The periodic table of heavy rock
By: Ian Gittins
Series: Periodic table series; Periodic table series (Ebury)
Publisher: Ebury Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781785031656
Subjects: Rock music; Miscellanea; Rock groups; Rock musicians; Heavy metal (Music)
Other titles: Heavy rock
Description: Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find the Smashing Pumpkins to Spinal Tap : 118 artists and groups that have defined this music genre, arranged following the logical ordering of 'The periodic table'. Also included: Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, AC/DC, Queen, Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Yes, Slipknot, Nirvana, ZZ Top, Sex Pistols, Meat Loaf, Queens of the Stone Age, the Doors, Pixies, Frank Zappa, Slade, Marilyn Manson, The Beatles, Spinal Tap, and more.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Reactive metals; title: Transition metals; title: Combustible metals; title: Elemental metals; title: Ferrous metals; title: Complex metals; title: Waste gases; title: Precious gases (some inflammable); title: Ignoble gases; title: Base metals: Ancient; title: Base metals: Modern.