"Vomited into life, from the womb of absurd bliss I fell. Inspired by mirrored idiocy, was fed, walk and talk... I do not listen, that is blasphemic intent of un-ingnorant act. By hypocrites, in every sphere of human contact, I absorbed my defiant hatred. Desperately, some trials of extinguishing the burning flame, brutally banished, I cannot force my brains into nonesense, this is what it is, my disgusting existence. But I replicated the recipee, now I am lost, the neverending cycle of consumption spins once more." - by schizophedeath - entitled: The Idiot. EXTREME RESURRECTION FANZINE(Ury) - Issue #7 - yes, you read it well, my fanzine is in the hoven! Soon will be out! I finally managed to do it. Hurray for myself and fuk the rest. YDI (US) - A place in the Sun EP 1983. CDR . Well well well , this is an outstanding HC from US ressembling to some japanese vibe ala CONFUSE(Jpn) plus the MINOR THREAT(US) aggression with a vocalist that can make you think of LEGION OF DEATH(US) and DISCHARGE(UK) . Tracks are short, in your face, but are not unenjoyable short ones. I think this is a great EP that totally deserves being checked, what I found most astonishing was the fact that guitars are all the time on the first strings of the guitar for the chords, or may be the guitar was tuned quite high, don't know. Found this when watching a pretty intense documentary named "American Hardcore" . Check bellow my words surrounding it. SS DECONTROL(US) - The Kids will have their say 1982. CDR. Another one taken from the aforementioned documentary, yes , one of the few that really shocks, these guys play in the vein of MINOR THREAT(US) with more agression in general terms so vocals are stronger. Tracks are too short too but they do not disappoint either. Another good northamerican HC catch. I am not into straight edge but I admit their music is good. SARCASM(Slo) - Crematory 1989, RE 2021 CD by We Bite Records. This is speed metal, totally unknown to me. Never heard of this project before but a friend of mine recommeded it to me and being pre-90s it was impossible to avoid it. I found, it ressembles to BATTLEFIELD(Ger) on the first track "Road Warrior" this one being a little bit more slow but with a similar way of delaying each scream. I believe some riffs are also inspired by what HELLOWEEN(Ger) did on their early recordings, and the vocalist kind of immitates Schmier from DESTRUCTION(Ger) but when "Crematory" track took place and I heard "... warriors from the Universe", it also made me think of RUNNING WILD(Ger) in "Iron Heads" . When "Sarcastic reborn" starts it's pretty obvious these metalheads were skilled and knew what they were doing, the classical music influences are also clear on some scales, what depicts a solid ground for a robust recording. "Thrash Tonight" says "Mad Butcher" between lines, killer track, being more thrash metal it's clear it's the best so far. "The Kruger Story" I think inspired the artwork of this release but it's almost like "Tonight" from TOKYO BLADE(UK) with a kind of MOTLEY CRUE(US) 's vocal tune. "Fate" even though it gets back to the kind of DESTRUCTION 's speed, the rythm on the phrases remind me of Tom G. Warrior and WARDANCE(Ger) came into mind as another project that could be linked to. "Runaway" is the last track on this 1989 album, it gets thrashier for a proper close and if the vocalist were more agressive I would not doubt on saying it's on the edge of Deathrash metal madness, this track beats the album. If we do not let ourselves getting deceived by the tracklist order, I would say this is an average recording and probably that's why it never shined, totally inoffensive music for that era, but on the other hand, coming from Slovenia is something one shouldn't ignore. So It's totally recommended to grab it if on your way. This does not finish here, the label added three bonus tracks recorded in 1988, these are "Fate" which is much better here than on the album, because it's little bit more agressive, and can also be appreciated on "Runaway" too where more SODOM(Ger) from "Obsessed by Cruelty" era are notorious but speed is not as fast as on the album version. The label also listed "The Krueger Story" before these two tracks but was left to the end and includes the "Nightmares on Elm Street" intro but is not as good as ANGKOR VAT(URY) 's one HAHA! Anyway, this track is also better than on the album. For anyone curious on getting something from that location, this is quite good in fact. MORTAL PAIN(Gre) - Mortal Pain EP 1992 by Molo Lave Records. DM in the 90s vein with the greek-scales-touch , I would connect this with MORGOTH(Ger) , ANGEL DEATH(Ita) , CANCER(UK) with a similarity on the vocal tune to Mike Browning on "Thresholds" LP, it also counts on some slow parts making it a little bit doom. I don't find this as an spectacular release but it's quite good and enjoyable, at least to listen to something a little bit different to what I am used to. This is a two tracks EP and those are "Isolated" & "Under the Curse" both tracks equally good in terms of compositions and ideas, it's indeed consistent. If you find it give it a try! DEATH SENTENCE(US) - Before the Slaughter demo 1985, on 7" , this is de "Death is the only way" demo. This is pre- NUN SLAUGHTER(US) , if you listen to this, it's not comparable, here they are totally Thrash Metal and even though Don of the dead is the vocalist, the approach is different. I don't find it impressive but not bad either. This could be related to DESECRATION(US) on their rehearsals era, because the vocals are quite clean but the music is pure Thrash Metal and guitars seem influenced by DARK ANGEL(US) . Expect a rehearsal demo sound, but it's indeed quite clean. NUCTEMERON(Sgp) - The Unexpected 1987-1991 compilation LP by Zzooouhh Records. This compilation is excellent, starts with their first demo from 1988, "Legacy" is a mixture of old SODOM(Ger) , SEPULTURA(Bra) and TERMINATOR(Cze) and the sharp environment is almost ala TORMENTOR(Mex) in their demo era included in "Beholding the endless pestilence" compilation. On "Transitation" you perceive in a clearer way some Brazilian sounds that could be found in ATTOMICA(Bra) or EXPLICIT HATE(Bra) and the environment on "Swirling Blackness" made me think of "The Shinning Pentagram" demo by NECRODEATH(Ita) . "Silent Sorrow" is the last track following the very same line, the whole demo is totally consistent in style. The following tracks are from their second demo, "Demo 2" from 1990. To conclude this excellent compilation, a couple of unreleased tracks from 1991 were added. These are "Nuctemeron" and "Power, freedom, invincible" , luckily this trio did not disappoint, the sound reminded me a little bit of OBSCURITY(Swe) on this recording session, the vocals are in a more Black Metal-ish style and some riffs too, the vocal tune takes me into a Japanese approach and the speed is excellent. Totally recommended item. CENSURA(Ita) - Key of the abattoir demo 1995, not my kind of beer, average Death Metal from the 90s with a mixture of black metal plus an impressive skilled drummer. Nothing else to add on this from my side. METAL LADY(Hun) - Metal Lady 1990, bootleg tape. Heavy metal inspired by JUDAS PRIEST(UK) and ACDC(Aus) with some Speed Metal touches here and there plus some Pop, comparable to Маркиза (Rus) but I would say this is more Metallic. It counts on really strange chorus which made it quite appealing to me when I first go into it, digging in POKOLGEP(Hun) 's frist album and noticing they had a parallel project with a female vox. For those insane by female vox, this is interesting, mostly because of this aforementioned fact, because the whole album is quite on the average with pretty well known riffage and vocal rythms. If this words sound as if this could be your kind of beer, well you should take it! VA (Afr) - The Death of Africa? 1993, originally released by Inhouse Records, is an African compilation. Speaking to my friend carlos (SHP) , requesting him demos from VOICE OF DESTRUCTION(Afr) , he mentioned to me this, in fact I think he did it long ago, but never care about it, now I asked him for this one, just for curiosity. V.O.D. tracks are ok, quite slow, more doomish, I got bored, I felt those were kind of repetitive, but are not bad anyway. Followed by an unknown project to me, ABHORRENCE(Afr) , this is Death metal influenced by the north american way, I kind of enjoyed it but then I read they were christians, so fuk them, the track even talks about jesus HA! RETRIBUTION DENIED(Afr) , this is a Death Metal project, quite fresh to my ears, with some Greek influences, on scales and production, this last reminds me of "His majesty and the Swamp" and bands like SEPTICEMIA(Gre) or even DEATH COURIER(Gre) could be related to, voice tune also reminded me to GODLESS(Gre) (cheers Chris! ). I found this one totally interesting. DEBAUCHERY(Afr) is in charge of closing this compilation, is like an african version of CANNIBAL CORPSE(US) with some mixtures with ENTOMBED(Swe) , I felt it is similar to DYING FETUS(US) on its vibe, not what I was expecting but not bad. To sum up this words, like I always say, compilations are good to know scenes, this one help me knowing at least one intersting project! This is not for everyone, if you want to dig on V.O.D. ; refer to their first release first (I am still missing their demos) , expect 90s Death Metal with some twisted scales and production which makes it quite fresh I must say. JAGUAR(UK) - Power Games 1983 by Neat Records. This is a classical Heavy Metal in the very vein of TANK(UK), WITCHFYNDE(UK), some TOKYO BLADE(UK), IRON MAIDEN(UK) and even some DIAMOND HEAD(UK) plus traces of ANGELWITCH(UK) and BLITZKRIEG(UK) . Best tracks are "Dutch Connection" which is totally in the vein of "Filth Hounds of Hades" , "Out of Luck" is kind of "Lighting to the Nations" , "The Fox" keeps on that vein and I thought of CRUCIFIXION(UK) and little SAXON(UK) too . "No Lies" which has a pretty catchy rythm on the vocals which ressembles to that kind of blues-rock used on ACDC(Aus) 's "High Voltage" by Bonn Scott. "Prisoner" back into the TANK. "Raw Deal" and the closing "Coldheart" . Recommended if you are into these aforementioned projects! RAYDEAD(Aus) - Raydead EP 1991 , by Skuld Releases. This is a more US-Hardcorepunk oriented version of DISARM(Jpn) mixed with DESECRATION(US) , riffs are great, pretty skilled. This counts on "Machine of Arrogance" the openning track which is great. "Never trust the clear Blue sky" is quite twisted, more 90s US-hardcore on it, but it is not that bad. Their lyrics are about pollution, animal torture, shitty society and greedy politicians. Quite good to have around your collection, and it's interesting to me that they come from Austria, this is a cheapo you should get if you see it around. AMERICAN HARDCORE(US) - 2006, This is a documentary explaining the evolution of the genre on USA during the first half of the 80s. Counts on an amazing pile of bands I have never heard of, and the well known ones. The only draw back I perecived is the stupid interview with an asshole in a church. The anecdotes from the ones who were part of the scene during those years are quite good, I think they failed to include more fanatics into their documentary, I mean more people involved in the underground movement, and more women who, as they mentioned, were mostly in charge of the media, which is one of the most important things in the underground, fanzines, pictures,etc... I wish I have seen more of that and a little bit more of its values. Lyrics are notoriously not stupid, so that could be part of the main focus, even though it's mentioned and gives a great context politically speaking, it was not fully covered in my opinion. For those who are as ignorant as I am, this is pretty interesting, and for those who are not, well, give it a try and check it for yourself. RAGING DEATH (US) - #1 (1985) , not the famous LP but a fanzine I did not know. Taking into the account the year it was released, you can expect pure classics, it features bands like CELTIC FROST(Swi) but focuses on german thrash with interviews with DESTRUCTION(Ger) , KREATOR(Ger), IRON ANGEL(Ger), SODOM(Ger) plus some reviews and bios. Pretty good reading plus excellent pictures, great quality. XXX(US) - #14 (1986) , HC focused fanzine, includes a BAD BRAINS(US) interview, a good one with MOTORHEAD(UK) and some others that weren't interesting to me. Not bad, good for punks! SUBURBAN DEATH(Can) - #1 (1989) , this another unknown fanzine to me, coming from Canada, including AUTOPYS(US) average interview with Chris Reifert, excellent in depth interview with DEAD CONSPIRACY(US) , a killer an full of information interview with Frank from NECROPHAGIA(US) but it's focused on his project with the monicker like his nickname KILLJOY(US) , I had no idea he was into some great music mentioned here, outstanding! Rest in gore ! You can also find a short SEPULTURA(Bra) interview and ARMOROS(Can), sadly this was not better being them from Canada too... a short but precise Australian scene Report and a short INCUBUS(US) interview with the brazilian guys that are religious but no one seem to care... The fanzine is pretty good, I wish the scan would have done better because it's totally impossible to print this and make it readable. FORGED BY FIRE AND STEEL(UK) #1 (2020) , Oposed to what I have been used to reading, this is a Heavy Metal oriented fanzine, this is a British special issue. You will find a great in-depth interviews with classic bands from the NWOBHM like JAGUAR(UK) , MILLENIUM(UK) , CLOVEN HOOF(UK) , SPARTAN WARRIOR(UK) , SACRILEGE(UK) , TRAITORS GATE(UK) , among some others. I really enjoyed the way it is written, really humble and the interviewees helped this issue to be complete, coincidentially, each of them provided lots of information. Highly recommended if you are looking for getting more into Heavy Metal classics. Thanks for the trade Nuno! great work!