![]() “I saw Gorgoroth in Milwaukee in 2002, and Gaahl thought I captured his essence, so I went to Norway for five weeks with no agenda. He was gradually accepted into the inner circles. I had grown up on more mainstream heavy metal, but I was fascinated by the fantastical and insane. In the concert photograph mentioned above, it is Gorgoroth on stage, the Norwegian black metal band being one of the prime examples of a sub-genre of heavy-metal music known for its assaultive power, Satanic or Odinic underpinnings - and a history of violent, criminal activity.īeste started this project more than seven years ago, making several trips to Norway, “feeling my way along. ![]() Such spectacles are not usually associated with Norway, but Peter Beste, a Houston photographer with a knack for penetrating popular music subcultures, shows a different side of the idyllic northern paradise in a new coffee-table book arriving Thursday, “True Norwegian Black Metal,” featuring more than 130 photos. The slate-colored eyes of the singer, Gaahl, peering through dark, tangled tresses, are upon us - his corpse paint dried to the consistency of cracked concrete, mascara-black smudges over cadaver white. At the edge of the stage is a phalanx of sheep heads, impaled on stakes and frozen in death grins. Four naked men and women covered in cows’ blood hang suspended from crosses while a rock band plays, bathed in red light. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |