Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces
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Rating | : | 4.19 (713 Votes) |
Asin | : | 030681806X |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2015-08-07 |
Language | : | English |
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It has some pretty informal interviews where the band members really open up and aren’t afraid to talk about band conflicts during the production process which is what makes the book interesting.” ForeWord Magazine, Sept/Oct “Mudrian manages to collect some important interviews from a variety of artists in the United States and Europe…The true story behind creating these masterpieces is thoroughly documented…Fans of this musical genre will undoubtedly enjoy reading how their favorite metal albums were constructed.”AntiMusic “There's plenty of good reading here doled out in chapters that are just the right length for visits to the porcelain throne.” Trademark of Quality blog, 9/13 “The chapters in Precious Metal provide a lot more insight and information into each album than was originally presented in the magazine…All of the interviews are inter
Decibel magazine is regarded as the best extreme music magazine around.Precious Metal gathers pieces from Decibel's most popular feature, the monthly “Hall of Fame” which documents the making of landmark metal albums via candid, hilarious, and fascinating interviews with every participating band member.Decibel's editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian, has selected and expanded the best of these features, creating a definitive collection of stories behind the greatest extreme metal albums of all time.Black Sabbath’s Heaven and Hell * Diamond Head's Lightning to the Nations * Slayer's Reign in Blood * Napalm Death's Scum * Repulsion's Horrifed * Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness * Obituary's Cause of Death * Entombed's Left Hand Path * Paradise Lost's Gothic * Carcass' Necroticism- Descanting the Insalubrious * Cannibal Corpse's Tomb of the Mutilated * Eyehategod's Take as Needed for Pain * Darkthrone's Transilvanian Hunger * Kyuss's Welcome to Sky Valley * Meshuggah's Destroy Erase Improve * Monster Magnet's Dopes to Infinity * At the Gates' Slaughter of the Soul * Opeth's Orchid * Down's NOLA * Emperor's In the Nightside Eclipse * Sleep's Jerusalem * The Dillinger Escape Plan's Calculating Infinity * Botch's We Are the Romans * Converge's Jane Doe
"Interesting album choices, very well written" according to Rich L.. An essential read for all metalheads, from the same folks that brought you "Choosing Death", an indespensible history of death metal and grindcore. If you're a music junkie, you'll read every chapter, even if you don't know about or like the album being discussed. The albums selected are all worthy of the lengthy treatment they're given. Imagine condensing the "Interesting album choices, very well written An essential read for all metalheads, from the same folks that brought you "Choosing Death", an indespensible history of death metal and grindcore. If you're a music junkie, you'll read every chapter, even if you don't know about or like the album being discussed. The albums selected are all worthy of the lengthy treatment they're given. Imagine condensing the "33 1/3" series into pocket-size essays on 25 albums, and you've got the idea. The problem is, they only write. Interesting album choices, very well written An essential read for all metalheads, from the same folks that brought you "Choosing Death", an indespensible history of death metal and grindcore. If you're a music junkie, you'll read every chapter, even if you don't know about or like the album being discussed. The albums selected are all worthy of the lengthy treatment they're given. Imagine condensing the "33 1/3" series into pocket-size essays on 25 albums, and you've got the idea. The problem is, they only write. 1/Interesting album choices, very well written An essential read for all metalheads, from the same folks that brought you "Choosing Death", an indespensible history of death metal and grindcore. If you're a music junkie, you'll read every chapter, even if you don't know about or like the album being discussed. The albums selected are all worthy of the lengthy treatment they're given. Imagine condensing the "33 1/3" series into pocket-size essays on 25 albums, and you've got the idea. The problem is, they only write. " series into pocket-size essays on 25 albums, and you've got the idea. The problem is, they only write. "Five Stars" according to Satan. Arrived in great condition. "A must-own for any fan of extreme music!" according to jazzhead. I found this book fascinating cover to cover. Being able to kind of see behind-the-scenes of the making of many classic metal albums has really made me enjoy them even more. There's not much technical audio engineering/production info, but more of the vibe of the recording sessions and how the songs were written and pieced together. Also, reading about bands and albums I had never heard before definitely made me go check them out and add them to my collection. Overall,