Grady Hendrix has a love for "music saves" as a theme and honestly, I love it. Now I'm not going to pretend like we haven't heard all the Illuminati conspiracies when it comes to the music industry. We Sold Our Souls does a deep dive into a world of conspiracy turned reality. The horror genre and metal music collide and it is so freaking fantastic.
Washed up, Durt Wurk guitarist, Kris leads us through the nightmare that is now her life. She's getting pissed on while working the front desk of the Best Western. This wasn't supposed to be her life, she was supposed to be legendary. But The Blind King took everything from her. One time friend and frontman of Durt Wurk, Terry Hunt ruined her chance for infamy. He took the money, he sold out, and left them all in their own personal Hells.
But that's all about to change.
Koffin announces a Farewell Tour, followed by Hellstock '19, a music festival for the lost, lonely, and pissed off souls. Hundreds of thousands of people flock to Vegas for this once in a lifetime opportunity, including Kris. If he's going to play his entire discography beginning to end, he's not going to do it without Kris dragging their "lost album," Troglodyte back out of the grave. She has a score to settle with Terry, might as well do it on stage.
There's so much happening in this book....murder suicides, cross country road trips, more murders, a cult-like camp, and the worst of all, record execs. It put the music industry and consumerism on blast and tied it all together with a graphic gory bow.
This might actually be my favorite of his books.
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