NECROSCOPE 27 (2014)

February 2014, 144/A5 pages, xeroxed, English, interviews: GRAVEYARD, MORT DOUCE, CHAPEL OF DISEASE, FESTERING, HYPNOS, INSEPULTO, NECROVORUS, ATOMWINTER, NETHERMANCY, ESCARNIUM, ENRAGED, TYRANNIC, TYRANTS BLOOD, MORBID CARNAGE.

27th issue and the twenty years of hard working. I think these numbers says it all! Adam strikes the bowels of underground once again with his monster. And since the year dot, nothing has been changed… Luckily! The same size, the same large quantity of pages, over 200 rather long not sketchy reviews (192 with music, 23 with press), the same poor, minimalist layout and quite so-so English. Undoubtingly, it looks like a brick. And believe me or not, I needed many hours and murky nights to get through this seemingly countless pages of pure underground essence. So, you got it? Do you want an explanation how to define an underground product? Or how should everything be served? Then, check Necroscope out at once.

If we are talking about the zine’s essence: as compared to the previous issue, I cannot find in 27 such a lousy person like Morbid Yell ‘metaller’. Of course, the Adam’s way of making interview with in-depth questions is the thing I like most, and fortunately each band rose to the occasion and simply gave good answers. Yep, that’s true, some of them are laconic or not enough informative, but it is a standard, luckily this situation is very seldom. For sure the Enraged crew is a surprise because of melodic death metal genre amongst many bestial deathly acts, yet the interview is pretty good. This time not pure heavy metal enclosed, but I cannot write it as a drawback. Best conversations? Graveyard (but in the case of the Spaniards, I am accustomed to find it always very interesting), Mort Douce , Insepulto, Chapel of Disease just to name a few.  The next thing makes my blood runs faster is the “Pearls from abyss” section. As the name tells you, Adam is like a mad archeologist digging his abysmal collection. Those mentioned treasures come mainly from the 80’s or from the beginning of the 90’s: Retrosatan, Maceration, Schismatic, Ghost from Poland, Infestation from Mexico and many, many more. In addition he decided to complete this Necroscope part with another piece called “From the stories”, thus he gave fascinating stories about forgotten (?) bands: Num Skull (in ‘25), Messiah (in ‘26) and finally Swedish Epitaph in this actual issue.

Writing about less pleasant things, Adam didn’t avoid typos or demons of misprints, however their number didn’t piss me off, contrary to the adjective orthography. Obstinately he uses a lowercase letter in ‘Polish’ adjective in reviews predominantly. It’s a serious spelling error, and it definitely should be changed next time. Next time? Of course, as the new 28^th attack has been announced.

Anyway, this underground dinosaur feels fine, still it has something to say to the thirsty maniacs. Written by a damn experienced editor, Necroscope is like another release of Motörhead – you perfectly know what the next Adam issue will bring. No bullshit, no advertisements, only fucking metal. So, what are you waiting for? Address is shown below. Buy and drown in the metal gulf…  

ADAM STASIAK

BATALIONOW CHLOPSKICH 18/5

81-415  GDYNIA

POLAND
necroscope1@wp.pl

9,5/10

-Tlacaxipehualiztli

(written on March, 2014)

95/100