Doomed to Fail

"With authority, empathy, and insider knowledge drawn from his own life experience, J.J. Anselmi stitches together a history of metal subgenres that coalesces into a formidable tome, as monolithic in scope as the music it champions."
Jason Heller, author of Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded

"Doomed to Fail is a true labor of love. Author J.J. Anselmi's veneration for doom, sludge, and the various other children of the grave spawned by a couple of hard-luck lads in Birmingham all those years ago positively leaps off the page, and he packs this tome with enough detail to make even the most devoted doom dog bow their head in praise. From Maryland to Sweden, Japan to New Orleans, and so many other godforsaken points in between, this book is a celebration of the almighty riff in its heaviest form. Doom or be doomed."Kim Kelly, former VICE editor and renowned metal critic


Vorwort
Sludge came out of the doom metal and hardcore punk scenes in the 1980sThe Melvins were a seminal bands for sludge, doom, and post-metal, they also influenced Nirvana and grungeSludge was mostly from Louisiana and the southern US when it first startedThe New York Times called Sludge and doom, "The shorthand term for the kind of rock descending from early Black Sabbath and late Black Flag is sludge, because it's so slow and dense."These genres are known for their slower tempos, dark subject matter, and a heavier sound than other types of metalMany of the bands covered come out of Louisiana, specifically New Orleans; Aberdeen, WA; and Wilmington, NCMany of these bands are hugely influential of some of the biggest bands of all timelike Black Sabbath, who was clearly very inspired by Covenbut they don't get the recognition they deserve for this


Autorentext
J.J. Anselmi is the author of Heavy: A Memoir of Wyoming, BMX, Drugs, and Heavy Fucking Music. His writing has been featured in Noisey, The A.V. Club, and Salon, and he's played drums for several heavy bands, including In the Company of Serpents and Former Worlds. He's currently the drummer of Drainage, a sludgy metalcore band from Long Beach, California.


Klappentext
Doomed to Fail explores the heaviest music the world has ever heard, tracing doom, sludge, and post-metal as their own distinct (and incredibly loud) traditions. Anselmi covers the bands and musicians that have impacted those styles mostBlack Sabbath, Candlemass, Melvins, Eyehategod, Godflesh, Neurosis, Saint Vitus, and many otherswhile diving into the cultural doom that has spawned such music, from the bombing of Birmingham and hurricane devastation of New Orleans to glaring economic inequality, industrial alienation, climate change, and widespread addiction. Along the way, Anselmi interweaves the musical experiences that have led him to proudly identify as one of the doomed.

Zusammenfassung
Doomed to Fail explores the heaviest music the world has ever heard, tracing doom, sludge, and post-metal as their own distinct (and incredibly loud) traditions. Anselmi covers the bands and musicians that have impacted those styles mostBlack Sabbath, Candlemass, Melvins, Eyehategod, Godflesh, Neurosis, Saint Vitus, and many otherswhile diving into the cultural doom that has spawned such music, from the bombing of Birmingham and hurricane devastation of New Orleans to glaring economic inequality, industrial alienation, climate change, and widespread addiction. Along the way, Anselmi interweaves the musical experiences that have led him to proudly identify as one of the doomed.

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