"Wagner debuts with a highly entertaining blend…of heavy metal and
hardcore horror…electrified by breakneck pacing, a cast of over-the-top
characters and memorable lines..."
— Publishers Weekly
Jeremy Wagner, founder of internationally
acclaimed death metal band Broken Hope, wrote his first novel about the
power of heavy metal and its horrific possibilities in the wrong hands. Almost
a decade later, The Armageddon Chord
is being republished through Riverdale Avenue Books’ Afraid imprint with a new cover
and interior illustrations by artist Claudio Bergamin (Rabid Heart, Judas Priest) and
a new introduction that puts the genesis of the book in perspective. In
addition to ebook and trade paperback editions out today, the book will be
available in hardcover (May 9 release) and audio (summer release) for the first
time soon.
Pick up your
copy of the new edition in Paperback via Amazon and in eBook format via Amazon and
Barnes & Noble
The horror
novel follows the discovery of an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph that contains
music so evil that it has the power to unleash the Apocalypse upon the world
and grant immortality to the chosen who will reign with Satan.
Festus
Baustone III, a multi-billionaire with a drive to crush anyone who defies him
and a desire to live forever, will do anything to bring the Song of Sethis to
life—even if it means sacrificing his own daughter and anyone else who stands
in his way.
Kirk Vaisto,
known as the “God of Guitar” by his millions of worldwide fans, is given an
offer he can’t refuse. Caught between the forces of divine good and monumental
evil, Kirk will find that there’s a powerful evil lurking in his very guitar
strings as he transcribes the Song of Sethis for Festus Baustone and
Helmut Hartkopff.
Turning
Aknaseth’s hieroglyphics into music will be the first step into the abyss...
Kirk Vaisto
sets off on a musical journey that takes him from an unholy chapter in ancient
Egyptian history to the Holy Cross, to the concert stage and to the very edge
of Hell itself as he gives the performance of a lifetime. Will it be
immortality, annihilation and the Apocalypse, or salvation and deliverance from
evil? All is at stake by Kirk Vaisto’s hand when he strikes The Armageddon Chord.
“I’m beyond delighted to see The Armageddon Chord get a proper re-release,” said author Jeremy Wagner. “Joining forces with Riverdale Avenue Books/Afraid is the best thing
that could’ve happened for this novel. I can’t wait for new readers to get this
in their hands for the first time, and for my longtime readers to experience
all again in it’s bigger, badder, and apocalyptic glory!”
In 2011, Wagner released The
Armageddon Chord to critical
acclaim. Rolling Stone called the
novel, “Pulp fiction at its breeziest best.”
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