Before he became a legend in the industry and the Vice President of A&R at Century Media Records, Mike Gitter ran xXx Fanzine in the eighties. Gitter is now releasing a book called xXx Fanzine (1983-1988) Hardcore & Punk In The Eighties, which features reproductions of portions of the magazine from back in the day, as well as a kickass compilation of covers.
The compilation features Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach covering "Salad Days" by Minor Threat, Voivod doing Die Kreuzen's "Man In The Trees," Tombs tackling Samhain's "Kiss Of Steel," and a ton more. The book is coming soon, but you can stream the entire covers compilation below.
- Strife – "Who Are You?" (Void cover)
- Done Dying – "Blending In" (Government Issue cover)
- letlive. – "Fix Me" (Black Flag cover)
- Trial – "Money" (Embrace cover)
- H2O – "Safe" (Dag Nasty cover)
- Nomads – "How When Where" / "The Eliminator" (Crucifix / Agnostic Front cover)
- Walter Schriefels – "Society Suckers" (Agnostic Front cover)
- Tombs – "Kiss Of Steel" (Samhain cover)
- Voivod – "Man In The Trees" (Die Kreuzen cover)
- Aeges – "Hungry Child" (Corrosion Of Conformity cover)
- Last Light – "A Wish To Dream" (Uniform Choice cover)
- Fuck You Pay Me – "Religious Wars" (Subhumans cover)
- Jesse Leach – "Salad Days" (Minor Threat cover)
- Shai Hulud – "Raw Power" (Raw Power cover)
- True Rivals – "Coolidge" (Descendents cover)
- Fu Manchu – "When The Shit Hits The Fan" (Circle Jerks cover)
- Gallows – "The Possibility Of Life’s Destruction" (Discharge cover)
- American Nightmare – "It’s The Limit" (Cro-Mags cover)
- Riverboat Gamblers – "Hate The Police" (The Dicks cover)
