Ω Editorial
Hello. Welcome to GLORIFICATION OF THE IMPURE.
We all know that the term “Underground Metal” has become broad, even trendy sometimes, and that there are (nowadays), countless platforms covering this scene. We know. But who cares? We wanted to do ours just because. No deep reasons behind. We believe that the fleeting trends, the easily accessible stuff surrounding us these days, will fade, and that only what is honest, will prevail or, at least, that’s what we expect. And our opinion is that this cleansing thing should happen as soon as possible, because too many are in this only for the easy click or that false sense of inclusion. But we don’t give a shit! Here, as our philosophy, we’ll try to keep it at this level, low, where the underground belongs. And it’s important to say that we’re not here to chase what is popular or mainstream, that’s not our business, we’re here to try to document what is honest and (most importantly) coherent. That’s what we really care about! So, our intention is clear: help promote bands, labels, printed zines, web-zines, promoters and, in general, honest metalheads who are into Metal because it’s what they feel deep in their hearts, those who remain uncompromising, who defy easy categorizations, and whose philosophy carry the flag of what the underground is and what the underground represents. Feel free to write to us. We’ll do our best to support.
Thanks and Hello to:
Frank Stöver (mighty VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE for giving us the inspiration to bring our web-zine to life), Jesús Claros (BELLS OF ACHERON zine / TRAUMA RECORDS / TENEBRAE RECORDS), Costa Stoios (IRON PEGASUS RECORDS / EURYNOMOS / MEGATHÉRION), Yoni (GRAVE MIASMA), Manfred (INFERNAL GRAVE RECORDS), Carlos Uribe (my brother in Metal), Gustavo Villanueva (an old Metal warrior and friend), Ramiro (for all his support), David (LA CAVERNA RECORDS), Alex Okendo (MASACRE / MORBID MACABRE / ULTRATUMBA) for his friendship, support and illustration, Julian Mortuus (for the logo), Hollman (METAL DEL SUR), Andrés Castro (IN FASTU NEGAS), Sergio (CRUSH THE INSECTS zine), Fernan (MORTEM), Rick & Bay Cortez (SADISTIC INTENT), Leo “Thrash” (BLACK BEAST / CREMATION PYRE / EJECUTOR), Joseph Curwen (UNAUSSPRECHLICHEN KULTEN), Gabriel Gatica (COMPILATION OF DEATH zine), Ricardo Lucas (CRYPTS OF ETERNITY), Leo (TEMPESTOUS zine), Greg Chandler (ESOTERIC), David Mikkelsen (EXTREMELY ROTTEN PRODUCTIONS / UNDERGANG / PHRENELITH / SEQUESTRUM), David Herrera (IMPRECATION), Jørgen Sven Kirby “Nattskog” (RAZÖR FORGE / NATTSKOG’S blog), Diego (ROTTEN TOMB), Sergey Milenin (GOSUDAR), Cazz Grant (CRUCIFIER / HEARSE), Jimmy Sanchez (DARK RECOLLECTIONS PRODUCTIONS), Shabatu (ESPIRITISMO), Ken Escobedo (KEN’S DEATH METAL CRYPT), Diego R. Cruz (MISTICIA / ESPIÁS MALIGNOS), Mauricio Garcia Castro (PAINLESS zine), Adolfo Giménez (MASTER OF CRUELTY), Johannes (DESTRUCTION RECORDS / BESTIAL DESECRATION zine / MORBID FAITH newsletter), Roger Bravo (R’LYEH), Stu (AESTHETIC DEATH), Dario (FORCE OF DARKNESS / IN NOMINE), Tomás Campos (BLOODSOAKED NECROVOID / MORBID FUNERAL / DEFUNTO), Jimmy (HIMNOS RITUALES DE GUERRA zine / WARHYMNS RECORDS), Alex Domínguez (ANIALATOR). Enrique Chavez (LURKING TERROR), Stelios (BLACK SWORD THUNDER ATTACK), Emmanuel Luna (INFERNAL CONJURATION), Max (HELL TREPANNER), “Apocalyptic Beast” (BLASPHEMOUS DIVISION), Morris Kolontyrsky (SPECTRAL VOICE / BLOOD INCANTATION), Sérgio Baloff (HEADHUNTER D.C.), And hello to the ones I forgot at the moment …
Rogyapa