Metallica

Contains rare and exclusive images from six of Metallica's earliest performances, including their first shows in San Francisco, which featured the original line-up with Dave Mustaine and Ron McGovney. As chief photographer with Metal Rendezvous International, a ground-breaking heavy rock magazine, Bill Hale was given unlimited access to the then-fledgling metal band. Bill was there from the very beginning and his photographs capture the bands onstage and offstage, showcasing their brazen live energy and crazy backstage antics.