Mean Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal

By Jeff Wagner

Revered former Metal Maniacs editor Jeff Wagner analyses the heady side of metal in this exhaustive narrative history of a relentlessly ambitious musical subculture. Beginning with the hugely influential mid-1970s efforts of progressive rock acts Rush and King Crimson, Wagner unfurls a vast colourful tapestry of sounds and styles, from the 'Big 3' of Queensryche, Fates Warning and Dream Theater to the extreme prog pioneers Voivod, Watchtower, Celtic Frost and others.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0979616336
• ISBN13: 9780979616334
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Bazillion Points LLC
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up