Into the Black

The final chapter of Paul Brannigan and IanWinwood's in-depth coverage of Metallica details the latter half of the band'sextraordinary, decades-long career.

The second volume of Metallica's definitivebiography opens as the band breaks through to mainstream with its fifth album, Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album), toppingthe Billboard charts and its hit single "Enter Sandman" dominating theairwaves. By 1993, after a two-year tour, Metallica had become the biggest hard-rock… (more)

The final chapter of Paul Brannigan and IanWinwood's in-depth coverage of Metallica details the latter half of the band'sextraordinary, decades-long career.

The second volume of Metallica's definitivebiography opens as the band breaks through to mainstream with its fifth album, Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album), toppingthe Billboard charts and its hit single "Enter Sandman" dominating theairwaves. By 1993, after a two-year tour, Metallica had become the biggest hard-rock band in the world. Success naturally brought new challenges, and the bandran the risk of alienating its original fans. It was beset by controversy overstylistic shifts, concessions to the mainstream, its stance on file sharing (inMetallica v. Napster), even the band members' haircut decisions. By the end ofthe century, they were a band teetering on the brink of self-destruction. Astunning return to form awaited, however.

Brilliantly chronicled by top UK music writers PaulBrannigan and Ian Winwood, this is a masterful conclusion to an epic rock tome.