Name: Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest
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Author: Mark Eglinton
ISBN: 9780306903304

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Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mark Eglinton

K. K. Downing

Publisher

Hachette Books

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.6 x 15.0 x 2.2 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN13

9780306903304

Synopsis "Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest "

Get a backstage pass and see Judas Priest like you've never seen them before in this electrifying memoir by the band's cofounder and former lead guitarist. Judas Priest formed in the industrial city of Birmingham, England, in 1969. With its distinctive twin-guitar sound, studs-and-leather image, and international sales of over 50 million records, Judas Priest became the archetypal heavy metal band in the 1980s. Iconic tracks like "Breaking the Law," "Living after Midnight," and "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" helped the band achieve extraordinary success, but no one from the band has stepped out to tell their or the band's story until now. As the band approaches its golden anniversary, fans will at last be able to delve backstage into the decades of shocking, hilarious, and haunting stories that surround the heavy metal institution. In Heavy Duty, guitarist K.K. Downing discusses the complex personality conflicts, the business screw-ups, the acrimonious relationship with fellow heavy metal band Iron Maiden, as well as how Judas Priest found itself at the epicenter of a storm of parental outrage that targeted heavy metal in the '80s. He also describes his role in cementing the band's trademark black leather and studs image that would not only become synonymous with the entire genre, but would also give singer Rob Halford a viable outlet by which to express his sexuality. Lastly, he recounts the life-changing moment when he looked at his bandmates on stage during a 2009 concert and thought, "This is the last show." Whatever the topic, whoever's involved, K.K. doesn't hold back.

Mark Eglinton

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Mark Eglinton es un escritor y biógrafo escocés especializado en libros sobre música, cultura popular y figuras destacadas del entretenimiento. Es conocido por abordar personajes e historias que han dejado una marca en la música contemporánea, especialmente en géneros como el rock y el metal.

Eglinton ha escrito y coescrito varias obras que exploran vidas fascinantes y a menudo complejas. Entre sus títulos más conocidos están So Let It Be Written: De biografie van Metallica’s James Hetfield, una biografía no autorizada del vocalista y guitarrista de Metallica que examina tanto su carrera como las luchas personales detrás del éxito, y No Domain: The John McAfee Tapes, centrada en el controvertido pionero tecnológico John McAfee.

Además de estas, ha publicado otros trabajos como Hero/Villain: Satoshi: The Man Who Built Bitcoin, y libros relacionados con la historia de sellos discográficos y anécdotas del mundo musical. Su enfoque combina investigación, entrevistas y relatos accesibles que atraen tanto a aficionados de la música como a lectores interesados en biografías de personalidades influyentes.

Eglinton se ha ganado reputación por su estilo narrativo que mezcla rigor documental con una lectura cercana y entretenida, acercando al público general a historias y personajes que han definido aspectos del rock, el metal y la cultura digital contemporánea.

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