Precious Metal Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces

Decibelmagazine is regarded as the best extreme music magazine around.Precious Metalgathers pieces fromDecibel's most popular feature, the monthly "Hall of Fame" which documents the making of landmark metal albums via interviews with every participating band member.Decibel's editor-in-chief, Albert Mudrain, has selected and expanded the best of these features, creating a definitive collection of stories behind the greatest extreme metal albums of all time. Among the selections are Slayer'sReign in Blood, Anthrax'sAmong the Living, Kyuss'sSky Valley, Opeth'sOrchid, and 21 more.

Albert Mudrain is the editor-in-chief of Decibel and the author of the cult classic Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.