Hard Rock

Widespread Panic One of the many neo-hippie jam bands inheriting the road-warrior mantle left behind by the Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic established a devout grassroots following on the strength of constant touring and a loose, rootsy brand of Southern rock informed by jazz and blues textures. The group's origins date to 1982, when vocalist John Bell and guitarist Mike Houser first began playing together while attending college in Athens, Georgia. When bassist Dave Schools left academia to join the duo the next year, Widespread Panic were officially born. The band recorded its debut single, "Coconut Image," in 1986; drummer Todd Nance joined soon after, followed by the addition of percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz and finally keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann.

AC/DC Ultimate Paper Sleeve Collection (2007/8 Japanese exclusive limited edition box set containing a total of 186 tracks across 19 digitally remastered CD albums [18 single + 1 double] with every official studio and live album from the 1976 debut 'High Voltage' through to their 2000 release 'Stiff Upper Lip', each disc is housed in a mini-LP style card picture sleeve complete with individual inserts & lyric sheets plus obi-strips which create the band logo when placed together in chronological order.

Motörhead, is a long-lived and iconic British heavy metal band formed in 1975 by former roadie for Jimi Hendrix, bassist, singer and songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister. They are widely recognized as progenitors of thrash & speed metal, a fusion of heavy metal and what was soon to become hardcore punk. Consequently they influenced countless rock, punk rock, and heavy metal bands that followed. Usually a power trio, Motörhead had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Top 40 chart. The albums Overkill, its follow on, Bomber, Ace of Spades, and particularly No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith, cemented Motörhead’s reputation as one of Britain’s foremost heavy metal groups. While Motörhead are typically classified as heavy metal, speed metal or thrash metal (and often regarded as a foundational influence on the latter two styles); Lemmy dislikes such labels, preferring to describe the band’s music simply as “Rock and Roll”…

Known as a leading expert on all things hard rock and heavy metal, Eddie Trunk continues to entertain fans on the radio and as the host of VH1 Classic's hit television program That Metal Show with his passion for music. In his debut book, Eddie discusses his most essential bands, his unique personal experiences with them, his favorite "Stump the Trunk" anecdotes and trivia, as well as his favorite playlists. Whether you're a classic Metallica or Megadeth metalhead or prefer the hair metal of old-school Bon Jovi or Poison, Eddie Trunk's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal salutes all who are ready to rock!

The Ultimate Guide to Speed and Accuracy

Nel 2020 l'heavy metal ha festeggiato 50 anni. Ma la voglia di alzare al massimo gli amplificatori non si è certo fermata, anzi, vive e continua tutt'ora. Un bisogno primario, quello di decibel e velocità, potenza espressiva e intensità sonora, che ha fatto la storia degli artisti hard & heavy e del loro pubblico, un universo talmente variegato da tenere insieme Led Zeppelin e Slayer, Queen e Children of Bodom, Metallica, Van Halen, AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, Mayhem e Kiss. La nostra storia inizia qualche anno prima del celebre esordio dei Black Sabbath e affonda le sue radici in un gruppo di band inglesi innamorate del blues come Who, Yardbirds e Kinks che, all'epoca del successo dei Beatles, pensano a rendere il suono più potente, sperimentando con distorsioni e attrezzature capaci di sostenere livelli di decibel fino ad allora impensabili..