Renowned British rock journalist Mick Wall will release his new book, METALLICA - Enter Night: The Biography, in hardcover via Orion in the UK on November 11th.

A description of the book reads:

Alongside contemporaries SLAYER, MEGADETH and ANTHRAX, Metallica came to prominence in the eighties as one of the 'big four' of thrash metal. Metallica were to thrash, though, what the SEX PISTOLS were to punk. Nearly thirty years on, their tale is one of alcohol, rule breaking and tragically early death. But allied to that are colossal sales figures for their records - they are the fifth-highest selling recording artists of all time - and members with backgrounds that touch on jazz and classical music. Metallica, in fact, have garnered more critical acclaim than any heavy rock band since LED ZEPPELIN. Fresh from the critical and commercial success of When Giants Walked The Earth, Mick Wall takes a similar informed look at the band, a group he has known on and off since their formation in 1981.

Stay tuned for release dates outside of the UK.

Chronicle Books has released The Ultimate METALLICA, a book of photos by Ross Halfin, featuring a foreword by Lars Ulrich, and an afterword by Kirk Hammett.

The 232 page hardcover book features 250 color and b/w photographs.

A description reads: "He just gets right the fuck in there... Every drop of sweat, every molecule of saliva, every out-of-place nose hair, it all gets captured cuz he's just fucking there." - Lars Ulrich

Legendary music photographer Ross Halfin has documented Metallica for nearly 25 years, from their beginnings as a scrappy, furious garage band to their current status as the heaviest and most popular metal band in the world. The Ultimate Metallica collects the best of Halfin's amazing images, taken over the years with access granted exclusively to him as the band's main lensman. His candid photographs - taken on stage, backstage, on and off tour - are supplemented by text from many people close to the band, including managers and music writers, plus some colorful personal observations from Halfin himself.

Ross Halfin has toured with and photographed many bands, including IRON MAIDEN, DEF LEPPARD, KISS, THE CLASH, SEX PISTOLS, and THE WHO. He lives in Surrey, England.

Lars Ulrich is the drummer for and a founding member of Metallica. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Kirk Hammett is the lead guitarist for Metallica. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Order the book at this location, or via the Amazon link below.