When Mr. Mattila announced a new issue of ISTEN, I was really excited (to say the least) as this zine has always been my alltime favorite from Finland! Unfortunately the result didn’t really live up to my expections for the simple fact that it can’t really be considered a regular issue, but a 16 pages […]
Kris Verwimp can be seen as the leading artist who accompanied the emergence of a new scene of extreme Metal artists in the 90s. Until now, his splendid work was only viewable on the numerous record covers he graced with his talent. Thankfully, this book presents a complete retrospective of Kris’ work from 1993 to […]
This is, from my point of view, the third essential book for us, for those who call themselves fans of extreme music and for those who want to know how everything started. The first one I’m talking about is probably the most well-known one, the very famous “Lords Of Chaos”. This one as start of […]
Searching in wikipedia for “encyclopedia” I found the following explanation: “Indeed, the purpose of an encyclopedia is to collect knowledge disseminated around the globe; to set forth its general system to the men with whom we live, and transmit it to those who will come after us, so that the work of preceding centuries will […]
If I am honest, I personally would never buy any compilation-CD again which is compiled by a magazine and where it is obvious that there is no real concept or something behind it. This compilation is, as the name already suggests, organized by the guys from the Vates Noctes-fanzine and what makes this one a […]
To be quite honest I find compilations pretty annoying and even underground samplers like "Altars Of Mad Death" can’t keep my attention for too long. In a way they seem pretty outdated considering the fact that you can find MP3s at almost every underground band’s website. Of course a sampler is pretty convenient as it […]
In order to promote 15 French underground Death Metal bands, SKULL FUCKED PROD. released this free (!!!) compilation of which only 2000 copies were pressed. To keep it inexpensive, the whole packaging consists just of a paperboard cover. The sound quality of the featured contributions varies quite a lot (after all they are all underground […]
This three-way CD-R sampler was most probably made for a concert of three bands featured here – and it must have been a great show according to the material featured. The first are NERLICH from Finland with the tracks of their “Insane Creations – Inorganic Echoes” demo. ‘Degeneration Process’, the opener, instantly conjured up images […]
If you consider yourself a fan of "the world’s greatest Horror Punk band" CALABRESE and additionally also enjoy reading comic books, you definitely gotta make sure to order a copy of the first issue of CALABRESE’s very own little creation in this department. Even though it’s not exactly necessary to understand the storyline (which is […]
This is the print edition from the well-known online zine Morbid Sounds, which give up at the end of last year. In the foreword they write about the reasons for the end. So this print edition is the legacy of the crew from southern Germany, limited to 150 copies and hand numbered. The zine is […]