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by: Daniel Ekeroth
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
EAN: 9780979616310
ISBN: 097961631X
Label: Bazillion Points
Manufacturer: Bazillion Points
Number Of Pages: 456
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
Publisher: Bazillion Points
Sales Rank: 27645
Studio: Bazillion Points
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Product Description:
Sweden is a small country in freezing northern Europe, with less than nine million inhabitants and a reputation for Volvos, hockey players, cheap furniture, vodka, and blonde women. Since the late 1980s, however, Sweden has produced over a thousand extreme heavy metal bands, creating one of the most respected regional music scenes in the world. This is the improbable history of how a marginalized teen movement crawled from Sweden s small towns and suburbs, and found a lasting place on the world stage. Daniel Ekeroth captures the epic tale with enlightening detail, beginning with Sweden s violent loss of innocence in the 1980s, through the metal s virtual chokehold on the country during the 1990s, into the lasting legacy and global influence in the turbulent 2000s of the Sunlight guitar tone, the Gothenburg Sound, and the countless offshoots of Sweden s most lethal cultural export. Bazillion Points has extensively revised and updated a classic for this expanded edition. The ultimate insider's account of the rise of Sweden's legendary extreme metal scene, the book boasts over 450 pages, over 500 images, and scores of exclusive interviews with members of Nihilist/ Entombed, In Flames, At the Gates, Dismember, Grave, Hypocrisy, Opeth, Unleashed, Marduk, Morbid, Mob 47, Deranged, Edge of Sanity, Merciless, Therion, Liers in Wait, Carnage, Carcass, Tiamat/Treblinka, Afflicted, Repugnant, the Haunted, and other central characters. Original cover artwork by Nicke Andersson. Introduction by U.S. death metal pioneer Chris Reifert of Autopsy/Abscess/Death. Includes 120-page A-Z of Swedish Death Metal with hundreds of band histories and discographies. Rare photos and galleries of logos, band art, demo tapes, and classic Swedish death metal fanzines. Specs: 7 x9.5 x1.5 , 3lbs., 101% addictive.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Maybe one of the best books about metal I read !
This is a must-have for any swedish metal fan, but I think it's pretty obvious with the title...
Anyway, what makes the book really good is the approach of the research : contrary to most of books about metal, Swedish Death Metal doesn't focus on sales and biggest bands for the history, but on the underground and the whole demo/fanzine scene... which is in fact what metal is all about. The encyclopedia at the end of the book is pretty useful too, covering most of the swedish death metal ... Read More
Rating: - Definitive, Awesome, Death!
They ought to scan reviews so people with downs syndrome don't bog down worthy items. The dude who mentions All that remains and As I Lay Dying as being awesome is just an ignorant wipe. Anyone who actually likes From Autumn to Ashes shouldn't be posting about a death metal book!
As for the book, well if you are a big time deathhead you'll find lots to love, and you will find tons and tons of info you didn't know. The writing is a bit more bland than I'd hopes but the book was done with ... Read More
Rating: - The definitive history of Swedish Death Metal
I purchased this book a few weeks ago, as the cover is simply amazing, and I love death metal. I am currently about half way through and it has been a goretastic ride. Daniel Ekeroth writes the book from his point of view as a kid growing up in Sweden as a death metalhead. It recounts the origins of extreme music in Sweden, starting with the hardcore/punk bands in the early 80's. The book segues into the early thrash scene in Southern California, and how it impacted the youngsters in Sweden. Daniel ... Read More
Rating: - Very well researched
My only gripe...I want to see more album cover artwork and flyers. I bet a whole book could be done about that.
A great read!
Rating: - True history from the dawn of Swedish Death Metal
This is a great read that has input from just about every major Swedish Death Metal Band that were part of creating and defining Swedish Death Metal (At the Gates, Dismember, Entombed, etc). Lots of great quotes and historical "facts" of how it all began and how it changed metal forever. If you are a fan of this style of music you will not be disappointed. Highly recommended!!!
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