Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 1250007313 ISBN13: 9781250007315 Release Date: August 2012 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Length: 504 Pages Weight: 1.05 lbs. Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.3" Sprung from the roots of 70s hard rock, Metallica defined the look and sound of 1980s heavy metal, just as Led Zeppelin had for hard rock and the Sex Pistols for punk before them. 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. Though plagued by adversities, including the death of their bassist in a bus crash, infighting and substance abuse, they survived to became the biggest-selling band in the world. With 100 million records sold worldwide, their music has extended its reach beyond rock and metal, and into the pop mainstream, as they went from speed metal to MTV with their hit single "Enter Sandman". Until now there hasn't been a cr