Authors: William Phillips and Brian Cogan
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Date Published: 3/20/2009
Number of Pages: 285
MSRP: $69.95
Metal Life Rating: 9/10
We know what you are thinking, "Oh no, another metal encyclopedia that will be inaccurate and useless". However, this book is first of it's kind that actually works. The authors researched, they learned the metal scene and they debated on the content before deciding on including it. This work is an incredible collection of information that will be of use to the seasoned metal fan as well as the uninitiated. Written to be a college level textbook for a music class, this book is more "grown up" than a lot of other similar works.
To give you an idea of why we thought this book was worth telling you about, read this passage from the preface:
"To be a heavy metal fan or band is to try and live metal in the most authentic way possible."
Those are powerful words and they ring true. This is the attitude that the authors used to create this tome and it is because of that understanding, that this book is worth owning....
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