Offering an unparalleled level of detail, and spanning 600 pages, Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult captures the progress of the genre, from its infancy in the early eighties through to its resurrection in the nineties and onwards to the fascinating scene we see today. Combining interviews with the key individuals involved with editorial insight and iconic photography this epic tome examines the artistic, musical, spiritual development of the genre and the creative work, ideologies and often colourful lives of some of its most significant bands including:
VENOM, MERCYFUL FATE, BATHORY, HELLHAMMER, CELTIC FROST, SODOM, SLAYER, KREATOR, DESTRUCTION, VULCANO, SARCOFAGO, BLASPHEMY, SAMAEL, ROTTING CHRIST, NECROMANTIA, VON, TORMENTOR, MASTER’S HAMMER, BEHERIT, MAYHEM, VOMIT, THORNS, DARKTHRONE, BURZUM, THOU SHALT SUFFER AND EMPEROR, GEHENNA, GORGOROTH, TRELLDOM, CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, MÜTIILATION, VLAD TEPES, BELKETRE AND THE BLACK LEGIONS, DISSECTION, WATAIN, MARDUK AND FUNERAL MIST, SHINING, GRAVELAND, INFERNUM, BEHEMOTH, ENSLAVED, SATRYRICON, ISENGARD/STORM, ULVER, WINDIR, NEGURA BUNGET, HADES, PRIMORDIAL, ARCTURUS, MANES, IN THE WOODS..., VED BUENS ENDE, FLEURETY, SIGH, DØDHEIMSGARD, MYSTICUM, ABORYM, BLACKLODGE, AMESOEURS/ALCEST, FEN, WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, LIFELOVER