Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (999 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030681806X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 these reviews (in the book, expanded versions of articles from "Decibel" magazine) when they can track down and interview everyone associated with the album in questi. 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 these reviews (in the book, expanded versions of articles from "Decibel" magazine) when they can track down and interview everyone associated with the album in questi. 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 these reviews (in the book, expanded versions of articles from "Decibel" magazine) when they can track down and interview everyone associated with the album in questi. " series into pocket-size essays on 25 albums, and you've got the idea. The problem is, they only write these reviews (in the book, expanded versions of articles from "Decibel" magazine) when they can track down and interview everyone associated with the album in questi. "Five Stars" according to Satan. Arrived in great condition. jazzhead said A must-own for any fan of extreme music!. 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, an excellent reference book for any metal fan's library! Would love to see a Vol. "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, an excellent reference book for any metal fan's library! Would love to see a Vol. 2 someday!. someday!
If you are a metal nut, or just a music geek who loves to learn about the struggles in the recording process, then the book is an exceptional read.”GuitarNoize, 9/7 “There was enough to have me reading way later into the night than someone with a 7 month old daughter should!I skipped a few albums that didn’t interest me but that is the good thing about this book, you can read it in a non-linear fashion. And there are some worthy stories in between…Precious Metal is a great book on its own terms.”New York Post’s “Required Reading” column, 7/26/09. Their picks are landmarks of their kind, and each is presented here with accompanying interviews of all band personnel involved…What’s here is all dark, all bombastic, all great music.”Record Collector, August 20