Lorenzo Ottolenghi e Simone Vavalà

The Profile

Two Italian writers and editors for Metalitalia, Lorenzo Ottolenghi and Simone Vavalà are the authors of Black Metal Compendium Volume 1, a book focused on the music and history of black metal in Scandinavia and the Nordic countries.

Authors of the Black Metal Compendium series published by Tsunami; the series is planned as three volumes divided by geographic areas (Scandinavia/Nordic lands; Europe; United States and the rest of the world). Both are described in the review as editors for Metalitalia.

A highly positive review praises Ottolenghi and Vavalà's Black Metal Compendium Volume 1 for its writing quality and album-focused narrative. The book covers Scandinavian and Nordic origins of black metal and recommends reading it start-to-finish as a continuous story. The authors are identified as Italian writers and editors for Metalitalia.