"Sure to strike a chord with guitarists and heavy metal fans, this authoritative and photo-filled volume surveys more than 80 of the genre's greatest axe-slingers from the 1970s to present. From metal pioneers like Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, and Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore to today's hottest shredders, thrashers, and riffers, Ultimate Heavy Metal Guitars is your guide to the instruments and musicians that made metal. Author and guitar journalist Pete Prown presents his subjects by metal-defining eras and subgenres, including: early metal, hard rock and arena rock, prog rock, Euro metal, hair metal, shred, thrash, and more. Prown's knowledgeable discussions examine specific noteworthy guitars each player made famous, as well as effects pedals, amplifiers, and career overviews that include the players' first-person revelations and insights. Illustrated with photos of the guitarists in action, the book features an early chapter on influencers who set the stage for the genre (think Clapton, Hendrix, and Beck), plus sidebars so you don't miss out on any of metal's nooks and crannies, touching on grunge, math metal, nu metal, doom metal, and the genre's roots in blues and early rock.
Guitarists profiled: Eric Clapton
Jeff Beck Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend
Jimmy Page
Tony Iommi
Ritchie Blackmore Leslie West
Martin Barre
Mick Box Johnny Winter
Joe Perry & Brad Whitford
Brian May
Robin Trower
Don ""Buck Dharma"" Roeser
Rick Derringer
Ronnie Montrose Frank Marino
Mick Ralphs
Eddie Van Halen
Ace Frehley
Tom Scholz & Barry Goudreau
Nancy Wilson
Neal Schon
Angus & Malcolm Young
Pat Travers
Michael Schenker
Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson
Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing
Rudolph Schenker, Uli Jon Roth & Matthias Jabs
Dave Murray & Adrian Smith
Randy Rhoads
Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams
Alex Lifeson
Michael Wilton & Chris DeGarmo
John Petrucci
Phil Collen & Steve Clark
Gary Moore
Joan Jett Lita Ford
Brad Gillis & Jeff Watson
Mick Mars
John Sykes
Vernon Reid
Yngwie Malmsteen
Steve Vai
Joe Satriani
Vivian Campbell
Jason Becker
Paul Gilbert
George Lynch
Tony MacAlpine & Vinnie Moore
James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett Dave Mustaine
Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman
Scott Ian
Slash
Zakk Wylde
Dimebag Darrell
Ty Tabor
Jerry Cantrell
Tom Morello
Kim Thayil
Mark Tremonti
Alexi Laiho
Herman Li
Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher
Nita Strauss Nili Brosh"
By:
Pete Prown
Imprint: Motorbooks
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 216mm,
Weight: 780g
ISBN: 9780760377758
ISBN 10: 0760377758
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Contents Introduction: Loud and Proud Chapter 1: The Dawn of Heavy Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimi Hendrix Pete Townshend Chapter 2: Forging Metal Jimmy Page Tony Iommi Ritchie Blackmore (Part 1) Leslie West Martin Barre Mick Box Chapter 3: Rock and a Hard Place Johnny Winter Joe Perry & Brad Whitford Brian May Robin Trower Don ""Buck Dharma"" Roeser Rick Derringer Ronnie Montrose Frank Marino Mick Ralphs Chapter 4: Arena Rock Eddie Van Halen Ace Frehley Tom Scholz & Barry Goudreau Nancy Wilson Neal Schon Angus & Malcolm Young Pat Travers Chapter 5: Euro-Crunch Ritchie Blackmore (Part 2) Michael Schenker Scott Gorham & Brian Robertson Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing Rudolph Schenker, Uli Jon Roth & Matthias Jabs Dave Murray & Adrian Smith Randy Rhoads Chapter 6: Prog Power Kerry Livgren & Rich Williams Alex Lifeson Michael Wilton & Chris DeGarmo John Petrucci Chapter 7: The Headbanging '80s Phil Collen & Steve Clark Gary Moore Joan Jett & Lita Ford Brad Gillis & Jeff Watson Mick Mars John Sykes Vernon Reid Chapter 8: Shred Yngwie Malmsteen Steve Vai Joe Satriani Vivian Campbell Jason Becker Paul Gilbert George Lynch Tony MacAlpine & Vinnie Moore Chapter 9: Thrash, Smash & Bash James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett Dave Mustaine Kerry King & Jeff Hanneman Scott Ian Chapter 10: End of the Century Slash Zakk Wylde Dimebag Darrell Ty Tabor Jerry Cantrell Tom Morello Kim Thayil Chapter 11: Black, Death, Math & Masks Chapter 12: Metal after the Millennium Mark Tremonti Alexi Laiho Herman Li Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher Nita Strauss & Nili Brosh Resources Image Credits Acknowledgments Index"
Pete Prown began writing about guitars and music in 1985. Today, he's a regular contributor and music editor at Vintage Guitar Magazine, and his work has been featured in Guitar Player, Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Guitar One, and Car Stereo Review, among others. Prown has also written several guitar books, including Legends of Rock Guitar (with HP Newquist, 1997); Modal Riffs for Rock Guitar (1995); Gear Secrets of the Guitar Legends (with Lisa Sharken, 2003); and Shred! The Ultimate Guide to Warp-Speed Guitar (with Rich Maloof, 2006).
Reviews for Ultimate Heavy Metal Guitars: The Guitarists Who Rocked the World
"""Headbangers will likely rejoice about the thorough celebration of the power and fury of metal in this enjoyable encyclopedia.—Dan McClure."" -- Dan McClure * Library Journal * ""...based on a strictly objective opinion, ULTIMATE HEAVY METAL GUITARS is superb on every level. The presentation, artists selection, range of eras, and styles, the nice balance of fact, and opinion, the mix of history and gear talk, Prown has done an incredible job on this book."" * Metal-Rules.com *"