Contains rare and exclusive images from six of Metallica's earliest performances, including their first shows in San Francisco, which featured the original lineup with Dave Mustaine and Ron McGovney. As chief photographer with Metal Rendezvous International, a groundbreaking 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.