Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (641 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936239752 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 600 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is encyclopaedic in length and breadth.From the early 1980s pioneers to its fiery rebirth in Scandinavia through to today's increasingly diverse groups, this epic tome captures the movement's development in unparalleled detail and images through such bands and personalities as Dimmu Borgir, Mayhem, Behemoth, Tormentor, Emperor, Darkthrone, Samael, Gorgoroth, and many dozens of others.Increasingly influential, black metal continues to grow and expand as a musical form as well as the subject of serious and satirical, animated, documentary, and narrative feature films.Publisher Feral House has already published the most famous and award-winning book about this subculture, Lords of Chaos, soon to become a narrative feature film directed by Jonas Ackerlund, an ex-black metal musician who has directed feature films and award-wining videos for the likes of Madonna and Lady Gaga.. Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult featu
At nearly 500 pages, it’s instantly the defining book on Black Metal, even a kind of minor masterpiece of the rock book form, featuring dozens of interviews with the luminaries (would that be the right word?) of the Black Metal scene. Said burden could haveshould have turned Dayal all shades of Senator Palpatine, but it looks like it has gone to press just in time." - Decibel Magazine"Offering an unparalleled level of detail, and spanning 600 pages, Black Metal: Evolution Of The Cult’ captures the progress of one of metal’s most dangerous and exciting genres." -Terrorizer"Author Patterson has pulled off the remarkable trick of covering 30 years' worth of ext
Rivals Lords of Chaos as THE premier black metal book ever written. What I love about Dayal's book is the wide range he covers in this book. It seems like every book or documentary on black metal focuses on Burzum, Mayhem, and Varg Vikernes vs. Euronymous. Dayal touches on this briefly, but more as a side note. It's very refreshing to read a black metal book that starts with the guys who started it all: Mercyful Fate, Venom, Celtic Frost, etc. and how it progressed into what it is today. Dayal's look at modern bands of all subgenr. "FINALLY: A book about black metal that happens to be ABOUT black metal!" according to Aev. Evolution of the Cult is a fantastic guide to a massive amount of disparate, intimidating, and often indispensable extreme music. Order this and then get on YouTube to pull up album after album so you can follow the contents jam-by-jam. It's a great, well-written, and clear-eyed tome, and I can think of no better book to grab if you're looking to head out on a hell-cruise into the heart of the black metal underground. This is the best book on black metal music I'v. Great foray into BM Great foray into BM. Much *much* better than Lords of Chaos. Gives a pretty good overview of the most important bands and takes a neutral stance on controversial issues, both within the BM scene and pop culture. I read this book with YouTube pulled up and just listened to album after album that the author goes through. As long as the book is, its only a start, as the author acknowledges. I hope to see more from the author in the future.