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History

After releasing the first issue of ''Petrified 'Zine'' in August 1993,''Petrified'zine''
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bands, which included

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, Hades (later known as

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), Algaion, Nåstrond, and Vlad Tepes. During this time he worked closely with Count Grishnackh of

and

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of Mayhem. Soon after, FMP signed

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, Swordmaster, and others. ''Petrified 'Zine'' continued for several issues containing several explicit interviews with Count Grishnackh of Burzum and

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, plus many obscure underground black metal interviews and reviews. The magazine was mentioned in '' Lords of Chaos'' as a fanzine "which glorifies the more notorious members of the scene from Norway". Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind: '' Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground''. Venice, CA: Feral House 1998, p. 289. However, the authors did not mention Full Moon Productions, and falsified the message of a quote from the fanzine, claiming that Faust, who had stabbed a homosexual man in 1992, "states that homosexuals 'are nice to put knives into'", whereas the original statement goes: "Basically I don't care about them (as long as they keep to their own people), but...what can I say...they are nice to put knives into...".''Bard Faust''. In: ''Petrified 'Zine'', no. 3, 1994. The fourth and last issue was released in winter 1996. In the late 1990s, Full Moon Productions put out the ''A Tribute to Hell – Satanic Rites'' compilation CD. This double included tracks by Mayhem,

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, Thy Infernal, Tartaros, Centurian, Swordmaster, Outbreak,

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, Thy Primordial, Sacramentum and others, some of which were exclusive contributions to the CD. The cover was done by

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, who is known for the

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artwork. Full Moon Productions relocated to South Denver (Parker),

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in May 2006. Full Moon Productions officially ceased label and distribution operations in 2012; however, its last official release, the debut release from Portland, Oregon's Clair Cassis, was released in March 2010.

References

External links

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