H8Z Issue #2 (late 1995, early 1996)

This is issue number two of the infamous H8000 Fanzine, covering the at that time flourishing and uprising Belgium's (Metal-)Hardcore-scene. The secondf issue covers interviews with bands such as Integrity (a fairly poor one as usual for Dwid & bandmates) and H800 locals Regression, as well as with Jose of Desperate Fight Records from Sweden. Inbetween you'll find a good doze of fanzine and band reviews as well some showreviews ( Congress, Nations On Fire, Integrity, Ringworm to name a few). One of the colums deals with violence and hardcore (for which the H800 area was famous for).  The printing quality is fairly good for xeroxed mid90ies hardcore zine in contrast to the quality of writing, which is to speak the truth quite poor. While you could valuably argue that this represents  your typical, almost a-political, lifestyle-oriented (see the supernintendo  trading adverts inside) spoiled upper-class-kids hardcore fanzine that anticipated iwhat had to come with "emo" and MetalHC" shortly later, the compassion and sincerity put into the making of this fanzine are out of doubt. I guess you could feel biased about this zine and the scene it represented.  I remember enjoying reading about Desperate Fight, Integrity and Nations On Fire but at the same time being left with a somewhat discomposed feeling afterwards. That was not my zine (nor scene) but I found it nevertheless interesting for historical purposes.

H8Z issue 2