Denim and Leather - The Rise and Fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal

Informationen zum Autor Michael Hann writes for titles including the Guardian , the Financial Times , The Independent , The Economist , Spectator and The Quietus . He was formerly music editor of the Guardian and editor of FourFourTwo. The first band he saw was Samson (opening for Whitesnake). Denim and Leather is his first book. Klappentext It's the late 1970s, and across Britain aggressive, young bands are forming. Independent labels are springing up to release their music. But this isn't the story of punk. Forget punk. Punk was a flash in the pan compared to this. This is the story of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a musical movement that really did change the world. Vorwort It's the late 1970s, and across Britain aggressive, young bands are forming. Independent labels are springing up to release their music. But this isn't the story of punk. Forget punk. Punk was a flash in the pan compared to this. This is the story of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a musical movement that really did change the world. Zusammenfassung It's the late 1970s, and across Britain aggressive, young bands are forming. Independent labels are springing up to release their music. But this isn't the story of punk. Forget punk. Punk was a flash in the pan compared to this. This is the story of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a musical movement that really did change the world.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Hann, Hann Michael, MICHAEL HANN
• Publisher: Constable
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781472134103
• ISBN: 978-1-4721-3410-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Rock & Pop music, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, History of Music, Popular Music, c 1970 to c 1979, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, Metal, Heavy Metal