Lost Years of Second Wave Black Metal (1989-1992): The Obscure Legions Behind Black Metal’s Resurrection

Lost Years of Second Wave Black Metal (1989-1992): The Obscure Legions Behind Black Metal’s Resurrection

'Lost Years of Second Wave Black Metal (1989-1992)' is a comprehensive guide that goes deep into the much ignored and hidden black metal underground before the Norwegian Black Metal explosion in 1993. This book looks at why black metal was a forgotten term in those period, the history behind the scenes from different countries, reviews the huge amount of material produced by these obscure bands, looks at the zine cultures that accompanied the development and explores how different occultic and nationalistic elements penetrated the scenes. You will find out in this book that: a) Destruction and Sodom were referred to as black metal in Germany in 1984-1985, b) There were more black metal bands in Soviet Russia than Norway in 1989, c) The biggest black metal tapetrader was an old uncle based in Belgium, d) The first black metal band in Latin America might be from Guatemala, e) Many key black metal zines featured a Mexican occult columnist, f) Samael's "Into the Pentagram" was a hit in Poland in 1991 that many bands covered this song, amongst other obscure facts.