Heavy Metal

"A largely untold, much more controversial story... anything but a hagiography. A fresh, incisive take on the band." - MOJO **** "Fink's ability to overcome the Youngs' code of Scottish-Australian omert? is impressive... a cut above other AC/DC tomes,...

Rob Halford's A-to-Z of Rock and Metal sees Rob to run his lively eye over all facets of the music and metal world. It's a lively encyclopaedia in which Rob shares his thoughts, memories and anecdotes on every area of the rock 'n' roll life, from tours...

LIVE FOR ONE FRIGHT ONLY!When one of Alter Bridge's roadies goes missing, they find a GHOULISH replacement! And what better way to pass the time between gigs than with four terrifying tales that are sure to keep you up all night! Join Alter Bridge,...

The year was 1979, and a brash new breed of heavy metal-maker was busy shovelling dirt over the death of punk, while simultaneously mourning the waning energies - or outright demises - of hard rock's earlier heroes, namely Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple,...

With dozens of full-color illustrations!This is a retrospective of musical poetry by heavy metal guitarist and frontman, Matt Pike, which spans twenty years beginning in 1998 with the album Art of Self Defense up to the latest release, the 2019...

An indelible and irresistible portrait of the crucial formative years of the legendary rock band KISS and the music scene they changed forever-culminating with the groundbreaking success of their classic 1975 album Alive! and the smash single "Rock and...

Scott Ian, rhythm guitarist and cofounder of Anthrax and author of I'm the Man, collects all of his craziest hard rock stories into one balls-to-the-wall volume. Access All Areas has tales of humor, excess, fun, debauchery, food, booze, and mayhem from...

Few forms of music elicit such strong reactions as does heavy metal. Embraced by millions of fans, it has also attracted a chorus of critics, who have denounced it as a corrupter of youth,even blamed it for tragedies like the murders at Columbine. Deena...

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith got hooked on fishing as a child growing up in East London, plundering ponds and bomb craters on the Hackney Marshes for newts and sticklebacks, and catching perch from the Grand Union Canal while on outings with his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062308115Author Jeremy SpencerFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

John Darnielle describes Master of Reality through a fictional character, a fifteen-year-old boy being held in an adolescent psychiatric centre in southern California in 1985.John Darnielle describes "Master of Reality" in the voice of a fifteen-year-old...

Black Sabbath has often been credited with inventing heavy metal with their first album released in 1970. Their new style of music was loud, brutal, scary, innovative, and it has greatly influenced heavy metal bands since then. Their five decades of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550227987Author Aye Jay MoranoFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 133g

'A weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes' Guardian'Heavy opens an ornate portal into a murky subculture, illuminating the marginalia as well as the big beasts' Sunday TimesWhat exactly is heavy metal music? How deep do its...

The first of its kind - original, unique and beautifully illustrated by the author. Engagingly written, it will appeal to fans and academics alike. A lavishly illustrated study of the heavy metal battle jacket in a historical and cultural context,...

The definitive oral history of heavy metal, Louder Than Hell by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includes hundreds of interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years. Unlike many forms of...

Decibel magazine is regarded as the best extreme music magazine around. Precious Metal gathers pieces from Decibel's most popular feature, the monthly"Hall of Fame" which documents the making of landmark metal albums via candid, hilarious,...

I Am Morbid tells the astounding story of David Vincent, former bassist and singer with Morbid Angel, and now outlaw-country performer and leader of the I Am Morbid supergroup. Written with the bestselling author Joel McIver, it s an autobiography that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935950158Author Ross LomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Bazillion Points LLCPublisher Bazillion Points LLCWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 226mm...

'The game changing guitar legend gets the biography he deserves ... Diligently researched, perceptive and well-written.' 8/10, Classic Rock'An affectionate and unflinching portrait of metal guitar's Mount Everest.' MojoArriving in California as a young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312181338Author ReighleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 227g

The Tallowmere Annual is a unique collection of words, sound, and ink paintings by musician and artist Keaton Henson. This hardback, special limited edition, mixed-media book tells the fragmented story of a town that never existed, Tallowmere, seemingly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644280638Author Christian Flake LorenzFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Rare Bird BooksPublisher Rare Bird Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999609941Author Peter BesteFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Sacred BonesPublisher Sacred Bones

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905128105Author Paul StumpFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Harbour Books LtdPublisher Harbour Books (East) Ltd

Life in the Stocks: Veracious conversations with musicians & creatives is a collection of rock 'n' roll stories taken from the iTunes chart-topping podcast, Life in the Stocks-hosted by UK-based DJ, presenter, and writer, Matt Stocks (Ex-Kerrang!...

Megadeth's run of thrash classics from the mid eighties through to the nineties continue to be celebrated in the metal community long after leader Dave Mustaine's band mates have been discarded to the sands of time-save one, Dave "Jr" Ellefson...

Few heavy metal acts survived the turmoil of the early 1990s music scene. Pantera, featuring the peerless guitar playing of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, was different. Instead of humouring the market, the band demanded that the audience come to...

In This Means War: The Sunset Years of the NWOBHM, Martin Popoff and dozens of his UK rock buddies document the frenzied fruition years of the movement, namely 1981 and 1982, and then the many facets that caused the genre to implode by the end of 1984,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913172145Author Susan MasinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Omnibus PressPublisher Omnibus Press

A chronological review of the most essential and heaviest metal and hard rock albums, illustrated throughout, demonstrating the global popularity of the genre and just how much it has grown. The 1970s was the era when the great heavy metal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935950066Author Mike McPaddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Bazillion PointsPublisher Bazillion PointsWeight(grams) 1082g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935950219Author Marcelo R. BatistaFormat HardbackPage Count 528Imprint Bazillion PointsPublisher Bazillion Points

Metal Music Manual shows you the creative and technical processes involved in producing contemporary heavy music for maximum sonic impact. From pre-production to final mastered product, and fundamental concepts to advanced production techniques, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770413474Author Martin PopoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118517710Author Yngwie J. MalmsteenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing Company

From the author of the celebrated classic Louder Than Hell comes an oral history of the badass Heavy Metal lifestyle-the debauchery, demolition, and headbanging dedication-featuring metalhead musicians from Black Sabbath and Judas Priest to Twisted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935950059Author Laina DawesFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Bazillion PointsPublisher Bazillion PointsWeight(grams) 360g

Darkthrone's A Blaze in the Northern Sky (1992) is a foundational keystone of the musical and aesthetic vision of the notorious Norwegian black metal scene and one of the most beloved albums of the genre. Its mysterious artwork and raw sound continue to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603094429Author JP AhonenFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Top Shelf ProductionsPublisher Top Shelf ProductionsWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 162mm...