Dayal Patterson is a British author, music journalist and founder of publishing house, Cult Never Dies.
[3][4] Patterson began his music journalism career in the early 2000s when he started his own fanzine called Crypt.
[5] During this time, Patterson has written multiple cover stories, including Rammstein,[6] Behemoth,[7] Children of Bodom[8] for Metal Hammer, Deicide[9] and Turisas[10] for Terrorizer and Enslaved for Zero Tolerance Magazine.
[11] In 2013, coinciding with Feral House’s publication of his book, Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult, Patterson founded his own publishing house Cult Never Dies, which specialises in publications, merchandise and physical music releases relating to underground metal.
[18] Patterson has also written multiple liner notes, and designed album layouts and artwork.