James Hetfield walks into a library…

For years Metal bands have been the greatest promoters of local libraries and advocates of reading, and Metallica has always been on the forefront of it.

As long before the internet made book lore accessible in two clicks, metalheads were checking out dusty copies of Stephen King, Ken Kesey, and Lovecraft just to decode the the stories behind their favorite riffs, and understand the meaning of some of the greatest Metallica songs inspired by literary works.

And so today let’s take a look at… all of them!

00:00 – Intro
00:32 – First steps
03:23 – Dark Mastering
06:55 – …And Justice for Books
08:40 – Modern era

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Background music: “Uberpunch” Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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