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Matias Gallardo - Born For Burning - The History Of Black Metal 30,00 €

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 02:40:05 +0200

Born for Burning: The History of Black Metal tells the fierce, shadow-drenched story of one of heavy music's most extreme and transgressive movements. From its gestation in the early 80's under raw, primitive riffs, Satanic imagery, and underground ferocity, to its darker peaks in the Norwegian scene and its global, multifaceted evolution, Matías Gallardo maps every blistering beat, every distorted chord, and every howl that defined what became Black Metal.

Drawing on over 100 interviews with legendary cult figures from all over the world - Venom, Bathory, Celtic Frost, Master's Hammer, Profanatica, Blasphemy, Tormentor, Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, Emperor, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Ulver, Watain, Agalloch, Xasthur, Leviathan, Alcest, Misþyrming and many more - this is a chronicle of artistry and outrage, of beauty and brutality, Gallardo not only explores the music, the influences and the aesthetics, and the sonic innovations, but also does not shy away from the crime, the chaos, the church burnings, and the acts that shocked the world.

With a prologue by Dan Lilker (Nuclear Assault), and an introduction by Nocturno Culto (Darkthrone), Born for Burning is a powerful, unflinching journey through terror, transgression, and uncompromising passion. For fans, scholars, or anyone curious about how the underground became myth, this book is essential - and it burns.

386 pages

Dr. Robert Johnson - Der Satanische Hexenmeister 30,00 €

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:41:37 +0200

Der Satanische Hexenmeister – das explosive Manifest für Männer, die wissen, was sie wollen – und es bekommen.
Dieses Buch ist kein gewöhnlicher Leitfaden. Es ist ein machtvolles Initiationsritual für das 21. Jahrhundert. Magister Dr. Johnson enthüllt darin schonungslos das geheime Wissen hinter Charisma, Verführungskraft und unerschütterlicher Dominanz. Jahrzehntelang war er ein prägendes Mitglied der Church of Satan und Herausgeber des legendären Old Nick-Magazins – nun legt er seine brisantesten Erkenntnisse offen.
Mit akribischer Recherche, provokanten Illustrationen und kompromissloser Klarheit zeigt Johnson, was einen wahren Hexenmeister ausmacht: magnetische Ausstrahlung, psychologische Raffinesse und die Fähigkeit, sexuelle Anziehung bewusst zu lenken. Dieses Buch dringt tief in die verborgenen Mechanismen menschlicher Begierde ein und entlarvt die Spielregeln, die die meisten nie verstehen – geschweige denn beherrschen.
Wer die Prinzipien des Satanischen Hexenmeisters verinnerlicht, betritt eine Welt, in der Selbstbestimmung, Lust und Macht kein Zufall mehr sind, sondern kalkulierte Kunst. Ein Werk für jene, die nicht folgen, sondern verführen.

German language! 352 pages.

Andreas Diesel / Dr. Dieter Gerten - Looking For Europe 39,99 €

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:52:17 +0200

The objective Neofolk benchmark

Neofolk has nothing to do with folksy sing-along music - this music stems from the dark Gothic music scene and is nothing to sway to. It is a playground for punky attitudes and SS death-heads, for pastoral romanticism and Riefenstahl aesthetics. For years now, feelings have been running high about Neofolk. No other contemporary music genre raises so many questions about freedom of art and freedom of speech.

With more than 540 pages, Looking For Europe is the first book dealing in a comprehensive and non-dogmatic manner with the blackest chapter of the music underground. All relevant bands of the genre are portrayed in exclusive interviews and photos.

The book highlights the field of tension Neofolk is situated in. The range goes from fragile folk to noisy Industrial, from right-wing anarchists to left-wing uniform wearers, from Paganism to Satanism and Christianity, from gay fetishism to obscure artistic treatments of ideological propaganda.

Third edition with new preface.

Hardcover, English language!