Berlinger, Joe, with Greg Milner Metallica: This Monster Lives, Robson Books, 2005
Doughton, K. J. Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
Halfin, Ross The Ultimate Metallica, Chronicle Books, 2010
McIver, Joel Justice for All: The Truth about Metallica, Omnibus, 2009
Mustaine, Dave Mustaine: A Life in Metal, Harper, 2011
Slash with Anthony Bozza, Slash: The Autobiography, Harper, 2008
Various, Guitar World Presents Metallica, Backbeat Books, 2010
Wall, Mick Enter Night, Orion, 2010
The following magazines have also been invaluable in researching Into the Black:
Classic Rock, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, MoJo, NME, Q, Rolling Stone, So What! Sounds, Spin.