FATES WARNING, CYNIC, WATCHTOWER Members React To Mean Deviation Prog Metal History Book
November 17, 2010, 13 years ago
Due for release on December 1st, former Metal Maniacs editor Jeff Wagner's Mean Deviation: Four Decades Of Progressive Heavy Metal (Bazillion Points Books) has already garnered staggering advance praise from some of the most respected figures in the progressive metal sphere.
Among the first responders:
Steven Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE): "We now have a definitive book on the relationship between metal and progressive music."
Jim Matheos (FATES WARNING): "Looks cool! I'm looking forward to digging in."
Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER): "The book is awesome! Damn, talk about work!"
Paul Masvidal (CYNIC): "The book looks and feels fabulous. I can't wait to dig into this thing. Thank you, Jeff Wagner, for this massive information highway for all things progressive metal"
Kurt Bachman (BELIEVER): "Wow! I can't wait to read it."
Glenn Harveston (ProgPower USA Festival): "The book is awesome. I read it in 2 days."
Weighing in at 400 pages, the heavily-illustrated Mean Deviation offers original artwork throughout by Michel "Away" Langevin of VOIVOD, and a foreword by Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree. The package includes a 16-page color photo insert, a constellation of appendixes, and an exhaustive index mapping the story of heady metal with exacting precision.
For more information, and to order immediately, visit this location.
