Paul Brannigan

Titled in tribute to the gloriously theatrical lyric from 'Immigrant Song', Valhalla!: The A to Z of Led Zeppelin aims to illuminate and unpack the mythology and majesty of the greatest hard-rock band of all time. Utilising a similar tone and structure to Mark Blake's wildly entertaining, critically acclaimed Magnifico!: The A to Z of Queen, this book seeks to re-animate Led Zeppelin for a global audience in a digestible, accessible and authoritative format. Liberated from the constraints of a conventional biography, the alphabetised entries will include eyewitness anecdotes and analytical mini-essays, as well as original critiques of the music of Plant, Page, Jones and Bonham - and, crucially, what their songs reveal about the men who crafted them. Among the book's irreverent pages, readers will find out just how much money the quartet invested in Monty Python and exactly why Barack Obama felt compelled to host them in a room with 3-inch-thick windows and a secret-service presence. Yet this meticulously researched guide also provides a comprehensive overview of the group's game-changing rise to ascendancy and the subsequent fallout as three creatively restless musicians struggled to process the devastating loss of their dear friend and esteemed bandmate John Bonham. Packed with insightful trivia to delight Led Zep loyalists and casual fans alike, this is the rock and roll story of all the good times and bad times.

Titled in tribute to the gloriously theatrical lyric from 'Immigrant Song', Valhalla!: The A to Z of Led Zeppelin aims to illuminate and unpack the mythology and majesty of the greatest hard-rock band of all time. Utilising a similar tone and structure to Mark Blake's wildly entertaining, critically acclaimed Magnifico!: The A to Z of Queen, this book seeks to re-animate Led Zeppelin for a global audience in a digestible, accessible and authoritative format. Liberated from the constraints of a conventional biography, the alphabetised entries will include eyewitness anecdotes and analytical mini-essays, as well as original critiques of the music of Plant, Page, Jones and Bonham - and, crucially, what their songs reveal about the men who crafted them. Among the book's irreverent pages, readers will find out just how much money the quartet invested in Monty Python and exactly why Barack Obama felt compelled to host them in a room with 3-inch-thick windows and a secret-service presence. Yet this meticulously researched guide also provides a comprehensive overview of the group's game-changing rise to ascendancy and the subsequent fallout as three creatively restless musicians struggled to process the devastating loss of their dear friend and esteemed bandmate John Bonham. Packed with insightful trivia to delight Led Zep loyalists and casual fans alike, this is the rock and roll story of all the good times and bad times.

Eddie Van Halenin elämää ja uraa luotaava teos Eruption kertoo yhden maailman tunnetuimman sähkökitaristin vaiheista niin Van Halen -bändin riveissä kuin yksityiselämässään. Tutustu tästä lukunäytteeseen Jumalaisen kitaristin risainen elämäEddie Van Halenin huikean taidonnäytteen Eruptionin mukaan nimetty teos on ensimmäinen täysimittainen elämäkerta tästä kitaravirtuoosista. Eddie Van Halenia(1955-2020) pidetään Jimi Hendrixin ja Chuck Berryn ohella yhtenä sähkökitaransoiton merkittävimmistä uranuurtajista. Yhdessä veljensä Alexin kanssa perustama Van Halen -yhtye on yli 80 miljoonan myydyn levyn myötä yksi hard rockin historian menestyneimmistä kokoonpanoista. Van Halen syntyi Amsterdamissa saksofonisti-isän ja Indonesiasta kotoisin olevan äidin perheeseen. 1960-luvun alussa Van Halenit muuttivat Pasadenaan Kaliforniaan paremman elannon toivossa. Uusi alku vieraassa maassa ei kuitenkaan ollut helppo Eddielle ja hänen isoveljellensä Alexille. Niinpä he uppoutuivat musiikkiin ja alkoivat pianon soiton ohella opetella myös rumpujen ja kitaran soittoa. Vuonna 1972 he perustivat yhtyeen, jonka musiikki oli tyylillisesti aivan uutta ja josta tuli 1980-luvun kalifornialaisen rockmusiikin ruumiillistuma. Englantilaisen musiikkitoimittajan Paul Branniganin Eruption on ensimmäinen täysimittainen elämäkerta Van Halenista. Kirjassa hän kuvaa Eddie Van Halenin musiikillista kehitystä ja menestystarinaa, mutta myös tämän epävarmuutta, alkoholismia, vaikeaa suhdetta bändinsä laulajaan David Lee Rothiin, avioeroa ja taistelua syöpää vastaan.

'The game changing guitar legend gets the biography he deserves ... Diligently researched, perceptive and well-written.' 8/10, Classic Rock'An affectionate and unflinching portrait of metal guitar's Mount Everest.' MojoArriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution. The sons of a Dutch, saxophone-playing father, the brothers discovered the Beatles, Cream and others. From the moment their hugely influential 1978 debut landed, Van Halen set a high bar for the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, creating an entirely new style of post-'60s hard rock and becoming the quintessential Californian band of the 1980s. But there was also an undercurrent of tragedy to their story, as Eddie's struggles played out in public, from his difficult relationship with the band's original singer, Dave Lee Roth, to substance abuse, divorce and his long-running battle with cancer. With unique insights, Paul Brannigan's Eruption reaches beyond the headlines to explore the cultural and social contexts that shaped this iconic guitarist, while also turning up the dial on a life lived at volume eleven.

FULLY UPDATED AND REVISED, INCLUDING TWO NEW CHAPTERS TO BRING THE STORY UP TO DATE

From the record-breaking success of 1991's 'Black Album' to the band's reinvention with the Load/Reload albums; from bassist Jason Newsted's shock departure to the group's subsequent meltdown as laid bare in the documentary Some Kind of Monster; from the Lulu album with Lou Reed to their hugely expensive feature film Through the Never, the second half of the Metallica story has been as eventful and controversial as it has triumphant.

Inga musikskribenter har kommit Metallica närmre än Paul Brannigan och Ian Winwood. Efter att ha intervjuat bandet i hundratals timmar genom åren har de en insiders syn på bandets utveckling från ett smutsigt garage i LA till världens största arenor och 100 miljoner sålda album. Den andra och avslutande delen av Birth School Metallica Death tar sin början 1991 då bandet står på gränsen till det stora genombrott som skulle förvandla dem till megastjärnor.

Birth School Metallica Death is the definitive story of the most significant rock band since Led Zeppelin, covering the band's formation up to their breakthrough eponymous fifth album, aka "The Black Album." The intense and sometimes fraught relationship between aloof-yet-simmering singer, chief lyricist, and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and the outspoken and ambitious drummer Lars Ulrich is the saga's emotional core. Their earliest years saw the release of three unimpeachable classics (Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets), but it was the breakthrough of ... And Justice for All that rent the fabric of the mainstream, hitting the top of the charts without benefit of radio airplay or the then-crucial presence on MTV. And in 1991, with the release of "The Black Album," Metallica finally hit the next level with five hit singles and their first album atop the Billboard charts. Veteran music journalists and Metallica confidants Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood detail this meteoric rise to international fame in an epic saga of family, community, self-belief, the pursuit of dreams, and music that rocks. Told through first-hand interviews with the band and those closest to them, the story of Metallica's rise to the mainstream has never been so vividly documented.

As they embark upon the fourth decade of the career, Metallica's legacy is as unique as it is remarkable: having sold over 100 million albums their status as the biggest Metal band of all time is indisputable. Following the acclaimed first volume, which chronicled the band's rise to international stardom, the authors now explore the challenges and tensions that ensued for the band. From the phenomenal, breakthrough, success of 1991's 'Black' album to the band's reinvention with the 'Load/Reload' albums; bassist Jason Newsted's shock exit in 2001 and the group's subsequent meltdown, as laid bare in the unvarnished fly-on-the-wall documentary Some Kind Of Monster, to the divisive 'St. Anger' and 'Lulu' sets (recorded with Rick Rubin and in collaboration with Lou Reed respectively), they brilliantly capture this unique bands epic, louder than life saga.

Into the Black begins on the eve of the release of Metallica's massive breakthrough with the eponymous LP that became known as "The Black Album." Suddenly, at the dawn of the '90s, Metallica was no longer the biggest thrash metal band in the world-they were the biggest rock band in the world, period. But with such enormous success came new challenges, as Metallica ran the risk of alienating their original fan base. They were beset by controversy over musical stylistic shifts, supposed concessions to the mainstream, even their choice of haircuts. During this transformative era, journalists Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood had unprecedented access to Metallica. They accompanied the band on tour and joined them in the studio, getting exhilarating eyewitness views into the belly of the beast. Together they amassed over 75 hours of interview material, much of it never in print before now. Through changes both musical and personal, Metallica struggled to maintain their identity and remain a viable creative force. A ferocious battle with the file-sharing company Napster saw the quartet attract the worst PR of their career. Meanwhile, communication breakdowns between James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Jason Newsted (who would leave the band in 2001) led to fierce internal arguments, as laid bare in the controversial documentary Some Kind of Monster. At the end of the century, Metallica had appeared to be a band teetering on the brink of self-destruction, but through setbacks and struggles they endured and thrived. From Load, Reload, and Garage, Inc. to the stunning return to form in Death Magnetic and the massive tours that accompanied them-including the real story behind the Big Four shows-Into the Black takes readers inside the heart of Metallica and concludes the saga of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

Metallica have sold in excess of 100 million albums and won seven Grammys. Their journey from scuzzy Los Angeles garages to the stages of the world's biggest stadia has been an epic and often traumatic one, and one of the few truly great rock 'n' roll sagas. No music writers have been afforded greater access to Metallica over the years than Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood, two former editors of Kerrang. Having conducted hundreds of hours of interviews with the band, they have between them gained an unparalleled knowledge of the group's history and an insiders' view of how their story has developed: they have ridden in the band's limos, flown on their private jet, joined them in the studio, been invited to the quartet's 'HQ' outside San Francisco and shared beers and stories with them in venues across the globe. There are countless memorable stories about the band never before seen in print, tales of bed-hopping and drug-taking and car-crashes and fist-fights and back-stabbing that occur when you mix testosterone and adrenaline, alcohol and egomania, talent and raw ambition. Perceptive, emotionally attached, and intellectually rigorous, Birth, School, Metallica, Death will be the essential and definitive story of this extraordinary band. Volume I takes us from the band's inception through to the recording and eve of release of their seminal, self-titled, 1991 album.

Sisäpiirikertomuksen toinen osa kertoo Metallican murskaavan menestyksen vuosistaMetallica on kaikkien aikojen suurimpia rockbändejä ja maailman merkittävin metallibändi. Tämä virallisena Metallica-historiikkina pidetty eeppinen, kaksiosainen saaga päästää lukijan bändin jäsenten iholle ja kertoo kaiken yhtyeen sisäisistä jännitteistä, tragedioista ja tavoitteista. Saagan toinen osa alkaa Mustan albumin ennennäkemättömästä menestyksestä ja ulottuu nykyhetkeen.

Metallica har sålt över 100 miljoner album och vunnit sju Grammys. Deras resa från ett smutsigt garage i Los Angeles till scener på världens största arenor har varit episk och ofta traumatisk det är utan tvekan en av de största rock'n'roll-sagorna. Inga musikskribenter har kommit Metallica närmre än Paul Brannigan och Ian Winwood. Efter att ha intervjuat bandet i hundratals timmar genom åren har de en enastående kunskap om gruppens historia och en insiders syn på hur deras berättelse har utvecklats. Här finns otaliga minnesvärda historier om bandet som aldrig tidigare setts i tryck, berättelser om sex och droger, bilkrascher och slagsmål och svek allt som uppstår när man blandar testosteron och adrenalin, alkohol och egomani, talang och rå ambition.

The biography of the extraordinary career of Dave Grohl, drummer of Nirvana, front man of the Foo Fighters, based on original and exclusive interviews ("A rich history"--New York Times Book Review)This Is a Call, the first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, tells the epic story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. Based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with the man himself and conversations with a legion of musical associates like Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, DC punk legend Ian MacKaye, and Nevermind producer Butch Vig, this is Grohl's story. He speaks candidly and honestly about Kurt Cobain, the arguments that almost tore Nirvana apart, the feuds that threatened to derail the Foo Fighters's global success, and the dark days that almost caused him to quit music for good. Dave Grohl has emerged as one of the most recognizable and respected musicians in the world. He is the last true hero to emerge from the American underground. This Is a Call vividly recounts this incredible rock 'n' roll journey.