About Ian Christe Books
Ian Christe is the author of "Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal," the definitive "bible" of heavy metal music and culture. He has written about music and technology for "Reuters," "Spin," "Guitar World," "Popular Mechanics," "Wired," "Salon.com," and "Blender." He appears frequently on VH1, VH1-Classic, MTV2, and in documentary films, and he comments often for media outlets like "Fox News," "MSNBC," and "USA Weekend." Since 2004, his Bloody Roots show has appeared weekly on Sirius Satellite Radio.
