Mondo Death, With Blood and Guts

Please note this is a pre-order, the release date of this book is on the 23/05/2025

Mondo Death: With Blood and Guts expands the unflinching exploration of death metal’s spirit, dissecting its sonic brutality, philosophical depth, and raw emotional power. This volume delves into the driving forces behind the genre—its relentless creativity, existential musings, and the cathartic intensity that fuels both artists and fans. Through deep analysis of music, lyrics, and artistic influences, this book unravels how death metal channels chaos into meaning, aggression into art, and darkness into inspiration. A must-read for those who seek not just the sound, but the soul of extreme music.

Mondo Death II includes related genres like death doom, deathcore, melodic death metal, post-death, gridcore and crossovers with thrash and black metal.

With over 210 exclusive interviews, Mondo Death II brings together the voices of genre-defining icons and underground legends. Featuring insights from Imperial Triumphant, Napalm Death, Today is the Day, Black Dahlia Murder, Goatwhore, Carcass, Xibalba, InFlames, Car Bomb, Phobia, The Secret, Cult of Luna, Crescent, Illdisposed, Aeon, Amon Amarth, Igorrr, Intronaut, Iotunn, Tombs, Whitechapel, Ex Deo, Hate, Jinjer, At The Gates, Malevolence, Amorphis, Decapitated, Soulfly, Therion, Thy Art Is Murder, Memoriam, Venom Prison, Dragged Into Sunlight, Ken Mode, Nunslaughter, Unholy Grave, A Storm of Light, Amenra, Aposento, Føes, Baest, Bestia Ater, Blood Red Throne, Celestial Sanctuary, Deinòs, Hexorcist, Light The Torch, Livløs, Nervochaos, Obscura, Ophidian I, Pestilence, Rivers of Nihil, The Crown, Xoth and many more, this book provides a rare glimpse into the motivations, beliefs, and creative processes of death metal's most influential artists.

This is a journey into the unforgiving realms of death metal's philosophy. Each interview cuts deep, exposing the heart of the genre's intense devotion to themes of darkness, decay, and the ultimate inevitability of death. Mondo Death is a brutal compendium for anyone ready to explore the profound, often disturbing ideas that drive the genre's most iconic bands.

Book specifications
Dimensions 1778mm x 254mm (7 inch x 10 inch)
242 Pages
High gloss hardback cover
Collected in one deluxe volume
Printed on 90gsm uncoated art paper
Cover artwork by Blind Guard

Release date 23/05/2025

All illustrations and artworks are from Adobe Stock.
No A.I. art or A.I. copy tools have been used to make this book.