What book are you currently reading?

I'm The Man: The Story Of That Guy From Anthrax by Scott Ian.

Just finished Dr. Sleep, the sequel to The Shining. It was quite enjoyable and nice to revisit the Redrum kid all grown up.

Louder than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal by Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman

Fat Freddy wrote:

Louder than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal by Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman

I read that one and it's pretty good. It kind of craps out at the end when they get to Metalcore and they don't have anything on the retro movement that has been going on since the mid-2000s. Oddly, I found the chapter on Nu-Metal interesting because I normally detest that crap.

My brother recently finished up Joe Perry's 'Rocks: My Life In And Out of Aerosmith'. I told him to bring it to Thanksgiving dinner for me to borrow. Hopefully he remembers to bring it.

Witchfinder wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Louder than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal by Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman

I read that one and it's pretty good.  It kind of craps out at the end when they get to Metalcore and they don't have anything on the retro movement that has been going on since the mid-2000s.  Oddly, I found the chapter on Nu-Metal interesting because I normally detest that crap.  

Great book but agree with him on the ending, it kind just grinds to a halt.

manny wrote:

Witchfinder wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Louder than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal by Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman

I read that one and it's pretty good.  It kind of craps out at the end when they get to Metalcore and they don't have anything on the retro movement that has been going on since the mid-2000s.  Oddly, I found the chapter on Nu-Metal interesting because I normally detest that crap.  

Great book but agree with him on the ending, it kind just grinds to a halt.

Finished this book last night, and I agree with both of you, the Metalcore segment (last 50 pages or so) was a tough slog cuz I don't know or care anything about the bands mentioned. Otherwise, it was a cool read.

Next up:
Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal by David Konow

Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag by Stevie Chick

Philokalia - volume one

Fat Freddy wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Currently blazing through Shut Up and Give Me the Mic: A Twisted Memoir by Dee Snider ... effin' great read!!

Finished this on Saturday. Highly recommended for all SMFs!

That's all I need !

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk - Legs McNeil/Gillian McCain

Glower wrote:

Philokalia - volume one

Have all four volumes plus the compilation plus other books related to it. Read it with care.

GrandNational - are you really only 34 years old - Metal's in my blood too -
we have a common sin -
Have you read " Abandonment To Divine Providence " ( early 17th Century )
I read it once a year - for a while now - have it on audio CDs too - etc -

Chainsaw Confidential by Gunner Hansen nice little retrospect from the man who wore the "leatherface"...

Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy-Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman, King of the B Movie by Chris Nashawaty

...an amazingly cool book covering Roger Corman's 60 eventful years in Hollywood, chock full of quotes from pretty much everybody who's ever worked for him (James Cameron, Martin Scorsese, Sylvester Stallone, Ron Howard, Dick Miller, Joe Dante, etc., etc.) and lavishly illustrated with tons of vintage photos, movie posters, and artwork. This is a treasure trove of movie-geek trivia!!

The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien

Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis

Just finished:

The Boy Who Loved Batman by Michael Uslan - an autobiography by the producer of 1989's megahit "Batman" film (as well as all Bat-films since then), who started out as just another comic-book obsessed kid growing up in 1960s New Jersey. The story of his strange road to Hollywood and the many years of struggle it took to finally bring his favorite superhero to the big screen was a very entertaining, inspiring read.

Next up:
Sean Connery: From 007 to Hollywood Icon by Andrew Yule

MetalGuy71 wrote:

My brother recently finished up Joe Perry's 'Rocks: My Life In And Out of Aerosmith'. I told him to bring it to Thanksgiving dinner for me to borrow. Hopefully he remembers to bring it.

I finished this last night. It's alright, but I didn't learn anything new about Aerosmith that I didn't already know. The band book, Steven's book and Joey Kramer's pretty much covered that.

Joe's still a cool dude. Steven comes off pretty badly though, especially in the last few years.

Up next, I'm The Man by Scott Ian.

I just reserved David Ellefson's "My Life In Deth" (or whatever it's called) via my library's Web site. I've already read Mustaine's book so it should be interesting to get the "other" Dave's take on Mega-History for comparison.

In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette

Very interesting read about the age of the polar explorers.

Emily Dickinson by Donna Dickenson - very well written.

It's Good to Be the King -- Sometimes, by Jerry Lawler (2002, WWE).
Decent book, not sure if others who are not into wrestling would care.
some tragedies, heartbreaks, etc. Not much is too funny, but a lot of slightly amusing moments / stories.

Currently:
My Life With Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock & Roll by David Ellefson

on deck:

The Man Who Saved Britain: a Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond by Simon Winder

Stephen King - Revival

Very good, as usual. King isn't always 100% awesome, but he knows how to tell a story. This is a clear homage to his major influences. I especially noticed heavy Lovecraft elements, along with Bradbury and Mary Shelley...not to mention, in my opinion, earlier King.

Currently:
The Man Who Saved Britain: a Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond by Simon Winder

On Deck:
A Brief Guide to James Bond: How 007 Changed the World by Nigel Cawthorne