Suzie Smiled: The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Book Review

This book is not an encyclopedia of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. There are other books that chronicle every band and release of the era. This book does give a broad overview of what was happening in the scene, but its focus is on the personal stories of the bands. Some were very successful and are still around today. Others were obscure then and completely unknown now. The stories are told mostly in the band members' own words, which is very effective.

Suzie Smiled: The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Book Review

(Book cover courtesy Independent Music Press)

Here are some other recent music book reviews I've done:

• Martin Popoff - The Collector's Guide To Heavy Metal Volume 2: The Eighties
• Top 10 Heavy Metal Books