Into the Black Audiobook By Paul Brannigan, Ian Winwood cover art

Into the Black

The Inside Story of Metallica, 1991-2014

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Into the Black

By: Paul Brannigan, Ian Winwood
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $17.16

Buy for $17.16

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

The final chapter of Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood's in-depth coverage of Metallica details the latter half of the band's extraordinary, decades-long career.

The second volume of Metallica's definitive biography opens as the band breaks through to mainstream with its fifth album, Metallica (a.k.a. The Black Album), topping the Billboard charts and its hit single "Enter Sandman" dominating the airwaves. By 1993, after a two-year tour, Metallica had become the biggest hard-rock band in the world. Success naturally brought new challenges, and the band ran the risk of alienating its original fans. It was beset by controversy over stylistic shifts, concessions to the mainstream, its stance on file sharing (in Metallica v. Napster), even the band members' haircut decisions. By the end of the century, they were a band teetering on the brink of self-destruction. A stunning return to form awaited, however.

Brilliantly chronicled by top UK music writers Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood, this is a masterful conclusion to an epic rock tome.

©2014 Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood (P)2014 Blackstone Audio Entertainment & Celebrities Music Celebrity

People who viewed this also viewed...

Birth School Metallica Death, Volume 1 Audiobook By Paul Brannigan, Ian Winwood cover art
Birth School Metallica Death, Volume 1 By: Paul Brannigan, and others
Enter Night Audiobook By Mick Wall cover art
Enter Night By: Mick Wall
Mustaine Audiobook By Dave Mustaine, Joe Layden cover art
Mustaine By: Dave Mustaine, and others
Come as You Are Audiobook By Michael Azerrad cover art
Come as You Are By: Michael Azerrad
Eruption Audiobook By Brad Tolinski, Chris Gill cover art
Eruption By: Brad Tolinski, and others
Comprehensive Band History • Engaging Insider Stories • Outstanding Performance • Excellent Narration • Engaging Delivery
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
The second and more interesting half in the history of Metallica. The story following the black album, from 1991 two 2014 is more interesting than the first half. Metallica have come a long way and at this point they seem to have positioned themselves at the same level of artistry and Fame as U2 and the rolling Stones before them. great story about a great band

second half of history

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
good book but didn't find anything that hasn't been well covered by tv and others. but still like it over all.

long time fan

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I've read alot about the band over the years, but this, and it's predecessor, are great!

Another great insight!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Would you consider the audio edition of Into the Black to be better than the print version?

Ray Porter delivers an outstanding performance. He conveys emotion so well during this book. The material may be familiar to Metallica fans but but it is presented in a way that digs deeper and the authors do not pull punches. When something was bad, they say that it was bad. Highly recommended!

Great piece of metal history

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I read both Metallica biographies by Brannigan and Winwood, both are great. However, this was even better for me. I was born in 1981, therefore I started to follow the band when this second book begins. If the first book was great to know and learn more about the band, this was went beyond and took to the 90s and early 2000s as a fan. Both Books are a must reading for metal fans. Hopefully Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett and Trujillo will build much more and we will have a third book! Long live METALLICA!

Amazing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I am a long time Metallica fan and I felt like this book was definitely written by fans. So listen with that in mind. Still, it was an interesting read with a cacophony of cool insights into the band while also shining a light on a relatively unseen sector of the music industry and the rise of a dominant metal force that truly put this brand of music out there for all to see and appreciate.

Worth a read whether you like Metallica or not.
My only gripe is that the album LuLu should've been mentioned in maybe 2 sentences - it is a disgrace to ALL music and truly unlistenable and nothing can be said go salvage its existsnce. Unless you were to remove Lou reeds contribution (vocals) and pawned it off as an album of instrumental songs only it is in my opinion (and most everyone's) by and large the groups biggest misstep that even they swept under the rug as soon as was possible.

Interesting Book, Ray Porter is great

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The narrator was good and it did have some information I did not know. It was an interesting story.

Better than I thought it would be.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I learned a lot from Metallica's story, but It feels biased from the authors.

Really good, but...

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Killer. Unique. Great read. Need to hear again soon. Awesome. Can't wait for part 3.

Into the Black Rules.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
much of thus book is known to loyal fans, but very nice to hear fresh stories too. recommend

very good book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews