Pure Metal Coders

In the early months of 1989, the two Norwegian coders Cocy and Zorax decided to form an Amiga demo crew. Joined by swapper Clicky, they founded Pure Metal Coders on March 27th and released their first demo in July: PMC Megademo.

By the end of 1989, Designer had joined the team, primarily as a graphics artist, but he soon began coding as well. Together with Cocy and Zorax, the trio proved highly productive throughout 1990, releasing a large number of demos and intros.

Around August 1990, several members from the Norwegian group Cartel joined PMC. Among them was Lord Helmet, a young swapper and editor with a determined mindset focused on creating the best diskmag the scene had ever seen.

In November 1991, his hard work and determination paid off. With the help of another Norwegian group, New Wave, PMC released the first issue of Revolutionary Article Work, or simply RAW. New Wave assisted with one more issue before fellow main editor Kingpin left to join PMC, making RAW a fully PMC-produced magazine.

At The Party II, Cocy released the follow-up to his popular demo Alpha & Omega; Alpha & Omega II. Ironically, the demo featured several commercials for RAW and promised a “behind the scenes of Alpha & Omega II” article in RAW #5. In reality, by the end of the party, the entire RAW team had left PMC and joined Spaceballs instead.

The loss of RAW, along with the majority of their active members, effectively marked the end of Pure Metal Coders. Their releases at The Party II would be their last.

Sources:
- Various productions by PMC
- Numerous Amiga diskmagazines
- Amiga Scenery by Glenn Lunder