Author: Rex Brown
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0306821389
Size: 49.90 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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The autobiography of the bassist of Pantera, one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time Few heavy metal acts survived the turmoil of the early 1990s music scene. Pantera, featuring the peerless guitar playing of the late "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, was different. Instead of humoring the market, the band demanded that the audience come to them by releasing a series of fiercely uncompromising platinum albums, including Vulgar Display of Power and Far Beyond Driven-albums that sold millions of copies despite minimal airplay. This is the previously untold story behind one of the most influential bands in heavy metal history, written by the man best qualified to tell the truth about those incredible and often difficult years of fame, excess, and tragedy.

Author: Mark Eglinton
Publisher: Lesser Gods
ISBN: 9781944713195
Size: 25.35 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The first biography of singer and guitarist James Hetfield of Metallica, the biggest rock band of the modern era!

Author: دانيال ديفو
Publisher: ktab INC.
ISBN:
Size: 60.88 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Fiction
Languages : ar
Pages : 83
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اسْمِي رُوبِنْسُونْ كرُوزُو. وُلِدْتُ عَامَ ١٦٣٢ بِبَلْدَةِ يُورْكَ، وَكُنْتُ الِابْنَ الْأصَغَرَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَبْنَاءٍ ثَلَاثَةٍ، وَكَانَ أَخِي الْأكَبَرُ جُنْدِيٍّا لَكِنَّهُ لَقِيَ حَتْفَهُ فِي مَعَرَكَةٍ ضِدَّ إِسْبَانْيَا، فِيمَا اخْتَفَى أَخِي الثَّانِي مِنْ حَيَاتِنَا حِينَمَا رَحَلَ يَوْمًا مَا وَلَمْ يَعُدْ قَطُّ. وَبِذَلِك فَقَدَ أَبَوَايَ اثْنَيْنِ مِنْ أَبْنَائِهِمَا وَلَمْ يَرْغَبَا فِي أَنْ يَفْقِدَا الثَّالِثَ؛ لِذَا أَرَادَ أَبِي أَنْ أَظَلَّ فِي الْوَطَنِ وَأَنْ أصُبِحَ مُحَامِيًا، لَكِنَّنِي كُنْتُ أَعْشَقُ الْمُغَامَرَاتِ الرَّائِعَةَ وَالْبِلَادَ الْبَعِيدَةَ؛ فَقَدْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ بَحَّارًا!

Author: Dan Franklin
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1472131029
Size: 49.36 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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'A weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes' Guardian 'Heavy opens an ornate portal into a murky subculture, illuminating the marginalia as well as the big beasts' Sunday Times What exactly is heavy metal music? How deep do its roots go? Long established as an undeniable force in culture, metal traces its roots back to leather-clad iron men like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest, who imbued their music with a mysterious and raw undercurrent of power. Heavy unearths this elusive force, delving deep into the fertile culture that allowed a distinctive new sound to flourish and flaying the source material to get to the beating heart of the music. From the imminent threat of nuclear apocalypse that gave rise to Metallica's brand of volatile thrash metal to Bloodbath and Carcass, the death metal bands resurrecting the horror of medieval art. But there are always more lines to be drawn. Cradle of Filth and Ulver trade in the transgressive impulses of gothic literature; Pantera lay bare Nietzsche's 'superman'; getting high leads to the escapist sci-fi dirges of Sleep and Electric Wizard; while the recovery of long-buried urns in the seventeenth century holds the key to the drone of Sunn O))). Dissecting music that resonates with millions, Heavy sees Slipknot wrestling with the trauma of 9/11, Alice in Chains exposing the wounds of Vietnam and Iron Maiden conjuring visions of a heroic England. Powerful, evocative and sometimes sinister, it gives shape and meaning to the terrible beauty of metal.

Author: Mark Eglinton
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre
ISBN: 1786068559
Size: 31.34 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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'James Hetfield is a guitarist of otherworldly ability... this book tries to understand, de-mystify and even humanise a rock legend who, for most of his career, has remained impenetrable.' Metallica's ascension from thrash metal obscurity to becoming arguably one of the greatest rock bands the world has ever known, can be directly attributed to its lead singer and guitarist, James Hetfield. Having sold 110 million records worldwide and with an impressive eight Grammy Awards to their name, Metalliis undoubtedly a commercial triumph, but what of the man behind the music? Of Metal and Man is the newly revised biography of this rock legend, offering an exclusive insight into the life and career of one of Metallica's founding members. Author Mark Eglinton charts the hidden complexities of the relationships within the band, exploring the effects that global fame has had on Hetfield and his cohorts. Eglinton sheds light on both the highs of worldwide success and the lows of addiction and alcohol abuse, giving details of exclusive first-hand interviews with key figures from the band's inner circle. Dramatic and compelling, and now with newly updated material, this is the definitive biography of James Hetfield - singer-songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of a band which has changed the face of rock, the world over.

Author: Joe Giron
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944713003
Size: 80.43 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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The first-ever authorized visual history of one of the world's most legendary metal bands!

Author: Ismāʻīl ibn al-Razzāz Jazarī
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 72.35 MB
Format: PDF
Category : Manuscripts, Arabic
Languages : en
Pages : 355
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Author: Adam Nergal Darski
Publisher: Jawbone Press
ISBN: 9781908279750
Size: 56.24 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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"Rebellion is a part of youth. Sometimes it's dangerous. Instead of a sword, I hold a guitar in my hands. I'm in the same, rigid world but instead of Molotov cocktails, I've got a computer. It's a much more powerful weapon." Confessions Of A Heretic is the forthright and erudite memoir of the front man and driving force behind the Polish heavy-metal group Behemoth, currently at the top of their game following the release of their 2014 US Top 40 album The Satanist. Presented as a series of interrogations by friends and associates, the book reveals a complex man of great contrast--a health-conscious, highly personable intellectual known for his extreme views and even more extreme music--lifting the lid on everything from his clashes with the Polish Catholic church to appearing as a judge on the Polish edition of The Voice to his recent battle with leukemia.

Author: By William H. Dutton, Anna Dopatka, Michael Hills, Ginette Law and Victoria Nash
Publisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9789236041889
Size: 50.66 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Category :
Languages : ar
Pages :
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Author: K. K. Downing
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1472128672
Size: 75.43 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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'A must for fans and rock buffs' The Sun 'Fascinating read' Powerplay Judas Priest formed in Birmingham in 1969. With its distinctive twin-guitar sound, studs-and-leather image, and international sales of over 50 million records, Judas Priest became the archetypal heavy metal band in the 1980s. Iconic tracks like 'Breaking the Law', 'Living after Midnight', and 'You've Got Another Thing Coming' helped the band achieve extraordinary success, but no one from the band has stepped out to tell their or the band's story until now. As the band approaches its golden anniversary, fans will at last be able to delve backstage into the decades of shocking, hilarious, and haunting stories that surround the heavy metal institution. In Heavy Duty, guitarist K.K. Downing discusses the complex personality conflicts, the business screw-ups, the acrimonious relationship with fellow heavy metal band Iron Maiden, as well as how Judas Priest found itself at the epicentre of a storm of parental outrage that targeted heavy metal in the '80s. He also describes his role in cementing the band's trademark black leather and studs image that would not only become synonymous with the entire genre, but would also give singer Rob Halford a viable outlet by which to express his sexuality. Lastly, he recounts the life-changing moment when he looked at his bandmates on stage during a 2009 concert and thought, 'This is the last show'. Whatever the topic, whoever's involved, K.K. doesn't hold back. From the band at the very beginning until his retirement in 2011 (and even still as a member of the band's board of directors), Downing has seen it all and is now finally at a place in his life where he can also let it all go. Even if you're a lifelong fan, if you think you know the full story of Judas Priest, well, you've got another thing coming.