Discover how four bands—Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer—forged a new breed of heavy metal that fused punk aggression with prog-rock precision … and changed music forever. Heavy Metal’s Big Four delivers a year-by-year chronicle of how these four titans defined, then dominated thrash metal, beginning with the formations of Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer in 1981. Drawing on more than four decades of history, author Dan Bukszpan explores the bands’ beginnings, key lineu...
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of an undisputed prog rock masterpiece with this richly illustrated and highly giftable slip-cased volume. Just in time for the band’s Fifty Something tour, Rush and 2112: 50 Years tells the complete tale of the most revered prog rock album of all time with bold photography, insightful interviews and commentary, and rarely seen performance and off-stage photography. Rush formed in Toronto in 1968 and debuted their first album in 1974. Their seco...
