Heavy Metal

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629638829Author Daniel LukesFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press

During the past three decades, heavy metal music has gone global, becoming a potent source of meaning and identity for fans around the world. In Metal Rules the Globe, ethnographers and some of the foremost authorities in the burgeoning field of metal...

Scream for Me Africa! examines the hard rock and metal scenes in five African countries: Botswana, Togo, South Africa, Kenya and Ghana. Banchs spent significant time in each country interviewing musicians, producers and fans to create vivid pictures of...

"Damage Incorporated" is the first book about the legendary heavy metal band Metallica that provides a detailed exploration of the group's music and its place within the wider popular music landscape. Written with a broad readership in mind, it offers an...

This book defines the key ideas, scholarly debates, and research activities that have contributed to the formation of the international and interdisciplinary field of Metal Studies. Drawing on insights from a wide range of disciplines including popular...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780795300462Author Jay Jay FrenchFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint French Management EnterprisesPublisher French Management EnterprisesWeight(grams)...

While the growing field of scholarship on heavy metal music and its subcultures has produced excellent work on the sounds, scenes, and histories of heavy metal around the world, few works have included a study of gender and sexuality. This cutting-edge...

Volume II of the acclaimed and 'definitive' Metallica history - for fans of Dirt, Slash and all things heavy. 'Few testimonies to the psychopathy of rock bands have been as witty, literate and loving. Read it and roll to the toll of the bell that rings...

Embark on a journey through Dio’s legendary saga with DIO: The Unholy Scriptures. Unveil untold stories, timeless anthems, and the enduring legacy of Ronnie James Dio. Perfect for metalheads and music enthusiasts alike!

For many music fans, metal was visual before it was aural. The album artwork that caught one’s attention, the t-shirt worn by a friend, or the film that introduced fans to new bands were important to metal culture even before one musical note was heard...

The rollicking autobiography of the iconic guitarist who took thrash metal behemoths Megadeth from the edge of collapse to their highest peak before departing to Japan for the joy of J-Pop. Marty Friedman's upbringing was as atypical as his career...