Top 10 Books on Rock and Metal History

1 True Norwegian Black Metal - Johan Kugelberg

2 Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal - Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman

3 The Merciless Book of Metal Lists - Howie Abrams

4 The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band - Mick Mars, Neil Strauss, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, and Vince Neil

5 Reign in Blood - D.X. Ferris

6 Metal: The Definitive Guide - Garry Sharpe-Young

7 Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal - Ian Christe

8 Swedish Death Metal - Daniel Ekeroth

9 White Line Fever: The Autobiography - Janiss Garza

10 Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore - Albert Mudrian

The Contenders

11 Fargö Rock City - Chuck Klosterman