Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312649894 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In this extensive biography by British rock journalist Mick Wall, no lowlight goes unnoticedHis narrative is straightforward and fast-paced - it's fun to see the band transform almost overnight from scruffy, Mötorhead-loving teenagers to hard-partying gods of thunder. You want this. (Classic Rock)Millions of words have been written on Metallica, but few journalists have been present at so many of the band's milestones Wall's eye for detail through the early years makes the book truly enlightening in the way it captures the character of the major players. (Boston Phoenix)They may be the greatest band of all time, but Metallica have been plagued by a load of artistic misfires and band-member squabbles. The Metallisaga is fascinating, almost an epic, and Wall is well up to the tas
Disappointing StereoDevil I was really looking forward to reading this book but I found it disappointing after the first half. When I read a biography I want to hear the facts. I really don't care to hear the opinions of the author or reviews of each album. Here is what I gather.The author thinks that everything after Master of Puppets is pretty mu. worth a read if this will be the first book on Metallica you pick up You don't need to read this book if you have already read Joel McIver's masterful books, JUSTICE FOR ALL: THE TRUTH ABOUT METALLICA and TO LIVE IS TO DIE: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF METALLICA'S CLIFF BURTON.If you have not read McIver's books, then be sure to read TO LIVE IS TO DIE for an account of Cliff. And before that, read. Not up to expectations Gaute Tangen Good side, you get a lot of detail of the business side of their career.Bad, Mick Wall gives a lot of personal oppinions as fact and since Metallicas career is not yet over I think that any sentence starting with "they will never" is presumptious. In my opinion if you are only going to read one Metallica Biography I would
Until now there hasn't been a critical, authoritative, in-depth portrait of the band. The music they played--heavy metal mixed with punk attitude--became its own genre: thrash. Inventors of thrash metal--Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth followed--it was always Metallica who led the way, who pushed to another level, who became the last of the superstar rockers.Metallica is the fifth-largest selling artist of all time, with 100 million records sold worldwide. in 2011. Their roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. Their music
He is one of England's best known music journalists: his work has appeared in Classic Rock, Mojo, the London Times and a variety of other publications, and his books include eleven rock 'n' roll biographies. MICK WALL has written about music since 1977. He lives in England.. He has also served as a trusted on-camera source for a number of BBC-TV music documentaries