Metallica autobiography books
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Metallica: Enter Night: The Biography
Mick Wall moves on from Led Zeppelin to produce a definitive doorstop on Metallica.
Alongside contemporaries Slayer, Megadeath and Anthrax, Metallica came to prominence in the eighties as one of the 'big four' of thrash metal. Metallica were to thrash, though, what the Sex Pistols were to punk.
Nearly thirty years on, their tale is one of alcohol, rule breaking and tragically early death. But allied to that are colossal sales figures for their records - they are the fifth-highest selling recording artists of all time - and members with backgrounds that touch on jazz and classical music. Metallica, in fact, have garnered more critical acclaim than any heavy rock band since Led Zeppelin.
Fresh from the critical and commercial success of WHEN GIANTS WALKED THE EARTH, Mick Wall takes a similar informed look at the band, a group he has known on and off since their formation in 1981.
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Enter Night: Metallica, the Biography
Alongside contemporaries Slayer, Megadeath and Anthrax, Metallica came to prominence in the eighties as one of the 'big four' of thrash metal. Metallica were to thrash, though, what the Sex Pistols were to punk. Nearly thirty years on, their tale is one of alcohol, rule breaking and tragically early death. But allied to that are colossal sales figures for their records -- they are the fifth-highest selling recording artists of all time -- and members with backgrounds that touch on jazz and classical music. Metallica, in fact, have garnered more critical acclaim than any heavy rock band since Led Zeppelin. Fresh from the critical and commercial success of When Giants Walked the Earth, Mick Wall takes a similar informed look at the band, a group he has known on and off since their formation in 1981.
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Pulling Teeth: In Search of a Quality Metallica Biography
In search of a quality Metallica biography.
Birth School Metallica Death bygd Ian Winwood and Paul Brannigan. Da Capo Press. 392 pages.
IN THE EXCELLENT British documentary Mission to Lars reporter Kate Spicer pledges to take her brother Tom to meet his hero, Lars Ulrich, Metallica’s impish, Danish drummer. Tom has Fragile X syndrome, a severe struktur of autism, and he lives in a residential care home. His days are ruled by routine and familiarity, but Kate wants him to have an adventure. One of the few desires he has ever expressed fryst vatten to, as he laconically repeats throughout the bio, “meet Lars,” and so with some difficulty Tom, Kate and their younger brother, Will, follow Metallica’s tour across America, hoping to meet Lars backstage at one of their concerts.
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