From Martin C. Strong, the man who brought you The Great Rock Discography (now in its fifth edition), comes the next indispensable installment in the ongoing chronicle of music's rich tapestry: The Great Metal Discography. Whether you're a seasoned Sabbath stalwart or a death-metal debutante, this authoritative almanac is the ultimate guide to amplified guitar abuse in all its multifarious guises, guiding you fearlessly, and often irreverently, through "hard rock, " "heavy metal, " "thrash metal, " "funk metal, " death metal, " "hardcore, " "grindcore, " "grunge, " "black metal, " and more. Fully revised and updated to the end of 2000, The Great Metal Discography contains over one thousand individual entries. Each entry features complete discographies that detail every release in all formats, full track listings for each album, B-sides for each single, expanded biographies and band histories, catalog ordering numbers, top U.S. and U.K. chart positions, and recommendations of must-have recordings and essenti listening. From Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and AC/DC, to Motorhead and Iron Maiden, Nirvana and Marilyn Manson, this book has the lowdown on everyone who ever turned the amplifier up to eleven. "The discographical book every self-respecting Classic Rock reader should have on their bookshelf." -- Classic Rock