Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art from Kick-Ass Albums
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811853535 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A really unique and useful book! Future Watch Writer I don't know of any other book like this. In one place you can get some of the most creative metal album covers. For example, on page 118 there is a very interesting article on Derek Riggs who did Iron Maiden's legendary album covers. There is a definite connection between the art of some of the album covers and science fiction art. Certain aspects of heavy metal are related to ancient paganism and this is re. "Terrific, compact collection of metal's best cover artwork" according to Justin G.. James Sherry and Neil Aldis have come up with a metal must-have with Heavy Metal Thunder, a collection of amazing cover artwork from some amazing metal albums. Since this is a collection of artwork and not a self-described "encyclopedia" there isn't any need to include everything, though Sherry and Aldis definitely cover the basics. From Sabbath to the NWOBHM to the hair metal era to thrash, death, black and . Good addition to your heavy metal bookshelf Jeff This is a "picture book" with heavy metal album covers from different sub-genres divided by chapter. For the most part, it's fun to look through & has a few paragraphs of text in each chapter discussing the sub-genre in question & the origins of some well-known cover art, as well as other surprises. The drawback would be 2 chapters that cover grunge/alt-rock and nu-metal respectively. That's why it's only 4 o
About the Author James Sherry and Neil Aldis have both written about rock music for Metal Hammer , Indiecator , and Rock World as well as numerous other magazines. . They live in London
Charting a visual course of the genre, Heavy Metal Thunder shows the best album art from its youthful incarnation in the late '70s through the MTV era, when glam and hair metal ruled; to the punk-inflected revolutions of thrash and Nu Metal (with a grunge side trip); to the gory contemporary genres of grindcore, black metal, and doom. And nowhere is its brash outrageousness better expressed than on its album covers. This chunky compendium is a dungeonful of metal overload, complete with leather- and spandex-panted, huge-haired rockers, drooling beasts, and plenty of skulls. Page after page of aggressive and excessive album graphics makes this the perfect gift for both current metalheads and nostalgic (if embarrassed), thirty-and forty-somethings with headbanging memories.. Revile it if you will, laugh it off but heavy metal's influence and audience just keep on growing
James Sherry and Neil Aldis have both written about rock music for Metal Hammer , Indiecator , and Rock World as well as numerous other magazines. . They live in London