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Ever since I can remember, music and writing have always been two of my four biggest passions (films and art being the other two).
Music inspires me to write. When I hear something intriguing, I always feel the need to put my thoughts on paper as well as to discover more about people who created it.
That's how my website with metal reviews and interviews, Cursed with Oblivion, was born. And that's also why I decided to work for the official fan clubs of Dutch metal bands Epica and After Forever.
And that's also the reason why some time ago I wrote my first modest book about women in metal, "Power and Majesty."
Muse(ic) Books is a logical step forward:
Writing and publishing books on female-fronted metal, containing in-depth interviews with the people involved in the scene and analyzing its aspects and new developments.
Why female-fronted metal, one might ask? Well, it is definitely something that needs to be discussed and advertised more and more. The mainstream media, and even still metal media, treat female-fronted metal bands as a sort of novelty. And that despite the fact that every week a new female-fronted band is born. Still metal seems to be a man's world.
With my series of books I hope to discuss various aspects of the genre; present different personalities of its creators; show how diverse, fresh and colourful the scene can be; and present all this through my own eyes and through the eyes of many different people involved in metal.
Since may 2010 I've been also working on a project that has way less to do with metal music, though a couple of metal artists are still involved. I hope it will stir lots of interest and I hope it will reach many many music lovers all over the world! More news about it soon.
-Marta Samitowska
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