Metallica
Published on 11. June 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
191 pages
978-1-84732-339-2 (ISBN)
Description
Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. Mustaine and McGovney subsequently left and were replaced by Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton. Burton sadly died when the band's tour bus crashed in 1986 and Jason Newsted stepped in as a replacement staying until 2001. Robert Trujillo later joined as the band's regular bassist in 2003. With a growing fan base on the underground music scene, the band was also to achieve critical acclaim in 1986 with the release of their "Master of Puppets" album, widely regarded as one of the most intense and influential of all thrash metal recordings. Fortune followed fame when their eponymous 1991 album (known to fans as "The Black Album") went straight to No 1 on the Billboard 200. It has since sold over 15 million copies in the United States, which makes it the 25th highest selling album in the country. Metallica has released nine studio albums, two live albums, two EPs, twenty-two music videos, and forty-three singles. The band has won seven Grammy Awards, and has had five albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200. They had sold over 100 million records worldwide by the time their latest album, "Death Magnetic", was released in 2008.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 146 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84732-339-2 (9781847323392)
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Person
Chris Ingham is one of the UK's most experienced metal journalists and Group Publisher of the Classic Rock and Metal Hammer brands for Future Publishing. He wrote Nothing Else Matters: The Stories Behind the Biggest Metallica Songs and The Book of Metal. He lives in London.
Content
1) Kill 'Em All (1983)2) Ride The Lightning (1984); 3) Master of Puppets (1986); 4) And Justice For All (1988); 5) The Black Album (1991); 6) Load (1996); 7) Reload (1997); 8) Garage Days Inc. (1999); 9) S&M (2000); 10) St Anger (2003); 11) Death Magnetic (2008); Singles, Discography; Index.