Damned in Glam

Metal Magic, Book 3

By: Brian Barr

Narrated by: Rick Gregory

In this final installment of the Metal Magic series, a glam rock musician assumes a demonic identity for his stage shows, which leads to dire results.

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Good quick read

Damned in Glam: Metal Magic, Book 3 by a Brian Barr was a good quick read. In this book a rock musician assumes a demonic identity on stage. This was a good quick read.

Best one yet!

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This third installment of the Metal Magic series, finds you with a demon summoning rocker who is wreakign havoc. It was neat to follow the premise through different forms of rock/metal music where the results differ with the style of music. It's the longest, and best in my opinion, of the series. Definitely worth checking out.

Beware the Death Metal Grimoires... Part 3

'Damned in Glam' is the final instalment in Brian Barr's 'Metal Magic' Trilogy, so if you haven't checked out the previous instalments, I recommend you get to it. The Death Metal Grimoires continue to wreak havoc across unsuspecting musical venues, and this one delivers the gore and unexpected consequences that come from messing with dark forces I've come to expect from the Metal Magic series. I enjoyed listening to 'Damned in Glam', and found it to be an improvement over 'Punk Pandemonium', largely because it is longer and I think that gave Barr more room to develop the characters and setting. Rick Gregory continues to narrate, and I think does a solid job. His delivery is still a bit deadpan at times, but he delivers an overall enjoyable performance.



I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Succubus Slayer crashes concert

Installment 3 of the Death and Axes saga by Barr pretty much makes you never want to go to a Metal concert ever again. You might be safe with a Carpenters Tribute band, but man, even they probably have demonic ties. This story centers on a man who summons a dark succubus for what all the legends say they provide, fame and fortune. Their symbiosis is the main theme of the tale. How you can get what you want, and then decide it isn't what you need anymore. That street runs both ways.

It's a good riff on a Bowie-esque character, who grows to hate the personae he has created with the soul sucking creature he summons, and the consequences don't play out well for anyone tangently involved. Barr has escalated this series as it has progressed, and you are always left wanting more. He keeps upping the stakes, and like a true rocker makes thigs bigger, louder, and flashier with each installment. My only regret, I really loved the concept of the guitar grimoire, and would love to see it play out more of a role in future installments of this series. Souls sucking demons that rip into ticket buyers are awesome, but I also loved the concept of some chords allowing you to perform metal magic. No matter, Barr knows how to set the proverbial concert stage of doom.

Gregory does another amazing job narrating. I always enjoy listening to him, and know that he is going to take me to new places with new people in his repetoire. He hasn't disapointed yet, and manages to make you feel for Mattie, the glam rocker of the story. Even though I did receive a promo code for this review it in no way influenced my considerations of the material, and in fact, inspired me to be more honest. In fact, getting a code generally makes me harsher as a reviewer as I am more often concerned what someone like Me will decide based on my review.

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Third time’s the charm!

All three in the Metal Magic series are great, but this one rocks the most. Great writing! Great narration!