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  • Kill Yourself!!! #5
    (Finland) 1997

    Kill Yourself!!! #5 (Finland) (1997). Editors: “Esa Lahdenperä” & “Timo Sitomaniemi”   Late 90s cult Finnish zine focusing on primarily black metal. This issue has interviews and features with/on Abruptum, Black Funeral, Bathory, Behemoth, Demonic, Denial of God, Det Hedenske Volk, Falkenbach, Marduk, Thromdarr, Thy Serpent, Triumphator, Wanderer, reviews, gig reviews, stories and more. Thanks […]

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  • Baphomet Zine Compilation 1987-1995 Vol. #1 and #2
    (Italy)

    Baphomet Zine Compilations (1987-1995) #1 and #2 (Italy) (eds: Enrico, Sarmax, Paulo and Claudio) Italiano (early) & English (later). Long-running Italian zine brought together over 2 digital volumes. Includes a WIDE variety of metal, extreme metal + punk and hardcore and other genres (as their tastes varied and expanded over the years) + plus some […]

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  • Heavy Metal Demons #9
    (Netherlands) 1984
    (Dutch)

    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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  • The Oath #1
    (Ireland) 1993

    The Oath #1 (IRE) 1993. Editor: “Alan Averill” This zine from Primordial vocalist Alan (aka A.A. Nemtheanga) is a time capsule of rabid, underground enthusiasm. Sincere, honest commentary, essays etc. Those were exciting days indeed…with reviews, a Danish scene report, interviews and features on Acheron, Afterlife (IRE), Fifth Dominion, Emperor, Gorgon, Impaled Nazarene, Sentenced, Misanthrope, […]

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  • Thrash’em All #3
    (Poland) 1988

    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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  • Thrash Em All
    (Poland) 2/1989

    Thrash 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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  • Satanic Death #3
    (Japan) 1988

    Satanic Death #3 (Japan) July, 1988. Editor: “Satsuki Takashima” Cult Japanese zine from ’88 that has been floating around online, so thanks to the original scanner for sharing. W/reviews, live report, playlists and a cool Brazil scene report, adz from Cogumelo and Wild Rags records, plus features and/or interviews with Old Lady Drivers, Atheist, Autopsy, […]

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  • Pagan Kalewala #1
    (Finland) 1994

    Pagan Kalewala #1 (Finland) 1994. Editor: “Ari Honkonen “ Finnish zine from the Morningstar dude, nice layout, heavy focus on the early/mid 90s Finnish scene with Decoryah, Impaled Nazarene, Lavra, Necrobiosis, Graveland, Archgoat, Disgrace, Rippikoulu, Unholy, zine and reviews etc. [Thanks to S.L.]  

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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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  • Disposable Underground #3
    (VA, USA) 1991

    Disposable Underground #3 (VA, USA) 1991, Editor: “Richard Johnson” Issue #2 of DI, out of the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. Again, Rich was in early grind outfit Enemy Soil, prior to going on to playing in the likes of Agoraphobic Nosebleed and now Drugs of Faith.  This long running zine can now be found online […]

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  • Speed Attack #1
    (Germany) 1984
    (Deutsch)

    Speed Attack #1 (Germany) 1984. (auf Deutsch) Editors: “Michael Trengert, Peter Zohren and Tomo Dolevic” Early German zine released in the year of 1984. One of the editors was notably Michael Trengert, who went on to be one of the Summer Breeze Festival (GER) organizers and also a former European manager of Metal Blade Records. […]

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  • Battlefield #6
    (GER) 1986
    (Deutsch)

    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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  • Phoenix Militia #7
    (UK) 1987

    Phoenix Militia #7 (UK) 1987. Editor: “Bill Steer” Many thanks to Bernd B. again for a great contribution! This time it is the mega-classic from Bill Steer’s teenage years  –  be sure to check out the sincere and insightful editorial (btw this issue was photocopied and stapled 3 times from the front, which made it […]

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  • Metal Forces #21
    (UK) 1986

    Metal Forces #21 (UK) 1986. Editor: “Bernard Doe” [Once more, it’s a given that Metal Forces was certainly not a fanzine, yet it still deserves archival status. As previously stated, the importance of the magazine for the development of the global underground and all ’extreme’ genres can not be understated – they covered many notable bands […]

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  • Kick Ass #26
    (NY, USA) July 1984

    Kick 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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  • 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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  • Gray Matter #2
    (TX, USA) August 1987

    Gray Matter #2 (TX, USA) August 1987. Editor: “Chris Orloski” Out of Texas, packed with reviews (especially demo reviews), a long interview with Gene Hoglan from Dark Angel and Jason Newsted after he joined Metallica, news, a feature on Ron Jarzombek, a Watchtower/Agony Column live review, interviews w/ Lethal Aggression, Hades, Liege Lord, Drifter, Devastation, […]

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  • Blowing Thrash #2
    (Chile) 1986
    (Español)

    Blowing Thrash #2  (Chile) Marzo, 1986. Editor: “Anton Reisenegger” (Español) Fantastic contribution from the vibrant Chilean metal scene during the 1980’s, put together by none other than Anton Reisenegger of Chile’s cult early death metal outfit Pentagram (and currently in Lock Up). Features Chilean national report, a lengthy Slayer segment and interviews and features on […]

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  • Eruptions From Below #5
    (Toronto, Canada) 1993

    Eruptions 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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  • F.E.T.U. #7
    (Japan) 1989

    F.E.T.U.  #7  (Japan) 1989. Editor: “Ayako Usuki” Final issue from this notable and internationally distributed zine out of Japan. Acronym title is short for “The Fatal Execrable Transmaniacon Undertakers.” Features interviews with SNFU, Prime Evil, Bulldozer, Injustice, Asbestos, Axemaster, Witches Hammer, and more.  

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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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  • Dauthus Zine #1
    (Sweden) 1996

    Dauthus Zine #1 (Sweden) 1996, Editor: “Timo Ketola” This zine has a sort of ‘cult’ following these days, and its well deserved. Herra Ketola obviously put untold hours of blood and brains into his zines, with exceptional and witty writing, original layouts, and aesthetic taste that was rare among the multitude of zines that had come before (and after), with only a […]

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  • Ripping Headaches #12
    (USA/France) 1990

    Ripping Headaches #12 (US-France) 1990, Editors: “Bruce Davis” and “Chris Aubert” Here is a contribution from Chris Aubert, who helped out and co-edited the Ripping Headaches zine from France, while Bruce did his job from Florida (and a great time to be in Florida for sure!) Along with the scans, which include killer show reviews […]

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

    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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  • M.A.R.S. #4
    (NY, USA) May, 1987

    M.A.R.S. #4 (NY, USA) May, 1987, Editor: “Alec Dana” This photocopied and stapled ‘zine’ was more of a newsletter (the editor stated as much), and this is actually the first issue to feature interviews extensively rather than just album reviews. Mid to late-80s, they focused on speed and power metal primarily (as the “best of […]

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  • Disposable Underground #5
    (VA, USA) 1992

    Disposable Underground #5 (VA, USA) 1992, Editor: “Richard Johnson” Zine #5 of DI, out of the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. TO RECAP: At the time Rich was in grind pathfinders ENEMY SOIL, prior to going on to playing in the likes of AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED and now DRUGS OF FAITH.  This long running zine, that can […]

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  • Giants Lore #3
    (Germany) Sept. 1990

    Giants Lore #3 (Germany) Sept. 1990. Editor: “Eddi Ambrozi” (German) From 1989 to 1991, I had a power metal band of sorts (or what was called ‘power metal’ then, something like half thrash and half metal…sort of like Savatage or Metal Church), and it was called Damnation. Pretty typical name, but it worked and we played numerous shows […]

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  • The Untouchables #3
    (Finland) 1993
    (Finnish)

    The Untouchables #3 (Finland) 1993. Editor: “Timo Isoaho” This zine was printed and stapled, somewhere between a digest size and a regular magazine-size, and covers a nice selection of both Finnish and international bands. A hard read for many, as it is written in Finnish, it is nevertheless a part of what was an explosive number of zines […]

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  • Disposable Underground #6
    (VA, USA) 1993

    Disposable Underground #6 (VA, USA) 1993, Editor: “Richard Johnson” This zine was almost hometown for me, coming out of the Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. At the time Rich was in grind pathfinders ENEMY SOIL, prior to going on to playing in the likes of AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED and DRUGS OF FAITH.  He is called the […]

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  • Thrashikus #5
    (CA, USA) 1992

    Thrashikus #5 (CA, USA) 1992: Editor “Victor Hsieh” This was a cool digest sized zine, packed with excellent interviews, again with many of the bands at the top of their game. Out of San Diego, it included live reviews, an interesting intie with France’s Osmose Productions, and a cover story on underrated death thrashers of […]

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