Albert Mudrian
Albert Mudrian (* 1975 in Wilkes-Barre ) is an American music journalist and non-fiction author . He is editor-in-chief of the music magazine Decibel .
biography
Mudrian was born in 1975 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA . His interest in heavy metal began during high school with groups like Iron Maiden and Metallica . He later turned to more extreme forms of metal and bands such as Sepultura , Obituary and Napalm Death . He has been working as an author since July 1996, since 1997 as a salaried editor at Red Flag Media and since October 2004 he has been editor-in-chief of the music magazine Decibel . After an interview with Digby Pearson, owner of Earache Records , in May 2000, Mudrian began researching his book Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore , which was published in 2004. In 2009 Mudrian gave the compilation Precious Metal. Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces .
Books
- Choosing Death. The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore . Feral House, Los Angeles CA 2004, ISBN 1-932595-04-X .
- Precious Metal. Decibel Magazine Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces. Ca Capo Press, Philadelphia PA 2009, ISBN 978-0-306-81806-6 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Thomas Ehrmann: Choosing Death - Albert Mudrian. Voices From the Dark Side, accessed January 21, 2012 .
- ^ Cosmo Lee: Words from the Exit Wound: An Interview with Albert Mudrian. PopMatters, February 28, 2006, accessed January 21, 2012 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mudrian, Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilkes-Barre |