Venom Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult - The Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition

BLACK METAL: EVOLUTION OF THE CULT - THE RESTORED, EXPANDED & DEFINITIVE EDITION hardback *signed*

The most acclaimed book on black metal is finally released as originally intended, and beyond.

130,000 words of new content • 23 new chapters • 20 extended chapters • 30 updated chapters • Over 70 new interviews, over 150 interviews in total • Approximately 340,000 words in total • Improved cover art and layout • A wealth of new images

Over 500 large (30x22 pages). Includes 80 page gloss/colour photo section!

Note: To answer a frequently asked question, no this book does not include Black Metal: Prelude to the Cult, Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. One or Black Metal Into the Abyss, save for about 1% of overlapping material. This is new material and those sequels are still available.

Featuring over 160 interviews and exploring bands including: VENOM • MERCYFUL FATE • BATHORY • HELLHAMMER • CELTIC FROST • SODOM • DESTRUCTION • SEPULTURA • VULCANO • HOLOCAUSTO • MYSTIFIER • BLASPHEMY • SAMAEL • ROTTING CHRIST • NECROMANTIA • DEVISER • TORMENTOR • MASTER’S HAMMER • VON • MAYHEM • THORNS • DARKTHRONE • BURZUM • IMMORTAL • EMPEROR • GEHENNA • GORGOROTH • TRELLDOM • BEHERIT • IMPALED NAZARENE • CRADLE OF FILTH • DIMMU BORGIR • LES LEGIONS NOIRE • MARDUK • DISSECTION • VINTERLAND • THE BLACK • WATAIN • SHINING • STRID • FORGOTTEN WOODS • BETHLEHEM • SILENCER • FORGOTTEN TOMB • LIFELOVER • GRAVELAND • INFERNUM • BEHEMOTH • HADES • HELHEIM • ISENGARD/STORM • KAMPFAR • WINDIR • PRIMORDIAL • OCTOBER FALLS • ENSLAVED • SATYRICON • ULVER • MORTEM • ARCTURUS • FLEURETY • IN THE WOODS… • MANES • VED BUENS ENDE • DODHEIMSGARD • SIGH • DEATHSPELL OMEGA • MYSTICUM • ABORYM • BLACKLODGE • BLACK WITCHERY • HECATE ENTHRONED • WINTERFYLLETH • FEN • PROFANATICA • ABSU and more