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Jon Kristiansen aka Metalion, is the editor for the long running fanzine called Slayer Mag that was launched in the early 80’s. He did also run the record label Head Not Found. He was friends with a lot of the well known early heavy and extreme metal bands including the infamous Norwegian Black Metal bands. He was one of their editors and journalist of Live Wire mag 1983 (see Credits and Magazines of King of the Dead) and each Slayer Mag from vol.1 anno 1985 through vol.20 anno 2010 was in 2011 collected in his excellent and literary heavy book called Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries, along with plenty of newly written comments and photos. His brother under nick name Ozzie helped with Live Wire and Slayer Mag with the nick name the Beast. The pages from vol 1 to 20 are mostly the same on original, but unfortunately there are some original paper is dismissed on the 2011 collection Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries. The book is mostly focused on the more extreme edge of metal, but all kinds of hard rock and metal are represented in his works. The book while being highly subjective, gives an unique insight at the early metal scene, especially in Norway. I have not read through the whole book yet, but while having seen the name Cirith Ungol briefly mentioned many times, but I have so far not found any articles, review or interview with them. Metalion’s Slayer Magazine was inspired from the movie The Slayer, not the famous US thrash metal Slayer.
Content of the Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries book:
Title / Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries page | Cover | Published | Language | Inspired by the subtitle and/or the cover |
Forewords / 6 | ||||
Introduction – Live Wire / 17 | ||||
Live Wire Vol. 1 / 16 |  | Juni 1983 | Norwegian | Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) was on the cover |
Live Wire! Vol. 2 |  | August ’83 | Norwegian 32 pages | Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Europe, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) and Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) on the cover |
Live Wire! Vol. 3 – For Heavyrockers Of All Kinds |  | Nov. ’83 | Norwegian 36 pages | Dio - Holy Diver (1983), Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Kiss on the cover |
Slayer Vol. 1 – NY Metal Zine / 29 |  | February 1985 | Norwegian | |
Slayer Vol. 2 – Include: Total Death / 39 |  | May 1985 | Norwegian | Metalion: very stupid remake of the first BATHORY album (SE, 1984) on the cover. YUCK! |
Slayer Vol. 3/4 – A Thrash Metal Attack / 51 |  | February 1986 | Norwegian/English | Bathory on the cover |
Slayer Vol. 5 – The Return… / 71 |  | Summer 1987 | English | |
Slayer Vol. 6 – Death Metal ‘Zine / 115 |  | 1988 | English | Cover is The Evil Dead (1981) movie |
Slayer Vol. 7 – Death Mental ‘Zine / 147 |  | Fall 1989 | English | |
Slayer Vol. 8 – Jesus Is Dead / 185 |  | Early 1991 | English | The image is possibly The Dying Jesus or Jesus Är Död |
Slayer Vol. 9 – Alternative Death Mental ‘Zine / 217 |  | Fall 1992 | English | Cover is Per "Dead" Yngve (Morbid) |
Slayer Vol. 10 – Past Present Forever / 261 |  | Spring 1995 | English | 2 different designs, one background was white, and another was red (separate book) |
Slayer Vol. 11 – Metallik Devastation / 323 |  | May 1998 | English | Cover is the band Nifelheim (SE) |
Slayer Vol. 12 – De Mysteriis Dom Arne Babb |  | (unreleased) | English | Inspired by Mayhem (NO) - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994) |
Slayer Vol. 13 – Final Kommand / 381 |  | January 2000 | English | Cover is the band Destruction (DE) |
Slayer Vol. 14 – Total Destruktion / 411 |  | Summer 2000 | English | Cover is the band Sadistik Exekution (AU) |
Slayer Vol. 15 – Nekro Kult / 487 |  | Late 2000 | English | Cover is the band Usurper (Chicago, USA) |
Slayer Vol. 16 – Deathlike Silence / 531 |  | Late 2001 | English | Inspired by Deathlike Silence Productions
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Slayer Vol. 17 – Witching Metal / 559 |  | May 2002 | English | Probably inspired by Sodom (DE) - Witching Metal (1983) |
Slayer Vol. 18 – Devils Attack / 595 |  | January 2003 | English | Cover is The Chasm (MX) |
Slayer Vol. 19 – Fukk Metal / 623 |  | February 2004 | English | Cover is the band Vulcano (BR) |
Slayer Vol. XX – Blood Fire Death / 655 |  | December 2010 | English | Separate book. Cover is Erik Danielsson (Watain) |
Afterword – Live After Slayer Mag / 715 |
He is thanked in the booklet for both King of the Dead and One Foot In Hell and is one of the two persons mentioned from Norway. The other credit is Hallgeir Fisketjon, Norwegian is “Fisketjøn”, but have no idea what he was related to something.
King of the Dead (1984) and One Foot In Hell (1986) credits:
- NORWAY • Hallgeir Fisketjon, Jon Kristiansen
- MAGAZINES • … Live Wire …
This episode features a discussion with Jon Kristiansen and Tara G. Warrior talking about their book Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries (Bazillion Points Publishers). Jon started Slayer Mag in Norway in 1985 and put out 20 issues over the span of 25 years. The zine covered a variety of extreme metal bands, including Emperor, Slayer, Kreator, Nihilist, Celtic Frost, Bathory, Cathedral, Entombed, Morbid, Napalm Death, and more. The Onion AV club called Slayer zine founder Jon Kristiansen “one of the best primary sources for facts and stories about Mayhem, Varg, and what really happened back in the day.” The Chicago Reader called this book “a chronicle of death and black metal at their births but also a personal coming-of-age story.” It’s an awesome 744 page hardcover with tons of pictures and reproduction pages from every issue, and there’s even material from the precursor Live Wire zine. It’s also part memoir. Co-editor Tara interviewed Jon all about his experiences with the zine, and then together they decided what to include.
Yes, we have it at Quimby’s. It is $39.95.
Jon and Tara were at Quimby’s for a Chicago release event for the book on 6/8/11. But we conducted this interview in our dark and creepy basement beforehand.
Quimby’s Bookstore is at 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622. Or find us on the web at quimbys.com.
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