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Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music

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Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal Music
WILLIAM PHILLIPS
AND

BRIAN COGAN

GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut x London

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Phillips, William, 1961– Encyclopedia of heavy metal music / William Phillips and Brian Cogan. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references andindex. ISBN 978-0-313-34800-6 (alk. paper) 1. Heavy metal (Music)—Encyclopedias. 2. Heavy metal (Music)—Bio-bibliography— Dictionaries. I. Cogan, Brian, 1967– II. Title. ML102.R6P54 2009 781.66—dc22 2008034199 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.
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2009 by William Phillips and Brian Cogan

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by anyprocess or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008034199 ISBN: 978-0-313-34800-6 First published in 2009 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this book complies with the PermanentPaper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Contents
List of Entries Guide to Related Topics Preface Acknowledgments The Encyclopedia Heavy Metal Music: An Introduction Entries A–Z Selected Bibliography Index vii xiii xix xxiii 1 3 10 271 275

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List of Entries
Accept AC/DC Aerosmith AgallochAirheads Alabama Thunder Pussy Alcatrazz Alcohol Alice Cooper Alice in Chains The Amboy Dukes Amon Amarth Amps Anaal Nathrakh Angel Witch Anthrax Anvil April Wine Arch Enemy Armored Saint Asphalt Ballet At the Gates Autograph Avenged Sevenfold Badlands Bad News Bang Tango Bathory Beatallica Behemoth Biohazard Black Label Society Black Metal Black Sabbath Blitzkreig Bloodstock Blue Cheer BlueMurder € Blue Oyster Cult Body Count Tommy Bolin Bolt Thrower Bon Jovi Boris Britny Fox Buckcherry Budgie Bullet Boys Burning Witch William S. Burroughs

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LIST OF ENTRIES Burzum Cacophony Candlemass Cannibal Corpse Carcass Cathedral Celtic Frost Cinderella Circus of Power Cirith Ungol “Cookie Monster” vocal style Corpsepaint Corrosion of Conformity Crossover Crowbar Crumbsuckers CrypticSlaughter The Cult Cult of Luna Danzig Dark Angel The Darkness Darkthrone Dead Horse Death Death Metal Decline of Western Civilization, Part II: The Metal Years Deep Purple Def Leppard Deftones Deicide Demos Dethklok Dimmu Borgir Dio Ronnie James Dio Discharge Dismember Dissection Disturbed Dokken Dream Theater DRI Dusk Dust Eagles of Death Metal Earache Records Electric Guitars Elf Emperor EnglishDogs Enslaved Europe Exodus Extreme Faith No More Fargo Rock City Fashion and Metal Faster Pussycat Fates Warning Festivals Filter Firehouse Flotsam & Jetsam Foghat Lita Ford Fu Manchu Funeral Girlschool Goatsnake Goblin Cock God Dethroned Godflesh Godsmack Gorgoroth Great White Grim Reaper Grindcore Dave Grohl Grunge Guitar Hero Guns N’ Roses GWAR

LIST OF ENTRIES Hanoi Rocks Hardcore (Punk)Hatebreed Headbanging Heaven and Hell Heavy Metal Kids Heavy Metal Parking Lot Hellhammer Helloween High on Fire Holocaust The Horns Immortal Incubus Infectious Grooves Insane Clown Posse Iron Butterfly Iron Maiden Isis Jackyl Jethro Tull and the Grammys Judas Priest Juggalos Jen Kajzer Diane Kamikaze Kat Kid Rock Killswitch Engage King Diamond King’s X Kiss Kittie Kix Korn Kreator Krokus Kyuss Lamb ofGod L’Amours Leather Led Zeppelin Leng Tch’e Lez Zeppelin Limp Bizkit Living Colour Lord of the Rings Lords of Chaos Machine Head Yngwie Malmsteen Manowar Marilyn Manson Masters of Reality Mastodon Mayhem Megadeth Melvins Mercyful Fate Meshuggah Metal Blade Metal Church “Metal Up Your Ass” Metalheads Metallica Misfits M.O.D. Monster Magnet Montrose Moonsorrow Morbid Angel Moshing o u M€tley Cr€e...