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  • Blasphemous #1
    (Greece) 1991

    Blasphemous #1 (Greece) 1991. Editors: “Morbid”, “John”, “Stephan” and “Photis”   Received this fantastic early 90’s gem directly from the source (thanks for sharing Swamp beast!); a bit uneven in parts but the ambition is undeniable; pretty much a ‘who’s who’ of both black and death metal circa 90/91, from the demo reviews to the […]

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  • Level Six #1
    (USA) 1987

    Level Six #1 (USA) 1987 Ed. “Bill Parker” Absolute killer zine from Arizona; great bands and a great year for underground metal and crossover. This is the debut issue w/ interviews, features, ads, art and photos of Abnormal Growth, Atrox, New Renaissance Records, Blood Feast, Capital Scum, Casbah, Dirge, Doomwatch, DBC, Death Warrant, Evil Dead, […]

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  • Battlefield #7
    (Germany) 1987
    (Deutsch)

    Battlefield #7 (GER) 1987. Editor: “Armin Nolzen” and “Bernd Backhaus” (auf Deutsch) Leaning even more towards hardcore and grind, but still with plenty of metal….with interviews, live reviews and features on Atavistic, Chronic Fear, Extreme Noise Terror, Corrupted Morals, CPD, Cyclone, Death of God, Darkness, Living Death, Destruction, Heresy, Heibel, Guillotine, Napalm Death, Overkill, Helloween, […]

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  • Metal Attack #7
    (Italy) 1989/90
    (Italiano)

    Metal Attack #7 (Italy) 1989/90. Editors: “Venanzio Sony” (Italiano) With interviews and features (for those who can read Italian) with Nocturnus, Samael, Peaceville Records, Creepin Death, Schizo, Thunderbolt, Extrema, GLAS, Morbid (SWE), Death, Devastation, Burnt Offering, Emptor, Necrodeath, Asphyx, Immolation, Demolition Hammer, Braindamage, Mayhem (NOR), Lunacy, Exodus, Death SS, Wench, Eversor, Sadus and more. Thanks/credits […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • Blackthorn #5
    (Denmark) 1987

    Blackthorn #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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  • Slayer #5
    (Norway) 1987

    Slayer #5 (Norway). 1987. Editor: “Metalion” Fifth issue from long running, legendary Norwegian zine/”mag”…as only Metalion could deliver. Timely and historic features/reviews and interviews with Annihilator, Bathory, Black Uniforms, Mutilator, Aggression, Incubus, Kreator, Massacre, Mayhem, Mefisto, Messiah, Morbid Angel, Mutilator, Napalm Death, Nuclear Death, Obscurity, Poison (GER), Sabbat (YES!), Sadist, Sadus, Satan’s Holocaust, Schizo, Aggressor, […]

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  • Impulso Repulsivo #1
    (Chile) 1989
    (Español)

    Impulso Repulsivo #1 (Chile) 1989 (Español). Editors: “Andrés Padilla” and “Cristian Gonzalez” Another zine from the vibrant Chilean scene of the late 1980’s, also another one that Andrés Padilla had a hand in (presently of Grinder Magazine and the Underground Never Dies! book). Packed with interviews and reviews, a good cross-section of the scene at […]

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  • Grinder #1
    (Chile) Noviembre 1993
    (Español)

    Grinder #1 (Chile) Noviembre 1993 (Español). Editor: Andrés Padilla Exciting news from Chile these days. Andrés Padilla, who used to do Violence Zine (Chile) in the late 80’s, and currently editing the long-running Grinder magazine, recently published the book Retrospectiva al Metal Chileno (1983-1993), with a limited edition 12″ LP compilation released by IronBonehead Productions (Ger) that includes […]

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  • Thrash Em All #1
    (Poland) 1991
    (Polish)

    Thrash Em All  (Poland) 1/1991. Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek” (In Polish) Thanks to Paweł for the contribution. Another relic from the Polish scene to add to the collection. Features articles, pictures and/or interviews with Bendiction, Defecation, Carcass, Convulse, Cannibal Corpse, Death, Dorsal Atlantica, Exhorder, Kind Diamond, Loudblast, Master, Megadeth, Merciless, Paradise Lost, Pascal, Sadus, and more.

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  • Screams From the Gutter #27
    (NJ, USA) 1991

    Screams From the Gutter #27 (NJ, USA) Feb/Mar 1991, Editor: “Evil Dave” This zine consisted primarily of album reviews, although this issue does have an interview with Prime Evil. Either way, fun stuff, and a good look into what was on the record-store shelves in early 1991.  

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  • Rot Zine #2
    (USA) 1990

    Rot Zine #2 (US) 1990. Eds: Bryan Durren and Rich Bush This stapled, near digest-sized zine out of Michigan featured great pre-signing interviews with the likes of Cynic, Immolation, Deceased, Sadus, Vital Remains and more…plus some cool post-vintage offerings from Possessed (trying to reform!?), Sacrifice (pre-Soldiers of Misfortune) and Sarcofago. Additionally, there are Wild Rags Records cult favs Order From […]

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  • Deathcheese Zine #1
    (USA) 1991

    Deathcheese Zine #1 (USA) 1991. Editor: Brian Hellfarmer This was a stapled, photocopied zine out of Oxnard, California, that also had Richard Johnson (Enemy Soil, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Drugs of Faith) as a writer/interviewer, and as such features not just my DC-area hometown band Abominog, but also some interviews culled from shows I attended back then, like the incredible ‘some tours were meant to stay underground’ […]

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