Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal

by Jon Wiederhorn

  Steve Harris, p. 352, interview by Mick Wall, property of interviewer

  Rob Halford, p. 353, from “MTV News 1515” interview by Jim Fraenkel, Feb. 6, 1998

  Phil Anselmo, p. 361, self-released Internet video statement about the death of Dimebag Darrell, philanselmo.com, Dec. 16, 2004, www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpX3I-cx0CA

  High-Tech Hate: Industrial, 1980–1997

  Trent Reznor, p. 366, from “Nine Inches of Love” by Jim Greer, Spin, March, 1992

  Tony Fletcher, p. 367, from “Killing Joke” by Anthony Blampied and Tony Fletcher, Jamming 12, 1981

  Kevin Ogilvie, p. 370, from “Skinny Puppy Radio Interview” by Joe Radio, December 9, 1989

  Trent Reznor, p. 378, from “To Hell and Back” by Stevie Chick, Kerrang!, March 30, 2005

  Trent Reznor, p. 379, from “Nine Inch Nails With Teeth” by Paul Gargano, Maximum Ink, Oct. 2005

  Trent Reznor, p. 380, from “Nine Inch Nails: The Upward Spiral” by Corey Moss, MTV.com, May 2005

  Trent Reznor, p. 381, ibid

  Trent Reznor, p. 381, from “Portrait of a Nine Inch Nail” by Stacey Sanner, Alternative Press, July 1990

  Chuck Pahlaniuk, p. 386, from “The Fragile: Album of the Year” by Chris Norris, Spin, Dec. 1999.

  Marilyn Manson, p. 388, from “Marilyn Manson Interview” by Jeff Jolley, Radio Alternative Digital Magazine, 1994

  Trent Reznor, p. 388, from “Reznor Resurrected” by Simon Price, Metal Hammer, July 2005, p. 38

  Marilyn Manson, p. 390, from The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson with Neil Strauss, Regan Books, 1998, p. 229

  Trent Reznor, p. 392, from “Trent Reznor Says Marilyn Manson Has Become a Dopey Clown” by Daniel Kreps, Rollingstone.com, June 2, 2009

  Marilyn Manson, p. 393, from “Marilyn Manson Back on the Road” by Cameron Adams, Melbourne and Victoria Herald Sun, July 30, 2009

  Alec Empire, p. 404, “Atari Teenage Riot’s Alec Empire Questions Rammstein’s Sincerity” by MTV staff, MTV.com, Nov. 9, 1998

  Til Lindemann, p. 405, from “Playboy Interview” by Rob Tannenbaum, Playboy, January 2006

  All for the Nookie: Nu Metal, 1989–2002

  Mike Patton, p. 413, from “Faith No More: Artist of the Year” by Frank Owen, Spin, Dec. 1990

  Jonathan Davis, p. 420, from “Kornucopia: Nu-Metal Band’s Disturbing—And Successful—Vision” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, Oct. 2002, p. 82

  Fieldy, p. 420, from “Testing Their Metal” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, March 1999, p. 90

  Jonathan Davis, p. 421, from “Kornucopia: Nu-Metal Band’s Disturbing—And Successful—Vision” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, Oct. 2002, p. 83

  Fieldy, p. 421, ibid

  Jay Gordon, p. 432, from “Grope Therapy: Orgy Lives Up to Its Name” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, April 2001, p. 83

  Bobby Hewitt, p. 433, ibid

  Jonathan Davis, p. 433, from “Kornucopia: Nu-Metal Band’s Disturbing—And Successful—Vision” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, Oct. 2002, p. 84

  Lynn Strait, p. 434, from “Lynn Strait Interview” by Ro, Snotmerch.com, May 1997

  Fred Durst, p. 435, from “Testing Their Metal” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, March 1999.

  Jonathan Davis, p. 435, from “Kornucopia: Nu-Metal Band’s Disturbing—And Successful—Vision” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, Oct. 2002, p. 87

  Fieldy, p. 436, from “Kornucopia: Nu-Metal Band’s Disturbing—And Successful—Vision” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, Oct. 2002, p. 84

  Fred Durst, p. 436, from “Testing Their Metal” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, March 1999, p. 135

  Jonathan Davis, p. 437, from “Kornucopia: Nu-Metal Band’s Disturbing—And Successful—Vision” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, Oct. 2002, p. 85

  Ice-T, p. 437, from “Ice-T: Still the Original Gangster” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, Sept. 2004, p. 50

  Ice-T, p. 438, ibid

  Fred Durst, p. 444, from Steven Richards’s answering machine message posted by Stephen Richards, 1999, www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5KHWBiWXOk

  Courtney Love, p. 457, statement to crowd at Edgefest in Dallas, May 6, 2010, www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWbtO4aEGJo&feature=related

  Hammer Smashed Face: Death Metal, 1983–1993

  Jeff Beccera, p. 460, from “Possessed,” by Shan Shiva, Batttlehelm.com, www.battlehelmarchives.com/interviews/Possessed.html

  Jeff Beccera, p. 461, from Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore by Albert Mudrian, Feral House, 2004, p. 70

  Chuck Schuldiner, p. 464, interview by Jeff Kitts, property of interviewer

  Joseph Lieberman, p. 475, from “Music Violence: How Does it Affect Our Children?” Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, Nov. 6, 1997, www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CHRG-105shrg45594/pdf/CHRG-105shrg45594.pdf

  Nik Bullen, p. 492, from Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces, edited by Albert Mudrian, quote by Kory Grow, DeCapo, 2009

  Lee Dorrian, p. 492, from “Lee Dorrian interview by Dan Tobin,” Wicked World, webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.earache.com/WickedWorld/interview/lee_dorrian/lee.html

  Lee Dorrian, p. 493, ibid

  In the Nightside Eclipse: Black Metal, 1982–Present

  Tomas “Quorthon” Forsberg, p. 508, from “Becoming the Sons of the Bloodcountess: The Story of Naming the Band” by Quorthon, Official Bathory Website, www.bathory.nu/htmlbathory/03_kap.htm

  Quorthon, p. 509, from “The Birth of a Legend: From the Forming of Bathory on the 16th of March 1983 to a Scandinavian Metal Attack in January 1984” by Quorthon, Official Bathory Website

  Per Yngve “Dead” Ohlin, p. 510, “Interview with Dead” by fanzine staff, Battery #5, 1990

  Quorthon, p. 510, from “The Birth of a Legend: From the Forming of Bathory on the 16th of March 1983 to a Scandinavian Metal Attack in January 1984” by Quorthon, Official Bathory Website

  Varg “Count Grishnackh” Vikernes, p. 510, from “A Burzum Story: Part I—The Origin And Meaning” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Cronos, p. 510, interview by Jeff Kitts, property of interviewer

  Quorthon, p. 513, from “Names Rumors Legends Music and Image,” by Quorthon, Official Bathory Website

  Quorthon, p. 514, ibid

  Quorthon, p. 514, from “Recording the Debut Album” by Quorthon, Official Bathory Website

  Cronos, p. 514, interview by Jeff Kitts, property of interviewer

  Euronymous, p. 516, from “Interview with Euronymous” By Esa Lahdenpera, Kill Yourself!, Issue No. 2, 1993

  Count Grishnackh, p. 518, from “Interview with Varg Vikernes” by James Minton, Terrorizer magazine, March 2010, www.burzum.org/eng/library/2010_interview_terrorizer.shtml

  Count Grishnackh, p. 519, ibid

  Euronymous, p. 522, from “Euronymous and Dead Interview” by Jon Kristiansen, Slayer issue 8, 1991, www.cultofaraluen.com/2011/euronymous-and-dead-interview-in-slayer-issue-8-1991/

  Jan Axel “Hellhammer” Blomberg, p. 524, interview by Dmitry Basik, property of interviewer

  Dead, p. 525, from “Interview with Dead by Jon Kristiansen, Slayer #6, 1988

  Hellhammer, p. 526, interview by Dmitry Basik, property of interviewer

  Hellhammer, p. 527, ibid

  Euronymous, p. 527, “Interview with Euronymous,” Battery, 1992

  Hellhammer, p. 528, interview by Dmitry Basik, property of interviewer

  Count Grishnackh, p. 529, from “A Burzum Story: Part I—The Origin And Meaning,” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Count Grishnackh, p. 530, ibid

  Count Grishnackh, p. 530, ibid

  Kristian Eivind “Gaahl” Espedal, p. 537, from “Contemplating Infamy: An Interview with Gaahl of Trelldom and Gorgor
oth” by Kenneth Morton, Highwiredaze.com, www.gorgoroth.com.pl/english/art-interview_with_gaahl_for_highwiredaze_com

  Count Grishnackh, p. 537, from “A Burzum Story: Part I—The Origin And Meaning” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Count Grishnackh, p. 538, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Count Grishnackh, p. 539, from Until the Light Takes Us, written and directed by Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell, Gravitas Ventures, 2008

  Cronos, p. 539, interview by Jeff Kitts, property of interviewer

  Faust, p. 540, from Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind, Feral House, 1998, p. 120

  Count Grishnackh, p. 542, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Kerrang! magazine, p. 543, from “Euronymous Murdered!: Black Metal ‘Godfather’ Stabbed to Death; Rival Swedish Satanists Suspected” by Tore Dien, Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, Aug., 1993, p. 6

  Count Grishnackh, p. 543, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Lee Barrett, p. 544, from Candlelight Records Press Release by Lee Barrett, August, 1993

  Count Grishnackh, p. 544, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Kerrang! magazine, p. 544, from “Euronymous Murdered!: Black Metal ‘Godfather’ Stabbed to Death; Rival Swedish Satanists Suspected” by Tore Dien, Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, Aug., 1993, p. 6

  Count Grishnackh, p. 544, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Kerrang! magazine, p. 545, from “Euronymous Murdered!: Black Metal ‘Godfather’ Stabbed to Death; Rival Swedish Satanists Suspected” by Tore Dien, Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, Aug., 1993, p. 6

  Count Grishnackh, p. 545, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Faust, p. 545, from Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind, Feral House, 1998, p. 130

  Count Grishnackh, p. 545, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Kerrang! magazine, p. 546, from “Euronymous Murdered!: Black Metal ‘Godfather’ Stabbed to Death; Rival Swedish Satanists Suspected” by Tore Dien, Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, Aug., 1993, p. 6

  Snorre Ruch, p. 546, from Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind, Feral House, 1998, p. 140

  Count Grishnackh, p. 546, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  Hellhammer, p. 547, interview by Dmitry Basik, property of interviewer

  Jon Nödtveidt, p. 549, from Rebirth of Dissection DVD, Escapi, 2006

  Jon Nödtveidt, p. 550, ibid

  Expressen newspaper, p. 550 from “Swedish Hard Rock Star Jon Nödtveidt Took His Life” by Anna Wahlgren, Lars Johansson, and Niclas Rislund, Expressen newspaper, August 19, 2006

  Count Grishnackh, p. 552, Count Grishnackh from “A Burzum Story: Part II—Euronymous” by Varg Vikernes, Official Varg Vikernes Website, www.Burzum.org

  When Darkness Falls: Metalcore, 1992–2006

  Dwid Hellion, p. 558, from “Dwid Hellion of Integrity Rare Exclusive Interview” by Joshua T. Cohen, Blowthescene.com

  Charles Maggio, p. 559, from “Charles Maggio from Rorschach,” by Ryan Duffy, Vice.com, 2009

  Roxana Shirazi, p. 610, from The Last Living Slut: Born in Iran, Bred Backstage by Roxana Shirazi, Igniter, 2010, p. 179

  M. Shadows, p. 613, from “For Avenged Sevenfold, ‘Nightmare’ album is part of the grief” by Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, July 29, 2010

  Synyster Gates, p. 613, from AOL Noisecreep “Creep Show” interview with Amy Sciarretto, Aug. 4, 2010

  Johnny Christ, p. 613, from radio interview with Mistress Carrie of WAAF, Boston, Jan. 22, 2011

  Zacky Vengeance, p. 614, from “Avenged Sevenfold Wrap First Disc Since Drummer’s Death” by Chris Harris, RollingStone.com, July 2, 2010

  New American Gospel: Millennial Metal, 1992–present

  Chris Beattie, p. 624, from “Hatebreed interview with: Beattie [Bass]. Matt [guitar]. Lou [guitar]” by John Vista, April 19, 1996

  Lou “Boulder” Richards, p. 646, from “An Interview with Lou of Hatebreed” by John Vista, April 19, 1996

  Sully Erna, p. 666, from “Living in Sin: Godsmack’s Sully Erna” by Jon Wiederhorn, Penthouse, June, 2006, p. 44

  Sully Erna, p. 667, ibid

  Sully Erna, p. 669, ibid

  p. 679, Des Moines Register, “We’ll help ensure doctor pays for Paul Gray’s overdose death” (September 6, 2012)

  All other interviews not credited here were conducted by and are property of Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman.

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