Big Mouth Strikes Again

Fly the soul craft On your own Don’t miss the soul craft A nd yeah, here I am presenting you the first issue of the brand new fanzine called SOULCRAFT, borrowing its title by a Bad Brains song, a band that is a huge inspiration for me. It’s been 6,5 years since the release of the 10th and last ever issue of my first ever fanzine, Keep It Real, and almost 6 years since Think., the personal publication/book that was the aftermath of Keep It Real. All those years I’ve been struggling with the urge of creating something new, a new publication, the second issue of Think (Think Twice), a new fanzine (working title - Violent Times), etc., with all those attempts not coming to an end. Sick & tired of blogs (used to run mine for almost a decade) & internet blah-blah, I choose to return back to basics, back to the awesome smell of paper (trying to treat it as ecologically as possible), back to the greatness of a straight to the point hardcore/punk fanzine. A fanzine that depicts the reality of the modern scene, a fanzine that is also nostalgic for the old times, and last but not least dares to take a stand when it comes to politics, whenever is needed. No frills, no fills; just hardcore the way I like it to be! So, after countless hours of writing reviews, articles and interviewing bands for internet websites & blogs, getting lost in urls and online junk for more than 6 years, it was about time to get back to the roots. From now on, you can read my thoughts and everything I wanna say only in SOULCRAFT. Being 34 years old, I’ve seen lots of stuff in this hardcore/punk so-called scene, which by the way I still call my home, even though I barely know who is living next door and who I can trust, I’ve been through thick & thin, through lots of frustration & happiness, through almost everything. And I still feel blessed for having the same passion as back as in early 2004 when I was writing & poorly designing the first issue of Keep It Real fanzine. Stay gold,

Interviews policy:

We will interview the bands or individuals we want. Our taste is good, no worries. Please do not send interview inquiries.

Reviews policy:

Bands & labels feel free to send us your demos, tapes, CDs & vinyls. We accept only physical stuff, the real one; please do not send download codes & mp3 files. We definitely understand that not everyone can send free copies to all the fanzines out there, but we are kinda picky & old school in this, sorry.

Ad policy:

Get in touch for rates & further discussion. We mainly ‘advertise’ friends & labels/distros that carry SOULCRAFT but we won’t say no to a new mutual co-operation.

Credits:

Artwork by Ultragrim Dis-sign www.ultragrim.tumblr.com facebook.com/ultragrim onlythrash@gmail.com

Cover designed by Balasz XBX Design www.facebook.com/xbxdesign

All interviews were conducted in spring of 2016, except the Strife/Terror ones (2013). All photos were either provided by the bands or taken from the world wide web. Sorry if I used any without permission, I did my best not to do so. Thank you to everyone that contributed in the first issue of this fanzine, to my other half Aliki for always helping me in all my activities and being a driving force behind Soulcraft, to my family & real friends, and of course to the hardcore/ punk scene and the straight edge.

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