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However, extra special mention should also go to a handful of books and articles that proved especially helpful, in terms of adding to my own insights and investigations. First and foremost to the series of excellent books and articles by renowned Metallica and thrash historian Joel McIver, whose books, To Live is to Die: The Life and Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton (Jawbone, 2009); Justice for All: The Truth About Metallica (Omnibus Press, 2003); and The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists (Jawbone, 2008) were especially helpful. Also, Bob Nalbandian, for allowing me access to his excellent Shockwaves internet archive; Harald Oimoen, for allowing me to quote from his heart-rending 1987 interview with Jan and Ray Burton; and Ben Mitchell, whose superb 2009 Classic Rock interview with James Hetfield he has kindly allowed me to quote from. Similarly, Ian Fortnam’s earlier, equally insightful 2003 interviews with James, Lars and Kirk for the same estimable magazine; Joe Matera for the splendid offer of his 2003 Bob Rock interview, quoted here; Rob Tannenbaum, whose excellent April 2001 Playboy interviews with Lars, James, Kirk and Jason were utterly groundbreaking; and the always first-class David Fricke in Rolling Stone (still the best). Also, Paul Stenning, whose book Metallica: All That Matters (Plexus, 2009) shone interesting new light on the band’s earliest years; Brian Tatler’s fascinating memoir, Am I Evil (www.diamond-head.net, 2010); Chris Crocker’s Metallica: The Frayed Ends of Metal (St Martin’s Press, 1993); Stephen Davis’ Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith (Virgin Books, 1999); The Dirt: Mötley Crüe– Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band (Harper Collins, 2001); and Slash: The Autobiography (HarperCollins, 2007).
There were many others, too, all of which I have endeavoured to list below, and all of which deserve praise and acknowledgement in the roles they played in helping shape the direction of this book and to which I extend my thanks and would urge readers to seek out. Most of these articles I purchased either when they were first published or via a back-catalogue resource. Many, however, I now discover are available via the internet. If you can get hold of the originals, though, I would recommend it for there is nothing quite like holding – feeling and smelling – the real, now-yellowing thing. Again, my utmost thanks to one and all.
Magazines and Newspapers
Dave Mustaine interview, Bob Nalbandian, The Headbanger, January 1984
DM interview, Metal Forces, 1984
Kerry King interview, Sylvie Simmons, Kerrang!, April 1985
Cliff Burton interview, Harald O, February 1986
Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield interviews, Steffan Chirazi, Sounds, 15 February 1986
James Hetfield, Thrasher, 1986
LU interview, Sylvie Simmons, Creem, October 1986
LU interview, Paul Elliot, Sounds, February 1987
LU interview, Dele Fadele, NME, 21 March 1987
JH, Scott Ian interviews, Simon Witter, i-D, April 1987
LU and JH interview, Richard Gehr, Music & Sound Output, September 1988
LU, JH, Jason Newsted and Peter Mensch interviews, Rolling Stone, January 1989
LU interview, Kerrang!, February 1989
JH article, Mega Metal Kerrang! No. 15, summer 1989
LU interview, Christine Natanael, Metal Mania, January 1990
LU and JH interviews, Mat Snow, Q, September 1991
LU, JH and Bob Rock interviews, Rolling Stone, November 1991
JH interview, David Fricke, Rolling Stone, April 1993
LU and legal team interviews, Washington Post, October 1994
LU interview, David Fricke, Rolling Stone, May 1995
LU, JH, Kirk Hammett and JN interviews, Rolling Stone, June 1996
LU interview, Kerrang!, September 1996
JH interview, Washington Post, April 1997
DM interview, Joel McIver, Record Collector, 1999
Michael Kamen interview, Star Tribune, 7 January 2000
JH interview, Ian Fortnam, Front, February 2000
Chad Paulson interview, Melissa Arnold, University