The Meaning of Metallica

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Metallica is often referred to as the “thinking man’s” metal band and James Hetfield wrote lyrics that qualify as rock poetry.
“The most elucidative dissertation on Metallica ever written. And a kick-ass read to boot!!!” — Scott Ian, guitarist for Anthrax, on Metallica and Philosophy
Sure to spark discussion and debate, this book provides a close reading of lyrics dense with details and rich with allusions.
The Metallica group on Reddit has 67.8k members.
The top Metallica songs on Genius Lyrics have more than 3 million combined contributions to conversation threads about the song lyrics.
In the last 5 years, Metallica has performed in Germany, Poland, Austria, Romania, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, USA, France, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Canada, Hungary, Czechia, Italy
Metallica will go on a World Tour in 2022 and will visit: Denmark, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Czech Republic, Brazil, Chile, Argentina

Audience

Metallica fans
Music academics
Younger pop culture junkies and politically aware millennials (25-35)
Readers of Rolling Stone, Spin
Readers of Wiley’s “and Philosophy” series