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Heavy

On sale

4th March 2021

Price: £9.99

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Selected: Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781472131034

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Reviews

Elif Shafak, The Spectator
Fascinating . . . powerful
Liam Cagney, Irish Times
A wildly entertaining journey into the heart of musical darkness
Keith Kahn-Harris, Guardian
A weighty discussion of metal, for both passionate fans and neophytes . . . Yet what elevates Heavy from being a simple love letter to metal is the way in which Franklin situates heaviness within the "iron-rich bloodline running through the bedrock of culture" . . . a book that pulls off the trick of offering something to both passionate fans and neophytes
Victoria Segal, Sunday Times
Heavy opens an ornate portal into a murky subculture, illuminating the marginalia as well as the big beasts