Metalheads: The Global Brotherhood — Jörg Brüggemann, 2012

Sweat, distortion, and absolute devotion. Jörg Brüggemann spent years embedded in the global heavy metal scene, photographing fans from Indonesia to Iran, Brazil to Germany. What emerges is not cliché rebellion but ritual—leather, patches, beer, bodies in ecstatic release. Shot with flash and physical proximity, the images collapse distance between stage and crowd. Published by Gestalten in 2012 and including a companion CD, the book documents metal as a transnational identity and shared code.

Technical Sheet
Title: Metalheads: The Global Brotherhood
Artist / Author: Jörg Brüggemann
Date: 2012
Medium / Materials: Hardcover (incl. CD)
Language: English
Publisher: Gestalten
ISBN: 9783899554205