Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore

ChoosingDeathiswidelyrecognizedasthedefinitivehistoryofextrememusicsubgenres.Forthisrevisedandexpandededition,authorAlbertMudrian(editor-in-chiefofDecibelMagazine)revealsthereislifeafterdeathmetal;thisnewlyexpandedandrevisededitionflauntsawhopping100additionalpagesinthreenewchapters,50additionalinterviews,agrisly16-pagecolorinsert,andanewcoverpaintingbylegendarydeathmetalartistDanSeagrave,knownforhisclassicEntombedandMorbidAngelalbumcovers.Thisexcitinghistory,featuringforewordsbyfamedDJJohnPeelandRepulsioncofounderScottCarlson,tellsthetwo-decade-longhistoryofgrindcoreanddeathmetalthroughtheeyesandringingearsofprominentartists,musicproducers,andrecordlabelowners."ChoosingDeathislikeatime-travelmachine,arareheartfeltdocumentofaspecialundergroundmusicalmovement.Diveinandenjoytheproperstoryofthispassionateinternationalscene."--TomasLindberg,AttheGates"AlbertMudrian,ourdiscipleofallthatisheavyandextreme,definitivelydocumentsthisperiodofblissfulcacophonyforalltobehold.Playfastordie!"--ShaneEmbury,NapalmDeath