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Metallica: Fuel & Fire: The Illustrated Collector's Guide to Metallica

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This book's got everything a die-hard Metallica fan could ask for. I just finished reading it and I couldn't put it down. Normally, I don't read anything, but this being the best book about the best band in the world, I never stopped until the end. Complete history, all the songs played over the years, whatever you wanna know about the band, you'll find it here. If you've never read this book, you're not a full-fledged Metallica fan. Great job, Sem!

Just when you thought you had a good little collection going, some guy from Norway goes and makes a book that makes you realize that you really don't have much! Ouch!!! This is an excellent book for the serious collector, Sem did an awesome job (like big surprise, right). Whether you think you have it all or you are just getting started into collecting "Metallica," you need this book!

This book is the most detailed Metallica book I have ever seen. It should be and there are so many items in the book not only the text but with tons of pictures so you know what to look for. Do yourself a favour and buy this book. I call it the bible for Metallica fans.

Rockin book man. Great pictures and so much information about the band, buy this book, trust me, it did more than entertain me on my 13 hour plane ride, it made me love metallica even more. I strapped on my headphones and became enchanted with "The 4 Horsemen" while reading this book. A must for any true Metallica fan.

I bought this book buy mistake. I am really glad I did, It is a Metallica collectors must have. If you are a collector of anything Metallica, from rare vinyl, vinyl singles, cd's, cd singles, bootlegs, videos, promo's, cassettes, fan cans etc.... This guide gives you information on every Metallica release from every country. Mostly black and white it has a color section in the middle. Also comes with a interview cd. The author also provides his web address, he has a great website also. Get this one before its gone, you won't regret it.

How could any Metallica fan live without this book? I just got done reading pages and pages filled with info about my favorite band. The info was good, the pictures great, and the topic couldn't have been better. DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!

When this book originally came out several years ago, it was a pretty handy and interesting guide to the world of collecting Metallica CDs, Vinyl, Cassettes and Promo only items. To anyone not a collector, the book probably wouldn't hold much interest, even though there is a brief historical timeline to major events in the life of Metallica at the start of the book. The family tree of the various bands that members were once in towards the end of the book goes into a little more detail than some other books I've read, as those tend to usually gloss over the pre-Metallica bands, so it's nice to have. The demos and cover songs section is decent too, although it's missing a few items and lacks details for some. Also included is a radio interview CD.

The main problems with the book are mostly due to the format. It's understandable with the sheer number of bootlegs out there, that the author can't really do more than give them a passing mention (they'd be a book unto themselves). But any type of listing that tries to encompass everything that a (still) recording artist does is going to get stale pretty fast -- as new releases come and never before discovered versions of the albums and singles come to light. This type of listing is really better suited to the internet, which since the time the book was published, everybody and their grandmother has access to. There are several excellent sites that cover this material (the author has one himself) and is really the proper way to pass on this type of info. The book is also marred by some egregious typos and poorly reproduced scans that make the book look cheap (in quality, not price), which is too bad because this the only place to get a lot of this info in book form.

Awesome book. It's dedicated fans like Sem that really get the Metallica message across, not a corporation looking to make a quick dollar. This is a book that will rank high up there compared to the other Metallica books.

I bought this book because I saw how detailed a discography Sem Hadland had on his web page. I was blown away when I got the book, it details every pressing of every record they have released. If you are a collector, you need this book. Pictures of ultra-rare collectibles, and color shots of hundreds of bootleg covers.

This book also chronicles the birth of the band, from Ron McGovney's garage to Cliff's death (RIP) to today. This is the most complete, detailed Metallica book I have ever read.