Doom
Metal Lexicanum Book Review
If you're a dedicated
follower of the Doom/Stoner Metal Underground and read all the top
blogs then you may have heard the name of Aleks Evdokimov. Aleks is
perhaps the one of the best and most prolific interviewers within the
Doom Metal Community. Aleks contributes here on the blog with great
interviews all the time. So Aleks knowledge of the Doom Metal Scene
is second to none. I've worked with Aleks not only here on Outlaws Of
The Sun but also when I was running The Sludgelord blog.
I always look forward
to Aleks interviews and what other things he’s involved with. Aleks
told me he a couple years ago that he was working on writing a book
outlining the A-Z of Doom Metal Bands. Well that book has finally
seen the light of day and has been published by the good folks at
Cult Never Dies. Doom Metal Lexicanum is 300 pages outlining an
in-depth history of a huge list of great Doom Metal Bands. Some you
will know and some you will won't as Aleks has done his homework here
outlining the full career projectory of the bands mentioned within
the book.
The book is superbly
written and is full of detailed articles outlining how the band was
formed and their complete discography. Obviously Aleks can't feature
every band within the Doom Metal spectrum but what he's written here
is nothing short of miraculous. Doom Metal Lexicanum even includes
some great interviews with some of the artists that Aleks has covered
over the years.
Some people maybe
disappointed that certain bands and genres of Doom Metal have been
excluded from the book. Aleks provides great reasons for this. And
this is mainly down to length purposes. Aleks has a lot of ground to
cover here so the more extreme/death metal sounding Doom Metal bands
don't make that much of an appearance. (Though Aleks is working on
correcting this with his next book that he's currently writing).
The novel does take
some time to fully get through as there is a wealth of different
information and sometimes it can be very hard to fully absorb. So I
wouldn't recommend reading this novel in one sitting. Take your time
with the book and appreciate the amazing work that Aleks has put into
this novel. I've discovered a few cool bands because of this book and
I thank Aleks for that.
Doom Metal Lexicanum is
an essential purchase for all of the serious Doom Metal fans
currently out there.
Words
by Steve Howe
Doom Metal Lexicanum is available to buy now through Cult Never Dies.
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