Metal History Through Fanzines

Russian Scene Report

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

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