Rockdetector A-Z of Death Metal
| Type: | naslagwerk |
|---|---|
| Auteur(s): | Garry Sharpe-Young |
| Uitgever: | Cherry Red Books |
| Plaats van uitgave: | Londen |
| Datum van uitgave: | 2001 |
| Aantal pagina's: | 400 |
| Raadpleegbaar: | in Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen (op afspraak) |
| ISBN: | 1-901447-35-9 |
| Genre(s): | Rock / Alternative |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Reviled and revered in equal measure since its inception over a decade ago, the phenomenon known as Death Metal has pushed Hard Rock music to the very edge of acceptability and way beyond. Born out of the Thrash Metal eruption, Death Metal took vocals into the realms of the unintelligibly insane, drove the blastbeats harder and pushed guitar riffs into a swarming blur. The familiar mythical subject matter of its parent Heavy Metal was also cast aside in endeavours in extremity, which saw medical dictionaries, Satanism and serial murder becoming the preferred options. Death Metal, and its bastard offspring Grindcore, has become the pariah of the music world as much as the depths of the underground scene has fostered and nurtured its steady growth to this day with each band striving to achieve renewed goals of sickness. From the founding fathers such as NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS, DEATH, INCANTATION, IMPETIGO and MORBID ANGEL to the rise of Swedish Death Metal legends IN FLAMES, CARNAGE and AT THE GATES. the Black Death Metal of MARDUK, the Christian Death Metal of MORTIFICATION and the politically charged Noisecore of AGATHOCLES. All genres old and new are analyzed in depth with full career histories and detailed discographies. No area of the globe has provided a safe haven and this book documents the burgeoning uprise of Death Metal bands in the Far East, Eastern Europe and South America.
Be warned - even though some of the band names are not for the faint-hearted the song titles will leave you reeling.
