Metalists Jörg Brüggemann

“Heavy metal is a phenomenon. Although many still ridicule this musical genre, it is now even more popular and successful around the world than during its supposed peak in the 1980s. Today, so-called metalheads can be found all over the world. No matter who they are or where they come from, heavy metal unites them across borders, generations, gender, religion and social classes,” from The Metalists, 2008-2011.

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1. German photographer Jörg Brüggemann, a member of the well-known photo agency Ostkreuz, offers us a glimpse into the modern underground heavy metal subculture through his extensive and well-documented photography project called "Metalists".

2. The author was originally inspired by a 2007 documentary directed by Scott McFadyen and Canadian anthropologist Sam Dunn called "Global Metal".

3. Jörg Brüggemann started his project almost four years ago, traveling and photographing heavy metal fans from Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the USA.

4. The author's exciting and "hurricane" journey prompted him to collect the most interesting shots in the book "Metalists: World Brotherhood", published by Gestalten Verlag.

5. Complemented with carefully curated descriptive texts about the world's metal scene, the photo book also comes with a CD sample from Nuclear Blast, the world's largest independent heavy metal label.

6. Jörg Brüggemann was born in 1979 and studied photography at the Bremen University of the Arts under Prof. Peter Białobrzeski.

7. Since September 2008 Jörg has been working as a freelance photographer for various German magazines. He became a member of the Ostkreuz agency in October 2009. Lives and works in Berlin.

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15. Cover of the book "Metalists: World Brotherhood", published last year.