ROCKDETECTOR: A TO Z OF DEATH METAL - Softcover

Gary Sharpe-Young

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1901447359 ISBN 13: 9781901447354

Publisher: CHERRY RED BOOKS, 2001

Synopsis

The Rockdetector A to Z of Death Metal Reviled and revered in equal measure since its inception over a decade ago, Death Metal and its bastard offspring Grindcore have pushed hard rock to the very edge of acceptability--and far beyond. But despite its unceasing growth and increasing legions of fans around the globe, the phenomenon has never been fully documented until now. This encyclopedia-style book includes full histories and detailed discographies of over 2,000 bands--from the founding fathers Napalm Death, Carcass, Incantation, Impetigo, and Morbid Angel, to the rise of Swedish Death Metal legends In Flames, Carnage, and At The Gates, the Black Death Metal of Marduk, the Christian Death Meta...

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Product Description:

A complete encyclopaedic illustrated reference to the phenomenon known as Death Metal. Reviled and revered since its inception over a decade ago, this outlandish music has pushed hard rock to the very edge of acceptability, and way beyond. analyses all related genres in depth with full histories and detailed discographies of well over 2,000 bands. Illustrated with many rare photographs. Absolutely essential for the many thousands of metal music fans.

Review:

"...ABSORBING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE..." -- ALAN CLAYSON, RECORD BUYER, JUNE 2001

"...CHUSID'S FINDINGS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC, INFORMATIVE AND LAUGH-ALOUD FUNNY. A VERITABLE BIBLE FOR THOSE WHO LIKE THEIR MUSIC WEIRD, WACKY AND FRIEND REPELLING." -- SIMON GODDARD, UNCUT, MAY 2001

About this edition

• Publisher: CHERRY RED BOOKS
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1901447359
• ISBN 13: 9781901447354
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400