Metallica takes you along on the wild ride that was the evolution of the hugely successful band. This beautifully designed and illustrated unofficial book follows the group from dingy basement clubs in the early 1980s through tragedy, success, excess, and ear-splittingly loud music, to recording with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra and Lou Reed. Images of rare memorabilia from Metallica’s history appear throughout. Jerry Ewing grew up in Sydney, Australia, in the 1970s where the heavy metal bug bit him at an early age. Somehow a degree in Management Science led to him working on Metal Forces magazine, from which point he’s never looked back. He has since worked on Metal Hammer , launched both Classic Rock and Classic Rock Presents Prog magazines, and has also worked for Maxim , Vox , Stuff , and Bizarre magazines as well as presenting many different radio shows over the years and writing an increasing amount of books on music and soccer.