Precious Metal (book)

Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces is a non-fiction book that was released on July 14, 2009 by Da Capo Press that chronicles the creation of 25 extreme metal albums as told by writers from Decibel magazine. Although all but one feature was previously published in the magazine, each chapter is greatly expanded from their original print run of 6000 words.^[1] The book was edited by Decibel editor-in-chief Albert Mudrian.

The introduction of Precious Metal describes how the chapters are compiled: "Take a classic extreme metal record (as determined by our staff) released at least five years ago, track down and interview every band member who played on it, and present them questions exclusively about the writing, recording, touring and overall impact of said album."^[2]

The twenty five albums featured are:

1. Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath
2. Lightning to the Nations by Diamond Head
3. Morbid Tales by Celtic Frost
4. Reign in Blood by Slayer
5. Scum by Napalm Death
6. Horrified by Repulsion
7. Altars of Madness by Morbid Angel
8. Cause of Death by Obituary
9. Left Hand Path by Entombed
10. Gothic by Paradise Lost
11. Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious by Carcass
12. Tomb of the Mutilated by Cannibal Corpse
13. Take as Needed for Pain by Eyehategod
14. Transilvanian Hunger by Darkthrone
15. Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss
16. Destroy Erase Improve by Meshuggah
17. Dopes to Infinity by Monster Magnet
18. Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates
19. Orchid by Opeth
20. NOLA by Down
21. In the Nightside Eclipse by Emperor
22. Jerusalem by Sleep
23. Calculating Infinity by The Dillinger Escape Plan
24. We Are the Romans by Botch
25. Jane Doe by Converge

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