April 1987, 20/A5, xeroxed, Polish, limited.
No, unfortunately it's not an original. It's a reprint coming from „Zine'tegrowani” book released last year. „Diabolic Force” became one of the first zines that emerged from the abyss of Polish underground. This reviewed issue number 9 called „Obłęd” („Insanity” in English) marks... yes, lack of interviews. But let me cite these band names: KREATOR, GENEZA AGRESJI, CELTIC FROST, POSSESSED, DESEXULT, DEATHROW. Yep, exactly, no interview is given here, only some short bios about the line-ups, albums, and lyrics. There are over a dozen pictures (with Possessed in the middle), some news, music chart („Pleasure to Kill” as a leader!), lyric translations to Polish („Circle of the Tyrants” and „March to Die”), crossword puzzle done by Mariusz Kmiołek and we come to the last page with Voivod's „Rrröööaaarrr” cover art.
Created by using a typewriter, of course, it's not a surprise at the time. These were the beginnings, the eighties in communism you know, but it has got its own youthful charm, faith and passion. All for the best music in the whole wide world. Even if it's just a relic of the yore, I can only imagine a moment of pulling this treasure out of my post box! Well now, everything is different, but as the chart from this issue gives the first place, the ominous sounds of „Choir of the Damned” are filling the air. It's time to thrash!
-Tlacaxipehualiztli
(written in April, 2025)
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