Never change a running system… This wellknown quote could also be used for Brazil’s CRUSH THE CROSS zine. Even though it’s been three years already since the last issue came out, the new one is still following its predecessor without any significant changes. And that’s a good thing, if you ask me, because editor Samir Souza is a true underground warrior since 2003, with a focus on bands that you most certainly won’t read about in a lot of other zines. On the 44 pages of issue # 13 you’ll find interviews with GORGON, GALLOWER, SHADOWS HELL, SANCTIFYING RITUAL, SARTEGOS and ROTTENBROTH, as well as with Mateusz Wieteska of FORGOTTEN CHAPEL zine and Sven-Erik Kristiansen (most of you probably better known as Maniac, ex – vocalist of Norway’s MAYHEM) about his new project TERRORAKT and his rather shortlived DAMAGE INC. zine, whose three issues recently have been published as a book edition via Cult Never Dies (you’ll also find a review on it in this issue). The rest of CRUSH THE CROSS # 13 is filled with lots of reviews of albums, splits, EPs, demos, books and zines, that all have been spread throughout the issue, so that it never gets boring. When it comes to the visual side, the overall quality of CRUSH THE CROSS is surprisingly good for a small underground publication. Unlike many comparable zines, which sadly often ruin their work with an overambitious chaotic layout, Samir luckily sticks to a clearly structured presentation, which makes everything easy readable and even the pictures and graphics have good quality, due to a fine laser print. So, if you still have a soft spot for the type of old zines that supported the underground right from the start, make sure to add this to your shopping list. My personal copy even came with a sticker and a patch of the zine’s logo, but I’m not sure if that’s part of every order. For prices and shipping costs contact Samir at crushthecross666@yahoo.com.br, all additional zine information you will find at www.facebook.com/crushthecrosszine