Black Metal Evolution Of The Cult

Author: Dayal Patterson

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  • : $45.00 AUD
  • : 9781936239757
  • : Feral House,U.S.
  • : Feral House,U.S.
  • : October 2013
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  • : Dayal Patterson
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Barcode 9781936239757
9781936239757

Description

Black Metal features over 100 exclusive new and archival interviews with the genre's most central figures. It is the most comprehensive guide yet to this fascinating and controversial form of extreme metal. The book is encyclopaedic in length and breadth. From the early 1980s pioneers to its fiery rebirth in Scandinavia through to today's increasingly diverse offshoots, this epic tome captures the black metal movement's development in unparalleled detail and images. From the publisher of Lords of Chaos (2003), the most popular book on the genre.

Author description

Dayal began writing professionally in 2005, having previously created a self-published music journal entitled Crypt Magazine. Since that time he has contributed regularly to the likes of Record Collector, The Quietus, Terrorizer, Decibel, Classic Rock Presents... and, most prominently, Metal Hammer magazine, whom he has written for since 2006, providing numerous lead and cover story features. He has also written liner notes for releases by high profile bands including the post-punk pioneers Killing Joke and black metal legends Marduk. As well as working with the written word he has also conducted onscreen interviews for magazines, web sites and DVD release. He has conducted interviews with hundreds of bands of various styles from Rammstein, to Public Enemy to Gorgoroth to Alice in Chains to Machine Head as well as actors, directors and visual artists.