What was the title of the documentary about Metallica's Black Album recording and tour?

A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica was the documentary about the recording and touring connected with Metallica's Black Album.

The film follows the band during the creation of Metallica and the subsequent touring period. It documents studio work, production tensions, rehearsals, performances, and the rapid expansion of the group's audience.

The documentary was released in two parts in 1992. Its title refers to the extended period covered by the filmmaking, rather than to the album's recording sessions alone. The project gives viewers a behind-the-scenes view of the demanding process that produced one of the era's most successful heavy-metal albums.

It is distinct from Some Kind of Monster, a later documentary centered largely on Metallica's difficult early-2000s period, and from Metallica: Through the Never, which combines concert footage with a fictional narrative.