Reddit reviews Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal

Here are a few I've read and really enjoyed.

• Marilyn Manson - The Long Hard Road Out of Hello. While I am not a fan, this is a really interesting read. Bryan is very eloquent.
  
• Rex Brown - Official Truth, 101 Proof: The Inside Story of Pantera. Not the most flattering book about of one of my favorite bands, but honest and heartfelt. I consider this a must read for Pantera fans.
  
• The Bloody Reign of Slayer - again a great account of Slayer's history up to about 2007. My only gripe is the author sort of does a review of each album and sometimes he's overly critical.
  
• Eddie Trunk's Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal - This book has SO much information and is worth a read. Eddie is a true fan and gets it right 100% of the time.
  
• Sully Erna - The Paths We Choose: A Memoir. While I am not a huge Godsmack fan, I like their earlier stuff and to this day, Godsmack is one of the best live bands I've ever seen. Any musician who is thinking about trying to break out should read this.
  
• Choosing Death (linked many times in other responses), man, a history lesson totally worth reading...know your roots ;)