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From their birth as a covers band in Sydney, Australia, during the early '70s to worldwide domination a decade later, AC/DC have truly earned their place in the annals of music history. Contemporary rock bands including Stereophonics and Pantera have cited them as a major influence, and their vocal celebrity fans include author Stephen King and radio star Howard Stern. Originally published in 1995 this book tells the true story of this le gendary group-one of exaling triumph and intense tragedy-through the extensive files of Kerrang! and sounds, two magazines which have followed the bands career from the very start. AC/CDC The Definitive History provides a remarkable insight into the band's take-no-prisoners attitude, revealing the truth about the worlds most electrifying rock'n'roll band. With new material bringing the AC/DC story right up to date, plus a selection of classic photographs, this is essential reading for every rock music fan.

A biography of rock band Stone Temple Pilots, whose albums include Core and Purple. The book discusses the band's early days in their native San Diego, California, following their struggles under the name Mighty Joe Young, through to their eventual success.

Led Zeppelin require no introduction - their fusion of blues, rock, proto-metal and vivid lyrical imagery ushered in the 1970s rock boom, invented stadium rock and have influenced every would-be rocker around the world. Many books have been written on the group, each of whom are legends in their own right, but Celebration Day is the first book to explore the group's world and career in this fashion - an extensive A to Z reference work dealing with every song on each of their albums, every major gig they ever did and the background of each of the four musicians.

This biography examines the legacy left by Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain. It questions why he killed himself and looks at the emotional fallout that continues to shroud Seattle's other grunge bands, tracing the collapse of their once world-conquering musical scene.

Bringing the series to a total of 30 books, these are definitive guides to the music of some of the best-known acts in the world. Each book is written by a qualified expert in his field and seeks to examine every recorded song in each artist's catalogue to date. A consumer's critical guide to the music, enabling the reader to select the very best of an artist's repertoire before making a buying decision. Shaped like a CD box, these books are cleverly designed to sit neatly alongside the purchaser's exisiting CD collection.