BMG has announced their upcoming book For The Sake of Heaviness: The History Of Metal Blade Records will be released on August 29. Written by label founder and CEO Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton, the book features a foreword by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and celebrates the storied label’s 35th Anniversary.
For The Sake Of Heaviness is an inside look at how Slagel built Metal Blade from a one-man operation to the international home of heavy music, including his behind-the-scenes work with Metallica, Alice In Chains, Mother Love Bone, Faith No More, Slayer and more.
Speaking about the project, Slagel says: "I have been asked many times about doing a book about the history of Metal Blade and it just seemed like a cool thing to do to document the 35th anniversary. You never really stop to think about a lot of this stuff, so doing the book is a great way of looking back at how many awesome things have happened to me and Metal Blade. We have had a long relationship with BMG and with their new move in book publishing, it all seemed like perfect timing. Being able to work with their team really made the final decision to actually do the book. I am really happy with the way it came out and I hope everyone out there enjoys it as well!"
For the Sake Of Heaviness is the second in a series of music-related hardcovers, softcovers, e-books, photo books, audio books and associated projects from BMG, exploring the intersection of music and culture. The book follows in the footsteps of the acclaimed BMG hardcover book The Odessey: The Zombies In Words And Images - a lavish celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Zombies’ seminal album, Odessey and Oracle.
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