Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 193259504X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. What's astonishing is how normal so many of the featured players seem: behind the facade of Satan-worshipping, gore-flinging aggression, they're mostly a bunch of hardworking dudes who love the music and the outlet it provides for pent-up anger and energy. From Publishers Weekly Mainstream rock fans may not be familiar with Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death or Carcass, but over the past 20 years these groups' blend of punk and heavy metal—their grisly lyrics, mile-a-minute rhythms and macabre album art—ha
This exciting history, featuring an introduction by famed DJ John Peel, tells the two-decade-long history of grindcore and death metal through the eyes and ringing ears of the artists, producers, and label owners who propelled them.
Death's Reply Brian Murphy After reading this book I was slightly disappointed by Mr. Mudrian's first book. As a fan of this type of music, I give him credit for writing about a genre of music that hasn't really been looked at or even taken seriously or even respected (which it deserves a lot of). But the book is almost completely filled with this type of storyline/writing: "so-and-so" starts a band, later he leaves that band and form. susky said This book is AMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. As a teenager in the early 90's craving the most extreme metal sounds available, I was a huge fan of the death metal underground. Having just read Choosing Death, I can honestly say that there exists no substitute to capture the thrill and intensity that filled the minds of so many listeners in those days. This book transported me straight back to those golden years where so much excitement abounded within t. Nicholas J. Hart said Amazingly researched and written book on death metal. My copy of CHOOSING DEATH arrived in the mailbox last Tuesday. I cannot recommend this book enough to both fans of death/grindcore and people who are not as familiar with this type of metal. I have been an avid fan of death and grind now for over 5 years and I still learned a lot about this book. For instance, I had no idea how important Napalm Death really are/were to death metal. After reading this book I