With James Hetfield at the helm, METALLICA went from being thrash pioneers to heavy metal gods. He overcame adolescent upheaval and personal demons—including his parents’ divorce, his mother’s untimely death and severe alcoholism—to become metal’s biggest star.
So Let It Be Written does justice to the many hats Hetfield has worn, with his strong leadership, signature vocal style, powerful guitar-playing and masterful songwriting. Author Mark Eglinton uses exclusive, firsthand interviews—with prominent rock stars and key figures in Hetfield’s life—to construct the definitive account of Hetfield.
“Hopefully this book will rekindle certain special memories about one of metal’s most charismatic and important individuals.” — Chuck Billy of Testament
Mark Eglinton is the co-writer of Official Truth, 101 Proof by Pantera’s Rex Brown and Confessions of a Heretic by Behemoth’s Adam Nergal Darski. Chuck Billy is the singer of Testament.
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Check out an excerpt taken from the book’s sixth chapter below, which details the recording of Metallica’s sophomore album, 1984’s Ride the Lightning.
“Even at this early stage, Hetfield had developed a unique guitar sound, and it took [producer Flemming] Rasmussen to make the best of James’s newfound need to sound like nobody else on the planet,” writes author Mark Eglinton.
He continues, “Rasmussen explained, ‘He liked the fact that he had his own sound and wasn’t trying to copy someone else’s. I think we took most of the recording process to pretty much get his thing. So we ended up looking for something that was new but also sounded something like his own stolen amp.'”
So Let It Be Written features interviews with Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Pantera’s Rex Brown and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante.
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