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The Book of Metal: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Metal Music Ever Created Paperback – November 14, 2002

by Chris Ingham (Author)
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This authoritative, finely researched volume is the definitive encyclopedia of metal music. It draws on acts relevant throughout the genre's history from Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin through to current innovators such as Papa Roach, Cradle of Filth, Marilyn Manson, and Limp Bizkit. Bands from the genres of goth, death metal, thrash metal, glam and punk, such as the Sex Pistols, Nirvana, and Rancid, are also included. The bands are listed from each of the major subgenres as well as side genres. Nu-metal, hardcore, grindcore, industrial, and power metal all have their own sections in the book, complete with "genre traits" section and the names of bands that typify that sound. Illustrated throughout with the best color photography from the last 30 years of metal music and featuring 200 photos from the Metal Hammer archive, this is the most comprehensive encyclopedia of metal music ever created and the ultimate reference for fans of all metal music, worldwide.
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Da Capo Press
  4. Publication date
    November 14, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    156025419X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1560254195
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Da Capo Press (November 14, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 156025419X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1560254195
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.75 x 11 inches
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3.6 out of 5 stars
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Michael Benedict
1.0 out of 5 stars Bad Data and worse taste
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2004
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Just to let you know, I am a trivia freak. I love collecting useless information and storing it away waiting for the moment to dazzle someone with my knowledge of useless information. That being said, this book is full of errors...Here is a (very condensed) list of errors that I found:
1. On the Type O Negative page it states that their album called "The Origin of the Feces" is a live album when it is not. Granted, it is made to sound like a live album, but it is not, and 2 minutes of research this could have been cleared up.
2. On the Cult page, it said that they (The Cult) had an infleuence on Sound Garden. I don't know about you, I don't know of Sound Garden....I have heard of a little band called Soundgarden (one word).
3. On the Cradle of Filth page, it mentions an album called Bitter Suites to the Succubi....when it should be "Bitter Suites to Succubi."
4. On the Ratt page, it mentions a band called Kixx....maybe they meant Kix.
5. On the Queensryche page, it named an album called Hear in the new frontier.....again...no such album...it is called "Hear in the Now frontier."
So you can see my frustration...these are examples from bands that I know something about. What about the bands that I'm unfamiliar with. I don't want to be filled with bad information when I try to learn about other bands for the first time.
Oh yeah...one more thing...what the hell is up with Opeth getting 1/4 of a page when Limp Bizkit, Blink 182 and other such suckass bands get their own page, full color etc. It's a good thing that I really never read Metal Hammer magazine (Chris Ingham does something for them..I can't remember what it is...but instead of guessing and being wrong, I'll just let you know that I don't know)....If I did, I probably wouldn't know one thing about real metal...(at least anything true)
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Wiseguy945
3.0 out of 5 stars A fair book in its own, but it will cheese many metal fans
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2006
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This book is a good compilation of data on many bands, but much to my dismay, it has many of the "new metal" bands in it, and some bands I would never consider metal in it (everclear?). It does have the major bands in mentioned, Sabbath, deep purple, Ozzy, but why so many new bands. If I recommend one metal book, The encyclopedia of heavy metal is it, but this book is a nice compliment to it, like an apendix is to the encyclopedia set, or an update patch to a software program.
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R. Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and interesting!
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2008
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This book has almost every metal band that has ever existed. It is an excellent reference tool and it comes in very handy.With incrediable photography and easy to read information about each band it is a book that every metal head should own!
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M. Reid
2.0 out of 5 stars filler
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2007
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missed alot of good bands. somewhat incomplete, otherwise, ok reference book on metal bands.
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packinglistenclosed
5.0 out of 5 stars everything is a-ok
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2011
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i received exactly what i ordered and in a timely manner. it is suggested that i write nine more words.
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Scott Hedegard
1.0 out of 5 stars A shameful piece of work
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2006
To view the front cover and opening pages, one expects this anthology to be definitive and comprehensive. Instead, "The Book Of Metal" is a disgrace to the genre and music in general.

First of all, it's full of incorrect history, so much so as to be embarrassing to even read it. For example, the book says Ted Nugent's "Cat Scratch Fever" is his second solo album. Wrong. "Free For All" was the second Nuge album.

Second, the book is in dire need of proofreading. I have never seen a book in published form that was so full of misspelled words and incorrect punctuation. Ingham has no clue when it comes to contractions. A band records "its" debut, Chris, not "it's" debut. That makes it short for "it is" and you get a sentence that would say, "the band recorded it is debut album." Sound retarded? Of course it does. You should know better.

The most grating of all is the inclusion of outfits so obscure most rockers never heard of them, exclusions of metal legends except for listing a name of a band at the end of each chapter, and calling such twits as Blink 182 metal. How can an "expert" on metal include Papa Roach (gimme a break) and exclude Saxon, Budgie or Sacred Reich? And where is Norway's infamous Mayhem?

Avoid this book like bird flu laced with a touch of bubonic plague. This author knows not what he writes.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Light Read
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2004
This is a pretty good book if you want some light reading and you're a fan of metal music, although lots of non-metal bands are covered. It's interesting to read the stories of all the bands in the book. Some bands, though, have no business even being in the book, and others are given too much emphasis, leaving out other deserving bands. There are also lots of annoying mistakes, like "Melissa Auf de Meyer" instead of "Melissa Auf de Maur." If you want some serious metal reading, this book isn't for you. But if you want a quick read with lots of glossy, colorful pictures, buy this book.
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kyle
2.0 out of 5 stars BAD BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2004
THIS BOOK IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT METAL BUT THEY HAVE BLINK 182, AND PEARL JAM? THIS BOOK HAS SOME GOOD PICTURES AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY A LOT OF GOOD METAL BANDS IN IT, BUT ABOUT HALF THE BANDS DON'T EVEN BELONG IN THIS BOOK. IT WILL MAKE YOU SICK WHEN YOU SEE WHAT THIS BOOK CALLS "METAL"
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