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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Battlefield #5
(Germany) 1985
(Deutsch)Battlefield #5 (GER) 1985. Editor: “Markus Zimmerman” (auf Deutsch) Another mid-80s classic from D-land, with interviews, live reviews, and features on Agent Steel, Tankard, At War, Cryptic Slaughter, Death, Sons of Satan, Desaster Area, Exodus, Helloween, Destruction, Hallows Eve, Jag Panzer, Metallica, Hirax, Dark Angel, Kreator, Messiah, Samhain (GER), Possessed, Slaughter (CAN), Angel Dust, Savage […]
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Blackthorn #5
(Denmark) 1987Blackthorn #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, […]
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Metal-Core #2
(USA/NJ) 1987Metal-Core #2 (USA/NJ) 1987. Editor: “Chris Forbes” Long running fanzine out of New Jersey from Mr. Forbes, who also maintains an online version located here. This is the second issue (which he kindly scanned for me to put up alongside the interview he provided below), which was released in early 1987, so a lot of […]
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Speed Attack #2
(Germany) 1985
(Deutsch)Speed Attack #2 (Germany) 1985. (auf Deutsch) Editors: “Michael Trengert and Peter Zohren” Second issue of this German zine featured last month, released in the year of 1985. Again, one of the editors was Michael Trengert, who went on to be one of the Summer Breeze Festival (GER) organizers and also a former European manager […]
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Blowing Thrash #2
(Chile) 1986
(Español)Blowing Thrash #2 (Chile) Marzo, 1986. Editor: “Anton Reisenegger” (Español) Fantastic contribution from the vibrant Chilean metal scene during the 1980’s, put together by none other than Anton Reisenegger of Chile’s cult early death metal outfit Pentagram (and currently in Lock Up). Features Chilean national report, a lengthy Slayer segment and interviews and features on […]
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