Hi fellas,

Looking for information about the NWOBHM band Crucifixion, I thought of searching through the pages the Kerrang magazines issued during the early 1980s. I spent a lot of time browsing for a zip archive of old Kerrang issues, but I couldnt lay my hand on it.

Does anyone know if they are copyright free and, if so, if it's possible to find them on internet? And is there a way to read them digitally (by paying if needed), without having to buy them on Ebay? What if even Kerrang didnt even keep a digital archive of their issues?

Im convinced they carry a big historical interest, and it would be great if they are copyright free, to be able to access those back issues anytime!

Plus if you know any magazine from the 1980s that might be easier to find, I'm all ears!

Metal Forces was popular back then, and better than Kerrrang!. Some older articles have been posted on their site, some interviews are good, for example the one where Lombardo left Slayer:

http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/

Thanks for the link, I just bookmarked it! Some interesting interviews indeed, currently reading the one made with Quorthon in 1987... piece of history!

Unfortunately, the fact they decide what article they will publish or not will condemn us not to ever read the interviews of small obscure forgotten bands, which are the ones I'm the most interested in because those magazines from the 80s will be pretty much the only source of informations about them.

befriend some old farts next time you go to a show, they probably have a garage full of old mags... I know some that do

Crucufixion (you mean the "green eyes" band, right?) are a really obscure band, though, so I don't think you'd find much anyway. maybe in Sounds. I don't think Kerrang would have published more than a review on them...

edit: try this guy: http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/J ... ker/228615 but be nice!

Yes, the Green Eyes band! What gave me the idea to dig into Kerrang archives is those lines :


Source : http://maximummetal.com/columns/tales/129.asp

Yeah it's not a bad idea to turn to the elder ones, have a few acquaintances in my mind I will ask asap.

Regarding John Tucker (who I didnt know before, thanks for the tip), do you suggest me to turn to him to access old zines issues, or to get information about Crucifixion precisely? I just read he wrote a story about Neat Records (where Crucifixion's Green Eyes has been released), so maybe if I end up writing that article about Crucifixion, I might turn to him... but very politely, I swear!

that sounds like a review to me, not unusual for kerrang ...which is why they don't have their archives online. your jaw would drop if you saw what kind of cult and classic albums they had trashed. and still do.




nooooooooo, just send him an email about Crucifixion, if he has any press clippings or info he could share... don't ask for his entire archive! you wouldn't even get a reply from me if you did that!

oh, and "if you end up writing that article", post it here pls

I sure will! Thanks for everything, it's much helpful!

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Precious!!! Thanks for sharing!