While waiting for Metallica's new studio album to surface, the Chrome Dreams publishing house has decided to take advantage of the buzz around the legendary quartet by releasing "The Encyclopedia Metallica".

The word goes about a 300-page softback book co-written by Malcolm Dome and Jerry Ewing, offering an A-Z listingВ of everything in Metallica's career - from major items to trivia. It shall be published on November 5.