Charontaphos #1

Charontaphos zine, issue 1 (early 1993)
Interviews:
Sentenced
Absu
Malefic Oath
Necropsy
Cartilage
Gorgon
Ceremonial Oath
Decayed
Burzum
Dark Tranquillity
Belphegor (Dutch)
Nembrionic Hammerdeath
Monumentum
Spina Bifida
Nuclear Death
Apator
Pyrexia
Katatonia
Nightfall
Gorement
Abigail
Mordor
Sigh
Witches
Sathanas
Inverted
Wombbath
Throne of Ahaz
Elbereth
Belial
D.A.B.
+ Norwegian scene report by Amnizu, reviews

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Apologies for the unintended absence but I have been busy. Some of that will even be beneficial to the Coven so it was not in vain. Alright, it's already March and we start this month with another 'zine contribution by our comrade Pawel, thanks once again! He has scanned and merged to single .pdf the first issue of the Dutch classic Charontaphos 'zine, made in the late '92 / early '93 (when it was released as well) by a group of five people... in theory, in practice Mahakala, Ndizi Na Nyama and Al Daimonaero did most of the work while the duo of Asmodeus and Nemesis contributed only one interview due schedule issues. Sounds like typical school group work to me! I haven't seen later issues of Charontaphos so I don't know if the work was distributed more evenly on those or if they thinned the ranks a bit.

A lot of bands as you can see and I must say that for a first issue they did an outstanding job! The layout is simple and traditional, but very clear and easy to read. Just as I like. The interviews are also very good and mostly they've even received decent answers (well, Sathanas was pretty bad and Abigail barely knew English) so it worked out nicely. The roster is mostly death and black metal as the names may reveal and not too many seen-everywhere-staples. Well, Sigh does appear on a lot of 'zines even on this site and Burzum is always popular, but at least this one is a classic, filled with highly quotable pearls by Greven. "Dead did not have a life to take, only an existance to end" must be one of my favourites. Among top 3 Burzum interviews for sure! Overall a highly recommendable 'zine.