Already published by various newspapers and magazines it is finally available in one place for everyone to see!

THE POLISHING OF METAL: THE HISTORY OF HEAVY METAL ROCK MUSIC is a CD-ROM featuring the work that author Derek McDonald is doing for the fans of Heavy Metal.

With over 8 years of research to back him up, Derek McDonald has exposed the origins and history of Heavy Metal music. As well, his work takes you on an adventure 35 years in the making by discussing the fans, the music, the times, the stars and the bands that made it what it is today and he even predicts its future! No other history article on this subject offers such a tight examination of history with this high resolution of detail! A MUST HAVE FOR HEAVY METAL FANS!

During its time on the internet it quickly became one of the most popular ever broadcasted!

• The text covers the entire history of the genre to the present even discovering the first metal song ever played!
• It discusses the origin of the music and what defines it as such a popular and time lasting genre.
• It discusses the electric guitar hero's of the 1970's and '80's.
• The pundits to the genre (like the PMRC and various churches) are extensively covered.
• All styles of Heavy Metal are covered, including: Death, Thrash, Classic, Hard Rock, Hardcore, Black Metal, NWOBHM, Progressive, Glam, Goth and Grunge.
• MTV's contribution is archived.
• Learn about up-and-coming indie bands.
• Learn about the impact of indie record labels.
• There is even coverage of some of the biggest bands in history like Black Sabbath, Steppenwolf, UFO, Alice Cooper, KISS, AC/DC, Queen, Saxon, The Clash, Iron Maiden, Grim Reaper, Anthrax, Slade, Megadeth, Venom, Slayer, Sepultura, Etc.
• It features no less than 19 full music videos and over 5 and a half hours of audio music.
• 1304 biographies
• 900 album reviews
• 10,000 PDF pages of text
• 2 full color CD set. Second CD plays on regular stereo system.
• Web links to popular bands.
• It will operate on MAC and PC!

The CD-ROM is written by a Metal fan!

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