Metallica Reveal ‘Back To The Front’ Book Cover

Metallica have given fans a glimpse of their upcoming book ‘Back To The Front’, the story of the recording of the ‘Master of Puppets’ album and subsequent tour.

‘Back To The Front’ was written by author Matt Taylor. Metallica first alerted fans to the project one year ago and ask them to send in photos, videos, stories and mementos to fill in the gaps.

Taylor dug through the anecdotes, talked to the band and their associates and friends to tell the full story of the album for the first time.

According to Metallica, Matt tracked down everyone “including producer Flemming Rasmussen and the man who mixed it, Michael Wagener. He tracked down the entire MOP road crew including John Marshall and members of the bands who toured with us, Anthrax and Armored Saint. Our booking agent, tour promoters and managers Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch all were overly generous with their time and recollections. Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin and drummer Mike Bordin and Diamond Head’s Brian Tatler spoke with Matt about their memories of those crazy times and of course you, the fans who were at those shows gave us an amazing view of your memories and experiences. Finally, we’re honored that Cliff Burton’s dad Ray sat down for an extensive interview”.

‘Back To The Front’ will be released in 2016 to mark the 30th anniversary of the ‘Master of Puppets’ album release.