Ultimate Darkness Zine Anthology 1995/2017
228 pg, A4, pro-printed, English
I am very much surprised when the editor informed me about this book.
What you will have all the three issues in one book. Just like Isten, Slayer Mag except Ultimate Darkness not as thick as those kvlt zines. Nevertheless, a nice to add in your collection.
The book starts with 4 page interview with the publisher and the editors; Karl & Ason. After that starts with issue 1, 1996. This issue is a bit 'primitive', although not in cut n paste layout, but uses electric typewriter type (2 or 3 columns per page), which is quite common at the time. Editors are moving away from normal typewriter or cut n paste to a bit 'organized' type of layout. Interviews in this issue: Angelcorpse, A Canorous Quintet, Nastrond666, Paganus Doctrina, Arckanum, Oberon, Usurper, Funereal Moon, Maredit, Absu, Dark Funeral, Out In The Cold, Rhymes of Destruction, Necromass, Feneral Rites.
Also in this issue; Icelandic Scene Report, band bios and music review.
The pictures are much clearer that I remember. The original issue is photocopy and this book is pro-printed and I assumed they scanned the mastercopy for printing.
The second issue, release in 1999 starts at page 66. Interviews with Abyssos, Thy Primordial, Heloisa, Paragon of Beauty, Best Petrify, As Sahar, Krabathor, Memories Records, Burial Ground, Sakaratul Maut, Profanity, Blot Mine, Noctes.
In this issue, the editor move to using computer in making the zine. Still the layout is still the same style; 3 columns per page and a page frame (standard MS Word, unlike #1 which I think manually lined using marker pen). The review section is 2 columns per page and this time they rate the stuff being reviewed.
Issue 2 ends with Amon Amarth's interview.
Issue 3 starts at page 98. I just read this issue and you can find the review I made for this. The difference between the book and the actual zine is ofcourse the print quality. In this book is much clearer. I would advise just get this book instead because both are release in 2017.
The book ends with bonus interview Fredrick 'Hamoi' Melander, one of the founding members of Bathory. Interesting chat, almost 30 questions. This interview will be feature in the fourth issue.
The book doesnt have table of content. There are also full page ads which is not available in the actual release of the zine. The very last page is the stuff release by Cult Never Dies.
Do support the publisher and Ultimate Darkness.
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