‘True Norwegian Black Metal’ & The Quietus

Hi all,

My name’s Dean Samways. I write for a website called The Quietus. We’ve just posted an interview with the photographer Peter Beste who’s published a book called ‘True Norwegian Black Metal’. It’s a massive documentation of some of the darkest figures in metal including Gorgoroth http://www.gorgoroth.org/, Carpathian Forest http://www.myspace.com/blackshiningleather, Darkthrone http://darkthrone.no/news/index.php, Wardruna http://www.wardruna.com/, Immortal http://www.immortalofficial.com/, 1349 http://www.legion1349.com/ and Trelldomhttp://www.trelldom.no/.

With sheeps’ heads adorning stages and cruxified boys used as props, this work is the most insightful of it’s kind, giving fans a uniquely personal view of their favourite bands and neutrals a brutal introduction to this violent subculture.

If you want to have a read of the interview follow this link:
http://www.thequietus.com/



Let me know what you think.

Dean.

i just listen to the music. i don't buy into the whole sideshow aspect of it all. i take black metal no more serious than i do Gwar.

the qietus is quite a good blog site i think

I think the Black Metal guys get a bad rap.See,that young man above is leaving church after Sunday morning worship.

The visual aspect is very important for black metal. I like it and i like the music too. but i also like white metal and their look. Its all part of the metal movement.

mc666 wrote:

i just listen to the music. i don't buy into the whole sideshow aspect of it all. i take black metal no more serious than i do Gwar.

And there lies the problem.

I'd really like to see this book.

SoldierUnderCommand wrote:

mc666 wrote:

i just listen to the music. i don't buy into the whole sideshow aspect of it all. i take black metal no more serious than i do Gwar.

And there lies the problem.

whose problem? definitely not mine.

I'd like to read the book as well. Seems pretty interesting.

mc666 wrote:

SoldierUnderCommand wrote:

mc666 wrote:

i just listen to the music. i don't buy into the whole sideshow aspect of it all. i take black metal no more serious than i do Gwar.

And there lies the problem.

whose problem? definitely not mine.

No, not yours. I mean that you don't seem to take them seriously, but they do. Kinda like Manowar. They take themselves seriously, but nobody else does.

Manowar........I would like to see Gorgoroth manhandle them. LOL

I watched several parts of True Norwegian Black Metal over at youtube. VERY interesting. Gorgoroth's singer Ghaal (sp?) is one crackpot who probably didnt need to be let out of jail.