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33⅓ Main Series #108
Metallica
In 1991, Metallica released their fifth studio album that would become known and beloved around the world as “The Black Album”. Since its release, it has sold 30 million copies, and become a towering monument in the pantheon of rock's greatest records. Readers will get unprecedented insight into the story behind an iconic album from one of the world's most iconic bands through interviews with James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Jason Newsted, and “Black Album” producer Bob Rock.
Masciotra takes readers into the recording studio, giving them Metallica's account of how their most successful and famous record was born and learned to walk into every radio station and stadium stage around the world. Masciotra not only talks to the band about the making of the album, but also the stories that inspired the songs. Readers will not only learn about “The Black Album”, they will also gain greater knowledge and familiarity with the men who created it.
With direct access to the band, Masciotra offers a fascinating and inspiring account of the creation of one of music's best and best-selling albums.
Masciotra takes readers into the recording studio, giving them Metallica's account of how their most successful and famous record was born and learned to walk into every radio station and stadium stage around the world. Masciotra not only talks to the band about the making of the album, but also the stories that inspired the songs. Readers will not only learn about “The Black Album”, they will also gain greater knowledge and familiarity with the men who created it.
With direct access to the band, Masciotra offers a fascinating and inspiring account of the creation of one of music's best and best-selling albums.
- GenresMusicBiographyNonfiction
128 pages, Paperback
First published September 24, 2015
About the author
David Masciotra
12 books13 followersDavid Masciotra is the author of the forthcoming, "Exurbia Now: The Battleground for American Democracy" (Melville House Books), and "I am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters" (Bloomsbury, 2020). His previous books are "Working On a Dream: The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen" (Bloomsbury, 2010), "Mellencamp: American Troubadour" (University Press of Kentucky, 2015), "Metallica by Metallica" (a 33 1/3 from Bloomsbury, 2015), and "Barack Obama: Invisible Man" (Eyewear Publishing, 2017).
He writes regularly The New Republic, Washington Monthly, the Progressive, CrimeReads, and many other publications on politics, music, and literature.
He lives in Indiana, where he teaches literature and writing courses at Indiana University Northwest. For more information visit www.davidmasciotra.com.
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He writes regularly The New Republic, Washington Monthly, the Progressive, CrimeReads, and many other publications on politics, music, and literature.
He lives in Indiana, where he teaches literature and writing courses at Indiana University Northwest. For more information visit www.davidmasciotra.com.
Hello Grace and Jenna!
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