NECROMANIAC
Issue # 11
(166 Pages, A4, printed, in English)

After a break of seven years Germany’s Death Metal Fanzine NECROMANIAC is back with a new effort, which is the 20th anniversary issue at the same time. I always enjoy to read printed fanzines, the more if they offer high quality, in terms of the choice of interviewees, questions, layout design and printing. And quality is what NECROMANIAC zine is known for from day one, issue #11 being no exception either. The editor Thomas Westphal, known as artist of numerous cover paintings and shirt designs among others, also lives his artistic mission in his magazine. It comes with a passionate layout, starting with the wrapper, a collage of several paintings, and followed by each single page. Besides the use of foreign arts, several frames derive from Thomas’ own hands, the printing quality being top-notch through the whole book-like edition. The lettering and font size is always easy to read. As far as the content goes, Thomas, together with a handful of helping friends, always knows how to come up with informative, entertaining, humorous and real in-depth interviews. They are done with a whole bunch of great underground acts: PENTACLE (unbelievable huge 12 pages!), INTO DARKNESS, ABHOMINE, ANATOMIA, BEYOND MORTAL DREAMS, BLOOD, Mark Sawickis of IMPETIGO, BANEFUL STORM, CORPSESSED, CONCRETE WINDS, CIANIDE, with the colleague in writing Ricardo of CRYPTS OF ETERNITY zine, DAEMONIC (US), DEAD CONGREGATION, DRAWN AND QUARTERED, an artist feature on Drew Elliott, ESKHATON, FORCE OF DARKNESS, GODLESS, IMPURE, LARVAE, LEPROPHILIAC, IMMOLATION, NECROCCULTUS, a live report of the anniversary show of MORTICIAN, MASACRE, a second artist feature, this time with Nor Prego, OATH OF CRUELTY, PENTAGRAM (CHILE), REENCARNACION, THULSA DOOM, PERDITION TEMPLE, PROFANE ORDER, SIJJIN, TORSO, ULCERATE and SEDIMENTUM. In hindsight one of the interviews attained a particular relevance. After the tragic demise of Timo Ketola in late 2020 the remarkable detailed interview from April 2020 with the renowned artist might be one of the last he ever answered. With his eleventh issue editor Thomas cemented the status of NECROMANIAC zine as one of the most dedicated and splendid publications in the world wide (Death) Metal underground. Highly recommended!!! It is still available for 10,00 Euro + postage (2,70 Euro in Germany / 7 Euro for the rest of the world) from necromaniaczine@aol.com. All additional info you will most certainly find at www.facebook.com/necromaniac.zine

Thomas Georg

Thomas Georg

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