"The book is always better than the movie."

 


 

FALL 2008

SHERIFF MCCOY, The Legend of Andy McCoy from Hanoi Rocks

"My dad beat my mom, my mom beat my big brother, my big brother beat me, I beat my sister, my sister beat the dog, the dog beat the cat, the cat beat the hamster, and the hamster beat whatever bugs he could find. That was our family's version of the natural order."


 

ESSENTIAL

SOUND OF THE BEAST: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal, by Ian Christe, from HarperCollins

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"Brilliant" -Rob Halford,
"Required reading" -BW&BK
"Excellent" -Guitar World
"Fascinating" -Vice
"Damn good" -Revolver
"Hugely entertaining" -Maxim UK
"A whirlwind ride"-Austin Dispatch
"Extraordinary" -PopMatters
"Amazing" -Boston's Weekly Dig
"Amazing" -Record Collector UK
"Rekindled my faith" -Metal Maniacs

Sample Chapter [PDF Download]

 

 

 




Death-luxe Edition

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Daniel Ekeroth in DECIBEL
"a true labor of love,
and an addictive read"

 

 


SWEDISH DEATH METAL
by Daniel Ekeroth

  • 450 densely-illustrated pages
  • Heavy-duty 130gsm paper
  • Revised and Expanded 300-page history, PLUS 150 pages including highly opinionated band encyclopedia, gallery, and fanzine bibliography
  • Written by Daniel Ekeroth (of Insision, Tyrant, Dellamorte, Diskonto; and author of Violent Italy)
  • Ships late July 2008 with free metal button
  • One-page overview [PDF Download]

The ultimate blow-by-blow account of Sweden's legendary death metal underground, based on exclusive interviews with members of Nihilist/ Entombed, In Flames, At the Gates, Dismember, Grave, Hypocrisy, Opeth, Unleashed, Marduk, Morbid, Mob 47, Deranged, Edge of Sanity, Merciless, Therion, Liers in Wait, Carnage, Carcass, Tiamat/Treblinka, Afflicted, Repugnant, and the Haunted.

”Finally, the true story of Swedish death metal! This book brought me back to the good old days”—Tomas Lindberg, At the Gates/ Grotesque/Disfear

“Death metal ruled my adolescent years. The problem is I don’t remember half of it! This tome of dark recollections is the chance to set things straight.”—Nicke Andersson, Nihilist/Entombed/The Hellacopters

“Read this book if you are willing to be subjected to the story behind the extreme face-melting, flesh-ripping, ear-slaying, gut-blasting phenomenon known as Swedish death metal!”—Chris Reifert, Death/Autopsy

 

 

 


COMING 2009

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ELEGIR MUERTE: La Historia Improbable del Death Metal y Grindcore, para Albert Mudrian
en espanol