With more than 300 artist biographies and band stories, this is the essential heavy metal companion. Additional features include dozens of boxouts and sidebars on topics as diverse and disturbing as Weird Hobbies, Christian Metal, the Japanese Scene, Weird Day Jobs, the Eastern European Scene, Hardcore Crossover and Drummer Jokes. From Alien Ant Farm to Biohazard and yes, all the way to ZZ Top the Rough Guide to Heavy Metal is the ultimate brain-warping A to Z. If you love metal, this is the book for you.
Title The rough guide to heavy metalAuthor Essi BerelianEdition illustratedPublisher Rough Guides, 2005ISBN 1843534150, 9781843534150Length 410 pagesSubjects Heavy metal (Music)Heavy metal (Music)/ Bio-bibliography/ DictionariesMusic / Discography & Buyer's GuidesMusic / GeneralMusic / Genres & Styles / Heavy MetalMusic / Genres & Styles / Rock