In hard rock history there is the time before Metallica and there is everything that has come since: metal punk industrial grunge alternative ä all of it absorbed transformed and reinvented by the band that for decades has ruled as both the Beatles and the Stones of heavy music.ÞFrom garage rock to the avant-garde indie pop to hardcore punk and of course all shades of metal ÊIf You Like Metallica…Ê illuminates the sounds and styles that influenced and have been influenced by this band in addition to nonmusical elements such movies books and cultural iconoclasts.ÞJust as Metallica expanded heavy metal to new meanings and new possibilities ÊIf You Like Metallica…Ê expands being a fan of the band to an education and a treasure hunt that put as bluntly as a devil-fingered salute to the face rocks.
