Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. What started as juvenile frenzy came to symbolize the start of a war against Christianity, a return to the worship of the ancient Norse gods, and the complete rejection of mainstream society. In the early-mid 1990s, members of this extremist underground committed murder, burned down medieval wooden churches, and desecrated graveyards. Its roots stem from a heady blend of horror movies, heavy metal music, Satanism, Paganism, and adolescent angst. why recent books and films about it have found an audience (like Peter Beste’s photo essay True Norwegian Black Metal and the documentary Until the. In the last two decades, a bizarre and violent musical subculture called "Black Metal" has emerged in Norway. Beste’s work has been published in a variety of journals and has been exhibited in New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Oslo and more. Bestes new book examines said scene, from the fans to the musicians and beyond, documenting the music and lifestyle in dazzling detail. Beste has published two books, True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice Books 2008) and Houston Rap (Sinecure 2013). The title Defenders of the Faith (the subtitle is The Heavy Metal Photography of Peter Beste) is, of course, also the name of a Judas Priest LP, which alludes to the power and strength of heavy metal.
What started as juvenile frenzy came to symbolize the start of a war against Christianity, a return to the worship of the ancient Norse gods, and the complete rejection of mainstream society. Peter Beste (born 1978) is an American documentary photographer who specializes in photographing subcultures. His first book, 2008s True Norwegian Black Metal hit the world like a corpse painted. In the early-mid 1990s, members of this extremist underground committed murder, burned down medieval wooden churches, and desecrated graveyards. Peter Beste is more than just an acclaimed music photographer. Its roots stem from a heady blend of horror movies, heavy metal music, Satanism, Paganism, and adolescent angst.
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