Music-Genres & Styles-Heavy Metal

Sixteen Tons is the true story of Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Travis, a brilliant, multi-talented and deeply troubled artist who is widely considered a genius. A world-class guitarist who dazzled audiences with his Kentucky thumb-picking style that came to be known...

In metal, it seems that women are nowhere but gender is everywhere. This title offers a sociological analysis of metal music's historical and global gender imbalance to investigate why this genre is such an impenetrable fortress for female musicians and how it could change.Author:...

In Flames, the pioneers of Swedish melodic death metal, channel their storied catalog in a new graphic novel - In Flames: The Jester's Curse. This dark fantasy opus follows the Jesterhead as he emerges from the Wasteland, where he finds himself trapped in Dead...

Author: Corey TaylorISBN-13: 9798200066247Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/16/2013Format: CDWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 6.10h x 6.70w x 0.70d

Mot rhead: The Unofficial Reference Guide, covers the legendary & highly-influential band's discography, history, songs, members, fun facts and much more. This edition serves as a useful citation source & reference guide for these heavy metal heavyweights.Author: Cliff CampbellISBN-10: 1522995188ISBN-13: 9781522995180Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...

Victory or Death - Guns N' Roses and the sound of Appetite For Destruction is the first international version of one of the most appreciated Italian books on Guns N' Roses' seminal debut album, penned by author Sime Gall and released in July 2018....

From the first moment that I heard 'It's So Easy' and 'Mr. Brownstone' I was hooked. I had the 12" single which I bought as soon as I heard that it had been released, I'd read about them in the music press and loving...

In Hallowed Be Thy Name: The Iron Maiden Bible, readers embark on a thrilling journey through the tumultuous history of one of the world's most legendary heavy-metal bands. With unparalleled access to band members, managers, and exclusive archives, Martin Popoff provides an intimate look...

Special edition features - Limited, slip-cased edition run of 666 copies, individually numbered on an etched metal plate - Black, edge-printed pages and bifurcated ribbon marker - Bound in stamped leather with ribbed spine and metal corners In Hallowed Be Thy Name: The Iron...

From the creators of Gabba Gabba Hey The Graphic Story of The Ramones comes an explosive new graphic novel about the world's greatest heavy metal band, Metallica. By far the most successful of thrash metal's original big four, incredibly Metallica have now been performing...

Following a hugely successful touring exhibition, Paul Harries has selected the best of his stunning Slipknot photographs for a new book. Paul has enjoyed unparalleled access to this most extraordinary band for almost 15 years.Author: Paul HarriesISBN-10: 1783051884ISBN-13: 9781783051885Publisher: Omnibus PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2015Pages: 160Format:...

All My Friends Are Rock Stars: The music scenes of Rockford IL, Madison & Milwaukee WI; 80's and 90's is a document of the hard rock / metal / punk and alt music scenes of three prominent, Midwestern cities. Not only does this book...

A gritty, revealing heavy metal memoir by Lamb of God's guitarist and lyricist, which explores both his life in music and his tumultuous path through addiction and into recovery For a band as extreme as Lamb of God, mainstream success and touring the world...

Remember buying KISS cards? How about unveiling that life-size Alive II poster to your envious friends, or the excitement of discovering KISS posters, tattoos, or trading cards as you unpackaged their latest album? I Stole Your Love: The 100% True Story of a 100%...

Contrary to popular belief, progressive rock didn't disappear with the advent of punk, and the lack of media support didn't prevent new bands from forming and new music being created. It is hard to imagine these days, with everyone being permanently connected, but there...

Author: Geezer ButlerISBN-10: 0063242494ISBN-13: 9780063242494Publisher: Dey Street BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/18/2024Pages: 288Format: Paperback

From the Dark is the true story of Zymolust Ravenson, a metal musician relentlessly haunted by a despotic political regime whose incompetence is matched by its brutality. In this book, Zymo details a series of arbitrary arrests by various intelligence agencies in Syria between...

Looking back at '80s Hair Metal, one thing is apparent--every band looked and sounded exactly the same. According to legend, this is because of a secret text written by an anonymous record label in 1984 that promised fame and fortune to anyone who followed...

This important book weaves together trauma, black metal theory and disability into a story of both pain and freedom. Drawing on her many years as a black metal guitarist, Jasmine Hazel Shadrack uses autoethnography to explore her own experiences of gender-based violence, misogyny and...

In this follow-up to his 2013 memoir My Life With Deth, Megadeth bassist and co-founder David Ellefson carries on where he left off, charting his mid-2000s departure from Megadeth through his triumphant return in 2010, and offering an inside look at the continuing saga...

In the early seventies, when Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath ruled the world, Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner, two young Jewish boys from the northern suburbs of Toronto, vowed to rock together forever. A decade later, their band Anvil released one of the...

During the mid '80s, Ratt was one of the biggest hard rock/heavy metal bands in the United States. Turn on MTV, and it was seemingly only a matter of time until a Ratt video was aired. Visit your local newsstand, and you were sure...

""The Teaching of Folk Dance"" by Anne Schley Duggan is a comprehensive guide to teaching folk dance. The book covers a wide variety of topics, including the history of folk dance, the benefits of teaching folk dance, and the basic steps and formations of...

Hail Satan and help with your kid's math homework! It's the return of everyone's favorite demon-summoning family next door, the cartoon black-metal band Belzebubs! Sl th is juggling his stay-at-home dad obligations with his lifelong dream of being a black metal icon. His breadwinner...

As the follow-up to his best-selling book and DVD, Shredding Bach, master shredder German Schauss covers yet another all-time great musician with this new book, CD, and DVD set, Shredding Paganini. Niccolò Paganini, whose lifestyle and fame were similar to that of a modern...

Lemmy Kilmister is founder, sole constant member, vocalist, bassist, songwriter and living legend. He has given Jake Brown unprecedented behind-the-scenes access into the writing and recording of the band's 26 albums. Together with insight from fellow band members, crew and producers, this features all...

Paul Di'anno is one of rock's wildest figures. Now he reveals the shocking stories of his life on the road, including the moment he kicked out his own guitarist's teeth, chasing journalists from venues, shooting out car tyres with a rifle and the truth...

Author: Paul StenningISBN-10: 1786064197ISBN-13: 9781786064196Publisher: Music Press BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/10/2017Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.59d

Is heavy metal a racist genre?The question deserves to be asked, as there have been countless instances of heavy metal bands supporting whether directly or indirectly notorious xenophobic and white supremacist causes.In addition to the overt racism displayed by some metal bands, there has...

Solid Rock is a visual celebration of the evolution of heavy guitar music. A larger format, landscape, coffee table feature book with a unique commentary drawn from our 'In-conversation' sessions with K.K. Downing - Grammy award-winning guitarist and a founding member of classic heavy...

"How fast can you play?""What guitar do you have?""Who is better, Van Halen or Steve Vai?"For metal fans in the 80s, these were common and important questions. Tune in to MTV, pick up a magazine, or walk into an instrument store, and more often...

All My Friends Are Rock Stars Volume II: How the (Mid)west was won, picks up where the first book left off. In books volumes II and III, we continue to examine the music scenes of Rockford IL, Madison & Milwaukee WI; 80's and 90's...

Released after John Bonham's untimely death, Led Zeppelin's Coda is a superb collection of various session rarities from throughout the band's career. Drawn from more than 30 years of documentation, interviews, and recorded footage, this bass transcription book delivers unprecedented accuracy. Titles: We're Gonna...

40 years have passed since the release of PIECE OF MIND. More than an album, it was a thunderous statement of intent by a band whose meteoric rise from the East End of London would propel them to the world stage, thrusting them into...

If you are an aspiring song writer, and wanted to to specialize rock music then check out this " How To Write a Rock Song" guide. In this step-by-step guide the following benefits can be yours: - Learn to choose appropriate musical instrument to...

This book is written for heavy metal musicians and those who enjoy the sound of heavy metal. Despite many misconceptions concerning this genre, God has His Hand in it; is using it to glorify Himself, and draw people to salvation. God is much greater...

An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead singer-lyricist of Grammy award-winning metal band, System Of A Down, Serj Tankian. Serj Tankian will be the first to admit that his band, System Of A Down, was "unlikely a chart-topper as...

★Heavy Metal Grayscale Coloring Book ★An funny heavy metal grayscale coloring bookThe coloring book includes A4 60 pages heavy metal guitar players skull drummers 80s Heavy Metal flair Metal Bands on stage headbanging metalheads glorious metal brides This funny metal coloring book is a...

Collected here for the first time are sixteen interviews and articles with and about the hottest band in the world: KISS. Warren Lapine is an experienced interviewer and a long time KISS fan. This book is just what the doctor ordered for the hard...

176 pages, 41 chapters, 35 black metal albums exposed... such is the reality of Antoine Grand's epic black metal book Real Satanic Black Metal: The True History Of Satanism In Extreme Metal Music.If you are looking to dive into the darkest secrets of the...

80's Glam Metalcast podcaster, "Metal" Mike, takes the reader on a journey through Hair Metal's highs and lows, from 1986 to 1991. "A Hair Metal Journey" is loaded with stories about Metal's glory days from past and current members of bands like KISS, RATT,...

On Extremity: From Music to Images, Words, and Experiences brings together transdisciplinary scholarship on sounds, images, words, and experiences (human and non-human) to reflect on the polysemic and polymorphic characteristics of extremity and the category of the extreme. The editors and authors aim to...

ISBN-10: 0645487015ISBN-13: 9780645487015Publisher: Alphabet LegendsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2022Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.10h x 8.30w x 0.50d

From 1983 until 1991, Glam Metal was the sound of American culture. This was the world stalked by Hair Metal bands like Bon Jovi, Kiss, W.A.S.P., Skid Row, Dokken, Motley Crue, Cinderella, Ratt and many more. Big hair, massive amplifiers, drugs, alcohol, piles of...

Heavy metal is a violent, head-bashing music complete, in its live performances, with its own arena of rage and celebration, the mosh pit. It is a music in the red corner of society, loud, angry, and, to a well-tuned ear, practically intolerable. And yet,...

Power Chord is the story of one man's epic pilgrimage to gain rock enlightenment from the gods and guitar heroes of the Golden Age of heavy metal. Author Scott McKenzie set off to make contact with the legendary metal superstars he worshipped in his...

Drawing on repeat interviews with metal youth, the book examines why they were first attracted to metal during high school; how they used metal music and identities as coping strategies; and ways that their metal affiliations took on further significance for helping them make...

Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Tom Werman was deeply affected by pop music from a young age. He long dreamed of a career in music--first as Elvis, then as the next George Harrison--but it almost didn't turn out that way. Dutifully following the...

Discusses African metal scenes and conversations around the presence of heavy metal in the continent, and how acts in Africa are changing the conversation of what is possible. Looks at the continent's blossoming scenes through themes including hybridity, othering and how scenes have collided...

Revel in the outrageous life of Ozzy Osbourne and the band that created the modern metal scene through inside stories, photos, and memorabilia. Few celebrities are known only by their first name. But say the name Ozzy, and there's only one who comes to...