Heavy Metal Demons #9 (Netherlands-Dutch) 1984. Editors:”Ferry Bovet,” “Peter Loch” and “Paul Schrijver” Dutch metal zine from mid-80s that mixed local and international acts, capturing heavy metal at the point where it was (perhaps already?) about to go full mainstream. Put together with obvious dedication by these three gentleman (and if anyone has an original […]
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Thrash Em All
(Poland) 2/1989Thrash Em All (Poland) 2/1989 (in Polish) Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek” Another issue of Thrash Em All from Poland. Again, not really a “zine” I know, but for historical purposes, it is still a pretty cool insight into the east block scene. Features a mix of Polish bands and Western (I wish I could read that […]
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Raise the Dead #1
(Germany) 1984Raise the Dead #1 (Germany) 1984. Editors: “Timo Weber” (auf Deutsch) Lots of history packed in this one. Whether you can read German or not, it is still worth a gander for the original artwork from Away (Voivod) and the early Death feature…one of the earliest I have ever seen (on their first Death by Metal […]
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Trasher #4
(Germany) 1987
(Deutsch)Trasher #4 (Germany) Sept. 1987. Editor: “Ulrich Esser” (auf Deutsch) german zine from 87, MANY great reviews and interviews….in German! If you can not read it, it is still a great look-through. Features interviews/adverts/reviews with Anthem, Atomkraft, Agent Steel, Nuclear Assault, Bathory, Bulldozer, Carnivore, Chastain (Advert – remember him?!), Destruction ‘guess the band’, the Dynamo […]
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Kick Ass #26
(NY, USA) July 1984Kick Ass #26 (NY, USA) July 1984. Editor: Bob Muldowney Incredible piece of metal history here, right down to the Metallica Ad and a Witch Cross feature (who just had their album re-released on Hell’s Headbangers records I might add- get it, a forgotten classic). Features, Ads, live reviews and interviews with Anvil, Angel Witch, […]
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Mercyful Fate/Motorhead/Exciter interviews from 1984
Here is a brief update. The following are interviews with Hank Sherman and Timi Grabber from Mercyful Fate, from the Ontario theater show in Washington DC on their tour with Exciter and Motorhead in late 1984. Also is a show review from the Baltimore gig the following night, and an interview with Wurzel from Motorhead (who died last week), […]
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