Metal History Through Fanzines

Lithuania Scene Report

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

MorticiaNumskull #8 (Netherlands) 1996 (Joint issue of Mortician and Numskull zines)

MorticiaNumskull  #8 (Netherlands) 1996 (Joint issue of Mortician and Numskull zines). Editors: “Wicliff Wolda” and “Harodl Dekkers”

Combined 8th issue of these 90’s Dutch zines, with a very well written and comprehensive review section – just a good survey of the transitional mid-90s weirdness in the underground at the time, lots of adverts from the avant-garde labels as well,  plus interviews/features on Celtic Frost, Cold Meat Industry (label), Misanthropy records, Infernal Majesty, artist Arjen Kunnen, Mortiis, October Tide, Paradigma, Shadow Dances, the Green River Killer and more… (Thanks Stef!) PDF up as well in DL sec.

 

 

October 13, 2015 | Categories: Arjen Kunnen (Artist), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Cold Meat Industry (label), Demo Reviews, Displeased Records (NL), Elend (FRA), Holy Records, Infernal Majesty (CAN), Lithuania Scene Report, Misanthropy Records, MortciaNumskull (Neth), Mortician Magazine (NETH), Mystic Production (POL), Napalm Records, Numskull (NETH), Osmose Productions (FR), Paradigma (NOR), Russian Scene Report, Shadow Dances (LITH), Wrong Again Records (SWE) | Leave a comment

Wounded #4 (Lithuania) 1993

Wounded #4 (Lithuania) 1993. Editor: “Minda “Plix” Lapinskas”

Lithuanian zine featuring a nice selection of early 90s-second generation underground favs, plenty of reviews (and even some early Mark Riddick work!) interviews and/or features with Anathema, Candiru, Devour, Edge of Sanity, Ghostorm, Gommorah, Impaled Nazarene, Meat Shits, Misanthrope, Mortem, Shiver Records – who ripped me off in 1993! Never forget! haha – Order From Chaos, Phlebotomized, Rage Magazine, Sapremia, Swans, The Gathering, and more…

 

June 2, 2014 | Categories: 7 inch Reviews, Adverts, Anathema (UK), Candiru (US), Demo Reviews, Devour (US), Edge of Sanity (SWE), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Lithuania Scene Report, Mark Riddick (Artist), Meat Shits (US), Misanthrope (FR), Mortem (PER), News, Order From Chaos (US), Phlebotomized (NL), Reviews, Sapremia (US), Swans (US), The Gathering (NL), Whores of Babylon (UK), Wounded (LTU) | Leave a comment

Exhume Zine #4 (Tennessee, USA) July 1993

Exhume Zine #4 (Tennessee, USA) July 1993. Editor: James Kelly Enochs III.

This was the fourth and final issue of Exhume (issue #3 was put up a while ago), and like the previous, it was stapled on thick, copied paper. This makes for some hard eye-squint reading in places, but nothing that zooming in can not fix. The editorial reflects the interesting time that was 1993 in the underground, as ‘first wave’ death metal bands were either breaking up, getting weird/stagnating/soft, or signing to major labels. Some bands you may know like Samael, who are still going today, and others like Afflicted and Seance were very cool bands that broke up shortly thereafter. Also check  scene reports from Lithuania and New Zealand, as well as an interview with Metalion of the Slayer Zine from Norway.

November 6, 2011 | Categories: Absu (US), Acheron (US), Adverts, Afflicted (SWE), Ancient Rites (BEL), Blood (GER), Denial of God (DEN), Eve of Mourning (US), Excidium (IT), Excruciating Terror (US), Exhume Zine (US), Furbowl (SWE), Grand Belial's Key (US), Head Not Found Productions (NOR), Lithuania Scene Report, Necrony (SWE), Necrosanct (UK), New Zealand Scene Report, Reviews, Samael (SWTZ), Seance (SWE), Slayer Zine (NOR), Symphony of Grief (US), Varathron (GR) | Leave a comment