Metal History Through Fanzines

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Metal Attack #7 (Italy) 1989/90 (Italiano)

Metal Attack #7 (Italy) 1989/90. Editors: “Venanzio Sony” (Italiano)

With interviews and features (for those who can read Italian) with Nocturnus, Samael, Peaceville Records, Creepin Death, Schizo, Thunderbolt, Extrema, GLAS, Morbid (SWE), Death, Devastation, Burnt Offering, Emptor, Necrodeath, Asphyx, Immolation, Demolition Hammer, Braindamage, Mayhem (NOR), Lunacy, Exodus, Death SS, Wench, Eversor, Sadus and more. Thanks/credits to original scanner, as well as org. host deathmetal.org.

 

 

March 27, 2016 | Categories: Asphyx (NL), Burnt Offering (US-IL), Death (US), Death SS (IT), Demolition Hammer (US), Devastation (US), Emptor (NOR), Eversor (IT), Exodus (US), Extrema (IT), Immolation (US), Italian Scene Report, Mayhem (NOR), Metal Attack (IT) (in Italian), Morbid (SWE), Necrodeath (IT), Nocturnus (US), Peaceville Records (UK), Sadus (US), Samael (SWTZ), Schizo (IT), 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…

 

 

 

December 5, 2014 | Categories: Adverts, Agathocles (BEL), Autopsy (US), Azhubham Haani (SWE), Blasphemy (CAN), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carbonized (SWE), Catacomb (IT), Decomposed (UK), Deicide (US), Edge of Sanity (SWE), Foundation 2000 Records, Gorefest (NL), Grave Disgrace (RUS) in Russian, Impetigo (US), Morrisound Studios (US), Old Funeral (NOR), Peaceville Records (UK), Possessed (US), Russian Scene Report, Sarcoma (US), Skeletal Earth (US), Suffer (SWE), Thou Shalt Suffer (NOR), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Vital Wound #3 (Lithuania) 1993

Vital Wound #3 (Lithuania) 1993. Editor: “Mindaugas Lapinskas”

Third issue – features and interviews with Azhubham Haani, Benediction, Blood Duster, Bolt Thrower, Cannibal Corpse, Conscious Rot, Dark Opera, Entombed, Exterminance, Fleshcrawl, Funcunt, Gore Movie reviews, Maltese scene report, My Dying Bride, At the Gates, Pentacrostic, Pestilence, Polish scene report, Putrid Offal, Rest in Peace and much more.

 

March 25, 2014 | Categories: 7 inch Reviews, Adverts, Anathema (UK), At The Gates (SWE), Azhubham Haani (SWE), Benediction (UK), Blood Duster (AUS), Bolt Thrower (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Conscious Rot (LTU), Demo Reviews, Entombed (SWE), Exterminance (US), Film Reviews, Fleshcrawl (GER), Horror Films, Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Maltese Scene Report, My Dying Bride (UK), News, Osmose Productions (FR), Peaceville Records (UK), Pestilence (NL), Polish Scene Report, Putrid Offal (FR), Uncategorized, Vital Wound (LTU), Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

Death Industry #4 (Lithuania) 1993

Death Industry #4 (Lithuania) 1993. Editors: “Ramūnas Platukis” and “Donatas Bagdonas” (English)

Features and interviews with My Dying Bride, Mortuary Drape, Samael (on their trip to Moscow), Trechoma Mag, Napalm Death (nice one with Barney!), Disharmonic Orchestra, Intense Agonizing, Ancient Rites, Atrofia Cerebral, Depravity, Audicion Irritable, Excess of Cruelty, Dragon, Impetigo (nice long one!), Gravid Rage Dist., Mass Psychosis, Black Power Records (GR), Cripple Bastards, Inverted, Korpse, Excavation, Forsaken, Excrescent (artist Mark Riddick‘s band), Ulcerous Phlegm, Sadness, Eterne, Dismal, reviews, and more. Thanks to Ra in Vilnius for the contrib.

January 19, 2014 | Categories: Death Industry (LTU), Depravity (FIN), Disharmonic Orchestra (AU), Dragon (POL), Impetigo (US), Inverted (SWE), Korpse (UK), Mark Riddick (Artist), Mass Psychosis (US), Mortuary Drape (IT), My Dying Bride (UK), Napalm Death (UK), Peaceville Records (UK), Samael (SWTZ), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Thrash Em All #1 (Poland) 1991 (In Polish)

Thrash Em All  (Poland) 1/1991. Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek” (In Polish)

Thanks to Paweł for the contribution. Another relic from the Polish scene to add to the collection. Features articles, pictures and/or interviews with Bendiction, Defecation, Carcass, Convulse, Cannibal Corpse, Death, Dorsal Atlantica, Exhorder, Kind Diamond, Loudblast, Master, Megadeth, Merciless, Paradise Lost, Pascal, Sadus, and more.

January 25, 2013 | Categories: Adverts, Benediction (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Convulse (FIN), Death (US), Defecation (UK-US), Demo Reviews, Dorsal Atlantica (BZL), Earache Records (UK), Exhorder (US), Incubus (US), King Diamond (DEN), Live Reviews, Loudblast (FR), Master (US), Megadeth (US), Merciless (SWE), News, Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Paradise Lost (UK), Peaceville Records (UK), Playlists, Polish Scene Report, Readers Poll, Sadus (US), Thrash Em All (Poland) (Polish), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Grind Zone #1 (Italy/Spain) ? 1994 (En Español)

Grind Zone #1 (Italy/Spain) ? 1994. Director: “Claudio Cubito” (En Español)

A somewhat mainstream Italian publication, translated into Spanish for Spain (and published by a German conglomerate!), yet containing many cult underground acts in their prime. This goes to show just how far the ‘underground’ was from being really underground by 1994 – only to collapse back into obscurity more or less by 1995-96. Features and interviews with Entombed, Cathedral, Asphyx, Burzum, Tiamat, Samael, Gorefest, Anathema, Amorphis, Cynic, In Flames, Doomstone, Dark Tranquillity, Expulsion, Misanthrope, Osmose Productions, Century Media, Nuclear Blast, Peaceville, Roadrunner, Death, Eucharist, Impaled Nazarene, Absu, Phlebotomized, Sadness, Schizo, Cradle of Filth, Mind Riot, Black Shine, and Sadist.

January 2, 2013 | Categories: Absu (US), Adverts, Amorphis (FIN), Anathema (UK), Asphyx (NL), Blackshine (SWE), Burzum (NOR), Cathedral (UK), Century Media Records, Cradle of Filth (UK), Cynic (US), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Death (US), Doomstone (US), Earache Records (UK), Entombed (SWE), Eucharist (SWE), Expulsion (SWE), Grind Zone (SP/IT), Holy Records, Impaled Nazarene (FIN), In Flames (SWE), Lucretia Records, Mind Riot (FIN), Misanthrope (FR), News, Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Osmose Productions (FR), Peaceville Records (UK), Phlebotomized (NL), Roadrunner Records (US), Sadist (IT), Sadness (SWZ), Schizo (IT), Sepultura (BZL) | 1 Comment

Mettalic Butcher #4 (Poland) 1992

Mettalic Butcher #4  (Poland) 1992. Editor: Rob Tarasiuk

EXCELLENT ZINE – VERY well laid out (with KILLER cover art!), put together by Mr. Tarasiuk, who apparently got most of the interviews and pics when he was in Belgium in 1991 or so (check out the editorial), catching all the classic tours of the 90-91 era…(really, who is not jealous reading this now?!) Numerous classic bands represented here, at the height of the ‘golden’ era of death metal, interviews with Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Cannibal Corpse, Carcass, Cathedral, Dark Tranquilitty, Dead Infection, Disgrace, Dismember, Gorefest, Grave, Immolation, Morbid Angel, My Dying Bride, and more…

 

October 18, 2012 | Categories: Adverts, Benediction (UK), Bolt Thrower (UK), Cannibal Corpse (US), Carcass (UK), Cathedral (UK), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Dead Infection (POL), Disgrace (FIN), Dismember (SWE), Gorefest (NL), Grave (SWE), Immolation (US), Mettalic Butcher (POL), Morbid Angel (US), My Dying Bride (UK), Peaceville Records (UK), Reviews | Leave a comment

Thy Kingdom Come #5 (Lithuania) Winter 1992/1993

Thy Kingdom Come #5  (Lithuania) Winter 1992/1993. Editors: “Arunas Norvaisa” and “Saulius Krusna”

Very underground selection of second wave death metal and others from the Baltic land of Lithuania, some diamonds in the rough here…interesting note I guess he did not have the letter “W” on his typewriter so it was “VV” as the next best option…includes interviews with Peaceville Records, Suhrim, Damonacy, Mortal Decay, Nightfall, Pyrexia, Phantasm, Demise, Selefice, Nocturnal Rites, Toxic Narcotic, Temperance, and much more.

October 2, 2012 | Categories: Accessory (GER), Adverts, Damonacy (US), Demise (US), Drowned Productions (SP), Medussa (US), Mortal Decay (US), Nightfall (GR), Nocturnal Rites (SWE), Peaceville Records (UK), Phantasm (US), Pyrexia (US), Reviews, Suhrim (BEL), Temperence (SWE), Thy Kingdom Come (LTU), Toxic Narcotic (US), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Slayer #8 (Norway) 1991

Slayer #8 (Norway) 1991. Editor: Jon “Metalion” Kristiansen (highlights)

Present at the creation, this is perhaps the most famous death/black metal zine ever out of Europe. This long-running example of underground gold was seemingly always packed with the best and most notable interviews, surrounded by top-notch DIY art and layout, on great pro-print. It really speaks for itself, and for die-hards I highly recommend the recent hardback pressing of the final issue, as well as the “Slayer Mag Diaries” due out in June from Bazillion Points.

March 10, 2011 | Categories: Acheron (US), Atrocity (GER), Bolt Thrower (UK), Carbonized (SWE), Deicide (US), Disharmonic Orchestra (AU), Earache Records (UK), Entombed (SWE), Immolation (US), Master's Hammer (CZ), Mayhem (NOR), Napalm Death (UK), Nocturnus (US), Nuclear Blast Records (GER), Paradise Lost (UK), Peaceville Records (UK), Slayer Zine (NOR), Therion (SWE), Tiamat (SWE), Unleashed (SWE) | Leave a comment