June 8, 2004:
NEW INTERVIEW WITH ALBERT MUDRIAN POSTED ONLINE
http://www.satanicmonkeythreat.com/html/mudrian.html
May 26, 2004:
RELAPSE RECORDS TO RELEASE CD COMPANION COMPILATION TO ‘CHOOSING DEATH: THE IMPROBABLE HISTORY OF DEATH METAL & GRINDCORE’ BOOK
Relapse Records will release a companion CD compilation to coincide with the release the book Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore this fall.
Titled Choosing Death: The Original Soundtrack, the 20-track CD will aurally illustrate Albert Mudrian’s tome with tracks from the biggest and most influential artists of the death metal and grindcore genres, including several tracks exclusive to the compilation. Among the highlights slated to appear on the Choosing Death CD are never-before-heard songs from Nihilist (pre-Entombed), Suffocation and Pig Destroyer, as well as classic tracks from Morbid Angel, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse and many more. Choosing Death: The Original Soundtrack is slated for a September 28th, 2004 release date via Relapse.
February 4, 2004:
FERAL HOUSE TO RELEASE ‘CHOOSING DEATH: THE IMPROBABLE HISTORY OF DEATH METAL & GRINDCORE’ THIS FALL
Feral House will release Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore, written by longtime extreme metal journalist Albert Mudrian, this autumn.
Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore, which features an introduction by internationally respected DJ John Peel, conquers the lofty task of telling the two-decade-long history of this underground art form through interviews with some of the most esteemed names in these musical genres, from musicians to producers to label heads.
“Many people don’t understand the true origins of this music,” says Mudrian. “Moreover, I think the secret histories of the bands involved are just as captivating as the revolutionary music they created.”
“This music was another step into outlaw territory beyond any aggressive music heard before,” says John Peel. “I think death metal and grindcore was a return to a more extreme punk.”
For longtime followers, Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore will revisit critical moments in the genres’ developments. For newer fans, the book will serve as an invaluable reference piece.
“The enduring impact of death metal can been seen in much of today’s heavier music,” Mudrian says. “From metallic hardcore to even commercial nu metal, countless bands owe a sizable debt to the work of Napalm Death, Morbid Angel, and Carcass. It’s time those groundbreaking influences were properly acknowledged.”
Feral House has published other definitive extreme music books such as American Hardcore, Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs and Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground.
