Dayal Patterson is a British author, music journalist and founder of publishing house, Cult Never Dies. He has written several non-fiction books about

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and has contributed to a number of metal magazines, such as ''

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'', ''

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,'' ''

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, Classic Rock Presents,

Record Collector ''Record Collector'' is a British monthly music magazine focussing on rare and collectable records, and the bands who recorded them. It was founded in September 1979 and distributes worldwide. It is promoted as "the world’s leading authority o ...

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and online publications such as

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.'' His trilogy of books on

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, ''Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult'', ''Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. One.'' and ''Black Metal: Into the Abyss'', have been labelled 'essential reading' for black metal enthusiasts. Patterson began his music journalism career in the early 2000s when he started his own

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called Crypt. Shortly after, he became a regular contributor for magazines such as Metal Hammer, Terrorizer and Record Collector. During this time, Patterson has written multiple cover stories, including

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Children of Bodom Children of Bodom was a Finnish melodic death metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993 as Inearthed, the final line-up of the group upon their split in 2019 consisted of frontman Alexi Laiho, drummer Jaska Raatikainen, bassist Henkka Seppälä, ...

for Metal Hammer,

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and

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for Terrorizer and Enslaved for Zero Tolerance Magazine. In 2013, coinciding with

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’s publication of his book, '' Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult'', Patterson founded his own publishing house Cult Never Dies, which specialises in publications, merchandise and physical music releases relating to underground

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. In late 2023, on Cult Never Dies’ tenth anniversary, Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult - The Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition was published. The North American version of the book was published in early 2024 by Decibel Books. Patterson has given talks on the history of metal at events and festivals such as

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, Beyond the Gates Cosmic Void,

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and Bergen Literary Festival. Patterson has also written multiple liner notes, and designed album layouts and artwork. He has also done live music and band photography.

Partial Bibliography

Authored Books * ''Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult''. 2013. Feral House. * ''Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. One''. 2015. Cult Never Dies. * ''Black Metal: Into the Abyss.'' 2016. Cult Never Dies. * ''Owls, Trolls & Dead King's Skulls: The Art Of David Thiérrée.'' 2017. Cult Never Dies. * ''Non Serviam: The Official Story Of Rotting Christ.'' 2018. Cult Never Dies. / * ''Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult - The Restored, Expanded & Definitive Edition. 2''023. Cult Never Dies. Album liner notes * Killing Joke – Absolute Dissent. 2010. * Emperor – The Complete Works. 2017. * Rotting Christ – Under Our Black Cult. 2018. * Rotting Christ – Thy Mighty Contract. 2017. * Rotting Christ –

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. 2017. * Rotting Christ –

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. 2023. * Cradle of Filth – Cruelty and the Beast: Re-Mistressed. 2019.

References

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