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Ian christe metal5/9/2023 ![]() Now the book is done, and will be out in February and March. Swedes got into extreme movies and music. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for SOUND OF THE BEAST - THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL: H/C by Ian Christe: Au at the best. Sounds like the Swedish government tried to ban everything, and they only succeeded in stoking the curiosity of young people about sex and violence. Beyond all the unique early '70s softcore movies from Sweden, there are incredibly dry noir crime dramas, super stupid rock horror films, documentaries about drug-addled hippies and the totally unique 'kicker' epic 'Stockholmsnatt.' Daniel stayed at my house for a couple weeks during 2008 when At the Gates were doing their reunion shows in America, and he totally took me to school on the kicker phenomenon. SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe 16.95 12. I knew about 'Thriller: En Grym Film,' because it's a shock classic and the inspiration for 'Kill Bill.' Of course I'd seen some Bergman films, but the Swedish movies in Daniel's book really take the cake. ![]() ![]() How versed were you on that stuff before Daniel pitched the idea of Bazillion Points releasing the book? You're working with Daniel Ekeroth again on his 'Swedish Sensationfilms: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers and Kicker Cinema' book. ![]()
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