Heavy Metal Thunder by Neil Aldis
An extensive overview of the best-loved heavy metal album covers of all time based on interviews with key designers and performing artists. Based on interviews with key designers and musicians, this book will explore the story of heavy metal covers from the early days of legendary bands such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath through to today's rising nu-metal stars like Slipknot and Limp Bizkit, and covering all bases in between. Chronological thematic chapters will include topics such as: The Birth of Metal '79-84; Here Come The Americans - Hair Metal and Sex; Fist Bangin' Mania: Metal gets a conscience; Punk takes effect, Grunge's day has dawned; and Requiem For Metal, Death Metal opens the casket lid, among others.
James Sherry has been writing about rock music since starting his own fanzine in the mid-80s, securing his first job on Metal Hammer in 1989, where he worked as a staff writer until 1993. During this period he was also reviews editor for Indiecator magazine, and contributed to Rock World. In 1996 he started work as a freelance contributor to Kerrang! He has also contributed to numerous other magazines and websites along the way. Neil Aldis began writing about rock music in the early 90s as a staff writer for Metal Hammer. He went on to freelance for Indiecator and Rock World as well as writing features for the UK extreme metal publication Terrorizer. He currently writes about music in video games for music4games. com. Between them they have over 20 years experience in writing about music and music culture.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781845331955 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845331958 |
| Title | Heavy Metal Thunder |
| Author | Neil Aldis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2006-03-16 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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