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Sound of the Beast (2004) (edit title/settings)

The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal

by Ian Christe (Author) (edit contributors)

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In this first-ever atlas of the heavy metal phenomenon, Ian Christe delivers a bird's-eye view of this dark and forbidden music. The ultimate headbanger history, Sound of the Beast reveals tales of concert hysteria, courtroom drama, and musical triumph with: Interviews with Black... read more

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"Heavy metal came into being just as the previous generation's salvation, rock and roll, was in the midst of horrific disintegration."

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A Brief Headbanging History of Time

Prologue. Friday, February 13, 1970
I. The 1970s: Prelude to Heaviness
II. The New Wave of British Heavy Metal
III. 1980: The American Wasteland Awaits
IV. Heavy Metal America: Highways & Video Waves
V. Fevered Fans: Metallica & Power Metal
VI. Slayer: Kings of Black Metal Devils
VII. The PMRC's Antimetal Panic
VIII. Rattleheads: The Mental Metal Revolution
IX. Full Speed Ahead: Thrash Metal Attacks!
X. The Hollywood Glambangers
XI. United Forces: Metal and Hardcore Punk
XII. And Platinum for "One"...Metal Matures
XIII. Transforming the 1990s: The Black Album & Beyond
XIV. Death Metal Deliverance
XV. World Metal: The Globalization of Heavy
XVI. The Teen Terrorists of Norwegian Black Metal
XVII. Satan Goes to Court: The People vs. Heavy Metal
XVIII. The Antimetal Era: Haircuts & New Roots
XIX. Virtual Ozzy & Metal's Digital Rebound
XX. Reenthroned Emperors: It's a Headbanging World
Epilogue. 2001: Iron Man Lives Again

Appendix A: The Best 25 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time
Appendix B: Index of Genre Boxes
Appendix C: The Fine Print---Metal Lists

All Hail to Thee
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Editor's Note

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  1. Ian Christe (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: It Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 17, 2004
ISBN: 978-0380811274
Page Count: 416 pages

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