'Glorious Times': a pictorial of the death metal scene book details revealed
Former metal fanzine editors Alan Moses (Buttface 'zine) and Brian Pattison (Chainsaw Abortions 'zine) are putting the finishing touches on a book unlike any other. Instead of the standard "history-of" book, "Glorious Times" will showcase rare (many never-before-seen) pictures from the death metal scene (1984-1991) and instead of narration by an outside author, the stories contained in the book will come from the bands and 'zine editors of the period. Who could be better at telling the inside stories of what really happened than those that were there and lived it?
The photos will come largely from the personal collections of Alan and Brian, with other photos culled from the personal collections of such people as Kam Lee, Henry Veggian, Laurent Ramadier, and other stalwarts of the era. These pictures won't be the standard lineup shots you've seen in magazines and fanzines over and over; instead, these will be rare live pictures and candid images of bands in studio, hanging out and rehearsing, the types of images few people outside of the bands themselves have ever seen.
The stories will come largely from the bands themselves. Included will be Kam Lee (Death, Massacre) talking about the forming of Death and their first gig, Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse) discussing the Buffalo scene that spawned Cannibal Corpse, King Fowley (Deceased) remembering a road trip from Hell, all three original members of Nuclear Death telling personal tales, Chris Reifert (Death, Autopsy) recanting a tale during the recording of the legendary "Scream Bloody Gore" album, Vincent Crowley (Acheron) orating a tale involving fellow band Immolation, and many more personal stories never before told to or read by the fans.
Together these pictures and stories tell of an era gone by, the "glorious times" of the early death metal scene.
You can go and pick up a "history-of" book and read an author's interpretation of research he might have done, or you can pick this up and read what happened from the bands themselves, without filters, without someone else's interpretation and all the while you can see images that have never been seen before.
Send an email with "book updates" in the subject field to glorioustimesdeathbook@gmail.com for updates and insider info on this very limited book.
For more information, go to www.myspace.com/glorioustimesdeathbook.
