Jon Wiederhorn & Katherine Turman: Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal (It Books / HarperCollins, 5/14/13)
What do you get when you conduct more than 400 interviews with metal luminaries including James Hetfield, Kerry King, Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Dickinson, Eddie Van Halen, and Dimebag Darrell as well as family members, groupies, and journalists? You get Louder Than Hell, a definitive 700-page book that’s already been used as a source by the New York Times in its May 3 obituary for Jeff Hanneman of Slayer. The book also contains 48 pages of photography. Pick up your copy when it’s released Tuesday, May 14.