The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal

New edition 2012, completely revised and updated.

Foreword by Ronnie James Dio.

Not a single sub-genre or band goes uncovered. The witty text befits the raucous bands that push musical-& all other-boundaries. This encyclopedia includes such influential singers & bands as Queen, Motley Crue, Black Sabbath, Twisted Sister, right up-to Rage Against the Machine, Alice Cooper, Fainth No More & Marilyn Manson.

It is fantastically illustrated, well researched & fact-filled!Headbangers rejoice - this fantastically illustrated encyclopedia includes all things Metal, from influential bands such as Led Zeppelin, Kiss and Queen, to Motley Crue, Black Sabbath (before Ozzy became a family sitcom star), Deep Purple and Twisted Sister, right up to Jane's Addiction, Las Cruces, and today's most extreme death metal bands. Well-researched and fact-filled, the witty text befits the raucous bands that push musical- and all other-boundaries. From obscure groups like Armored Saint and Norway's Mayhem to pioneers Grand Funk Railroad and Iron Maiden to megastars like Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Van Halen, Joan Jett and Marilyn Manson, each entry contains vital statistics: a description of the band's history and sound; an essential discography; the most current, comprehensive, popular compilations; and much more.

Special features cover such important details as 'Metal Fashion' and the various metal genres. Def Leppard, Faith No More, Guns n' Roses, Judas Priest, Metallica, AC/DC, Nine-Inch Nails, Poison, Rage Against the Machine and Japan's Loudness: all of the favourite (and not so favourite) adrenaline-pumped, bizarre bands that make heavy metal the unique form it is appear in all their glory.

CONTENIDO:

Foreword by Ronnie James Dio
Introduction

A
ABDULLAH
ACCEPT
ACDC
ACID KINC
AEROSMITH
IRBOURNE
ALICE IN CHAINS
AMORPHIS
ANGEL
ANTHRAX
ANVIL
ARCH ENEMY
ARMORED SAINT
THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX
ATOMIC ROOSTER

B
BAD COMPANY
BIOHAZARD
BLACK SABBATH
BLIND GUARDIAN
BLUE CHEER
BLUE OYSTER CULT
BODY COUNT
BON JOVI
BUDGIE
BUFFALO

C
CACTUS
CANDLEMASS
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CARCASS
CARNIVORE
CATHEDRAL
CELTIC FROST
CHEAP TRICK
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CINDERELLA
CIRITH UNGOL
ALICE COOPER
CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
CRADLE OF FILTH
CREAM

D
DANZIG
DARK ANGEL
THE DARKNESS
DARKTHRONE
DARK TRANQUILLITY
DEATH (DETROIT)
DEATH
DEEP PURPLE
DEF LEPPARD
THE DEFTONES
DEICIDE
DESTRUCTION
DIAMOND HEAD
DIO
DOKKEN
DOWN
D.R.I
DREAM THEATER
DUST

E
ELECTRIC WIZARD
EMPEROR
ENTOMBED
EXCITER
EXODUS
EXTREME
EYEHATEGOD

F
FAITH NO MORE
FASTER PUSSYCAT
FASTWAY
FATES WARNING
FEAR FACTORY
FLOTSAM & JETSAM
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND
LITA FORD
FREE
FU MANCHU

G
GIRLSCHOOL
GOATSNAKE
GODFLESH
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
GRANICUS
GRAVE DIGGER
GRIM REAPER
GUN'S AND ROSES
GWAR

H
HALLOW'S EVE
HAMMERFALL
HANOI ROCKS
HATEBREED
HEART
HELLOWEEN
HELMET
JIMI HENDRIX
HOLOCAUST
HUMBLE PIE

I
ICED EARTH
IMMORTAL
IN FLAMES
IRON BUTTERFLY
IRON MAIDEN
IRON MAN
ISIS

J
JAG PANZER
JANE'S ADICCTION
JOAN JETT
JUDAS PRIEST

K
KATATONIA
KILLWITCH ENGAGE
KING DIAMOND
KING'S X
KISS
KORN
KREATOR
KROKUS
KYUSS

L
L7
LA.GUNS
LACUNA COIL
LAMB OF GOD
LARD
LAS CRUCES
LED ZEPPELIN
LEGS DIAMOND
LIVING COLOUR
LOUDNESS

M
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN
MANILLA ROAD
MANOWAR
MARILYN MANSON
MASTODON
MAYHEM
THE MCS
MEGADETH
THE MELVINS
MEMENTO MORI
THE MENTORS
MERCYFUL FATE
METAL CHURCH
METALLICA
MONSTER MAGNET
MORBID ANGEL
MÖTLEY CRÜE
MOTÖRHEAD
MOUNTAIN
MR. BUNGE
MY DYING BRIDE

N
NAPALM DEATH
LOS NATAS
NAZARETH
NEBULA
NEUROSIS
NIGHTWISH
NINE INCH NAILS
NUCLEAR ASSAULT
TED NUGENT

O
OBITUARY
THE OBSESSED
OPETH
OZZY OSBOURNE
OVERKILL

P
PANTERA
PARADISE LOST
PENANCE
PENTAGRAM
PLACE OF SKULLS
POISON
POSSESSED
PRONG

Q
QUEEN
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
QUEENSRYCHE
QUIET RIOT

R
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
RAINBOW
RAMMSTEIN
RATT
RAVEN
RHAPSODY OF FIRE
RIOT
ROSE TATTOO
THE RUNAWAYS
RUNNING WILD
RUSH

S
SACRED REICH
SAIGON KICK
SAINT VITUS
SAMSON
JOE SATRIANI
SAVATGE
SAXON
THE SCORPIONS
SEPULTURA
SEVENDUST
SIR LORD BALTIMORE
SIX FEET UNDER
SKID ROW
SLADE
SLEEP
SLIPKNOT
SLOW HORSE
SODOM
SOLITUDE AETURNUS
SOUND GARDEN
SPINAL TAP
SPIRIT CARAVAN
STARZ
STORMTROOPERS OF DEATH
STRATOVARIUS
STRYPER
SUICIDAL TENDENCIES
THE SWEET

T
THE TEA PARTY
TERRA FIRMA
TESLA
TESTAMENT
THERAPY
THERION
THIN LIZZY
TOOL
TROUBLE
TWISTED SISTER
TYGERS OF PAN TANG
TYPE O NEGATIVE

U
U.F.O.
UNORTHODOX
URIAH HEEP

V
STEVE VAI
VAN HALEN
VENOM
VIXEN
VOIVOD

W
WARHORSE
WARLOCK
WARLORD
WARRANT
W.A.S.P.
WHITESNAKE
WHITE ZOMBIE
WINTER
WITCHFINDER GENERAL
WOLFMOTHER

Y
Y&T

Z
ZEBRA

SIDEBARS
Genres
Band rivalry
Heavy Metal "Fashion"
Magazines
Record labels
Radio
The Iron Curtain
Drucs
Intraband conflict
Australia
Africa
Germany
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Canada
Japan

Photo credits
Index