Take a journey through the fifty-year history of metal music from its earliest roots with Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Led Zeppelin to the metal music of today. From Black Sabbath's definition of the genre in 1970, to AC/DC and Anthrax to Metallica and Motorhead, this is a band by band exploration of metal's most innovative and hardcore sounds that can be heard around the world. A chronological fold-out timeline will keep you on the heels of major events in the half-century the metal genre has existed. Co-authored by Axl Rosenberg and Chris Krovatin of the hugely popular blog metalsucks.com, this is a visually dynamic history, complete with brand-new band interviews, more than 200 photos, interviews, and plenty more to keep you throwing horns all night long.

Author Biography

Axl Rosenberg is the editor-in-chief and cofounder of metalsucks.net, a popular metal blog which regularly receives more than 1.7 million hits a month. He is also a screenwriter and music journalist. Matt lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his dogs.