Raising Hell, Jon Wiederhorn
Raising Hell, Jon Wiederhorn
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Raising Hell
Backstage Tales From the Lives of Metal Legends

Author: Jon Wiederhorn, Gary Holt

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged: 16 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/18/2020


Synopsis

From the author of Louder Than Hell comes an oral history of the badass Heavy Metal lifestyle—featuring metalhead musicians from Black Sabbath and Judas Priest to Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot to Disturbed, Megadeth, Throwdown, and more.

In his song "You Can't Stop Rock and Roll" Ozzy Osbourne sings, "Rock and roll is my religion and my law." And that's why Raising Hell is a must-have for anyone who wants to hear about the iconoclastic culture of headbangers and the wild lives they lead. The book contains the crazy, funny, and sometimes horrifying anecdotes musicians have told about a lifestyle both invigorating and at times self-destructive.

The metal genre has always been populated by colorful individuals who have thwarted convention and lived by their own rules. For many, vice has been virtue, and the opportunity to record albums and tour has been an invitation to push boundaries. Even before they joined bands, the urge for metalheads to rebel and a seemingly contradictory need to belong was ingrained in their DNA. Whether they were oddballs who didn't fit in or angry kids from troubled backgrounds, metal gave them a sense of identity and became more than a form of music.

Contains mature themes.

About Jon Wiederhorn

Jon Wiederhorn is the author of Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (with Katherine Turman), Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jourgensen (with Al Jourgensen), and I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax (with Scott Ian). He has written for Rolling Stone, SPIN, MTV, Guitar World, and Revolver, among others. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane

What does Raising Hell mean to you? I thought it would be stories of raucous life on the road in a rock band. Kind of a modern Almost Famous. What I got? Braggy “true” stories from artists and bands most people will not recognize. I’ve hung out with punk and rock bands. Some stories of drinking/drug......more

Goodreads review by Michael

This book avoids being a depressing slog through infantile behavior ala The Dirt or similar rock tell-alls, but there's really not much here. I think it's admirable that they try to stress the consensual nature of sexual escapades or the downsides of excessing drinking and hard-drug abuse, but that......more

Goodreads review by Cat

I remember how much fun hearing about the off stage antics of some of my favorite bands in the 60's and 70's! The Kinks brother's Ray and Dave would routinely beat the day lights out of each other, even during concerts! Led Zepplin had some truly strange groupie encounters.... The Who's drummer, Kei......more