A History of Heavy Metal by Andrew O'Neill

Lifetime of headbanging has left a neck so thick he can’t buy shirts that fit him. He has appeared on TV in Never Mind The BuzzcocksĪnd Steve Coogan’s prog-rock sitcom Saxondale, he’s hosted the Metal Hammer Golden Gods award ceremony with Alice Cooper, played Download, Sonsisphere, Bloodstock and Leeds and Reading and his Whether you’re aĬommitted headbanger or the type of person that wouldn’t know Napalm Death if they were squatting your garden shed, this show is hugelyĬombining stand-up comedy with live music played on his customised Flying V guitar, O’Neill paints a picture of a subculture andĪndrew O’Neill’s History Of Heavy Metal has already been nominated for Best Show at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival.Īndrew O’Neill has been performing stand-up comedy around the world for over a decade.

Now, in his first book, he takes us on his own very personal and hilarious journey through the history of the music, the subculture, and the characters who shaped this most misunderstood genre of music.What is Heavy Metal? What does it taste like? Does it hurt?Īndrew O’Neill answers all the questions you were afraid to ask the big hairy men in that pub you’ve always avoided. Award-winning comedian and life-long heavy metal obsessive Andrew O'Neill has performed his History of Heavy Metal comedy show to a huge range of audiences, from the teenage metalheads of Download festival to the broadsheet-reading theatre-goers of the Edinburgh Fringe. The expansive pantheon of heavy metal musicians includes junkies, Satanists and murderers, born-again Christians and teetotallers, stadium-touring billionaires and toilet-circuit journeymen. His chronological expedition through the. John Higgs - author of The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds O'Neill's knowledge is nothing short of impressive. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Loud, unapologetic and full of love, Andrew O'Neill's essential and much-needed History of Heavy Metal is as funny and preposterous as this mighty music deserves. It is the story of a worldwide network of rabid fans escaping everyday mundanity through music, of cut-throat corporate arseholes ripping off those fans and the bands they worship to line their pockets. Read reviews and buy A History of Heavy Metal - by Andrew ONeill (Paperback) at Target. The book of the show One of the funniest musical commentators that you will ever read. loud and thoroughly engrossing' - Alan Moore 'A man on a righteous mission to persuade people to 'lay down your souls to the gods rock and roll'.' - The Sunday Times 'As funny and preposterous as this mighty music deserve' - John Higgs The history of heavy metal brings brings us extraordinary stories of larger-than-life characters living to excess, from the household names of Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Bruce Dickinson and Metallica (SIT DOWN, LARS!), to the brutal notoriety of the underground Norwegian black metal scene and the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Book/Magazine from Andrew ONeill, 9.99 USD.

'Absolutely hilarious' - Neil Gaiman 'One of the funniest musical commentators that you will ever read.

A History of Heavy Metal by Andrew O'Neill