Denim and Leather: The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal

Denim and Leather: The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal

by Michael Hann Author

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, over 500 heavy metal bands emerged in Great Britain. Some of them, such as Iron…

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Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History

Straight Edge: A Clear-Headed Hardcore Punk History

by Tony Rettman Author

Taking bits from different countercultures (veganism from the hippies, healthy living from the Mormons, punk music from…

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NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990

NYHC: New York Hardcore 1980–1990

by Tony Rettman Author

Known for its glamorous 1970s punk rock scene, New York City matched the grim urban reality of the 1980s with a rawer…

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What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal

What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal

by Laina Dawes Author

With a personal Foreward by rocker Skin, What Are You Doing Here reveals the dual-outsider dilemma of black women…

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Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981-1985

Only Death Is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost 1981-1985

by Martin Eric Ain Author and Tom Gabriel Fischer Author

This book is a behemoth! It explores the origins of underground heavy metal bands. Collecting hundreds of unseen early…

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Murder In The Front Row: Shots from the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter

Murder In The Front Row: Shots from the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter

by Brian Lew Author and Harald Oimoen Author

This photo-heavy book captures the early 1980's San Francisco metal scene, where headbangers turned their noses up at…

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City Baby: Surviving in Leather, Bristles, Studs, Punk Rock, and G.B.H

City Baby: Surviving in Leather, Bristles, Studs, Punk Rock, and G.B.H

by Ross Lomas Author and Steve Pottinger Author

This is a story about living without a safety net and getting away with it. Teenage punk rock milkman Ross Lomas…

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Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore

Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore

by Albert Mudrian Author

Choosing Death is widely recognized as the definitive history of extreme music subgenres. For this revised and expanded…

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I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion

I'm Not Holding Your Coat: My Bruises-and-All Memoir of Punk Rock Rebellion

by Nancy Barile Author

From disenchanted Catholic schoolgirl and glam maniac to instigator on the 1980s hardcore punk scene, Nancy Barile…

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Texas is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk

Texas is the Reason: The Mavericks of Lone Star Punk

by Pat Blashill Author

Punk rock arrived in Texas in 1978 along with the Sex Pistols' tour, and stayed for good—and Pat Blashill has been…

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Misery Obscura: The Photography of Eerie Von (1981-2009)

Misery Obscura: The Photography of Eerie Von (1981-2009)

by Eerie Von Author

From the deepest depths of punk rock's primordial wastelands...through the stygian goth swamps of the 1980s, and on into…

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We Got Power!: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California

We Got Power!: Hardcore Punk Scenes from 1980s Southern California

by Edward Colver Author, David Markey Author, Henry Rollins Author and Jordan Schwartz Author

In 1979, punk was over . . . but by 1981, hardcore was born. As teenagers in 1981, best friends David Markey and Jordan…

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Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989

Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989

by Bruce Pavitt Author

Experiencing Nirvana is a photo journal and an inside look into a crucial eight-day period in the touring life of the…

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Sub Pop USA: The Subterraneanan Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988

Sub Pop USA: The Subterraneanan Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988

by Calvin Johnson Author, Bruce Pavitt Author and Ann Powers Author

In 1979, Bruce Pavitt moved to Olympia, WA, and began programming a show called Subterranean Pop on local community…

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Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83

Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine '79-'83

by Dave Stimson Author and Tesco Vee Author

Touch and Go fanzine was the brainchild of Tesco Vee and Dave Stimson, launched in Lansing in 1979 to chronicle,…

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