Louder than hell : the definitive oral history of metal / Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman ; introduction by Scott Ian of Anthrax ; afterword by Rob Halford of Judas Priest.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : !t Books, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: FIRST editionDescription: xiii, 718 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 006195828X
- 9780061958281
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The definitive oral history of heavy metal,nbsp;Loudernbsp;Than Hellnbsp;by renowned music journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman includesnbsp;hundreds of interviews with the giants of the movement, conducted over the past 25 years.
Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their favorite bands and follow them over decades. Metal is not only a pastime for the true aficionados; it's a lifestyle and obsession that permeates every aspect of their being. Louder Than Hell is an examination of that cultural phenomenon and the much-maligned genre of music that has stood the test of time.
Louder than Hell features more than 250 interviews with some of the biggest bands in metal, including Black Sabbath, Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Spinal Tap, Pantera, White Zombie, Slipknot, and Twisted Sister; insights from industry insiders, family members, friends, scenesters, groupies, and journalists; and 48 pages of full-color photographs.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreword: In my world / by Scott Ian -- Prologue: Heavy metal thunder -- Kick out the jams : proto metal, 1964-1970 -- Masters of reality : Sabbath, Priest, and beyond, 1970-1979 -- British steel : new wave of British heavy metal shapes the future, 1980-present -- Youth gone wild : metal goes mainstream, 1978-1992 -- Caught in a mosh : thrash metal, 1981-1991 -- The age of Quarrel : crossover/hardcore, 1977-1992 -- Far beyond driven : thrash revisited and revised, 1987-2004 -- High-tech hate : industrial, 1980-1997 -- All for the nookie : nu metal, 1989-2002 -- Hammer smashed face : death metal, 1983-1993 -- In the nightside eclipse : black metal, 1982-present -- When darkness falls : metalcore, 1992-2006 -- New American gospel : millennial metal, 1992-present -- Conclusion: the end complete -- Afterword: Defender of the faith / by Rob Halford.
Featuring more than 250 interviews with members of Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Pantera, Korn and many others over the past 25 years, this examination of the cultural phenomenon provides an expert analysis of the heavy metal scene from the '60s to the present.