Nick Haramis
May 15, 2008
American documentary photographer Peter Beste is a good-looking guy, an everyman. He has blondish hair. All the more remarkable then, that he was able to ingratiate himself into the hyper-violent, ultra-exclusive Norwegian Black Metal subculture. For the last eight years, Beste has chronicled the group, known for its ties to Satanism, punk, slasher movies, violent outbreaks, arson, Pagan mythology, and man makeup. To celebrate the release of his first book, True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice Books, out today), the Steven Kasher Gallery has unveiled an exhibition of the same name, featuring 30 haunting photographs that depict scenes of fire-breathing, excessive bleeding, and really scary painted faces. These kids are definitely not alright. (Just kidding, guys. You're great. Please don't hurt me.)
