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Cuero Negro #7 (Peru) Abril,1990

Cuero Negro #7 (Peru) Abril, 1990. Ed. “Giuseppe (Pino) Risica Carella” (en Español)

Features, reviews and interviews from a diversity of extreme genres [en Español] Necro Vomit, 2112, Alvacast, Anestesia, Arkanhell, Atomic Aggressor, Atrofia Cerebral, Morbid Noise, Dharma, Spanish scene report, Eutanasia, Immolation, Macbeth, Insaner, Necromancy, Macabre, Obliveon, Ocho Bolos, Paradise Lost, Leprocy, Proscription, Samael, Scarnio, Morbidus, Sepulcro, Sindrome, Stigmatizer, Straight Edge bands, Yngwie Malmsteen, The Birth Defects, Vengeance and more…

 

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April 4, 2018 | Categories: Alvacast (URU), Atomic Aggressor (CH), Cuero Negro (PERU) en Español, Immolation (US), Macabre (US), Necromancy (GR), Obliveon (CAN), Paradise Lost (UK), Peru Scene Report, Reviews, Samael (SWTZ), Sindrome (US), Spain scene report, Straight Edge, Uncategorized, Vengeance (Rising) (US), Yngwie Malmsteen (SWE), Zine Reviews | Leave a 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

Slayer #16 (Norway) 2001

Slayer #16 (Norway) 2001. Editor: “Metalion”

Early 2000’s issue of this long running ultimo-classic from Norway by the one and only Metalion. Interviews, photos, adverts and features with Aborym, Sodom, Equimanthorn, Blood Storm, Bloodthorn, Dekapitator,King Fowley, Desaster, Destruction, Wacken 2001, Dracena, Merciless Records, Exumer, Absu, Hemlock, Holy Moses, MLO Misantropiska Lucifer Orden , Impiety, Nifelheim, Pentacle, Pentagram (CH), Razor, Sadistik Exekution, Warlord records and more…

 

November 6, 2017 | Categories: Aborym (IT), Absu (US), Bloodthorn (US), Dark Funeral (SWE), Dekapitator (US), Desaster (GER), Destruction (GER), Dracena (SWE), Exumer (GER), Holy Moses (GER), Impiety (SING), King Fowley, Nifelheim (SWE), Pentacle (NL), Pentagram (CH), Razor (CAN), Reviews, Uncategorized, Wacken Open Air, Zine Reviews | 2 Comments

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

Putrefaction #5 (Sweden) 1991

Putrefaction #5 (Sweden) 1991. Editor: “Tomas Nyqvist”

From T. Nyqvist, who also founded No Fashion Records and Iron Fist Productions. Excellent, notably there are no reviews (see editorial), however this issue is FULL of many groundbreaking acts in their prime. With interviews and more, including Agressor, At the Gates, Baphomet, Marduk, Bolt Thrower, Carbonized, Dark Tranquillity, Death Courier, Demigod, Dissection, Repugnance, Immortal, Impaler (UK), Infamy (FL), Infested Incarnation, Interment (FIN), Malaphar, Macabre End (God Macabre), Merciless, Misery (SWZ), Sadist, Sadus, Salem, Samael, Sentenced,  Shub-Niggurath, Therion, Atomic Aggressor, Unleashed, Traumatic, Torturer, Obscure, Osmose Productions, plus zine reviews. Like last week, apologies, I don’t have the original scanner’s info, but many thanks from us all for this offering. PDF is up in the D/L’s section.

February 15, 2016 | Categories: Agressor (FRA), At The Gates (SWE), Atomic Aggressor (CH), Baphomet (US), Bolt Thrower (UK), Carbonized (SWE), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Death Courier (GR), Demigod (FIN), Dissection (SWE), God Macabre (SWE), Immortal (NOR), Impaler (UK), Marduk (SWE), Merciless (SWE), Misery (SWZ), Morbid Angel (US), No Fashion Records (SWE), Obscure (SP), Osmose Productions (FR), Putrefaction (SWE), Repugnance (SWE), Sadist (IT), Sadus (US), Salem (ISR), Samael (SWTZ), Sentenced (FIN), Shub-Niggurath (MEX), Therion (SWE), Unleashed (SWE), Zine Reviews | 1 Comment

Circle of the Impious Mortals #2 (Germany) 1992

Circle of the Impious Mortals #2 (Germany) 1992. Editor: “Nyarlathotep”

German zine that featured a variety of genres, mixed with Satanic imagery and themes (the editor even has an essay outlining the reasoning behind it). Also reviews of demos in a critical year for the underground, with features/interviews on Impaled Nazarene, Sepulchral (FR), Beherit, Golem, Ceremony, Extrema, Lethal Prayer, Witches, Mythic, Overlord, a Spanish scene report and more…(thanks S.L.)

 

December 27, 2015 | Categories: Adverts, Beherit (FIN), Ceremony (NL), Circle of the Impious Mortals (GER), Demo Reviews, Extrema (IT), Golem (GER), Mythic (US), Overlord (GER), Satanism - Occult, Sepulchral (FR), Spain scene report, Witches (FR), Zine Reviews | 1 Comment

Eviscerated Zine #1 (United Kingdom) 1993 (Updated)

Eviscerated Zine #1 (United Kingdom) 1993. Editor: “Tom Stannard”

This is an updated scan of the entire issue,  featuring interviews and more with Astaroth, Ater, Cardinal, Burial, Chorus of Ruin, Dark Heresy, Crucifer, Dark Tranquility, Embalmer, Enchantment, Internal Bleeding, Malediction, Morbid Symphony, My Dying Bride, Reprobate, Salem, Teratogenic, Thus Defiled, Whores of Babylon and more…

 

September 29, 2015 | Categories: Astaroth (US), Burial (UK), Chorus of Ruin (UK), Dark Heresy (UK), Dark Tranquility (SWE), Demo Reviews, Embalmer (US), Enchantment (UK), Eviscerated Zine (UK), Internal Bleeding (US), Malediction (UK), My Dying Bride (UK), Reviews, Salem (ISR), Solstice (UK), Uncategorized, Zine Reviews | Leave a comment

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