New Wave of American Heavy Metal
by Garry Sharpe-Young
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Author: Garry Sharpe-YoungEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-12-05
ISBN: 0958268401
Number of pages: 376
Publisher: Zonda Books Limited
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Book Review: The First and Best of it's kind
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll state my bias upfront. I work for Rockdetector as the Canadian staff member. I have been working on a number of projects for the organization but I did not have a hand in the creation of this new title, NWOAHM. In addition, most of the artists detailed in this title are not to my immediate, personal musical taste so I feel justified in adding my unbiased opinion. Accordingly, I feel it is appropriate to submit my review on this latest title in the ever-expanding Rockdetector bibliography.
Published in late 2005, this is the latest in a long-line of respected publications from Rockdetector. Clocking in at a massive 366 pages, on good quality paper, the book covers hundreds of bands in extensive detail. The font is large and readable and there are dozens of excellent black & white photos scattered throughout the work. The book also includes a short but very insightful essay of the historical roots of the NWOAHM movement as well as the usual table of contents, index and so on.
The book is laid out alphabetically and covers predominantly bands from North America from the 1990's until 2005. Don't let the title fool you, the NWOAHM is not a genre or sound in itself, but a musical movement and as such includes bands from many countries who meet the very broad and oft-debated criteria for inclusion. Such sub-genres covered are Metalcore, Alternative Metal, Math Metal and many more. Interestingly enough some of the larger, more commercial bands (Korn, Coal Chamber) did not make the cut but perhaps that was not a great loss as many more younger, lesser known (and even perhaps more worthy) independent bands did get a chance to see themselves in print, probably for the first time.
The discography sections are where the collectors will be most interested with extensive release info, record labels, release dates, track-listings, catalogue numbers and more. The incredibly detailed biographies, mostly drawn from first hand interviews with the band members, will have fans marveling at the mountains of interesting facts and trivia about their favorite bands.
The NWOAHM tome stands out for many reasons but specifically because this is the first academic documentation of this burgeoning movement in metal evolution. There have been many excellent publications on various other genres over the years, but until now this whole NWOAHM phenomena has gone unexplored.
For new young fans discovering metal and wishing to see where this movement came from (Pantera, Biohazard and Pro-Pain) and for older fans wishing to trace the continued and constant evolution of our beloved genre, the NWOAHM is the definitive text. Again despite the fact many of these bands are not my preferred styles for a fan of this style NWOAHM is the single authoritarian source and a welcome addition to any metal library.
Summary of New Wave of American Heavy Metal
600+ New Wave of American Heavy Metal bands are documented with extensive historical biographies, line-ups and full discographies including track lists, labels, catalogue numbers and chart positions.Reference Books
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