Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal by Martin Popoff, published by Collector’s Guide Publishing, Incorporated in 2000, is a detailed exploration of the heavy metal genre. This edition spans 191 pages and is presented in English. The book features essays on 50 influential heavy metal bands that have shaped the scene from the 1970s through the 1990s, providing insights into their impact on rock music.
Readers will find persuasive and often argumentative essays that delve into the history and criticism of heavy metal, enriched with direct quotes from the artists themselves. The book also includes discographies for each band, offering a comprehensive look at their contributions to the genre. This work serves as both an informative resource and a catalyst for discussion among fans of music and entertainment, particularly those interested in the evolution of heavy metal.
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Not just a blanket discussion on metal, this book offers essays on the 50 heavy metal bands that had the biggest influence on building a scene that perplexes, thrives and provokes deep into the rock 2000’s. The author offers persuasive and often argumentative and explosive essays on each act, ranked within the three separate decades of metal’s existence: the 70’s, the 80’s and the 90’s. In addition each essay is peppered with fascinating and often lengthy and heartfelt direct quotes from the music makers themselves, as well as discographies of their work, just in case you want to run out and buy up what all the fuss is about! An entertaining and provocative read for anybody who wants to learn more about the most creative and fearless of metal pioneers, this book is sure to spark metal debate long into the loud night. Hail!
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