortals #2 (Germany) 1992

Circle of the Impious Mortals #2 (Germany) 1992. Editor: “Nyarlathotep”

German zine that featured a variety of genres, mixed with Satanic imagery and themes (the editor even has an essay outlining the reasoning behind it). Also reviews of demos in a critical year for the underground, with features/interviews on Impaled Nazarene, Sepulchral (FR), Beherit, Golem, Ceremony, Extrema, Lethal Prayer, Witches, Mythic, Overlord, a Spanish scene report and more…(thanks S.L.)

 

December 27, 2015 | Categories: Adverts, Beherit (FIN), Ceremony (NL), Circle of the Impious Mortals (GER), Demo Reviews, Extrema (IT), Golem (GER), Mythic (US), Overlord (GER), Satanism - Occult, Sepulchral (FR), Spain scene report, Witches (FR), Zine Reviews | 1 Comment

Sombre Eve #1 (Australia) 1992

Sombre Eve #1 (Australia) 1992. Editors: “Shane” and “Tracey”

From down under, a crude DIY-hitter with a good mix of underground icons, death, black and cult doom, a Netherlands scene report (VERY brief, by Hans from The Gathering), reviews, a “what is doom?” survey, plus interviews and features/bio with Aetiology, Anathema, Beelzebub (NOR), Blasphemy, Decomposed, Entombed, Eternal (UK), Flesh, God Forsaken, Grief, Immortal, Impaled Nazarene, Master’s Hammer, Mayhem, Necrotion, Herve from Osmose Productions, Pan-Thy-Monium, Portrayal, the Gathering and more…thanks to S.L. for the submission

 

November 28, 2015 | Categories: Adverts, Anathema (UK), Beelzebub (NOR), Blasphemy (CAN), Decomposed (UK), Demo Reviews, Electric Wizard (UK), Entombed (SWE), Eternal (UK), Godforsaken (FIN), Grief (US), Immortal (NOR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Master's Hammer (CZ), Mayhem (NOR), Necrotion (US), Netherlands Scene Report, Osmose Productions (FR), Pan-Thy-Monium (SWE), Portrayal (AUS), Reviews, Sombre Eve (AUS), The Gathering (NL), Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Possessor Terror #4 (Chile) 1992

Possessor Terror #4 (Chile) 1992. Editors: “Francisco “Panchy”” + Jimmy y Carlos (en Español)

Another one from Chile, with features/reviews/interviews in Embrionic Death, Naked City, Nuclear Blast Records, Carnal Dissection, Krabathor, UGB, Peruvian Scene report, Impaled Nazarene, & Minutes of Nausea, Disastrous Murmur, Ministry, demo reviews and more. Thanks to Mario for sending in it.

 

July 27, 2015 | Categories: Adverts, Carnal Dissection (US), Demo Reviews, Disastrous Murmur (AU), Embrionic Death (US), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Krabathor (CZ), News, Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Peru Scene Report, Playlists, Possessor Terror (CH), Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Chaos #2 (Germany) 1994 (Auf Deutsch)

Chaos #2 (Germany) 1994. Editor: “Shenk” (Auf Deutsch)

Featuring Awakening, Celestial Season, Dawn (GER), Panacea, Desultory, Etherial Winds, Holy records (ad), Lacrimosa, Kataklysm, Inquisition (AU), Casket, Lake of Tears, Morbid Records (ad), Paradise Lost, Phlebotomized and…Shiver Records (WHO ripped me off in 1993, never forget – ha ha!!!!!) And TONS of reviews, auf Deutsch bitte! Thanks to S.L. for the scans. PDF up in D/L section.

 

July 3, 2015 | Categories: 7 inch Reviews, Adverts, Awakening (NL), Casket (GER), Celestial Season (NL), Chaos Zine (GER) (auf Deutsch), Dawn (GER), Demo Reviews, Desultory (SWE), Etherial Winds (NL), Holy Records, Inquisition (AU), Kataklysm (CAN), Lacrimosa (GER), Lake of Tears (SWE), Morbid Records (GER), Paradise Lost (UK), Phlebotomized (NL), Playlists, Reviews, Shiver Records, Uncategorized, Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

Satanic Death #3 (Japan) July,1988

Satanic Death #3 (Japan) July, 1988. Editor: “Satsuki Takashima”

Cult Japanese zine from ’88 that has been floating around online, so thanks to the original scanner for sharing. W/reviews, live report, playlists and a cool Brazil scene report, adz from Cogumelo and Wild Rags records, plus features and/or interviews with Old Lady Drivers, Atheist, Autopsy, Cianide, Cremains, Darkness, Dead Conspiracy, Holocausto, Mayhem (BZL), Deathpeed, Beleth, Messiah Death, Morbid Angel, Necromancer, Nunslaughter, Obliveon, Obscurity, Prime Evil, Rigor Mortis (NY -pre-Immolation), Sindrome, Mass Death, Tribulation, Usurper, Napalm Death, Witchhammer, Anialator (BZL), Anschluss, Arsenic, and more…

 

January 27, 2015 | Categories: Adverts, Atheist (US), Autopsy (US), Brazil Scene Report, Cianide (US), Cremains (CAN), Dead Conspiracy (US), Immolation (US), Live Reviews, Messiah Death (JPN), Morbid Angel (US), Nunslaughter (US), Obliveon (CAN), Obscurity (SWE), Old Lady Drivers (US), Playlists, Prime Evil (US), Reviews, Rigor Mortis (NY), Satanic Death (JPN), Sindrome (US), The Wild Rag! (USA), Tribulation (SWE), Uncategorized, Usurper (NL) | Leave a comment

No Trend Press #2 (Germany) 1987 (auf Deutsch)

No Trend Press #2 (Germany) 1987. Editors: “Boris Kadlicek” and “Servais Grivel” (auf Deutsch)

Crossover zine from ’87 with a good mix of thrash/core, hardcore and early death metal. In German (for those who can read it), features and interviews with Lärm, Annihilator, Cremains, Impetigo, Bad Attitude, Carcass, Autopsy, Chemical Waste, Realm, Atrophy, Desperate Minds, Messiah Death, Genoa, Kazjurol, Terminal Confusion, Lawnmower Death, Hellchild, Dead Conspiracy, Raging Fury, Macabre, Anacrusis,  Obliveon, Nox Mortis, Ice Age, Righteous Pigs, Savage Thrust, Despair, Sheer Terror, Shellshock, Malicious Grind, Sindrome, Wild Rags Records, and there is also an interesting anti-Carnivore rant, claiming they are nazis/fascists…I guess  Mr. Steele’s humour was lost in translation. Thanks to BERND B. for the contribution!

 

 

 

December 23, 2014 | Categories: Adverts, Anacrusis (US), Annihilator (CAN), Atrophy (US), Autopsy (US), Burnt Offering (US-IL), Carcass (UK), Carnivore (US), Cremains (CAN), Dead Conspiracy (US), Hellchild (JPN), Impetigo (US), Lawnmower Deth (UK), Lord Crucifier (IT/UK), Macabre (US), Messiah Death (JPN), No Trends Press (GER) (deutsch), Obliveon (CAN), Raging Fury (JPN), Realm (US), Righteous Pigs (US), Savage Thrust (US), Sindrome (US), The Accused (US), The Wild Rag! (USA), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Grave Disgrace #2 (Russia) 1993 (in Russian)

Grave Disgrace #2 (Russia) 1993. Editors: “Gladchenko Arkadiy” (in Russian)

Finally, a Russian zine! This one is packed – 84 pages – with long features on labels like Foundation 2000 (NL), Peaceville Records, and Wild Rags (California), as well as extensive scene reports and info on Russian bands from the time…all for those who can read it. If not, enjoy it anyway, and thanks to Супранов А.В. for sending it over and Anton for helping me figure out what was what, interviews and features with Agathocles, Autopsy, Azhubham Haani, Blasphemy, Bowels, Brainstorm, Catacomb, Cannibal Corpse, Corpse, Decomposed, Edge of Sanity, Deicide, Emperor, Carbonized, Exulceration, Firetower, Scaffold, God’s Tower, Gorefest, Skeletal Earth, Impetigo, Lazaret, Necropsychosis, Old Funeral, Possessed, Sarcoma, Morrisound/Scott Burns, Solemn, Suffer, Thou Shalt Suffer, Russian Winter and much more. PDF is up as well in the downloads section…