Into the Black, Paul Brannigan Ian Winwood
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Into the Black
The Inside Story of Metallica, 19912014

Narrator: Ray Porter

Unabridged: 8 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/04/2014


Synopsis

The final chapter of Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwoods in-depth coverage of Metallica details the latter half of the bands extraordinary, decades-long career. The second volume of Metallicas definitive biography opens as the band breaks through to mainstream with its fifth album, Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album), topping the Billboard charts and its hit single Enter Sandman dominating the airwaves. 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 band ran the risk of alienating its original fans. It was beset by controversy over stylistic shifts, concessions to the mainstream, its stance on file sharing (in Metallica v. Napster), even the band members haircut decisions. By the end of the century, they were a band teetering on the brink of self-destruction. A stunning return to form awaited, however. Brilliantly chronicled by top UK music writers Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood, this is a masterful conclusion to an epic rock tome.

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