Damage Incorporated Metallica and the Production of Musical Identity [Paperback]

Damage Incorporated is the first book about the legendary heavy metal band Metallica that provides a detailed exploration of the groups music and its place within the wider popular music landscape. Written with a broad readership in mind, it offers an interdisciplinary study that incorporates a range of topics which intersect with the bands music and cultural influence. For students of popular culture, mass media, and music, Damage Incorporated will be necessary reading, and sets a new standard for the study and exploration of metal within the field of popular music studies.

Glenn T. Pillsburyis a recent Ph.D. in Musicology from UCLA and a rising star in the field of popular music studies. He is the author of the Metallica chapter in the Encyclopedia Britannica, a founding member of the editorial board of the online music journal ECHO, and a regular presenter of papers at major scholarly meetings in music and the arts.