Blackthorn #5 (Denmark) 1987
Blackthorn #5 (Denmark) 1987. Editors: “Henrik Kjaer” and “Esben Slot Sørensen”
This Danish zine was quite popular back then (3000 copies pressed) and you can see why: Interviews and tons of write-ups from perhaps the most compelling year of both death and thrash metal = 1987. With Infernal Majesty, Deathrash, Hallows Eve, Sadus, Possessed, Voivod, Morbid Angel, Legacy (Testament), Soothsayer, Mefisto, Aggressor, Heathen, Criminal Christ (Messiah Death), Nuclear Death, Doomwatch, Rotting Corpse, and much more… [Thanks to Tawfik from Zombi Danz for the contribution]
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- Cover
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- Back Cover – Voivod
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- Editorial
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- Crionic 2 – Metal Onslaught – Infernal Majesty 1
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- Deathrash
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- Eldritch Rite
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- Hallows Eve
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- Heathen – Aggressor – Criminal Christ
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- Hellion
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- Infernal Majesty 2 – Agony – Doomwatch
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- Legacy
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- Mefisto – Rotting Corpse
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- Metallic Notes 1
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- Metallic Notes 2 – Funhouse Records
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- Morbid Angel – Nuclear Death – Soothsayer
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- News
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- Reviews 1
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- Reviews 2
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- Reviews 3
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- Reviews 4
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- Reviews 5
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- Reviews 6
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- Reviews 7
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- US Metal Records Germany
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- Voices From the Unknown 1
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- Voices From the Unknown 2
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- Voices From the Unknown 3
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- Voices From the Unknown 4
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- Voices From the Unknown 5
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- Voices From the Unknown 6
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- Voices From the Unknown 7
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- Voivod – Possessed 1
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- Voivod – Possessed 2
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- Voivod – Possessed 3 – Crionic 1
Metal Forces #21 (UK) 1986
Metal Forces #21 (UK) 1986. Editor: “Bernard Doe”
[Once more, it’s a given that Metal Forces was certainly not a fanzine, yet it still deserves archival status. As previously stated, the importance of the magazine for the development of the global underground and all ’extreme’ genres can not be understated – they covered many notable bands before any other press did, and were a reliable go-to source for news in the pre-internet era.]
Here I have issue #21, all 47 pages- it’s a good mix of speed and thrash (heavily on the rise at the time), along with the token glam rock sprinkled throughout (posers!!!??)…I wonder why they even bothered with the glam rock then, because if you check out the “Readers Album Chart”- its all thrash and speed?! Lots of cool reviews though with the essential “Demolition” demo review section (Nuclear Death!), pen-pal and fanzine addresses etc. One thing I question however is the “78” review for Fates Warning’s Awaken the Guardian …come on!? And Zebra gets a 91? Anyways, reader mail, plus killer live reviews of Deathrow (plus intie), Overkill, Whiplash, Metallica, Voivod, Possessed and more, as well as features on Anthrax, English Dogs, Attacker, Crumbsuckers, Dark Angel, Helstar, Steeler, Voivod (again) etc.
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- Cover
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- Back Cover
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- Editorial – News
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- News
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- Anthrax 1
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- Anthrax 2
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- Atomkraft
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- Black ‘n Blue
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- Attacker
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- Crumbsuckers 1
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- Crumbsuckers 2
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- Deathrow
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- Dark Angel 1
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- Dark Angel 2
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- Deathrow – Metallica – Onslaught live review
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- Demo(lition) Reviews 1
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- Demo(lition) Reviews 2
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- Demo(lition) Reviews 3
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- Demo(lition) Reviews 4
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- Diamond Rexx 1
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- Diamond Rexx 2
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- Dream Records
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- English Dogs 1
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- English Dogs 2
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- Fingernails – Mayhem – Schwarz – Jailbait live review
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- Helloween – Noise Records Ad
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- Forever 1
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- Forever 2 – Reader Charts – Playlists
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- Helstar 1
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- Helstar 2
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- Jack Starr ESP Contest
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- Penbangers 1
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- Penbangers 2
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- Overkill – Whiplash – Primal Scream – GBH live review
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- Possessed – Voivod – English Dogs live review
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- Reader’s letters
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- Reviews 1
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- Reviews 2
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- Reviews 3
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- Reviews 4
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- Reviews 5
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- Reviews 6
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- Steeler
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- US Metal Records
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- Venom Ad
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- Voivod 1
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- Voivod 2
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- Voivod 3 – Fanzine Info.
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