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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Army of Darkness #1
(Poland) 1993Army of Darkness #1 (USA) 1993. Ed. ” Sikora Sławek” (Polish) This is a pretty obscure relic from the early 90s Polish underground and its packed with pretty much (only) Polish bands–and its written in Polish. However, it does reflect how vibrant the scene was there at the time, and how much there is to […]
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Hard Stuff #1
(Poland-USA) 1994Hard Stuff #1 (Poland-US) Sept. 1994. Editor: “Mariusz Kmiolek” A one-off, combined effort from Poland’s Thrash ’em All and US’s Loud Magazine. I am not sure if it ever got off the ground into a regular publication(?), but this short introductory issue from late in 1994 was still pretty cool, with some ads and pics […]
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Balance of Terror #3
(Canada) 1991Balance of Terror #3 (Victoria, BC, Canada) 1991. Editor: “Trev Jarvis” (UPDATED) With interviews/features/mentions on Impetigo, Inverted, Agothocles, Bolt Thrower, Impaled Nazarene, Dark Tranquility, Hexx, Nuclear Death, Funeral Oration, Putrid (pre- God Forsaken), Wench, Raped Ape, Eldritch Horror, Ringworm, Impaled Nazarene and Demilich (check out those very early pics), plus letters and reviews, a feature […]
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Drowned Magazine #2
(Spain) 1991Drowned Magazine #2 (Spain) 1991. Editor: “Dave Rotten” From Drowned Productions‘ own Dave Rotten, this zine is an incredible survey of the underground from late 1990 into 1991, with a lot of original photos, some from Dave himself (apparently from a trip to Sweden that included meeting up with Dissection and others). Very informative with […]
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Tales of the Macabre #5
(Germany) 1998Tales of the Macabre #5 (Germany) 1998. Editor: “Costa Stoios” Featuring drummer Atomic Steif, Bulldozer, Damnation Records, Desaster, Impiety, Mercyful Fate, Metalucifer, Asgard, Mortuary Drape, Necrophobic, Sabbat (JPN), Secrets of the Moon, Soulburn, Stargazer, Vader, Vulpecula, Obscurity, Wizard, and many reviews…
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Thrash Em All #1.4
(Poland) 1992Thrash 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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Eruptions From Below #5
(Toronto, Canada) 1993Eruptions From Below #5 (Toronto, Canada) 1993. Editor: “Laurie Fortune” Copied and stapled zine out of Ontario (formerly out of Buffalo). Solid and packed with ads, representing the ’93 death metal underground quite well. Features numerous reviews, and (brief) interviews with Cannibal Corpse, Lucifers Hammer, Deteriorate, Angelkill, Exterminance, and more, with the highlights being the killer […]
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SOD – Sounds of Death #3
(Missouri, USA) Summer 1993SOD – Sounds of Death (Missouri, USA) #3, Summer 1993. Editor: “David Horn” Like the issue #2 which I posted up a while back (see archives to the right), this is again sort of ‘in between’ a zine and magazine. David Horn’s eventually long-running Sounds Of Death still remained ambitious, and this time around it […]
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