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The band worked with author Howie Abrams and musical artist Michael \"Kaves\" McLeer for the book's colorful illustrations, with the cover showing members Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujilloin in all their animated glory.

“The ABCs of Metallica,” a rhyming, illustrated history of Metallica from A to Z, hits shelves on Nov 26th and is available for pre-order now. A portion of all proceeds benefits @AWMHFoundation, supporting communities in need. Visit https://t.co/dkawQtvp5r to pre-order your copy! pic.twitter.com/rngYgyUa6d

— Metallica (@Metallica) July 10, 2019
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\"Each letter of the alphabet highlights a moment along our journey from 'Garage Days' to 'Master of Puppets' to fun facts about us,\" the band writes on its website.

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\"ABCs of Metallica\" hits shelves and online stores Nov. 26, 2019.

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