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  • The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio #1
    (USA, TX) 1993

    The Black Montanas Of Thy Septentrio #1 (United States, TX) October, 1993. Editors: “Equitant” and “Proscriptor” A massive volume representative of everything mystical and ethereal about the early 1990s black metal underground. Based in Texas and produced by Equitant & Proscriptor from Absu, this zine is a document of an era; packed with not only […]

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  • Cuero Negro #7
    (Peru) 1990

    Cuero Negro #7 (Peru) Abril, 1990. Ed. “Giuseppe (Pino) Risica Carella” (en Español) Features, reviews and interviews from a diversity of extreme genres [en Español] Necro Vomit, 2112, Alvacast, Anestesia, Arkanhell, Atomic Aggressor, Atrofia Cerebral, Morbid Noise, Dharma, Spanish scene report, Eutanasia, Immolation, Macbeth, Insaner, Necromancy, Macabre, Obliveon, Ocho Bolos, Paradise Lost, Leprocy, Proscription, Samael, […]

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  • Mortuary #3
    (Germany) 1992

    Mortuary #3 (Germany) 1992. Editor: “Christian Hillenbrand” Massive German zine (in English) packed with tons of reviews and (brief) interviews targeting many of the underground’s death and black metal notables of 1992, as well as zine editors like those from Slayer and Isten, and even Earache Records (with Pete Lee from Lawnmower Deth representing). Features […]

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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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  • Holocaust #4
    (Poland) 1990

    Holocaust #4 (Poland) 1990. Editor: “Tomasz Krajewski” Another issue of this classic  zine from eventual Pagan Records (Poland) founder Tomasz Krajewski…pretty much a who’s who of the great underground bands on 1990…an absolutely incredible issue. Including Acheron, Rottrevore, Mayhem, Blasphemy, Exit 13, Bolt Thrower, Darkthrone, Asphyx, Deadhead, Desultory, Afflicted Convulsion (Afflicted), Entombed, Necromantia, Phlegethon, Crematory, […]

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  • Pestilence Zine #2
    (Chile) 1991

    Pestilence Zine #2 (Chile) 1991. Editors: “Patrcio Illanes” and “Hector Guzman” From Chile, this zine is half Spanish, half English…sticks to espanol for the Chilean interviews and reviews, and goes to English for the international…features a good amount of Morbid Angel content (including a tour flyer for the 1991 Blessed Are the Sick tour I […]

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  • Death Industry #4
    (Lithuania) 1993

    Death Industry #4 (Lithuania) 1993. Editors: “Ramūnas Platukis” and “Donatas Bagdonas” (English) Features and interviews with My Dying Bride, Mortuary Drape, Samael (on their trip to Moscow), Trechoma Mag, Napalm Death (nice one with Barney!), Disharmonic Orchestra, Intense Agonizing, Ancient Rites, Atrofia Cerebral, Depravity, Audicion Irritable, Excess of Cruelty, Dragon, Impetigo (nice long one!), Gravid […]

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  • Witchcraft #1
    (Germany) 1993

    Witchcraft #1 (Germany) 1993. Editor: “Stefan Löns” This issue from Germany (in English) featured a (mostly) darker, black and black/death/doom focus — right on time for a number foundational bands’ first and second albums. Miasma from Austria are on the cover (who released their debut through Lethal Records back then). Features Samael, Emperor, Immortal, Dark […]

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  • Thrash Em All #1.4
    (Poland) 1992

    Thrash Em All #1.4 (Poland) 1992 (in Polish) Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek” Another issue of Thrash Em All from Poland (thanks again to Pawel). Features some really cool live/band  shots I have not seen before, from the likes of Bolt Thrower, Samael and Nocturnus among others, as well as features/interviews/pics on Vader, Believer, Betrayer, Earache Records, […]

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  • Blasphemer #1
    (Chile) 1990
    (Español)

    Blasphemer #1 (Chile) 1990 (in Spanish/Español). Editors: “Juan Olmedo” and “Christian Vargas” Another zine from the vibrant Chilean scene (also fully downloadable via the Crucified for Your Sins blog- check it out and thanks Mario), with interviews/reviews/features on a number of pivotal bands right at the point they were developing…I could find no date, but […]

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  • Diabolical Noise #3
    (Poland) 1990
    (Polish)

    Diabolical Noise #3 (Poland) 1990. Editor: Jaroslav “Orion” Szubrycht A while back I put up issue #6 of this cult zine from Poland. Digging back a bit further now we have issue #3. In Polish, this killer zine went deep into the underground with bands from around the world like Mutilator (Brazil), Phlegethon, Samael, Massacra […]

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  • Exhume Zine #4
    (Tennessee, USA) 1993

    Exhume Zine #4 (Tennessee, USA) July 1993. Editor: James Kelly Enochs III. This was the fourth and final issue of Exhume (issue #3 was put up a while ago), and like the previous, it was stapled on thick, copied paper. This makes for some hard eye-squint reading in places, but nothing that zooming in can not […]

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  • Chainletter #16
    (MD, USA) 1994

    Chainletter #16 (MD, USA) 1994. Editor ” Mark Gonce” Reliable and long running zine (see other entries on this site) out of Baltimore by Mark Gonce (also from the local MD band Corpsegrinder,yes,  the one where “George” got his start). Still going strong in late 1994, this issue features Dark Tranquillity, Samael, Mayhem, Dying Fetus, Kataklysm, Gutted, […]

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  • Diabolical Noise #6
    (Poland) 1993

    Diabolical Noise #6 (Poland) 1993. Editor: Jaro Szubrycht This zine out of Poland was photocopied and folded together, with no staple, yet still super cool with great outlines, borders, and a nice sense of humor. The obvious drawback is the super small type (but that can be fixed by ‘zooming in’ on the pages/jpegs as needed […]

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  • Slayer Zine #9
    (Norway) 1991

    Slayer Zine #9 (Norway), 1991. Editor: Metalion (highlights) This is the second copy of several Slayer zines I have laying around (thanks to Grindfather Richard Johnson). From 1991, #9 is dedicated to the then recently deceased ‘Dead‘ of Mayhem (he is on the cover from 1987, with Morbid), and it features an obituary/rant of sorts in the back […]

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  • Sinistrari Zine #1
    (USA) 1992

    Sinistrari Zine #1 (USA), 1993. Editor: ZAID I picked this zine up somewhere around 1992/93, and it quickly became a favorite. Well written, in multiple languages (in some interviews), with well thought-out questions revealing an international vibe that reflected the multi-national unity of the nascent death/black underground. First issue, top notch-not sure if he put any […]

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