May 2001,
72/A4, printed, English, interviews: BASILISK, MASACRE, AGATUS, AMON, REVENGE,
KAAMOS, QUEIRON, DIABOLICAL, MANIAC BUTCHER, MANIPULATED SLAVES, CADAVER
INCUBADOR, RANDOM VIOLENCE, EMBALMED SOULS, EXCARNATED, GOATSEMEN, DECAYED,
SANCTIMONY, DENIAL OF GOD, BEAST PETRIFY, INVOCATION, IMPIETY, THRONEUM,
WITCHTRAP, APOCALYPTIC RAIDS, VOMITOR, SABBAT, BLACK WITCHERY, SARCOMA,
MORTUARY DRAPE, GREAT VAST FOREST, INFERNAL, BLASPHEMY.
And here we
ride with another beautiful virgin that praises the good fuckin’ pure metal decorated
mostly by exotic scenes. To put it briefly, written way better as compared to
the number four. Not only because of more pages included and better English,
but reading is simply smoother. Of course King didn’t avoid boring and lame
chats with questions much longer than answers (Black Witchery, Revenge,
Blasphemy, as always, by the way…), or very short ones (Queiron, Amon). But
luckily the rest is maintained on good decent level. The best ones? For sure Agatus
(with really intelligent answers), Kaamos, Cadaver Incubador (done by Hugues
Vallot from Eternal Fire zine), Decayed, Sabbat (with total dedication of
Gezol), Goatsemen, Sarcoma (done again by Hugues) and Colombian Infernal once
again. The King’s questions seem to be more well-thought-out and finished up,
but it’s a natural progress as this is fifth issue by now. The whole sparkles
with good quality pictures, layout typical for this zine didn’t disappoint.
King didn’t forget to write something about live journeys. Yes, finally, as he
did it in a truly enthusiastic way. The whole closes three exotic scene
reports: one short from Medellin and two describing South-East Asia bands done
by Rainer ‘Gorehound’ Schmidt.
Reviews.
The overall amount is 187 of music and 17 pieces of underground press, some of
them in complex form finally, especially when it comes to a journey into
ancient cult recordings. Yes, really great reading! Well, maybe virgin isn’t on
top form this time, next issue will show the power bringing the best one so
far.
8/10
-Tlacxipehualiztli
(written in June, 2015)
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