RamTatTa - SCENE MADE Vol. 1 – Book Part "Rock and Metal"

After the SCENE MADE part "Punk and Hardcore", the continuation "Rock and Metal" is now here, and Danny B. once again lets the scene protagonists speak for themselves through many interesting interviews. Unfortunately, this time only in digital form, but that definitely does not detract from the quality. Expensive book prints have to be paid for after all, and this good piece should not be withheld from the public. Insightful reports from the last decades of lived subculture are presented to the reader once again. This time, a lot of individualists and creative minds come to speak, without whom this scene would not exist. The most well-known musical figures in the "Rock and Metal" edition are likely to include MATT GONZO ROEHR (BÖHSE ONKELZ), ALF ATOR (KNORKATOR), JÖRN RÜTER (KNEIPENTERRORISTEN), NEIL TURBIN (EX-ANTHRAX). Trash metal icon Marcel "Schmier" talks about the highs and lows at DESTRUCTION, and rock 'n' roller LUTZ VEGAS (V8WANKERS/V8WIXXXER) shares his fondness for Rose Tattoo, ACDC, and fast cars. From the depths of death metal, DONALD TARDY from OBITUARY and Marc Grewe, frontman of MORGOTH spill the beans. The best female voices in trash metal also get a chance to speak: Sabina Classen, frontwoman and singer of HOLYMOSES, shares her journey as one of the first women in trash metal. Sabina was ahead of her time and was still a marginal figure in the harder realms of metal back then. Following in her footsteps is BRITTA GÖRTZ from CRIPPER, who is well on her way to establishing herself with her band in the metal scene. Also noteworthy is MORGAN LANDER from KITTIE, who got to know the hard music business at a very young age and managed it all together with her sister. All these great, diverse personalities have made music history in their own way with their bands, but alongside them, this book also introduces many other interesting people! Just as important as the musicians themselves are the people around them who operate in the rock and metal scene. They are not the show ponies of the scene, but the foundation, the framework of a subculture, without which much would not be possible. For example, the head of HELLION RECORDS and part of the organizing duo of the HEADBANGERS OPEN AIR, JÜRGEN HEGEWALD, shares his thoughts, and GÖTZ KÜHNEMUND from ROCK HARD (formerly METAL HAMMER) talks about his work. Tour manager RICHARD PEACH recounts over 40 years of exciting tour life, during which he was on the road with giants like METALLICA and GUNS'N ROSES. Scene photographer KARSTEN RÄTH (METALSUPPORTER.DE) shares his personal life journey, and FLO SCHWARZ explains how he founded his own label HAMBURG RECORDS. Jakob Kranz talks about his love for metal and his work at Radio RBB Fritz, as well as how he got into his radio job. Scene protagonist BEULE shares his experiences as a DJ at the former K 17 club in Berlin. Without many of these dedicated, music-obsessed people, the existence of the rock and metal scene would not be possible at all. The interview with MATTI SVATIZKY from the Israeli band ORPHANED LAND is also very worth reading, as it opens our eyes as Western Europeans to the fact that in other countries, it can sometimes be a bit more challenging to pursue one's individual, consistent "way of life". In general, author Danny also delves deeply into historically significant events (wars, the turning point "DDR", or terrorist attacks in the USA) in various countries and specifically asks the interview partners about their experiences, thus broadening the readers' perspective. Things that someone closer to the events can report on better than we can. But also to see how, for example, someone in the USA perceived the turning point in the DDR back then, or whether they even noticed it at all. This is precisely what makes the interviews very interesting, and it never gets boring reading SCENE MADE. A continuation of SCENE MADE is already in the works. It will then introduce the next musical genres of underground culture, "Gothic, Rockabilly & Psychobilly".

You can find the review of his book release Part 1 on Ramtatta.de here:
http://www.ramtatta.de/s/reviews/f/details/id/6359/

As well as the interview for the first book part "Punk and Hardcore":
http://www.ramtatta.de/s/interviews/f/details/id/6360/

Review of SCENE MADE Part 2 "Rock and Metal":

SCENE MADE Vol. 1

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