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  • Thrash’em All #3
    (Poland) 1988

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    Thrash’em All #3 (Poland) 1988. Editor: “Mariusz Kmiołek” (in Polish) Early issue of this pioneering Polish fanzine/magazine. In Polish, but even if you can’t read it, still a cool look into the dedicated, passionate world of the East Bloc underground in the 80’s…I am sure this was not easy to put together. Live reviews, features […]

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  • Battlefield #6
    (GER) 1986
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    Battlefield #6 (GER) 1986. Editors: “Armin Nolzen” and “Bernd Backhaus” (auf Deutsch) Speed/thrash/crossover classic zine from Germany, a mid-80s DIY beast with interviews and write-ups on many great bands in their demo-days/first album-era – including Detente, Death, Onslaught, Heresy, Concrete Sox, Holy Terror, Lethal Aggression, Assassin, Poison (Ger), Excel, Desexult, Kreator/Destruction/Rage live review, Negazione, Sacrifice, Schizo, […]

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  • Blowing Thrash #3
    (Chile) 1986

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    Blowing Thrash #3  (Chile) Sept/Oct, 1986. Editor: “Anton Reisenegger” The third issue from 1986 (#2 is below), also put together from Anton Reisenegger of Chile’s cult early death metal outfit Pentagram (and currently in Lock Up). His first in English, it features another mini-Chilean national report, KILLER interviews with SOD (Scott Ian), Detente, Sepultura and […]

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  • Violent Noize #2
    (NY, USA) 1986

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    Violent Noize  #2 (NY, USA) June, 1986. Editor: “Borivoj Krgin ” This zine is notable for being journalist and Blabbermouth.net founder Borivoj Krgin’s zine in the 80’s, and it reflects a biting (yet refreshing), critical writing style (…he did not hold back on his opinions!). It’s also notable that the term “death metal” is widely used in this zine, sort […]

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  • Blackthorn #4
    (Denmark) 1986

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    Blackthorn  #4 (Denmark) 1986. Editors: “Esben Sorensen and Henk Leviathan” Ahh, Nasty Savage in full Technicolor on the cover! This issue was limited to 2000 copies, and is printed on the “A4” size standard (I think) in Europe at the time, stapled, with a nice original full-color pic of a young Mille from Kreator on the back (taken live […]

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  • The Book of Armageddon #4
    (NY, USA) 1989

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    The Book of Armageddon #4 (NY, USA) 1989, Editor: “Ed Farshtey” This week I have the fourth and final issue of Ed Farshtey’s “Book of Armageddon.” Ed was entrenched in the New York metal scene throughout the 80s to the 90s, from ‘heavy’ metal, to thrash, to death, and even ended up working at Roadrunner when they were signing all […]

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