Extreme metal--one step beyond heavy metal--can appear bizarre or terrifying to the uninitiated. Extreme metal musicians have developed an often impenetrable sound that teeters on the edge of screaming; incomprehensible noise. Extreme metal circulates on the edge of mainstream culture within the confines of an obscure scene; in which members explore dangerous themes such as death; war and the occult; sometimes embracing violence; neo-fascism and Satanism. In the first book-length study of extreme metal; Keith Kahn-Harris draws on first-hand research to explore the global extreme metal scene. He shows how the scene is a space in which members creatively explore destructive themes; but also a space in which members experience the everyday pleasures of community and friendship.Including interviews with band members and fans; from countries ranging from the UK and US to Israel and Sweden; Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge demonstrates the power and subtlety of an often surprising and misunderstood musical form.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Im Glad I Bought This BookBy Michael BentonIve been shooting SLR since 1976. and DSLR since I bought the original XTi/400D in 2007. But Ive gotten way more serious about photography in the last few years. and finally decided that an upgrade to the 60D was in order. Although Id spent a fair amount of time learning the basics of exposure with the XTi. there were things I wanted to do photographically that I either couldnt do with the old XTi. or had to do differently with the 60D. So. I bought the Dummies book. An excellent move on my part. as it turned out.The book is divided into 11 chapters. A few of them I skipped over. since they covered information I was already familiar with or subjects that really didnt apply to what Im interested in (file types. automatic settings. movies. playback. etc.). But the remaining chapters were worth the price of admission all by themselves:Chapter 1: Covers all the controls and settings. There are a lot of things on the 60D that I didnt have on the XTi. and this chapter was invaluable in clearly laying out what all the buttons. dials. menus. and screens are all about. Everything is thoroughly and clearly explained.Chapter 7: Covers exposure and lighting. For me. this was a fantastic introduction to and explanation of exposure compensation and bracketing. which I knew I needed to learn about. but was sorely ignorant of. Great explanation of how to bracket automatically. and bracket beyond the automatic capabilities of the 60D. A stand-out chapter.Chapter 8: Covers focus and color. Although I was pretty comfortable with the concept and manipulation of depth of field. this chapter gave me some good additional information that will be helpful down the road. Good explanations of and tips on white balance adjustments and color space. Anyone shooting. viewing. and/or printing should be aware of the sRGB vs. Adobe RGB dichotomy and the implications of each.Chapters 10 and 11: Cover miscellaneous features and special circumstances. Information on making customized settings and menus. mirror lockup. and autofocus options is helpful and interesting.My issues with the book are few. I think a little more forethought would have reduced the frequency with which you are referred to figures that are on different pages. I found it inconvenient the number of times I had to flip pages forward or backward to look at a figure referred to in the text. I also found several editing errors. and there may be more in the chapters/sections I breezed over. Examples: On p. 35 it says that the Quick Control Dial is "labelled in Figure 1-11". It isnt. Although I was pretty sure I knew what the Quick Control Dial was. I had to do some digging to verify it. On p. 217. there is an explanation of evaluative vs. partial metering. comparing 2 pictures of the same car dashboard. In the text. it says "Switching to partial metering properly exposed the statue". That one had me looking real close for a statue on the dashboard until I realized it was a typo. And finally. on p. 270. in an explanation of crop factor. it refers to "the red outline" in the associated figure. Theres a black one. but no red one. Yeah. these are nit-picky - and I wouldnt deduct anything from my 5-star rating for them - but I can see where they could throw a reader new to DSLR.Overall. my impression is that the book contains information that would be helpful to anyone moving up to the 60D from a simpler DSLR. and certainly for anyone whose 60D is their first DSLR. Especially if youre interested in getting away from the point-and-shoot approach. as I am. this book goes a long way. It covers pretty much everything mechanical about the camera. and offers a lot of creative advice as well.Well worth the money.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great reference tool!By T. FarnerAs with ALL Dummies books in my collection. this is another winner! I always read the manuals and then dumb it down a bit more with Dummies books. I highly recommend any of their books to anyone. regardless of education. who wants to learn more. find out extra. or bring into focus the manual or instructions that came with your product. Great reference tool!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This book does a wonderful job of schooling a photo enthusiast such as myselfBy SoysauceninjaI knew nothing about DSLR or the Canon T3 prior to purchasing it. Once I did. I knew I had to learn the basics to make the most of my camera investment. This book does a wonderful job of schooling a photo enthusiast such as myself. I was able to read the book from front to back in about a week and was pretty well versed in using my T3. I highly recommend this book to anyone buying a DSLR for the first time. What good is buying a nice camera if youre going to set the dial on the green automatic setting all the time? Invest in this book. you wont regret it.
