Originally published in ‘zine issue #5, 1992
Belgium
Hello, I’m Doms Patrick, and editor of Hell Razor ‘zine. It was started in ’88, ’til now! We are the best thrash/death metal ‘zine from Belgium. And I will gladly tell something about the bands in my country, so let’s go.
Agathocles
The most famous band in the grindcore scene. After releasing a couple of 7″es, splits, vinyls, and a flexi disc on Rigid Records, they’ve finally released their so longly awaited CD, Theatric Symbolisation of Life. So discover (or rediscover) this legendary band by ordering this CD for $13 (Europe) or $15 (overseas). It contains 74 minutes and songs from their previous vinyls (original sessions and re-recorded sessions), and of course many new songs! ■
Anesthesy
Just Married is the title of their CD. It costs $20 (self-production). ■
Asphyxia
A very good thrash metal band, and they have also released one LP called Exit Reality on Rumble Records. ■
Blaspherion
Brutal death, their CD, R.I.P., is released on Osmose Records. Two demos has been released: Demoniac (’89), and Diabolic Force (’90). This time, the band was called Morbid Death. ■
Channel Zero
This band is featuring ex-Sixty Nine members (they recorded one LP/CD called Just For Fun on Rilum Records). With the new formation, they’ve released a professional demo and recently a CD. Alcatran is also managing other bands. Ask for more details! Original and intelligent thrash. ■
Chemical Breath
Brutal Violation and Beyond Reality are their demos, both costs $6 each! Style technical death metal. ■
Crypt
Doom/death metal with orchestral and middle age influences … quite innovative! And keyboards are present on the two compositions they’ve recorded on their rehearsal tape (15 minutes in total for two songs). You can obtain it by sending one blank tape or two I.R.C.s. ■
Cyclone
By me one of the best thrash bands of Belgium. They have already released two albums, the second one is called Inferior to None. So you must write this band!! ■
Despise
Demo called Sentence By Progress, you can order it for $6. Also a thrash metal band. ■
Dreft
Butchered is their studio demo, $6. Notice that they started in ’85 as a grindcore band. Ask for live tapes and rehearsals. ■
Dying Corpse
They’ve recorded a demo called When Darkness Falls. Three songs of brutal and technical death metal and a glossy cover for $6. ■
Excess Of Cruelty
Grind/death metal band. They have a rehearsal tape ($3) and a rehearsal demo called Infinite Solitariness ($5). ■
Exhiled
A demo is available for $3. It’s called Allegiance Beyond Death. ■
Exoto
Cool thrash/death metal. Waiting For The Maggots, their live tape, costs $4 and lasts 45 minutes. And Then You Die, their demo, costs $6 ($7 overseas). ■
Feasts Of Hate
A cross between doom/death and opera music … demo out soon! ■
Insanity Reigns Supreme
Doom/death metal prominent avant-garde band. Order the insane visions from these sick fucks for only $6, add two I.R.C.s for postage! And the insanity goes on … for ever … for ever … for eeeeevvveeerr!! ■
Massacra Noise
Four demos released since ’89, the last one has been released at the end of ’91. It contains five songs of grind/death, price $6. ■
Moshlirn
A thrash metal band, demo The End Of Innocence. ■
Necrotorture
A new grindcore band! ■
Renaissance
A new band with ex-Chronic Death members, but a difference in music! You’ll hear a lot about them in the future. ■
Rise And Fall
This band plays more noise/rock stuffs … epileptic psychogrindnoise! They have one demo available for $6. ■
Spithead
This band started in ’87 … to release its first demo, Necromantial Rites, in ’91. Their second demo, Indolent Injected Death, contains five new songs, a very good sound, and a cool cover. Both demos cost $7 each (all postage costs and lyrics and info included). Musically it’s something between classical heavy metal and good old Possessed/Venom. ■
Suhrim
Studio demo, Return From The Sepulchre, price Europe $6, overeseas $7. Live tape, Agashura’s Decide, costs $6, $7 overseas. It’s a death metal band. ■
So I must stop now, but I can write more and more about other Belgium death/thrash/grind bands. If you want more info, buy then my ‘zine, Hell Razor, for $5. And also don’t forget one or two I.R.C.s when you contacted a band for info, because the Belgium postage rates become very high! And if you play in a band, let’s trade stuffs! ■
Italy
Max Usseglio has a service called Eternal Rest Promotion. Check out his Italian monthly non-profit collaboration newsletter. I took the following with permission from the May and June ’92 issues of the newsletter, which contain ‘zine, distribution, etc. info, as well as lots of band addresses.—Editor
Out now, new demo of sensational death metal band, Euthenasia, titled Wormeaten. ■
If you want a great thrash on Bay Area style with strange Mexican/Brazilian folk parts, you must write and order new Grail‘s demo, Fresh Flesh. ■
The HC/cult band from Aosta, Kina, will record their new album for the end of this year. If you desire contact the band, they manage also a distribution of European HC/thrash merchandise (EP/LP/ ‘zines). Write! ■
Speed thrash with Italian texts it’s the sound played by a new Italian band called Tornado. Is out now their demo that contains seven tracks of great impact and violence. ■
Out two split demos recorded live of Upset Noise/F.D.C. and Kina/Eversor. At the same address you can require last LP of Impact, Tutto Tace (really great HC men!). ■
Soon out the debut demo of techno-death metallers Coma. I’ve listen a promo of it and I think it’ll be a great demo! ■
Do you love techno-thrash and all the professional demo tapes? Write to Allegiance—their 2nd tape, Torn Between Two Worlds, is simply fantastic and powerful. ■
Infamia is the name of a new thrash-death group! They’ve recorded only a promo now and desire have much contacts all around the world, so write! As soon as possible they’ll record a professional tape … I think it’ll be great! ■
The fun-thrasher Tossic Is August will record a video, with clips and live gigs. ■
The five tracks debut demo for Ossuary is finally out! Death on Obituary style with evil texts ah ah ah! ■
