With the anniversaries of METALLICA's "Master Of Puppets" and "The Black Album," celebrated author Mick Wall takes a closer look at the world's most popular heavy-metal band. Plus, you'll get an exclusive sneak peek at Wall's new book, "Enter Night: Metallica The Biography", which explores the band's adjustment to life without Cliff Burton.
Other "precious metal" features include:
* Ronnie James Dio: The eternal king of metal is gone, but most definitely not forgotten
* Duff McKagan: Catch up with the former GUNS N' ROSES bassist whose project, LOADED, is shaking things up with "The Taking"
* WHITESNAKE: Eternal charmer David Coverdale talks about his musical inspiration, plans for a DVD, the band's new lineup and his take on all the best rock and roll vices
* THIN LIZZY: Goldmine's Mick Wall reflects on the legacy of THIN LIZZY's "sensible one," Gary Moore, plus guitarist Brian Robertson launches his long-awaited solo debut
* Collecting Heavy Metal: How does your library fare with our list of 25 essential New Wave Of British Heavy Metal records?
* Lemmy Kilmister: Catch up with the MOTÖRHEAD madman about the band's new CD; "Lemmy" the movie; and topics as diverse as drugs, Joan Jett and stealing from the poor.
Also in this issue:
* Discover 991.com, the web site that helps fans fill in the gaps in their collections
* Get the scoop on "Meet The Beatles", "My Bonnie", "Magical Mystery" and "The Beatles on Parlophone"
* Meet FREE REIGN, the metal band that features the musical stylings of three pro football players
* Find out which albums TWISTED SISTER's Jay Jay French and metal music know-it-all Eddie Trunk say changed their lives
* Learn the story behind the last days of Paramount Records, and the blues act that did its best to save the label
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