ALL KNOWN METAL BANDS by Nelson, Dan - 2008

SF: McSweeney's, 2008. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. Very good hardback bound in publisher's decorated cloth boards and issued without a jacket.

San Francisco, CA: McSweeney's Publishing, 2008. 1st Edition First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/repaired tears to pgs 7 & 8, else NEW. First Edition, First Thus. Gilt embossed black linen boards (title's acronym to spine)/Fine. DJ/None as Issued. Alphabetical listing of more than 50,000 Metal Band names prepared in 2007.An evocative listing of band names only, meant to be read aloud to fully savor the bards whose music used extreme forms of sound, stained & painted skins, preened hair, & vulgar speech to convey death, evil & horror, hate & abuse of man, calling out that aspect of man we, wishing they did not exist, avoid speaking about. But many did pledge allegiance to one or more if these bards. Unique genre of popular music relegated to the underground of a civilization, distinguished by many devotees. Not dependent on radio transmissions, the music freely sought out by those who found themselves doomed & dispossessed who understood the messages.… Read More

Hardback. Very Good.

McSweeney's. Very Good/No Dust Wrapper. 2008. Hard Cover. (L404) .

San Francisco: McSweeney's, 2008. 1st edition. New book. oblong octavo. pictorial boards c.200pp.,

San Francisco: McSweeney's. Near Fine. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. 1936365480 . Near Fine. Black boards with blue and gold accents. Barcode sticker is still intact on the back board; Compilation of the names of all known metal bands .

McSweeney's Publishing, 2008-05-28. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!