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Thrash magazines from old days
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:06 pm
by rooster
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...
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:14 pm
by big mouth
Better check old fanzines if you're looking for the real stuff....
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:34 pm
by omen of hate
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:57 pm
by msp
Metal Forces was the best UK mag
There were six issues of "Thrash N Burn" mag in the early 90's but it leant more towards Death Metal as that was when it was exploding.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:20 pm
by Satannick
Blackthorn mag from Denmark was really cool!
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:57 pm
by deathster
big mouth wrote:Better check old fanzines if you're looking for the real stuff....
"Decibel of Death" for example.
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:47 pm
by DaN
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.
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:24 am
by big mouth
"Decibel of Death" for example.
I meant quality 'zines, not crap like this Henri!
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:49 pm
by deathster
big mouth wrote:"Decibel of Death" for example.
I meant quality 'zines, not crap like this Henri!
Yeah but there were not many zines who wrote about Acrid, Evoked Doom, Deathchamber etc etc. To each its own but I prefer stuff like that!
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:21 pm
by big mouth
Glad to see I still have fans of my previous works!!!!!
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:26 pm
by Nathaniel
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!
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:27 pm
by omen of hate
"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 ...
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:31 pm
by DaN
big mouth wrote:Glad to see I still have fans of my previous works!!!!!
Always been curious: are you by any chance the same Laurent who did Peardrop?
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:35 pm
by omen of hate
DaN wrote:big mouth wrote:Glad to see I still have fans of my previous works!!!!!
Always been curious: are you by any chance the same Laurent who did Peardrop?
No, Laurent who did Peardrop is Laurent Merle. He's now running the label Listenable records.
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:42 pm
by omen of hate
and before Peardrop, Laurent Merle had another zine named U.S.D. (ultimate Speedcore Dislocation if my memories are good).