Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: 2017, ECW Press Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP I’ve never been a member of the cult of Bon Scott. Do I admire him? Yes. Respect? Most certainly. Enjoy? Frequently. However, I’ve stopped just short of the hero worship demonstrated by many fans. If will be…
Library of Loudness (Book Reviews)
Tipton, Denton (Ed), Cradle Of Filth-Maledictus Athenaeum (Book review)
Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: 2021, Incendium/Opus Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Incendium is a company that specializes in entertainment; books, games, comics, toys and all sorts of cool stuff. Not so long ago they opened a sub-division called Opus which sub-specializes in music related cross-over material. Opus has been getting a…
Milazzo, Alex (ed.), Ripping Tongues (Book review)
Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: 2021, Heavy Music Artwork Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP This is a unique and important book. RIPPING TONGUES is the result of a three-year interview project spearheaded by Alex Milazzo of the Heavy Metal Artwork organization. HMA started about 10 years ago and have built a solid…
Tipton, Denton (ed.) Crystal Planet (Book Review)
Reviewed: September, 2021 Released: 2021, Incendium/Opus Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Incendium is a company that specializes in entertainment; books, games, comics, toys and all sorts of cool stuff. Not so long ago they opened a sub-division called Opus which sub-specializes in music related cross-over material. Opus has been getting a bit…
McIver, Joel-The Saga Of Skalmold (Book Review)
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Black Harbour Entertainment Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP It is no secret that the Heavy Metal business has been evolving down into a massive global cottage industry. Hundreds of bands run their own labels, recording studios, record and produce their own albums, create merchandise and then tour. The…
Dio, Ronnie J.- Rainbow In The Dark (Book review)
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Permuted Press Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP RAINBOW IN THE DARK is likely one of the most anticipated Heavy Metal themed autobiographies in several years. That is not just because it is the life story of Dio but this book has been in the works and public…
Rybandt, Joe (ed.)-Alice Cooper: Welcome To My Nightmare Volume I (Book review)
Reviewed: August 202 Released: 2015, Dynamite Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP It is not surprising that the very first Hard Rock and Heavy Metal artists to get adapted into comic form had strong visual images. Kiss and Alice Cooper started it all and had time went in band with mascots or strong…
Hoseley, R. (ed.)- Dio-Holy Diver (Book review)
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, Z2 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I don’t think it is a coincidence that the very first officially endorsed Dio comic/graphic novel was released to coincide with the new Dio autobiography, RAINBOW IN TBE DARK! The good people at Z2 are really building a good name…
Beaujour, Tom & Bienstock, Richard-Nothin’ But A Good Time (Book review)
Reviewed: August 2021 Released: 2021, St. Martin’s Press Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP The nostalgia market for products of all kinds is a very large one, and Hard Rock and Heavy Metal are no different. NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME really taps into this market. Long time L.A. Sunset strip scene…
Crocker, Chris-Metallica: The Frayed Ends Of Metal (Book Review)
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 1993, St. Martin’s Press Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP There are many, many books about Metallica and this is one of the very first. It might even be the second one ever published. Eddie McSquare (if that is his real name) wrote, I believe, the first book…
Stolz, Nolan-Experiencing Black Sabbath (Book Review)
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2019, Rowman & Littlefield Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP This is the second of two books I reviewed this month that look at the Black Sabbath catalogue and go song-by-song through the band’s discography, the other being Elliot’s book BLACK SABBATH AND OZZY:THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS. …
Stanley, Paul-Backstage Pass (Book Review)
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2019, HarperOne Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP When it was first published I reviewed Paul Stanley’s 2014 autobiography, FACE THE MUSIC. In that review, I made a comparison to the other three previously published autobiographies by the original members of Kiss (Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter…
Clerk, Carol & Elliot, Paul -Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne (Book Review)
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2019, Carlton Books Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: JP I suppose I should not be surprised by the commercial, profit-driven nature of the publishing industry, but at times it still catches me off guard. This is one of those times. When I first discovered this book I…
Manning, Mark-Collateral Damage (Book Review)
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2002, Creation Books Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: JP Do you recall Zodiac Mindwarp? There had a huge amount of press and buzz in the late 80’s and early 90’s when their album TATTOOED LOVE MESSIAH was released. The band toured North America with Alice Cooper and Guns…
Canter, Marc-Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction (Book Review)
Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2007, Shoot Hip Press Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP I am not photographer. I’ve never felt the need to own a camera or take a lot of pictures. However, I do admire people who are the proverbial shutterbugs. I feel that while the importance of the photographer…