  We study systems with a large number of meta-stable Dp-branes, and show that
they describe Schwarzschild and Schwarzschild-like black branes, generalizing
the results of Danielsson, Guijosa and Kruczenski. The systems are considered
in both the open and closed string pictures. We identify the horizon size and
its relation to the physics of open and closed strings. From the closed string
perspective the region inside the horizon is where the effects of massive
closed strings become important.
