This book consists of stories I wrote over the last decade. Each story is inspired by a song from a heavy metal band. The name of the song also provides the title for the text, while the band and the album in which the song appears are also mentioned in parentheses next to the title.

The goal of these essays is to attempt to marry hard music with fantasy literature. Thus, the stories reference both philosophical themes, such as the relationship between man and God and death, as well as psychological ones, like the eternal battle between good and evil. They develop some of the main elements that simultaneously characterize the literature of horror fantasy and the metal music culture.

Furthermore, the constant lyrical references that occur within the essays have no other purpose than to create a strong bond, a sacred blood tie between these two artistic movements. An attempt that is at the very least original and bold. You, the readers of the book, will judge whether it is also successful.