Louder than hell is an examination of that cultural phenomenon and the muchmaligned genre of music that has stood the test of time. Jon wiederhorn author visit amazons jon wiederhorn page. A fascinating highoctane chronicle of metal mayhem that takes readers on a wild ride, from metals earliest days to the headbanging present. Louder than hell is the first book that really delivers the brutal truth.
But if you want to hear how many fights the cro mags got in or how many chicks the guys in ratt were nailing. The definitive oral history of heavy metal, louder than hell by renowned music journalists jon wiederhorn and katherine turman. Louder than hell also features two 16page photo inserts highlighting candid rock shots by stephanie cabral, robert matheu, and next mosh contributor greg cristman. Louder than hell is the first book that really delivers the brutal truth from the mouths of the artists and key players themselves.
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The authors of louder than hell make a noble effort to earn the title definitive, but a few notable omissions stand out. The definitive oral history of metal paperback april 29, 2014. Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend to embrace their. From the author of the celebrated classic louder than hell comes an oral history of the badass heavy metal lifestyle. Katherine turman katherine turman journalistauthor. The definitive oral history of heavy metal, louder than hell by renowned music. In fact michael schenker, ufo and ulrich roth are not mentioned in the book other than a reference to a msg show lars was at. A beast of a book, some 700 pages in length, louder than hell grandly bills itself as the definitive oral. Louder than hell ebook by jon wiederhorn 9780062099044. Louder than hell louder than faith louder than lies were invincible tonight faster than fire harder than steel brighter than stars free and featherlight we are this is your time so get your gist too many things pending on your bucket list youll be the one whos cheating hell uncatchable youll be the whitecap on the swell relief from hurt and.
Apr 29, 2014 louder than hell is an amazing gathering of different breeds of heavy metal rockers telling the tales metal fans want to hear. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Louder than hell features more than 250 interviews with some of the biggest bands in metal, including black sabbath, metallica, megadeth, anthrax, slayer, iron maiden, judas priest, spinal tap, pantera, white. Louder than hell is the definitive oral history of heavy metal, crafted from more than four hundred interviews with icons of the genre from its inception to today, including ozzy osbourne, eddie van halen, tommy lee, lars ulrich, vince neil, axl rose, corey taylor, dave grohl, trent reznor, marilyn manson, rob zombie, and dimebag darrell. Unlike many forms of popular music, metalheads tend t. Innovators like botch and dillinger escape plan are nowhere to be found. Usa today a compelling, firstperson account of a seemingly unstoppable force. A beast of a book, some 700 pages in length, louder than hell grandly bills itself as the definitive oral history of metal, and very nearly lives up to this lofty claim.
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