Ben Apatoff

writer, author of “Metallica: The $24.95 Book”

Ben Apatoff on KCRW

KCRW looks back on Metallica’s most iconic and polarizing album with Ben Apatoff, author of “Metallica: The $24.95 Book.”

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KCRW looks back on Metallica’s most iconic and polarizing album with Ben Apatoff, author of “Metallica: The $24.95 Book.”

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