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(literatura) Michael Moynihan/Didrik Soderlind – Lords of Chaos

Ovu knjigu sam nedavno kupio, jer se radi o totalno novom re-izdanju, pojačanom sa nekim novim intervjuima i novim dodacima koji nisu bili u originalu kojeg sam čitao, odnosno prvom izdanju kojeg sam čitao davno fotokopiranog odnosno printanog s nekog pdf formata. Isplati se imati original i knjiga u rukama je bolja nego Kindle u rukama, iako koristim Kindle često čitajući knjige koje nisu baš nabavljive na našem području.

Ova knjiga samo djelomično ima veze sa filmom koji je bio po mom mišljenju totalni promašaj u kojem je prikazana burna povijest Mayhem/Burzum/Euronymous/Varg sukoba i ubojstva, odnosno Deadovog samoubojstva. Iako detaljno proučava i objašnjava i taj dio povijesti i uspone norveške black metal scene, knjiga mi je bila zanimljivija u segmentima u kojima opisuje pagan i povijesni kontekst black metala, povezanosti sa nazi i ekstremno desnom scenom u nekim dijelovima, kroz iscrpne intervjue sa Varg Vikernesom ova knjiga pokazuje svu njegovu genijalnost kao i ludilo. Ali, ponekad je teško razlučiti to jedno od drugog, jelda? Odlični su opisi Oskorei, Odinizma kao i ubojstava i ekstremnih scena koji su manje ili više povezani sa black metal muzikom kroz ta djela.

Isto tako, knjiga se dosta dotiče Sotonizma, preko LaVeya i njegove Church of Satan do bestijalnog, primitivnog Sotonizma kakav je bio prezentiran u ranim danima drugog vala black metala. Zanimljivo se čita, nema praznog hoda i pokušava opisati sve strane, čak i policijsku i stranu svećenika iz jedne od spaljenih crkava u Norveškoj. Knjiga je to koja će biti zanimljiva i outsiderima koji nisu sa ove scene i ne znaju pozadinu i insidersku priču o događanjima. Dakle, nije savršena, ali je vrijedan dokument i to ne samo o muzici.

Like horror short stories and gore? This one is for you!

“The World of Horror is a short horror story collective for children and adults which features shocking, spooky, and grotesque artwork and monsters from around the world.  This collective was assembled by (Reign of Vengeance/Rebirth) frontman Marshall Beck. It features story contributions and tales from Beck as well as many musicians and authors from different cultures around the world. Each different story utilizes a different culture’s monsters or boogeymen to tell shocking, mysterious, and interesting tales. Conjuring the old school nostalgic vibe many of us older Horror and Metalhead fans are familiar with from childhood… this collective is definitely nothing short of odd, interesting, fun, and entertaining.”

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(review) For The Sake Of Heaviness:The History Of Metal Blade Records-Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton

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Metal Blade Records are one of the biggest and most important metal record labels out there. Their impact on the scene has been enormous and legions of fans and all of the fantastic releases can testify that and leave us legacy that can hardly be surpassed. But, do not get me wrong, this label still goes strong now almost fourty years since its inception and this book is the story about how Brian Slagel, lifer in metal started it all. From early eighties and first Metal Massacre compilation till today, Brian tells us story about start of label in his mother´s house, gradation to being big, nineties grunge invasion and downfall of metal retreating to rebuild and regroup across metalcore and bringing story to temporary closure in nowadays of digital download and streaming. Story is told through Brian´s eyes but also through interviews with many scene people like James Hetfield, Johann Hegg, King Diamond, Brian´s friends and associates from the label and many more. What I like about this book is that it taught me a lot. Business side of things, a bit of luck you must have and also there are lots of anecdotes in this one, making it one nice read. Above all and most important is Brian´s love for metal and lifetime devotion to the scene he helped create and much respect and love for that.