THE BIRTH OF DEATH!

Heavy Metal’s most extreme style yet was born in the mid-’80s – louder, meaner, and gnarlier than anything that came before it, DEATH METAL emerged from the collective mind of the heavy metal underground to conquer the world! From its earliest progenitors to its Floridian champions, from its brutal slamming Northern freaks to its darkly melodic Scandinavian chainsaw-wielders, from its grinding English punkers to its prog-rocking virtuosi and beyond, this fourth installment of THE HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL will tell you everything you need to know about THE BIRTH OF DEATH.

Featuring insightful coverage of more than 50 bands - world-famous death metal titans and underrated obscurities alike – THE HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL VOL 4: THE BIRTH OF DEATH is your guide to a pivotal era in extreme metal history.

half-letter zine, 72 pages, 29'000 words