There are several new Metallica items on the streets at the moment. No new music, but two books, and a box set for collectors only is enough to feed the fans for a while. Check below
Metallica: This Monster Lives (Book)
The new book about Metallica and their new movie "Some kind of monster" will be released on November the 10th. Berlinger's book about the experience reveals the stories behind the film, capturing the energy, uncertainty, and ultimate triumph of both the filming and Metallica's bid for survival. It weaves the on-screen stories together with what happened off-screen, offering intimate details of the band's struggle amidst personnel changes, addiction, and controversy. In part because Berlinger was one of the only witnesses to the intensive group-therapy sessions and numerous band meetings, his account of his experience filming the band is the most honest and deeply probing book about Metallica - or any rock band - ever written.
This is the book both Metallica and film fans have dreamed of - a stark and honest look at one of rock's most important bands through the eyes of the most provocative documentary filmmakers working today.
So What! (Book)
This large and loud authorized book of Metallica memories and memorabilia presents a scrapbook of their history together, which began in Los Angeles during the early 1980s. According to Chirazi, who first met the band in 1984 as a 17-year-old journalist, Metallica is the "seventh biggest selling act in American history." His book documents many of the group’s famous concerts with collages of photos and narratives by the band about what it felt like to be on stage and on the road. Interviews include three talks with former bassist Jason Newsted—conducted by each of the remaining band members. The volume is packed with publicity and candid photos, as well as letters composed by the band.
Vinyl box set (Box)
Individually numbered, limited-edition LP box contains Metallica's first four albums -- Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning, Master Of Puppets, and ...And Justice For All -- as well as the out-of-print Garage Days Revisited EP and the previously import-only Creeping Death picture disc. All four albums have been pressed as 2-LP sets on 180-gram vinyl for maximum sound quality and packaged in newly designed gatefold jackets. There will only be 5000 copies produced, and will ONLY be available in North America. Check eil.com or metallica.com for info on how to order
