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Mats E. Eriksson

Death: The Antidote To Misery (bok)

Death: The Antidote To Misery (bok)

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The book contains weird tales of metal, science, horror, mystery, and dark comedy.


Author, researcher, and long-time metalhead Mats E. Eriksson has recently published a wonderfully weird new book titled Death: The Antidote To Misery. The tome contains a collection of tales that straddle several different literary genres. Some might call it Lovecraftian prose, others strange fiction, and yet others might refer to it as pulp science. No matter how you categorize it, the stories all revolve around metal, science, horror, mystery, and dark comedy.

The author has worked with celebrated painters from the realms of metal music – Dan Seagrave, Pär Olofsson, Joe Petagno, Mark Riddick, and Dan Lerner – to visualize the stories with unique, unnerving artwork. These are no more than appropriate for this part-fantasy, part-scientific work by Eriksson, a veteran paleontology scholar who has named prehistoric creatures after Tony Iommi, Cannibal Corpse bassist Alex Webster, Lemmy Kilmister, King Diamond, Tomas Haake, among others.

The hardcover book is printed in full color, comprises 419 pages, and has a foreword by the prolific British author Joel McIver.

Book Reviews:
Martin Nygren (Rocknytt)
"Med ett språk som flödar “like an everflowing stream” och med ett innehåll som är mer skruvat än en novell av Garth Marenghi och lika slafsig som valfritt vax från Cannibal Corpses diskografi så har han åstadkommit något som är både imponerande och förtrollande."
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JP (Metal Rules) Rating: 4.5/5
“This modern horror compendium makes Stephen King creepy tales look pale in comparison.” https://www.metal-rules.com/2023/11/01/eriksson-mats-e-death-the-antidote-to-misery-book-review/

Leila Abdul-Rauf (Vastum) talks about the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkpoftk3wAU

Ross Dolan (Immolation) talks about the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9KI0UuHQgo
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