The Ultimate Metallica

"Hejustgetsrightthefuckinthere....Everydropofsweat,everymoleculeofsaliva,everyout-of-placenosehair,itallgetscapturedcuzhe'sjustfuckingthere."—LarsUlrichLegendarymusicphotographerRossHalfinhasdocumentedMetallicafornearly25years,fromtheirbeginningsasascrappy,furiousgaragebandtotheircurrentstatusastheheaviestandmostpopularmetalbandintheworld.TheUltimateMetallicacollectsthebestofHalfin'samazingimages,takenovertheyearswithaccessgrantedexclusivelytohimastheband'smainlensman.Hiscandidphotographs—takenonstage,backstage,onandofftour—aresupplementedbytextfrommanypeopleclosetotheband,includingmanagersandmusicwriters,plussomecolorfulpersonalobservationsfromHalfinhimself.,