History of Heavy Metal

Heavy metal’s history is a tale of larger-than-life characters, from Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica to the brutal Norwegian black metal scene and the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. It’s a story of rabid fans escaping mundanity through music, while corporate greed exploits them. The genre’s musicians range from junkies and Satanists to billionaires and journeymen.

Award-winning author Andrew O’Neill, a lifelong heavy metal fan, has performed his comedy show to audiences from Download Festival to the Edinburgh Fringe. Now, in his first book, he takes readers on a personal and hilarious journey through the history of the music, subculture, and characters who shaped this misunderstood genre.