Finding Aid for the Collection of Heavy Metal Music Material LSC.2269

Finding aid prepared by Megan Hahn Fraser, with additional description by Brad Johnson, May 29, 2015; additional processing by Rebecca Townsend, 2017; additional processing of accruals by Kelly Besser, 2020.

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Online finding aid last updated 2022 December 15.

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections

Title: Collection of Heavy Metal Music material

Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2269

Physical Description: 17.1 linear feet (10 boxes, 5 half boxes, 3 cartons, 1 shoebox, 2 media boxes, 5 flat boxes, 3 oversize flat boxes, and 1 map folder)

Date (inclusive): 1964-2016

Abstract: Collection of published works, archival material, and ephemera related to heavy metal music and fan culture.

Physical Location: Portions of the collection stored off-site. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Box 25 and box 28 are held on-site.

Language of Material: Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Books and DVDs in this collection have been individually cataloged in the UCLA Library online catalog. Records for these items may be found by searching this keyword string, "Collection of heavy metal music material."

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CONTAINS UNPROCESSED DIGITAL MATERIALS: Digital materials are not currently available for access and will require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email spec-coll@library.ucla.edu.

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audiovisual materials. Audiovisual materials are not currently available for access, unless otherwise noted in a Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the series and file levels. All requests to access processed materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Purchase from The Book Shop, Covina CA, 2015. Additional purchases and donations from The Book Shop, 2015-2017. Purchase of Jetboy flyers from Boo-Hooray, New York, 2016.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9976325133606533

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection of Heavy Metal Music Material (Collection 2269). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Processing Information

Initial processing by Megan Hahn Fraser, with additional description by Brad Johnson, 2015; additions processed by Megan Hahn Fraser, 2016-2017, with additional processing by Rebecca Townsend, 2017, and Kelly Besser, 2020.

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Biography/History

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that began to emerge in the late 1960s. Many subgenres fall within metal music, including glam metal, thrash metal, and death metal. In Los Angeles, the Sunset Strip area of West Hollywood was home to a vibrant heavy metal scene, particularly in the 1980s.

Scope and Content

The collection gathers published works, musical recordings, and ephemera related to the heavy metal music genre from the late 1960s through the present. Published works include biographies and autobiographies of musicians, histories of the heavy metal genre, and magazines. The collection also features approximately 600 fliers announcing shows in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas, along with backstage passes, t-shirts, photographs, and scrapbooks. The Recordings series includes vinyl records, audiocassettes, and compact discs, some of which have been signed by the artists. The collection is also strong in metal-related fanzines from throughout the United States and world.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Books and DVDs
Series 2: Show fliers
Series 3: Photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia
Series 4: Fanzines
Series 5: Magazines
Series 6: Recordings

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Rock musicians -- Archives.

Rock music

Heavy metal (Music)

Series 1: Books and DVDs 1964-2015

Scope and Content

A selection of biographies, autobiographies, and studies of the heavy metal genre are housed in Boxes 1-3, Box 10, Box 11, Box 13 and Box 16. Many of the books are signed, and some are accompanied by related photographs.

Books and DVDs in this collection have been individually cataloged in the UCLA Library online catalog. Records for these items may be found by searching this keyword string: "Collection of heavy metal music material."

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by author within each box.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

box 1, box 2, box 3, box 10, box 11, box 13, box 16, box 30

Cataloged resources 1964-2015

Scope and Content

Box 1.

Canter, Marc and Jason Porath. Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction. N.p.: Shoot Hip Press, 2007. First edition. Signed by Canter on the title page.

Cooper, Alice and Steven Gaines. Me, Alice: The Autobiography of Alice Cooper. New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. First edition.

Criss, Peter and Larry "Ratso" Sloman. Makeup to Breakup: My Life In and Out of Kiss. New York, NY: Scribner, 2012. First edition, #633 of 1,000 copies signed by Criss as part of a limited edition, with related documentation laid in.

Echols, Damien. Life After Death. New York, NY: Blue Rider Press, 2012. First edition. Signed by Echols on the half-title.

Fieldy and Laura Morton. Got the Life: My Journey of Addiction, Faith, Recovery, and Korn. New York, NY: William Morrow, 2009. First edition. Signed and dated by Fieldy on the title page, accompanied by a photograph from the book signing.

Frehley, Ace and Joe Layden and John Ostrosky. No Regrets: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir. New York, NY: Gallery Books/MTV Books, 2011. First edition. Signed by Frehley on the title page, accompanied by a photo from the book signing.

Gore, Tipper. Raising PG Kids in an X-rated Society. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1987. First edition. Inscribed by Gore on the half-title.

Mustaine, Dave and Joe Layden. Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir. New York, NY: itbooks, 2010. First edition. Signed by Mustaine on the half-title, accompanied by a photograph from the book signing.

Nelson, Dan. All Known Metal Bands. San Francisco, CA: McSweeney's, 2008. First edition.

Osbourne, Ozzy and Chris Ayres. I Am Ozzy. New York, NY: Grand Central Publishing, 2009. First edition. Signed by Osbourne on the half-title, accompanied by a photograph from the book signing.

Raschke, Carl A. Painted Black: From Drug Killings to Heavy Metal - The Alarming True Story of How Satanism is Terrorizing Our Communities. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1989. First edition. Signed by Raschke on the half-title.

Sharp, Ken, Paul Stanley, and Gene Simmons. Nothin' to Lose: The Making of KISS (1972-1975). New York, NY: itbooks, 2013. First edition. Signed by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons on the half-title, and by Ken Sharp on the following leaf, with a flyer and original photographs from the September 10, 2013 book signing laid in.

Sherry, James and Neil Aldis. Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art from Kick-Ass Albums. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2006.

Simmons, Gene. Sex Money Kiss. New York, NY: New Millennium Press, 2003. First edition: autographed limited edition, signed by Simmons on the front flyleaf.

Slash and Anthony Bozza. Slash. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2007. First edition. Signed by Slash on the title page.

Snider, Dee. Shut Up and Give Me the Mic: A Twisted Memoir. New York, NY: Gallery Books, 2012. First edition. Signed by Snider on a prefatory blank leaf.

Stanley, Paul. Face the Music: A Life Exposed. New York, NY: HarperOne, 2014. First edition. Signed by Stanley on the title page.

Taylor, Corey. Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good. Textual photographs. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2011. First edition. Signed by Taylor on the title page.

Wiederhorn, Jon and Katherine Turman. Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal. New York, NY: itbooks, 2013. First edition. Signed by Wiederhorn, Turman, Scott Ian, and Stephanie Cabral on front flyleaf.

Box 2.

Adler, Steven and Lawrence J. Spagnola. My Appetite for Destruction: Sex & Drugs & Guns N' Roses. New York, NY: itbooks, 2010. First edition. Signed by Adler and Spagnola on the title page.

Bashe, Philip. Heavy Metal Thunder: The Music, Its History, Its Heroes. Foreword by Rob Halford. Garden City, New York, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985. First edition.

Burroughs, William S. Nova Express. New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc., 1964. First edition.

Chirazi, Steffan ed. So What! The Good, The Mad, and the Ugly. New York, NY: Broadway Books, 2004. First edition.

Dawes, Laina. What Are You Doing Here? A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal. Foreword by Skin of Skunk Anansie. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points, 2012. First edition.

Dunn, Sam, et al. Metal: A Headbanger's Journey. Toronto, ON: E1 Entertainment, 2009. Two-Disc Special Edition, with a mini-documentary on Norwegian Black Metal, extended interviews, and other special features.

Ellefson, David and Joel McIver. My Life with Deth: Discovering Meaning in a Life of Rock & Roll. Foreword by Alice Cooper. New York, NY: Howard Books, 2013. First edition. Signed by Ellefson on the title, with a flyer from the book signing event laid in.

Giroux, Annick. Hellbent for Cooking: The Heavy Metal Cookbook. Brooklyn, NY: Bazillion Points, 2009.

Harrigan, Brian and Malcolm Dome. Encyclopedia Metallica: The Bible of Heavy Metal. London: Bobcat Books, 1980. First edition.

Heyn, John and Jeff Krulik. Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Videorecording. Portland, OR: Film Baby, 2007.

Ian, Scott. I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax. Boston, MA: Da Capo Press, 2014.

Klosterman, Chuck. Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota. New York, NY: Scribner, 2001. First edition. Signed by Klosterman on the title page.

Konow, David. Bang Your Head: The Rise and Fall of Heavy Metal. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 2002. First edition, a paperback original.

LeVine, Mark. Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam. New York, NY: Three Rivers Press, 2008.

McKagan, Duff. It's So Easy and Other Lies. 16 pp. photographs, most in color. New York, NY: Touchstone, 2011. First edition. Signed by McKagan on the title page, accompanied by a photograph from the book signing.

Moses, Alan and Brian Pattison. Glorious Times: A Pictorial of the Death Metal Scene (1984-1991). Introduction by Laurent Ramadier. Buffalo, NY: Glorious Times Publishing, 2009. Revised and expanded edition.

Moynihan, Michael and Didrik Soderlind. Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground. Venice, CA: Feral House, 1998. First edition, third printing.

The Paradise Lost Trilogy: Collector's Edition. Directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky. 2012. N.p. DVD. A four-disc DVD set including three documentary films about the West Memphis Three, and a 20-page booklet of photographs from the filmmakers' personal archive.

Ramsey, William. Abomination: Devil Worship and Deception in the West Memphis Three Murders. Lexington, KY: William Ramsey, 2012.

Wallach, Jeremy, Harris M. Berger, and Paul D. Greene ed. Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World. Durham: Duke University Press, 2011.

Walser, Robert. Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1993.

Weinstein, Deena. Heavy Metal: A Cultural Sociology. Textual photographs and illustrations. New York, NY: Lexington Books, 1991. First edition.

Box 3.

Hammett, Kirk and Steffan Chirazi. Too Much Horror Business: The Kirk Hammett Collection. New York, NY: Abrams, 2013. First edition.

Oimen, Harald and Brian Lew. Murder in the Front Row: Shots from the Bay Area Thrash Metal Epicenter. N.p.: Bazillion Points, 2011. Author inscribed on free endpaper.

Patterson, Dayal. Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult. Numerous textual photographs and illustrations, including several in color. Port Townsend, WA: Feral House, 2013. First edition.

Patterson, Dayal. Black Metal: The Cult Never Dies Vol. 1. N.p. : Decible Books, 2015. Number 132 of 1000.

Pines, Mark ed. Alice Cooper. New York, NY: Alosco & McLaughlin Enterprises Inc., [1973?].

Popoff, Martin. Run for Cover: The Art of Derek Riggs. N.p.: Aardvark Publishing, 2006. First edition, #1483 of 1500 trade copies. Signed by Derek Riggs on the front endpaper.

Box 10.

Kugelberg, Johan ed. True Norwegian Black Metal: We Turn in the Night Consumed by Fire. Photography by Peter Beste. Introduction by Jon "Metalion" Kristiansen. Brooklyn, NY: Vice Books, 2008. Second edition, limited to 2,500 copies. Signed by Beste on the title page, with a flyer from the book signing event laid in. Accompanied by a promotional poster.

Box 11.

Taylor, Matt. Metallica: Back to the Front: A Fully Authorized Visual History of the Master of Puppets Album and Tour. San Rafael, CA: Insight Editions in association with Moonrise Media, 2016.

Box 13.

Araya, Jeanette. Bloodline: The Araya Story. Bloomington, IN : Archway Pub., 2015.

Blythe, D. Randall. Dark Days: A Memoir. Boston, MA: Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015. Signed by Blythe.

Crockett, Alexandra. Metal Cats. New York, NY: powerHouse Books, 2014. Inscribed by author on back cover.

Ferris, D. X. Reign in Blood: 33 1/3. New York, NY: Bloomsbury, 2013.

Fischer, Tom Gabriel. Are You Morbid? Into the Pandemonium of Celtic Frost. London: Sanctuary Publishing Limited, 2000.

Herron-Wheeler, Addison. Wicked Woman: Women in Metal from the 1960s to Now. N.p.: Addison Herron-Wheeler, 2014.

Mudrian, Albert. Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore. Los Angeles, CA: Feral House, 2004.

Mudrian, Albert. Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal & Grindcore. Philadelphia, PA : dB Books, 2015.

Rudolph, Mark, ed. Morbid Tales!: A Tribute to Celtic Frost. Michigan, IN: CV Comics in cooperation with Corpse Flower Records, 2014.

Trilling, Roger, ed. The Wild Palms Reader. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1993.

Inside Metal: Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal. Directed by Bob Nalbandian. 2014. N.p.: DRK Productions. DVD.

Inside Metal: Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal II. Directed by Bob Nalbandian. 2015. N.p.: Metalrock. DVD.

The Distorted Island: Heavy Metal Music and Community in Puerto Rico. Directed by Osvaldo González-Sepúlveda. 2015. N.p. DVD.

Box 16.

Christe, Ian. Everybody Wants Some: The Van Halen Saga. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2007.

Gritter, Headley. Rock 'N' Roll Asylum: Conversations with the Madmen of Music. New York, NY: Delilah Books, distributed by the Putnam Publishing Group, 1984.

Lee, Tommy and Anthony Bozza. Tommy Land. New York, NY: Atria Books, 2004.

Luce, Ed. Wuvable Oaf. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books, 2015. "What the fuzz" Special Edition, in sleeve.

Osbourne, Sharon. Extreme: My Autobiography. New York, NY: Springboard Press, 2005.

Renoff, Greg. Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal. Toronto, ON: ECW press, 2015.

Sixx, Nikki. The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star. New York, NY: Pocket Books, 2007.

Snider, Dee and Philip Bash. Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide: How to Be a Legend in Your Own Lunchtime. Garden City, NY: Dolphin Books, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1987.

Stubberud, Jorn "Necrobutcher." The Death Archives: Mayhem 1984-94. N.p.: Ecstatic Peace Library, 2016.

Wall, Mick. W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 2007. First American edition.

Welch, Brian "Head." Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story. New York, NY: Harpercollins, 2007.

Box 30.

Neely, Tom and Igloo Tornado. Henry and Glenn Forever and Ever. Portland, OR: Mircrocosm Publishing, 2017.

Slagel, Brian and Mark Eglinton. For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records. New York, NY: BMG, 2017.

box 2, case 1

Heavy Metal Parking Lot yrlsc_2269_002_001 1986

Creator: Heyn, John

Creator: Krulik, Jeff

Creator: Pirate Video

Physical Description: 1 video recordings(1 DVD; Duration 0:16:40)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are available for access. All requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Series 2: Show fliers circa 1980-2016

Scope and Content

Show and event fliers from metal concerts, festivals, and parties, primarily from Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. The bulk of fliers date from the 1980s and 1990s.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged geographically.

box 4, folder 1-12

Show Flyers, Northern and Southern California circa 1980-2000

Physical Description: Fliers range in size from 5 x 7 inches to 16.5 x 11 inches, with most 8.5 x 11. Some with remnants of masking tape.

Scope and Content

Approximately 600 fliers and handbills promoting San Francisco and Los Angeles-area heavy metal venues and bands. Groups such as Poison, Faster Pussycat, The Lovedolls, Saint Vitus, LA Guns, Taz, Metallica, Slayer, Blind Illusion, Leathur Panteez, Death Angel, Flotsam & Jetsam, Wendy O. Williams, Body Count, Armored Saint, and Primus are represented. Featured venues include the Troubadour, the Roxy Theatre, Gazzarri's, XPoseur54, Chuck Landis' Country Club, The Stone, The Omni, and Mabuhay Gardens.

box 10

Clash of the Titans show flier featuring Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Alice in Chains. 1991 June 3

box 17, folder 1-2, box 24, box 23, folder 2

Fliers, Los Angeles and area 1983-1991

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Purchase: Boo-Hooray, May 2016.

Scope and Content

Fliers, handbills, and ephemera from Los Angeles-area heavy metal shows. Includes bands such as Damn Yankees, Doll, Faster Pussycat, Funhouse, Great White, L. A. Guns, Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen, Motorcycle Boy, Poison, Salty Dog, Warrant, and the Zeros. Featured venues include Gazzari's, Chuck Landis' Country Club, the Troubadour, the Roxy, and the Whisky-a-Go-Go.

box 17, folder 3

Club fliers 1980s

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Purchase: Boo-Hooray, May 2016.

box 17, folder 6

Show and event fliers 1987-2016

Series 3: Photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia 1970-2015

Scope and Content

Materials include photographs, scrapbooks, concert programs, fan club letters, backstage passes, set lists, posters, and other ephemera. Also includes concert t-shirts and battle vests made by fans.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

box 5, folder 1

Battle vest personal statement 2014 April 17

Scope and Content

Two page narrative by Armando Rollice of East Los Angeles, CA, describing how he assembled his denim vest featuring patches, metal studs, and pins, and how much he loves heavy metal music.

box 28

Battle vest circa 2012-2014

Scope and Content

Levi Strauss denim vest featuring 24 patches sewn on by Armando Rollice. Bands represented include Motorhead, Slayer, Celtic Frost, Venom, Saxon, Iron Maiden and Overkill. Vest is decorated with metal studs, a few small buttons, and safety pins.

box 28

Battle vest circa 1980-82

Scope and Content

Lee Cooper denim vest with Rush, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, and Rainbow pins, and three hand-sewn patches representing AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden.

box 9

Alice Cooper t-shirt 1987

Scope and Content

Red t-shirt, size medium, silkscreen printed on front and back, from Alice Cooper's The Nightmare Returns tour. Signed and dated by Alice Cooper just below the right shoulder.

box 10, box 5, folder 2

Animal Bag photographs and negatives 1980s-1990s

Scope and Content

Photographs taken by Drake Zabriskie in Glendale, CA circa 1990. Box 5, Folder 2 contains 61 negatives and 4 8" x 10" prints. Box 10 contains a 10" x 15" black and white photograph.

box 5, folder 3

Anthrax tour schedule 1992

Custodial History

From the personal collection of journalist and author, Lonn Friend.

Scope and Content

Tour book for Anthrax's January 1992 European tour co-headlined with Public Enemy. Includes the band's complete itinerary and travel schedule. Signed by Scott Ian on the front panel.

box 12

Anthrax playing cards undated

box 21, folder 11

Bad Influence photos and flyers undated

box 10

Black Sabbath world tour program 1976-77

box 5, folder 4

Britny Fox fan club letter May 9, 1988

box 25

Cannibal corpse poster December 19, 1992

Physical Description: Offset printed on a sheet of white stock, 22.5" x 34".

Scope and Content

Poster promoting a concert headlined by Cannibal Corpse, and also featuring Cenotaph and Blackthorn at the Auditorio Lomas Verdes in Naucalpan, Mexico. Inscribed by Cannibal Corpse vocalist Chris Barnes on the band's photograph.

box 17, folder 4

Cathouse club letters 1987-1988

Scope and Content

Newsletters about events at this Los Angeles club, and flyers for performances.

box 21, folder 12

Frankii Elliott publicity photo with note 1991

box 5, folder 5

Faster Pussycat autographs undated

Physical Description: Signatures in red marker on La Quinta Royale Motor Inn, Corpus Christi, Texas stationery.

box 5, folder 6

Girlschool programs 1981

Scope and Content

Concert program from Girlschool's Hit and Run Tour. Signed on the front panel by Kim McAuliffe, Enid Williams, Denise Dufort, and Kelly Johnson.

box 5, folder 7

GWAR flyers 2013

box 17, folder 5

Jetboy flyers and fan club letters 1985-1989

Scope and Content

Fan club newsletters, album promotion flyers, and show announcement flyers mostly for Los Angeles area clubs.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Purchase: Boo-Hooray, May 2016.

box 5, folder 8

L. A. Guns memorabilia: backstage passes 1988

Custodial History

From the personal collection of Tracii Guns.

box 9

L. A. Guns memorabilia: t-shirt from No Mercy Tour 1988

Custodial History

From the personal collection of Tracii Guns.

box 24

L. A. Guns memorabilia: Gold Record 1988

Custodial History

From the personal collection of Tracii Guns.

Scope and Content

Framed RIAA gold record commemorating the sale of more than 500,000 copies of L.A. Guns' self-titled debut album, presented by Tracii Guns to his father Rick Ulrich.

box 25

L. A. Guns memorabilia: poster 1985

Physical Description: 23" x 35" offset lithographic, printed in black on a white background.

Custodial History

From the personal collection of Tracii Guns.

Scope and Content

Poster issued by Raz Records (a fake independent label, named after the band's manager, Raz Cue) in conjunction with the release of the band's debut EP, Collector's Edition No. 1 (1985). Offset lithographic, printed in black on a white background. Signed by guitarist Tracii Guns in the lower right corner.

box 5, folder 9

Lamb of God set list November 5, 2009

Scope and Content

From concert at Piere's Entertainment Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

box 22

Metallica scrapbook 1990s

Scope and Content

Compiled by a fan. Mostly magazine clippings.

Processing Information

Removed from 3 ring binder with Metallica sticker on the front.

box 23, folder 3

Motley Crue world tour program 1989-90

box 10

Motorhead scrapbook 1980, 1988-1989

Scope and Content

Scrapbook of clippings, Motorheadbangers fan club correspondence, and other material assembled by a British fan named Andy, around 1980. Includes an introductory form letter from early 1980, merchandise order forms, and a list of Motorhead's U.K. Autumn Tour 1980 dates, which also mentions the recording of their new album Ace of Spades (1981). Among the clippings are the "Fallout Favourites" column from Flexipop magazine, a full page ad for the album Overkill (1979), and a review of Motorhead's 1980 concert at Bingley Hall in Stafford with Saxon and Girlschool. Accompanied by two later issues of the Motorheadbangers newsletter (September/October 1988 and August 1989), a pictorial discography issued by Motorheadbangers in 1988, and a flyer for the Motorheadbangers 10th Anniversary Party at the Hippodrome on June 7, 1989, which included a special appearance by Motorhead.

box 10

Music in Action petition 1987

Scope and Content

Published petition condemning the PMRC and DecencyInMedia, clipped from an issue of Billboard magazine.

box 9

Quiet Riot "Metal Health" European tour scarf 1984

Scope and Content

Black synthetic fiber scarf with red lettering and green fringe. Features images of Rudy Sarzo, Carlos Cavazo, Frankie Banali, and Kevin DuBrow.

box 21, folder 10

Quiet Riot production booklet for "20 Years of Metal Health" concert video shoot 2002

Processing Information

Items removed from three ring binder.

Scope and Content

Binder of production information including set list, stage setup, schedule, release forms, and crew and vendor lists for concert filmed at The Key Club in Los Angeles, September 26, 2002.

box 23, folder 4

Ratt concert program 1987

box 5, folder 10

Roxx Gang fan club letters undated

box 5, folder 11, box 9

Slipknot concert memorabilia: Ozzfest memorabilia 2004

Scope and Content

Concert set list for August 14, 2004 Ozzfest performance in East Troy, Wisconsin, signed by Joey Jordison, Corey Taylor, and Craig Jones. Time sheets for both stages. Color artwork for "Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses." Three 3" x 5" color photographs of vocalist Corey Taylor.

box 9

Slipknot concert memorabilia: tour t-shirt 2004

Scope and Content

Black t-shirt, size extra large.

box 9

Slipknot concert memorabilia: Joey Jordison signature drumsticks 2004

box 5, folder 12

Suicidal Tendencies and No Mercy photographs and ephemera undated

Scope and Content

23 photographs, mostly 3.5" x 5". Also includes 5 rub-on decals.

box 5, folder 13

Tuff fan club newsletter, flyer, and postcard 1991

box 5, folder 14

"Archie Meets Kiss" 2011

Scope and Content

Comic book signed by Paul Stanley of KISS, writer Alex Segura, and artist Dan Parent.

box 12

KISS bubble gum cards 1978

Scope and Content

First and second series, complete 132 card set. Two original card packs, sealed.

box 23, folder 1

Kiss makeup 2011

Scope and Content

Intact package of makeup including white and black creams; black, blue, green, and red crayons, an applicator, a sponge, and three fake blood capsules.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Book Shop.

box 10

Backstage passes album 1970s-1980s

Physical Description: Most passes are printed on satin and feature logos and original art corresponding to the tour.

Scope and Content

Collection of 70 backstage passes from the 1970s-2000s, for bands such as Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, Rush, Judas Priest, L. A. Guns, Motorhead, Pantera, Dio, Dokken, and Metallica.

box 14

Concert photo album 1987-1989

Scope and Content

Photographs of Leatherwolf, Warrant, Icon, Hurricane, XYZ, Keel, and Def Leppard. Three sheets of slides of Poison. Also includes a photographer's pass for the Scorpions' Crazy World Tour. Photographer unidentified. 122 color photos, mostly 6" x 4"; and 44 black & white photos, mostly 3" x 5."

box 14

Poison fan photo album 1988

Scope and Content

Photographs featuring unknown female fan with members of Poison, Megadeth, and Cinderella. Also includes backstage pass to the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia, PA, and a photo of a cake celebrating the release of Poison's album, "Open Up and Say... Ahh!" 27 color photographs, mostly 3.5" x 5."

box 15

Flyers of the Sunset Strip 2015

Physical Description: Metal cover, with bass tuning knobs along the spine.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Book Shop.

Scope and Content

Contains reproductions of original band flyers collected by Mike Schneider on the Sunset Strip, with his commentary on the bands featured, such as Taz, PairADice, Poison, Razzle, and Tuff. Featured venues include the Roxy, the Whisky a Go-Go, the Troubadour, the Cathouse, the Country Club, the Rainbow Bar & Grill, and Gazzarri's. Also includes reproductions of band photos, club tickets, and business cards.

Edition 53 of 60.

Series 4: Zines 1976-2016

Scope and Content

These are independently produced, typically small-circulation periodicals that describe local music scenes or pertain to particular bands. Includes zines from California as well as from throughout the United States and other countries.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by zine title.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

box 29, folder 10

Aquelarre Zine, #15 undated

box 18, folder 1

Aura 2000s

Language of Material: Materials are in Spanish.

Scope and Content

Published in Cadiz, Spain.

box 18, folder 2

Ball Buster 1996

box 29, folder 19

Baphometal, Part 3 2008 November

box 18, folder 3

Bells of Archeron circa 2012

Language of Material: Some materials in Spanish.

box 18, folder 4

Black Market 1992

box 5, folder 15

The Beyond, volume 3 2013

Scope and Content

Colophon reads in part, "All layout, material, and most art work summoned by the Vessel of Satan; J."

box 29, folder 4

Braincandy 1978 October

box 5, folder 16

Brain Damage 1984-1985

Scope and Content

Issues 1 (Fall 1984) and 2 (Spring 1985) published in Long Beach, CA; founded by Vadim Rubin and Ron Nieto.

box 29, folder 17

Brainstorm magazine, #2 1993 May-October

box 18, folder 5

The Brutal Adventures of Black Metal Girl 2015-2016

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Book Shop, June 2016.

Scope and Content

Graphic novel. Issue 1. "The first issue of Black Metal Girl finds Alastrina face-to-face with one of the greatest enemies of all time... the youtube commenter." Illustrated by Drake Hernandez. Cover Art by April Dimmick. Written by Aris Garner and Travis Sylvies. Created by Aris Garner.

Issue 2. "Fun Times at Death Metal High Super Awesome Activity Comic Book."

box 29, folder 2

The Brutal Adventures of Black Metal Girl, #2 2016

box 18, folder 6

Bulldozer Magazine 2014

box 29, folder 1

Buried #5 2014

box 18, folder 7

Burning Salts 2014

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Gift of The Book Shop, June 2016.

Scope and Content

Issues 1 and 2. Editor and publisher Bryer Wharton.

box 29, folder 15

Call To The Infernal Hordes Zine, #5 2009 February

box 18, folder 8

The Convivial Hermit 2008, 2010

box 18, folder 9

Darkness Against Light Fiercezine circa 2010

box 29, folder 9

Deadhead, #3, #4 undated

box 29, folder 13

Death n' Armageddon Mag, #6 2004 October

box 18, folder 10

Defiance of Gothic Nirvana X 2006

box 18, folder 11

Defiled Metalzine 2000

box 18, folder 12

Desecration of Virgin Magazine 2000s

box 18, folder 13

Devilment Zine 2000s

box 29, folder 7

Devilment Zine 2006

box 29, folder 18

Distorted, #2 1986

box 18, folder 14

Doom Hauled circa 1998

box 18, folder 15

Dreams of Abel 1998

box 29, folder 5

Dungeongrease, #4 undated

box 18, folder 16

Evil Assault circa 2007

box 29, folder 14

The Fallout Magazine, #9 undated

box 18, folder 17

Fatal Underground 2006

Language of Material: Materials are in German.

box 5, folder 24

First Tour Problems 2014

Scope and Content

A chronicle of a five week tour with a metalcore band given the pseudonym "Sky Falling" written by Maxx, a soundtech and tour manager. The author "wanted to show the tougher parts of touring as a crewmember, but that there is also fun to be had," and dedicates the zine to "all the other soundgirls out there."

box 18, folder 18

From Beyond Zine 2002-2003

box 19, folder 1

F.T.Y.K.P. Misanthrozine circa 2003

box 29, folder 11

Funeral Maelstrom of Hate, #2 undated

box 19, folder 2

The Future World of Rock circa 1994

box 19, folder 3

Gallery of the Grotesque circa 1998

box 29, folder 16

Gallery of the Grotesque undated

box 29, folder 8

GASP, etc., #1 1993 Spring

box 19, folder 4

Grave Wave Extreme Music Magazine February 2015

box 19, folder 5

The Grimoire of Exalted Deeds 1990s

box 19, folder 6

GWAR 1993

Scope and Content

Book featuring comics that were originally published by Dark Horse Comics in DEADLINE U. S. A. All the stories written and drawn by the artists who design and build the props, costumes, and effects for GWAR's live show and also perform as characters on stage. Published by Slave Pit Inc., Richmond, VA.

box 19, folder 7

GWAR circa 1988

box 5, folder 17

The Headbanger 1983-1985

Scope and Content

No. 4, 5, 6, 10. Edited by Bob Nalbandian. Published in Huntington Beach, CA.

box 29, folder 12

Headbanger Magazine, #9 2007 January

box 19, folder 8

Heaven's Metal 1989

box 5, folder 18

Heavy Cream 2014

Scope and Content

Number 1 (April 2014) and 2 (September 2014), published in Los Angeles by Adam Murray. Includes stickers and a poster.

box 5, folder 19

Heavy Metal: Akron's Only Rock Informer December 1976

Scope and Content

Volume 1, number 9, published in Akron, Ohio.

box 19, folder 9

Hectic Metal Magazine 1990s

box 19, folder 10

Hellpike circa 2002

box 19, folder 11

Heresy Magazine 1990s

box 19, folder 12

Hollyrock Babylon: a heavy metal tabloid undated (circa 1989-90)

Scope and Content

Volume 1, numbers 2 and 3. West Hollywood, CA. Senior writer Bambi LaRue. Includes news, gossip, fan fiction, record reviews, interviews, and advertisements for Los Angeles record shops, tattoo artists, etc.

Provenance/Source of Acquisition

Purchase from The Book Shop, Covina, CA.

box 19, folder 13

Horrified Death Metal Fanzine undated

box 19, folder 14

Intellectual Spew 1998

box 5, folder 20

Ink Disease 1985

Scope and Content

Issue number 9. Edited by Thomas Siegel (?). Published in Los Angeles. Features an interview with Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica, an unusual offering in a punk-centric zine.

box 19, folder 15

Kentucky Fried Afterbirth 1999

Scope and Content

Issues 5 & 6.

box 19, folder 16

Klasma Zine circa 2006

box 19, folder 17

Kremlin Kore circa 1999

box 19, folder 18

Leather n' Spikes circa 1999

box 19, folder 19

Little Bouncing Bunnies #2 1999

box 19, folder 20

Lucifer's Hammer 2000s

box 19, folder 21

Mainstream Resistance 1990s

box 19, folder 22

Metal Core 1990s

box 5, folder 21-22

Metal Meltdown: Straight from the Infernal Wasteland 1987-1992

Scope and Content

10 issues (complete run). Published in Severna Park, Maryland by Jeff "KLUKE" Vanderclute, and others.

box 20, folder 1

Metal Storm 2008, 2010

Scope and Content

Content by Hellthrasher.

box 20, folder 2

Morbid Tales 2005

box 20, folder 3

Necromaniac Zine 2006

box 20, folder 4

Necroscope Metalzine 2006

box 29, folder 6

Necroscope 'zine 1997

box 20, folder 5

Noise and Shit 2000s

box 20, folder 6

Nokturnal Subjugation 2016 December

box 20, folder 7

Northern Heritage 2001

box 20, folder 8

The Other Side underground metal newsletter 2000

Language of Material: Materials are in Russian.

box 29, folder 20

Pagan Pages, #8 undated

box 20, folder 9

Paradise Noise 2001

box 20, folder 10

Promethean Crusade 1999

box 6, folder 1

Proximity, a Led Zeppelin newspaper 1980-1983

Scope and Content

9 tabloid issues. Published in Issaquah and Seattle, edited by Juli LeCompte and Hugh Jones.

box 20, folder 11

Psicoterror circa 2000

box 5, folder 23

The Rebel Beat September 1986

Scope and Content

Published in Fairfield, NJ by Tami "Odie" Morgan. Signed by Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian on the front panel. Contains transcripts of interviews Morgan conducted with Jon Oliva of Savatage, Raven's John Gallagher, and Scott Ian, among others, all of whom are asked for their opinion on rock censorship. Also includes a review of Flotsam and Jetsam's 1985 Metal Shock demo featuring future Metallica bassist Jason Newsted.

box 20, folder 12

Remnants of Reason 2000, 2001

box 20, folder 13

Satanic Terrorist Elite 2000s

box 20, folder 14

Satan's Candy Basket 1998

box 20, folder 15

Satan's Sadist 2009

box 20, folder 16

Sin Dios zine and CD circa 1999

Language of Material: Materials are in Portuguese.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

box 20, folder 17

So What! The Metallica Club Magazine 2015

Scope and Content

Volume 22, numbers 2-4.

box 21, folder 1

Subculture 1998

box 21, folder 2

Temple of Adoration 2008

box 21, folder 3

Thrash Attack 2000s

box 21, folder 4

Treats from the Underground 2000 January

box 21, folder 5

Unhallowed Magazine circa 2000

box 21, folder 6

Wasted Paper 2016

box 21, folder 7

The Web: A Literary Journal of Extreme Music and Entertainment 1998

box 21, folder 8

Wormgear 1999

box 21, folder 9

Vampiria 2000

box 12

What Gives Fanzine, Audiocassette, and Memorabilia 2016

Scope and Content

Includes installment 5 of What Gives Fanzine in envelope with pin and sticker, audiocasette labelled "A collection of classic demo tracks," and a number of stickers and pins, all housed together in plastic bag.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Series 5: Magazines 1968-2016

Scope and Content

These periodicals were commercially produced, with large-scale circulation. Includes mostly single issues that feature metal-related articles, including the May 11, 1968 issue of Rolling Stone, which features the first documented use of the term "heavy metal."

box 6, folder 2

The Advocate 1998 May 12

Scope and Content

Featuring the article "Rob Halford: Between a Rock and a Hard Place" by Judy Wieder, about the frontman of Judas Priest.

box 10

D2 Magazine 2016 January 15

Language of Material: Materials are in Norwegian.

Scope and Content

Norwegian magazine (Friday insert in magazine Dagens Næringsliv).

box 7, folder 1-3, box 6, folder 4-5, box 8, folder 1-3

Kerrang! 1982-1990

Scope and Content

57 issues:

Box 6. Issue numbers 14, 62, 65, 67, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85.
Box 7. Issue numbers 86, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 108, 113, 117 (2 copies), 118, 119, 121.
Box 8. Issue numbers 122, 136, 137, 143, 149, 160-162, 178, 187, 189, 191, 197, 203, 207, 225, 229, 246, 269, 295.

box 21, folder 13

Kerrang! Lemmy Special Tribute Issue 2016 January 9

box 10

LA Weekly 2008 November 21-27

Scope and Content

Feature article, "Norwegian Black Metal: Mother Nature Makes Vicious Vikings out of Little Boys."

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by title.

box 29, folder 3

Music Life 1988 November

box 6, folder 3

Rolling Stone 1968 May 11

Scope and Content

Includes the first documented use of the term "heavy metal" in a review of the album "A Long Time Comin'" by Electric Flag.

Series 6: Recordings 1969-2015

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audiovisual materials. Audiovisual materials are not currently available for access, unless otherwise noted in a Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the file level. All requests to access processed materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Scope and Content

Vinyl records, audiocassettes, and compact disc albums of heavy metal music from 1968-2015. Some album cases signed by artists. Records are 12 inches unless otherwise noted.

Organization and Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by artist name.

box 11

Anthrax, Got the Time 1990

Physical Description: Vinyl record (10 inch).

box 26

Author and Punisher/Harassor, Fearce 2014

Physical Description: Vinyl record (7 inch).

box 11

Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell 1980

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 12

Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell 1980

Physical Description: 8-track, audiocassette, and compact disc.

box 11

Coven, Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls 1969

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 11, case 1

Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls yrlsc_2269_011_001a 1969

Creator: Mercury Record Corporation

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings(1 vinyl record; Duration: 0:23:13)

Physical Description: Condition Note: label on disc reads "Side 2" on both sides due to a manufacturer's error

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are available for access. All requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

box 11, case 1

Witchcraft Destroys Minds and Reaps Souls yrlsc_2269_011_001b 1969

Creator: Mercury Record Corporation

Physical Description: 1 sound recordings(1 vinyl record; Duration: 0:22:35)

Physical Description: Condition Note: label on disc reads "Side 2" on both sides due to a manufacturer's error

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials are available for access. All requests to access digital materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

box 12

Darkthrone, Cromlech 1989

Scope and Content

An early issue of the original demo tape, featuring three tracks: The Watchtower, Accumulation of Generalization, and Sempiternal Past / Presence View Sepulchrality (later versions feature the song "Iconoclasm Sweeps Cappodocia"). Recorded live in November 1989, and copied onto a TDK D90 audiocassette.

box 26

Deathkings/Rozamov 2014-2015

Physical Description: Vinyl record (7 inch).

box 12

Friend, Lonn. Pirate Radio Saturday Night promotional cassette circa 1992

Physical Description: Audiocassette and plastic case housed in airsickness bag. Signed by Lonn Friend.

box 11

Guns N' Roses, Appetite for Destruction 1987

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 11

Iron Maiden, Maiden Japan 1981

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 11

Judas Priest, British Steel 1980

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 26

Legion Canada, Spring Offensive 2015

Scope and Content

Vinyl record (7 inch), compact disc, Floppy Noise Records business cards, and Kriegzine.

box 11

Metallica, Master of Puppets 1986

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 12

Metallica, No Life 'Til Leather 1982

Physical Description: Copied onto a TDK D60 audiocassette, accompanied by the photo-mechanically reproduced insert, and housed in a plastic case.

Scope and Content

Later issue of the original demo tape, lacking the printed cassette label. Seven tracks: (Hit the Lights, The Mechanics, Motorbreath, Seek & Destroy, Metal Militia, Jump in the Fire, and Phantom Lord) recorded by Metallica's original line up: James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Ron McGovney (uncredited), and Lars Ulrich (bassist Cliff Burton is included in the band member list, but a note below reads: "Burton does not play on this tape).

box 12

Motley Crue, Generation Swine 1999

Physical Description: Compact disc. Signed cover booklet.

box 27

Myrkur, M 2015

Physical Description: Vinyl record, in wooden case.

box 26

Owen Hart, In Death 2006

Physical Description: Compact disc and vinyl record (5 inch).

box 11

Pantera, Metal Magic 1983

Physical Description: Vinyl record, sealed in original shrink wrap.

box 11

Pantera, Projects in the Jungle 1984

Physical Description: Vinyl record, sealed in original shrink wrap.

box 11

Poison, Look What the Cat Dragged In 1986

Physical Description: Vinyl record, sealed in original shrink wrap.

box 11

Prong, Force Fed 1988

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 11

Queensryche, Queensryche 1983

Physical Description: Vinyl record, sealed in original shrink wrap.

box 11

Quiet Riot, Metal Health 1983

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 12

Sadistic Intent, Conflict Within 1989

Physical Description: Copied onto a TDK D60 audiocassette labeled "Sadistic Intent" in blue ink on the A side and "Dark Angel" in black ink on the B side.

Scope and Content

Original demo tape, featuring six tracks: Conflict Within, No Reason, Doomed To Live, Speak For Yourself, Existance [sic], and Morbid Faith. Recorded at Cage Studios in Los Angeles in February 1989. The space left blank on this tape was filled with Darkness Descends, the second album by Los Angeles thrash band Dark Angel.

box 11

Sadistic Intent, Reawakening Horrid Thoughts 2014

Physical Description: Vinyl record. Signed album cover.

box 11

Samhain: On Earth as it is in Hell (Live) 1989

Physical Description: Vinyl record (7 inch).

Scope and Content

Bootleg recording of five songs performed live at Wabash Hall in San Diego, California on May 2, 1985

box 11

Samhain, Die Die My Darling 1984

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 11

Slayer, Reign in Blood 1986

Physical Description: Vinyl record.

box 11

S.O.D.: Stormtroopers of Death, Speak English or Die 1985

Physical Description: Vinyl record, signed by guitarist Scott Ian.

box 11

Sound Barrier, The Speed of Light 1986

Physical Description: Vinyl record. Cover signed by artists.

box 11

Stryper, To Hell with the Devil 1986

Physical Description: Vinyl record, sealed in original shrink wrap.

box 11

Suicidal Tendencies not dated

Physical Description: Vinyl record. Handwritten song list: I'm your nitemare, Widespread Bloodshed, Own Way of Life, Waking the Dead, No Mercy.

box 11

Various artists, Metal for Muthas 1980

Physical Description: Vinyl record. Signed on the front panel by four members of the band Toad The Wet Sprocket: Mike Mustafa, Mark Ridout, Peter Austin, and Martin Wightwick.

Scope and Content

Includes songs by Iron Maiden, Sledgehammer, and Angel Witch among others.

box 11

Venom, Black Metal 1986

Physical Description: Vinyl record (picture disc).