![]() ![]() Other photos find musicians crossing paths with other Norwegians en route to said fjord. These two striking subjects sometimes meet: A long-haired musician, his belly hanging over the brim of his leather pants, corpse paint covering his face, takes a stroll through a forest or fjord. Then there are photos of musicians with spiked wristbands and black-and-white "corpse paint" on their faces, often embellished with fake blood. "The whole country is a photographer's dream come true," Beste says. The book includes images of Norway's gorgeous landscapes. It will be released today.īeste's photographs are full of contrasts, which in turn reflect a cultural divide in Norway that gave birth to this music and subculture. $60), a lavish new book of Beste's photographs documenting this scene. That is evident thumbing through True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice Books, 208 pp. has produced, yes, Marilyn Manson and Slayer included. ![]() Norwegian black metal is a different beast than anything the U.S. "I don't think they've ever used real animal heads when touring America." In the summer, it would've smelled awful. ![]() "On one tour they had maybe five or six pig heads that they'd use in the show and then put in a plastic bag and load into the van," Beste says. At other shows, the venue wouldn't provide the grisly goods. ![]()
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