What were the best magazines that wrote about thrash, speed etc in the 80's? I've heard that good ones were Power Metal from North America, Thrash Metal from US, a lot of old bands give thanks to british Metal Forces...
big mouth wrote:Better check old fanzines if you're looking for the real stuff....
Agree, there were tons of fanzines dedicated to speed and thrash in those days but no magazines, they were mostly dealing with classic heavy metal and hard-rock.
Metal Forces really needs special credits though. Probably the largest mag (zine in the early days) from Europe who covered the birth of Thrash Metal with passion - more so than for instance Metal Hammer or Kerrang. Most 80's issues are must-buys.
Phil (ex-MUTILATED/ABYSSALS, ACT OF GODS) had xeroxed 9 issues of DOD to me, and I must say that this zine looked like a goldmine at the time, especially when you know it was coming from France, which was and still is a third world country when it comes to real metal.
Though the few maniacs you can find in this country are some of the best die-hards I know!
"Alcohol is the cause and the solution to all our problems" Homer J. Simpson
"DOD" was a great zine for sure. There was another cool zine run by a guy from Switzerland back in thosedays , it was full of speed/thrash but I can't remember the name ...
