Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (59 page)

Adam “Nergal” Darski, front man of Poland’s Behemoth, picks out the faithful among the crowd.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

Dimmu Borgir guitarist Tom “Galder” Rune Andersen falls victim to the black metal zombie invasion.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

Current Mayhem vocalist Attila Csihar sings to his good-luck charm and former best friend.
Photograph by Jon Wiederhorn.

Gorgoroth’s Gaahl: evil is as evil does.
Photograph by Kristell Gathoye.

Dimmu Borgir worships at the temple of . . . Dimmu Borgir.
Photograph courtesy of Nuclear Blast.

Norwegian progressive black metal band Enslaved reveals the rock.
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.

Black metal pioneers Immortal stand guard against the Christian infidels.
Photograph by Peter Beste, courtesy of Nuclear Blast.

Watain’s fork-tongued vocalist and bassist Erik Danielsen.
Photograph by Ester Segarra, courtesy of Nuclear Blast.

Eighteen Visions: The first name in straight-edge metalcore.
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.

All That Remains: armed and ready for battle (and dessert).
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.

Avenged Sevenfold guitarists Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates let fly.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.

Bleeding Through flexes its Orange County metalcore muscle.
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.

Boston-based metalcore pioneers Overcast.
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.