Brooklyn-born powerhouse Mike McBeardo McPadden has written
prolifically about high art and low culture for the likes of
"Esquire," "Black Book," and "New York Press." He worked for more
than a decade as head writer for the online phenomenon Mr. Skin,
and has also done time as a B-movie screenwriter. McPadden lives in
Chicago with his wife, xoJane.com editor Rachel McPadden.
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"Your Netflix queue just got way more devil-horned with this handy
compendium of 666 horror movies, grind-house sci-fi flicks, tawdry
thrillers, and extra-loud docs. Now you ll know which Dario Argento
bleeder or Rob Zombie creeper will provide the most headbanging
fun.""Entertainment Weekly"
"Ties together the many shared bonds between extreme music and
extreme cinema with as much authority as a Slayer riff and more
eye-popping graphics than a stack of Iron Maiden LPs."" VH1"
"McPadden s exhaustive and highly entertaining book revels in the
blood, boobs, and beasts of the most lurid flicks in the history of
forever.""VICE/Noisey"
Heavy metal is a genre about attitude, riffs and style. This book
has all that and more. "The Seattle Times"
Crosses the line from informative, tramples well past definitive,
and hammers happily into the realm that we shall dub leviathan an
homage to the golden era of film books, when it was basically
impossible to see these features, and so lovingly curated tomes
like this were maps to a foreign land. "The Austin Chronicle"
Even the most extreme movie enthusiast will find something in this
book to learn from, and more importantly, a cultural definition of
the heavy metal movie has been permanently hatched from the bowels
of hell this is the last word on its subject, and will remain so.
"Fangoria" (3.5/4 review)
With Heavy Metal Movies, an encyclopedic, irreverent and hugely
entertaining compendium of guitar barbarians, mutant bimbos and
cult zombies amok in the 666 most ear and eye-ripping big-scream
films ever!, [Bazillion Points] have hit the bullseye once more.
"Classic Rock"
Entertaining A book for metal heads and film buffs alike. Joel
McIver, "Record Collector Magazine" (4/5 review)
"Pure poetry.""Decibel"
"Fantastic fun""Terrorizer"
"Relentlessly entertaining.""Music Connection"
""Just kick back and enjoy.""Goldmine Magazine"
"Heavy Metal Movies will forever be the final word in its
field.""Metal Injection"
"Crucially, the reader doesn't even have to be into metal to get a
kick out of McPadden's love of heart-in-mouth, tongue-in-cheek and
guts-on-the-wall gems this is exactly what you should be doing with
your time.""RTE" (5/5 review)
"Despite the alpha-numeric organization of McPadden s book, a story
emerges. There s a hunger in his writing, and reading each entry is
like following a trail of breadcrumbs, all of it leading toward
something weirder, wilder, and more fun than what came before. If
metal is music s loudest voice against oppression, then surely
McPadden is the loudest for obsession.""Popmatters" (9/10
review)
"Both groundbreaking and energetically written, it is one of the
most important publications on the reciprocity between popular
culture and cinema written in recent years, and inarguably
solidifies as McPadden as the authority on the subject.""Film
International"
"All of the big, obvious choices are covered here but where the
book really wins is in its reviews of relative obscurities.
McPadden includes a wealth of under-seen exploitation and concert
flicks, stretching from forgotten, foreign sci-fi films of the VHS
era to recent low-budget indies that flew under the radar. McPadden
writes about these films not only with a sense of humor but with
authority, almost ensuring that you ll come away from reading his
entries on cannibal features and lesbian vampire flicks having
learned something.""Under the Radar"
"Outta sight! My eyes are still ringing. The coolest. What a
rockin' guide for seeking out new movies, and to rediscover old
favorites. This book is a culture vulture's dream. Essential
reading for every fan of movies, heavy metal, and pop culture.
After poring over every page from A to Z, I'm sorry there aren't
more letters in the alphabet."Jeff Krulik, director, "Heavy Metal
Parking Lot"
"McPadden has struck gold with "Heavy Metal Movies"! Putting film
reviews through a hard rock filter, he brings to the fore how genre
film and metal are so tightly bound and interwovenand in ways that
might not even be immediately obvious. A must-read!"Robin Bougie,
"Cinema Sewer"/"Graphic Thrills"
Heavy metal and movies go together perfectlyit s about damn time
somebody dedicated a book to the two! Thank you, Mike McPadden, for
answering our headbanging, metal horns-raising, VHS-watching,
prayers! Richard Christy, Death/"Howard Stern"/"Decibel"
A mammoth work of vein-bulging devotion to power, rage, darkness,
sweat, and M E T A L on screen!
Zack Carlson, author, "Destroy All Movies: The Complete Guide to
Punks on Film"
Times Square to Big Hair, from one who was there. McBeardo knows
his movies and his metal. Adroit, exhaustive and very entertaining.
Jimmy McDonough, author, "The Ghastly One," "Tammy Wynette: Tragic
Country Queen" and "Shakey: Neil Young s Biography"
"An essential reference guide to metal movies, written with equal
doses of smart assed-ness and pop-cultural acuity. McPadden plumbs
deeper than fashion and stereotypes to excavate the power of heavy
metal in both its purest and most metaphoric forms."-Kier-La
Janisse, author, "House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical
Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films"
"This entertaining book makes me want to see ALL of these movies --
and I'm not even a Metal fan!"Peter Bagge, cartoonist,
"Hate"/"Apocalypse Nerd"
"Heavy Metal Movies" is the head banging-est, ear bleeding-est
tribute to the world s two finest inventions: heavy metal and the
movies! John Fasano, director, "Zombie Nightmare"/"Black
Roses"/"Rock N Roll Nightmare"
"An encyclopedic compendium of all things filmic and rocking that
will be equally useful for settling bar bets and starting bar
fights."Allan MacDonell, author, "Prisoner of X: Twenty Years in
the Hole at Hustler Magazine"
""Heavy Metal Movies" is very funny, legitimately weird,
occasionally disturbing and oftentimes breathtaking, a lot like
heavy metal itself. When a film guide sends you scrambling to watch
a movie every five to ten pages, it is a very, very good film
guide. Heavy Metal Movies did that for me on almost every other
page. This is the "Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film" for all
movies heavy metal and metal in spirit. It should have a permanent
place on your bookshelf."Dan Budnik, co-author, "Bleeding Skull!: A
1980s Trash Horror Odyssey"
"Mike McPadden is like Pauline Kael with a dick, Roger Ebert with a
jaw, and James Agee with a mohawkall rolled in one."Josh Alan
Friedman, author, "Tales of Times Square"; "I, Goldstein"; and
"Black Cracker"
"The only way this book could be any more hard hitting, is if I
took it and slapped you in the face with it. This divine sacrifice
is carved up for your enjoyment as tribute to the rock 'n roll
filmmakers that inspired it."BJ Colangelo, "Day of the
Woman"/"Icons of Fright"
"McPadden's scope and intellect in HMM is part Rhodes Scholar, part
cinema nerd, and full on metalhead. The care and passion put into
each entry shows an abiding love of the subject matter. If only
there was a word that trumps 'definitive, ' this book is most
certainly that!" -Kristy Jett, "HorrorHound" Magazine
"Oh Lord and Master SATAN! Tonight we sacrifice this baby in your
name to thank you for bringing us Mike McPadden's "Heavy Metal
Movies"! For it is a mighty beacon of darkness in a weak and
pathetic cinematic world filled with repugnant rom-coms and
loathsome feel-good-movies and PG-13 phony horror remakes. Hail
Satan, and hail Mike McPadden!"-Johnny Ryan, "Prison Pit"
"
"Ties together the many shared bonds between extreme music and
extreme cinema with as much authority as a Slayer riff and more
eye-popping graphics than a stack of Iron Maiden LPs."--" VH1"
"McPadden's exhaustive and highly entertaining book revels in the
blood, boobs, and beasts of the most lurid flicks in the history of
forever."--"VICE/Noisey"
"Your Netflix queue just got way more devil-horned with this handy
compendium of 666 horror movies, grind-house sci-fi flicks, tawdry
thrillers, and extra-loud docs. Now you'll know which Dario Argento
bleeder or Rob Zombie creeper will provide the most headbanging
fun."--"Entertainment Weekly"
"Fantastic fun"--"Terrorizer"
"Heavy Metal Movies will forever be the final word in its
field."--"Metal Injection"
"Both groundbreaking and energetically written, it is one of the
most important publications on the reciprocity between popular
culture and cinema written in recent years, and inarguably
solidifies as McPadden as the authority on the subject."--"Film
International"
"All of the big, obvious choices are covered here but where the
book really wins is in its reviews of relative obscurities.
McPadden includes a wealth of under-seen exploitation and concert
flicks, stretching from forgotten, foreign sci-fi films of the VHS
era to recent low-budget indies that flew under the radar. McPadden
writes about these films not only with a sense of humor but with
authority, almost ensuring that you'll come away from reading his
entries on cannibal features and lesbian vampire flicks having
learned something."--"Under the Radar"
"Outta sight! My eyes are still ringing. The coolest. What a
rockin' guide for seeking out new movies, and to rediscover old
favorites. This book is a culture vulture's dream. Essential
reading for every fan of movies, heavy metal, and pop culture.
After poring over every page from A to Z, I'm sorry there aren't
more letters in the alphabet."--Jeff Krulik, director
"Outta sight! My eyes are still ringing. The coolest. What a
rockin' guide for seeking out new movies, and to rediscover old
favorites. This book is a culture vulture's dream. Essential
reading for every fan of movies, heavy metal, and pop culture.
After poring over every page from A to Z, I'm sorry there aren't
more letters in the alphabet."--Jeff Krulik, director, "Heavy Metal
Parking Lot"
"McPadden has struck gold with "Heavy Metal Movies"! Putting film
reviews through a hard rock filter, he brings to the fore how genre
film and metal are so tightly bound and interwoven--and in ways
that might not even be immediately obvious. A must-read!"--Robin
Bougie, "Cinema Sewer"/"Graphic Thrills"
"Heavy metal and movies go together perfectly--it's about damn time
somebody dedicated a book to the two! Thank you, Mike McPadden, for
answering our headbanging, metal horns-raising, VHS-watching,
prayers!"--Richard Christy, Death/"Howard Stern"/"Decibel"
"An essential reference guide to metal movies, written with equal
doses of smart assed-ness and pop-cultural acuity. McPadden plumbs
deeper than fashion and stereotypes to excavate the power of heavy
metal in both its purest and most metaphoric forms."-Kier-La
Janisse, author, "House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical
Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films"
"This entertaining book makes me want to see ALL of these movies --
and I'm not even a Metal fan!"--Peter Bagge, cartoonist,
"Hate"/"Apocalypse Nerd"
""Heavy Metal Movies" is the head banging-est, ear bleeding-est
tribute to the world's two finest inventions: heavy metal and the
movies!"--John Fasano, director, "Zombie Nightmare"/"Black
Roses"/"Rock 'N Roll Nightmare"
"An encyclopedic compendium of all things filmic and rocking that
will be equally useful for settling bar bets and starting bar
fights."--Allan MacDonell, author, "Prisoner of X: Twenty Years in
the Hole at Hustler Magazine"
""Heav
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