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Heavy: How Metal Changes the Way We See the World by Dan Franklin

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5.0

Found this book in a bookstore in Bucharest by the greatest chance: it was laying across some music CDs. I had no idea who the author was. Took a look at the covers and read a bit of the beginning and bought it.

I'm a metalhead since I was 12-13 years old and I write metal concert reviews on my personal site, but it's always good to read/hear someone else's opinion on things you like. And this book is full of great interpretations of the music we love. One other thing I loved about it was that it introduced me to some bands I heard about, some of them I've seen live, but never got into them because musically they weren't exactly my taste, but now, understanding their lyrics/message, I'm open to getting into them.

All in all, a great book written with honesty about the heaviest music in the universe.
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