Jeff Wagner is pissed. The author of “Mean Deviation: Four Decades Of Progressive Heavy Metal” and former Metal Maniacs editor is pulling together a book on Peter Steele and Type O Negative. He’s got one problem. The band’s surviving members want nothing to do with it. And he’s fucking pissed. “I’m disappointed in the recent Read More
No doubt worthy of a book on his life, Five Finger Death Punch drummer Jeremy Spencer has taken it upon himself to write his autobiography. It will be called “Deathpunched: Cheers To My Sobriety,” and will be out in early 2014. Lucky for us, we got our hands on an excerpt from the book, which Read More
And it’s even authorized! Meaning, the family of the late Type O Negative and Carnivore frontman have signed off on the project! Called “Soul On Fire,” Peter Steele’s biography is being worked on at this very moment. Not by me, alas — but by metal journalist Jeff Wagner. The book will be “a comprehensive investigation Read More
A suit has been filed by the estate and family of guitar legend Randy Rhoads against filmmakers and authors Peter Margolis and Andrew Klein, the publishing company Velocity Publishing Group, Inc., and co-author Steven Rosen in connection with a botched documentary film project on Rhoads’s life. The suit also involves a recently published book about Read More
So, did you not understand that there was a storyline to the last two Between The Buried and Me records? Same here. I guess that’s because I only listened to ‘em a handful of times, and then moved on to other things. Frankly, Between The Buried and Me records are like video games I’ve beaten. Read More
As you will see in the video at the end of this post, Nergal’s like the Terminator. He rides a motorcycle and brings loaded weapons to church. Not that the Terminator ever did that. But, you see what I mean. He also has that accent. He’s like a skinny Terminator. The video is the sixth Read More
So, about a week or more ago, Behemoth frontman Adam “Nergal” Darski released a trailer for his forthcoming autobiography. I didn’t write about it because…well, it’s a trailer for a fucking book. I thought trailers for albums were a stretch, but this…? However, a second trailer has been released for “Sacrum Profanum,” which will likely Read More
That’s rather short notice. Faber has set a September 6 release date for “Trampled Under Foot: The Power And Excess Of Led Zeppelin,” a new book by British music critic Barney Hoskyns. The 624-page book is described as “A unique look at the history, adventures, myths and realities of this most legendary and powerful of Read More
I was reading Blabbermouth this morning, and learned that the long-discussed book from Phil Anselmo should be ready to read in 2014. Not that book stores will even exist in two years, but what the fuck, right? Phil — who you know from Pantera, Down, and Superjoint Ritual — is writing the book with BloodyDisgusting.com Read More
That’s right, you frail bitch. This October, Slash of Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and top hat fame will be releasing a new book called “Slash: An Intimate Portrait.” With a 144 pages, this hardcover book by Richard Bienstock while come chock full of photography by Robert Knight. “‘Slash: An Intimate Portrait’ takes you beyond Read More