{"product_id":"death-metal-graphics-1980-2020-masala-noir","title":"Death Metal Graphics (1980–2020) — Masala Noir","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAn archival record of death metal graphics across four decades\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath Metal Graphics (1980–2020)\u003c\/em\u003e is a compact compilation of visual material drawn from death metal vinyl and cassette culture, spanning the years 1980 to 2020. Compiled by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/masala-noir\" title=\"Browse all publications by Masala Noir at Lokator100\"\u003eMasala Noir\u003c\/a\u003e, the book operates as an archive rather than a critical survey — no thesis, no argument, no editorial framing beyond the selection itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross 240 pages, the reader moves through logos, illustration styles, layout conventions, and typographic choices that define the genre's visual language. The logic is accumulative: incremental shifts in iconography, density, and contrast register across the four decades rather than through any single dramatic turn. Death metal graphic design is treated here as a surface phenomenon — type, symbol, and image examined on their own terms, without subordination to music history or cultural commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book sits within a broader field of publications concerned with underground visual culture. Buyers interested in related titles will find further context in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/music-books-sound-culture\" title=\"Explore music books and sound culture publications at Lokator100\"\u003eMusic Books \u0026amp; Sound Culture\u003c\/a\u003e section of the Lokator100 catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is addressed to collectors of metal ephemera and to researchers or practitioners working in underground graphic design. It provides a controlled, concentrated reference for a body of imagery that is otherwise dispersed across physical formats and private collections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masala Noir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53471805538650,"sku":"9782958689032","price":31.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/3359\/1130\/files\/death-metal-graphics-front-cover.jpg?v=1778496260","url":"https:\/\/lokator100.store\/products\/death-metal-graphics-1980-2020-masala-noir","provider":"Lokator100","version":"1.0","type":"link"}