The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal by Daniel Bukszpan, Daniel Bukspan, Ronnie James Dio (Foreword by)

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Since its early roots in sixties-era rock, heavy metal music has smashed the boundaries of cultural taste, incited rioting in crowds of raucous youth, and inspired millions to pick up electric guitars and crank the amplifier volume to eleven. In this irreverent guide to all things metal, veteran headbanger and esteemed music reviewer Daniel Bukszpan narrates the illustrious careers of luminaries from Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, and Led Zeppelin to shock rockers Alice Cooper and Marilyn Manson to today's death and black metal giants Entombed and Mayhem. The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal chronicles the evolution of this colorful genre, band by band, with a lively examination of the musical landscape and the artists who've designed it. Features include:

• A foreword by heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio, who in his career has fronted such bands as Black Sabbath, Elf, Rainbow, and Dio
  
• Sharp-witted analysis of more than 200 of the most significant heavy metal bands and artists, chronicling their rise from obscurity to fame and, in some instances, back to obscurity again
  
• More than 600 color photographs, from concert shots and publicity stills to album covers, tour posters, and the all-important denim jacket patches
  
• Informative sidebars that offer insight into the many facets of heavy metal culture: metal sub genres, band rivalries, metal fashion trends, intraband conflicts, influential record labels, and must-read magazines
  
• A timeline of landmark events in heavy metal history
  
• Twenty top-ten lists that are sure to earn the author hate mail for the rest of his natural life (best metal guitarist, most underrated bands, best-selling artist, best-selling album, and much more)

Daniel Bukszpan is a seasoned metalhead, accomplished guitarist, and freelance journalist. Since 1994 he has written numerous music reviews as well as feature articles-specifically about heavy metal-for various publications, such as The Pit Report and Shout magazine. He spends much of his discretionary income amassing a pop-culture collection of CDs and trivia about heavy metal bands from around the world. His affection for this much-maligned musical form has inspired him to form Slow Horse-an internationally obscure band whose sound has been described as "Ozzy Osbourne on cough syrup"-and establish a record label, Smoking in Bed Records. Bukszpan lives in New York City's East Village.

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