Metal on Ice: Tales from Canada's Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes
Sean Kelly has done an admirable job of tracing the evolution of rock north of the 49th parallel...Sean Kelly understands this need for documentation and celebration.(Alan Cross)Metal on Iceis a mini encyclopedia of Canadian Metal. It is a book of memories for those that lived it and a wealth of info for those that didn’t. Even if you were there or grew up in that era listening to the music you will enjoy reading the stories from the artists you looked up to as a teen. ...Essential reading for ALL metal music fans.Just finished reading the Sean Kelly bookMetal on Ice. For those of you who are fans of Canadian '80s rock this is a real page turner. Growing up, Sean was a real fan of Canadian bands like Coney Hatch, Brighton Rock, Honeymoon Suite, Harem Scarem, Killer Dwarfs, Helix, etc. and wrote this book about how it influenced his life. The book is filled with great interviews and road stories and fond (and not so fond!) memories of the '80s and early '90s Canadian Rock scene. Highly recommended!Veteran rocker Kelly provides a fascinating history of Canadian hard rock....if there truly is a School of Rock, there is no doubt thatMetal on Icewill be on the curriculum.Metal On Iceputs you onstage with a pointy guitar, in a van with no heat in Alberta, and inside clubs like Rock'N' Roll Heaven with the bands and in their own words. Awesome reading.The book can be summarized as equal part history lesson, advice for musicians, as well as a long overdue shout out to those early Canadian hard rock heroes (too many to mention) who busted their asses, chasing their musical dreams.If this book were a song, it would be a lighter-waving power ballad to Canadian bands such as Helix, Coney Hatch, Honeymoon Suite, Killer Dwarfs and more.Metal on Iceis a walk down memory lane with a group of friends you never met, yet they have sung their hearts out to you over many years.... it's a quick way to remember a time long ago, when MuchMusic ruled the airwaves and vans had astral princesses riding intergalactic dragons painted on the side.