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\nWith James Hetfield at the helm, METALLICA went from being thrash pioneers to heavy metal gods. He overcame adolescent upheaval and personal demons\u2014including his parents\u2019 divorce, his mother\u2019s untimely death and severe alcoholism\u2014to become metal\u2019s biggest star.<\/p>\n
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\u2014with prominent rock stars and key figures in Hetfield\u2019s life\u2014to construct the definitive account of Hetfield.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully this book will rekindle certain special memories about one of metal\u2019s most charismatic and important individuals.\u201d \u2014 Chuck Billy of Testament<\/p>\n
Mark Eglinton is the co-writer of Official Truth, 101 Proof by Pantera\u2019s Rex Brown and Confessions of a Heretic by Behemoth\u2019s Adam Nergal Darski. Chuck Billy is the singer of Testament. “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.<\/p>\n 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.'”<\/p>\n
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\nCheck 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.<\/p>\n