MAGAZINE Ban) TCE ats May Anno BUR ES Ce oe sd a Cmperor(Ror) MAceursed(Wis) Beyoud Dawu(Ior) FI ae) In The BWovds...(Ror) Recrophobic(Swe) Ean Bestial Warlust(Ans) Mianes(or) TTT a (LEB) Miauglea( Hal) Raqual Ving’(Den) Smmolation(tt.S.2.) Pes a DBURZUM(or)!! Pree TB ee prea ee meee a Meee Gorgoroth(Ror), Use eam BIE Tos Ts cay - SS ee the walj af the uorth...... ott WB.“Ave, and welcome fo my reali Descent Mag’. After several months of preparation Thave finally finished what you now hold in your hands...over these months there hhave been several changes inthe black/occult pagan ..or heathen mesa scene. 118 interesting sit back and atch the snge politics ofthis elite ENS ieee @® Sunken oat Pusha De NE eae underground change... all 12,000 miles vee, daway..In Europe and Scandinavia. All these factions have been created ..and most taken sides. Ido not care. 1 wil ike and listen t0 whomever I please. is 100 ‘much afi fassle attempting to find out what the bands are really about when 1am so far Well in this issue you Wi! find several great hands from all over the globe..1've done! all could 10 make the reading and layout interesting and unigue...but I can only say that the next issue will be beer. Write and tell me what you think, .also I would like to take the time to ‘apologize othe bands whom 1 have edited from this issue (Incantation, Disemboweelment, bed, Morbid Angel, Cathedral and Phantasm )..which all are (or were) great bands and] «an important part of my listening selections atone point or another. The reason these were dropped we're for several reasons.ether to ld or wninterestng..and I wanted to deep things as current as possible.after a few leners about my old flyers, also decided wo rake a more underground ( = better ) approach, maybe these interviews will appear in a future issue..oF maybe not Thanks and hello to all my friends in she underground, thanks for sticking by me! Among others Equitant, ( Salve, my Celtic bro’) Lars, Abaddon, Diamanda, Bjarke (just milk right?), Leon, Vlad, Rickard Piague.and especially Odin (my true comrade in darkness), Ledg,.without your patience this probably never would have been finished, Sky Kruse and Runhild forall your ep..thanx guys! All the guys and the Bands who took the time to appear in these pages (Jocke, Rob, Jeff, Wilko, Joe, Damon (where are you?), he Inmolation guys, and my northern Drethren...Samoth, Oty. Svithjod, Sargathanas, Infernus, Vaer... “Som mitt ulve-andethyl, jes sigerned! Den morkeste grav..et rik av applysning Hail al of you! This isue is dedicated to Metalion..for creating and continuing one of the best mags" ever in the ‘metal underground and sticking with it, keep it up, man! Varg Vikernes (keep following your inner poth, my friend,,.walls cannot enclose your spirit), and Misi Kawashima and Sigh,..for keeping the sprit of vintage t ash ative... salute you. ‘Steve O'Malley Unhol Evoke the Spirit of what once wat again. Journey through untouched and still pristine aga. In 1984/85 tholr wore only 4 true souls in tho U.S.A. that dared to conjure the Uitimate In witching blackiwar motal. returned... and with thom they bring tholr demo, and m nover botore role vorsion of the Venom classle “In Nomino "The CD will not be pressed unt US SoriktOs'o Sc HomiBUND RECORDS Moris PO Boe 7318 J RECORDS. Soanie, wa $18 Morth Amonca | tet Tho rogular version { with no bonus trax } wil avallab{e In carly 1995. TRAVEL ON THE WINDS OF DEATH! Death " CD "04, But we are taking pro-ordora now. 30 Gorgoroth Alright tok that lot of people reading this probably are filar with, or havea least heard ‘of Gorgoroth. Aner the release of tele excellent a Sorcery Wel in Blood” demo lst ye: this ‘ti from the old Norwegian ands sere ‘thing and gained lot of fterest in the seen ‘Sani, ra Black mals what Gorgereth speciale in.fieree vocal wna unholy yrs sung inNorse) add tothe uniquencs of this band. Now they have recorded an abun “Pentagram” far Enibassy Prod, of Trance to be rlemed ate Year (ao features Samet of Emperor o tbs) Taye Dee fw promo tacks for thi tand ii sare to make i's place in the dark tnderground! SUPPORT THIS HAND! Thale demo etl avaiable for $6 of 21RCs plas «blank ‘asete from the band, ar 32 song promo for “Peotagrann” (87) the hades excelent shirts forsale fou $17 seins that Gorgoroth has eurned into mainly a sad project asthe mcrnber are spread acriss Nene, watch ou do Infervas ox (995 Hellvick Neer Praylist Ga no particular order) |sigh. “Scom Defeat” [Burzun all |Equimanthom all Tormentor “89 demo [Enslaved al In The Woods demo ‘93 Infermal Majesty “None Shall Dety’ [Cobra all ‘Abmpium all Sadness “Ames de Marbre! [Destruction “Sentence of Death” and Infernai Overkill ‘Mostifice Emperor all lowing Christ all [Blessed Death “Kill or be Killed” Mayhem all (Bathory all Varathron “His Majesty atthe Swamp [Disembowelment all Goetia”BLYOUND DAWN [Beyond Davenare one ofthe few non-black ‘metal Norwegian bands...despit this they stand frm in their own style of bizarre, mel ‘and original form of metal. While the black ‘groups may be geting all the hype lately, don’t, ass up on this incredible ett This interview twas conducted with Einar Shrso, drummer and Iyest nn Hello Einar! How are you today 4p Hailto you, Steve. Act this ol sound 4am. 01 gues you can thanks I'm feline fie, may do Ton’ lik the daytime, oo mich slep at dawn bit about the how did you get here daday line-up changes, right?) ‘Yerz we hal some lineup changes releaed a couple of demes that we! proud of today, but thatsall in the Tike to dwell about this, Hf you w Beyond Dasa is about, check ou. rmim-CD on Adipocere records. ‘The 7" (“Up Through the Linear shows suficient progress and gr from the “91 demo (* Reflection”) you pleased wit B.D, Is heading? And where do going musically, in the future? Tm always pleased with the newer wasn’, T guess these would be 0 ‘wrong with our band. As of now, ‘ew stuf i great and the demo si To predict what the fare will bri boring I think, and Beyond Dawn predictable band either, of what? How has Beyond Dawn been rec underground? Have you had 2 Yes [think we've had an O.K. receive letters daily and most of touch with really dig us Tell me about “Longing For S ‘new mini CD. (Song tes, wl inmy neighborhood, soi was. there. 1's. a great studio and I'm the result The ties ofthe 4 son se: "Cola", “Moonwomb", Ch “Clouds Swept Away the Colors teleased by Adipocere in December ‘93 and shins wit follow, What can you tell ws about the themes behind the songs “Longing.."? [rote all heli this time around, and they're realy dark and sad. try to express my fesngs in dramatic, romanti way, and athe same time simple and direct. T never write while I'm happy, and I don't make up thines. ther i's straight from my heat, brain, dick, of whatever, or i's inspired by films, comies and other forms of erature. But what all the Iyeics have in comme is my way 1 pat words othe emotions, so when ‘one iri is based upon a “Sandman” story Here is list of bands...please tell your opinion of each...Mavhem, Carcass Emperor, Bathory, ‘Christ, Beyond Dawn, Slayer: ‘Mayhem is, mean was, te Best black metal band fon the planct,afickin’ shame they're R.I.P. Tove the “Symphonies”... albus of Carcass and the ‘other suf’ ok to, but that was their finest momen and they'll meer op it sly. Ege Snpred mee with tet min 8100 times beter tha he Jem, Tm relly anxious to te te now album! Bathory one of my alltime fave, tut oped buying the reer afer “Hanmethea™. The dst albums are word, bottom he ings ofockin awl. oo bad! “Morbid Angel have also lost my interest. like the ‘ecomant's pit site TAMA roms 30 tc noves deme they should iy so had to erent ore, at's what thet "Uke to make predictions cause out diferent then what you ime I'd ike ta have elessed sms. That's all Lerave _-You meet someone in a ‘along and you mention that ‘They've never heard B.D, ibe --what Would you say? ne jukebox and Steve! It was cool. Now py of our new mini-CD flict Days"! IF you can't find i at pr something, you can order it RECORDS. 152 Rue Des ribo, France. Prices are: $17 in and ackprint should be p. S.A. & Canada, $23 in South pe and $24 in Australia, Our 7 Jo for $7 in America and Canada, strain. Demos ae sold ut, cre might havea few copies to get in ouch with us should (CK LEATHER CULT, H.H. [SOFIEMYR, NORWAY. Ths Jo use if you want acopy of = pro-printed and as interviews mG. EH uary Drape, Lullaby, Satyricon FiFurope and 1 inthe est ofthe ‘world, Bands who wish to appear in DAWNRAZOR “ine should also send thee stuff tomy address. Phew! That's ll for now, I'm entering the shadow2one follow me. 1 guess that he pretty much covered ‘it. Support this original and grest band!