MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL #393 (February 2016)

Original, vintage print issue from February 2016. A preserved piece of DIY print history on large-format B4 newsprint from the iconic pre-2019 print era of Maximum Rocknroll.

This issue drops the definitive 2015 Year-End Top Tens, compiled by actual live punks, reviewers, and underground figures. Over 232 records from 2015 are discussed in detail. Features lists from Laura Lanço (Rakta, Chroma), Greg Benedetto (S.H.I.T., Not Dead Yet), Arto Hietikko (Toinen Vaihtoehto), Ralph Rivera (Not Normal Tapes), the crew behind Shequalizing Distort radio, Paco Mus (La Vida Es Un Mus), and many more.

Features inside:
Interview with California hardcore outfit BUSTED OUTLOOK. Australia’s SCAB EATER discussing their record, touring Southeast Asia, and their constant life on the road. Intercontinental project SEI TO SHI on splitting members between New York and Kyushu (Japan). Texas crust punk unit COMMUNION OF THIEVES talking about their origins on both sides of the El Paso-Juárez divide.
Photo spread from Cacophonie Nights, a noise punk weekend in Portland.

Includes all regular guest columns, book, zine, demo, and the most extensive printed punk record review sections of its time.

Format: Original Print Fanzine (Large B4 / US Tabloid size, newsprint)
Language: English
Condition: Archival copy