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underground scene that reshaped extreme music worldwide.Blood, Fire, Death: A Swedish Metal Story by Ika Johannesson
traces the rise of Swedish death and black metal from its roots in 1970s hard
rock through the explosive underground movements of the 1990s and beyond. As
bands like Entombed, Dismember, and At the Gates gained international recognition,
Sweden emerged as a central force in extreme music—helping define a sound and
visual aesthetic that would influence metal scenes across the globe.Through interviews, archival research, and scene
documentation, Johannesson examines how a tight-knit network of musicians,
fans, tape traders, and small labels built a movement that extended far beyond
music. The book explores the evolution of the Swedish scene alongside the more
infamous Norwegian black metal era, situating church burnings, ideological
extremism, and media panic within a broader cultural and artistic context. At
the same time, it highlights the community, friendship, and creative ambition
that sustained the scene over decades.Both cultural history and music journalism, Blood, Fire,
Death offers a detailed account of how Swedish metal developed its distinctive
sound, imagery, and international reach. The book connects the genre’s early
DIY networks to its later global influence, showing how underground music
scenes evolve through collaboration, competition, and shared mythology.A key title for readers of heavy metal history, subculture
studies, Scandinavian culture, and modern music journalism.
underground scene that reshaped extreme music worldwide.Blood, Fire, Death: A Swedish Metal Story by Ika Johannesson
traces the rise of Swedish death and black metal from its roots in 1970s hard
rock through the explosive underground movements of the 1990s and beyond. As
bands like Entombed, Dismember, and At the Gates gained international recognition,
Sweden emerged as a central force in extreme music—helping define a sound and
visual aesthetic that would influence metal scenes across the globe.Through interviews, archival research, and scene
documentation, Johannesson examines how a tight-knit network of musicians,
fans, tape traders, and small labels built a movement that extended far beyond
music. The book explores the evolution of the Swedish scene alongside the more
infamous Norwegian black metal era, situating church burnings, ideological
extremism, and media panic within a broader cultural and artistic context. At
the same time, it highlights the community, friendship, and creative ambition
that sustained the scene over decades.Both cultural history and music journalism, Blood, Fire,
Death offers a detailed account of how Swedish metal developed its distinctive
sound, imagery, and international reach. The book connects the genre’s early
DIY networks to its later global influence, showing how underground music
scenes evolve through collaboration, competition, and shared mythology.A key title for readers of heavy metal history, subculture
studies, Scandinavian culture, and modern music journalism.
Prologue
1. Fuck Off!
The twins Pelle och Erik Gustafsson of Nifelheim set out to embody the most evil band in the world; but they ended up in an insurance company ad.
2. Too Much Fucking Guck
An upper-class gang of Vikings, paving the way for the first Swedish metal wave.
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3. Bathory
How a suburben teenager at the dawn of the '80s laid the foundation for black metal - with the help of his dad.
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4. Pelle Dead
The story of Pelle Ohlin, whose desire to repulse the world set a new aesthetic standard for black metal.
5. Death Metal
How undecipherable band logos, tape trading, and a burning love for splatter movies transformed heavy metal forever.
6. Metal and the Media
The fanzines, magazines, TV shows and other media that brought metal to the public.
7. Black Metal
How the quest for true authenticity made a marginal metal genre a worldwide sensation - via church burnings and murder.
8. Metal and Money
When Dark Funeral took their record company to court for financial mishandling, something strange happened - the band refused to give up.
9. Dissection
The story of Jon Nödtveit's road from prison to the greatest possible freedom imaginable.
10. By Men, For Men
To be a metalhead - and preferably not female.
11. Entombed
Why the foremost trailblazers of the Swedish death metal scene divided into two bands - of the same name.
12. Well, Sieg Heil Then?
Though many bands flirt with evil and misantrophy, nobody truly wants to be associated with right wing extremism. Or do they?
13. A Lesson in Suicide
The birth of depressive metal, and why Shining's Niklas Kvarforth sincerely wants to hurt you.
14. Heavy Metal
How the power metal sensation of the late 90's paved the way for an unexpected revival of falsetto and spandex pants.
15. Watain
Watain tours the North of Sweden, equipped with homemade flame-throwers and rotten animal cadavers.
| Empfohlen (von): | 12 |
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| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
| Genre: | Importe, Musik |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781627310673 |
| ISBN-10: | 1627310673 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Johannesson, Ika |
| Hersteller: | Feral House,U.S. |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 174 x 249 x 21 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Ika Johannesson |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 22.11.2018 |
| Gewicht: | 0,713 kg |
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