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Lords of Chaos Lords of Chaos (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as metal)
avg rating 3.67 — 8,875 ratings — published 1998
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I Am Ozzy I Am Ozzy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as metal)
avg rating 4.17 — 35,775 ratings — published 2009
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Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult (Extreme Metal) Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult (Extreme Metal)
by (shelved 20 times as metal)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,293 ratings — published 2013
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Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as metal)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,120 ratings — published 2004
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We Sold Our Souls We Sold Our Souls (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as metal)
avg rating 3.69 — 33,789 ratings — published 2018
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Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as metal)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,024 ratings — published 2003
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Swedish Death Metal Swedish Death Metal (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as metal)
avg rating 4.25 — 740 ratings — published 2007
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Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven & Hell with Black Sabbath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as metal)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,175 ratings — published 2011
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White Line Fever: The Autobiography White Line Fever: The Autobiography (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as metal)
avg rating 3.96 — 10,355 ratings — published 2002
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Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as metal)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,474 ratings — published 2013
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The Long Hard Road Out of Hell The Long Hard Road Out of Hell (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as metal)
avg rating 3.81 — 32,266 ratings — published 1998
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Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as metal)
avg rating 3.92 — 7,831 ratings — published 2010
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True Norwegian Black Metal True Norwegian Black Metal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as metal)
avg rating 4.46 — 771 ratings — published 2008
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Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as metal)
avg rating 3.99 — 305 ratings — published 2009
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A History of Heavy Metal A History of Heavy Metal (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as metal)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,037 ratings — published
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Confessions of a Heretic: The Sacred and the Profane: Behemoth and Beyond Confessions of a Heretic: The Sacred and the Profane: Behemoth and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as metal)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,473 ratings — published 2012
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Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath―And Beyond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as metal)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,633 ratings — published
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Confess: The Autobiography Confess: The Autobiography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as metal)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,111 ratings — published 2020
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Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as metal)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,320 ratings — published 2012
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The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as metal)
avg rating 4.14 — 39,690 ratings — published 2007
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Dark Days: A Memoir Dark Days: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as metal)
avg rating 4.51 — 2,012 ratings — published 2014
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Extremity Retained: Notes from the Death Metal Underground Extremity Retained: Notes from the Death Metal Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as metal)
avg rating 4.27 — 108 ratings — published 2014
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Blod, eld, död: en svensk metalhistoria Blod, eld, död: en svensk metalhistoria (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as metal)
avg rating 4.12 — 606 ratings — published 2011
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I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as metal)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,595 ratings — published 2014
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Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as metal)
avg rating 4.58 — 268 ratings — published 2011
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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as metal)
avg rating 4.14 — 49,855 ratings — published 2001
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Only Death is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost, 1981-1985 Only Death is Real: An Illustrated History of Hellhammer and Early Celtic Frost, 1981-1985 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as metal)
avg rating 4.53 — 234 ratings — published 2010
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What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography What Does This Button Do?: An Autobiography (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as metal)
avg rating 4.04 — 7,871 ratings — published 2017
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The Death Archives: Mayhem 1984-94 The Death Archives: Mayhem 1984-94 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as metal)
avg rating 4.31 — 303 ratings — published 2015
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Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as metal)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,366 ratings — published 2010
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Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music (Music / Culture) Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music (Music / Culture)
by (shelved 6 times as metal)
avg rating 3.87 — 246 ratings — published 1993
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Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as metal)
avg rating 3.61 — 648 ratings — published 2002
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as metal)
avg rating 4.49 — 1,017,729 ratings — published 2006
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Non Serviam: The Official Story of Rotting Christ Non Serviam: The Official Story of Rotting Christ (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as metal)
avg rating 4.46 — 153 ratings — published 2018
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Corpsepaint Corpsepaint (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as metal)
avg rating 3.88 — 311 ratings — published 2018
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Black Metal: Beyond the Darkness Black Metal: Beyond the Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as metal)
avg rating 3.80 — 153 ratings — published 2012
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The Encyclöpedia öf Heavy Metal The Encyclöpedia öf Heavy Metal (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as metal)
avg rating 4.12 — 338 ratings — published 2003
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Slash Slash (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as metal)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,912 ratings — published 2007
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Are You Morbid? Are You Morbid? (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as metal)
avg rating 3.79 — 118 ratings — published 2000
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Gone to the Wolves Gone to the Wolves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 3.48 — 1,317 ratings — published 2023
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Rainbow in the Dark Rainbow in the Dark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,262 ratings — published 2021
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My Life with Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock Roll My Life with Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock Roll (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 3.61 — 588 ratings — published 2013
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Doomed to Fail Doomed to Fail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 3.62 — 198 ratings — published 2020
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Belzebubs Belzebubs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,112 ratings — published 2018
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Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,033 ratings — published
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The Kill Riff The Kill Riff (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 3.56 — 312 ratings — published 1988
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For The Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records For The Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 4.02 — 431 ratings — published
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Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies, Vol. 1 Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 4.21 — 154 ratings — published 2015
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My Bloody Roots My Bloody Roots (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 3.91 — 460 ratings — published 2013
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Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as metal)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,128 ratings — published 2011
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Dean F. Wilson
“The glare filled the cockpit like a passenger, until every piece of metal, every crag and cog, was illuminated, until the very metal itself glared back, and might've blinded the eyes of the sun.”
Dean F. Wilson, Hopebreaker

Ian Christe
“That's certainly the roots of heavy metal. That whole sense of revolution and wanting to be powerful is definetly a puberty thing. Fans don't have to be offended by that. Everybody goes through it. That's why heavy metal is so powerful.”
Ian Christe, Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal

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