Джоэл Макайвер – лучшие книги

Уникальная пошаговая реконструкция славного пути главной металлической группы планеты. Все, что нужно знать о "Metallica", - в блестящем исследовании известного музыкального критика и настоящего металлиста Джоэла Макайвера.

Летопись группы из Астона (Бирмингем), которая потрясла мир и дожила до наших дней, чтобы рассказать свою историю – эпичную, красочную и неистовую.

This is an updated edition of the bestselling biography. When the Los Angeles thrash metal band Slayer redefined the parameters of heavy music in 1986 with the horrific "Reign In Blood" album, few of their fans would have predicted that, nearly a quarter of a century later, their fame would be undimmed and their subject matter still as controversial as ever. Slayer's distinctive musical attack has guaranteed the band's residence at the peak of the extreme metal scene, with the unearthly lead guitar wails of Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, Dave Lombardo's world-class drums and Tom Araya's unique vocals accompanying a fearless lyrical approach. However, Slayer have moved with the times: when their moshpit anthems about serial killers and Satanism became outmoded, the band addressed fresh outrages such as religious terrorism, genocide and war, always accompanied by artwork that has achieved cult status in its own right. The controversy surrounding them has been endless, with authorities even accusing Slayer of a white supremacist agenda and Nazi sympathies - just one myth explored and refuted in "The Bloody Reign Of Slayer", the first ever biography of this unique band. Joel McIver's expert biography traces the band's development, album by album, as well as exploring the headline-grabbing moments over Slayer's long and tumultuous career which have become an inseparable part of the cult which surrounds and defines them.

My Bloody Roots is the brutally honest story of life in two of the world's best-known heavy metal bands, Sepultura and Soulfly, by one of the global metal scene's most respected musicians. Much, much more than just another tale of rock 'n' roll debauchery, it's a story of heartbreak and loss--and, ultimately, triumph. In it, Cavalera offers an unflinching account of life growing up in hardship in Brazil--a country not previously known for heavy metal--and the multi-million-selling success, against all odds, of the band he founded with his brother, Iggor: Sepultura. Then, for the first time, he reveals the full story behind his split with the band--after which he did not speak to his brother for years--and the formation of his Soulfly, one of the most critically and commercially successful metal bands of the past two decades. He also goes into unflinching detail on the devastating impact of the deaths of his father, stepson, and grandson; his struggles with drugs and alcohol; and his eventual reunion with Iggor in The Cavalera Conspiracy. Max Cavalera's has a unique and extraordinary story to tell, and My Bloody Roots is an autobiography like no other. This is essential reading for all fans of metal.

Летопись группы из Астона, Бирмингем, которая потрясла мир и дожила до наших дней, чтобы рассказать свою историю — эпичную, красочную и неистовую.

Книга ранее выходила под названием "Black Sabbath: история группы" в серии "Дискография". Безумная и непредсказуемая история Black Sabbath - ярчайший пример величия британской рок-музыки даже в самых экстремальных ее формах. Участники группы во главе с великим и ужасным Оззи вместе пережили множество невероятных событий, пройдя через ряд ссор и примирений, взлетов и падений. И каждый раз находили в себе силы вернуться, чтобы снова и снова радовать своих поклонников альбомами и живыми выступлениями.

27 сентября 1986 года басист «Metallica» Клифф Бёртон погиб автокатастрофе
около Лёнгби, в Швеции. Ему было всего двадцать четыре года. За более чем
двадцать лет после этого ужасного события не было написано ни одной книги о
таланте и достижениях Бёртона, до настоящего момента.
“Умереть значит Жить: жизнь и смерть Клиффа Бёртона из «Metallica»”
рисует глубокую и откровенную картину этого хэви-металлического гуру, включая
в себя вступительное слово Кирка Хэмметта, лучшего друга Клиффа из «Metallica».
Автор Джоэл МакАйвэр взял интервью у самых близких Бёртону людей, многие из
которых говорят о нём в этой книге впервые.
Думаете, что знаете о «Metallica» всё? Подумайте ещё раз. Данный важнейший
труд открывает новый взгляд на самый лучший период творчества самой великой
группы на земле. Это история о великом гении и беспощадной трагедии, то, о чём
вы уже не сможете забыть.

The seminal British band Motorhead have been rocking since 1975 and, led by the legendary Lemmy, show no signs of letting up. From early classics Ace Of Spades, Overkill and No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith the band have racked up an incredible 25 albums, with 2011's The World Is Yours the latest success.

The very first book about the Anglo-American metal band Tool explores not only their uncompromising music but also their unsettling, self-made image based on mythological symbols and arcane theories.The quartet of master musicians - Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor and Adam Jones - emerged from the club scene in Los Angeles in 1990 alongside their friends Rage Against the Machine, grabbing the concept of heavy music and then completely redefining it.With a sixties-style commitment to art and agit-prop, they have now attained a level of artistic complexity and depth which makes their enduring success a miracle in today's culture of bland, corporate entertainment. Author Joel McIver leaves no detail omitted as he delves into the mystery behind Tool's music.

Randall Rhoads, born in California in 1956 and cut down in his prime at the age of only 26, has been an immense influence on a whole generation of musicians in rock and metal. He first came to international prominence in 1979, when he was recruited from the cult metal band Quiet Riot to play with Ozzy Osbourne, who had been fired from Black Sabbath for his drink and drug addictions and was in urgent need of a co-writer to kickstart a solo career. How and why Ozzy and Randy went on to find enormous success is one of the key themes of Crazy Train, named after the first and most famous Osbourne/Rhoads co-composition. It was Randy's pioneering combination of neo-classical soloing, catchy riffage and unforgettable songwriting which propelled Ozzy to stardom in his own right - even after thousands of Black Sabbath fans had written him off. The two albums which Randy recorded with Quiet Riot and the two with Ozzy showcase the young guitarist's immense ability, although the full extent of his talent may never have been revealed. In 1982 he died in an air crash, the victim of the pilot's cocaine-influenced misjudgment. The parallels between Crazy Train and the author's best-selling To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Cliff Burton (Jawbone 2009) are intentional and obvious. Both books deal with a musical prodigy who died tragically in his mid-20s; both men have a vast following and a profile which has risen and risen in the years since their deaths; and both men have a large coterie of friends, family and associates prepared to tell their stories for the very first time.

Rising up from the ashes of Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age are an electrifying musical force who have inspired a whole new music movement. Members come and go but leader Josh Homme has kept the band on an upward path from club beginnings to major success. This tells how Nick Oliveri, one of rock's original madmen, was ousted by member Josh Homme and gives details of their new album Lullabies to Paralyze.

In the world of heavy metal, no other band have lived life to the fullest, stared death in the face so many times, battled addition, warred within themselves and still emerged, unbowed with as much bloody-minded persistence as Black Sabbath. Joel McIver has conducted dozens of interviews with the musicians and those within the music industry who witnessed the rollercoaster ride of the band, as well as many other Sabbath musicians who have been and gone over the years. This is the ultimate guide to the Black Sabbath legend.