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Yes, Defenders of the Faith -- the fun, fascinating, frequently hilarious, strangely touching new book from celebrated True Norwegian Black Metal music photographer Peter Beste -- is, as billed, a collection of battle vest portraiture. But the lush tome is just as much a ground-level, fly on the wall exploration of, as Beste aptly puts it in our interview below, the energy, passion and camaraderie of heavy metal culture that gave rise to it. - Decibel 8/14/2019 Defenders of the Faith, is an ode to heavy metal culture through images of, you guessed it, the battle jacket - and through his tentative eye and treatment, Peter has elevated the iconic garment from festival campsites and city side walks to rubbing shoulders with the most prestigious folk art. -Louder (Sept. 2019)

Yes, Defenders of the Faith -- the fun, fascinating, frequently hilarious, strangely touching new book from celebrated True Norwegian Black Metal music photographer Peter Beste -- is, as billed, a collection of battle vest portraiture. But the lush tome is just as much a ground-level, fly on the wall exploration of, as Beste aptly puts it in our interview below, the energy, passion and camaraderie of heavy metal culture that gave rise to it. - Decibel 8/14/2019

Defenders of the Faith, is an ode to heavy metal culture through images of, you guessed it, the battle jacket - and through his tentative eye and treatment, Peter has elevated the iconic garment from festival campsites and city side walks to rubbing shoulders with the most prestigious folk art. -Louder (Sept. 2019) Yes, Defenders of the Faith -- the fun, fascinating, frequently hilarious, strangely touching new book from celebrated True Norwegian Black Metal music photographer Peter Beste -- is, as billed, a collection of battle vest portraiture. But the lush tome is just as much a ground-level, fly on the wall exploration of, as Beste aptly puts it in our interview below, the energy, passion and camaraderie of heavy metal culture that gave rise to it. - Decibel 8/14/2019

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Peter Beste (born 1978) is an American documentary photographer who specializes in photographing subcultures. Beste has published two books, True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice Books 2008) and Houston Rap (Sinecure 2013). Beste’s work has been published in a variety of journals and has been exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Oslo and more.

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