Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries - Rilegato

Kristiansen, Jon

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ISBN 10: 0979616344 ISBN 13: 9780979616341

Casa editrice: Bazillion Points, 2011

Riassunto

Draws on the archives of Slayer Magazine in a photographic treasury that features such classic heavy metal bands as Kreator, Mayhem and Morbid Angel, providing supplemental rare archival material, historical photographs and previously unreleased interviews.

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Recensione:

Top 15 Books of 2011, Guitar World
The Best Music Books of 2011, NPR
The Most Metal Books of 2011, Revolver
Top Books of the Year 2011, Record Collector
Book of the Month, February 2012, Rock Hard (Germany)
The Best Metal Book of 2011 Possibly Ever, MSN.com

The best metal book of 2011, possibly ever Bazillion Points is known for putting out top-quality books, but they’ve outdone themselves here.” MSN.com

Among Kristiansen’s stunning portraits (and humorous Arne Babb” cartoons), the exhaustive text practically forms the unholy black and death metal bible.” NPR

Metalion is the best book about heavy metal ever released. A stunningly comprehensive historical and cultural record Bazillion Points has outdone itself in terms of artistic forethought and comprehensive content. ” PopMatters

Metalion and his Slayer Mag are responsible for me (and a lot of other Swedes) getting into the death metal underground I clearly remember how proud I was when Grotesque got a mention in the classic mag this meant more to me than anything else at the time!” Tomas Lindberg, Grotesque/At the Gates/Disfear

"An exhausting and wonderful diorama of the evolution of heavy metal across the quarter century. It's as engaging as it is informative, and vice versa equally necessary assets for a book about something that champions it's grim and enigmatic tendencies." Pitchfork

For countless metalheads, the zine Slayer was a lifeline to a global scene. Founder Jon Kristiansen was deep into the scene in Norway, and is, to this day, one of the best primary sources for facts and stories about Mayhem, Varg, and what really happened back in the day.” The Onion AV Club

Not only a chronicle of death and black metal at their births but also a personal coming-of-age story” Chicago Reader

The legendary Slayer zine gets its long overdue anthology” Decibel

The extreme metal fanzine [744] pages of rabid frankness ” The New York Times

The raw essence of the early black metal scene” Metal Hammer [UK]

A unique Norwegian book, both physically with all its kilos, but especially for its content. In one hundred years, this will be a book about what once was.” The Oslo Public Library

Presiding over the birth of extreme metal from its Scandinavian heartland, the first issue of the legendary Slayer fanzine was cranked out in 1985 and over the years shifted its coverage to provide an insider view of Swedish death metal and Norwegian black metal through their formative and most controversial years.” Terrorizer

If you have even a passing fancy for thrash, death, and especially early black metal, this is a mandatory read.” Montreal Mirror

It’s best savored slowly, absorbing two decades of metal history and learning something new in every issue this collection will be primary material for those exploring the history of metal.” About.com [5/5 star review]

Metalion is essential reading for anyone interested in pieces of wood with six strings played by men with long hair.” Vice Literary

Best idea since sliced bread.” Fenriz

Product Description:

Founded in 1985 in Sarpsborg, Norway, "Slayer Magazine" promoted the fledgling underground of extreme metal through eye-ripping graphics, brutally honest writing, and a relentlessly sick sense of humor. In addition to rare archival material, other features include unreleased interviews, historical photographs, and portrait photography.

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• Editore: Bazillion Points
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0979616344
• ISBN 13: 9780979616341
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 720
• Redattore: Warrior Tara G.