The Archive

Class War, 1985

Copy of 'Alternative Sounds' zine from 1980. Features a review of issue 2 of 'Antisocial' - a zine created by the founders of Napalm Death - Nicholas Bullen and Miles 'Rat' Ratledge, a year before the band was formed.

Receipt from Rough Trade records for 30 copies of Nic Bullen's 'Sine Nomine'.

'Fack' zine issue 6 - cost 15p

'Ded Yampy' zine, issue 2.

In 1980 the Birmingham Mail ran a story about the zine Nic and Miles made when they were 12 years old, Antisocial zine. This is a send up of that article in another zine.

A selection of fanzines related to Napalm Death written by Nicholas Bullen

Cover of 'Antisocial', the zine created by Napalm Death founders Nic Bullen and Miles 'Rat' Ratledge.

Poison Girls poster and handout, 1981

Cover of 'Twisted Nerve' zine, issue 4. The zine was created by Napalm Deaths Miles Ratledge, the cover was by Pushead who has since designed cover art for Metallica.

Twisted Nerve fanzine by Miles Ratledge

Nicolas Bullen & Miles Ratledge photographed with their 'Anti Social' fanzine (1980)

Class War, October 1985

'Taking a Liberty' zine

Hand drawn advert for 'Antisocial' zine, issue 2 - the zine created by Napalm Death founders Nic Bullen and Miles 'Rat' Ratledge. They would put adverts in record shops, where often they would sell zines.

pages from 'Toxic Grafity' zine

'Crashcourse' zine from 1981 featuring info on Napalm Death as well Miles Ratledge's tape label.

Pages from 'Black Cross' fanzine, created by Nic Bullen

'Scum' zine - cost 10p

Scanned copy of Nicholas Bullen's Sine Nomine Zine.

'Worried' zine

Pages from Nic Bullen's 'Realism' zine.

Page on Napalm Death in zine created by Digby of Earache records.

Anti Social zine, advert, review and parody, 1981