Crossover the Edge: Where Hardcore, Punk And Metal Collide

Anesiadis, Alexandros

ISBN 10: 1909454753 / ISBN 13: 9781909454750

Published by Cherry Red Books, 2019

About this Item

Softcover VG, solid, shows corner crease, corner and edge wear from normal use / storage. Binding is solid, square. Cover image has some slight peeling which has been shown to be a flaw of this edition. Cherry Red Books. Currently Out of Print, Scarce, HTF. See photos to verify rating. Crossover the Edge by Alexandros Anesiadis delves into the 1980s fusion of hardcore, punk, and metal known as Crossover, featuring over 100 key bands from the era, including Agnostic Front, D.R.I., and Suicidal Tendencies. This comprehensive book explores the subculture's impact on music, blending experimental sounds and visual styles that influenced generations of fans. Tons of photos, flyer art, punk imagery, hours and hours of enjoyment and new music to be discovered. FANTASTIC BOOK to add to any music or cultural history fan's collection especially those interested in subculture, underground music.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Crossover the Edge: Where Hardcore, Punk And Metal Collide
• Publisher: Cherry Red Books
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909454753
• ISBN 13: 9781909454750
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 15.88W x 23.5H x 2.79D centimeters 15.88 centimeters width by 23.5 centimeters height by 2.79 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1.75 pounds

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Synopsis

During the 1980s, a time of conflict among alternative and increasingly tribal musical subcultures, an interesting compromise began to take form in the hardcore, punk and metal worlds. Blending the musical and visual elements of all three, this scene within several scenes came to be known as Crossover. Pulling together bands from diverse subcultural backgrounds (including the Skinhead, Oi and Anarcho scenes) to create a unique fusion whose appeal reached out to a large proportion of each of their fans, the movement was nevertheless overlooked by purists from each side. But inarguably, Crossover (or "Speedcore" as some came to call it), lent a fresh air to a metal scene at risk of stagnation, and brought a welcome atmosphere of experimentation to punk rock. Crossover The Edge contains in-depth features on over 100 key bands from the scene’s 1980s heyday, including Agnostic Front, Cro Mags, Crumbsuckers, Leeway, Gang Green, Nuclear Assault, Lethal Aggression, D.R.I., Corrosion of Conformity, Impulse Manslaughter, Verbal Abuse, Attitude Adjustment, Suicidal Tendencies, Excel, Beowulf, Dr. Know, Septic Death, Cryptic Slaughter, Accused, Dayglo Abortions, Discharge, Broken Bones, English Dogs, Sacrilege, Warfare, Raw Power, Rumble Militia, Lobotomia, Overkill L.A., Mentors, Void and Amebix. Another 500 bands are also featured briefly. 

About the Author

Alexandros Anesiadis is on his final year of PhD in Media and Arts, and describes himself as a "maniac record collector” (with a collection of over 8.000 records). Ian Glasper is the author of The Day the Country Died and Burning Britain.