Traversing the subterranean passages of the caverns of black metal
Becoming the Forest is a serial publication about ecology and music edited by Úna Hamilton Helle and Lotte Brown. It is part of a long-running art project by Úna Hamilton Helle, inspired by how the dense spruce forests of Norway defined the aesthetic and philosophical outlook of the musical subculture of black metal. Ever since its inception, black metal has been intimately entangled with its surrounding topography, a relationship which forms the starting point for the publication’s approach. Interviews with bands are mixed in with essays and poems about a host of wide-ranging topics, such as music, myth, philosophy, biology, popular culture and history.
For this issue Hamilton Helle and Brown delve into the depths of the subterranean, covering topics from old Norwegian stone customs to the underground topographies of Tabletop Roleplaying.
Contributors and bands:
Lotte Brown
Úna Hamilton Helle
Stu Horvath
Ild
Bekah Lunn
Menace Ruine
Mycologia
Oerheks
Panopticon
Peace Vaults
Returning
Tom Sewell
Andrew Walter
Wulvyr
Published by Het Bos, 2025
UK Import
Perfect bound
147 b/w pages
13.5 × 21 cm
Traversing the subterranean passages of the caverns of black metal
Becoming the Forest is a serial publication about ecology and music edited by Úna Hamilton Helle and Lotte Brown. It is part of a long-running art project by Úna Hamilton Helle, inspired by how the dense spruce forests of Norway defined the aesthetic and philosophical outlook of the musical subculture of black metal. Ever since its inception, black metal has been intimately entangled with its surrounding topography, a relationship which forms the starting point for the publication’s approach. Interviews with bands are mixed in with essays and poems about a host of wide-ranging topics, such as music, myth, philosophy, biology, popular culture and history.
For this issue Hamilton Helle and Brown delve into the depths of the subterranean, covering topics from old Norwegian stone customs to the underground topographies of Tabletop Roleplaying.
Contributors and bands:
Lotte Brown
Úna Hamilton Helle
Stu Horvath
Ild
Bekah Lunn
Menace Ruine
Mycologia
Oerheks
Panopticon
Peace Vaults
Returning
Tom Sewell
Andrew Walter
Wulvyr
Published by Het Bos, 2025
UK Import
Perfect bound
147 b/w pages
13.5 × 21 cm
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