Various Artists - The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal 1970 - 1996

This encyclopedia of Swedish hard rock and heavy metal is written by guitarist and music journalist Janne Stark.

His knowledge about the scene in Sweden is outstanding, so this book must be a real treat for any lover of Swedish metal.

In the book you can find info on any Swedish hard rock band who released a record between 1970 and 1996. All from 70's prog, hard rocking blues, melodic hard rock to black metal.

You'll find a biography, complete discography with labels, catalogue numbers and year of release on all bands. It even has photos to go along with it.

It comes in hardbound A4 size and has 400 pages written in English. The forword is written by Candlemass founder Leif Edling.

A special treat is the bonus cd included. You'll find rare demos and previously unreleased tracks from: Candelmass, Crystal Pride, Electric Boys, Europe, Radioactive, Spellbound, Talisman, Therion, Trash, Treat, 220 Volt and Zanity. And rare single tracks from Clawfinger, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Neon Rose and November.