The Critics Have Spoken

Reviewers the world over got a copy through the letterbox. Here’s what they had to say.

“A good vibe and feel whilst reading through this zine; the interviews were generally deep and informative, and the occasional blast of humour came through as well.”— Terrorizer Mag (UK)

“Different from the average ones… this magazine has the attention to become artful.”— Morticianumskull Mag (Holland)

“If we take your zine under Osmose mail-order, it is simply because the zine is great! Every day we receive one or two mags asking for distribution and, believe me, only 10% get distribution through Osmose.”— Hervé, Osmose Productions

“A supportive and dedicated publication that contains all you’d expect from a true underground rag.”— Underground Scene Report (Holland)

“Great improvement — decent printing and lay-out, a huge amount of stuff featured, a lot of honest reviews too.”— Koito Zine (Italy)

“These 70 pages of small text contain hours of reading. I was surprised how long it took me to read the entire zine — but it never gets boring thanks to Malcolm’s entertaining scribblings and varied, well-performed English. He throws in some really unexpected questions and his interviews generally hold a good standard.”— Script Infernal Mag (Sweden)

“Your criticism in reviews is great — your honest personality reflects there. Rancid Soup belongs to the best zines I’ve read: interviews for the quality of the questions, reviews for the professionalism and honesty.”— Biopsy Zine (Finland)

“This is exactly how an underground zine should look.”— Crewzine (Czech Republic)

“A real underground magazine of high professional levels.”— Fight Amnesia! (Germany)

“An enthusiastic and open-minded fanzine covering most styles related to metal.”— The Order of the Cosmic Chaoz Newsletter (Norway)

“Most chats are really well done, and the questions are varied — which is obviously a good thing to see. And the spoon was indeed a good idea!”— M.O.M. Mag (Poland)

“The best mag from Malta and one of the best in the international scene.”— No Compassion Mag (Malta)

What went into the soup

To cook this second issue up, the recipe called for tons of reviews, demonology tales, seven worldwide scene reports, class drawings, a Stephen King works’ debate, a “Flowers and Shovels” doom-metal section, an emotional My Dying Bride article, and 34 bloody interviews — a few of the featured names being Crypt, Dreambreed, Norm Rejection, Opera IX, Skin Chamber, Beyond Dawn, Sequela, Necromantia, Koito Zine, Osmose Prod., Orphaned Land and Skepticism. And, of course, that free plastic spoon to stir the whole bile-mess with.