Mick Wall: 26 books

Né dans un garage miteux de Los Angeles au début des années quatre-vingt, rien ne disposait vraiment Metallica à devenir ce qu’il est aujourd’hui. Enfin, rien à part Lars Ulrich. Batteur à la technique limitée sur les premiers enregistrements du groupe, celui-ci se rattrape aisément grâce...

From one of rock's greatest writers, Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre is the definitive biography of the Doors Spanning the entire history of the band, from the birth of its members to the deaths of those who have departed, this book will long remain the definitive history of a band that changed the history...

The first significant fresh reporting on the legendary band in twenty years, built on interviews with all surviving band members and revealing a never-before-seen side of the genius and debauchery that defined their heyday. Veteran rock journalist Mick Wall unflinchingly tells the story of...

Their roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. The music they played—heavy metal mixed with punk attitude—became its own genre: thrash. Their bassist died and they survived to became the biggest-selling band in the world. As grunge threatened to overtake them, they reinvented...

A tribute biography of the hugely popular DJ and broadcaster John Peel John Peel was born in Cheshire in 1939 and, after National Service, he eventually went into broadcasting while travelling in America, where his Liverpool accent convinced them he must know the Beatles, and he was even present...

Hanging out with rock stars, trying to steal their chicks, or throwing up over their guitars after launching into the hospitality a little too enthusiastically, Mick Wall spent much of the 1980s sprawled in limos and five-star hotels with the biggest rock bands in the world, including Led Zeppelin,...

There’s a reason why Dave Grohl is known, however naively, as “the nicest man in rock.” A reason why millions have bought his Foo Fighters albums and DVDs, his concert and festival tickets. A reason why generations have bought into his story, his dream, his self-fulfilling prophecies. Dave may...

Formada em 1981, misturando os riffs poderosos da NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) com a atitude punk, a banda Metallica criou seu próprio gênero, o thrash; foi seguida por Slayer, Anthrax e Megadeth, mas nunca quis ficar restrita a esse rótulo. Trinta anos depois, superou todas as expectativas...

Lou Reed died in 2013. This is the critically acclaimed biography of the songwriter, Velvet Underground member and musician. Rock 'n' roll was Lou Reed's life. From recording one of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time with THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO (1967), to heavy drug...

Decades before reality television was invented, Ozzy Osbourne was subversive and dark. Ozzy was the singer in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and they meant business. In an era when rock bands were measured by how 'heavy' they were, no one was weightier than Black Sabbath. All four founding members...

Here is the ultimate illustrated discography of the world's greatest metal band, Metallica, covering everything from 1983's Kill 'Em All through all their multi-million selling albums and bringing the story right up-to-date with their video game Metallica: Guitar Hero.Metallica where inducted into...

Groupe formé à New York en 1976 sous haute influence sixties à grand renfort de guitare Fuzz et de Farfisa , les Fleshtones y ont associé une énergie résolument punk puisant aux sources du rhythm & blues et du rock and roll. L’histoire des Fleshtones est l’illustration parfaite du dévouement...