Necroscope #23

Necroscope #23

148 page, A5, xerox, English

Interview

Nefario, Neutron Hammer, Hail Of Bullets, Defamer, URT, Proclaimation, Exordium Mors, Bokrug, Embrional, Coldblood, Morbid Goat Fornicator, Anal Blasphemy

I thought I bought issue #22 but later (month after I bought it) I found that I have ordered #20 twice from few distros. Now I missed one issue. When Fauzi of Virus Zine informed me he have few copies of the latest issue at that time (I don’t even remember what was the last issue I have) I just ordered a copy. Enough crap from me. About this zine, the editor is a maniac, true dedicated metal zine editor even when he has family and kid but still produce an issue nearly 150 pages thick (every year?). There is some 'improvement' here although still no table of content (not really a problem for me though). Xerox quality are better, layout are bit properly arranged, small fonts (as usual) and this time Adam used page border. I didn't know the standard MS page frame can look good. The use of pictures is still minimal. As usual, the one I crave for here is the zine reviews that are always long and interesting. I wonder why there are so many Polish bands? (read that in "Polish Hell"). There are some articles including "Pearl Of Abyss". Hail of Bullet interviews is the funniest (for me, for the editor it is not) among all. As funny as the picture used on the front cover.

Necroscope #21

Necroscope #21

132 page, A5, xerox, English

Interview

Overoth, Force Of Darkness, Sanguineous, Deep Vein, Revenge, Autopsy, Swamp, Death Invoker, Dead Congregation, Paganfire, Unaussprechlichen Kulten

What else I should say about this zine? Adam makes it looks like it’s easy to make a zine! And a very thick one too! Anyway, if you are an avid zine reader or have read Necroscope previous issues, this one does not offer anything new. If you like the old one I'm definitely sure you will like this one too. I suggest you check my older reviews to get an idea of Necroscope. In the editorial he said "people are complaining about too many pages". Is that bad? I think it's not. Just manage your time fukker! Some articles written here; "Is it Metal or Business", "Atmosphere Has Not Gone" and also "Pearl of The Abyss" (again and a very long one). I like the way this planet have been divided in "Pearl of The Abyss"; South of Hell, East of Hell (for Malaysia, Silent Death and Euronymous is being mentioned), North of Hell and the most important (and the name is funny for me at the same time)... THE HEADQUARTER OF HELL (Europe). The music reviews as usual "Polish Hell" (Polish band reviews) and "Worldly Assault". Both are not rated. 'Underground Art' - paper zine review. As lengthy as usual and a lot of zine! There are some gig reports (Pure Fucking Darkness Festival, Barbatos). This issue is not stapled and I found out I miss out page #67 to #74. I couldn't remember from where I got this (reading this after buying them few month later) so can't get those missing pages. I have no idea whether this is still available or not. One funny story, I went to a printing shop to have this zine stapled but that shop said they don’t have the type of stapler that can staple in middle of the paper but they are selling that stapler! I see that on the shelf. Maybe I should buy one.

Necroscope #20

Necroscope #20

156 page, A5, xerox, English

Interview

Ruins, Almighty Sathanas, Misgivings, Arson, Vomepotro, Putrefied Genetalia, Stench Of Virginity, Pathogen, Negathron, Pagana Usurpacion, Sacrificial Dagger, Necroholocaust, Chainsaw, Besatt, Septicopyemia

This is the 20th issue of this magnificent zine. There is a good article on 14 years of Necropscope written by Adam. I think most of underground metal maniacs should already know about this zine. Interviews and reviews are in kamikaze English style. And about the reviews, there are too many to read here, be it audio stuff or zine review. I like the zine review a lot and having special section "Polish Hell" is useful to. The tape trader section or "The Forgotten Race" feature a guy named Holger. I hope Adam can find another tape trader for the next issue. It’s no longer a forgotten race but more like "extinct race" now.

Necroscope #19

144 pages, A5, xerox, English


Interview
Embrace of Thorns, Pek, Antacid, Denouncement Pyre, Begrime Exemious, Enshadowed, Demonic Rage, Hellspirit, Goat Tyrant, Riddle of Meander, Warfist, Bestial Holocaust

My debut issue of this long running metalzine from Poland. I have no clue of what to expect from this zine. I need some time to understand his English which totally in kamikaze style. Thumbs up for the bands who manage to answer it well hehe. The zine are thick but no table of content. One good thing I found here is, all the space are very well used by Adam. Very info-packed I must say. The use of pictures are very minimal, mostly are small sized font which can get your eyes tired after a while. He also put lot of comments of the reviews which is quite lenghty but that is not a bad thing. There are some zine review and music reviews are called "Worldy Assault" but no separation to different formats like CD/Vinly/etc. These reviews are separated to multiple section like "The First Battle", "Total War", "The Final Resistance" and they are placed in between the interviews. I read these reviews but couldn't think whether the reviews are grouped according to certain criteria or not. For those who are interested to know more on Polish scene, there is a special review section on Polish bands called "Polish Hell". Another interesting column in the zine is "Pearl From Abyss" (review of old demo/releases and bands) and "The Forgotten Race" (interview with tape trader). After I got this issue (by trade with some local metalhead), I was informed Adam have released few more issues so #19 is quite old but the content does not seem to be outdated. You can also contact him and ask about his bootleg releases (available via trade).


Contact
c/o Adam Stasiak
ul.Zakopianska
42/3, 80-139 Gdansk
Poland