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For 25 years, Norway's Slayer Mag has published the gospel of black metal and death metal, combining eye-ripping graphics, brutally honest writing and relentless off-beat humour. With this anthology-cum-memoir, editor Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen unfolds the extreme highs and lows of a life lived for heavy metal - at the expense of everything else. In addition to rare archival material unseen in decades, Metalion includes exclusive interviews and artwork, including historical photographs and never-before-seen portrait photography by Kristiansen himself.

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<br>Top 15 Books of 2011, Guitar World<br>The Best Music Books of 2011, NPR<br>The Most Metal Books of 2011, Revolver<br>Top Books of the Year 2011, Record Collector<br>Book of the Month, February 2012, Rock Hard (Germany)<br>The Best Metal Book of 2011--Possibly Ever, MSN.com <br> The best metal book of 2011, possibly ever...Bazillion Points is known for putting out top-quality books, but they've outdone themselves here. --MSN.com <br> Among Kristiansen's stunning portraits (and humorous Arne Babb cartoons), the exhaustive text practically forms the unholy black and death metal bible. --NPR <br> Metalion and his Slayer Mag are responsible for me (and a lot of other Swedes) getting into the death metal underground... I clearly remember how proud I was when Grotesque got a mention in the classic mag--this meant more to me than anything else at the time! --Tomas Lindberg, Grotesque/At the Gates/Disfear <br> For countless metalheads, the zine Slayer was a lifeline to a global scene. Founder Jon Kristiansen was deep into the scene in Norway, and is, to this day, one of the best primary sources for facts and stories about Mayhem, Varg, and what really happened back in the day. --The Onion AV Club <br> Not only a chronicle of death and black metal at their births but also a personal coming-of-age story --Chicago Reader <br> The legendary Slayer zine gets its long overdue anthology --Decibel <br> The extreme metal fanzine...[744] pages of rabid frankness... --The New York Times <br> Presiding over the birth of extreme metal from its Scandinavian heartland, the first issue of the legendary Slayer fanzine was cranked out in 1985 and over the years shifted its coverage to provide an insider view of Swedish death metal and Norwegian black metal through their formative and most controversial years. --Terrorizer <br> If you have even a passing fancy for thrash, death, and especially early black metal, this is a mandatory read.

Top 15 Books of 2011, Guitar WorldThe Best Music Books of 2011, NPRThe Most Metal Books of 2011, RevolverTop Books of the Year 2011, Record CollectorBook of the Month, February 2012, Rock Hard (Germany)The Best Metal Book of 2011--Possibly Ever, MSN.com The best metal book of 2011, possibly ever...Bazillion Points is known for putting out top-quality books, but they've outdone themselves here. --MSN.com Among Kristiansen's stunning portraits (and humorous Arne Babb cartoons), the exhaustive text practically forms the unholy black and death metal bible. --NPR Metalion and his Slayer Mag are responsible for me (and a lot of other Swedes) getting into the death metal underground... I clearly remember how proud I was when Grotesque got a mention in the classic mag--this meant more to me than anything else at the time! --Tomas Lindberg, Grotesque/At the Gates/Disfear For countless metalheads, the zine Slayer was a lifeline to a global scene. Founder Jon Kristiansen was deep into the scene in Norway, and is, to this day, one of the best primary sources for facts and stories about Mayhem, Varg, and what really happened back in the day. --The Onion AV Club Not only a chronicle of death and black metal at their births but also a personal coming-of-age story --Chicago Reader The legendary Slayer zine gets its long overdue anthology --Decibel The extreme metal fanzine...[744] pages of rabid frankness... --The New York Times Presiding over the birth of extreme metal from its Scandinavian heartland, the first issue of the legendary Slayer fanzine was cranked out in 1985 and over the years shifted its coverage to provide an insider view of Swedish death metal and Norwegian black metal through their formative and most controversial years. --Terrorizer If you have even a passing fancy for thrash, death, and especially early black metal, this is a mandatory read.

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