DENIM AND LEATHER (PB)

The rise and fall of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. In the late 1970s, aggressive, young bands are forming across Britain. Without this movement, there is no thrash metal, no death metal, no black metal. There would be no international uniform of heavy metal - the 'battle jacket' of a denim jacket with sleeves ripped off, covered with patches (usually sewn on by the wearer's mum), worn over a leather biker jacket. Here, the stars of the movement tell their own stories - their brilliant, funny tales of hubris and disaster, ambition and success.