Ultranoize #2 (USA) 1987. Ed. “Bill Parker” Another gem from a great year, packed with metal, crossover and more. With Dream Death, DRI, Excel, Fates Warning, Final Conflict, Fear Itself, Bloodcum, Glitter Witch, Hallows Eve, Half Off, Heibel, Leeway, Life Sentence, Loss For Words, MDC, Medieval, Mr. Ugly, Natas, Nuclear Assault, Pedifile, Phantasm (CA), Post […]
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Loud ‘N’ Proud #1
(East Germany) 1990
(Deutsch)Loud ‘N’ Proud #1 (East Germany) 1990. Editor: “Andreas Schoewe” (auf Deutsch) “Das Erste Hard Rock und Heavy Metal Journal der DDR” – Nice historical gem here. I was told (and it is also stated in the contents/credits) that this was the first hard rock/metal zine to come from the former East Germany (Rostock-Deutsche Demokratische […]
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Disposable Underground #3
(VA, USA) 1991Disposable Underground #3 (VA, USA) 1991, Editor: “Richard Johnson” Issue #2 of DI, out of the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. Again, Rich was in early grind outfit Enemy Soil, prior to going on to playing in the likes of Agoraphobic Nosebleed and now Drugs of Faith. This long running zine can now be found online […]
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Metal Meltdown Zine #1
(MD, USA) 1987Metal Meltdown Zine #1 (MD, USA) April 1987, Editor: “Jeff “Kluke” VanderClute Here is the first issue of the excellent and long running zine “Metal Meltdown,” from my home state of Maryland. This is a great debut that featured excellent and early interviews with Dave Ellefson (Megadeth) around the time “Peace Sells…” was blowing up, […]
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Giants Lore #3
(Germany) Sept. 1990Giants Lore #3 (Germany) Sept. 1990. Editor: “Eddi Ambrozi” (German) From 1989 to 1991, I had a power metal band of sorts (or what was called ‘power metal’ then, something like half thrash and half metal…sort of like Savatage or Metal Church), and it was called Damnation. Pretty typical name, but it worked and we played numerous shows […]
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