Heavy Metal Books and Reading Recommendations

Mean Deviation · Originally posted by UMUR

After a topic search brought up nothing (except a brief coffee table books discussion), I figure I'd get a topic going to cover all types of books having to do with heavy metal music (bands, sub-genres, albums, etc.).
I thought of this when I discovered my Goldmine Heavy Metal  Record Price Guide that I rediscovered at my parent's house.  I left it there when I moved, and brought it back with me.  It has good coverage of not just metal, but hard-rock and bands with links to metal.  Included are a few descriptions of bands within (or at least the author's opinions of the bands), some interviews with label executives, but more importantly the record prices to give collectors a good idea of what's a fair price to pay for vinyl.  It covers pretty obscure albums as well as compilations.  It also came with a Metal Blade sampler CD, but mine never had that, though most people use those type of discs as coasters these days.

My copy (pictured) was released in 1999, and I'm not sure if there's a more up-to-date version.  It would be nice to have a guide covering new releases, but as most collectibles out there really don't fluctuate much in value the prices within should be reasonably accurate.

Edited by Stooge - 20 Oct 2012 at 5:10pm