Published by Metal Meltdown, Severna Park, Maryland, 1992
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
The complete run of this metal fanzine, created by Jeff "KLUKE" Vanderclute and friends using the cut and paste method. With infectious energy and irreverent humor, KLUKE pays homage to the genre's heaviest during the waning days of metal's mainstream dominance in North America. Interviews with the likes of David Ellefson (Megadeth), Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel), and Max Cavalera (Sepultura) appear alongside scores of album and demo reviews, the "Hellish Tidbits" news column, suggested playlists, letters to the editor, ads for other zines, macabre cartoons, and the editor's atrocious metal-inspired lyrics. In 2011, Mark Simmonds of ArtEZ Werkplaats Typografie in Arnhem organized an event entitled "Metal Meltdown Needs You!" to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the zine. This, in turn, served as the basis for a January 2013 lecture he made on zine-making culture at the London bookshop Ti Pi Tin. A4 format, ten issues (8 3/8" x 10 5/8"), offset printed. Minor toning to a few issues; else fine.