{"product_id":"alexandros-ansesiadis-yannis-skarpelos-heroes-of-the-metal-underground-book","title":"Alexandros Ansesiadis \u0026 Yannis Skarpelos - Heroes of the Metal Underground BOOK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe one and only encyclopedic book on independent American metal!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Alexandros’ in-depth research and clear love and fervor for this music bleeds all over this book! A reference book to a movement that changed music from the underside, through the back door and crashing the gates to get in.” ? Parris Mayhew, AGGROS and former member of the Cro-Mags\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf all you knew about metal music was what you heard on commercial radio, then you don’t know metal.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeroes of the Metal Underground\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprofiles over one hundred American metal bands from throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMetal exploded during the 1980s. American record companies signed a few bands to major label recording deals (Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax) but that left hundreds of bands working to get their songs heard. These intrepid metal bands borrowed a page from punk’s DIY handbook and did it themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegional favorites. Hometown heroes. Tour-van veterans. Bands who invested their life savings into recording and pressing their songs onto albums for a shot at immortality on vinyl. Fans loved it. We are here for it. Devil horns up, headbangers, your playlist—and record collection—is about to be blast beat’d into the metalsphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e624 pages of pure American metal alongside images of rare records and interviews with the visionaries who wrote, played, and recorded thousands of songs you’ve (probably) never heard. Crate diggers rejoice—this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexandros Anesiadis lives in London and Greece. His previous books,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossover the Edge\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Can Be the New Wind\u003c\/em\u003e, document punk and hybrid punk-metal bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributor Yannis Skarpelos is a sociologist and professor of Visual Cultural Studies at Panteion University, Athens. He loves all things metal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"feral house","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44994936013008,"sku":null,"price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/4201\/4416\/files\/Heroes-of-the-Metal-Undergroundbook.webp?v=1776883044","url":"https:\/\/www.grapefruitrecordclub.com\/products\/alexandros-ansesiadis-yannis-skarpelos-heroes-of-the-metal-underground-book","provider":"Grapefruit Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}