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BLACK METAL: EVOLUTION OF THE CULT - THE RESTORED, EXPANDED & DEFINITIVE EDITION hardback book *signed*
The most acclaimed book on black metal is finally released as originally intended, and beyond.
120,000 words of new content • over 20 new chapters • 20 extended chapters • 30 updated chapters • Over 60 new interviews, over 130 interviews in total • Approximately 320,000 words in total • Improved cover art and layout • A wealth of new images
Includes 80 page gloss/colour photo section!
AVAILABLE AS STANDALONE BOOK OR AS A DELUXE HARDBACK BOXSET
Boxset edition includes:
• BLACK METAL: EVOLUTION OF THE CULT - THE RESTORED, EXPANDED & DEFINITIVE EDITION - Signed hardback book
• VISUAL COMPANION - Colour hardback photo book
• Large flag (100cm x 70cm)
• Deluxe reinforced box with metallic hotfoil image
• Set of 12 high quality 350gsm art prints
• Numbered certificate
Featuring over 130 interviews and exploring bands including: VENOM • MERCYFUL FATE • BATHORY • HELLHAMMER • CELTIC FROST • SODOM • DESTRUCTION • SEPULTURA • VULCANO • HOLOCAUSTO • MYSTIFIER • BLASPHEMY • SAMAEL • ROTTING CHRIST • NECROMANTIA • DEVISER • AGATUS • ZEMIAL • TORMENTOR • MASTER’S HAMMER • VON • MAYHEM • THORNS • DARKTHRONE • BURZUM • IMMORTAL • EMPEROR • GEHENNA • GORGOROTH • TRELLDOM • BEHERIT • IMPALED NAZARENE • CRADLE OF FILTH • DIMMU BORGIR • LES LEGIONS NOIRE • MARDUK • DISSECTION • VINTERLAND • THE BLACK • WATAIN • SHINING • STRID • FORGOTTEN WOODS • BETHLEHEM • SILENCER • FORGOTTEN TOMB • LIFELOVER • GRAVELAND • INFERNUM • BEHEMOTH • HADES • HELHEIM • ISENGARD/STORM • KAMPFAR • WINDIR • PRIMORDIAL • OCTOBER FALLS • ENSLAVED • SATYRICON • ULVER • MORTEM • ARCTURUS • FLEURETY • IN THE WOODS… • MANES • VED BUENS ENDE • DODHEIMSGARD • SIGH • DEATHSPELL OMEGA • MYSTICUM • ABORYM • BLACKLODGE • BLACK WITCHERY • HECATE ENTHRONED • WINTERFYLLETH • FEN • PROFANATICA and more
Includes exclusive interviews from over the last 20 years by the author with:
Alexandros (Macabre Omen / The One / Necromaniac) *
Algol (Forgotten Tomb / Triumph of Death) *
Anders Kobro (In the Woods…)***
Andreas Jonsson (Vinterland / The Black) *
Apollyon (Aura Noir / Dødheimsgard / Immortal)
Attila Csihar (Mayhem / Tormentor)
Azrael (Heathen Deity / Thy Dying Light / Helvellyn) *
B (Lifelover)
Beelzeebubth (Mystifier) *
Black Winds (Blasphemy)
Blasphemer (Mayhem / Aura Noir)
Cerastes (Mysticum)
Cernunnus (Manes)
Chris Naughton (Winterfylleth) *
Christopher Botteri (In the Woods…) ***
Cronos (Venom)
Damien (Cradle Of Filth)
Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth) **
Daniele Valeriani (black metal visual artist) *
Darken (Graveland / Infernum)
David Thiérrée (black metal visual artist) *
Demonaz (Immortal) **
Dolgar (Gehenna)
Dolk (Kampfar) ***
Dr Best (Mysticum) **
Dylan Hughes (Hecate Enthroned) *
Ester Segarra (black metal photographer) *
Fenriz (Darkthrone / Dødheimsgard / Isengard)
Forst (Heathen Deity) *
František Štorm (Master’s Hammer)
Ferdinando ‘Herr Morbid’ (Forgotten Tomb) *
Frater Nihil (Cacophonous Records) *
Gaahl (Trelldom / Gorgoroth / Gaahls Wyrd)
Garm (Ulver / Arcturus)
George Emmanuel (Lucifer’s Child, Rotting Christ) *
Goat (VON)
Heljarmadr (Dark Funeral / Gra) *
Helson Reviler (Cthulhu / Blasphemer zines) *
Holocausto (Beherit)
Hrafn (Thy Dying Light / Nefarious Dusk / Skiddaw) *
Hupogrammos (Negura Bunget)
Hvall (Windir / Vreid)
I. Luciferia (Ende) *
ICS Vortex (Arcturus / Dimmu Borgir)
Ihsahn (Emperor / Thou Shalt Suffer)
Impurath (Black Witchery / Diocletian) *
Infernus (Gorgoroth / Borknagar)
Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved)
Jannicke Wiese-Hansen (black metal visual artist) *
J.E. Åsli (Vemod / One Tail One Head) *
Jeroen Pede (Alkerdeel) *
Jim Mutilator (Rotting Christ / Yoth Iria) *
Jon ‘Metallion’ Kristiansen (Slayer Mag / Head Not Found Records)
Jonas Åkerlund (Bathory)
Jonathan Selzer (editor of Terrorizer / Metal Hammer writer) *
Jorn Tunsberg (Hades / Immortal) * *
Jürgen Bartsch (Bethlehem) **
Kim Carlsson (Lifelover / Hypothermia)
King (Gorgoroth / God Seed)
King Diamond (Mercyful Fate)
Kjetil Grutle (Enslaved)
Kobold (Ewigkeit / Old Forest / The Meads of Asphodel) *
Lee Barrett (Candlelight Records)
Leere (Silencer) ***
Lembutu (Loits) *
M. Sykelig Siouzios (Den Saakaldte) *
Magus Daoloth (Necromantia / Rotting Christ) *
Malfeitor (Aborym)
Manheim (Mayhem)
Maniac (Mayhem)
Marco Kehren (Deinonychus) *
Marius Vold (Thorns / Arcturus / Mortem) *
Matt Hnaras (Deviser) *
Max Cavalera (Sepultura) *
Meyhna’ch (Mutiilation)
Mika Luttinen (Impaled Nazarene) *
Mike Sifringer (Destruction) *
Mikko Aspa (Clandestine Blaze / Deathspell Omega)
Mikko Lehto (October Falls) *
Mirai Kawashima (Sigh) **
Morgan Hakkansson (Marduk / Abruptum)
Mortiis (Emperor / Mortiis / Vond) **
Mortuus (Marduk / Funeral Mist)
Albert Mudrian (editor of Decibel magazine) *
Necrobutcher (Mayhem)
Nemtheangal (Primordial)
Nergal (Behemoth) **
Nick Christogiannis (Deviser) *
Nigel Dennan (Hecate Enthroned) *
Niklas Kvarforth (Shining)
Nornagest (Enthroned) *
Olav Berland (Forgotten Woods) ***
Paul ‘Host’ Groundwell (The Deathtrip / Peaceville Records) *
Paul Ledney (Profanatica / Havohej) *
Paul Ryan (Cradle Of Filth) **
Pest (Gorgoroth)
Peter Tagtgren (Producer for Dimmu Borgir, Marduk)
Prime Evil (Mysticum, Aborym)
Pytten (Producer for Emperor, Gorgoroth, Mayhem)
Ravn (Strid) ***
Robin ‘Graves’ Eaglestone (Cradle Of Filth)
Roy Kristensen (Imhotep zine) *
S (Revenant Marquis) *
Saint Vincent (Blacklodge)
Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) **
Samoth (Thou Shalt Suffer / Emperor)
Satyr Wongraven (Satyricon) ***
Schmier (Destruction) *
Seldrack L.k.S. (Wisdom / Black Metal Antiquarium page) *
Shatraug (Horna / Behexen)
Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir)
Simon Lucas (Winterfylleth)*
Snorre Ruch (Thorns / Mayhem)
Sorcerer Do’Urden (Mystifier) *
Sturla Viðar (Sól án varma / Svartidauði) *
Svein Egil Hatlevik (Fleurety / Dødheimsgard)
Tchort (Emperor / Carpathian Forest)
Teloch (Mayhem / Nidingr) ***
The Dark (Agatus / Zemial) *
The Watcher (Fen / Fellwarden) **
Themis Tolis (Rotting Christ) ***
Thomas Eriksen (Mork) *
Tjodalv (Dimmu Borgir)
Tom ‘Warrior’ Fischer (Hellhammer / Celtic Frost)
Trym (Emperor / Enslaved)
Valério Exterminator (Holocausto) *
VV (B*rzum) **[names amended here for social media, obviously]
Vechi Vrăjitor (Warmoon Lord / Old Sorcery) *
Venien (VON) **
Vicotnik (Dødheimsgard) **
Vladimír Pavelka (Cult of Fire)*
Vorph (Samael)
Vorskaath (Zemial / Agatus / Varathron) *
Zhema Rodero (Vulcano)
...and a few more.
* = completely new or unpublished interview, exclusive to this new edition
** = extended interview/s, including new or previously unpublished material
*** = archive interview by the author, not included in the original book