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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

Baphomet Zine Compilation (1987-1995) Vol. #1 and #2 (Italy)

Baphomet Zine Compilations (1987-1995) #1 and #2 (Italy) (eds: Enrico, Sarmax, Paulo and Claudio) Italiano (early) & English (later).

Long-running Italian zine brought together over 2 digital volumes. Includes a WIDE variety of metal, extreme metal + punk and hardcore and other genres (as their tastes varied and expanded over the years) + plus some film and author write ups, essays, reviews and more. This original and sincere presentation is a great pleasure to read,  both volumes are available here (vol 1) and here (vol 2).

Issue 1: [Italian] Anthrax/Testament Live review, Creepin Death, Jag Panzer, Anthrax, Def Leppard, Metallica, Voivod, Celtic Frost, Dio/Black Sabbath live review. Taurus, The Accused, Mayhem-Deathcrush, Reviews, demo reviews, and essay on ‘posers’, Zephir, playlists and more.

Issue 2: [Italian] Candlemass, Post Mortem, Flotsam and Jetsam, Arpia, Scream, Vendetta, Darkness, Mayhem (w/ Euronymous), Trojan, A.C.T.H., Extrema, Bloody Anger, Peggio Amico, Mania, Sodom/Whiplash live review, Ice Age, Xandril, video, demo and album reviews, playlists and more.

Issue 3: [Italian] S.N.F.U., NOFX, Raw, Helstar, Bandana, Massacre (Chile), The Accused, Madhouse, OKA, Jesus Went to Jerusalem, Demo reviews, Silverwing, Crash Box, Afflict, 7 Seconds and more.

Issue 4: [Italian] Saint Vitus, Haunting Souls, DOA, Conquest, Pentagram, Gas, Son, NOT, Bloodstar, Astaroth (CA), Domine, Die Kreuzen, Ice Age, Anacrusis, The Missing Links, Monumentum, Outrage, Drowning Roses, demo reviews and more.

Issue 5: [Italian] Internal Void, Revelation, Arpia, Traumatic Voyage, Obliveon, No Rules, Dorso, Caos, Growing Concern, Infezione, Fire Party, Domine, Articoli Su, Deceased, Nuclear Death, Massacre (Chile), Epitafio, Domine, Misguided, Altri, Hexx, Ulcera, playlist, posers, demo reviews and more.

Issue 6: [Italian] New Model Army, Lemonheads, Elektra Drive, Spermbirds, Soul Reaction, No Remorse, Opera IX, Solitude Aeturnus, Caras de Hambre, Maelstrom, Latin Posse, Warrior Soul, Post Mortem, DOA, Rock Progressive Italiano, demo reviews, playlists and more.

Issue 6/7: [English] Nuclear Death, Cathedral, Soul Reaction, Post Mortem, Protected Illusion, Dogma, Maelstrom, Murnau, Caras, De Hambre, Spermbirds, Brain Damage, Headcrasher, Sentenced, Order From Chaos, Wild Rags, Axemaster, Slint, Humanicide, reviews, Dracma records and more..

Issue 8: [English] Confessor, Nosferatu, Decay, Sentenced, Noise Culture, Psycopath, Affirmative Action, Political Asylum, Prestige, Bedlam, Church of Violence, horror cinema, Wild Rags, reviews, vampires more…

Issue 9: [English] The Obsessed, Paradise Lost, Extrema, Necrosanct, Gutted Pulp, Dovercourt, Sadist, Apatridi, Brokenglazz, Nuclear Blast, Rosicrucian, snuff/mondo movies +more

Issue 10: [English] Type O Negative, Inverted, Non-Fiction, Industrial music feature, demo reviews, news, Beyond Reason, Anathema, Mortified, Brain Police, Fanzine reviews, New Model Army, Glacial Fear, Nervewomb, Psychosis, Paul Chain/DeathSS, Christopher Lee, Zombie movies, The Mentors..

Issue 11: [English] Fanzine reviews, Soulgrind, Mortuary Drape, Novembers Doom, Slug & Lettuce zine, demo reviews, Sepolcrum, Monumentum, Eterne, Necromass, Beyond Dawn, Robert Bloch, Lucio Fulci, Mariano Baino, Shiver Records, video reviews + more

 

December 16, 2017 | Categories: 7 Seconds (US), Anacrusis (US), Anathema (UK), Anthrax (US), Axemaster (US), Baphomet (ITA), Black Sabbath (UK), Candlemass (SWE), Celtic Frost (SWZ), Christopher Lee, Confessor (US), D.O.A. (CAN), Death SS (IT), Decay (US), Deceased (US), Demo Reviews, Dio (US), Flotsam and Jetsam (US), Gutted Pulp (US), Helstar (US), Hexx (US), Horror Films, Humanicide (US), Internal Void (US), Inverted (SWE), Italian Scene Report, King Fowley, Live Reviews, Lucio Fulci, Mania (GER), Mass Psychosis (US), Massacre (CHI), Mayhem (NOR), Metallica (US), Mortuary Drape (IT), Necrosanct (UK), New Model Army (UK), News, Noverbers Doom (US), Nuclear Death (US), Obliveon (CAN), Opera IV (IT), Order From Chaos (US), Paradise Lost (UK), Pentagram (US), Playlists, Post Mortem (US), Prestige (FIN), Revelation (US), Reviews, Robert Bloch, Rosicrucian (SWE), Sadist (IT), Saint Vitus (US), Scream (US), Sentenced (FIN), Shiver Records, Slug & Lettuce, SNFU (CAN), Sodom (GER), Solitude Aeturnus (US), Soulgrind (FIN), The Accused (US), The Mentors (US), The Obsessed (US), The Wild Rag! (USA), Type O Negative (US), Uncategorized, Vendetta (GER), Warrior Soul (US), Whiplash (US), Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

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

Never Believe #1 (Sweden) 1990

Never Believe #1 (Sweden) 1990. Editors: “Magnus Forsberg” and “Johan Axelsson”

Compact zine from Johan Axelsson/Liiva and Magnus Forsberg, with features and interviews with Exulceration, Macabre End (God Macabre), Unleashed, Cadaver, Therapy, Skull, Dissection, Psychowards, Derketa, Necrophobic, Suffer, Authorize, Darkthrone, GGFH, reviews, and more…thx to org. scanner/deathmetal.org archive

September 18, 2016 | Categories: Authorize (SWE), Cadaver (NOR), Darkthrone (NOR), Derketa (US), Dissection (SWE), Earache Records (UK), Exmortis (US), Exulceration (SWZ), God Macabre (SWE), Necrophobic (SWE), Never Believe (SWE), Playlists, Reviews, Suffer (SWE), Therapy (IRE), Tribulation (SWE), Unleashed (SWE) | 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

The Oath #1 (IRE) 1993

The Oath #1 (IRE) 1993. Editor: “Alan Averill”

This zine from Primordial vocalist Alan (aka A.A. Nemtheanga) is a time capsule of rabid, underground enthusiasm. Sincere, honest commentary, essays etc. Those were exciting days indeed…with reviews, a Danish scene report, interviews and features on Acheron, Afterlife (IRE), Fifth Dominion, Emperor, Gorgon, Impaled Nazarene, Sentenced, Misanthrope, Moratorium, Disaster Area, Necromantia, Nightfall, Rotting Christ, Sceptical Schizo, Therion and more…(thx to deathmetal.org for sharing).

 

June 8, 2016 | Categories: Acheron (US), Beherit (FIN), Danish Scene Report, Demo Reviews, Emperor (NOR), Gorgon (FR), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Live Reviews, Misanthrope (FR), Necromantia (GR), News, Nightfall (GR), Playlists, Primordial (IRE), Reviews, Rotting Christ (GR), Satanism - Occult, Sceptical Schizo (FIN), Sentenced (FIN), The Oath (IRE), Therion (SWE), Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Hammer Of Damnation #3 (Finland) January, 1993

Hammer Of Damnation #3 (Finland) January, 1993. Editor: “Niko Sirkiä” (2nd press/July 1993)

Third issue of this exceptional zine from Finland. From the more transitional/experimental period of the early extreme underground of 92/93, this issue has features and/or interviews with Ancient Rites, Apator, Archgoat, Carnifex (FIN), Organic Infest, Barathrum, Burzum, Damnatory, Castle, Damonacy, Beherit, Depravity, Satyricon, a French Scene Report, Harmony Disturbed, Laceration, Sadness, Masters Hammer, Mordor, Abysmal, Mortician Magazine, Necromantia, Pyogenesis, Throne of Ahaz, Rotting Christ, Momentum, Septicemia, Unburied and more (thx to original owner/scanner via deathmetal.org).

 

April 14, 2016 | Categories: Abysmal (NOR), Ancient Rites (BEL), Archgoat (FIN), Barathrum (FIN), Beherit (FIN), Black Crucifixion (FIN), Burzum (NOR), Damnatory (SWZ), Damonacy (US), Depravity (FIN), France Scene Report, Hammer Of Damnation (FIN), Master's Hammer (CZ), Mortician Magazine (NETH), Necromantia (GR), Osmose Productions (FR), Playlists, Pyogenesis (GER), Reviews, Rotting Christ (GR), Satyricon (NOR), Sentenced (FIN), Septicemia (GR), Throne of Ahaz (SWE), Unburied (FIN) | Leave a comment

Blitzkrieg #3 (Germany) 1985 (auf Deutsch)

Blitzkrieg #3 (Germany) 1985. Editors: “Ralf Ludwig, Roland Dähne, Andreas Hartmann, Olaf Moretzki” (auf Deutsch)

Exceptional German zine from a great year in metal. Includes some pics that, at least I, have not seen before from Death, Celtic Frost and others. Features/Reviews and interviews with Overkill, Death, Bathory, Enforcer, Black Virgin, Iron Angel, Medieval, Nigro Mantia, Angel Dust, Poison (GER), Backwater, Nasty Savage, Savage Grace, Siren, Warfare and Venom. I found this one on an older hard drive, so not sure who originally scanned this/sent it, but thanks from all of us. PDF up as well in D/L section.

 

February 8, 2016 | Categories: Angel Dust (GER), Bathory (SWE), Blitzkrieg (GER) auf Deutsch, Celtic Frost (SWZ), Death (US), Germany Scene Report, Iron Angel (GER), Nasty Savage (US), Overkill (US), Playlists, Poison (GER), Reviews, Savage Grace (US), Uncategorized, Venom (UK) | 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

Thrash Em All (Poland) 2/1989

Thrash Em All  (Poland) 2/1989 (in Polish) Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek”

Another issue of Thrash Em All from Poland. Again, not really a “zine” I know, but for historical purposes, it is still a pretty cool insight into the east block scene. Features a mix of Polish bands and Western (I wish I could read that MOD interview…!) Anyways,  interviews and features on Bulldozer, Ciecie Kata, Cliff Burton, Despair, Rage, Gomor, MOD, Massacra, Deathrow, Napalm, Napalm Death, School of Violence, Piotr Mankowski, Sabbat, Smirnoff (YES, the BAND!? who are still active), Samael and more…

 

October 6, 2015 | Categories: Bulldozer (IT), Deathrow (GER), Demo Reviews, Despair (GER), Exodus (US), Live Reviews, Massacra (FR), Metallica (US), Midas Touch (SWE), MOD (US), Motorhead (UK), Napalm (US), News, Playlists, Polish Scene Report, Rage (GER), Reviews, Sabbat (UK), School of Violence (US), Smirnoff (POL), Thrash Em All (Poland) (Polish), Uncategorized | Leave a 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

Drowned Magazine #2 (Spain) 1991

Drowned Magazine #2 (Spain) 1991. Editor: “Dave Rotten”

From Drowned Productions‘ own Dave Rotten, this zine is an incredible survey of the underground from late 1990 into 1991, with a lot of original photos, some from Dave himself (apparently from a trip to Sweden that included meeting up with Dissection and others). Very informative with scene reports from Italy and Finland, well-written reviews and interviews and features on many demo-era classics such as Disgrace, Damnatory, Disharmonic Orchestra, Pandemonium, Demigod, Dissection, Infernal Death, Excidium, False Prophet, Sentenced, Human Waste, Impaled Nazarene, Convulse, Sinister, Necrophobic, My Dying Bride, Purtenance, Severence, Vader, Old Funeral, Phlegethon, Putrid Offal, Disembowelment, Malevolent Creation, Sigh, Vital Remains, Suffocation, Tormentor, Unleashed, Vacant Grave, Gorefest and many more…(courtesy of the scanning work from Tezcat from the NWN! board – many thanks/gracias).

 

May 29, 2015 | Categories: Convulse (FIN), Damnatory (SWZ), Demigod (FIN), Demo Reviews, Disembowelment (AUS), Disgrace (FIN), Disharmonic Orchestra (AU), Dissection (SWE), Drowned Magazine (SP), Drowned Productions (SP), Excidium (IT), False Prophet (US), Finnish scene report, Gorefest (NL), Human Waste (SP), Impaled Nazarene (FIN), Italian Scene Report, Malevolent Creation (US), My Dying Bride (UK), Necrophobic (SWE), Old Funeral (NOR), Pandemonium (POL), Phlegethon (FIN), Playlists, Purtenance (FIN), Putrid Offal (FR), Repulse Records (SP), Reviews, Sentenced (FIN), Severence (US), Suffocation (US), Tormentor (NL), Uncategorized, Unleashed (SWE), Vacant Grave (US), Vader (POL) | 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

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]