Written by Joel McIver and published (as a slim trade paperback) by Omnibus Press in the UK in 2000.
ISBN 0-7119-8040-3.
This has detailed career overviews for 250 black, death, doom and thrash metal bands, accompanied by basic discographies.
CONDITION - good. The cover is lightly scuffed, with a small crease.
Great Metal Discography (SECONDHAND)
$35.00
Written by Martin C Strong and published (as a very large, heavy paperback) by Canongate Books in the UK in 1998.
ISBN 0-86241-727-9.
Like it says on the front cover - "complete discographies listing every track recorded by more than 800 groups", this is an awesome reference book.
CONDITION - good. The cover is lightly scuffed, with a crease on the spine.
HM A-Z - The Ultimate Heavy Metal Encyclopedia (SECONDHAND)
$20.00
Written by Paul Suter and published (as a slim A4 sized paperback) by Omnibus Press in the UK in 1985.
ISBN 0-7119-0633-5.
This is an A to Z listing of 120 major hard rock & heavy metal bands, with full LP discographies.
CONDITION - good. The cover is lightly scuffed.
Nu-Metal - The Next Generation Of Rock And Punk (SECONDHAND)
$20.00
Written by Joel McIver and published (as a slim trade paperback) by Omnibus Press in the UK in 2002.
ISBN 0-7119-9209-6.
This has detailed career overviews for 100 rap-rock, rap-metal, funk-metal and other cutting edge metal bands bands, accompanied by basic discographies.
CONDITION - good. The cover is lightly scuffed.
Official Music Master Metal Catalogue Edition 2 (SECONDHAND)
$15.00
Edited by Neil Jeffries in 1990 and re-published (as a slim trade paperback) in a revised & updated edition by Retail Entertainment Data Publishing Ltd in the UK in 1994.
ISBN 0-9045-2086-2.
This lists almost 14,000 hard rock & heavy metal recordings from 1800 artists, with track listings, catalogue numbers, etc.
CONDITION - good. The cover is lightly scuffed.
Rockdetector A-Z Of Black Metal (SECONDHAND)
$20.00
Written by Garry Sharpe-Young and published (as a trade paperback) by Cherry Red Books in the UK in 2001.
ISBN 1-901447-30-8.
This has details of over 2000 extreme metal bands, with brief biographies and discographies.
CONDITION - good. The cover is lightly scuffed.
Sound Of The Beast (SECONDHAND)
$30.00
Written by Ian Christie and published (in hardback) by Allison & Bushby Ltd in the UK in 2004.
ISBN 0-74908-351-4.
Sub-titled "the complete headbanging history of heavy metal", this is a detailed overview of the genre.
CONDITION - very good. The dust jacket is lightly scuffed.