I know what most of you think when you see the title of this book and review. Oh no, not another heavy metal history book about this beloved genre of music and there were tons of them written before. No, this one is a keeper. Andrew O´Neill is metal and hardcore punk musician who did a comedy show called A History Of Heavy Metal about this music by fan for fans and done in humoristic, refreshing and also informative way. This book is an expanded edition of that show. There are chapters from literally heavy metal done by neanderthals to Black Sabbath, doom thrash, black metal, death metal, even plagues such as metalcore and nu metal. I caught myself laughing many times while reading this and I really enjoyed every second and page turning eager to see what is next. This is a crazy, hilarious and superb book for all metal fans, but those who are not into metal could read it to. But they will not understand it. Or maybe? There are anecdotes, facts and humor all in one place. A heartfelt recommendation for this one.

10/10