Fiesta Metalogue (May 2021)

 

Fiesta Metalogue (May 2021)
140+ pages, 19cm x 22cm, Malay

The second book from Abd Aziz Itar. Managed to buy this at its first print run.

Written in Malay. This is a soft cover book, the pages in glossy paper and only this one version available.

The first one is "Ribut Dari Timur". You can search this site for some info.

Now he have table of content which is needed since this time he is writing about his experience going to metal music festivals around the world.

There are only 8 chapters with 1 chapter per festival so means only 8 festivals that we going to read in this book.

The Festivals:

1: Wacken Open Air, Germany (2010)
2: Bloodstock Open Air, England (2013, 2015)
3: True Thrash Fest, Japan (2012, 2018)
4: Brutal Assault, Czech
5: Hammersonic, Indonesia
6: Summer Breeze, Germany
7: Download, Australia
8: Pulp Summer Slam, Philippines

He described the atmosphere around festivals, their journey to the venue, short chat with people there. Not to mentioned lots of pictures from the venues.

He's sarcastic, put some humor on the caption of the pictures. At the end of the chapter, he summarized it and gave his rating. Some festivals he went more than once. This is how the chapters look like.

Layout-wise this is much better unlike the previous book which now has colored background. Not just plain white like normal (boring) book.

Publisher
Ribut Timur Trading
E-1 Lestari, Jalan PJU 10/1B,
47830 Petaling Jaya, Selangor,
Malaysia

Writer's Email
from_arash at yahoo dot com

Invocation Of Obscene Gods #1 (2011)

Invocation Of Obscene Gods #1 (2011)
44pg, A5, pro-print, English

Interview
Nunslaughter, Rupture, CSMD, Antiseen, Abigail, The Kill

I found the info about this zine in NWN Forum and straight away ordered a copy. Yes. This was many many years ago. Wrote the review but don't remember where I put the zine (or sell/trade it with who) and didn't take pictures of it first. The review remain as draft since then.

Anyway, I don't to waste the effort, so now made it available.

'Computerized' layout with some on cut & paste style. Maybe the cut & paste are done by computer or maybe not but they are neatly done without wasting space. I like a lot the layout style.

No table of content and page number though. I thought the Abigail interview is 'short and sweet' type (read: 'short and boring').Been reading a lot of this type in other zine answers by him. But this time quite long answer by Yasuyuki. Well-done Yasuyuki!

The reviews are alphabetically arranged and not rated. The review section is called "Records" but you can find other formats too in this section.

There are some articles or columns which probably going to be a regular column (Mental Hop Scotch, New York's Alright, Paul Praise Presents: Sewer Scum Death Metal Extras). There is a page for "Top 10 Fave" of the editor & the bands being interviewed compiled here instead of reading that in the interview. Not really an interesting read though but it is presented in an original style (I don’t remember seeing anyone doing it that way before reading this zine).

Doug did a good job for this debut. I suspected Doug must have some experience before, which is true. He did some zine in the 90’s. This is punk/hardcore-influenced, thus explaining the price ($5… really cheap!). By the way this is not a metal only zine. Support this zine at your own risk.

At the end of this review is their promo taken from the forum.

Pictures are taken from their blog. I don't have my own for the reason mentioned earlier.

Contact
c/o Douglas Long,
Po Box 704, Hebron,
KY 41048, USA.

E-mail
dudehate(a)gmail(.)com


“Invocation Of Obscene Gods” Issue #1 featuring interviews with Japanese black metal banshees ABIGAIL, Dutch noisecore mutants CROWD SURFERS MUST DIE, American death metal legends NUNSLAUGHTER, Aussie grindcore destroyers THE KILL and the undisputed heavyweight champions of punk rock brutality ANTiSEEN. Also includes a re-print of an old interview with RUPTURE conducted by Food Fortunata of SOCKEYE plus shit talking, ass kissing, an advice column by Dr. Jason Wade and one million reviews of records that you’ve probably already downloaded and outgrown. Forty-four glorious half-sized, pro-printed black + white pages of punk n’ metal bullshit for a measly $3 USA / $5 world postpaid.

Sample pages and more info here:
http://backwoodsbutcher.blogspot.com/

Extreme Resurrection #6

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Extreme Resurrection #6 (Uruguay)
60 pg, A4 size, in English, xerox

Interviews
Beatriz Carnicero, Tol Sirion, Sadica, Morbid Blood, Delirium Tremens

Article
The History of The Beginning of Extreme Metal in Uruguay

I came across a paper flyer of this zine when I bought some zine. Then I send out email to the editor, Federico, asking for some info on the zine and issues available for sale. Unfortunately all issues sold out from the editor however I managed to bought one issue from some distro. Earlier in the distro list also list issue 5 but that one sold out when I asked for stocks availability so I have to settle with issue 6.

And yes, this is the first Uruguayan zine in Bloodstained Vision!

To-date (in 2021), 6 issues was released. The zine created only to expose Uruguayan bands mixing those from the old times, some underground one and few newer bands. I copied these info from the email on the issues released:

#1 - includes Interviews with ACIDO,KARKADAM,ARCANUS,KARNAGE,PUTREFAXION, and some reviews.

#2 - CHOPPER,NECROPOLYS/THY DOMINION, interview w/Ernesto Sclavo, interviewer from the time who put out a metal documentary on TV during the 90s, BEELZEBUB,CILICIO, few reviews.

#3 - ANGKOR VAT, DEFORME, CONSTRICTOR, PHERETRUM, some reviews

#4 - ALVACAST,INNER SANCTUM, MARCA ACME/ATROZER, MAGNA, reviews

#5 - GRAF SPEE, OSSUARY, DARKESTHRASH, EXSTINCTIO, PANDEMONIUM, MYTHICUS, reviews

#6 - DELIRIUM TREMENS, MORBID BLOOD, SADICA, BEATRIZ CARNICERO, TOL SIRION, The History of Extreme Metal in Uruguay (by Victor Rueda-GRAF SPEE), how the fuk did we get here? (article by Hugo Gutierrez-LA SANGRE DE VERONIKA, reviews 

#7 - some day will be out...

The layout cut n paste style and it uses the actual type writer. Haven't seen this kind of format in years. total ancient classic format made in era of socmed.

No table of content but list of bands is printed on the front page. Date of the interview is stated. Most are made in 2018. Most probably interview originally made in Spanish & then translated to English. This is why the interview is very long and very interesting especially with the older bands than existed since the 90's. My suspicion is confirmed in "Necrologias" (the news section that is "the news that no longer news"). In here it also mention the zine is also made in Spanish version but cant no longer continue as it is exhaustive do make it with typewriter (very tiring typing I think. I hope I interpret it right).

Local gig reports and reviews also available seems to be mixed together (in "Morgue"). They are not separated into individual sections. The reviews are not rated, and not alphabetically arranged. There are also few zine reviews.

Two articles written here, the one is on Uruguay Rock titled "How the Fuck We Get There".

There is 1 full page of artwork made by facudeleon2010 at gmail dot com. Issue 6 close with contact addresses of bands/zine/labels and their logo or front cover).

The xerox quality can be better. However, Terasing zine from Malaysia have the permission to re-copy the issue and this version has the best xerox quality compared with the one I have.

Contact
extremeresurrection at gmail.com

Legion of Torture Issue #4 (Jan.2019)

Legion of Torture Issue #4 (Jan.2019)
24 pages, A4, English, xerox

Interviews
Black Magic Mountain Goat, Corpse Grinder, Infernal Execrator, Manzer, Disenter, Morturio, Repugnancia, Ritual, Nocturnal Vomit, Qassam, Rito Profanatorio

Ten years after the first issue, now in my hand the fourth issue released in 2019. I had this issue originally in pdf format but to have the true feeling of reading a zine, I printed it using Canon duplex laser printer. The result is excellent because the print quality is excellent. I hope the actual sales copy is good as mine hehe. The original one not too bad looking at the pictures in their website. This also explained why my copy is not hand-numbered as you can see from the front page.

The pages are numbered, no table of content but the list of bands is on the front page. This is weird because normally photos or artwork presented on the front page but instead here the editor, JC Morbid put a large zine logo and half the page with text. Not my preferred type but then logo details look cooler in this big size.

Layout-wise compared with the previous issues, this issue uses a nice clean "MS Word layout". 3 columns per page with simple page border. Since issue #3 it no longer has the 'old-school' layout style (issue #3 still have logo on the background of the page). The fonts are fukking small as the previous issue but this time I need to use my reading spectacles (and also my eye-sight not that good now haha).

No space being wasted. All utilized to the max! No complain on the layout.

And since the font size is small, this reduces the thickness of this issue. Interviews question are 18 questions or more (long ones) and the bands answered them quite lengthily too. All in all, there a lot of interesting stuff to read. Interviews might be outdated but latest update is presented after the interview ends.

However, this issue has no review or gig report. The editor explains why in the editorial section.

There's section on old Peruvian Death Metal from the 90's, a collaboration with Forgotten Chapel Zine from Poland. In here interviews with Disenter, Morturio, and Repugnancia.

I didn’t mentioned in the earlier reviews, the editor also plays in black/death/thrash band Death Invoker (vocal and guitars) and have a distro by the name Evil Spirit. Added to this is a blog called Metal Maleficarvm, where you can find latest interviews and reviews made by the editor. You can read it while they are fresh. Will take years before they featured in this printed zine.

Head on to the links below and use the contact function to get in touch. They have changed to new email address.

Contact
https://legionoftorturezine.blogspot.com/
https://metalmaleficarvm.blogspot.com/
http://deathinvoker.weebly.com/
morbiddevastator at gmail dot com

G.U.C Issue 28 (2013)

G.U.C Issue 28 (2013)
140 pages, A5, German, pro-printed

Interviews
Abjured, Asgaia, DeZafra Ridge, Fyretyre, Grace, Inexorable, Kaapora, Lucifera, Master, Menschenfresser, Nevertrust, Oakenshield, Resistance of Yield, Taste of Tears, Woburn House, Zanthrophya EX, 

Gig Reports
Rude Festival

Articles
Panzer-Power
Das Panoptikum des Gravens (25 pages)
Lieve Gemeinde

The layout is not the fancy type of magazine layout. It looks more like a small book. Printed on glossy paper. Just normal 2 columns (for interview and zine reviews) and 3 columns for music reviews. But these are on grey background image so it doesn't look dull and boring.

The fonts are really small and the edge/border of paper is less than 1 centimeter. Meaning you are reading more than 140 pages of A5 if using the normal size fonts. That's a lot to read in an issue.

Only if I understand German.

Music reviews (tape & CD) are separated to multiple sections. I can't figure out how the stuffs is being categorize or selected in these sections. The sections are "Headbangers Heaven", "Headbangers Hell".

Oh, and then it continues with Fanzine reviews, DVD review and Leserattennest before continue again music reviews in "Headbangers Stuff".

And lastly another music review in "Perlen var dia Säve" (can find some vinyl here).

The reviews very long but the fanzine reviews are even longer. Half page is just for 1 zine.

The "Das Panoptikum des Gravens" is a very long read. 25 pages on this alone.

G.U.C stands for German Underground Crossection. I got this old issue for free (pay postage only from schattenmanns.wordpress.com) so I think it is good to add in my site.

Besides being a magazine, it is also a label. The website link written in the mag not working anymore. If not, I wanted to check their latest updates.

Argyope Issue #14 (2018)

 

Argyope Issue #14 (2018)

24 pages, A5, English/French, xerox

Interviews

Hellfire & Deadhead Magazine

A free newsletter project from France. Very basic layout style, no columns, no page number, but has lot of pictures related to the band/mag interviewed. 

The introduction/foreword from editor is on the front page written in French. The (long) introduction before the interview starts is in French.

Less than 20 questions are asked, and some are just 1 line question only but enough to get long answer. Deadhead could write a book!

Those who don't know, Deadhead is from Malaysia and Hellfire is from China. Only interviews though. No reviews or news.

I think will not be hard to translate those. Use OCR software or snap picture and let Google translate. Hah! Sounds easy. I'll try it after this.

This is available for free (you only pay the postage). Some of the distro might have this are Schattenmanns Publishing or Destruktor Records mailorder.

No contact address available in the newsletter. Found email address somewhere from the internet.

Contact

sauldaniel666 at yahoo dot fr

League Of Khaos Issue #2 (August 2021)

 

League Of Khaos Issue #2 (August 2021)

192 pages, A5, English, pro-printed

Interviews

Mournful Moon, Lingua Mortis Artwork, Dusk In Silence, Ninkharsag, Les Chants Du Hasard, Wormwitch, Barbalans, Kilatus, Deleted, Afsky, Kirous, The Ironfist, Gorgon, Temple Of Gorgons, Ibliss, Oldskull, Tvsk, Necrolatry Records, Together to The Stars, Winter Lantern, Ish Kerioth, Devoured, Sijjin

Article

Dungeon Synth; A View From The Northern Tower

Scene Reports

China by Dienysian Records

Peru by Mauricio of Painless Zine

Earlier in May 2021, Zizi Amri released his maiden issue. And now just after 3 months in my hands his second issue!

Still in A5 size, pro-printed, perfect-bind format however (with some assistance of fellow contributors Ason UDZ & Ibn Khaldun) this issue is nearly 200 pages thick.

Table of content is present however the pages are not numbered just like the previous issue. Layout-wise looks like the debut issue; 2 columns per page, some uses those typewriter type of fonts giving some old school look, small font size, and no space is being wasted. This issue again packed with texts, pictures and artworks. 

All is great in the layout, except on the interviews where he put picture in middle in between the 2 pages. It doesn't look well visually. The picture/logo can't be seen in full.

Beside interviews you will have:

Chain of Khaos (news section, with label's/band's info)

Proof of Existence (like bio with short interviews made into article form; Azgarath, Huthamah)

Audio of Khaos (music/zine review section. Reviews not alphabetically arranged, not rated with front cover included)

Unfortunately, this issue already sold-out in less than a week. Only 120 copies were made and mine is numbered #16 of 120 copies of the 1st edition. However, you can ask for digital copy for small amount of money. Editor also selling some defect copies at a cheap price but didn't mention what are the defects.

Contact

https://www.facebook.com/hiatus.mindkaos

hiatusmindkaos at gmail dot com