Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult

Featuring over 130 interviews and exploring bands including: VENOM • MERCYFUL FATE • BATHORY • HELLHAMMER • CELTIC FROST • SODOM • DESTRUCTION • SEPULTURA • VULCANO • HOLOCAUSTO • MYSTIFIER • BLASPHEMY • SAMAEL • ROTTING CHRIST • NECROMANTIA • DEVISER • AGATUS • ZEMIAL • 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 and more

Includes exclusive interviews from over the last 20 years by the author with:

Alexandros (Macabre Omen / The One / Necromaniac) *

Algol (Forgotten Tomb / Triumph of Death) *

Anders Kobro (In the Woods…)***

Andreas Jonsson (Vinterland / The Black) *

Apollyon (Aura Noir / Dødheimsgard / Immortal)

Attila Csihar (Mayhem / Tormentor)

Azrael (Heathen Deity / Thy Dying Light / Helvellyn) *

B (Lifelover)

Beelzeebubth (Mystifier) *

Black Winds (Blasphemy)

Blasphemer (Mayhem / Aura Noir)

Cerastes (Mysticum)

Cernunnus (Manes)

Chris Naughton (Winterfylleth) *

Christopher Botteri (In the Woods…) ***

Cronos (Venom)

Damien (Cradle Of Filth)

Dani Filth (Cradle Of Filth) **

Daniele Valeriani (black metal visual artist) *

Darken (Graveland / Infernum)

David Thiérrée (black metal visual artist) *

Demonaz (Immortal) **

Dolgar (Gehenna)

Dolk (Kampfar) ***

Dr Best (Mysticum) **

Dylan Hughes (Hecate Enthroned) *

Ester Segarra (black metal photographer) *

Fenriz (Darkthrone / Dødheimsgard / Isengard)

Forst (Heathen Deity) *

František Štorm (Master’s Hammer)

Ferdinando ‘Herr Morbid’ (Forgotten Tomb) *

Frater Nihil (Cacophonous Records) *

Gaahl (Trelldom / Gorgoroth / Gaahls Wyrd)

Garm (Ulver / Arcturus)

George Emmanuel (Lucifer’s Child, Rotting Christ) *

Goat (VON)

Heljarmadr (Dark Funeral / Gra) *

Helson Reviler (Cthulhu / Blasphemer zines) *

Holocausto (Beherit)

Hrafn (Thy Dying Light / Nefarious Dusk / Skiddaw) *

Hupogrammos (Negura Bunget)

Hvall (Windir / Vreid)

I. Luciferia (Ende) *

ICS Vortex (Arcturus / Dimmu Borgir)

Ihsahn (Emperor / Thou Shalt Suffer)

Impurath (Black Witchery / Diocletian) *

Infernus (Gorgoroth / Borknagar)

Ivar Bjørnson (Enslaved)

Jannicke Wiese-Hansen (black metal visual artist) *

J.E. Åsli (Vemod / One Tail One Head) *

Jeroen Pede (Alkerdeel) *

Jim Mutilator (Rotting Christ / Yoth Iria) *

Jon ‘Metallion’ Kristiansen (Slayer Mag / Head Not Found Records)

Jonas Åkerlund (Bathory)

Jonathan Selzer (editor of Terrorizer / Metal Hammer writer) *

Jorn Tunsberg (Hades / Immortal) * *

Jürgen Bartsch (Bethlehem) **

Kim Carlsson (Lifelover / Hypothermia)

King (Gorgoroth / God Seed)

King Diamond (Mercyful Fate)

Kjetil Grutle (Enslaved)

Kobold (Ewigkeit / Old Forest / The Meads of Asphodel) *

Lee Barrett (Candlelight Records)

Leere (Silencer) ***

Lembutu (Loits) *

M. Sykelig Siouzios (Den Saakaldte) *

Magus Daoloth (Necromantia / Rotting Christ) *

Malfeitor (Aborym)

Manheim (Mayhem)

Maniac (Mayhem)

Marco Kehren (Deinonychus) *

Marius Vold (Thorns / Arcturus / Mortem) *

Matt Hnaras (Deviser) *

Max Cavalera (Sepultura) *

Meyhna’ch (Mutiilation)

Mika Luttinen (Impaled Nazarene) *

Mike Sifringer (Destruction) *

Mikko Aspa (Clandestine Blaze / Deathspell Omega)

Mikko Lehto (October Falls) *

Mirai Kawashima (Sigh) **

Morgan Hakkansson (Marduk / Abruptum)

Mortiis (Emperor / Mortiis / Vond) **

Mortuus (Marduk / Funeral Mist)

Albert Mudrian (editor of Decibel magazine) *

Necrobutcher (Mayhem)

Nemtheangal (Primordial)

Nergal (Behemoth) **

Nick Christogiannis (Deviser) *

Nigel Dennan (Hecate Enthroned) *

Niklas Kvarforth (Shining)

Nornagest (Enthroned) *

Olav Berland (Forgotten Woods) ***

Paul ‘Host’ Groundwell (The Deathtrip / Peaceville Records) *

Paul Ledney (Profanatica / Havohej) *

Paul Ryan (Cradle Of Filth) **

Pest (Gorgoroth)

Peter Tagtgren (Producer for Dimmu Borgir, Marduk)

Prime Evil (Mysticum, Aborym)

Pytten (Producer for Emperor, Gorgoroth, Mayhem)

Ravn (Strid) ***

Robin ‘Graves’ Eaglestone (Cradle Of Filth)

Roy Kristensen (Imhotep zine) *

S (Revenant Marquis) *

Saint Vincent (Blacklodge)

Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) **

Samoth (Thou Shalt Suffer / Emperor)

Satyr Wongraven (Satyricon) ***

Schmier (Destruction) *

Seldrack L.k.S. (Wisdom / Black Metal Antiquarium page) *

Shatraug (Horna / Behexen)

Silenoz (Dimmu Borgir)

Simon Lucas (Winterfylleth)*

Snorre Ruch (Thorns / Mayhem)

Sorcerer Do’Urden (Mystifier) *

Sturla Viðar (Sól án varma / Svartidauði) *

Svein Egil Hatlevik (Fleurety / Dødheimsgard)

Tchort (Emperor / Carpathian Forest)

Teloch (Mayhem / Nidingr) ***

The Dark (Agatus / Zemial) *

The Watcher (Fen / Fellwarden) **

Themis Tolis (Rotting Christ) ***

Thomas Eriksen (Mork) *

Tjodalv (Dimmu Borgir)

Tom ‘Warrior’ Fischer (Hellhammer / Celtic Frost)

Trym (Emperor / Enslaved)

Valério Exterminator (Holocausto) *

VV (B*rzum) **[names amended here for social media, obviously]

Vechi Vrajitor (Warmoon Lord / Old Sorcery) *

Venien (VON) **

Vicotnik (Dødheimsgard) **

Vladimír Pavelka (Cult of Fire)*

Vorph (Samael)

Vorskaath (Zemial / Agatus / Varathron) *

Zhema Rodero (Vulcano)

...and a few more.

* = completely new or unpublished interview, exclusive to this new edition

** = extended interview/s, including new or previously unpublished material

*** = archive interview by the author, not included in the original book