very good work, i´m truly happy i finally got to see the whole book and not just some pics here and there. astonishing pictures showing the reality of it, but also the mystic and dangerous side. i liked this a lot and i think this is the face of black metal of today. it´s truly remarkable how this all blends together, black metal as an art form, as a philosophy, as well as the more pragmatic side of things. norwegian landscape, the iciness, the solitude, then also metal fans, the protagonists when on stage, backstage, at home or even with their families. but this is more or less the smaller part of the book, the biggest being peter´s photography. it´s mostly photography with some background info, mostly of metalion, who also provided some pages from his metal zine to the book, as well as international press of the murder and arson trials.

In celebration of the book, record label and publisher Sacred Bones is offering a limited-edition version featuring a 7-inch that includes Norwegian powerhouses Black Magic and Aura Noir, the latter of whom offers a deliciously sleazy new track appropriately titled 'Belligerent Til Death.' Stream that insanely ripping new offering above and order your copy of Defenders of the Faith via Sacred Bones.I finally got my hands on this one.

It is an object that gains in value as it deteriorates, and is pretty much never bought or sold. Battle vests get special attention, as Beste notes the way in which the vestments enable fans to show 'how 'true' one is by how authentic their patches are, which festivals they have attended, or which bands you got to see way back when.

Beste's new book examines said scene, from the fans to the musicians and beyond, documenting the music and lifestyle in dazzling detail. The title Defenders of the Faith (the subtitle is The Heavy Metal Photography of Peter Beste) is, of course, also the name of a Judas Priest LP, which alludes to the power and strength of heavy metal. Photographer Peter Beste's work is proof of that, as he's documented some of the most interesting scenes of the past few decades, creating iconic images that are unforgettable and provocative in projects such as True Norwegian Black Metal, Houston Rapand his latest effort Defenders of the Faith. Yet, truly great photography still has the power to cut through the noise and make an impact. In the age of memes, filters and deep fakes, the art of photography is something that's undervalued and undermined on a daily basis.

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