METAL: The Definitive Guide. PB

Both a history book and a reference guide, this book chronicles metal from its creation, beginning with Black Sabbath and ending with the often scary European black metal. Confronting the argument of metal finding its roots in the blues, Sharpe-Young clearly shows how the founding fathers of metal took the horse by the reigns, strapped a demon powered engine to its ass, and blazed a trail of hellfire through the music industry.