The Archive

'Smart Verbal' zine, issue 7. Cost - 30p

pages from 'Toxic Grafity' zine

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

Crass were a big influence upon early Napalm Death.

'Paroxysm Fear' zine issue 1 - cost 20p

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

'Scum' zine - cost 10p

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.

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.

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.

Page on Napalm Death in Final Curtain zine.

'Ded Yampy' zine, issue 2.

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

'Taking a Liberty' zine

Anti Social zine, advert, review and parody, 1981

'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

'Fack' zine issue 6 - cost 15p

Poison Girls poster and handout, 1981

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

Twisted Nerve fanzine by Miles Ratledge

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.