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A CHROME DREAMS PUBLICATION First Edition 2007

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The Authors would Sources from which like to thank ... quotes have been taken

...the following people for their Kerrang! magazine support and assistance: Metal Hammer magazine All at Chrome Dreams. RAW magazine

Adair & Roxy. Playboy magazine Q magazine All at TotalRock: Tony Wilson, Thekkles, Tabitha, Guitar World magazine Emma ‘SF’ Bellamy, The Bat, Ickle Buh, So What! official Metallica fanzine The PMQ, Katie P. www.encyclopedia-metallica. com Everyone at the Crobar/ www.metallicaworld.co.uk Evensong: Sir Barrence, The Rector, The Crazy Bitch, www.blabbermouth.net The Lonely Doctor, Steve, Rick, Johanna, Bagel, Benjy, www.metalhamer.co.uk Maisie, Laura, Stuart, Steve www.kerrang.com Hammonds, John Richards, Dave Everley, Bob Slayer, en.wikipedia.org David Kenny, The Unique One, Harjaholic, Al King, Jonty, Orange Chuffin’ Goblin (Baby), Lady E., Smelly Jacques, Anna Maria, Speccy Rachel.

The Classic Rock crew: Scott Rowley, Sian Llewellyn, Geoff Barton, Ian Fortnam, Dave Ling is gay.

The Metal Hammer mob: Chris Ingham, Jamie Hibbard, Caren Gibson, Alex Milas, James Gill, Jamez Isaacs, Alex Burrows.

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brazen stripper, they conceal Intro nothing. And there’s more. Without Metallica there might not have Metallica. Thrash pioneers. been a thrash movement at all. The most commercially suc- These guys have overcome cessful metal band of all time. accusations of ‘selling out’ Mutliple Grammy Award win- across their career, to stand tall ners. Over 100 million records on their own principles. They sold…Yes, all that’s true. But, might have made enormous for once, the facts don’t even musical and artistic mistakes, begin to encompass the mag- but they’ve done these on their nitude of what this band have own terms. They’ve literally achieved just over a quarter-of- used blood, semen and urine in a-century since they began life, pursuit of their artistic almost as a con trick perpetrat- ambitions. ed by drummer Lars Ulrich. From the smallest clubs in Con trick? Well, yes. Because California, Metallica have risen this is the man who persuaded a to headline the biggest stadia record company owner to put on the planet. From a demo a track from his ‘band’ on a recorded on a ghetto blaster compilation – even though, they’ve gone on to give us the actually, the ‘band’ didn’t exist. biggest selling metal album And this is the man who con- ever. It’s the tale of a ten- vinced guitarist/vocalist James nis protégé who swapped the Hetfield to join the mythical racquet for drum sticks. And ‘band’, because they could do that of a man brought up in a Christian Science environment, a song for the aforementioned who found fulfilment through a compilation. Now, that is some microphone and a guitar. piece of political trickery. And But beyond the facts there’s if you wanna know more, then the emotion, the passion, the you’d better get stuck into this music. A string of records that book, right? have inspired at least two gen- But that merely scratches the erations of bands and fans. And surface. Metallica’s story en- a catalogue that will go on do- compasses death, insanity, biting so for many years to come. terness, addiction, controversy, In the annals of the metal gen- hirings, firings, therapists…it’s re, only Iron Maiden and Black more like a soap opera than any Sabbath can hope to compete other band you’d care to men- with Metallica when it comes tion. Moreover, this lot have to influence – and neither come never been afraid to show eve- close to matching the Ameri- rything in public. Like the most cans’ remarkable commercial

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power and prowess. Any band Perhaps that’s the greatest who picks off a guitar and goes legacy Metallica have left us for a LOUD riff, is automati- – the belief that it is possible cally plugging into the heritage, to achieve astonishing success history and hirsute pursuits of without ever having to relent Metallica. That’s the law. and buckle, under business Metallica have also been pressures. For this band, there responsible for expanding the is but one question to be asked: parameters of metal. They have ‘is it worthy of our own high constantly evolved, and never standards?’ How many others shirked, from incorporating can say that so consistently. different musical ideals and What we have done with this ideologies. This is one act who book is present the story of refuse to accept that there are Metallica as never before. Each limitations, always searching detail, every fascinating facet and seeking to take their music has been unearthed. This isn’t further. just a collection of bare facts, They’ve also been pioneers. but a document that unravels They were the ones who made the soul of the band, a docu- it cool to release albums solely mentary on the contributions consisting of cover versions. made by disparate individuals They made it credible for and organisations to one of the metalheads to work with an truly legendary tales of rock orchestra. And it’s all been history. done on their terms. Even when The only entry missing comes they finally relented and did under ‘F’. For ‘Fans’. But now their first ever promo video, it you’re here, the story is com- was done to their own dictates, plete. Enjoy. with no room for comfortable compromise. Malcolm Dome and Jerry Ewing – London, August, 2007.

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Malcolm Dome Jerry Ewing

Malcolm Dome first heard By a bizarre twist of fate, Metallica in 1982 - and liked being born in Exeter in the mid- what he heard. A year later he 60s never harmed Jerry Ewing reviewed their debut album, and he somehow managed a ‘Kill ’Em All’, for Kerrang! typical Australian childhood magazine – and, again, liked growing up in North Sydney, what he heard. Not that he ever lapping up the delights of sun, expected Metallica to become sea, surf and Skyhooks, mostly megastars back then. on his beloved Manly Beach. By Dome started his carer in the time he was old enough to journalism with the now defunct drink a tinny of VB he was back weekly UK music paper Record Mirror in 1979. His first feature in England and confronted by was on Samson (featuring vocal- a multitude of Two Tone fans. ist Bruce Dickinson, now of Iron Undaunted, his love of AC/DC Maiden; back then he was mere- kept him sane and he threw ly Bruce Bruce). His first live himself into the arms of the review was Iron Maiden at The NWOBHM with aplomb. Marquee in London; his first Surviving an English higher album review was Samson’s de- education (via public school, but, and his first interview was but don’t tell anyone, they with Hawkwind. won’t believe you if you do) Since then he’s written for any he found himself working on number of rock music maga- groundbreaking and respected zines – Kerrang!, Metal Mania, UK metal mag Metal Forces in RAW, Metal Hammer, Classic 1989, where only his hair was Rock and Metal Forces, to name bigger than his ego. Since then but a small selection, and is he’s edited, written for or gener- regularly invited to contribute to ally bothered Terror Magazine, television and DVD rock music Vox, Metal Hammer, Cutting documentaries. Edge, Maxim, Stuff and Bizarre. Malcolm still writes for both Ewing devised and set-up Metal Hammer and Classic Rock and is heavily involved with the Classic Rock magazine for Den- highly regarded radio station To- nis Publishing in 1988, and con- talRock (www.totalrock.com). tinues to write for that journal Dome’s been involved with to this day. He also works as a the rock/metal media in four broadcaster on Total Rock Radio separate decades, and is coming and is regularly featured on tel- up to 30 years on the job. Phew! evision and DVD with his views There seems to be no parole on metal and rock acts. from rock ’n’ roll – and he’d Jerry thinks ‘Ride The Light- have it no other way. ning’ is the best Metallica album,

metallica.indb 7 03/10/2007 10:33:41 but accepts that ‘Master Of Puppets’ is their finest. And he still enjoys banging his head to ‘Creeping Death’ to this very day. He has a beautiful daughter who he loves very much, but still lists whingeing about Chelsea football club and drinking with Malcolm Dome as his hobbies. He once wrote a book about Liverpool footballer Steve McManaman, but doesn’t like to talk about it.

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A YEAR AND A HALF IN THE LIFE OF METALLICA

‘A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica’, directed by Adam Dubin, was originally released as a double VHS back in 1992 (and currently to be found as a single, four hour DVD) and is a documentary centred around the A making of ‘The Black Album’ and the early part of the ensuing three-year tour that followed in the album’s wake. The original VHS version featured, on its first tape, the making of the album segment and three music promo videos for ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘The Unforgiven’ and ‘Nothing Else Matters’. The second tape concentrated on the ‘Wherever We May Roam’ tour, as well as Metallica’s performance at Wembley Stadium at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert of 1992. That also featured two music promo videos, in this case ‘Wherever I May Roam’ and ‘Sad But True’. The film captures many of the disagreements between Metallica and producer Bob Rock through the recording process of ‘The Black Album’, owing to Rock’s introduction of new and extreme working conditions, as costs spi- ralled to $1million.

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AIN’T MY BITCH

The opening song from Metal- lica’s sixth studio album, ‘Load’, this goes a long way to disproving the theory supplied by disgruntled thrash fans that Metallica had either gone soft or had sold out. A furiously paced frenetic rocker, it sneers out at the listener in an act of supreme defiance, and in a manner the band who had re- The studio, owned by the A&M corded ‘Kill ’Em All’ would be Record Company, has been used proud. by artists as wide ranging as Bruce The song began life in demo Springsteen (‘Lucky Town’), Le- form simply titled ‘Bitch’, and onard Cohen and Rage Against was originally recorded in early The Machine (‘The Battle Of Los April 1996. The ‘Bitch’ in the Angeles’), while Crowded House eventual title caused some con- also recorded their ‘Woodface’ troversy, but in truth only from a album there. media looking for anything with which to have a dig at the band. In truth the message is simple: if ALAGO, MICHAEL there’s a problem it’s not mine and I don’t care. Michael Alago was the Elektra The song proved very popular Record Company executive who, while the band were performing if the mainstream press are to be material from both ‘Load’ and believed, discovered Metallica. He ‘ReLoad’, something they’ve was certainly the person responsi- proved increasingly reluctant to ble for signing the band from the do of late. It was also the first Me- Megaforce label in America, and tallica track to feature Kirk Ham- acted as the group’s A&R man. mett playing slide guitar. In their 1992 book ‘Metallica: A Visual Documentary’ authors Xavier Russell and Mark Putter- A&M STUDIOS ford allege that Alago used unusual tactics to sign the band, and A&M Studios in Los Angeles allude to some sort of homosexual was where Metallica recorded liaison between Alago and either some of the material for ‘The Lars Ulrich or James Hetfield in $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Re- order for Metallica to secure their visited’ in July 1987. desired deal.

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Although Metallica have never has never commented on the bi- openly commented on the allega- zarre and unfounded allegations. tions, in 1992 Jerry Ewing ques- For the record both James Het- tioned Lars Ulrich on the subject field and Lars Ulrich are in happy, when interviewing him for ‘Metal heterosexual relationships. Forces’ magazine. Ulrich merely laughed it off before requesting the offending section of the book ALCOHOLICA be faxed to him. Upon publication of ‘Metallica: A Visual Docu- Nickname given to the band mentary’ the offending section around 1985, because of their was still intact. renowned partiality to beverages of an alcoholic nature. The band even did a jokey photo shoot around this time with ‘Kerrang!’ magazine’s Peter Cronin , the legend ‘Alcoholica’ being used as a backdrop, in the style of the Metallica logo. One fan even went so far as to adapt the ‘Kill ’Em All’ album cover, replacing the hammer and blood with an empty vodka bottle and split liquid of the same vintage, for a T-shirt. Needless to say Alago quit the music business the band’s logo read ‘Alcoholica’ in 2003, although he still man- on this clothing item. ages the gay dance music star It is said that the band’s man- and ex-porn actor Colton Ford. agement, Peter Mensch and Cliff He now works as a photographer Burnstein, were concerned at the and recently had a collection of homoerotic art published entitled ‘Rough Gods’. In an interview with ‘Gay And Lesbian Times’ in July, 2007 Alago says that signing Metallica was one of the most memorable moments of his career, stating Metallica had “incredible energy” and were “great people”. He goes on to add: “I love men. I love the look of them and the smell of them. And that inspires me to want to shoot their photographs”. To the author’s knowledge Alago

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band’s excessive love of bars and ‘All Within My Hands’ is a bare, bottles. And they certainly were open look at the psychosis suffered world-class libators. by mainman James Hetfield, who spent much of the album venting his spleen in an attempt to banish ALL WITHIN MY HANDS his demons. At eight minutes and 49 seconds The final track from Metallica’s it is the longest track on the album eighth studio album, ‘St. Anger’, as well as the most stark. ‘I will

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only let you breath the air that I receive’, Hetfield rages. ‘Then we’ll see if I’ll let you love me’. AM I EVIL? It’s shockingly open stuff from a The most famous song from man whose lyrics were once con- Metallica’s favourite NWOBHM cerned only with religion, politics and social injustice. Yet, ever since sons Diamond Head. ‘Am I Evil?’ some of the songs on ‘The Black originally appeared on Diamond Album’ Hetfield has become in- Head’s 1980 album ‘Lightning To creasingly personal with his lyr- The Nations’. ics, as they became some kid of It has appeared on no less than catharsis for the demons he was four Metallica demos and albums, hiding. Now, having confronted including ‘Ron McGovney’s ’82 those demons, the vitriol seems Garage Demo’, ‘Metal Up Your to pour out of him unabated, with Ass’ (1982), the 1991 re-issue of the band putting in suitably stark, ‘Kill ’Em All’ and 1998’s ‘Garage thrash metal performances. Inc.’, as well as several B-sides including ‘Creeping Death’.

Diamond Head

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Diamond Head were one of Cliff Burton, ‘…And Justice For Lars Ulrich’s all-time favourite All’, was always going to be a bit- bands, and he even stayed with tersweet affair. And so it proved. the group’s Sean Harris and Brian It’s the album that gave them their Tatler (vocals and guitar, respec- first taste of mainstream accept- tively) in 1981 while in England, ance and success and it contains catching as many NWOBHM some of their finest songs. Yet the bands as he could. production seems off-kilter and certainly at odds with the full- bodied sound of ‘Ride The Light- (ANESTHESIA) PULLING ning’ and ‘Master Of Puppets’. TEETH And you can barely hear that in Jason Newsted they have a new Cliff Burton’s bass showcase bass player. from Metallica’s ‘Kill ’Em All’ Musically ‘…And Justice For debut album, and the only Metal- All’ is Metallica’s most complex lica track on which James Hetfield album, almost progressive thrash, doesn’t have a writing credit. Lars with lengthy songs and thoughtful doesn’t have one either, but nei- time signatures. At first listen it can ther does he on ‘Motorbreath’. sound unrelentingly inharmoni- Allowed free reign, Burton ous, but given time, songs like the displays the full range of his excellent ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, considerable musical expertise ‘Blackened’ and ‘The Shortest on ‘(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth’, Straw’ are not without an inherent which ranged from the classical melody. Cliff Burton gets one writ- influences he instilled into Metal- ing credit, on ‘To Live Is To Die’, lica’s songwriting, to jazz-fusion while Jason ‘Newkid’ Newsted and straightforward heavy metal. also gets one on ‘Blackened’. Perhaps not as accomplished However the one song that as ‘Orion’ from ‘Master Of Pup- makes the album so pivotal, and pets’, the piece is still remarkable equally debatable, in Metallica’s for a young man starting out re- canon of work is ‘One’. An anti- cording his first album with his war song, it opens slowly and me- first major band. And listened lodically, misleading the listener to through headphones with the that it might even be a ballad, lights off, it can induce a feeling before packing an almighty thrash that you are indeed having your punch as it builds to a brilliant teeth extracted. climax. Based on Dalton Trum- bow’s novel and film ‘Johnny Got His Gun’, which tells the tale …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL of a First World War soldier who has lost all his limbs and much of Metallica’s fourth album, and his face, yet retains his senses, it first following the tragic death of explores the idea of being aware

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but unable to communicate with Production wise, however, ‘… the world around you. And Justice For All’ just doesn’t Metallica chose to produce a seem to sit right. Indeed Metallica promo video for the track, some- themselves have since claimed that thing they had never done before, they would love the chance to re- and immediately faced further ac- mix the album. In fact, rumour has cusations of selling out from the it a re-mixed version with a more narrow-minded element of their substantial bass sound has been fanbase. And yet the full-length doing the rounds for a while but video, which included clips from has never been officially released. the film ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ One suggestion concerning the al- (for which the band purchased the most total absence of a bass sound rights to the film) intercut with is that the band were still com- footage of the band performing ing to terms with the tragic loss the song within the stark confines of Burton and that Newsted was of a Los Angeles warehouse, re- too new to the fold to stamp his mains one of Metallica’s most authority, and was not attendant impressive music promos, which at the mixing sessions. Newsted of course became the norm for the has also pointed out that the bass band from then on in. lines follow the rhythm guitar

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parts very closely, which may go Frayed Ends Of Sanity’, ‘To some way to explaining the lack Live Is To Die’, ‘Dyers Eve’ of bass. Whatever, this was the final album handled by Flemming . Rasmussen (who was brought in ANTHRAX when things didn’t work out with original choice, Mike Clink), and Fellow members of what was the band would look to Bob Rock termed The Big Four of thrash by for their next album. the media, Anthrax and Metallica Regardless, ‘…And Justice For have always had a strong bond All’ was the album that broke Me- between them. Indeed, when Me- tallica into the arena league. It en- tallica were recording their debut tered the US charts at number six album, ‘Kill ’Em All’, in New and number four in the UK, while York, Anthrax allowed them to both ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’ and use their rehearsal room to stay ‘One’ cracked the UK Top 20. in after they’d been thrown out of Johnny Zazula’s house for Initially the band found some of breaking into his drinks cabinet. the song structures too complex to Devoid of any humanitarian fa- perform on stage, although ‘One’ cilities, Metallica were allowed to quickly established itself as a live freshen up at the homes of various favourite, complete with pyro- members of Anthrax. technical display. Lately more and John Bush, who would later re- more songs from the album have place singer Joey Belladonna in found their way back into Metal- Anthrax, was, when fronting Ar- lica’s live set. ‘Dyers Eve’ got mored Saint, asked to join Metal- its very first airing on the 2003- lica prior to ‘Ride The Lightning’, 2004 ‘Madly In Anger With The with James Hetfield still not being World’ tour, while ‘…And Justice entirely comfortable handling For All’ itself was played for the guitar and vocal duties. first time since October 1989, at Anthrax also sampled Metal- the beginning of the band’s 2007 lica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ on ‘Sick Of The Studio’ tour. their track ‘I’m The Man!’ and In all, ‘…And Justice For All’ they covered ‘Phantom Lord’ for is a triumph. But one still tainted the album ‘Tribute To The Four by tragedy. Horsemen’. Anthrax were the band on tour Tracklisting with Metallica in 1986, when they suffered the fateful bus crash in ‘Blackened’, ‘…And Justice For Ljungby, Sweden, that claimed All’, ‘Eye Of The Beholder’, the life of Cliff Burton. ‘One, ‘The Shortest Straw’, www.anthrax.com ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘The

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false tales. The Obscene Publica- tions Squad didn’t see things quite ANTI NOWHERE LEAGUE that way when the ‘Streets Of London’ single was released and British punk rock band who promptly confiscated the lot, mak- are most famous for their cover ing it the Anti Nowhere League’s of Ralph McTell’s dusty old folk most famous song. It can now be tune ‘Streets Of London’ and found on various Anti Nowhere its B-side ‘So What’. The latter League compilation CDs. The track was covered by Metallica, band called it a day in 1987. originally as an extra track on the However in 1992, when Metal- Japanese import of ‘The Black lica appeared at Wembley Arena, Album’, then later as the B-side Anti Nowhere League singer Ani- to the single ‘The Unforgiven’. mal guested with the band as they The song also featured on ‘Ga- played ‘So What’ as an encore. rage Inc.’. The filth-laden ‘So What’ came He said of the experience on his about, allegedly, from the Anti website at the time: “As I waited Nowhere League overhearing a at the edge of the stage waiting to conversation between two men in go on, it suddenly dawned on me I a pub as they tried to outdo each was just about to stand in front of other with more outrageous tales, 10,000 punters who didn’t know and was written to rebuff those me from Adam and sing a song I who embellish themselves with couldn’t fucking remember. All

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Arguably the most unusual Me- tallica tribute band of them all, the Finnish group Apocalyptica, started out in 1996, when four classically trained cellists (Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Max Lilja, and Antero Manninen) got together to play Metallica covers. Later that year they released the album ‘Plays Metallica By Four Cellos’, featuring only covers of the band, adapted for cello. that kept running through my head On 1998’s ‘Inquisition Sym- was ‘Run you silly old fucker!’.” phony’, they expanded their range The event acted as a catalyst for with the album featuring just four the Anti Nowhere League, and by Metallica covers, the rest of the 1993 the band were active again tracks including songs by Pantera, and have remained so to this day. Sepultura and Faith No More, as well as three original tunes. www.antinowhereleague.com By 2000’s ‘Cult’, the new-look Apocalyptica (with a fresh line- up) were concentrating on their APOCALYPTICA own songs, with just two Metalli-

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ca covers making up the numbers, and 2003’s ‘Reflections’ saw the covers dropped altogether. Since then, they’ve brought in a number of major names to gust on their records - from Slayer drum maestro Dave Lombardo to HIM vocalist Ville Valo, Soulfly’s Max Cavalera, Till Lindemann of Rammstein and Lacuna Coil singer Cristina Scabbia – but no-one from Metallica has yet appeared, even though they supported the the intention of releasing a series band twice. of solo albums. Instead the record One for trivia fiends: Metallica appeared under the Blue Oyster used Apocalyptica’s version of Cult moniker, but without the in- ‘Master Of Puppets’ in the docu- volvement of Bouchard himself. mentary ‘Some Kind Of Monster. It also appears on the Blue www.apocalyptica.com Oyster Cult live albums ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ and ‘A Long Day’s Night’, and Swedish metal ASTRONOMY band Arch Enemy use the chorus of ‘Astronomy’ for the song A cover of a song by legendary ‘Pilgrim’ from their ‘Burning US heavy metal band Blue Oyster Bridges’. Cult which appeared on Metalli- ca’s ‘Garage Inc.’. ‘Astronomy’ first appeared on ATTITUDE Blue Oyster Cult’s 1974 album ‘Secret Treaties’. It was taken The 12th song from Metallica’s from a poem written by the band’s seventh studio album, ‘ReLoad’, equally legendary producer Sandy this reflects the rebellious nature Pearlman, titled ‘The Soft Doc- that has always been inherent in trines Of Immaginos’, in which the band, basically suggesting aliens guide a human, Immaginos, that there’s nothing wrong with through history dabbling in events breaking the rules and being a that would eventually leads to the rebel every now and then, a sen- outbreak World War I. timent few Metallica fans would Blue Oyster Cult returned to the argue with. song on their 1988 album ‘Imagi- The song was originally known nos’, which was largely written in demo form as both ‘Lenny’ over several years by the band’s and ‘Sweat’. drummer, Albert Bouchard, with

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BAD SEED

One of the more forgettable tracks from ‘ReLoad’, and one that contributed to the album’s generally less than great reputation. Lyrically, the song would seem to be about the dangers of tasting forbidden fruit, using allegorical references to the biblical tale of Adam and Eve. Originally known as ‘Bad Seed (Bastard)’, the song has occasion- B ally been played live, but only in jam form.

BATTERY

Arguably one of Metallica’s greatest ever songs, and a fitting opener to their third album, ‘Mas- ter Of Puppets’. Indeed, prior to the arrival of ‘The Black Album’

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Trujillo would join Metallica in 2003 while drummer Lombardo performed the song with the band at Download in 2004.

BAY AREA

The Bay Area refers to the scene that grew up around the San Francisco area from which thrash metal is widely believed to have developed, in much the same way as Florida is considered pivotal to the death metal scene. Metallica would almost always Although Metallica actually open their sets with the rampag- formed in Los Angeles, they re- ing ‘Battery’ which, despite its located to San Francisco’s East frenetic pace, saw the quartet Bay area in 1983, and it was the direct its speedy metal prowess friendship between Kirk Ham- away from the confines of mere mett and Cliff Burton, and their thrash metal. link with bands such as Exodus The ‘battery’ in question is used (Hammett’s original band) and as in ‘assault and battery’, hence Testament that helped forge a the line ‘Smashing through the solid metal following in the area. boundaries, lunacy has found Other names perceived to be part me, cannot stop the battery’. Said of the Bay Area scene at that time Hetfield of the song: “There’s a were Death Angel, Possessed, good and a bad side of a battery. Vio-lence (featuring a young We were very good at the nega- Robb Flynn, later of Machine tive.” Equally, the song’s title is Head) and Forbidden. an indirect tribute to San Francis- Notable venues included The co’s Old Waldorf venue, situated Old Waldorf on Battery Street on Battery Street, where the band (honoured in Metallica’s song used to play. ‘Battery’ – see above), The Fill- The track has been covered more, Ruthie’s Inn, The Kabuki both by Machine Head and En- Theater, The Warfield and The siferum, as well as a collective Stone. consisting of Flotsam & Jetsam’s By the early 1990s the scene Eric AK, Dave Lombardo, Rob had pretty much died down, but Trujillo and Mike Clark, on a mini re-union of sorts occurred the album ‘Metallic Assault: A in 2001 with the ‘Thrash Of The Tribute To Metallica’. Ironically Titans’ event to aid Testament

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singer Chuck Billy, who was suf- Angel, Heathen, Anthrax, S.O.D. fering with cancer, and Death’s and Exodus. Chuck Schuldiner, who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour BEATALLICA (Death had recorded their ‘Scream For reasons best known to them- Bloody Gore’ album in San Fran- selves this spoof band decided it cisco). Among the performers would be a hoot to mix the music were Vio-lence, Forbidden, Death of The Beatles with Metallica.

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The band’s roots lay in Mil- Unsurprisingly, Sony/ATV waukee’s Spoof Fest at which, Music Publishing, who own the in 2001, original Beatallica gui- rights to The Beatles music, is- tarist Grg Hammetson (Michael sued a Cease & Desist notice on Brandenburg) and singer Jaymz the band. Ironically however, Lars Lennfield (Michael Tierney) re- Ulrich, who had spearheaded Me- tallica’s legal battle with Napster corded the ‘Garage Days Night’ (and possibly because of that), EP. A website grew up around came to Beatallica’s rescue, ask- the band who made their ‘Grey ing Metallica’s attorney to help Album’, available online in 2004, smooth things over with Sony. with the additions of bassist The move worked and Beatallica Kliff McBurtney (Paul Terrien) released ‘Sgt. Hetfield’s Motor- and drummer Ringo Larz (Ryan breath Pub Band’ in 2007. Charles), the band began playing A typical Betallica track will live and even supported Dream combine a Metallica and a Beatles Theater at one point. song, and be performed in a Me-

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tallica style. Such delights as have people looking down their ‘Blackened In The U.S.S.R.’, noses at them. ‘Leper Madonna’ and ‘A Garage The song won Metallica their Dayz Night’ have thus far been fourth Grammy Award, at the 41st offered up. Grammy ceremony in 1998. It was released as a single in Amer- ica, but clearly failed to impress the record buying public as much BEHIND THE MUSIC as the Grammy judges, since it failed to chart. Like most major rock acts of today, Metallica have been the subject of music station VH1’s ‘Behind The Music’ which chart- BIG FOUR, THE ed the band’s rise from ‘a garage band to the stadium rock act of As it became apparent that thrash today’ – as VH1 put it on their metal was a serious sub-genre of website. heavy metal and not some flash- The Metallica show featured in- in-the-pan fad that would disap- terviews with the band, as well as pear overnight, so a hierarchy Ron McGovney, Anthrax’s Scott swiftly formed amongst the bands Ian, Dave Mustaine, Primus’ Les vying for contention. It didn’t Claypool, Lemmy, Jerry Cantrell, take long for the main front-run- producer Bob Rock and Torben ners to establish themselves and Ulrich, Lars’ dad. the press soon dubbed Metallica, Amongst various scenes, the Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer: band are captured joking about The Big Four. accusations they’d sold out, Metallica were always head and boasting that on ‘The Black Al- shoulders above the rest of the pack, swiftly moving to distance bum’ tour they did indeed sell out themselves from thrash metal. – every night! Megadeth, led by ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine, spent much of their career sniffing at BETTER THAN YOU the coat tails of Metallica, yet were always unable to gain suf- The Grammy Award winning ficient momentum to overtake single from ‘ReLoad’. Originally them. New York’s Anthrax made known as ‘Better’, the song deals a decent fist of things with their with the arrogant view held by 1987 album ‘Among The Living’, some, who believe they are, as but their dalliance with rap music, the title says, ‘Better than you’. while successful, always carried Metallica of all bands, are well with it the whiff of gimmickry, placed to know how it feels to and when singer Joey Belladonna

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was fired in 1992, the band never deliberate decision not to cover quite regained their momentum, any of the more obvious Sabbath despite creating some excellent tracks such as ‘Black Sabbath’ or music with new singer John Bush. ‘Paranoid’. And Slayer, who stuck doggedly “Black Sabbath were not a di- to their task of delivering brutal rect influence on our music,” Ul- and unrelenting thrash metal, rich stated, “they had been going were always at the more extreme for too long. But they were a big end of the spectrum, and therefore influence on all four of us as we unlikely to make an impact on the were growing up.” mainstream equal to Metallica’s.

BLACKENED BLACK SABBATH The opener for Metallica’s Seen by many as the originators fourth album, ‘…And Justice For of heavy metal, the Birmingham All’ this is one of the album’s faster tracks and is certainly as quartet’s track ‘Sabbra Cadabra’ heavy as much of the rest of the was covered by Metallica for album. It also features one of Kirk 1998’s ‘Garage Inc.’. Taken from Hammett’s most popular guitar the band’s fifth album ‘Sabbath solos. Indeed, when considering Bloody Sabbath’ it might seem an the guitar work on ‘Blackened’, unlikely choice, compared with it’s interesting to note that the in- the remaining new batch of covers tro is made up of several different selected for the album, but Ulrich guitar parts which were recorded has asserted that the band made a onto tape and then flipped, result-

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ing in the entire opening actually being played backwards. BLITZER Lyrically it’s bleak, discussing the dawning of a new ice age One of three names shortlisted and nuclear destruction. It is the by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield very first song written by Jason for their band, prior to choosing Newsted with Metallica and also Metallica. his only writing credit on ‘…And Justice For All’, although, as with much of the rest of the album, it BLITZKRIEG features a spartan, almost non-existent bass sound. Blitzkrieg were a heavy metal The song was used as the set band from Leicester who formed opener for the entire ‘Damaged in 1980 and were signed to Neat Justice’ tour. Records. Their original line-up featured Brian Ross (vocals), Ken Johnson (guitar), Guy Laverick BLEEDING ME (guitar), Paul Brewis (bass) and Phil Brewis (drums). It was this This lengthy track from ‘Load’ line-up that recorded the 1981 was created in The Dungeon, Lars single ‘Buried Alive’, the B- Ulrich’s home studio on April 7, side to which featured the song 1995. It deals with how someone ‘Blitzkrieg’ covered by Metallica, reacts to being put through men- originally for the B-side of their tal torture, taking the viewpoint ‘Creeping Death’ single in 1984. of: don’t put someone through Blitzkrieg split in 1981 with what you wouldn’t wish to be put singer Ross going on to start a through yourself. band called Satan. He re-formed Blitzkrieg in 1984 with a new “How did I know if the rest of line-up to release the album ‘A the guys felt as much about the lyrics as I did?” Hetfield asked ‘Kerrang! TV’. “I could be singing ‘Bleeding Me’ with a tear in my eye and the rest of the guys might not have cared.”

The song was never released as a commercial single, but Elektra released it as a promo to radio in America.

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Time Of Changes’ which again Metallica covered the song ‘As- featured the track ‘Blitzkrieg’. tronomy’, taken from their 1974 On the back of Metallica’s cov- album ‘Secret Treaties’ (although er, Brian Ross has fronted various an updated version appeared on incarnations of Blitzkrieg over the their 1988 album ‘Imaginos’) on years. Their most recent album 1998’s ‘Garage Inc’ album. Ironi- was 2005’s ‘Sins And Greed’. cally, bands like Blue Oyster Cult suffered a dip in popularity as www.blitzed-alive.com thrash metal rose to prominence. However, the band doggedly stuck to their guns, and continue BLUE OYSTER CULT to record and tour to this day. www.blueoystercult.com Dubbed the thinking man’s metal band, Blue Oyster Cult grew out of the ashes of Soft White Un- BREADFAN derbelly in the late ’60s and were a seminal act in the development ‘Breadfan’ is a track recorded by of American heavy metal. They Welsh rockers Budgie, to be found are most famous for their 1976 on their 1973 album ‘Never Turn hit ‘Don’t Fear (The Reaper)’, Your Back On A Friend’. featured in John Carpenter’s leg- Metallica covered the song in endary horror movie ‘Halloween’ 1988 as a B-side to the single ‘Har- as well as ‘Godzilla’ from 1977’s vester Of Sorrow’. It also features ‘Spectres’ album. on the album ‘Garage Inc.’.

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Metallica’s interest derives from, although the band are not without BUDGIE merit and well worth checking Welsh rockers Budgie received out. an unexpected shot in the arm Budgie regrouped sporadically when Metallica covered the song throughout the ’90s for the odd ‘Breadfan’ as a B-side to the gig and re-issued their back cata- single ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’ in logue on their own label in 2005. 1988 (see above). The band also The band have now re-united and covered ‘Crash Course In Brain tour regularly. Surgery’ for ‘The $5.98 EP: Ga- www.budgie.uk.com rage Days Re-Revisited’. The original was on the 1974 album ‘In For The Kill’, but in America BURNSTEIN, CLIFF was a bonus track on the band’s debut album, where it was cred- Along with Peter Mensch, Burn- ited as ‘Crash Course’. stein is the brains behind the Q. Although Budgie had been a Prime Management organisation going concern since 1967, they who handle Metallica’s affairs. were mistakenly grouped in with Burnstein and Mensch worked the NWOBHM movement when with such acts as AC/DC, Scor- they signed a new deal with RCA pions, Aerosmith and Ted Nugent Records ,who pushed the band’s before setting up Q. Prime. 1980 album ‘Power Supply’ as Initially, Burnstein ran the US side part of the new metal movement. of operations from his flat in New This is almost certainly where York, while Mensch reciprocated

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Garbage, Lost Prophets, Snow Patrol and Gillian Welch.

BURTON, CLIFF

On September 27, 1986, Metal- lica suffered perhaps the biggest blow in their history, with the death of bassist Cliff Burton. To say that his loss was tragic is an understate- in London. The pair were signed ment. To suggest that it was only on as consultants for the Rolling after his passing that fans, media Stones’ ‘Steel Wheels’ tour, and and the industry alike appreciated also by Madonna for her ‘Ray Of his crucial importance to the band Light’ campaign. They also suc- is both fair and accurate. Born on cessfully guided UK pop metallers February 10, 1962 (he spent the Def Leppard through the most ac- early part of his life in San Francis- claimed phase of their career. co), Burton was slightly older than Today their roster not only in- the rest of the band. As a result, cludes Metallica but also acts like while drummer Lars Ulrich and

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guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield public supporter of southern rock, were always seen as the leaders in particular Lynyrd Skynyrd. within the ranks, nonetheless both With his trademark flares, lash- turned to Burton for guidance and ings of sweat-matted hair and the advice on many occasions. occasional cowboy hat, Burton He had the insight, acumen stood apart from the rest of the and wit to see where Metallica’s thrash community. musical potential might lead. It’s A classically trained pianist who often suggested that the ‘Black attended Chabot Junior College Album’ might never have hap- where he studied music, Burton pened if he’d lived. On the con- started playing bass in 1976. One trary, it might have been recorded of his schoolmates back then also earlier, because Burton himself did well for himself – none other was a music fan, with a taste that than ‘Big’ Jim Martin, who went went beyond metal and thrash. on to find fame as guitarist with He enjoyed more mainstream Faith No More. Burton’s first and rootsy bands than the others band was EZ Street, named after in Metallica, and was a proud and a local strip joint. Musically they

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concentrated on covers and were was actually filmed, and some of never more than a stepping stone the footage was used in the ‘Cliff for him. Following this Burton ’Em All’ video a few years later. got into local band, Trauma in From the start, Cliff Burton 1982, and with them played at showed he was his own man, un- the famous Troubadour club on prepared to compromise without Sunset Strip in Los Angeles (al- good reason. For instance, he was though there are some who main- unwilling to relocate from San tain it was actually the equally Francisco to LA, where Metallica celebrated Whiskey A-Go-Go). were then based – he persuaded Metallica, having just parted with THEM to move. Ron McGovney, were in the mar- Ironic that his first recording ket for a new bassist. Both James with the band coincided with the Hetfield and Lars Ulrich were in last of another member of the the audience that night, when Bur- foursome, Dave Mustaine. It was ton played what was to become a two-track demo featuring the his trademark solo: ‘(Anesthesia) tracks ‘Whiplash’ and ‘No Re- Pulling Teeth’. Impressed, the morse’. Variously known as the pair offered him the job on the ‘Megaforce’ or the ‘KUSF Demo’ spot. Ironically, given where Me- (KUSF being the local radio sta- tallica would go, the bassist was tion that first played the tape on keen to quit Trauma because they air), it helped to get the band their were becoming ‘too commercial’. deal with Megaforce. Their first show with the new Now based in New Jersey, home man was at The Stone in San to Megaforce, Metallica recorded Francisco on March 5, 1983. Two and released the landmark 1983 weeks later, on March 19, they debut album, ‘Kill ’Em All’, which play the same venue – their last included the aforementioned Bur- concert with Dave Mustaine. This ton solo trip. While there are many

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than Hammett in fact. The songs ‘Fight Fire With Fire’, ‘Ride The Lightning’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘Fade To Black, ‘Creeping Death’ and ‘The Call Of Ktulu’ all bear his hallmark. The band’s 1986 breakthrough album, ‘Master Of Puppets’, again provided Burton with ample opportunity to shine. He performs heroi- cally on the instrumental ‘Orion’, which he co-wrote and was one of his favourite Metallica songs. However, at the point when the band were poised to leave behind their thrash roots and fulfil their destiny as one of the great metal bands, tragedy struck. On September 27, 1986, the tour bus carrying the band hit a patch of standout tracks on that first record, black ice on the road in the Ljungby a lot of attention was paid to ‘(An- Municipality in Sweden. It flipped esthesia)…’, since the whole idea onto the grass, rolled over and Bur- of a bass solo on an album was, ton was hurled out of his bunk, and to say the least, unusual. It also through the window. The bus rolled showcased Burton’s unique ability on top of him… he didn’t stand a to play conventionally in an uncon- chance. To make matters worse, ventional way. when a crane was brought in to lift He really came into his own, the bus in a vain effort to rescue however, on the second Metal- the bassist, the chain snapped, and lica album, ‘Ride The Lighting’. it fell back on him. Listen to his intro to ‘For Whom Various stories have done the The Bell Tolls’, which is so stun- rounds over the years, about the ning most people believed it was trick of fate which gave Burton the a guitar moment, not a bass line. one bunk on the bus with a window Likewise his solo on ‘The Call Of unprotected by a wooden board. Ktulu’ is a highlight on the record, One theory is that, as this was the again proving that the rest of the only comfortable bunk, each night band (with Dave Mustaine having the members of the band would been replaced by Kirk Hammett) draw cards to see who got it, and had a lot of respect for his talents. that night, Burton had won with Burton actually co-wrote all but an ace of spades. Another tale sug- two tracks on the album – more gests that Hetfield was in the bunk,

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but couldn’t get to sleep, so Burton lica released the ‘Cliff ’Em All’ agreed to swap with him. documentary, a tribute to the man There was also a rumour that the who’s influence was so crucial. ice was a myth, and that the bus The album ‘…And Justice For driver was drunk. Hetfield’s even All’ features Burton’s last song- said to have walked down the road writing credit, on ‘To Live Is To straight after the crash, vainly try- Die’, which includes a lot of his ing to find the patch of ice. How- unused riffs. Mustaine also wrote ever, a subsequent investigation his own personal message about exonerated the driver from any Burton, through the song ‘In My negligence. In reality, none of this Darkest Hour’ on ‘So Far, So matters. Burton was dead – fact. Good… So What!’. A memorial The funeral was held on Oc- plaque has since been erected by tober 7, 1986 at the Chapel Of fans at the fateful spot where Bur- The Valley in his hometown of ton died. Castro Valley; Burton was cre- Cliff Burton gave so much to Metallica – musically and im- mated, with his ashes scattered age-wise. He’s said to have been over Maxwell Ranch, where he’d the one to introduce the Misfits spent so much time. ‘Orion’ was as well as a love of southern played during the ceremony; sub- rock to the band. Without ques- sequently, Metallica refused to tion, his contribution to the band play the song again in its entirety is immeasurably greater than the until June 3, 2006. four years he was with them. His Burton has not been forgotten legacy will never be forgotten. by band or fans. In 1987, Metal-

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craft’s famous short story ‘The Call Of Cthulhu’: ‘Ktulu’ is an alternative spelling of the titular ‘Cthulhu’ used by Lovecraft later in his career. The song won Metallica their sixth Grammy Award in 2001 for ‘Best Rock Instrumental Perform- ance’. Quite why it took the Gram- my Awards panel 16 years to make the award only they know.

CAMP CHAOS C The people behind the Napster Bad cartoon series mocking Me- tallica for their role in the whole Napster controversy. (see NAPSTER BAD!) CALL OF KTULU, THE

The final track on Metallica’s ‘Ride The Lightning’ album is the very first instrumental that all four band members played on. ‘(An- esthesia) Pulling Teeth’ from de- but album ‘Kill ’Em All’ had only featured Cliff Burton and Lars Ulrich. Equally, the bulk of the music for ‘The Call Of Ktulu’ had been written by Dave Mustaine during his tenure with the band CANTRELL, JERRY (he also got a writing credit for the title track, ‘Ride The Lightning’) The guitar player with Alice In and this was originally known as Chains, who were good friends ‘When Hell Freezes Over’. with Metallica. Cantrell was Cliff Burton had been a huge fan among the group of musicians of H. P. Lovecraft and he had in- who played on ‘Tuesday’s Gone’ troduced the rest of the band to the at San Jose’s KSJO radio station. legendary horror author’s work. Cantrell also performed the song There’s no doubt that ‘The Call with Metallica at the 1997 Bridge Of Ktulu’ is inspired by Love- Benefit Concert.

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He has also joined the band on ‘The Four Horsemen’, in an acous- CAVE, NICK tic set in Boston during 1998. Nick Cave is an Australian singer/songwriter who first shot CARPE DIEM BABY to fame in goth band The Birth- day Party, and gathered quite a The seventh song on ‘ReLoad’ cult following in the UK thanks to is almost as simple as a direct Cave’s explosive stage perform- translation of its title. Carpe diem ances and the band’s hard driving means seize the day in Latin and music. When The Birthday Party this is a clarion call to live each split, as the drink and drug abuse day as if it is your last. became too much, the enigmatic The song, known as ‘Skimpy’ frontman formed Nick Cave and in demo form, was originally re- the Bad Seeds, a more arty unit corded on March 2, 1995. beloved of the indie press.

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It was the Bad Seed’s 1996 al- some’ alongside Brad Pitt in 1991, bum ‘Murder Ballads’ (featuring and recently wrote the screenplay duets with P.J. Harvey and, of all for the Australian western ‘The people, Kylie Minogue), that Me- Proposition’ starring Ray Win- tallica producer Bob Rock lent to stone and Guy Pearce. He is cur- James Hetfield, inspiring Hetfield rently working on a new album to get Metallica to cover ‘Lov- with the Bad Seeds. erman’, a track taken from the Seeds’ 1994 album ‘Let Love In’. www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com “He’s got the nice mellow stuff and goes straight into chaotic hell,” Hetfield has said of Cave’s CLAYPOOL, LES work. “He builds these things into giant ugliness. That’s the kind of Leader and bass player with rock stuff we were doing with ‘Fade oddities Primus, Claypool was a To Black’. Acoustic to heavy, one childhood friend of Kirk Ham- extreme to the other, and I saw a mett’s, and was auditioned for the lot of that in Nick Cave.” role of bassist when Cliff Burton Cave has recently formed the died. Although the band liked band Grinderman, a garage rock Claypool’s style he was considered side project outside of The Bad too “out there” for the band. Seeds, with whom he released a Kirk Hammett recorded with self-titled album in 2007. He has Primus on the tracks ‘Tommy The also pursued an interest in acting; Cat’ from 1991’s ‘Sailing The Cave appeared in ‘Johnny Hand- Seas Of Cheese’, as well as on a

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Les Claypool

cover of Metallica’s ‘Master Of TV footage. The whole thing is Puppets’. Hammett also appeared narrated by Lars Ulrich, James in the video for Primus’ ‘John The Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, who Fisherman’ in 1990. sit drinking beer throughout the programme. The footage goes as far back as 1983, with film of Cliff’s second ever gig with the CLIFF ’EM ALL band at The Stone in San Francis- co, and from Metallica’s tour sup- Metallica’s celluloid tribute to porting Raven on the ‘Kill ’Em their late bass player Cliff Bur- All For One’ tour. It also features ton, originally released on VHS footage from 1985’s Day On The in 1987, and currently available Green Festival in Oakland, 1986’s on DVD. Rosskilde Festival (Denmark) as The whole affair was shot in well as the band’s 1986 US tour the form of a home video, using with Ozzy Osbourne. a mixture of fan clips, profession- The informal nature and genu- ally shot footage of Burton during ine warmth for Burton makes this his time in Metallica and unseen a fan favourite as compared with

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the more recent ‘Some Kind Of visited’, along with A&M Studi- Monster’. It also provides a rare os. Based on Melrose Avenue, the glimpse into the very early days studios have played host to a wide of the band. The end credits and range of artists, from blues legend photos of Burton roll as an ex- Taj Mahal to Dave Matthews and cerpt from ‘Orion’ (from ‘Master UK rebel Billy Idol. Of Puppets’) is played.

CORBIJN, ANTON CLINK, MIKE Anton Corbijn began life as a photographer for UK weekly music paper ‘New Music Express’ (NME) in the ’70s. He later became better known as a director of music videos for the likes of David Sylvian and Echo & The Bunnymen, and creative director for bands as far ranging as De- peche Mode and U2. It was Corbijn’s photographs of Metallica, sporting their somewhat controversial new image, that appeared within the CD booklets for ‘Load’ and ‘ReLoad’. These The original choice to produce led to even more accusations that ‘…And Justice For All’. Clink the band had abandoned their tra- was replaced by Flemming Ras- ditional roots and were actively mussen, as James Hetfield re- seeking approval from different vealed to ‘Guitar World’ maga- areas of the music business. zine at the time. “We started (‘…And Justice For All’) with Mike Clink as producer. He didn’t work out so well, so we got Flemming to come over and save our asses,” James Hetfield said at the time.

CONWAY STUDIOS

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bia, which showed a shift towards CORROSION OF southern metal, a direction contin- CONFORMITY ued on 1996’s ‘Wiseblood’, which in turn saw the band nominated Otherwise known as COC, Cor- for a Grammy. 2000’s ‘America’s rosion Of Conformity are a heavy Volume Dealer’ further devel- metal band hailing from North oped the southern metal angle and Carolina and featuring guitarist in 2005 the band released the ac- Pepper Keenan, a friend of James claimed ‘The Arms Of God’. Hetfield, who auditioned for the Keenan appeared on Metallica’s band as a prospective bassist fol- cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Tues- lowing the departure of Jason day’s Gone’ and James Hetfield Newsted in 2002. sang backing vocals on the song The band formed in 1982, origi- ‘Man Or Ash’ from ‘Wiseblood’. nally as a hardcore unit, featuring Woody Weatherman (guitar), Reed Mullin (drums), Mike Dean www.coc.com (bass) and Benji Shelton on vocals. By the time they released their debut album ‘Eye For An CRASH COURSE IN BRAIN Eye’ they’d begun to dabble with SURGERY heavy metal. Pepper Keenan joined on guitar and Karl Agell A cover of a track by Welsh rock- on vocals, in 1990, and 1991’s ers Budgie taken from the band’s ‘Blind’ was a much more straight debut album ‘Budgie’, released in forward heavy metal album which 1971. Metallica recorded the song included the classic ‘Vote With A for ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Bullet’. Agell left to form Lead- Re-Revisited’. foot, and Keenan took over on Both ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage vocals for 1994’s ‘Deliverance’, Days Re-Revisited’ and 1998’s their first for major label Colum- ‘Garage Inc.’ list ‘Crash Course

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In Brain Surgery’ as having been Egyptians’ lack of knowledge of recorded for 1974’s ‘In For The such a measure, resulted in their al- Kill’. In fact it was included on lowing in the angel of death. the US version of Budgie’s de- James Hetfield (‘Guitar World’, but album, released on the Kapp 1991): “When we did the crunchy Records label, simply titled “die by my hand” breakdown in the ‘Crash Course’. The song was middle, I sat in the control room af- initially only released as a single ter we did the gang vocals, and eve- in the UK, backed with the excel- ryone was just going nuts! This was lently titled ‘Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman’ in 1971. our first real big chanting gang vocal thing – there was almost some production value to it. The whole album was a big step for us.” CREEPING DEATH ‘Creeping Death’ was released as a single in the UK in 1984 by Arguably one of Metallica’s most Music For Nations, who had issued enduringly popular songs, ‘Creep- ‘Ride The Lightning’, backed with ing Death’ was resurrected as set covers of ‘Am I Evil?’ and ‘Blitz- opener for the band’s recent ‘Sick krieg’. Of The Studio 2007’ summer tour and stands as a gem on ‘Ride The Lightning’. No mean feat on an album packed with some of Metal- CURCIO, PAUL lica’s best songs. ‘Creeping Death’ began life as Paul Curcio was the producer a song called ‘Die By The Sword’ of Metallica’s debut album ‘Kill by Exodus, Kirk Hammett’s origi- ’Em All’. Johnny Zazula was ex- nal band. It never appeared on any ecutive producer. Exodus album, but the band did record it in demo form. Inspired by watching the film ‘The Ten Commandments’, specifically the scenes dealing with the ten plagues of Egypt, which prompted Cliff Burton to comment that it was like watching “creeping death”. In the Bible, the creeping death was actually the tenth plague, the angel of death, whose arrival could not be seen but who had been sent by God to kill the first-born son of every family. Moses protected the Jews by getting them to paint their doors with lamb’s blood, while the

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those who believe they will only

CURE find salvation in religion, thus leaving themselves with little ‘Cure’, taken from Metallica’s hope in life. ‘Load’ album is another exam- Hetfield grew up in a Christian ple of James Hetfield venting his Science family. Christian Scien- spleen against the religion that kept him shackled as a child. tists believe God’s love will cure Originally titled ‘Believe’ in all, even illness. Hetfield lost both demo form, the song refers to his mother and father to cancer.

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DAMAGE INC.

The closing track on 1986’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ is, as its title implies, a tale of senseless violence and destruction. Equal in tone and pace to the vehement message carried in the lyrics, ‘Damage Inc.’ is one of the fast- est tracks on ‘Master Of Puppets’, opening with a flurry of bass ac- tivity from Cliff Burton, before the rest of the band kick in, full D steam ahead.

DAMAGE CASE

A Metallica’s cover of Motor- Dream Theatre head’s ‘Damage Case’, originally from the latter band’s 1979 album The song has been covered by ‘Overkill’,was recorded at Mo- Dream Theater, who performed it torheadache ’95, a celebration for with Napalm Death singer Barney Lemmy’s 50th birthday in De- Greenway and issued it on their ‘5 cember 1995. Metallica appeared Years In A Lifetime’ CD, as well as onstage as The Lemmys, donning German thrash band Tankard, Fu- wigs and false facial hair to play a neral For A Friend, Razed In Black seven song set. and hardcore band Shai Hulud. The song appeared on ‘Garage Inc.’, as the B-side to the 1996 UK single ‘Hero Of The Day’, on the Japanese version of ‘Hero Of The DEVIL’S DANCE Day’ and on a strictly limited ‘Hero Of The Day’ – featuring the whole One of the songs, along with ‘2 ‘Motorheadache Mess’ single. X 4’, which was performed live during Metallica’s performance

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at Donington in 1995 prior to the Self-financed demos were enough release of ‘Load’ and ‘ReLoad’ to garner the band support slots – and, inevitably, poor quality with the likes of AC/DC and Iron live versions were leaked onto the Maiden but a major label deal was Internet. not forthcoming, despite interest ‘Devil’s Dance’ is another big – the fact that Sean Harris’ mum, rolling riff of a song dealing with Linda, co-managed the band with the devil, and how he leads you on her then boyfriend Reg Fellows a merry dance as he dangles temp- (neither had any music business tation in front of you. experience) has often been cited as a stumbling block, not least when Foreigner’s manager Bud Prager came calling, offering to DIAMOND HEAD represent the band in America. This was turned down, much to Easily one of the major influ- the astonishment of many. ences on Metallica, especially The band released the ‘Sweet Lars Ulrich, Diamond Head are And Innocent’/‘Streets Of Gold’ the classic nearly men of British single on Media Records, but metal. forced to go it alone Diamond The band formed in Stourbridge Head set up Happy Face Records in 1976, and became one of the and put out the ‘Shoot Out The leading lights of Lars Ulrich’s Lights’/‘Helpless’ single, before beloved NWOBHM. The origi- issuing their debut album, actual- nal, and indeed classic, line-up ly untitled but since referred to as was Sean Harris (vocals), Brian ‘Lightning To The Nations’. That Tatler (guitar), Colin Kimberley was enough for MCA Records, (bass) and Duncan Scott (drums). who duly signed the band and for

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whom Diamond Head released first batch of albums all jumped, ‘Living On… Borrowed Time’, which didn’t help the group’s housed in a lavish, Rodney Mat- progress. Neither did the fact that thews-designed sleeve, MCA’s Diamond Head bowed to pressure most expensive at the time. The from MCA and fired Kimberley album reached number 24 in the and Scott. The band subsequently charts and it appeared that the opened the 1983 Donington Mon- faith of press and fans alike was sters Of Rock, but soon after gave to be paid back. up the ghost. The more experimental ‘Can- In the interim period, Metallica terbury’ followed in 1983, but the arrived on the scene, professing

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their admiration for the UK group had blown their big chance and and covering them aplenty. In split within the year. 1991, Harris and Tatler put to- Harris and Tatler gave it another gether a new line-up of the band, shot in 2000, releasing an acoustic and Harris found himself working EP and finally got around to play- with Dave Mustaine, another longing their first ever US show. But time fan. Diamond Head released eventually the quirks and foibles the good ‘Death And Progress’ of Harris proved too much and in 1993, with contributions from he left the band. Diamond Head Mustaine and Black Sabbath’s continue to this day with singer Tony Iommi, and accepted the Nick Tart and released ‘All Will invitation to open for Metallica at Be Revealed’ in 2005. the latter’s performance at Milton One final point: at the time in Keynes Bowl, along with Mega- the early 1980s when Metallica deth and The Almighty. However, believed they needed a frontman, on the day Harris took it upon in order to allow an uncomforta- himself to skip onstage dressed as ble James Hetfield to concentrate the Grim Reaper, befuddling an on playing rhythm guitar, it’s said already confused set of fans who the job was offered to Harris, who might have been aware of Dia- politely declined. But, whether mond Head in a cursory manner, there was ever any formal offer but weren’t that interested in seeing remains open to conjecture. them play live. Whatever imagery www.diamond-head.net Harris believed he was projecting was lost. Diamond Head, it seemed,

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Die Krupps

nal Option’ and getting progressively heavier over 1995’s ‘III: DIE, DIE MY DARLING The Odyssey Of The Mind’ and A Misfits track appearing on 1997’s ‘Paradise Now’. The band their 1984 EP of the same name. are still going today, but should This was the third Misfits cover be approached with some caution undertaken by Metallica and was by those who think Metallica sold recorded especially for 1998’s out after ‘Kill ’Em All’. ‘Garage Inc.’. www.die-krupps.de

DIJON, SAMMY DIE KRUPPS Singer with local band Ruthless, Dijon was brought in by Metal- German band Die Krupps started lica in March 1982, at which point life very much as an EBM/indus- James Hetfield had decided he trial act, featuring ex-members of pop band Propaganda. However in 1992 they began experiment- ing with more metallic sounds on ‘Metal Machine Music’. They also released ‘A Tribute To Me- tallica’. This album featured their own take on Metallica songs, including ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Noth- ing Else Matter’s and ‘Battery’. From there, they didn’t look back, drafting in ex-Heathen guitarist Lee Altus for 1993’s ‘II: The Fi-

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Die Krupps wanted to concentrate solely on lent tracks ‘Free Speech For The playing rhythm guitar. However, Dumb’ and ‘The More I See’. he never played a gig with Metal- Despite being viewed as little lica and, after several rehearsals more than crusty punks in their over a two-week period, he was home country, many metal bands told his services weren’t needed. have long cited Discharge as an influence, drawing inspiration from the band’s metallic hardcore approach. Discharge songs have DIRTY WINDOW also been covered by the likes of One of the few tracks from ‘St. Anthrax, At The Gates, Nasum, Anger’ for which a guitar solo Monster Voodoo Machine, Sepul- was added when performed live. tura, Soulfly, Napalm Death and Machine Head. Formed in 1977 and featuring Terry ‘Tez’ Robberts (vocals), DISCHARGE Tony ‘Bones’ Roberts (guitar), Roy ‘Rainy’ Wainright (guitar), Metallica honoured their debt Nigel Bamford (bass) and Akko to Discharge by recording not (drums), the original line-up were one but two of the legendary UK very much a part of the punk scene punk band’s songs, to appear on instigated by the Sex Pistols. Two ‘Garage Inc.’, namely the excel- years later, now with Kelvin ‘Cal’

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Morris on vocals, the band had ly making a welcome return during progressed to the grindingly me- the band’s Wembley Stadium ap- tallic guitar and shouted vocals pearance on July 8, 2007. approach many deem to be classic Discharge. The band have undergone many line-up changes over the years, DOHERTY, STEVE and indeed their early proto speed The man who gave the late Cliff metal came more to the fore in Burtin bass lessons from Septem- the ’90s. The original line-up ber 1978 to January 1980. He is re-united in 2002, and although the person credited with introduc- there have since been subsequent ing the young Burton to a range of changes, the band continue to tour styles, from classical to jazz. Says to this day. Doherty of Burton:

http://myspace.com/discharge2k “He was a good student, very focused. He knew what he wanted and was a kind of stu- DISPOSABLE HEROES dent who always came in with the lesson prepared, which is Offering up a very similar mes- not all that common. sage to Dom Brautigam’s strik- “I can hear some of the odd ing cover painting for the album metered rhythms we studied in ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘Disposable his playings. I had many seri- Heroes’ is a strident anti-war song ous students, but Cliff had that delivered with steely intent and rare inner drive to get out and offering some of Metallica’s most intricate guitar playing. do something about his music. The song swings from the point I can’t take credit for that; it of view of the foot soldiers in the was already there even when I front line to the generals who have taught him.” sent them there, barking their or- ders, “Back to the front”. The message is clear. War is futile, de- DONINGTON spite those who would glorify it. The song was only ever per- Metallica appeared four times formed once live with Cliff Burton, on the bill at Donington’s Mon- on September 14, 1985 at the Metal sters Of Rock festival, headlining Hammer Festival in Germany the event once in 1995. (check it out at http://youtube.com/ They first appeared there in watch?v=hqNR33z-HhE), but has 1985 on a bill that ran (in reverse since re-appeared in Metallica’s order): Ratt, Magnum. Metallica, live set over the years, most recent- Bon Jovi, Marillion and ZZ Top.

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Set list: ‘Creeping Death’, ‘Ride Set list: ‘Ecstasy Of Gold’, The Lightning’, ‘For Whom The ‘Creeping Death’, ‘For Whom Bell Tolls’, ‘The Four Horsemen’, The Bell Tolls’, ‘Fade To Black’, ‘Fade To Black’, ‘Seek And De- ‘Leper Messiah’, ‘Phantom Lord’, stroy’, ‘Whiplash’, ‘Am I Evil?’, ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’, ‘Motorbreath’. ‘Seek And Destroy’, ‘Master Of Two years later they were back Puppets’, ‘Run To The Hills’ on a bill that also featured An- (jam), ‘Last Caress’, ‘Am I Evil?’, thrax but was headlined by Bon ‘Damage Inc.’, ‘Battery’. Jovi (full line-up: Cinderella, Metallica returned in 1991, sec- W.A.S.P., Anthrax, Metallica, ond on the bill to AC/DC (full line- Dio and Bon Jovi) which resulted in the letters pages of UK metal up: The Black Crowes, Queensry- magazines being filled with claims che, Motley Crue, Metallica, AC/ that the event would constitute the DC). On the day many expected ultimate pitched battle between Metallica to blow the headliners hair metal fans and thrash heads. off the stage, but despite turning in In the end the war between black a sterling performance, the sheer and stonewashed denim never live spectacle that is AC/DC won materialised. the day – much as they had done

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when they faced down the threat ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘Sad But of Van Halen in 1984. True’, ‘One’, ‘Last Caress’, ‘Seek Set list: ‘Ecstasy Of Gold’, ‘En- And Destroy’/‘London Dungeon’/ ter Sandman’, ‘Creeping Death’, ‘The Outlaw Torn’, ‘Enter Sand- ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘Fade To man’, ‘So What’. Black’, ‘Sad But True’, ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘Seek And Destroy’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘One’, ‘Whiplash’, ‘Last Caress’, DON’T TREAD ON ME ‘Am I Evil?’, ‘Battery’. No such problems for Metallica The title comes from the in 1995 when they headlined the Gadsden Flag, which was hanging entire event. With a massive main on the studio wall at the time of stage line-up that read: Corrosion recording. The Gadsden Flag was Of Conformity, Warrior Soul, flown by the US Navy during the Machine Head, White Zombie, American War Of Independence, Slash’s Snakepit, Slayer, Skid as they attempted to hunt down Row, Therapy? and Metallica, it British ships trying to carry war remains one of the most remark- supplies through to British troops. able Monsters Of Rock ever, with All flags bore the legend ‘Don’t a heavy but varied bill over which Tread On Me’ and a coiled snake, Metallica rightly ruled supreme. which Metallica used on the cover Set list: ‘Ecstasy Of Gold’, of ‘The Black Album’. It took the ‘Breadfan’, ‘Master Of Puppets’/ name from Colonel Christopher ‘Wherever I May Roam’, ‘The Gadsden who presented the flag God That Failed’, ‘Fade To to the Commander-In-Chief of the Black’, ‘2 X 4’, ‘Kill/Ride Med- Navy, Commodore Esek Hopkins ley’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, to use as his personal standard. ‘Devil’s Dance’, ‘Holier Than The defiance inherent in the Thou’/‘Smoke On The Water’/ lyrics of the track may have their ‘Slow And Easy’/‘More Human roots in American patriotism, not Than Human’/‘Welcome To The least because the song was writ- Jungle’/‘Black Magic’/‘Youth ten as the first Gulf War had just Gone Wild’, ‘Creeping Death’, begun. This may also account for ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’, why a snippet of ‘In America’ ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘Remem- ber Tomorrow’, ‘The Unforgiven’/ from ‘West Side Story’ is played at the beginning of the song. ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ has never been played live, and in a ‘Play- boy’ interview in 2001, James Hetfield suggested that songs like this one and ‘Through The Never’ simply weren’t good enough.

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new bassist Rob Trujillo, or heard any material from ‘St. Anger’. DORIS Set list: ‘Blackened’, ‘No Re- morse’, ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’, ‘Frantic’, ‘Sad But True’, ‘St. Anger’, ‘Masters Of Puppets’, ‘Creeping Death’, ‘Damage Inc.’. In 2004, with Metallica headlining the event on the Sunday night (June 6), there was yet more controversy when Lars Ulrich failed to appear with the band, having been mysteriously taken ill on the flight over from Europe, and leaving the band frantically searching The nickname given the justice- for a replacement backstage. In style figure on the ‘…And Justice the end Slipknot drummer Joey For All’ album sleeve. Also a Jordison and Slayer’s Dave Lom- name given by Metallica to group- bardo, plus Ulrich’s own roadie ies in their early days. Flemming Larson, filled the drum stool, with Lombardo drumming on ‘Battery’ and ‘The Four Horse- men’ before Jordison took over DOWNLOAD for most of the main set. Metallica have appeared three Set list: ‘Ecstasy Of Gold’, ‘Bat- times at the Download Festival, tery’, ‘The Four Horsemen’, ‘For the modern alternative to Mon- Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘Creep- sters Of Rock which is also held ing Death’, ‘Seek And Destroy’, at Donington: in its inaugural year ‘Fade To Black’, ‘Wherever I 2003, as an unbilled act, and as May Roam’, ‘Last Caress’, ‘Sad headliners in 2004 and 2007. But True’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’, In 2003 Metallica had been con- ‘Enter Sandman’. tracted to headline the Reading Metallica’s last Download ap- Festival, but were also keen to put pearance thus far was in 2006, at in an appearance at the very first the new look three-day festival, Download. However, the promot- and thankfully went off without ers for Reading disagreed, so in one of the worst kept secrets in the music business, Metallica made an unscheduled appearance half-way down the bill on the Scuzz Stage on the Sunday afternoon (June 1). It was the first time UK audiences had either got to see the band with

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a hitch. Metallica headlined the Saturday night (June 10) and were DUNGEON, THE widely regarded as being the best Lars Ulrich’s home studio. of the three headline acts, Tool and Guns n’ Roses supplying the competition. But when Metallica played the whole of ‘Master Of DYERS EVE Puppets, what do you expect? Set list: Ecstasy Of Gold’, A young man feels anger to- ‘Creeping Death’, ‘Fuel’, ‘Wher- wards his parents and how they ever I May Roam’, ‘The New behaved towards him when he Song’, ‘The Unforgiven’, ‘Bat- was young. Hmmm, where do we tery’, ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘The think James drew inspiration for this one from? His Christian Sci- Thing That Should Not Be’, ‘Wel- ence upbringing perchance? come Home (Sanitarium)’, ‘Dis- Whatever, the closing track from posable Heroes’, ‘Leper Messiah’, ‘…And Justice For All’ certainly ‘Damage Inc.’, ‘Sad But True’, gave Lars a stern test with some of ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘One’, the most complex drum sections ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Die, Die My ever in a Metallica song. Because Darling’, ‘Seek And Destroy’. of that, the song has rarely been performed live.

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E then forces Tuco to dig up the gold, before persuading him at gunpoint to balance on a rickety cross in the graveyard, placing his head in the noose that Blondie ECSTASY OF GOLD has tied to the branch of a tree. Meanwhile Blondie takes half the ‘Ecstasy Of Gold’ is part of loot, with an irate Tuco screaming composer Ennio Morricone’s abuse, before turning and shoot- soundtrack score for Sergio Leo- ing to cut the rope, freeing Tuco ne’s 1966 spaghetti western ‘The and leaving him raging. Good, The Bad And The Ugly’. Metallica, long-time fans of En- This music accompanies the three- nio Morricone, have used ‘Ecstasy way Mexican stand-off between Of Gold, one of Morricone’s most the stars Clint Eastwood, Lee Van famous pieces, as their intro tape Cleef and Eli Wallach at the film’s since 1983. It also features on the climax. In the movie, Eastwood’s band’s 1999 live album ‘S & M’, character of ‘Blondie’ (a continu- and has been covered by Metallica ation of his enigmatic character on the 2007 tribute album ‘We All ‘The Man With No Name’ from Love Ennio Morricone’. previous Leone westerns) shoots Cleef’s ‘Angel Eyes’ as the three of them battle over hidden gold in ELEKTRA RECORDS a cemetery. Wallach’s character, ‘Tuco’, Elektra Records have been Me- tries to fire his gun, only to dis- tallica’s US record label since cover Blondie has removed the 1984, when the band released bullets the night before. Blondie ‘Ride The Lightning’. Metallica

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were originally signed to inde- Theater, Dokken, Kyuss, Motley pendent label Megaforce, set up Crue, Tom Waits and Yes. by the enterprising Johnny Zazula In the UK, Metallica remained when no other label showed inter- signed to the independent Music est in signing the band. Megaforce For Nations label, before Phono- issued Metallica’s 1983 debut gram stepped in for 1987’s ‘The ‘Kill ’Em All’, but the swift rise $5.98 EP: Garage Days re-revis- of the band soon attracted the at- ited’ and 1988’s ‘…And Justice tention of the labels that had origi- For All’, later also securing a nally deemed them unworthy. deal to release the band’s earlier Elektra, and in particular A&R albums. man Michael Alago, subsequently won the band’s signatures (after striking a deal with Megaforce ENTER SANDMAN for their release from the latter’s contract), and have released every This is arguably Metallica’s Metallica album in the US since. best-known, and undoubtedly Elektra Records was set up in most popular song, certainly for 1950 by Jac Holzman and Paul the more casual listener. ‘Enter Rickholt. By the 1960s the label Sandman’ is both the opening was very much at the forefront of track and lead-off cut from 1991’s the folk boom, before signing both ‘Metallica’ (or ‘The Black Al- The Doors and Love in 1966 which bum’) and it swiftly helped invest led to them becoming the label the band with an entirely new au- most associated with the psych- dience, ready to accept the com- edelic movement by the late ’60s. bination of light and shade now Since then, notable Elektra acts added to their music. Thus it went have included The Stooges, MC5l, a long way to establishing Metal- Bad Company, The Cars, Dream lica as the biggest metal band on the planet. The song itself deals with the nightmares plaguing a young child as bedtime approaches, and producer Bob Rock’s son joined Metallica frontman James Hetfield in reciting the popular children’s prayer ‘Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep’ throughout the song. This helped to capitalise on the primal fears brought on by the presence of the ‘Sandman’ in sleep – fears that have haunted many people in the formative years of their life.

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Originally the band had toyed with It is also by far and away the most even darker themes for the song, covered Metallica song, with ver- exploring such tragedies as cot sions recorded by the likes of An- death, before settling for what was thrax, Judas Priest, Dream Theat- deemed a more palatable slant. er, Pat Boone, The Mighty Mighty With its repetitive riff and Bosstones, Apocalyptica, Motor- ever expanding melody, the head, Beatallica, Vice Squad and song proved a huge hit, reaching Johnny Crass. The track has also number five in the UK charts and been used in the sporting arena by number 16 in the USA. Ironically, a range of teams and individuals: the band had thought about re- professional wrestler Jim Full- leasing the harsher ‘Holier Than erton for his character Sandman; Thou’ as the first single from the The Cleveland Indians baseball album, but legend has it that Lars team for player introductions and Ulrich pushed for ‘Enter Sand- baseball players Mariano Rivera man’, believing it to be a more (New York Yankees) and by New marketable commodity. York Mets’ Billy Wagner as en- ‘Enter Sandman’ has been a trance music. Also the American popular staple of the band’s live football team The Virginia Tech set since the release of ‘The Black Hockies use ‘Enter Sandman’ as Album’, and has been performed the team enters the field of play at many major events including for home games, as do hockey the 1991 MTV Music Awards, the teams the Toronto Maple Leafs 1992 Grammy Awards and at the and Toronto Marlies. 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute gig at London’s Wembley Stadium.

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were also briefly label-mates with Metallica, when they signed to ESCAPE Megaforce in America during 1984. The sixth track on 1984’s ‘Ride They also featured on the Music For The Lightning’, ‘Escape’ is a short- Nations roster in the UK/Europe at er Metallica song, giving an indica- the same time as Metallica. tion of the style they would eventually develop with so much success www.monsternation.se/exciter/ on 1991’s ‘The Black Album’. As the title implies, the song is all about a prisoner escaping from EXODUS jail, although the interpretation can be taken to mean escaping an- One of Metallica’s contempo- ything you feel traps you. The use raries from The Bay Area thrash of police sirens towards the end of scene, it was from Exodus that Me- the song merely emphasises the tallica would take Kirk Hammett to chosen subject matter. replace Dave Mustaine on guitar. ‘Escape’ has never been per- Exodus started in San Francisco formed live by Metallica. during 1980, and originally featured singer/drummer Tom Hunt- ing, guitarists Kirk Hammett and Tim Agnello plus bassist Carlton EXCITER Melson. By the time the band recorded their three-track 1982 demo, The Canadian thrash trio from Ot- vocalist Paul Baloff, guitarist Gary towa who were due to be part of the ‘Hell On Earth UK tour’ in 1984, which was also to feature headliners The Rods and Metallica. This event was intended to introduce all three bands to British audiences, but poor ticket sales led to the dates being scrapped. Exciter were actually the first of the three bands to play live in Britain, appearing at the Royal Standard in Walthamstow, North London, just days before Metallica marked their live debut in the UK at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street, Central London. Still a going concern after three decades, Exciter’s most celebrated album remains their debut, 1983’s ‘Heavy Metal Maniac’. The band

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Holt and bassist Geoff Andrews Patrol with Testament’s Chuck had joined the line-up, but by 1983 Billy. Exodus have long been in Hammett was gone, replaced by the hands of guitarist Gary Holt, Rick Hunolt, and bassist Andrews who has assembled a new line-up was replaced by Rob McKillop. and continues to record and tour This line-up recorded what is with Exodus, although in truth they widely regarded as Exodus’ finest remain something of a shadow of hour, their debut album ‘Bonded the band they were in the ’80s. By Blood’ (1985), which set the band up to make something of an www.exodusattack.com impact in the wake of Metallica’s success. However, Baloff left prior to 1987’s ‘Pleasures Of The Flesh’, EYE OF THE BEHOLDER and was replaced by Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza. Exodus subsequently man- The third track from ‘…And aged to retain a stable line-up, but Justice For All’ was actually the despite albums like ‘Fabulous Dis- first US single to be released from aster’ and ‘Impact Is Imminent’, the album, although it failed to never managed to emulate the suc- chart. It was backed with Metal- cess of Metallica, or even the likes lica’s cover of the classic Budgie of Megadeth, who swiftly usurped song ‘Breadfan’ Exodus’ position within the thrash The track deals with justice as you, movement. the eye of the beholder, perceives it, Of late, both Souza and Baloff railing against the limits on freedom have fronted Exodus, although of the individual by the law. Baloff tragically died in 2002 from The song has often been played the effects of a stroke. Souza re- live, more frequently of late as part turned briefly for 2004’s ‘Exodus of a medley of material from the Of The Damned’ but soon quit and ‘…And Justice For All’ album. has recently formed Dublin Death

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Unsurprisingly, it brought with it a raft of accusations of selling-out from disgruntled thrash fans, but it stands as a fine example of how the foursome’s songwriting craft had developed tenfold within a year of their debut album. And, ironically, it swiftly became one of the band’s most popular songs of all time. While many people initially believed the track was about suicide, and in fact some fans felt com- pelled to write to the band saying that it had dissuaded them from a suicidal path, the song actually F deals with James Hetfield’s feelings, having just had a lot of his gear stolen at the Channel Club in Boston, MA in 1984. Included amongst the lost items was an FADE TO BLACK amp given to him by his mother, just prior to her tragic death from Track four on 1984’s ‘Ride The cancer. The incident forced Me- Lightning’ album, this was a major tallica to borrow equipment from step for Metallica, being the band’s close friends, Anthrax. The song is first ever move into ballad territory. imbued with a sense of losing the

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will to go on due to the depression Hetfield felt at the time. “The song was a pretty big step for us,” Hetfield told ‘Gui- tar World’ magazine in 1991. “It was pretty much our first ballad so it was pretty challenging and we knew it would freak people out. Bands like Slayer and Exo- dus don’t do ballads, but they’ve stuck themselves in that position. We never wanted to; limiting Memory Remains’, the first sin- yourself to please your audience gle taken from the 1997 album is bullshit.” ‘ReLoad’. Metallica were performing ‘Fade Best known in the ’60s for her To Black’ when Hetfield suffered involvement with The Rolling major burns to his hand and arm Stones, Faithfull was actually at a 1992 show in Montreal. The discovered by that band’s then band’s pyrotechnician had in- manager Andrew Loog Oldham at formed the group of new effects a Rolling Stones party. Her early that were being used, but hadn’t forays into music highlighted her told them that the old ones were sylph-like vocals on songs like ‘As also still in use. Assuming the new Tears Go By’, but it was her rela- effects cancelled out the old ones, tionship with Mick Jagger which Hetfield stood where a 12ft flame scored her far more notoriety. from the old pyro set up ignited, Faithfull was present at Keith causing the damage. Richards’ house, Redlands, when ‘Fade To Black’ has been cov- the police raided it for drugs; she ered by Disturbed, Apocalyptica, was found wearing only a rug. She Dimmu Borgir and Sonata Arctica. was also responsible for lending Strangely, Flotsam & Jetsam, the Jagger the book ‘The Master and band featuring Jason Newsted be- Margarita’ by Mikhail Bulgakov, fore he joined Metallica, also had which inspired Jagger to write a track in their repertoire entitled ‘Sympathy For The Devil’, while ‘Fade To Black’, although it was, Faithfull wrote the song ‘Sister in fact, a totally different song. Morphine’ and inspired the song ‘Wild Horses’. She battled various addictions FAITHFULL, MARIANNE during the ’70s and ’80s, but still scored in 1979 with the abrasive Marianne Faithfull is the Brit- ‘Broken English’, by which time ish singer and actress who acts as her voice, originally sweet and guest vocalist on the song ‘The harmonious, had become ravaged

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by her lifestyle. She accepted Me- tallica’s offer to join them on ‘The Memory Remains’ and her career has been reinvigorated of late. As an actress Faithfull is best known for her role in the classic 1968 film ‘Girl On A Motorcycle’, and has also appeared in the TV sit- com ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ as God.

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Italian Job’, where he is accused by a character of stealing the Nap- FANNING, SHAWN ster software from him, while he Now a computer programmer, was taking a nap! Shawn Fanning was the man responsible for creating the file-sharing software behind the Napster FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE music website, with which Metal- lica would become embroiled. The opening track from 1984’s Inspired by his college room- ‘Ride The Lightning’ album was mate’s failure to access various the very first Metallica song to use MP3 files he was after while at an acoustic guitar intro, before it Boston’s Northeastern Univer- swiftly builds up a suitable head of sity, Fanning set about writing the steam. Written by James Hetfield, code for a programme that would Lars Ulrich and Cliff Burton, the benefit the downloading of music. song deals with nuclear holocaust, This became Napster, and Fan- and how atomic war would bring ning even appeared on the cover about Armageddon. of hi-tech magazine ‘Wired’. But Written while the Cold War re- as Napster’s popularity grew, the mained very real, nuclear oblitera- music business, which had thus tion was still perceived as a distinct far ignored the rise of digital me- possibility between the United dia, realised they were losing rev- States and the Soviet Union. enue. The law suits began flying and were led by Metallica, who discovered a demo for the song ‘I Disappear’ from the ‘Mission: FIXXXER Impossible 2’ film online. Fanning has since set up a new, Another personal lyric from legitimate digital media company. James Hetfield on the closing track He also made a cameo appearance from ‘ReLoad’, this time discuss- as himself in the 2003 film ‘The ing the pain a person, represented

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by a voodoo doll, has suffered at In the UK the cover of Killing the hands of his father. Hetfield had Joke’s ‘The Wait’ had to be left a famously poor relationship with off the record to remain within in- his own father, who walked out on dustry regulations concerning the the family when he was young. length of an EP, but all five tracks A lengthy song, running at eight were included on 1998’s ‘Garage minutes and 50 seconds, it closes Inc.’ album. The EP reached ‘ReLoad’ in much the same way number 28 in the UK charts in that ‘The Outlaw Torn’ ended 1987 and number 29 in the US ‘Load’, a fact that didn’t go un- and has sold in the region of one noticed by Metallica fans. million copies. Tracklisting: ‘Helpless’ (Dia- mond Head), ‘The Small Hours’ $5.98 EP: GARAGE DAYS (Holocaust), ‘The Wait’ (Killing RE-REVISITED Joke), ‘Crash Course In Brain Surgery’ (Budgie), ‘Last Caress’/ The very first recording Metal- ‘Green Hell’ (Misfits). lica ever made with Jason Newst- ed, who had replaced the late Cliff FLOTSAM & JETSAM Burton on bass. The EP features a selection of covers of tracks by Flotsam & Jetsam were the NWOBHM acts as well as some Phoenix, Arizona thrash metal punk and hardcore groups that band, from which Metallica found had inspired the band. bassist Jason Newsted to replace The price tag was added to the Cliff Burton, who had died in a EP’s title in order to ensure fans tour bus accident in Sweden in were not overcharged for the September, 1986. record. This was later amended to The band, formed in 1981, were $9.98 for the CD edition. The vi- originally known as Gangster, nyl version has long been deleted and later Dogz. Newsted joined and is now regarded as something in 1982, along with guitarist Mike of a collector’s item. Gilbert. Singer Erik A.K. was brought in a year later, with the band changing their name to Flot- sam & Jetsam, inspired by a chapter title in J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Two Towers’ from ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ trilogy. They recorded two demos, ‘Iron Tears’ and ‘Metal Shock’ in 1985, before appearing on the ‘Metal Massacre IV’ compilation, and subsequently signing a deal

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with Metal Blade Records. Their debut album, ‘Doomsday For The FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLS Deceiver’, was produced by Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel, and made se- Track three from ‘Ride The rious inroads into the thrash scene Lightning’ was yet further indica- upon its release in 1986. Newsted, tion of how fast Metallica were who had been the band’s main developing as a band and, much songwriter, left to join Metallica like ‘Creeping Death’, remains later that year, but Flotsam & Jet- one of their most popular tunes. sam persevered and even secured a Inspired by the Ernest Heming- deal with Elektra Records – ironi- way novel of the same name (set cally also Metallica’s US label. in the Spanish Civil War), the lyr- ‘No Place For Disgrace’ was ics centre around the section of the released in 1988, but a fluctuating book in which five International line-up and label change to MCA Brigade soldiers try to escape the saw them lose momentum. 1992’s fascists with their stolen horses, ‘Cuatro’ flirted with grunge and in but are killed by enemy fire from 1997 they returned to Metal Blade aircraft. It highlights James Het- for ‘High’. Flotsam then took a field’s interest not just in contem- hiatus, and returned in the new Mil- porary literature but also in the lennium with 2005’s ‘Dreams Of injustices caused by war, religion Death’, a conceptual album based and politics. on returning singer Erik A. K.’s What was to become the intro nightmares. to the song was written by Cliff www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com Burton before he joined Metallica, and indeed played as a jam with his band Agents Of Misfortune. The

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actual intro to ‘For Whom The Bell All’ and was originally titled ‘The Tolls’ is also played by Burton on Mechanix’. It was written by gui- his bass, through a wah-wah pedal. tarist Dave Mustaine and originally When performed live the song nor- appeared on the band’s ‘No Life mally begins with a bass solo in ’Til Leather’ demo. honour of Burton’s memory. Hetfield told ‘Guitar World’ The song was released as a sin- magazine; “Dave brought that gle, but failed to chart. It has been song over from one of his other covered by Sunn O))) and was bands. Back then it was called ‘The remixed by the DJ Spooky for Mechanix’. After he left Metallica the soundtrack to the horror film we kind of fixed the song up. The ‘Spawn’. lyrics he used were pretty silly.” The tolling bells that feature in Metallica’s new lyrics were the song were sampled and are based very much on the Book Of played whenever the Chicago Revelations from The Bible, in Bears American football team which chapter six is entitled ‘The Four Horsemen Of The Apoca- score a touchdown at their Soldier lypse’. War, Pestilence, Famine Field ground. and Death are sent forth to the four corners of the earth to announce FOUR HORSEMEN, THE Judgement Day. Figuratively, many people have drawn compari- The second track from Metal- sons with Metallica as four metal lica’s 1983 debut album ‘Kill ’Em musicians against the world.

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Dave Mustaine kept the origi- performed ‘Frantic’ at the 2003 nal, faster version of the song MTV Video Music Awards. and re-titled it ‘Mechanix’ for Megadeth’s debut album ‘Killing Is My Business… And Business FRAYED ENDS OF SANITY, Is Good’, where it still has many THE sonic similarities with Metallica’s updated version. One of only two songs from The Four Horsemen is also one ‘…And Justice For All’ never to of the nicknames Metallica them- have been performed live in its selves are known by and was the entirety (the other being ‘To Live name chosen for the band’s secret Is To Die’), ‘Frayed Ends Of San- appearance at the Download Fes- ity’ deals with paranoia and the tival in 2003. inability to deal with reality. The opening chanting that can be heard in the songs is taken from the film ‘The Wizard Of Oz’, from FRANTIC the march of the Wicked Witch of the West’s soldiers. The effect The opening track from 2003’s was later used by Prince. ‘St. Anger’ album deals with the pain of addiction, something to the fore of Hetfield’s mind at the time, having just endured his rehab FREE SPEECH FOR THE session. There is also the addition DUMB of the Zen Buddhism concept of A cover of a song by UK punk dukkha, that “Birth is pain, life is band Discharge that appeared on pain, death is pain”, a theory also their 1982 album ‘Hear Nothing used in Samhain’s song ‘Macabre’ See Nothing Say Nothing’. The (Metallica have long been fans of lyrics feature just the one line, re- the work of Samhain mainman peated over and over again, a tac- Glenn Danzig). tic frequently used by Discharge The spirit of the song is very to reinforce their message. “I much to seize the day, and when think we’ve slowed it down a little Hetfield introduced it at a live bit and tuned it down to get more show in Orlando in 2003 he stated: chug out of the riff,” commented “This song’s about life. Like right Hetfield on Metallica’s version. fucking now.” The accompany- “I like to think that they were the ing video for the single features a first crossover band, even before man looking back at his life as he us, as in combining aggression has a car crash. The song reached and good riffs.” number 16 in the UK but failed to chart in America. The band also

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tween 2001 and 2003, although for a while the opening scream FUEL was removed in the wake of the The opening song from ‘Re- 9/11 attacks. It was also used by Load’ is, on the face of it, about the Philadelphia Flyers ice hockey driving your car as fast as you team before their home games for can for the sheer thrill of it. As several seasons and has featured in James Hetfield says on ‘Some various computer games, namely Kind Of Monster’, “We have to PlayStation’s ‘Hot Wheels Turbo play ‘Fuel’ because it gets me so Racing’ and Xbox’s ‘Test Drive pumped up.” Off-Road Wide Open’. However scratch beneath the sur- Released as a single in both the face and you discover another song, US and the UK, it reached number one that also deals with the demons 31 in the UK singles chart March of addiction and what drives a per- 1998. ‘Fuel’ began life in demo son to become addicted. form as a song called ‘Fuel For The track proved immensely Fire’ and featured different lyrics. popular in America, where it was This version can be heard on the used in NASCAR broadcasts be- ‘Cunning Stunts’ DVD.

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GARAGE INC.

Released in 1998, ‘Garage Inc’ collects together all of Metallica’s cover versions to date. Split into two CDs, the first features new material recorded especially for the album, which ranges from classic rock tunes that surprised some Metallica fans, to hardcore punk covers. The second disc includes the band’s covers from ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage Days G Re-Revisited’ as well as various B-sides and extra tracks that have appeared on different versions of releases over the years.

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The album reached number two To date, ‘Garage Inc’ has sold in in the US charts upon its release the region of five million copies and number 29 in the UK and worldwide. spawned three singles, includ- Tracklisting: CD One - ‘Free ing the Grammy Award winning Speech For The Dumb’ (Dis- ‘Whiskey In The Jar’, which charge), ‘It’s Electric’ (Diamond reached number 29 in the UK Head), ‘Sabbra Cadabra’ (Black Top 40 but didn’t chart in the US. Sabbath), ‘Turn The Page’ (Bob Neither did the band’s versions of Seger), ‘Die, Die My Darling’ ‘Turn The Page’ despite being a (Misfits), ‘Loverman’ (Nick huge radio hit in the US, or ‘Die Cave’) ‘Mercyful Fate’ (Mercy- Die My Darling’. ful Fate – a medley), ‘Astronomy’

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(Blue Oyster Cult), ‘Whiskey In He had to watch both his parents The Jar’ (Thin Lizzy), ‘Tuesday’s succumb to cancer; their religious Gone’ (Lynyrd Skynyrd), ‘The beliefs decreed they would take no More I See’ (Discharge), ‘Bridge medicine, and that if it was God’s Of Sighs’ (Robin Trower). will they would be saved by His CD Two - ‘Helpless’ (Diamond love. ‘The God That Failed’ is a Head), ‘The Small Hours’ (Holo- pointed attack on a subject Het- caust), ‘The Wait’ (Killing Joke), field has also explored in songs ‘Crash Course In Brain Surgery’ like ‘Dyers Eve’ and also ‘Mama (Budgie), ‘Last Caress’/‘Green Said’. Hell’ (Misfits), ‘Am I Evil?’ The number has been only spo- (Diamond Head), ‘Blitzkrieg’ radically performed live, first at (Blitzkrieg), ‘Breadfan’ (Budgie), a show in Buffalo, New York on ‘The Prince’ (Diamond Head), May 30, 1994. Since then it has ‘Stone Cold Crazy (Queen), ‘So only been played during shows What’ (Anti Nowhere League), later that year and in 1995. ‘Killing Time’ (Sweet Savage), ‘Overkill’ (Motorhead), ‘Damage Case’ (Motorhead), ‘Stone Dead GRAMMY AWARDS Forever’ (Motorhead), ‘Too Late Too Late’ (Motorhead). Although famously losing out to Jethro Tull in the 1989 edition with their very first nomination, GOD THAT FAILED, THE Metallica have actually won seven Grammy Awards to date. The One of James Hetfield’s most full list is as follows: intensely personal lyrics can be found on the tenth track from ‘The 1990 Best Metal Performance Black Album’, which primarily ‘One’ deals with the death of his mother 1991 Best Metal Performance through cancer while he was still ‘Stone Cold Crazy’ young, but also with the wider issue of broken promises. The fact that Hetfield grew up in the shadow of his parent’s thrall to the Christian Science religion has often been quoted as the source for much of the alienation that he felt as youngster and which, to a great degree, helped to mould the personality of the young man who would go on to form Metallica.

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1992 Best Metal Performance ‘Call Of Ktulu’ with Michael With Vocal Kamen and the San Francisco ‘The Black Album’ Symphony Orchestra 1999 Best Metal Performance 2004 Best Metal Performance ‘Better Than You’ ‘St. Anger’ 2000 Best Hard Rock Performance GRANT, LLOYD ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ 2001 Best Rock Instrumental Metallica’s original guitar player. Performance When Lars Ulrich managed to put

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together the record ‘Hit The Lights’ the album and features James Het- for Brian Slagel’s celebrated ‘Metal field singing backing vocals. Massacre’ compilation album (the The band were beset by lawsuits song that introduced the band to the in the latter part of their career, world), Grant was there alongside including one from Metallica’s Ulrich and James Hetfield (who management who objected to the played bass, rhythm guitar and also partial use of ‘Enter Sandman’ in sang). This was during 1981, but their song ‘Electric Harley (House by 1982 Grant had vanished from Of Love)’. Green Jelly ‘ceased the Metallica line-up and has rarely and desisted’ making music in been heard from since. 1996, although they do still play the occasional live gig. They are currently listed as having an incredible 206 official members. GREEN JELLY

Green Jelly were a joke heavy metal group, who began life in- GRINDER tending to become the worst band in the world. They featured, at vari- One of three names shortlisted ous times, future members of Tool. by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield In 1991, having signed a deal with for their band, prior to choosing BMG Records subsidiary Zoo, Metallica. they released their third album, ‘Cereal Killer’. The track ‘Three Little Pigs’ became a freak hit from

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instantly recognisable guitarists in heavy metal. His incendiary solos have lit up many a Metallica album and many more Metallica shows, as he has moved from a prolific and talented thrash guitarist to becoming one of the finest of the heavy metal genre. Always happy to remain in the shadows of both Lars Ulrich and James Het- field, Hammett has, for much of his career in Metallica, allowed his music to do his talking for him. So perhaps the less said about some suspect image changes around the H time of ‘Load’ and ‘ReLoad’ the better! Kirk was born in California on November 18, 1962. His mother was from the Philippines whilst his father was an Irish Merchant HAMMETT, KIRK Marine. Their union did not last and Hammett’s childhood was somewhat traumatic, as he re- Since joining Metallica in 1983, vealed to ‘Playboy’ magazine in Kirk Hammett has grown in stat- April 2001: ure to become one of the most

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“James comes from a broken from the time I was 15. I rarely home and I come from a broken left my room. I remember hav- home, and when I joined the ing to pull my dad off my mom band we kind of bonded over when he attacked her one time, that. I was abused as a child. during my 16th birthday – he My dad drank a lot. He beat the turned on me and started slap- shit out of me and my mom quite ping me around. Then my dad a bit. I got a hold of a guitar and just left one day. My mom was

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struggling to support me and my Flying V. It also brought him into sister. I’ve definitely channelled contact with other metal fans as the a lot of anger into music. I was famous Bay Area Scene began to also abused by a neighbour establish itself. Initially in a band when I was like nine or ten. The called Mesh, in 1982 he formed guy was a sick fuck. He had sex Exodus with fellow guitarist Gary with my dog Tippy. I can laugh Holt and singer Paul Baloff. Ham- about it now – hell I was laugh- mett appeared on a 1982 demo by ing about it then!” the band, but by April 1983 had accepted Metallica’s offer to re- Little wonder the young Ham- place Dave Mustaine. mett immersed himself in his Hammett arrived in time to older brother’s record collection, record Metallica’s debut album, citing Led Zeppelin, Black Sab- ‘Kill ’Em All’, in New York for bath, Status Quo, UFO and Jimi Megaforce Records, with whom Hendrix amongst his earliest they’d already signed a deal. De- influences. He marvelled at his spite the technical proficiency of brother’s guitars and by 15 was his predecessor, Mustaine, there also marvelling at Jimi Hendrix, was no negative critic or fan re- who he idolised and whose work action to the new guy – probably he attempted to replicate. due to Hammett’s own considera- Hammett’s increased adeptness ble abilities – in fact he was taking at guitar saw him moving swiftly lessons from the soon-to-be leg- from a Montgomery Ward cata- endary Joe Satriani at the time! logue guitar to his own custom- During his 24 years in Metal- ised Fender and eventually a 1974 lica, although largely seen as the

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band’s lead guitarist, Hammett in 1998. They have one son, An- has contributed notable riffs, gel Ray Keala Hammett, born on including ‘Enter Sandman’ and September 29, 2006. also ‘Creeping Death’ which was built around a riff he had originally come up with for an Exodus HAMMETT, REBECCA song named ‘Die By The Sword’. Equally and understandably, the Kirk Hammett’s first wife. They guitarist fought to have solos in- were divorced in 1990, during the cluded on ‘St, Anger’ but was making of ‘The Black Album’. voted down. “We tried to put solos on there but they sounded like an afterthought,” he said. Outside of Metallica Hammett hasn’t been too prolific. He’s performed with the Spastik Children alongside James and Cliff Burton (later Jason Newsted was also involved), which was a side-project lasting from 1986 to 1990, and he has featured alongside Newsted in Voodoo Children. He has also recorded with Primus, Orbital, Pansy Division and Santana and lent his voice to an episode of The Simpson’s called ‘The Mook, The Chef, The Wife And Her Homer’ as well as voicing various characters for the Cartoon Network show ‘Adult Swim’. Twice married (Hammett’s first marriage ended in 1990, during recording sessions for ‘The Black Album’), he currently resides HARVESTER OF SORROW with wife Lani in San Francisco with their young son Angel Ray The sixth track on Metallica’s Keala. fourth album ‘…And Justice For All’ featuring a splendid dual melody solo between James Het- field and Kirk Hammett. It tells HAMMETT, LANI the story of a family torn asunder Kirk Hammett’s current, and by a substance ravaged father and, second, wife. They were married as such, direct comparisons can

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‘Lightning To The Nations’. The song was co-written by Diamond Head vocalist Sean Harris and guitarist Brian Tatler. Metallica originally covered the song on 1987’s ‘The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited’ and it later appeared on 1998’s ‘Garage Inc.’ album.

be drawn between ‘Harvester Of HERO OF THE DAY Sorrow’ and Hetfield’s early life when he had suffered at the hands Featuring on 1996’s ‘Load’, of an alcoholic father. ‘Hero Of The Day’ has its roots “It was my mom’s second mar- in some of the album’s earliest riage,” he told ‘Playboy’ maga- recording sessions. The original zine in April 2001. “I have two riff from which the song was built older half brothers. I didn’t re- was titled ‘Mouldy’, so called be- ally see any turmoil. They didn’t cause the demo on which it was argue in front of the kids. Then recorded dates back to December suddenly dad went on a ‘busi- 1994. ness trip’ – for more than a few Lyrically, the song deals with years, you know? I was beginning the idea that people are always Junior High. It was hidden that he looking to the media to discover was gone. Finally my mom said, their heroes when, in fact, it is the ‘Dad is not coming back’. It was people you meet in every day life pretty difficult.” who should be your role models. ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’ was the Musically it opens slowly before first single taken from ‘…And building into a heavier, more Justice For All’ and only released grounded song, not unlike ‘Enter in the UK on August 19, 1988. It Sandman’ but with a less emphat- was backed with covers of Budg- ic build-up. ie’s ‘Breadfan’ and Diamond The accompanying video, di- Head’s ‘The Prince’ and reached rected by band photographer number 20 in the charts. Anton Corbijn, shows a man channel flipping while watching television, with every shot featur- HELPLESS ing Metallica in some way; from a Western called ‘Load’ to a games A cover of the Diamond Head show entitled ‘Hero Of The Day’. song, which originally appeared A live video was recorded in Bar- on Diamond Head’s 1980 album celona in September 1996, when

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it took three takes to complete recording. The song was also featured on the live album ‘S & M’, recorded with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the late Michael Kamen. ‘Hero Of The Day’ was the second single taken from ‘Load’ and reached number 17 in the UK charts in September 1996. It currently stands as the band’s tenth for many years, been regarded as biggest hit. both an icon and role model within the world of heavy metal. A commanding frontman on stage, HETFIELD, FRANCESCA Hetfield is a quiet and thoughtful, even intense person off it, and, al- James Hetfield’s Argentin- though one who certainly knows ian wife. They were married on how to enjoy himself when the August 17, 1997, and have three mood takes him, it’s easy to see why, when faced with competition like Axl Rose, it was Het- field that the kids looked up to, as much for what he said, as for how he said it. Born James Alan Hetfield on 3 August, 1963 in Downey, Califor- nia, Hetfield’s early life was as intense as he can sometimes appear himself, and it is clear that it has had a huge influence in shaping both the man and his music. Both his parents were strict followers of children: Cali (born on June 13, the Christian Science faith – not 1998), Castor (born on May 18, to be confused with Scientology 2000) and Marcella Francesca – which rejects the use of medi- (born on January 17, 2002). cines for curing ailments, while believing that the power of prayer can heal. This was of particular HETFIELD, JAMES importance to the young Hetfield, whose mother Cynthia, a light Seen by many as the figurehead opera singer, died of cancer when of Metallica, James Hetfield has, he was young. His father Virgil,

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a truck driver, would also suc- Hetfield’s first musical forays cumb to the disease. The effect on were when he began piano lessons Hetfield must have been immense aged nine. He later progressed to and has since surfaced in lyrics to playing on his brother’s drum kit songs like ‘The God That Failed’ before finally picking up a gui- and ‘Until It Sleeps’. tar aged 14. His first band were

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called Obsession and his early Tanner introduced him to Lars musical influences ranged from Ulrich. Aerosmith, Black Sabbath and Having formed Metallica, Het- Led Zeppelin to Queen and The field was reluctant to take on the Beatles. Hetfield sang lead vocals lead vocalist role and at one point for Obsession and it was during John Bush, later of Armored Saint his time with them that he met and Anthrax, was considered for Ron McGovney, who originally the role. When Dave Mustaine acted as roadie and later became was drafted in as guitarist the a member of the band himself. band even toyed around with the Phantom Lord was Hetfield’s idea of Mustaine as sole guitar next group, by which time he player. However Mustaine’s time was singing and playing guitar in Metallica was, as has been well before he once again hooked up with McGovney, living in a house documented, fraught with friction owned by McGovney’s parents. and Hetfield clashed with the gui- The pair formed Leather Charm, tarist several times. At one point with Hetfield on vocals alone he allegedly kicked Mustaine’s and McGovney on bass. As the dog, causing a fight between the band disintegrated and Hetfield pair, and eventually Mustaine’s was looking for a new drummer, disruptive behaviour, blamed on ex-Leather Charm guitarist High substance abuse, led to his being

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kicked out of the band in favour of Kirk Hammett of Exodus. Both Hetfield’s character and talent as a musician developed tenfold as Metallica’s career ad- vanced, and the man singing on ‘Ride The Lightning’ bares little resemblance to the relative boy who performed on ‘Kill ’Em All’. However his character took a huge body blow when, on September 27, 1986, much-loved bassist A further incident occurred Cliff Burton was killed when Me- at a gig with Guns n’ Roses at tallica’s tour bus skidded off the Montreal’s Olympic Stadium in road, turning over on a patch of August, 1992, when Hetfield ac- black ice, near Ljungby in Swe- cidentally walked into the path of den, and tossing a sleeping Bur- part of the band’s immense pyro- ton out of the window. Rumour technic show. Although his guitar suggests that Burton was actually shielded much of his body from sleeping in Hetfield’s bunk at the the blast, his left side suffered time, and the effect on Hetfield second and third degree burns. He must have been immense. This made a swift recovery however, horrific incident might go some and was back on stage in a mere way to explaining why Burton’s 17 days – although the band were replacement, Jason Newsted, nev- forced to use John Marshall from er seemed completely welcomed Metal Church as a second guitar- into Metallica, and why Hetfield ist until Hetfield’s arm had recov- allegedly wears Burton’s skull ered sufficiently for him to play ring on his right hand. guitar again. Most recently Hetfield was forced to enter rehab during the recording of ‘St. Anger’ for alcoholism and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The band’s excesses have been well-documented since the early days when they were nicknamed, much to the annoyance of then manager Pe- ter Mensch, Alcoholica. Further decadence was made clear in an infamous feature in the UK lads mag ‘Loaded’ as well as a recent interview with ‘Q’ magazine.

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In the end, Hetfield spent two heavily on their classic earlier pe- months in rehab and a further riod, and Hetfield seeming totally seven with his family (he married in command. wife Francesca in 1997, and the An avid skateboarder – he has couple now have three children: broken his arm on several occa- Cali, Castor and Marcella) before sions preventing him from play- returning to the band, where he ing guitar – Hetfield is also know was initially allowed to work for to be a keen hunter, enjoys work- only four hours a day. The effect ing on cars, is an avid fan of the of Hetfield’s absence could be Oakland Raiders American foot- seen in many areas, but was per- ball team and also collects vintage haps highlighted most strongly in guitars. He currently resides in Metallica’s rather stark, and some Novato, California. might say unnecessary, 2004 film, ‘Some Kind Of Monster’. Hetfield has remained sober since his spell in rehab and has HIGH MAINTENANCE since undertaken a lengthy two- year tour in support of ‘St. An- A one-off alliance between Kirk ger’ as well as two ‘Escape From Hammett and Lars Ulrich, with The Studio’ tours in 2006 and former Van Halen pair Sammy 2007. At the most recent concert Hagar and Michael Anthony. at London’s Wembley Stadium, They did a few numbers live at the band appeared completely re- the Filmore in San Francisco on invigorated, with a set that relied May 7, 2002.

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High Maintenance

This was the last of three shows ment for the song and it initially performed by Sammy Hagar & appeared on Brian Slagel’s origi- Waborites, with the Metalliduo nal ‘Metal Massacre’ compilation coming on to play four songs album on the Metal Blade label. from the self-titled, debut album That version was recorded prior by Montrose, another of Hagar’s to Hammett and Burton joining former bands. These were ‘Rock the band and ‘Hit The Lights’ is The Nation’, ‘Space Station # 5’, one of the few songs from the ‘Rock Candy’ and ‘Bad Motor Mustaine era still played live. Scooter’. The song also appeared on High Maintenance were Sammy Metallica’s 1982 demo ‘No Life Hagar (vocals), Kirk Hammett ’Til Leather’, a title taken from (guitar), Michael Anthony (bass), the opening lyric line of ‘Hit Lars Ulrich (drums), plus Victor The Lights’, and on this version Johnson (rhythm guitar). both Mustaine and bassist Ron McGovney also feature. The band re-recorded the track for their debut album at Music HIT THE LIGHTS America Studios in Rochester, New York, with producer Paul The first track on Metallica’s Curcio, this time with Kirk Ham- ‘Kill ’Em All’ debut and one of mett on guitar and Cliff Burton on the band’s earliest songs, ‘Hit bass. The Lights’ has its foundations Lyrically ‘Hit The Lights’ deals in James Hetfield’s early band with Metallica and their relation- Leather Charm. Hetfield and Ul- ship with their fans, of their being rich worked out a new arrange- part of the heavy metal brother-

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hood and of life on the road. It it this bass heavy song was the was used as the opening song for choice of Hetfield, Newsted and many early Metallica shows to stir Hammett to open the record, until up a frenzied response from their Ulrich pushed for ‘Enter Sand- already adoring fans. man’. But then he would say that, wouldn’t he?

HOLIER THAN THOU HOLOCAUST

Although there are those who Holocaust are a heavy metal believe that track three on ‘The band from Edinburgh in Scotland Black Album’ is actually about who were part of the NWOBHM, the overly righteous approach of so beloved of Lars Ulrich, al-

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us music critics, it is more likely though, to be honest, they were to be concerned with hypocrisy, never widely regarded as leading especially hypocrisy in religion, lights within the movement. Their a particular bugbear of James line-up featured Gary Lettice Hetfield’s who wrote this song (vocals), John Mortimer (guitar), with Lars Ulrich and Kirk Ham- Ed Dudley (guitar), Robin Begg mett. This is reinforced with the (bass) and Nicky Arkless (drums). use of the lyric “Judge not lest ye They worked their way through be judged yourself”, taken from the club scene during the late ’70s Matthew 7:1 in the Bible. and released ‘The Nightcomers’ Rarely played live following in 1981. Featuring song titles like the band’s 1991 tour, rumour has ‘Heavy Metal Mania’, ‘Death Or

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Glory’ and ‘Smokin’ Values’ it remains the band’s seminal work. They followed this with 1983’s ‘Live (Hot Curry And Wine)’, from which Metallica famously covered ‘The Small Hours’ on ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re- Revisited’ and subsequently on ‘Garage Inc.’. Holocaust disband- ed but re-grouped for 1984’s ‘No Man’s Land’ although only Mor- timer remained from the original line-up. They re-appeared in 1989 with ‘The Sound Of Souls’ and have been plugging away ever since but to little mainstream ac- claim. Their last studio effort was 2003’s ‘Primal’ but their early albums, of most interest to Metal- lica fans, have recently been re-issued by the Sanctuary label. They have also had songs covered by Gamma Ray and Six Feet Under. of the Savage song), ‘The Four www.holocaustmetal.com Horsemen’ (originally a song penned by Dave Mustaine called ‘The Mechanix’), ‘Seek And De- HORSEMEN OF THE stroy’, ‘Metal Militia’, ‘Phantom APOCALYPSE Lord’ and ‘Creeping Death’. A 1983 self-released demo recorded by the ‘Kill ’Em All’ line- up, it features the tracks ‘Fight HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT, Fire With Fire’, ‘Ride The Light- THE ning’ and ‘The Prince’ an early cover of the Diamond Head song. Originally titled ‘Jack’ in demo The demo appeared as a French form, the third track from ‘Load’, vinyl bootleg in 1986, which as ‘The House That Jack Built’ deals well as the original three tracks, with the effects of alcohol and added another seven from other drug abuse. The ‘house’ men- early Metallica bootlegs: ‘Killing tioned in the title seems to refer to Time’ (a cover of the Sweet Sav- the user’s mind. The song’s lyrics age song), ‘Let It Loose’ (a cover focus on how drugs can take hold

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in the mind, offering their highs, sional training when, as part of an but also their torrid come downs, apprenticeship at British Steel, he followed by addiction. spent five years studying electron- The track features the use of ics at technical college. a talkbox, popularised by Peter In the early 1980s, the Bir- Frampton in the ’70s. The guitar mingham-born engineer worked solo in this instance was played by with bands like UB40 and The James Hetfield, something he has Armoury Show (featuring former tended to do with songs of particu- members of Siouxsie & The Ban- lar significance to him, and possi- shees and The Skids). bly indicating that this one refers to The latter band were managed his own experiences and feelings at the time by Peter Mensch and at the time, prior to entering rehab Cliff Burnstein, who then asked several years down the line. Hughes to work with their latest Never performed live, ‘The signees, Metallica. This was in House That Jack Built’ is ru- 1984, and he’s been with them moured to have been rehearsed ever since, as their front-of-house backstage during the ‘Poor Tour- sound engineer for over 1500 ing Me’ tour of 1996. shows. Hughes has also worked with the likes of Slipknot, Steve Vai, the Wildhearts and Def Leppard. HUGHES, BIG MICK

Renowned Metallica sound- man, the affable Hughes became - HUMAN interested in sound engineering while at school, and got profes- Pronounced ‘Minus Human’, this song has only ever appeared on 1999’s ‘S & M’ album, recorded with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Kamen. It was one of two new tracks recorded on the album, the other being ‘No Leaf Clover’. The song has never been performed outside of the ‘S & M’ set up. Penned by Ulrich and Het- field, it was originally known as ‘Plod’ in its demo form, and soni- cally is similar in tone to ‘Sad But True’ from ‘The Black Album’.

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I DISAPPEAR

The song Metallica wrote as the theme tune to the Tom Cruise film ‘Mission: Impossible 2’. The track was recorded in Metallica’s last studio sessions prior to bassist Jason Newsted leaving the band, and although Newsted appears in the video, producer Bob Rock actually plays bass on the track itself. The video, produced by Wayne Isham, includes footage of Metal- I lica members replicating various scenes from other classic films: James Hetfield is featured in a car chase (‘Bullitt’), Kirk Hammett is seen being chased by a plane in the desert (‘North By Northwest’), Lars Ulrich jumps off a building (‘Die Hard’) and, in perhaps the most interesting scene, Newsted, on the verge of leaving the band, is depicted struggling to walk past a tide of people inside a mansion.

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The single reached number 76 tallica for not blocking the music in the US charts and number 35 in file-sharing website Napster from the UK in 2000. their campus during Metallica’s A demo version of ‘I Disappear’ ongoing and very public battle was the track that was discovered with the latter organisation. on the Napster website, highlight- ing the whole file-sharing issue in which Metallica would become deeply embroiled and which would eventually bring down Napster.

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‘Load’, by appearing on MTV’s Unplugged with his band and ut- tering the words ‘Friends don’t let INEZ, MIKE friends get Friends haircuts’. Ini- The bassist for Alice In Chains, tially Kirk Hammett was the only good friends with Metallica, who member of the band to re-grow responded to the band’s new-look his hair, although Lars Ulrich image at the time of the release of stated in interviews at the time

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of the band’s 2007 appearance Album’. He also directed the at Wembley Stadium that he too San Diego filming of ‘Live Shit: wanted to do likewise with what Binge & Purge’, and used live hair he had left. footage from this to accompany ‘Wherever I May Roam’ and ‘Sad But True’. INVISIBLE KID He’s also worked with bands such as Bon Jovi, Velvet Revolv- Track five from Metallica’s er, 3 Doors Down, Kid Rock and eighth studio album, this is one of the lengthier tracks on ‘St. Anger’ Def Leppard. at eight-and-a-half minutes. De- void of any guitar solo and bearing in mind the tinny production IT’S ELECTRIC sound of the record in general, it remains, like many of the songs on “That’s where the shit came the album, one of Metallica’s less remarkable musical moments. from, that’s what spurred us on,” says Hetfield of Diamond Head’s ‘It’s Electric’, which originally appeared on the Stourbridge band’s ISHAM, WAYNE ‘Lightning To The Nations’ al- The director responsible for bum in 1980. This was one of the videos for ‘Enter Sandman’, Metallica’s new cover versions ‘Wherever I May Roam’ and ‘Sad recorded during 1997 and 1998 But True’, all from ‘The Black specifically for ‘Garage Inc.’ and is the second track on the first disc of the album. Metallica have long been connected with UK metal band Dia- mond Head, and their cover of the band’s legendary classic ‘Am I Evil’, originally recorded for ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Re- visited’, can also be found on the second disc of ‘Garage Inc.’, as can their versions of ‘Helpless’ and ‘The Prince’. Diamond Head also opened the show for Metallica at Milton Keynes Bowl in 1993.

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JETHRO TULL

The British progressive folk rock band caused outrage amongst metal fans when, in 1989, they pipped Metallica to the Grammy for ‘Best Hard Rock/Metal Per- formance Vocal or Instrumental’. Following the tragic death of bassist Cliff Burton in 1986 and their continuation in the face of adversity, not to mention the impact that the band were having on the world of heavy metal, most J people thought Metallica were a shoe-in for the Grammy Award, for which 1987’s ‘…And Justice For All’ had been nominated. At the ceremony itself, Metal- lica had just performed the track ‘One’, the most popular song

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from ‘…And Justice For All’, world. Tull didn’t even show up and were actually stood waiting at the Awards. in the wings ready to accept the Metallica themselves responded award. However, amazingly the with good grace, humorously Grammy went to Jethro Tull for stickering ‘…And Justice For their ‘Crest Of A Knave’ album. All’ with ‘Grammy Award LOS- Given that few people, least of all ERS’. In 1992, when accepting Tull themselves, even considered a Grammy for the single ‘Enter the band to be hard rock, let alone Sandman’, Ulrich referred to the heavy metal, the result came as a incident by saying “We’d just like shock, outraging fans and many to thank Jethro Tull for not putting metal magazines throughout the out an album this year.”

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JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN

‘Johnny Got His Gun’ is the 1971 film, written and directed by Dalton Trumbo, based on his own novel. The film, featuring Timothy Bottoms, Jason Robards and Donald Sutherland, centres around a young soldier, horrifi- cally wounded in the First World War, left limbless and with much of his face blown away. He does, however, remain conscious and can reason, and much of the film focuses on this lead character trying to communicate to his doctors film so they could use clips in the the feeling that he wishes to be video. The film is currently avail- placed on view in a circus side- able on DVD. show to make people confront the horrors of war. Metallica used clips from the film in one of three versions of JORDISON, JOEY the video for the track ‘One’, taken from ‘…And Justice For The diminutive Slipknot drum- All’. The band had come in for mer stood in for Lars Ulrich at criticism from fans for even film- 2004’s Download Festival when ing a promo video for the track, Ulrich was mysteriously taken ill having previously refused to pan- on a flight from Europe. He has der to MTV by making promos since blamed the incident on a for their songs. Of the three dif- panic attack, although far more ferent versions, one features the colourful insinuations filled the band performing in a Los Angeles warehouse, one is a shortened version of this promo video and one shows the band performing, intercut with clips from the film. James Hetfield was inspired by both the film and the novel, and used the idea of being cut off from the outside world, without any visible means of communication, as a theme for his own work. Me- tallica purchased the rights to the

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pages of the music press and the new perspective. The song is now Internet in the wake of the in- written from the point of view of cident. With Ulrich in hospital, Satan, who is enjoying watching Metallica were forced to hunt people murdering each other, around for a replacement at short happy in the knowledge that they notice, with Jordison offering to will all ‘Jump In The Fire’ – or fill the vacant drum stool. In the go to hell. There’s no way they’re end he played on the bulk of the getting away with their actions. band’s set, with Slayer drummer The song was released as Metal- Dave Lombardo performing on lica’s second single, but only out- two tracks and Lars’ drum roadie, side the USA. It appeared in the Fleming Larson, on ‘Fade To UK on the Music For Nations la- Black’. bel as a 12” single and 12” picture disc, the cover featuring a striking Satan figure surrounded by flames. The release included sup- JUMP IN THE FIRE posed live versions of ‘Phantom Lord’ and ‘Seek And Destroy’ on The fourth track from Metalli- the B-side, but it later transpired ca’s debut album ‘Kill ’Em All’ that these were alternative ver- and written by Dave Mustaine, sions of the songs with crowd James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. noises overdubbed later. The original incarnation of ‘Jump Lars Ulrich has since claimed In The Fire’, written by Mustaine in interviews that the band were alone, appeared on the ‘No Life inspired by Iron Maiden’s ‘Run ’Til Leather’ demo, and explored To The Hill’s, which was popular themes of a sexual nature. at the time, and perhaps ‘Jump In By the time it appeared as a track The Fire’ was Metallica’s attempt on ‘Kill ’Em All’, Hetfield had re- to emulate the British metal band. worded the lyrics to give a totally

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M’ album, as well as scoring the symphonic arrangements of the band’s songs for the orchestra. Educated at the New York High School Of Music and Art, and later at Juilliard, Kamen performed in the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble during the ’60s, performing a mixture of classical and rock music similar to ELO. From there he became a successful and popular arranger of other people’s music, and has worked with the likes of Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Roger Waters, Queen, Aer- K osmith and Tom Petty amongst others. His work proved particularly successful when he linked up with Bryan Adams and producer ‘Mutt’ Lange, with whom he penned five songs, including the massively successful ‘(Every- KAMEN, MICHAEL thing I Do) I Do It For You’ from the soundtrack of the film ‘Robin Michael Kamen is the composer Hood: Prince Of Thieves’. who conducted the San Fran- In later years Kamen was equally cisco Symphony Orchestra for successful as a composer of film the recording of Metallica’s ‘S & scores and amongst his successes in this field were ‘Highlander’, ‘X-Men’, ‘Licence To Kill’ and the ‘Lethal Weapon’ and ‘Die Hard’ series. Diagnosed with multiple sclero- sis in 1997, Kamen died of a heart attack in 2003.

KEENAN, PEPPER

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second verse on Metallica’s cover vocals to Corrosion Of Conformi- of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Tuesday’s ty’s ‘Man Or Ash’ from 1996’s Gone’ which features on ‘Garage ‘Wiseblood’ album. Inc.’. Other songs are known to Keenan auditioned for Metal- have been recorded during these lica when Jason Newsted left sessions but, as yet, nothing has the band, and this can be seen in seen the light of day. Hetfield Metallica’s ‘Some Kind Of Mon- can also be heard adding backing ster’ film. Corrosion of Conform-

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ity released their latest album, ‘In put it a year after the record’s re- The Arms Of God’, in 2005 and lease, the band were on a path to performed a rare London show in world domination. 2006. Keenan is currently work- Metallica recorded ‘Kill ’Em ing on a third Down album, the All’ at Music America Studios in supergroup in which he performs Rochester, New York with pro- with Phil Anselmo and Crowbar’s ducer Paul Curcio, for Megaforce, Kirk Windstein. a label originally set up by early band manager John Zazula to sign Metallica, as no other record company seemed interested at the KILL ‘EM ALL time. Guitarist Dave Mustaine Metallica’s debut album saw the was fired immediately prior to light of day in 1983 and immedi- the recording sessions for the al- ately spearheaded a new move- bum, owing to constant friction ment in metal: thrash. Despite the between himself and the rest of frequent denials that they were the band caused by his abrasive a thrash metal band, that would nature and heavy drinking. In- appear in the press after the re- deed, Mustaine had been largely lease of ‘Kill ’Em All’, Metallica responsible for the departure of seemed more than happy to ride bassist Ron McGovney, due to an on the wave of this new genre, incident where Mustaine poured and were very much regarded as beer down the neck of the bass part of the Bay Area Scene, which player’s guitar so he got a nasty also featured such acts as Exodus, electric shock when he turned his Testament, Death Angel and Pos- amp on. However it should be sessed. Or, as Lars Ulrich would noted that McGovney already felt

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unappreciated in the band (he had ine many of their Bay Area coun- to double for a time as manager) terparts penning material with as and the remaining members were much integrity and class as ‘The actively seeking a replacement. Four Horsemen’, ‘Jump In The So it was that a line-up of James Fire’ and ‘Seek And Destroy’, Hetfield (vocals/guitar), Lars some of which remain staple parts Ulrich (drums), Kirk Hammett of the band’s live set to this day. (guitar) and Cliff Burton (bass) Equally, the ghost of the de- recorded ‘Kill ’Em All’, helping parted Mustaine looms large on to set in stone one of metal’s most the album with writing credits legendary groups. The sound for ‘…Horsemen’ (which would of the album is one of youth- later feature on Megadeth’s debut ful exuberance and a passion for ‘Killing Is My Business… And their craft, and, even if by today’s Business Is Good’ but under its standards it sounds a bit undigni- original title ‘The Mechanix’ as fied, it remains both an enthralling it had appeared on the demo ‘No and thrilling listen. What is appar- Life ’Til Leather’), ‘Jump In The ent from the off is that Metallica Fire’, ‘Phantom Lord’ and ‘Metal were already head and shoulders Militia’. Cliff Burton immediate- above their peers. One can’t imag- ly begins to establish himself as a

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much-admired and loved bassist with his solo on the onomatopoeic KILLING JOKE ‘(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth’, and One of the most important also on ‘Whiplash’, which must bands to have emerged from the rate as Metallica’s defining thrash post-punk movement of the late metal moment. 1970s and early ’80s, Killing Joke After this the band would move have, throughout their chequered on apace, constantly evolving but impressive career, interwoven their sound and refining their such diverse styles as dub, indus- songwriting craft to a degree which few bands could ever hope to match. As such, viewed today, ‘Kill ’Em All’ sounds like a band ‘in progress’, which was indeed the case, but lest we forget, for many people this was the first time they had heard Metallica, and the impact of the album was immense on both a musical and trial, heavy metal, punk, dance social level. Fast, frantic, frenetic and synth-led music and have and fresh, ‘Kill ’Em All’ remains been a major influence on the one of THE great debut albums. likes of Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Released on July 25, 1983, it Prong, Soundgarden, Big Black did not chart initially in the UK. and Faith No More throughout and only reached number 120 their 28 years on the planet. in the US when it was re-issued Metallica chose to cover ‘The there on the Elektra label. That Wait’ from Killing Joke’s 1980 version featured covers of Dia- debut album ‘Killing Joke’ for mond Head’s ‘Am I Evil?’ and ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited’. The Metallica ver- Blitzkrieg’s ‘Blitzkrieg’, taken sion is much harsher than Kill- from the ‘Creeping Death’ EP, ing Joke’s original, although although both tracks were later this is almost certainly down to dropped when ‘Garage Inc.’ was advancements in production tech- released. To date ‘Kill ’Em All’ niques rather than anything else has sold approximately three mil- – as anyone who has ever caught lion copies. Killing Joke live will tell you, Tracklisting: ‘Hit The Lights’, they remain one of the most in- ‘The Four Horsemen’, ‘Mo- tense bands anywhere. Typically, torbreath’, ‘Jump In The Fire’, Metallica chose to include a guitar ‘(Anaesthesia) Pulling Teeth’, solo in their version, whereas Kill- ‘Whiplash’, ‘Phantom Lord’, ing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker ‘No Remorse’, ‘Seek & Destroy’, is well known for never playing ‘Metal Militia’. solos. The track also appears on ‘Garage Inc.’.

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‘The Unforgiven’. That version KILLING TIME appeared on ‘Garage Inc.’. Vivian Campbell left Sweet Although they once shared man- Savage to join Dio, followed by agement companies and record la- Whitesnake, River Dogs, Shadow bels in the UK, most people would King and Def Leppard. Sweet assume there is little to link pop Savage reunited in the ’90s, prob- metallers Def Leppard with Me- ably on the back of interest gen- tallica. But there is one connection erated by Metallica’s cover, and – Irish metal band Sweet Savage, released ‘Killing Time’ in 1996 who, in their original incarnation, and ‘Runes’ in 1998. featured current Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell. One of the more obscure NWOBHM bands, they only ever recorded an EP KING NOTHING with Campbell, which included the song ‘Killing Time’. The fifth track on Metallica’s Metallica first featured a cover sixth studio album ‘Load’, ‘King version of the track on ‘Ron Nothing’, in keeping with much McGovney’s ’82 Garage Demo’ of the record, is one of Metal- and would later re-record the lica’s more melodic tracks, even song as the B-side to the single veering towards a slightly alt-

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metal stance. The song is all about in Seattle on June 23, 2000 the those who covet everything – be it band segued the song into a snip- money, possessions, power – for pet of Nirvana’s ‘Come As You their own and then find, when it all comes crashing down, that it Are’. The track was covered by counts for nothing. At the end of the band Castle Of Pain for the the song the words ‘Off to Nev- album ‘Overload: A Tribute To erland’ can be made out, a line Metallica’. taken from Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ – not wholly dissimilar to ‘King Nothing’. The song was released as a KINNEY, SEAN single in America only, where it reached number 90 in January 1997. The promo video for the Sean Kinney, the drummer from single was directed by Matt Ma- Alice In Chains, was one of the hurin who also handled the video musicians who played in the 1997 for ‘The Unforgiven’. The single session during which ‘Tuesday’s was backed with a live version of Gone’ was recorded for ‘Garage ‘Ain’t My Bitch’. ‘King Nothing’ has featured in Inc.’. He appeared alongside Alice Metallica’s live set, and at a show In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell.

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drum kit at concerts. In 2004, when Ulrich missed the band’s performance at the Download Festival (due a last minute illness), Larson filled in for part of the set.

LAST CARESS/GREEN HELL

A combination of two songs by US punk band The Misfits that Metallica first included on ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage Days Re-Re- visited’. The song also features on ‘Garage Inc.’. L ‘Last Caress’ originally appeared on an EP titled ‘Beware’ released by the Misfits in 1980 whilst ‘Green Hell’ is taken from the 1983 album ‘Earth A.D.’. An out-of-tune snippet of Iron LARSON, FLEMING Maiden’s ‘Run To The Hills’ can be heard towards the end of the Fleming Larson is Lars Ulrich’s track. This Maiden song is an en- drum roadie. Also from Denmark, during favourite with Metallica, the long-serving Larson is one of and Lars Ulrich has stated that it the main reasons the Danish flag inspired the band to write ‘Jump is always seen flying from Ulrich’s In The Fire’.

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originally met Cliff Burton). Don- ning wigs and fake facial hair, LEMMY the band performed a selection of Not surprisingly there has long songs for Lemmy, who was obvi- been a connection between Mo- ously in attendance. The seven torhead, the metal band of the song set consisted of: ‘Overkill’, ’70s and early ’80s, and Metal- ‘Damage Case’, ‘Stone Dead For- lica, who took on the mantle for ever’, ‘Too Late Too Late’, ‘The the late ’80s, ’90s and beyond. In Chase Is Better Than The Catch’, 1995, the then line-up of Metallica ‘We Are The Road Crew’ and a appeared as The Lemmys at Mo- reprise of ‘Overkill’. Four of the torheadache ’95, a 50th birthday songs made it onto ‘Garage Inc.’ party bash for the perennial Mo- having previously appeared as B- torhead mainstay, at the legendary sides to Metallica singles, the four Whiskey-A-Go-Go (ironically, being: ‘Overkill’, ‘Damage Case’, probably the very same venue at ‘Too Late Too Late’, and ‘Stone which Hetfield and Ulrich had Dead Forever’.

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ple, including Jimmy Swaggart, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, Pat Robinson and Jerry Falwell, have been embroiled in scandals and notoriety, often forcing appall- ingly crass, tearful and, most likely, fake confessions from them, the practice remains popular in America. Hetfield, who grew up in a strict Christian Science family, has often railed against religion, and in ‘Leper Messiah’ points out the exploitation and lack of real care and faith of such people, and even of organised re- Lemmy appeared with Metal- ligion itself. Indeed, Hetfield once lica at Lollapalooza, in Irvine, sarcastically dedicated the song in California in 1996 to perform a concert to the Bakkers, who were cover of Motorhead’s ‘Overkill’. found guilty of embezzling mil- James Hetfield returned the fa- lions of dollars of charity money. vour, appearing with Motorhead The song was first performed at the Maritime Hall in San Fran- at London’s legendary 100 Club cisco on May 28, 2000, again per- when the band appeared there at a forming ‘Overkill’. He allegedly secret gig as Damage Inc. on Au- appeared for the final song of the gust 20, 1987. It has also been per- band’s set and announced to the formed live as a pre-encore jam, audience, “These are the Godfa- as seen on the ‘Cunning Stunts’ ther’s of heavy metal!” DVD, filmed at Fort Worth in Texas in September 1997. Early Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine laid claim to writing the LEPER MESSIAH main riff for the track. This was refuted by Kirk Hammett in an The sixth song from Metallica’s interview in the February 2006 is- third album, ‘Master Of Puppets’, sue of ‘Guitar World’ magazine. sees Hetfield tackling one of his The song has been covered by favourite subjects, religion, head UK indie rock act Fightstar for a on. In this case it is the TV evan- ‘Kerrang!’ magazine CD, ‘Master gelists, so popular in America but Of Puppets: Remastered’, as well who, at the same time, extract as the novelty act Beatallica, who millions of dollars from their mixed it with The Beatles ‘Lady television flocks in the name of Madonna’ for the song ‘Leper faith. Despite the fact that many Madonna’. Funny guys! of the most famous of these peo-

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time of writing the pricing seems to be $9.95 for MP3 and $12.95 LIVEMETALLICA.COM for FLAC). Artwork is also sup- “This is the next logical step,” plied with each show. There are says Lars Ulrich in his introduc- plenty of free downloads avail- tion on LiveMetallica.com, “in a able on the site as well, ranging process that began back in 1991 from a 1982 gig at the Old Wal- when we first introduced the ‘Ta- dorf in San Francisco, to a 2003 per Section’ at our shows, where gig at Orlando’s Citrus Bowl. our fans were encouraged to However, you will at least need bring in their own gear to record to have opened an account with the show, and then take home LiveMetallica.com before you their very own “bootleg” of the can get your hands on even the show they’d just seen. This tech- free material. nology will enable our fans to get In the wake of Metallica’s dispute the best possible recording of the with Napster, some might see Live- show, without having to hold a Metallica.com as a hypocritical microphone in the air for the en- venture, not least because Metallica tire night.” were perceived as having benefited As Ulrich says, LiveMetallica. enormously from the tape-trading com is the place to download en- scene which grew up around thrash tire Metallica shows. Of course, metal. However, offering good you have to pay for them (at the quality recordings of live shows to

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fans via the Internet is becoming ‘Live Shit: Binge & Purge’ is a an increasingly popular practice by hefty box set containing no less bands such as Queen. than nine hours of Metalli-music on three CDs and two DVDs (originally it was released with LIVE, SHIT: BINGE & VHS videos). On top of that, fans PURGE were given an extra incentive to part with their hard-earned cash Metallica’s biggest release by the addition of a backstage pass undertaking at the time, 1993’s (obviously out of date), a stencil

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and a booklet full of photos and Sandman’, ‘Creeping Death’, relevant information, all housed ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘Wel- in a special box. come Home (Sanitarium)’, ‘Sad The CDs feature songs recorded But True’, ‘Wherever I May at a show in Mexico City, whilst Roam’, ‘Through The Never’, the DVD’s carry material from ‘The Unforgiven’, ‘Justice shows in Seattle in 1989 and Medley: Eye Of The Beholder/ San Diego in 1992. The set was Blackened/The Frayed Ends criticised upon release for its high Of Sanity/…And Justice For price and the perceived tackiness All’, ‘The Four Horsemen’, of the gimmicks inside, but the ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, tracklisting remains, to this day, a ‘Fade To Black’, ‘Whiplash’, Metallica fan’s dream. It reached ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘Seek And number 26 in the US charts and Destroy’, ‘One’, ‘Last Caress’, number 54 in the UK. ‘Am I Evil?’, ‘Battery’, ‘Stone Cold Crazy’. Tracklisting DVD Two: Seattle, ‘89: ‘The CD One: ‘Enter Sandman’, Ecstasy Of Gold/Blackened’, ‘Creeping Death’, ‘Harvester ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, Of Sorrow’, ‘Welcome Home ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’, (Sanitarium)’, ‘Sad But True’, ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘The ‘Of Wolf And Man’, ‘The Un- Four Horsemen’, ‘The Thing forgiven’, ‘Justice Medley: Eye That Should Never Be’, Bass Of The Beholder/Blackened/ Solo, ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘Fade The Frayed Ends Of Sanity/… To Black’, ‘Seek And Destroy’, And Justice For All/Blackened’, ‘…And Justice For All’, ‘One’, Solos (Bass/Guitar). ‘Creeping Death’, Guitar Solo, ‘Battery/Frayed Ends Of San- CD Two: ‘Through The Nev- ity’, ‘Last Caress’, ‘Am I Evil?’, er’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘Whiplash’, ‘Breadfan’. ‘Fade To Black’, ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘Seek And Destroy’, ‘Whiplash’. LJUNGBY CD Three: ‘Nothing Else Mat- ters’, ‘Wherever I May Roam’, For most people, the tiny mu- ‘Am I Evil?’, ‘Last Caress’, nicipality of Ljungby in Southern ‘One’, ‘So What’, ‘The Four Sweden will barely register on Horsemen’, ‘Motorbreath’, the radar. Surrounded by forests, ‘Stone Cold Crazy’. lakes and plains, like much of the local area it is a popular destina- DVD One: San Diego, ’92: tion with German holidaymakers. ‘The Ecstasy Of Gold’, ‘Enter However, it is here that Metallica

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bassist Cliff Burton lost his life on for many bands, would have been September 27, 1986, when Metal- hailed a triumph. But some 13- lica’s tour bus reportedly skidded years after their debut, some of on a patch of black ice, throw- the effects of thrash metal contin- ing Burton, allegedly sleeping in ued to hang around their collec- James Hetfield’s bunk, through tive necks like an albatross. Given a smashed window, killing him thrash metal fans’ notorious when the bus fell back on top of him, while the authorities were distrust of change in any shape trying to winch it clear. or form, often resulting in a collective accusation of selling out, ‘The Black Album’ had been considered, by some, as something LOAD of a disappointment, while in the Metallica’s sixth album, ‘Load’, opinion of others, Metallica were remains an enjoyable collection evolving into the excellent, classy of songs delivered in a mature and very heavy metal band they’d and engaging fashion and which, long promised to be. Five years

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down the line ‘Load’ was deemed Yes, Metallica looked differ- a step too far by purists. ent – prompting long-time friend Not only did the Metallica of Mike Inez, bassist with Alice In ‘Load’ sound markedly different Chains to pronounce, “Friends – akin to the more melodic mo- don’t let friends get Friends hair- ments from the previous record cuts” – but did they sound drasti- – but they looked different too! cally different from the band that They’d cut their hair, they’d had released ‘The Black Album’ changed their image – some said in 1991? Not if the likes of opener Kirk Hammett now looked like a ‘Ain’t My Bitch’ and the rolling pimp. They’d even changed their riff that is ‘2 X 4’ are anything logo! A section of their fanbase to go by. ‘Hero Of The Day’ and rose as one, mirroring the char- ‘King Nothing’ would sit hap- acter Garth in the film ‘Wayne’s pily alongside some of the last World’, and announced “We fear album’s more melodic moments change!” Or they might as well and even the first single from the have done. album, ‘Until It Sleeps’, in which

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Hetfield addresses the death of pher and film maker Anton Cor- his father from cancer, seems to bijn, until now best known for his mirror ‘Enter Sandman’ in tone if work with U2 and Depeche Mode. not style. The fact that the front cover was Perhaps if anything, where based on a work entitled ‘Semen ‘Load’ does fall down is in the And Blood III’ by the artist An- fact that at 78 minutes and 59 sec- dres Serrano, in which he mixed onds, it is just too long – certainly bovine blood with his own semen the lengthiest Metallica studio between sheets of plexiglass, was album that has been recorded. In probably met with a derisive snort fact, had it been any longer the in bedrooms all over the world. CD would probably have jumped when played! But it’s a sad fact that advancements in technology meant that, whereas in the ’70s a band merely had two sides of vinyl to contend with (or four if they were called Yes or Emerson, Lake And Palmer), the advent of the CD allowed more room for songs and more pressure from record companies to fill up as much space as possible, in order to make a more marketable commodity. As such, perhaps Metallica fell foul of modern day market forces. But, of course, it really should be all about the music, and few people will argue that ‘Load’ is regarded as the point where it seemed, with the band’s authority being questioned, things began to ‘Load’ was created with long- go awry – a state of affairs from time producer Bob Rock in a which the foursome only now similar fashion to previous Metal- seem to be extricating themselves. lica albums. James Hetfield and Certainly the change of logo is the Lars Ulrich would generate the kind of thing that is likely to both- demos for the material that would er hardcore thrash fans. More so, eventually make up the record in perhaps, the accompanying book- Ulrich’s basement studio, known let that for once didn’t feature the as The Dungeon. By the time the lyrics to the songs, but merely band entered The Plant Studios in snippets, accompanied by ‘artis- Sausalito, California they had 30 tic’ shots of the band members, potential tracks to work on, along courtesy of renowned photogra- with Rock, Hammett and Jason

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Newsted. Interestingly, however, Newsted gets no writing credit on ‘Load’ – the very first time this had been the case for any bass player on a Metallica album. In fact, Newsted would only get one more credit – on ‘ReLoad’ – before his tenure with the band came to an end. ‘Load’ may have come in for some unnecessarily harsh criticism, but it has still sold in the region of five million copies interest in, the alternative music worldwide. The album also hit the and lifestyles that swept through top spot in the charts on both sides youth culture in the ’90s, thanks of the Atlantic, upon its release on largely to the grunge explosion June 4, 1996. Not bad for a sup- that emanated from Seattle. The posedly weak album. original festival ran from 1991 to 1997 before poor ticket sales spelt Tracklisting its end. It was revived in 2003, but again poor ticket sales forced the ‘Ain’t My Bitch’, ‘2 X 4’, ‘The cancellation of the 2004 event. It House That Jack Built’, ‘Until It reappeared in 2005, not as a trav- Sleeps’, ‘King Nothing’, ‘Hero elling festival but as a three-day Of The Day’, ‘Bleeding Me’, event at Grant Park in Chicago. ‘Cure’, ‘Poor Twisted Me’, Metallica have only once played ‘Wasting My Hate’, ‘Mama at Lollapalooza, headlining the Said’, ‘Thorn Within’, ‘Ron- event in 1996. The band’s ap- nie’, ‘The Outlaw Torn’. pearance that year was deemed by some in the alternative world to be symptomatic of the festival having become too mainstream. LOLLAPALOOZA

Lollapalooza is the once-travel- ling American arts festival that LOMBARDO, DAVE had been the brain child of Jane’s Addiction and Porno For Pyros Best-known as the impressive frontman Perry Farrell, one that drummer of fellow Big Four mixed music from indie, hip-hop, members Slayer (he also featured punk and alternative rock acts as in Grip Inc. during his time out of well as featuring dance and com- Slayer), Dave Lombardo stood in edy. It is widely seen as mirror- for Lars Ulrich at Download Fes- ing the influence of, as well as tival in 2004, when the drummer

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was mysteriously taken ill prior to Barker and Stephen King to film the festival. Although Slipknot’s directors such as John Carpenter Joey Jordison drummed for the and artist H. R. Giger, as well as majority of Metallica’s set, Lom- countless poor, straight-to-video bardo appeared for the songs ‘Bat- horror films. Amongst his most fa- tery’ and ‘The Four Horsemen’. mous works is ‘Call Of Cthulhu’, a short story which introduces the mythical creature Cthulhu, from LOVECRAFT. H.P. which the Cthulhu Mythos arose, concerning repeated themes and Howard Philips Lovecraft is creatures in Lovecraft’s work. widely regarded as one of the Cliff Burton was the first mem- forefathers of modern horror liter- ber of Metallica to become in- ature. The impact of the Rhode Is- trigued with Lovecraft’s work, land-born author has been felt far introducing the rest of the band to and wide, from authors like Clive ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’,

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recording of the song was instigated by James Hetfield, who got into Cave’s work when producer Bob Rock lent him Cave’s album ‘Murder Ballads’.

“I thought, ‘Woah, these are cool songs, they’re all about murders’,” Hetfield has since said. “That made me investi- gate his other material and I was turned on by it completely. The moods it creates. He’s got the nice mellow stuff and goes straight into chaotic hell. He builds these things into giant ugliness. That’s the kind of stuff a collection of his short stories. we were doing with ‘Fade To Interest rapidly spread throughout Black’, acoustic to heavy, one the whole band who particularly extreme to the other, and I saw admired the tale ‘Call Of Cthulhu’. a lot of that in Nick Cave. And It was on this that Metallica based that’s what ‘Loverman’ was the track ‘Call Of Ktulu’ – the about.” first recorded instrumental to feature all four members of the band performing together and which LOW MAN’S LYRIC appears on ‘Ride The Lightning’. The re-spelling ‘Ktulu’ reflects The 11th song on ‘ReLoad’, ‘Low the way Lovecraft occasionally Man’s Lyric’ sees Metallica again referred to ‘Cthulu’ in later works. using the hurdy gurdy, so prevalent The writer’s influence can also be on the single from ‘ReLoad’, ‘The found in other Metallica songs, Memory Remains’. In both in- ‘The Thing That Should Not Be’ stances the instrument was played being one example. by David Miles. Lyrically the song explores the thoughts of a hopeless LOVERMAN and homeless drug addict. The track was originally known ‘Loverman’ is a song by Austral- as ‘Mine Eyes’ in demo form and, ian goth rockers Nick Cave And despite its laidback feel, was actu- The Bad Seeds. It was covered by ally used to open a San Francisco Metallica for ‘Garage Inc.’ and Metallica show in October 1997. is one of the new tracks recorded especially for that release. The

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Conformity appeared alongside Sean Kinney and Jerry Cantrell LYNYRD SKYNYRD from Alice In Chains, Primus’ Les Claypool, ‘Big’ Jim Martin, Along with The Allman Broth- formerly with Faith No More and ers Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd are original Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist the forefathers of Southern Rock, Gary Rossington. a genre of music much loved of James Hetfield, who, for much of “This is the only one with the time around the release of ‘The guests,” Hetfield has since said. Black Album’, took to wearing a “It was live from the radio show Stetson and cowboy boots, and we did last year so there’s all speaking openly of his fondness these people singing out of key. for country rock music (Hetfield We gave Randy (Staub, produc- was close friends with the late er/engineer) the tapes of it and outlaw country rocker Waylon said, ‘Here, mix these’ and he Jennings). was like, ‘Holy shit, there’s 20 Metallica covered Skynyrd’s guys on it’, and it had a great ‘Tuesday’s Gone’, originally tak- vibe. I always loved that one. en from their debut album ‘Pro- It’s a movin’ on song. You’re nounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd’, splitting, you’re leaving your on ‘Garage Inc.’ and, in a change woman at home. You’re off do- for them, the recording sessions ing your own thing. It really fits featured an array of guests. Pep- the road.” per Keenan of Corrosion Of

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where Lloyd Grant is, for example? Ron McGovney, the band’s bass player for the first two years of their existence, is a little easier. Although Cliff Burton might be the best loved and most missed bassist ever to perform with Me- tallica, McGovney’s role should not be underestimated. Born on November 2, 1962, McGovney met James Hetfield at high school and the pair became friends through their love of heavy metal. It was Hetfield M who persuaded McGovney to take up the bass, and it was also he who taught McGovney to play during the time the two shared a house owned by McGovney’s parents, one that had been slated for demolition to make way for a new highway. The two formed McGOVNEY, RON a band, Leather Charm, that also featured a succession of other mu- Not all members of some of Me- sicians, but it was guitarist Hugh tallica’s earliest incarnations are Tanner, who had previously quit easy to track down. Anyone know Leather Charm to go into man-

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Lloyd Grant and Ron McGovney

agement, who introduced the pair McGovney found himself drawn to a young Danish drummer by back into the band. At that point the name of Lars Ulrich. Leather Charm found themselves McGovney was not impressed morphing into Metallica. with the new drummer, decid- Dave Mustaine eventually ing to take his leave of Leather replaced the short-lived Lloyd Charm and return to photogra- Grant and it was this line-up that phy. Yet with Ulrich and Hetfield recorded what is known as ‘Ron continuing to play at the house McGovney’s Garage Demo’ McGovney and Hetfield shared, on March 14, 1982. McGovney he could not escape so easily. One would appear on a further four day a young guitar player named Metallica demos; ‘Power Metal’, Lloyd Grant and a bassist known the legendary ‘No Life ’Til Leath- only as Glen turned up for a jam, er’ and ‘Metal Up Your Ass’ from but the latter proved to be so bad 1982 and ‘The Horsemen Of The

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Apocalypse’ from early 1983. It enough singer, Hetfield wanted was on these demos that soon-to- to solely play rhythm guitar and be Metallica classics were initially a new singer, one Sammy Dijon forged. Songs like ‘Jump In The from a local band named Ruthless Fire’, ‘The Mechanix’ (later ‘The was enlisted. Dijon never played Four Horsemen’), ‘Seek And De- a live show with Metallica, but stroy’, ‘Whiplash’ and ‘Ride The rehearsed with them for three Lightning’ as well as the band’s weeks. After which time, how- predilection for covering tracks ever, Hetfield was back behind by those who had inspired them, the mic. like Diamond Head’s ‘The Prince’ McGovney’s tenure with Me- and ‘Am I Evil?’, Sweet Savage’s tallica was sometimes fraught. ‘Killing Time’ and Savage’s ‘Let He was also chosen to act as the It Loose’. group’s manager and was respon- McGovney was in the band sible for the early ‘Power Metal’ when, for a very short period, they slogan used by the band on busi- flirted with someone other than ness cards. Additionally he had to James Hetfield taking the micro- drive the band to gigs and even- phone. Feeling he wasn’t a good tually tired of the drunken antics

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of the other three members. Yet it was raining like a mothafucker no-one clashed with him more and I saw Cliff, all in denim, just than the abrasive Dave Mustaine. standing there in the rain. I said When Mustaine poured beer to him, ‘Hey dude, do you want down the neck of McGovney’s a ride home?’. I kinda felt sorry bass, giving him an electric shock for the guy. I kinda saw the writ- when he turned his amp on, he de- ing on the wall. We played at cided enough was enough. Mabuhay Gardens the next day, it The actual reasons for McGov- was a little hole in the wall. That ney’s departure have become was the last gig I did with Metal- clouded in the mists of time, with lica. I never ever heard them tell rumours suggesting they were ac- me, ‘You’re out the band’. What tively pursuing Cliff Burton while happened was, after Dave fucked he was still in the band. In a 1997 my bass up I confronted the band interview with ‘Shockwaves’, when they came over for practice McGovney said; “After I heard and said, ‘Get the fuck out of my them talk about Cliff I had some house’. And I said to James, ‘You idea. I remember after that show have to go, too’. And they were

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gone within the next couple of basses and amps and jams with days. They packed all their gear his kids at weekends. and moved to San Francisco.” Disillusioned, McGovney sold a lot of his musical equipment but MAHURIN, MATT was, for a brief while, enticed back into the spotlight in a band called Director of the clips for ‘The Phantasm with Hirax man Katon Unforgiven’ and ‘King Nothing’, he turned down the chance to do W. DePena, but it was short-lived. ‘One’ because he didn’t want to In a 2004 interview with the All- use extracts from the film ‘Johnny metallica website, McGovney re- Got His Gun’. ferred to himself as a blue-collar Mahurin has also worked with worker with three children living Motley Crue, Queesnryche and in North Carolina. He still has his Bonnie Rait.

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at Country Music Television’s ‘Outlaw Concert’ and the pair MAMA SAID also performed a cover of Way- lon’s ‘Don’t You Think This Out- On an album of which it is said law Bit Done Gone Got Out Of James Hetfield wrote some of his Hand’. Hetfield has been known most personal lyrics, looking in- to play this rarely heard song live wards rather than at the political on his own. and social injustice around him, ‘Mama Said’ was released as a the gentle, acoustic-led ‘Mama single outside the US, and reached Said’ must rate as one of his most number 19 in the UK charts in personal songs ever. In the past December 1996. Ironically, given though, tracks like ‘The God That the laidback nature of the song, Failed’ had also echoed Hetfield’s the B-sides on the two-CD set distaste for religion, particularly were live versions of ‘King Noth- with reference to his own child- ing’, ‘Whiplash’, ‘So What’ and hood, growing up in a Christian ‘Creeping Death’. Science household and seeing both his mother and father succumb to cancer when, because of their faith, they believed that MARQUEE CLUB God’s love would overcome all without the need for medical in- tervention. With lines like ‘I took your love for granted’ the song tackles the painful issue of Hetfield’s relationship with his mother and her death, although he does so through a central character in the song who expresses the writer’s own loss and remorse. Although Metallica may not The track was criticised by have played London’s legendary hardcore fans, who also poured Marquee as many times as other plenty of scorn on the album itself notable metal acts, their shows at because they felt it represented a the club have always been memo- shift away from Metallica’s metal rable, not least for those who were roots. Certainly, with its steel gui- in attendance. The band were due tar, ‘Mama Said’ represents the to support The Rods and Exciter softer side of the band’s output on their ‘Hell On Earth’ UK tour and also reflects Hetfield’s own in 1984, but when the dates were love of country music. He per- pulled due to poor ticket sales, formed the song with Jessi Colter, Metallica took the opportunity the widow of Waylon Jennings,

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and bowled on up to the Marquee Club, at its Wardour Street home, MARSHALL, JOHN to play their first ever UK shows. Such was Metallica’s rapid rise The Metal Church guitarist was through the metal ranks that they actually Kirk Hammett’s guitar never returned to the Wardour tech and long-time friend when he Street venue again, and by De- was originally called in to replace cember 1984 they were headlin- James Hetfield after the frontman ing The Lyceum down the road in the Strand. They would, however, broke his arm skateboarding while make one more appearance at the band toured with Ozzy Os- the Marquee Club, but at its new bourne in 1986. Being already fa- Charing Cross Road home, where miliar with Metallica’s guitar parts they played support to Metal he was the natural choice to replace Church under the name Vertigo Hetfield. Marshall began his stint in 1990. Fans entering the venue playing off stage, only appearing might have guessed what was go- when Hetfield would introduce ing on when they clapped eyes on him. However, at the insistence of a huge white double bass drum Cliff Burton, Marshall took to the kit dwarfing that of Metal Church stage for the whole show after the and resplendent with Danish flags. fourth gig. Metal Church singer Mike Howe Marshall joined Metal Church in introduced the ‘support’ act, ask- 1989 and remained with them until ing the crowd to give “this new 1993, rejoining for a second stint young band a chance”. between 1998 and 2001. He appears on the band’s classic albums

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‘Blessing In Disguise’ (1989) and Martin’s own ‘Milk And Blood’ ‘The Human Factor’ (1991). solo album and he was also one When Hetfield was severely of the musicians in Metallica’s burned by pyrotechnics during legendary session during which Metallica’s 1992 co-headlining their cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s American tour with Guns n’Roses, ‘Tuesday’s Gone’ was recorded. the band once more turned to The pair are also keen hunters. Marshall as stand in. And despite As for Newsted, Martin was one the fact he was now a member of of the very first collaborators with Metal Church, he once more duly Echobrain, the band Newsted obliged. Metallica returned the fa- joined upon first leaving Metal- vour by playing as secret support lica and the two are known to jam act under the name Vertigo when together frequently. Metal Church played London’s Marquee Club in 1990.

MASTER OF PUPPETS (ALBUM) MARTIN, ‘BIG’ JIM Metallica’s third album has The ex-Faith No More guitar quite rightly gone down in his- player went to school with Cliff tory as one of the all time greatest Burton, with whom he was a close of its genre. In the space of three friend. In fact, in the promo video short years since their impressive for Faith No More’s ‘Epic’, Mar- debut, and having already taken tin can be seen wearing a T-shirt immense strides with 1984’s bearing the legend ‘A Tribute To ‘Ride The Lightning’, they now Cliff Burton’. He is also friends found themselves staring in the with both James Hetfield and Ja- face of true greatness with a stun- son Newsted. Hetfield played on ning third album. If both ‘Kill ’Em All’ and ‘Ride The Light- ning’ had suggested Metallica’s peers would have difficulty keeping apace with them, then ‘Mas- ter Of Puppets’ must have sent many shivers down the spines of the likes of Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – fellow members of what the music press tagged The Big Four – who watched on with not a little trepidation. It did, however, put an equal number of smiles on the faces of metalheads the world over.

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By 1985, when James Hetfield, Which probably explains why Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton and Kirk ‘Master Of Puppets’ sounds the Hammett entered Sweet Silence way it does. It’s still powerful, Studios in Copenhagen with engi- bordering on dangerous and full neer Flemming Rasmussen, they of aggression, yet carries with it a were already a well-oiled machine, spirit of youthful exuberance and even if a relatively new one. With a continued love of the music. It’s two genre-defining albums under not thrash metal by a long shot, but in the likes of ‘Disposable their belts they certainly knew Heroes’ and ‘Leper Messiah’ you their way around a song and a can hear the spirit of the genre that recording studio. They were also Metallica grew up with in the Bay already a great live act and easy Area. But what really sets ‘Master in each other’s company. In fact, Of Puppets’ up as such a great al- three short years into their career, bum is the growth in songwriting the tribulations that they would that’s on show. ‘Creeping Death’ find themselves facing throughout and ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’ the start of the new millennium on ‘Ride The Lightning’ hinted were so very far away. It was all at the progressively inclined ep- still fun for Metallica. ics Metallica could write. ‘Master

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Of Puppets’ is almost overflow- Tracklisting ing with them. From the awesome opener ‘Battery’, through the defi- ‘Battery’, ‘Master Of Puppets’, ant title track to ‘The Thing That ‘The Thing That Should Not Should Not Be’ and the stunning Be’, ‘Welcome Home (Sani- ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’ tarium)’, ‘Disposable Heroes’, Metallica are simply jaw-drop- ‘Leper Messiah’, ‘Orion’, ping. ‘Damage Inc.’. In ‘Orion’ Cliff Burton got what would be his final chance to display his stunning bass tech- nique on a solo that far outstrips MASTER OF PUPPETS ‘(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth’ from (SONG) ‘Kill ’Em All’. Although the song The title track of the band’s had been performed live in part third album is rumoured to have following Burton’s tragic death, it been Cliff Burton’s favourite ever was only on the 20th Anniversary of the release of ‘Master Of Pup- Metallica song. It deals with the pets’ that the piece was played subject of addiction and, as one in its entirety as Metallica tore of the band’s all-time classics, it through the whole of ‘Master of has long been a staple of Metal- Puppets’ at shows on their 2006 lica’s live set. ‘Guitar World’ ‘Escape From The Studio’ tour, magazine ranked Kirk Hammett’s including their set at the Down- solo number 51 in their ‘100 Best load Festival that year. Solos’ in 1998. At the time of its release, with hair metal riding high in the charts “I think we wanted to write and with little promotion and no another song like ‘Creeping promo videos, ‘Master of Pup- Death’,” James Hetfield said of pets’ sold in the region of half-a- ‘Master Of Puppets’ in an issue million copies, reaching number of ‘Guitar World’. “With open 29 in the US charts and number chords carried by the vocals and 41 in the UK, making it Metal- a real catchy chorus. On ‘Master lica’s first ever certified gold of Puppets’ we started getting into record. Although not a thrash al- the longer, more orchestrated bum, it changed the face of both songs. It was more of a challenge thrash metal and heavy metal at to write a long song that didn’t once, and proved that bands play- seem long.” ing extreme music that received little airplay could still make a ‘Master Of Puppets’ has been major impact on the music world. covered by Primus, Trivium and ‘Master Of Puppets’ is a true clas- Apocalyptica, has been performed sic album. live by Limp Bizkit and Dream Theater and also features in an

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episode of ‘The Simpsons’ called “Theirs. I wanted to be faster and ‘The Mook, The Chef, The Wife heavier than them.” And by the And Her Homer’. time Megadeth had settled on a stable line-up (anyone remember their original drummer Dijon Car- ruthers? Thought not), signed a MEGADETH deal with New York label Combat After his dismissal from Metal- and released their debut in 1985, lica, Dave Mustaine wasted little this was more than apparent. With time in setting himself up in his albums like ‘Peace Sells… But own band. Megadeth was the Who’s Buying’ (1987) and ‘So chosen name, and unsurprisingly Far, So Good, So What’ (1988) the band’s output bore a close that followed, it was evident that resemblance to the music that Megadeth were pursuing a similar he’d been making with Metallica, path to Metallica, redefining their although it had, perhaps, a more sound and constantly evolving, aggressive edge. although they perhaps remained “After getting fired by Metallica slightly more faithful to their all I remember is I wanted blood,” thrash roots. says Mustaine in the liner notes A newly sober Mustaine with for the remastered edition of their a new-look Megadeth released first album ‘Killing Is My Busi- ‘Rust In Peace’ in 1990 and the ness… And Business Is Good’. band moved into what was easily

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their most creative and successful with the song ‘99 Ways To Die’, period. Still edgy enough to please and in 1994 they released the ex- thrash fans, the band displayed cellent ‘Youthanasia’, their most real progression on material like commercial recording to date ‘Holy Wars… The Punishment and which sold quicker than any Due’ and ‘Hangar 18’ and the al- Megadeth album up to that time. bum sold over a million copes in 1997’s ‘Cryptic Writings’ con- the States and was nominated for tinued the upward trend, giving a Grammy for ‘Best Metal Per- the band their first real taste of formance’. mainstream radio success in the 1992’s ‘Countdown To Extinc- US with the song ‘Trust’, and they tion’ fared even better, debuting chose to work with producer Dann on the US chart at number two Huff once more (Huff had been a and at number five in the UK. member of AOR band Giant) for It brought the band a second 1999’s ‘Risk’. This time, however, Grammy and swiftly went double things did not fare so well. Easily platinum in the States. A year later the band’s least metal album, long- Mustaine and his band supported time fans deserted in droves and Metallica at the Milton Keynes in 2000 Megadeth split with their Bowl. It was the first time that long-time record label Capitol after the former bandmates had played 2000’s ‘Capitol Punishment: The on the same stage in ten years. Megadeth Years’. Megadeth’s stock continued to Since 2000 the band have un- rise – in 1993 they were nomi- dergone even more changes than nated for another Grammy, this during their early ‘revolving door’ time for their contribution to ‘The period – something which, in the Beavis & Butt-Head Experience’ long term, must have hindered their

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progress to some extent. In 2001, a string of successful and mostly signed to Sanctuary, they released excellent albums pay testament the metallic ‘The World Needs A to that. We await Mustaine’s next Hero’, but in 2002 a freak injury move with much interest. to Mustaine caused nerve damage to his left hand, leaving him fear- ing he would never play again. He recovered enough for 2004’s ‘The MEGAFORCE System Has Failed’, intended as Megaforce is the record label set a solo album but ending up, due up by Johnny Zazula specifically to contractual obligations, being for Metallica to record and release released under the name Mega- ‘Kill ’Em All’ when no other deth. Mustaine tried to re-form company showed any interest in the ‘Rust In Peace’ line-up but failed, and despite reasonable suc- signing the band. Originally based cess – the album hit number 18 in in Old Bridge, New Jersey, Zazu- the US charts – and following the la acted as the executive producer, tour to promote it, he announced alongside producer Paul Curcio, that Megadeth was finished and for the band’s debut. Metallica he would now concentrate on would sign to Elektra Records in a solo career. America for 1984’s ‘Ride The In 2005 Mustaine announced Lightning’ (although Megaforce the formation of Gigantour, an retained an interest), while in annual heavy metal festival tour the UK they would remain with and, while playing in Argentina independent label Music For Na- in October of that year, confirmed tions up to and including ‘Master from the stage that Megadeth of Puppets’, before Phonogram would, in fact, continue. The stepped in to sign the band for band signed a deal with Roadrun- ‘…And Justice For All’, and also ner Records and in 2007 released pick up their back catalogue. ‘United Abominations’ which Post Metallica, Megaforce be- entered the US charts at number 8, came the home to many metal their highest charting album since acts and their roster boasted the 1994’s ‘Youthanasia’. Megadeth’s likes of Anthrax, Testament, stock is, it appears, as high as ever Stormtroopers Of Death, Kings after all! X, Ace Frehley and Manowar. Despite Mustaine’s sometimes Eventually it was bought out by abrasive nature, and a band that major label Atlantic and is now regularly seemed to fall into sub- distributed by Sony / BMG Music stance abuse and an ever-changing Entertainment. Recent signings line-up, Megadeth have survived. include hardcore legends Bad That Mustaine is talented has nev- Brains, Ministry, Rose Hill Drive er been in doubt – seven consecu- and Mushroomhead. tive Grammy nominations and

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tion behind adding some of Mari- lyn Monroe’s lines from the film MEMORY REMAINS, THE ‘The Misfits’. When performed Track two from ‘ReLoad’, ‘The live, Metallica urge the audience Memory Remains’ was the first to sing the vocal parts handled by single taken from Metallica’s Faithful. seventh studio album. It was also The single reached number 28 the very first song from ‘ReLoad’ on the US charts upon its release in to be performed live prior to the 1997, and number 13 in the UK. album’s release, in a jam at Deer Creek Field, Nobelsville, Indiana on July 2, 1996. MENSCH, PETER The song deals with someone lost in their own glory days. So Along with Cliff Burnstein, much so that they have become Mensch heads Q. Prime, the detached from reality and driven management company that has mad facing up to their own ob- handled Metallica’s affairs since scurity. It has been suggested the 1984, taking over from Johnny 1950 Billy Wilder film ‘Sunset Z of Megaforce Records. Legend Boulevard’, which features a has it that then ‘Kerrang!’ writer similar theme, was the inspiration Xavier Russell suggested to Lars behind the song. Ulrich that he get in touch with Metallica were joined by leg- Mensch concerning management endary ’60s chanteuse Marianne of the band and Ulrich called Faithful as guest vocalist. She Mensch, who was living in Lon- also appears in the promo video don’s Earl’s Court at the time, for the song and was the inspira- from a London telephone box.

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The first gig Metallica played the tracks ‘Evil’, ‘Curse Of The under Q. Prime was their 1984 Pharaohs’, ‘Satan’s Fall’, ‘Corpse headline show at The Lyceum in Without A Soul’ and ‘Into The London. Coven’. At 11 minutes 11 sec- Mensch formed Q. Prime in onds it remains the longest studio 1982 with Burnstein, having recording ever laid down by Me- already worked with such rock tallica. heavyweights as AC/DC, Aero- Mercyful Fate formed in Co- smith, Ted Nugent and the Scor- penhagen in 1980 and were in- pions. Alongside Metallica they strumental in developing various have also handled Def Leppard, metal genres, including power the Rolling Stones and Madonna metal, black metal and progres- and currently look after the likes sive metal. Led by the fanciful of Shania Twain, Garbage, Muse, King Diamond, resplendent in Lost Prophets, Snow Patrol and face paint that would eventually Fountains Of Wayne. get him sued by the fiscally minded Kiss man Gene Simmons for breach of his copyright, Mercyful MERCYFUL FATE Fate first released ‘Nuns Have No Fun’ on the Dutch label Rave On, A Danish heavy metal band, before signing with Roadrunner much loved by Lars Ulrich, and Records and releasing the clas- who Metallica covered on ‘Ga- sic albums ‘Melissa’ (1983) and rage Inc.’ recording a medley of ‘Don’t Break The Oath’ (1984). Mercyful Fate material, featuring King Diamond left to go solo in

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1985 whilst the remainder formed AOR act, Fate. They re-united in 1992 and recorded ‘In The Shadows’ for Metal Blade, which features Lars Ulrich on drums on a re-recording of an early Mercyful Fate track, ‘Return Of The Vampire’. Though with diminishing returns, the band sam And Jetsam (featuring future continued to record throughout Metallica bassist Jason Newsted), the ‘90s, but have been inactive Sacred Reich and Corrosion Of since 1999’s ‘9’, with King Dia- Conformity. Involved with WEA mond returning to his more lucra- Records in the past, Metal Blade tive solo career. remains one of the leading independent metal labels in the world www.covenworldwide.org and currently features Six Feet Under, Job For A Cowboy and Hate Eternal amongst others. METAL BLADE

Metal Blade Records is the American record company that METAL CHURCH gave Metallica their first break by including the band on the very A heavy metal band from Aber- first of their ‘Metal Massacre’ deen, Washington (Kurt Cobain’s compilations. The label was set up home town) formed in 1981 out by metal fan and Woodland Hills, of the ashes of Shrapnel. Always California resident Brian Slagel one of the more melodic of the on the back of ‘The New Heavy thrash metal bands, Metal Church Metal Revue Presents Metal Mas- released their self-titled debut al- sacre’ album, which featured, bum in 1984 and by the time of alongside Metallica, the likes of 1986’s ‘The Dark’ were already Cirith Ungol, Steeler, Malice, supporting Metallica. Mike Howe Avatar, Bitch and, er, Ratt! Hav- replaced vocalist David Wayne ing sold out of all 5000 copies for 1989’s ‘Blessing In Disguise’ he pressed, Slagel signed a deal album and also featured on 1991’s with Enigma Records and formed excellent ‘The Human Factor’, but Metal Blade in 1983. the band split after releasing ‘Hang- The label released Slayer’s ing In The Balance’ in 1993. ‘Show No Mercy’ album, as well Metal Church guitarist John as those by the likes of Warlord Marshall was once Kirk Ham- and Armored Saint, and would mett’s guitar tech, and stood in go on to sign such bands as Flot- for James Hetfield on guitar when

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Hetfield broke his arm skate- name for his new fanzine promot- boarding whilst Metallica were ing UK and US metal. Quintana touring with Ozzy Osbourne in drew up a list that included Me- 1986. He once more stood in for tallica while Ulrich’s list included Hetfield when he suffered horrific both Metal Mania and Hesse. burns following an accident with Quintana was forced to run with pyrotechnics when the band were Metal Mania when Ulrich decided on tour in North America with to use the name Metallica for his Guns n’ Roses in 1992. In 1990 own band. Metallica supported Metal Church at London’s Marquee Club, billed as Vertigo. METAL MASSACRE Some of the band’s original members reunited in 1998, and in 2006 ‘Metal Massacre’ is a series released ‘A Light In The Dark’. of heavy metal compilations released on Brian Slagel’s Metal www.metalchurch.com Blade label, which famously gave Metallica their first break by featuring the song ‘Hit The Lights’ METAL MANIA on the very first volume in 1982. Recorded by the Hetfield, Ulrich, ‘Metal Mania’ is the title of a McGovney, Mustaine line-up, the fanzine run by local San Francisco version on that album is slightly metal promoter Ron Quintana, the rougher than the one that would man credited with coming up with appear on ‘Kill ’Em All’. the Metallica name. Quintana had asked Lars Ulrich to help think of a

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A ‘Metal Massacre’ album came ‘Chains Around Heaven’ out every year between 1982 and – Black ‘N’ Blue; ‘Live For 1989, since which time they have The Whip’ – Bitch; ‘Captive Of only been released sporadically. Light’ – Malice; ‘Octave’ – Ava- The final compilation in the series tar; ‘Death Of The Sun’ – Cirith was released in 2006 and differed Ungol; ‘Dead Of The Night’ – from previous ones by mainly Demon Flight; ‘Fighting Back- featuring unsigned bands, instead wards’ – Pandemonium; ‘Kick of acts on the Metal Blade roster. You Down’ – Malice; ‘Hit The The full tracklisting of the ‘Met- Lights’ – Metallica. al Massacre’ compilation featuring Metallica is:

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famous record, but one of heavy METAL UP YOUR ASS metal’s most famous as well. Housed in an almost entirely black Metallica’s legendary live demo sleeve (shades of Spinal Tap’s from 1982 recorded at San Fran- ‘Smell The Glove’ perchance?) cisco’s Old Waldorf. The band only the band’s logo and a coiled performed all the original material snake are just about visible – the they had to that point, which was snake being lifted from a Gadsden everything from the ‘No Life ’Til flag that was hanging on the wall Leather’ demo and two new songs of One On One Studios in Los that would eventually appear on Angeles where the band recorded the ‘Megaforce’ demo, as well as the album and which also bore the covers of Diamond Head’s ‘Am I legend ‘Don’t Tread On Me’. And Evil?’ and ‘The Prince’, although yet the music contained therein the latter does not feature on the would have a profound affect on demo as the tape ran out. both Metallica and metal. Ironically Metallica were sup- ‘The Black Album’ features a ported on the night by Exodus, different sounding Metallica to featuring future Metallica guitarist that which had gone before, yet Kirk Hammett. The album sleeve there are still traces of the thrash depicts a fist clenching a knife band that started out life in the reaching up from a toilet bowl early ’80s on show too. Much of and this, as well as the ‘Metal Up the change in sound is down to the Your Ass’ title, were intended to presence of producer Bob Rock, a be used for Metallica’s debut al- man whose CV prior to working bum, before they changed their with Metallica bore such names as minds at the suggestion of the Motley Crue, The Cult, David Lee record company. Roth and Blue Murder. Rock built upon the bedrock of sound that Tracklisting Metallica had captured on ‘Mas- ter Of Puppets’ but seemed to lose ‘Hit The Lights’, ‘The Mecha- on ‘…And Justice For All’, cre- nix’, ‘Phantom Lord’, ‘Jump In ating a rich, bass heavy, metallic The Fire’, ‘Motorbreath’, ‘No sound that suited both the heavier Remorse’, ‘Seek And Destroy’, songs and the new departures into ‘Whiplash’, ‘Am I Evil?’, ‘Met- way more melodic territory. The al Militia’. latter tracks, of course, brought forth scorn from diehard Metal- lica fans who accused the band of METALLICA selling out. But then, as the group pointed out in interviews at the Otherwise known as ‘The Black time, they’d been accused of sell- Album’, 1991’s ‘Metallica’ must ing out ever since they released rank not just as Metallica’s most ‘Ride The Lightning’ in 1985.

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The opening track on ‘Metal- The reaction of fans was split. lica’ sets the tone for the rest of A hugely successful record – to the album and remains one of date ‘The Black Album’ has sold the band’s most easily identifi- almost 15 million copies and enable tunes. With the immediately tered the charts at number one recognisable, building riff, night- on both sides of the Atlantic marish tales and morbid visions – it nevertheless infuriated some of ‘Enter Sandman’ the album thrash metal fans, always some explodes into life. From there, the of the most resistant to change record is split between the heavy of any kind, because of the ad-

(‘Sad But True’, ‘Holier Than vancements in sound that Metal- Thou’, ‘The God That Failed’) lica had clearly made. And as for and mellower moments that hor- the inclusion of what they saw as rified diehard fans (‘Nothing Else ballads in ‘The Unforgiven’ and Matters’, ‘The Unforgiven’) and, ‘Nothing Else Matters’, well that although there are one or two less was tantamount to treason. emphatic moments (‘Don’t Tread Things didn’t run entirely On Me’, ‘Through The Never’), smoothly during the recording of the album remains a hugely im- the album however. Initially Me- pressive body of work. tallica had just wanted Bob Rock

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to mix it, having been impressed Tracklisting with the sound of Motley Crue’s ‘Dr. Feelgood’. In the end though, ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Sad But they felt Rock could bring out the True’, ‘Holier Than Thou’, ‘The best in them and went with him Unforgiven’, ‘Wherever I May as producer. However, as can be Roam’, ‘Don’t Tread On Me’, seen on the DVD ‘A Year And A ‘Through The Never’, ‘Nothing Half In The Life Of Metallica’, Else Matters’, ‘Of Wolf And Rock introduced a whole new Man’, ‘The God That Failed’, work ethic to a band who had been ‘My Friend Of Misery’, ‘The used to working with Flemming Struggle Within’. Rasmussen for their last three albums, and there were plenty of personality clashes. But the ends METALLICA.COM most certainly justified the means, and Bob Rock went on to produce Metallica.com is the band’s of- every Metallica album up to and ficial website, not to be confused including ‘St. Anger’. with LiveMetallica.com, where The band were awarded a Gram- fans can purchase live shows my for the album, their third, and in their entirety, and MetClub. hit the road for three years to pro- com, the band’s official fan club mote the release. Their position online. as the world’s finest heavy metal band was now well established.

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One of the most regularly used of all open air venues for festivals in the UK. Metallica have headlined here twice. The first time was on June 5, 1993, topping a bill that also featured Megadeth, The Almighty and Diamond Head. Their set that day was: ‘Ec- stasy Of Gold’, ‘Creeping Death’, ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘Welcome Symposium, Queens Of The Home (Sanitarium)’, ‘Of Wolf Stone Age, Mercyful Fate. And Man’, ‘Wherever I May Metallica’s set that day was: ‘Ec- Roam’, ‘The Thing That Should stasy Of Gold’, ‘Breadfan’, ‘Mas- Not Be’, ‘The Unforgiven’, ‘Dis- ter Of Puppets’, ‘Of Wolf And posable Heroes’, Jason Newsted Man’, ‘The Thing That Should solo, ‘Orion’, ‘To Live Is To Not Be’, ‘Fuel’, ‘The Memory Die’/‘The Call Of Ktulu’, Kirk Remains’, ‘Bleeding Me’, ‘Seek Hammett guitar solo, ‘The Four & Destroy’, ‘For Whom The Bell Horsemen’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘King Nothing’ (with a Tolls’, ‘Fade To Black’, ‘Master brief extract from ‘The Outlaw Of Puppets’, ‘Seek And Destroy’, Torn’), ‘Wherever I May Roam’, ‘Battery’, ‘Sad But True’, ‘Noth- ‘One’, ‘Fight Fire With Fire’, ing Else Matters’, ‘Last Caress’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’, ‘Sad But ‘One’, ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘So True’, ‘Creeping Death’, ‘Fixxx- What’. er’, ‘Die, Die My Darling’, ‘Enter The band returned on July 10, Sandman’, ‘Battery’. 1999 and this time the bill was a lot larger – in fact, there were two stages. The list of acts performing MISFITS, THE is as follows: Main Stage: Metallica, Marilyn The Misfits are an American Manson, Ben Harper, Ministry, punk band who gloried in their Sepultura, Creed. ’50s B-movie schlock horror Kerrang! Stage: Terrorvision, image and are perhaps most fa- Monster Magnet, Pitchshifter, mous for being fronted by Glenn

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Danzig, who now leads his own Darling’ was recorded especially band, Danzig. Named after the for ‘Garage Inc.’. Says James final Marilyn Monroe film (from Hetfield; “Awesome ugly shit. I which Marianne Faithful takes always liked their poppy modu- some lines in the song ‘The Mem- lations combined with singing ory Remains’) the band formed about death.” in 1977, although their unique A version of The Misfits still take on horror punk wouldn’t be tours and records today, as do developed for a good year. They Danzig. soon came to be viewed as Amer-

ica’s answer to The Damned and www.misfits.com released such albums as ‘Walk Among Us’ and ‘Earth AD’. By 1983 the band had split with Dan- MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II zig going on to form Samhain and later Danzig in 1987. Metallica recorded the theme Metallica have covered three tune, ‘I Disappear’, for this, the Misfits songs, ‘Last Caress’, second film in the franchise star- ‘Green Hell’ and ‘Die, Die My ring Tom Cruise. Darling’, all of which appear on ‘Garage Inc.’. Both ‘Last Caress’ and ‘Green Hell’ (taken from 1980’s ‘Beware’ EP and 1983’s MORE I SEE, THE ‘Earth AD’ respectively) were segued together, originally for A song by UK punk band Dis- the ‘$5.98 EP: Garage Days Re- charge, covered by Metallica and Revisited’, whilst ‘Die, Die My which appears as one of the new

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tracks recorded especially for ‘Ga- posers of all time in this field. rage Inc.’. The song was released Amazingly, despite being known as a single by Discharge in 1984. for his spaghetti western themes, The group have long been hailed these account for just 30 of his by thrash and hardcore outfits as a works. He was also responsi- major influence on their sound. ble for the music accompanying “I love singing Discharge stuff,” ‘Cinema Paradiso’, ‘Lolita’, ‘The commented James Hetfield. Untouchables’ and ‘The Mission’. “You’ve only got three lines sung He is one of just two composers 50 times over. But the riffs, that to be awarded an honorary Oscar guitarist Bones was pulling off for lifetime achievements. In all, some serious metal riffs.” he’s been nominated four times for Oscars, including for ‘Bugsy’ in 1992. Metallica have used ‘Ecstacy Of MORRICONE, ENNIO Gold’ from ‘The Good, The Bad And The Ugly’ as an intro tape Morricone is the legendary Ital- since 1983 and even lent their own ian composer noted for his film version to 2007’s tribute album scores, particularly the Spaghetti ‘We All Love Ennio Morricone’. Westerns like ‘Fistful Of Dol- lars’, ‘For A Few Dollars More’ and ‘The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly’. MOTORBREATH Born in 1928, Morricone has composed the score for over 400 This is a track from the ‘Kill ’Em films and TV productions, mak- All’ album and is also featured on ing him the most prolific com- the ‘No Life ’Til Leather’ demo, the latter being the template for the debut record anyway. It’s notable for being the only song in the history of the band to be credited solely to James Hetfield, and one of only two not to have a Lars Ulrich writing credit – the other being the bass solo ‘(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth’. The song seems to have an obvious meaning of living life to the full because this isn’t a dress rehearsal. Try everything and be your own person. However, there are some who believe it might be about either cocaine or ampheta-

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mines. The title itself is certainly pigeon hole them. They appeal as similar to that of the song ‘Mo- much to punks as to metalheads, torhead’ by the band of the same while mainman Lemmy has more name and which is about a speed than once described the band thus: freak. So, is it just possible that “We’re rock ’n’ roll, that’s all. Metallica are referring to the smell Nothing more. Nothing less.” on the breath of someone addicted Lars Ulrich in particular, seems to speed? That would certainly to hold Lemmy in high esteem: “In make sense of lines like: ‘Getting 1981 I ran some of the Motorhead your kicks as you are shooting the appreciation stuff and also follow- line/Sending the shivers up and down your spine’. ing them around on tour. A few The track is featured in the back- years later, when they were in LA, ground during a locker room scene I went down to the hotel room to in the movie ‘Any Given Sunday’ see Lemmy. I started drinking and and also on the soundtrack for the ended up passed out in his room game ‘MTX: Motortrax’. It’s also having thrown up over myself. He been covered by Canadian punks took a picture of that and put it on D.O.A. one of Motorhead’s records.” That isn’t the only time that Ul- rich’s made the mistake of trying MOTORHEAD to emulate the Motorman’s legendary capacity for drink. On an- One of the seminal bands in the other occasion, at an after-hours history of heavy metal, Motorhead drinking establishment in Central actually transcend any attempts to London called the St. Moritz, he

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decided to go head-to-head with When he began Motorhead Lemmy on the drinks front. – American slang for someone “I’ll have exactly what you’re into taking speed – the bassist/vo- drinking,” he foolishly chal- calist famously said: “If we move lenged. It wasn’t long before the in next door, your lawn would hapless drummer was staggering die!” And that was the philosophy out of the club and ordering a taxi of the band throughout: play hard, to take him to Denmark – at the play fast, play dirty – and turn it time he was living at the house of up. Constantly. manager Peter Mensch in West Amazingly, they became enor- London. Lemmy? He was still mously successful in the early rather sober! 1980s as albums such as ‘Ace Of But seriously, while these inci- Spades’ and the live ‘No Sleep dents might have slightly embar- ’Til Hammersmith’ made them rassed the Metallica man, there not just heroes for the rock com- is much mutual respect between munity, but also turned them in a the bands. And Motorhead’s in- mainstream phenomenon. It was fluence on their sound has never often said that they were the one been questioned. metal-style band that the commer- Lemmy started up the band in cial world could accept. 1975, having been thrown out of There was something inviting, Hawkwind for being excessively warm, friendly, yet still edgy into drugs – and given that lot’s about the trio at the time. Lemmy, legendary capacity for partaking guitarist ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke and of substances, that was a remark- drummer Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ able feat. Taylor were the real deal, but

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there was a charisma and charm What you might see in the street is that endeared them to those who what you’d get in a performance. would normally hide behind their Thrash itself had no preten- New Romantics albums – Lemmy sions, it was born on the streets even got to record with The Nolan and raised in the gutter. So a band Sisters in that era! like Motorhead would certainly The mustachio’d bassist himself appeal. has become an articulate, well- Like most bands, Motorhead rounded spokesman for the metal have had their triumphs and fail- generation. He takes no prison- ures over the years. It’s always ers and brooks no fools. When been a source of irritation to asked in recent times if he felt he Lemmy that people talk about was betraying his roots by mov- the band’s ‘golden era’, when the ing out of England to live in Los above trio were in their pomp. Angeles, he snapped back: “Does Now, it cannot be denied that that mean that if I were born in a the most important albums of plane, then I’d have to live my their career are the holy trinity of whole life in one?” ‘Overkill’, ‘Bomber’ and ‘Ace Given their love of high speed, Of Spades’, but they’ve consist- gnarly riffage, it’s no wonder that ently released strong albums and Motorhead became an inspiration while many of these might have for the whole thrash movement. been overlooked, time has proven They were unruly and unfettered. they’ve an abiding resonance. They went onstage the way they’d Lemmy himself has become walk into a pub – no fancy hair- something of a cultural icon. He’s cuts, no preening, no stage clothes. been in movies, notably ‘Eat The

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Rich’, ‘Tromeo & Juliet’ and each member used a maker pen to ‘Hardware’. He’s even appeared draw a tattoo on one arm in hon- in a TV advert for Kit-Kat – play- our of Lemmy – except that all of ing the violin. And he was one of them chose the wrong arm! the few to come out of the infa- That night The Lemmys did mous 1980s metal documentary seven Motorhead covers. They ‘Decline Of Western Civilization had also recorded four songs by Part II: The Metal Years’ with any the band as a further tribute to credit. the great man – ‘Damage Case’, Motorhead finally got some form ‘Overkill’, ‘Stone Dead Forever’ of industry recognition in 2005, and ‘Too Late Too Late’. when they received a Grammy for All four of these were used a ‘Best Metal Performance’. How year later on the ‘Hero Of The ironic it was that this was for their Day’ single. ‘Overkill’ and ‘Dam- cover of ‘Whiplash’ by… Metal- age Case’ were part of the first lica (this appeared on the ‘Metal CD, with ‘Stone Dead Forever’ Attack. Metallica: The Ultimate Tribute Album’). and ‘Too Late Too Late’ used on Ironic? Yes, because Metallica the second. And they all subse- themselves have recorded a few quently turned up on the double Motorhead covers. In fact, on CD ‘Garage Inc.’, which collects December 14, 1995, the band ap- together all the covers Metallica peared at the Whiskey A-Go-Go have recorded over the years. Club in West Hollywood as The And, just to cement the relation- Lemmys in tribute a to the Motor- ship between the bands, Lemmy head frontman on his 50th birth- got onstage with them on August day. They dressed up in black 3, 1996 – James Hetfield’s birth- wigs, drew on moustaches, and day – to perform ‘Overkill’.

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Yep, the ties between Motor- else up there the whole time I was head and Metallica are stronger recording. My cymbals would than the bond between Metallica start spinning, you know shit like and almost any other band. that. It was scary, but I would love to record there again.” www.imotorhead.com

MUSIC COMPANY, THE MR. FISSE Lars Ulrich attempted to move One of a number of rude Dan- into the realms of record com- ish language pseudonyms used by pany executive in 1998 when he Lars Ulrich to check into hotels founded The Music Company, in over the years. This one literally association with a former Metal- means ‘Mr. C**t’. It became in- lica tour accountant, Tim Duffy. famous when the drummer used It’s worth stressing the term ‘at- it to check into a hotel in Omaha, tempted’, because, like so many Nebraska one night – only to find other major names over the years, that the female receptionist spoke Ulrich found the process to be a perfect Danish. Embarrassed by little beyond his talents. Try as he the incident, Ulrich dropped the might – and the drummer seemed idea of using his native tongue as genuinely determined to make it a resource for rude names. happen for the bands he signed – in the end the project failed. But he did sign and release the MUSIC AMERICA STUDIOS following:

Located in Rochester, New York, DDT this is where, with producer Paul The first act to be snapped up by Curcio, Metallica recorded that all The Music Company, DDT were important debut album in 1983. from Canada and mixed up rap, Ulrich recalled those times as follows: “We spent six weeks up in Rochester, New York, recording the album at the Music Amer- ica Studio. The actual studio is in the basement of this huge old co- lonial-type of club house. Up on the second floor there’s this huge ballroom which is perfect for getting a good drum sound. The only problem is the place is fucking haunted, so I had to have someone

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ska and punk – not the usual food for the Ulrich soul. Their only album for the label, ‘Urban Ob- server’, was released in August, 1999.

Goudie From Austin, Texas, this band combined an element of Radio- head with certain Placebo influences, which sounds a lot more like the kind of music Ulrich would have been attracted to at came out in 2003. But a year later the end of the 1990s. The Music the band split up. Company released their album, ‘Peep Show’, in July 2000. Brand New Immortals From Atlanta, Georgia, the band featured one-time Black Crowes bassist Johnny Colt. They were recommended to the label by producer Brendan O’Brien, a man with a pedigree that includes Pearl Jam, the Black Crowes, Rage Against The Machine and Korn. He had produced their demos, and was impressed enough to bring in Ulrich. Their debut album, ‘Tragic Show’, was released in June, 2001.

Systematic Despite the promise of all of A hard rocking band from San these signings, eventually The Mu- Jose, California, they released sic Company had to close its doors, their debut album for the label through a combination of little in 2001. Called ‘Somewhere In commercial success, and Ulrich’s Between’, it actually charted in commitments with Metallica. America, making number 143 on This is one of a number of the ‘Billboard’ charts. No doubt projects outside of Metallica its success was helped by a stint which have occupied Ulrich’s on the US Ozzfest tour. Former time over the years. When Dia- Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph mond Head re-formed in 1993, joined in time for their second he acted as an advisor on their re- album, ‘Pleasure To Burn’, which union album ‘Death & Progress’.

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He also played drums for Mer- by people who understood what cyful Fate on their re-make of bands wanted from a deal and ‘Return Of The Vampire’ which what fans demanded from the appeared on their 1993 album ‘In bands and the records. The Shadows’. The company was launched in In 1990, he teamed up with then 1983 by Martin Hooker, a former Kerrang! editor Geoff Barton to EMI executive who’d previously put together a compilation called run the Secret label. Although ‘NWOBHM – ’79 Re-Visited’. that was predominantly a punk This was a celebration of the New outlet, it had made a huge impact Wave Of British Heavy Metal, by signing Twisted Sister in 1982 a double album that featured the for their debut album, ‘Under The following artists: Diamond Head, Sweet Savage, Saxon, White Spir- Blade’. At a time when no-one it, Raven, Paralex, Def Leppard, else would take a risk with the Weapon, Hollow Ground, Sam- oddball Yanks, Secret – Martin son, Girlschool, Witchfynde, Iron Hooker and his longtime lieuten- Maiden, Jaguar, Tygers Of Pan ant Gem Howard – dived in, and Tang, Gaskin, Sledgehammer, got the plaudits. Venom, Angel Witch, Trespass, Thus, when the pair decamped Holocaust, Vardis, Blitzkrieg, to start Music For Nations – not Dragster, AIIZ, Witchfinder Gen- the most metal-oriented com- eral, Black Axe, Fist and Praying pany name, it must be said – they Mantis. already had a good reputation. It was very much a labour of Their first signing was a New love for the drummer as it paid York band called Virgin Steele. homage and tribute to the era in They released their self-titled de- music that had inspired him in the but album in 1983 in the UK and first place. Europe – thereby giving this band the distinction of being the first to release a record through MFN. MUSIC FOR NATIONS

The British label to whom Me- tallica were signed for their first three albums. One of the first independent record companies in the UK to deal with metal, Music For Nations established a reputation for being meticulous, pioneering and enthusiastic. Unlike many of the majors around at the time, MFN was run

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W.A.S.P.

Over the next several years, it who might not understand the was principally through shrewd subtleties of such a song. It was American signings that the label a huge hit for MFN and remains, made its name. Among those they arguably, the band’s most famous picked up were: – or infamous – song.

Ratt Manowar The cover of their self-titled debut The proto-battle metallers were EP which the label released features ignored by everyone apart from the lower half of a woman with rats the UK when they signed up to climbing up her stockinged legs. release ‘Into Glory Ride’. And That woman was Tawny Kitaen, such was the commitment shown who’d go on to find fame through by Music For Nations in the way her roles in the Whitesnake videos they marketed and supported the for the ‘1987’ album. band that their next album was titled ‘Hail To England’. And then W.A.S.P. they were gone to bigger things. Although signed to Capitol Records, there were certain obvious problems when the Los Angeles band announced that their first single was to be called ‘Animal (F*** Like A Beast)’. The major label decided they didn’t want to be associated with such a terrifying title and licensed it out to Music For Nations, who didn’t have the difficulty of dealing with blue-rinse shareholders

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Slayer While MFN put on a brave face The first three Slayer releases and looked forward, it’s fair to (‘Show No Mercy’, ‘Haunting say the shock of losing Metallica The Chapel’ and ‘Hell Awaits’) was one they never truly got over. were all on the label, before they Working with a band like that had departed for Rick Rubin and Def given them the chance to take a American. step up themselves, and the people involved at the label genuinely thought they’d done the best job anyone could have done, and yet they ended up feeling used. They’d built up Metallica’s profile, only to have someone else benefit. W.A.S.P. Music For Nations was never quite the same again. True, they continued to support and promote a raft of fine acts – even Frank Zappa got involved, while others of note included Opeth, Anathema, Cradle Of Filth, Godflesh, Venom and Paradise Lost. The relationship But the jewel in the MFN crown with Metallica had been a special was obviously Metallica. They re- one, but in the end hard-nosed leased their first three albums on business considerations overrode the label and they are the three that all else. many regard as the band’s purple Music For Nations was eventual- period – ‘Kill ’Em All’, ‘Ride The ly bought out by the Zomba Group, Lightning’ and ‘Master Of Pup- a major music business company pets’. They slowly built the band’s taking in studios, publishing, record profile, and there was a genuine companies and management. But rapport. Gem Howard even acted the halcyon days had gone and in as their European tour manager. 2004 MFN was unceremoniously Yet when the time came for the closed down, its vast back cata- contract to be renewed, Metallica logue put in mothballs, waiting to didn’t want to know. Or rather, co- be re-discovered. managers Peter Mensch and Cliff Bunstein took them to Phonogram (now Mercury). Music For Nations insisted their offer had been bet- MUSTAINE, DAVE ter, but the decision was probably taken long before offers were even Is there anyone else in the entire put on the table. What’s more, Pho- history of Metallica who’s proven nogram acquired the rights to those to be more controversial, more first three albums as well. bitter, more contentious… and yet

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more talented? Dave Mustaine is after two albums with Def Lepp- a troubled soul, a man who, in his ard, the band he founded. And yet, time, has railed and raged against has there ever been anyone who’s the band with whom he spent carried the hate and resentment in such a short period of time. In fact his heart for as long as Mustaine he joined the group in early 1982 has towards Metallica? and was fired in April the next Why? Perhaps because he year, about 14 months in all, dur- knows the enormous contribu- ing which time he recorded three tion he actually made to the band demos – ‘Ron McGovney’s Ga- in the first place. When Mustaine rage Demo’, ‘Power Metal’ and answered an advert in the local ‘No Life ‘Til Leather’. That’s it. paper, little did he know that he There have been people who’ve was about to replace Lloyd Grant spent considerably longer in bands as the new guitarist in this young that subsequently went on to find band called Metallica – and what success but who have a lot less it would all go on to mean. animosity about what happened David Scott Mustaine was born to them than Mustaine. Guitarist in La Mesa, California, on Sep- Dennis Stratton, fired about the tember 13, 1961. His first proper debut, self-titled Iron Maiden al- band were called Panic, a local act bum. Guitarist Pete Willis, fired for whom tragedy would strike in

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a road accident when their drum- Those lucky enough to see Me- mer and driver were killed – Mus- tallica at this time agree that the taine was fortunately not in the car man was a special talent. While at the time. Even though the band Hetfield struggled with his role soldiered on, the guitarist knew it upfront, Mustaine was a natural, was destined to go nowhere, and a leader born. But he had a dark that wasn’t a town on his road side as well. map. So he jumped ship, rode Mustaine was dabbling in heavy hard to the sound of the Metallica drugs at the time as well as drink- sirens, and played a huge role in ing far too much. He was an un- focusing their style. controllable force to be reckoned with – unpredictable, unreliable, Listen to those early demos, and moody and dangerous. If the late what you get is a sense of Mustaine Syd Barrett became an acid casu- being the musical leader. James alty and slipped away from Pink Hetfield had a developing voice, Floyd at the end of the 1960s, then but it was the young lead guitarist Dave Mustaine was an altogether who really stood head and shoul- more actively psychotic creature. ders above everyone else. And he He attacked Hetfield for alleg- could write a mean tune as well. edly kicking his dog – a dog that Witness ‘The Mechanix’, from was usually employed in guard- ‘No Life ’Til Leather’ – the man ing Mustaine’s stash of drugs. had startling talent. And while He deliberately poured a can of the others were slowly coming beer over Ron McGovney’s bass, to grips with the demands and causing him to be thrown across responsibilities of being in a band the room by an electric shock with ambition, Mustaine was well when he plugged it in. In general down the track already. he did enough to unnerve every-

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one associated with the band and by the time they’d travelled across America to New Jersey in search of their dream, Mustaine was a nightmare that had to be exor- cised. Metal Blade owner Brian Slagel said of Mustaine at the time:

“Dave was an incredibly talented guy, but he also had an incredibly large problem with alcohol and drugs. He’d get wasted and become a real crazy person, a raging maniac, and the other guys just couldn’t deal with that after a while. They all drank of course, but Dave drank more... much more. I could see they were beginning to get fed The end… or so they must have up of seeing Dave drunk out of thought. his mind all the time.” Talking about the sacking, Lars Ulrich says: On April 1, 1983, Metallica contacted Exodus guitarist Kirk “We went in where he was Hammett and asked if he’d be sleeping and woke him up. interested in flying to New York I was the one who was definitely for an audition. This was all done closest to him at the time and without Mustaine’s prior knowl- I didn’t want to say anything, and edge, and eight days later, on as Cliff was the newest member April 9, when the band played at he didn’t want to say anything, L’Amours Club in Brooklyn, it so we both pointed to James to was to be their last ever gig with do the dirty deed. We told him him. He was told that he’d been and he looked at us, and didn’t fired – and that this time it was really know what to do. He was for good. He had been ousted sitting on the bus home before once before, after kicking Het- I think it hit him. In retrospect, it field’s dog on the same night that may have been a dirty way to do he also attacked McGovney, but it, but he was so unpredictable it was let back in. This time though, was certainly the safest!” it was for real. The band helped Mustaine pack up his stuff, drove Mustaine picked himself up, him to the station and put him dusted down his bruised ego, and on a Greyhound bus back home. set about putting together his own

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band, Megadeth. It’s a name that Ulrich on his feelings about being resonates as one of the ‘Big Four’ fired by Metallica. of thrash. Constant line-up changes and more problems with drugs “I asked them to let me see and alcohol haven’t prevented what they were gonna use be- Megadeth from accruing a portfo- fore the film came out,” insists lio of successful and acclaimed al- Mustaine. “I didn’t trust them. bums. But still the bitterness over And then… nothing. The film Metallica hurts Mustaine. In the came out, my part was cut down early days of Megadeth he’d at- almost to a soundbite. I was tack them as having relied on his angry at this latest betrayal. It music and ideas, slam Hetfield for made me look stupid. They went copying him and generally make back on their word.” it known that they were inferior to him when it came to talent. Since then? Well, more confu- Slowly he seemed to come to sion. Mustaine hinted that he’d terms with things. But the prob- love to work with Ulrich and Het- lem was to rear its head again. His field again, but quickly retracted appearance in the ‘Some Kind Of this when it became obvious that Monster’ documentary rekindled the pair weren’t remotely inter- the animosity and he confronted ested. Subsequently he seems to

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be back on an even keel with the ‘Kill ’Em All’ and had been con- band – for now, at least. tinued by ‘The Call Of Ktulu’ on Is this the longest running and ‘Ride The Lightning’, then ‘Ori- most pointless feud in metal? on’ on ‘Master Of Puppets’ and, Probably. It’s all one-sided, but finally, ‘To Live Is To Die’ from the thing is, would Dave Mustaine ‘…And Justice For All’. be the same talent without this Despite Newsted’s hopes, the dark side, this aspect of his char- track wasn’t to continue the acter that leads to these ongoing trend. Some have speculated feuds with people? Probably not. that this was another in a long For the record, apart from the list of slights against the bassist. members of Metallica, Mustaine Although he was in the band for also has ongoing battles with Phil ‘…And Justice For All’, ‘To Live Anselmo of Pantera, Mike Muir Is To Die’ was actually written of Suicidal Tendencies, Kerry by Hetfield, Ulrich and Burton. King of Slayer, and former Mega- Since Burton was no longer alive deth bandmates Dave Ellefson it’s just possible that Hetfield and and Chris Poland. He does like a Ulrich felt it inappropriate for the good scrap. band to carry on the tradition and that in some way Newsted didn’t rank quite as highly as his pred- MY FRIEND OF MISERY ecessor in their minds. Lyrically, it tries to understand Song from ‘The Black Album’, those wallowing in misery and and the only one on this record to seeming to have the weight of have a co-writing credit for Ja- the world on their shoulders. The son Newsted (alongside the usual narrator is telling the unknown pairing of James Hetfield and person that things are not black all Lars Ulrich). the time, they should be positive Apparently the song is based and look at life in a new way or on a bass riff that Newsted had else they’ll miss out on so much. written before joining Metallica. There’s also a strong element of In fact, when he heard they were care and affection as the narrator looking to carry on after Cliff displays more pity than frustra- Burton’s death, he had sent them tion or anger at his friend’s in- a tape of it in the hope it would ability to see past the hell they’ve impress them enough to get him created for themselves. an audition – it did. The song itself has never been Originally, Newsted was hop- played live by the band, although ing this could be the instrumental Newsted did use part of the bass track on the album, following a riff in his own solo spot. tradition that stretched back to Sweden’s Dark Tranquillity ‘(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth’ on covered this on the album ‘Trib-

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ute To The Four Horsemen: A the fans themselves. ‘Load’ and Tribute To Metallica’. ‘ReLoad’ got lukewarm respons- es from some that saw the band as not being ‘theirs’ anymore. They were the ones demanding that the band change back, reverting to type. So, when Hetfield snarls that, ‘It’s my world, you can’t have it’, might he be telling those who want old school Metallica that this band doesn’t belong to them, that they don’t have any say in the direction it takes. It’s also possible that Hetfield’s alluding to the ludicrous situation in which Metallica found themselves during this period – surrounded by extraneous people and in a world of MY WORLD turmoil. Is this the moment when A track from the ‘St. Anger’ al- Hetfield in particular, and Metal- bum, ‘My World’ opens with the lica in general, hit back, looking to emotive line: ‘The muthaf**kers take control again? got in my head/Trying to make The song is biting and angry al- me someone else instead’. And though, like much on the album, this has led to a lot of speculation lacks the focus and vision that has regarding what exactly the band made Metallica such a force over are referring to. Or, more specifi- the years. It’s as if they were so cally, what is James Hetfield on bound up with what had been go- about, since he wrote the lyrics? ing on in their lives, as was seen One interpretation is that this is in the ‘Some Kind Of Monster’ a plea for Metallica fans to under- documentary, that they had to stand that the band had been under let the rage out in a torrent. The intense pressure to conform and record might have suffered, but as be what others wanted them to be both people and musicians Metal- – presumably this is a reference to lica re-discovered themselves. music industry people – but that, There may also be hints here despite this, they were determined that, for Hetfield at least, ‘St. An- to battle through and stand up for ger’ was a doomed project. But he themselves. was prepared to pay the price to Now, it’s also possible that get his band back. As he says to- they’re referring not to the indus- wards the end of the song: ‘Look try, with whom Metallica have out muthaf**kers here I come/ had little truck over the years, but Gonna make my head my home’.

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lica? Simple. This was a free service, therefore thousands of people were able to get their music for absolutely nothing, robbing them of a fortune. It was, however, very much a moot point, a moral, legal and economic issue that turned a lot of people against Metallica, believing that they were showing an unacceptable greed, one that went against everything they had claimed to stand for. But before looking at the arguments on both sides, let’s explain just what Nap- N ster was at the time. The service was started by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker in 1999, while the former was still attending Northeastern University in Boston. The name comes from Fanning – it was his nickname. NAPSTER Based in San Mateo, California, Napster went live on September The filesharing service that so 1, 1999 and was the first service angered Metallica, in particular to offer peer-to-peer file shar- Lars Ulrich, that the band took de- ing systems. Although it was not cisive and divisive action against strictly peer-to-peer, as it used them and played a significant role central servers to maintain lists of in forcing them off the proverbial connected systems and the files board. So, what annoyed Metal- they provided, all actual transac-

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tions were done directly between a number of radio stations across relevant machines. Napster spe- America had started to give it air- cialized exclusively in music in play – something the band most the form of MP3 files, and had certainly did not want. a user-friendly interface. What To make matters worse, further all this meant was that it was investigations discovered that eve- relatively easy for users to upload rything the band had recorded was tracks for others to find, while readily available via Napster – a people in search of specific songs situation they were not prepared found it equally simple to locate to tolerate. So, in 2000 Metallica and download them. A cyber mu- launched their law suit, designed sical utopia, one might say. to prevent this pirating of their Of course, one of the problems music. Shortly afterwards, rap was that people would download artist Dr. Dre, who used the same music, and then burn their own legal representatives as Metal- CDs – thereby circumventing the lica, issued his own suit following requirement of paying any royal- Napster’s refusal to remove all of ties to the artists concerned. And his material from their system. this is where the problems started. At the same time, Metallica pre- Metallica discovered that a demo pared and submitted a list of thou- of the song ‘I Disappear’, which sands of names they claimed to be was to be used for the soundtrack those of people who were pirating of the ‘Mission: Impossible 2’ their songs. They demanded that movie, had found its way onto these ‘activists’ be barred from the the napster system. As a result, service, something which Napster

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agreed to do – only to find that, to become a subscription service, through internet cunning, the ban and the problem there was that could easily be reversed. they couldn’t obtain the necessary Come 2001, Napster was set licenses to operate. An attempted against the full weight of the sale to the giant Bertelsmann en- music business as several major tertainment company failed when labels, and even the powerful Napster was refused permission Recording Industry Association to file for Chapter 11 protection of America took significant legal under US bankruptcy law, which steps to shut the service down. By would have allowed them to re- July the same year they’d seem- organise. Forced to sell off their ingly succeeded. But two months assets, Napster closed, with the later Napster agreed to pay $26 website offering the farewell mes- million as reparation for lost roy- sage: ‘Napster was here’. alties, and $10 million as an ad- Since then, as broadband speeds vance against future payments. It have dramatically increased, file- seemed Napster was going legit. sharing has actually become ever However, the ony way they could more prevalent. So the action of afford to make these payments was shutting down Napster hardly

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served as a warning to others. If band were so supportive? Simple anything, it’s been an irrelevance. and obvious. Tape-trading was a Metallica’s part in all of this fast track demo system, a way of has seen them lambasted in many spreading the word about a band quarters as poachers turned game- who couldn’t get any media expo- keepers. Why? Because the band sure. So, release a demo into the encouraged tape-trading in their wild and watch the word mush- early days and also went so far room and grow. There was no ar- as to establish particular areas at tistic copyright to protect, because shows for people to record the gig nobody was gonna buy a tape by – as long as the tapes were for pri- an unknown band – it was used vate use. At a time when bootleg- only as a promotional tool. ging was seen as a blight on the Bootlegging, in its strictest sense, music business landscape, Metal- is about going to a show and tap- lica were very much supporting ing it. In other words, recording a the practice. gig that the band themselves had But what’s the difference be- no interest in releasing officially. tween Napster filesharing and And, by its very definition, this the other activities of which the was restricted to diehard fans, the

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sort who’d go out and buy every- into action to tackle what they saw thing from a band, whatever the as turbulence. quality. Bootlegging would never They were vilified, ridiculed harm official sales, so Metallica and parodied, and to this day have felt comfortable in backing it. yet to fully recover. It’s hard to But filesharing… that was akin estimate how many actual sales to home taping, wherein one per- were lost by Metallica. And, son would buy an album and sev- who knows, they might also have eral others would borrow it, tape found a few new ones along the it, and save their money. Except way. The one thing free music that this was on a massive scale. does is encourage you to listen Clearly Metallica believed that to tracks and bands you’ve never those using Napster were actu- heard of before. And in one case, ally affecting the financial status Radiohead’s ‘Kid A’ album, Nap- of the band, and that the altruistic ster was deemed to have played a nature of the service – free music significant role in its huge sales, for everyone – was naïve as well as the interest generated by track as illegal. leaks sent the album soaring. Whatever the pros and cons of Was Napster evil and perni- the argument, the fact remains that cious? Were Metallica maligned Metallica scored a massive own artists? The truth probably lies goal in the way they went about somewhere in between. Perhaps tackling the problem. From being Judge Marilyn Hall Patel summed a band of the people, some now it best, when ruling on the case saw them as the enemy, a corpo- in February 2002 thus: “Despite rate rubber duck bobbing happily Napster’s unclean hands, any on the gentle waves generated by balancing of equities must ac- millions of sales, and now flying count for the fact that the Napster

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service is no longer functioning rounding Napster and especially and thereby not infringing. When lampooned Lars Ulrich and James it became apparent to Napster Hetfield for their stand against that it could not comply with this them. court’s injunction, it disabled the Ulrich is portrayed here as a ability of its users to share mu- greedy and rather crude, grubby sic files. In contrast, (the record little man, wearing incredibly labels’) allegedly inequitable small shorts, a tight tanktop and no conduct is currently ongoing and shoes. He talks far too much and the extent of the prospective harm is often seen running around like is massive. If Napster is correct, a headless chicken. James Het- plaintiffs are attempting the near field is very much a Neanderthal, monopolization of the digital dis- Frankenstein-type, a beer monster tribution market. The resulting in- with only says two words: ‘Bad’ and ‘Good’. He also hates fire, jury affects both Napster and the which might have been a refer- public interest.” ence to his pyro accident onstage in 1992. Other characters in the series include Nutty McShit- NAPSTER BAD! (BY CAMP head, the official spokesman for CHAOS) R.A.P.E. (Recording Association for Popsong Economics) – a giant ‘Napster Bad!’ was a series of pile of shit fashioned into human flash cartoons created by one Bob shape and wearing a tuxedo and Cesca during the period 2000-3, a blond wig. He rapes those who under the ‘Camp Chaos’ banner. dare download free MP3s. It spoofed the controversy sur- There are eight episodes in all, which are as follows:

‘Napster Bad!’ Ulrich and Hetfield discuss their lawsuit against Napster, which is being brought due to the fact that Napster downloads are free, and as a result, Metallica get no prof- its. The pair are in a room filled with bags of money.

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‘Metalli Cops’ Madonna. Kirk Hammett is seen The Metallica duo are seen as as the closing credits role, realis- cops trying to stop people using ing that he’d missed the recording Napster to download songs. Their session. target here is one Pip McDuddy, who was spotted downloading ‘Bizarro Napster Bad’ ‘Welcome Home (Sanitarium)’. Here, Larz Chipwich and Ulrich verbally assaults him, Jaymez Hatfielder from Metalli- while Hetfield slams his head into cock have their own anti-Napster the computer’s monitor. tirade. They claim that, thanks to the new law forcing Napster to ‘Metallica Millionaire’ block files of certain bands (in- Here Hetfield is a contestant in cluding Metallica), rip-off and the TV series ‘Who Wants To tribute bands were now getting Be A Millionaire?’, during the their songs downloaded for free show’s ‘Rock Star Week’. Ulrich more frequently than before. This is the friend he chooses to phone prompts Metallicock to sue Nap- to help with the answers. Natu- ster, Metallica, the illegal down- rally, Hetfield gets nothing right. loaders, and their mothers. ‘MP3 Music – Good Or Goblin?’ This cartoon features Recording Association for Popsong Econom- ics spokesman Nutty McShithead with Sheryl Crow, discussing the problems of free MP3 downloading, specifically the dangers to the artists themselves. During the episode, Nutty sodomizes a con- fessed Napster user.

‘Camp Chaos – Sue All The World’

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‘Fire Bad!’ This is a game where you have NEWSTED, JASON to put out the fires which spon- taneously appear on Hetfield’s The man who took over from body. If you get a bad score, he’ll the late Cliff Burton and the bass- burn up and disappear as ashes. ist who’s been with the band for the longest period. And yet, did ‘Napster Dead?’ Jason Newsted ever get beyond Ulrich, Hetfield and Nutty Mc- being called Jason Newboy by Shithead have a party in a bath all and sundry? Was he ever truly filled with beer as they celebrate accepted as a fully-fledged Me- the end of Napster. But when tallica man by the fans, or even they hear that a court has ruled the band? that Napster can stay online, their The fact is, like Brian Johnson excitement quickly goes. They decide the party should remain in AC/DC, Jake E. Lee in Ozzy their secret. Osbourne’s band and Paul Rodg- ers with Queen, he was replacing Inevitably, the series didn’t a dead icon, a folk hero. Johnson go down at all well with Metal- found it impossible to fill Bon lica fans – even now, hate mail Scott’s shoes. Lee had the same is received by the ‘Camp Chaos’ trouble with Randy Rhoads, and, organisation – and it’s mentioned although Rodgers wasn’t strictly by Hetfield and Ulrich when they speaking taking over from Freddie defend their stance on Napster Mercury (the band have re-titled in the ‘Some Kind Of Monster’ themselves Queen + Paul Rodg- documentary. ers), nonetheless most people saw In a twist, there’s a ‘Camp Cha- it that way. os’ cartoon featuring Motley Crue, And when you are the next in during which they slam Metallica line after someone like Cliff Bur- (referred to as ‘Metalligreed’) for ton, then the best you can hope their attitude to Napster, claiming to achieve is that people will just it was only done to get publicity begrudgingly go along with the for an upcoming tour. It seems the choice. It wasn’t Newsted’s fault. Crue had chosen this medium as He never made the decision that the best way to get that message the band should carry on – James across – and they did the voices Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk themselves. Hammett did that. And, once those All of these cartoons may still be three had elected to continue, can accessed for free at http://www. anyone blame the young hopeful campchaos.com/ Jason for going after the job?

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“My friend woke me up at six I’m going to do it’. And from that in the morning and said, ‘Cliff’s minute on I wasn’t going to let gone’. I said, ‘No f**king way. anybody else get it.” Why are you doing this to me this early in the morning?’ And he Newsted wasn’t the first choice said, ‘No, it’s real. Go look in the at the time. In an effort to ‘keep it paper’. So I looked in the paper in the family’ as it were, Metal- and I had this epiphany, watch- lica offered the position to Joey ing and just thinking, and I was Vera from Armored Saint, a band like, ‘I’m going to be the dude. with whom Metallica had toured I’m going to do it. If they’re go- and one that also had the same ing to go on then I’m the man. management team (Peter Men-

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sch and Cliff Burnstein). But he gan, he joined Arizona thrashers turned it down. Flotsam And Jetsam in 1982, a name taken from the Tolkien “I really felt at the time that Ar- book ‘The Two Towers’. In 1985 mored Saint were going some- they released two demo tapes, where,” says Vera now. “So ‘Iron Tears’ and ‘Metal Shock’. I didn’t want to split up the Newsted sent copies to ‘Ker- band – one that I believed to rang!’ magazine, who were very be ‘my band’ – in order to join enthusiastic about the group’s Metallica.” brand of thrash, full of energy and enthusiasm. So they turned elsewhere, and A deal with Metal Blade led to this is the point at which Jason the release of their 1986 debut Newsted enters the picture. Born album ‘Doomsday For The De- in 1963, in Battle Creek, Michi- ceiver’, which was produced by

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Brian Slagel – the man who had of Laaz Rockit and Troy Gre- given Metallica their big break a gory of Prong fame – who knew few years earlier by putting the Hammett from algebra classes! It song ‘Hit The Lights’ on his first was Slagel who reluctantly rec- ‘Metal Massacre’ compilation. At ommended Newsted to Ulrich. this time Newsted was the main On the one hand, he felt that the songwriter in the band. But he young bassist had all the attributes was soon to depart. to step into those giant shoes, Metallica decided to hold audi- while on the other, he didn’t want tions to find the right man to take to unsettle a band on his own la- over from Burton. In all, some 60 bel, one that had started to make bassists passed through the door, their mark. including such notables as Les Legend has it that, after audi- Claypool of Primus, Willie Lange tioning him, the three Metallica

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members took Newsted out for a “We did about 60 people in one drinking session at a place called week and we decided that we Tommy’s Joynt in San Francisco. wanted to ask four of them back. At a certain point in the evening, Jason was second of the four. We Hetfield, Hammett and Ulrich played all day and then went out went to the toilets together – to for a meal. And then we went for talk over their views on the Flot- the big test, which was obviously sam man. They came to an agree- the drink test. Somehow, and I ment there and then, went back to swear it wasn’t planned, me and Newsted, and Ulrich is said to have Kirk and James ended up in the casually asked: “Want a job?” toilet together, pissing. So we’re standing there at three in the Ulrich recalls: morning, out of our faces, all of us

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in a line and not saying anything, fateful urinals decision? Recalls and I just said without looking at Newsted: anybody, ‘That’s him, right?’ And the other guys said, ‘Yeah, that’s “It was a f**king blast, man. him’. And that was it!” You walked into the room, set up your amp the way you would Metallica had a new man in place. live, put a microphone in front Newsted made his live debut of it and play the song. We re- with them on November 8, 1986 corded it there and then, mis- at the Country Club in Reseda, takes and all.” California – barely six weeks after Burton’s death. The next In 1988, Newsted appeared night they played at Jezabel’s on his first fully fledged album, in Anaheim. Three numbers in, ‘…And Justice For All’. Not only during ‘Master Of Puppets’, the does he get just one songwrit- power cut, leaving only the bass ing credit – on ‘Blackened’, and amp working. An impromptu jam remember, this man was used to between Ulrich and Newsted fol- penning all the songs for Flotsam lowed – it got a great reaction. And Jetsam – but his bass lines are On record, Newsted was first often buried so far into the mix it’s heard on ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage almost impossible to hear them. Days Re-Revisited’ collection of However, Ulrich insists that this covers released in 1987. Interest- isn’t the case, and that Newsted ingly, the sleeve shows the band was doubling up on the rhythm in what might well be a toilet – a guitar parts, which is why his tribute to Tommy’s Joynt and that sound is somewhat lost.

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Newsted was the butt of all the victim. Perhaps this is the root band’s practical jokes during the cause of why he felt alienated ensuing tour, especially during a from the other three? five-date trip to Japan. Some of But the success kept coming. the more mentionable ones include ‘The Black Album’ proved to be having his stuff thrown out of the the biggest selling true heavy metal hotel window and having drinks album of all time, and Newsted charged to his room. In addition, played a full part, although again he’d taken to signing autographs he was restricted to one co-writing as ‘Bassface’ and on more than credit, on ‘My Friend Of Misery’. one occasion another member of But the writing was on the wall the band would rub out the ‘B’! when the ‘Load’ and ‘ReLoad’ al- They also told fans that their new bums appeared in 1996 and 1997, bassist was gay, which led to more respectively. The records marked than one tricky moment for him. even more of a departure from the Newsted has always claimed strict metal regime than had been that, far from being some sort of the case with even ‘The Black initiation into the band, the jokes Album’. Determined not to stand never stopped. He was always the still, Ulrich – with enthusiastic

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support from Hammett – wanted he’d never been fully accepted by to make Metallica a more modern the rest of the band. band. He even wanted photoshoots Since then, Newsted has worked in… ulp, make-up! Hetfield and with Ozzy, Voivod, Rock Star Su- Newsted found themselves allies pernova (alongside Motley Crue’s in adversity, baulking at the sug- Tommy Lee) and Government gestion. But to a large extent, the Mule. As for Metallica, it seems Ulrich-Hammett axis won out. that his relationship with the rest And in January 2001, Newsted of the band has eased somewhat. quit Metallica, after just over 14 But for a time comments like this years in the band. He gave his one did him no favours. When last performance with them at talking about what he expected the VH1 Awards, finishing with from ‘St. Anger’, Newsted railed: ‘Fade To Black’. But he felt bitter about a lot of things. He claimed “I don’t think they have any that Hetfield had wanted to block idea. I am a fan of Metallica his side project Echobrain, and again, I did my thing with them accused the frontman of being too and I’m proud of that shit. What controlling. He also believed that they are doing now is such an

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obvious cash thing and has NIELSEN, CONNIE nothing to do with the music that we’re supposed to be fight- Danish actress and Lars Ulrich’s ing for. Kirk got quoted about current girlfriend. They have a son their new record sounding like together, Bryce Thadeus Ulrich- (Swedish band) Entombed. Who Nielsen, born on May 21, 2007. is playing bass to make it sound Nielsen, who also has a son like Entombed? James is a good named Sebastian from a previous bass player, but c’mon! Lars? relationship, was born on July 3, He hasn’t practiced enough 1965 in Frederikshavn. After train- drums over the years – he let ing in France she made her acting his art fall away from him, he debut in the French film ‘Par Où doesn’t have the same finesse as T’es Rentré? On T’a Pas Vu Sortir’ he used to have.” in 1984. Her major breakthrough, however, didn’t come till 1997 One final point: Newsted was the band’s fourth bassist, follow- when she played the role of Christ- ing on from Hetfield (who filled abella Andreoli in the movie ‘The the role very briefly in the early Devil’s Advocate’, alongside Al days), Ron McGovney and Cliff Pacino and Keanu Reves. This led Burton. He’s also the longest to roles in ‘Permanent Midnight’, serving one. More recently, he’s ‘Rushmore’ and ‘Soldier’. concentrating on his commit- Since then, she’s appeared in ments with Voivod, working on ‘Gladiator’ (playing Lucilla) and the Canadian band’s next album. ‘Mission To Mars’, as well as TV series including ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’.

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In 2004 she picked up an award talk about situations in which you for ‘Best Actress’ in Denmark for get so close to reaching your goal, her performance in ‘Bodre’, her but in the end something prevents first Danish language movie. The it happening. He talks about a role later won her the same acco- light at the end of a tunnel being lade at the San Sebastian Interna- no more than, ‘Just a freight train tional Film Festival. coming your way’. There’s also a feeling of inevita- bility here. That whatever you do to change your circumstances and NO LEAF CLOVER luck, nothing can prevent the onset of your fate. And, in the end, One of two tracks specifically death is a certainty. Be it real or composed for the orchestral album imagined. ‘S&M’, the other being ‘- Hu- There may also be a hint here that man’. This features a number of Hetfield was talking about the de- riffs that James Hetfield had stored mands put on him as some sort of over the years, but for which he’d celebrity, and that while this may never previously found a decent have its positive side, nonetheless, use. The song is based on the idea ultimately it will destroy him. of a four leaf clover bringing you One or two people have claimed luck. A notion Hetfield adapted to that the song itself was written by

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Cliff Burton just prior to dying in & Destroy’, ‘Metal Militia’, the horrendous coach accident in ‘Jump In The Fire’ and ‘Phan- Sweden. But there’s no evidence tom Lord’. to back up that theory, and given their enormous respect and ad- The only songs from the album miration for the late bassist, it’s that were not on the demo are hard to believe that Hetfield and ‘No Remorse’, ‘Whiplash’ and Lars Ulrich, who are noted as the ‘(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth’, al- song’s authors, wouldn’t have though it’s a re-written version given due writing credit for any of ‘The Mechanix’ that appears role Burton had had. on ‘Kill ’Em All’ as ‘The Four Finally, some have tried to insist Horsemen’. that part of the lyrics were lifted Recorded at Chateau East Studio from the David Lee Roth track in Tuscin, California, the band’s ‘Perfect Timing’ (from his 1988 line-up at the time was; James album ‘Skyscraper’). While it’s Hetfield (vocals/rhythm guitar), true that he uses the phrase: ‘Cuz Dave Mustaine (lead guitar), Ron that light at the end of the tun- McGovney (bass) and Lars Ulrich nel/Is the front of an oncoming (drums). train’, and there is a similar line in The demo itself is perhaps a lit- this song, since it’s a well-known tle closer to the band’s original phrase in everyday use, it’s hard influences than when the revised to accept that Metallica have di- line-up, without Mustaine and rectly lifted anything from the McGovney (replaced by Kirk one-time Van Halen frontman. Hammett and Cliff Burton, respectively) got around to cutting that debut album. Listening to the tracks here, it’s clear that the NO LIFE ’TIL LEATHER Diamond Head/Motorhead/Iron The famous demo – probably Maiden inspirations were being the band’s most renowned – that worn very much on the sleeve. led to a deal with Megaforce But the sheer power, enthusiasm Records and set them up for the and no little skill of the band glories to come. shines through. Taking its title from a line in the Interestingly, it can be heard that song ‘Hit The Lights’, it features much of Mustaine’s guitar work seven tracks, all of which were remained unaltered by Hammett, to make it onto the debut album and it’s probably his guitar parts, ‘Kill ’Em All’. The track listing is together with Hetfield’s vocals, as follows: that really make the difference. When you listen to this tape, you ‘Hit The Lights’, ‘The Mecha- can understand, to some extent, nix’, ‘Motorbreath’, ‘Seek why Mustaine bore such a grudge against Metallica for so long. He

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has always maintained that his contribution was crucial and that I’m getting your beer tonight!’ he was far from the temporary I think the most disappointing guitarist they claimed him to be thing out of all of it is that when at one point. In fact, he insists you look at all of the accom- that he helped to shape the music. plishments they’ve made over Says Mustaine: the years, people are trying to make me invisible. My career’s “James didn’t want to give me been successful, I’ve had a blast credit because he’s jealous of while I’m here but it would have me. His whole frontman per- been nice if Metallica fans re- sona he copped from me. In the ally knew what my contribution beginning of the band he just was instead of them saying there sang, and I did all the guitar wasn’t any.” work. When he was done singing, he’d walk away from the We shall never know what the microphone and I had to walk ‘No Life…’ line-up would have up to the mic and talk. I’m like, gone on to achieve had it stayed ‘What’s wrong with this picture? intact, but the enduring quality

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of this tape is a testament to what With Fire’, and the oddly titled might have been. ‘The Devil, Shaved Soap & The demo has been put out un- Gasoline’. officially twice in recent years and on both occasions it was claimed So, how important was, and is, the releases had official status as ‘No Life ’Til Leather’? It was the live albums. The first time was tape that first convinced John and under the title ‘Metallica – Bay Marsha Zazula to start their own Area Thrashers’ but analysis has label, Megaforce, and give Metal- shown that this was the ‘No Life lica a deal. It was the tape that got ’Til Leather’ demo with added the metal underground so excited live noises, which are said to have about the band and proved they been taken predominantly from had something special to offer. the ‘Cliff ’Em All’ video. The But more importantly, it seemed second time it was titled ‘Metal- to focus everyone on a new dawn lica – In The Beginning… Live’, for metal. This was July 1982, and but again this proved to be the the New Wave Of British Heavy same tape, with the same crowd Metal was no longer as strong as noises. it had once been. Everyone was Metallica actually filed a law- waiting for something new and suit in November 1998 over these forceful to push through. If people albums, citing copyright infringe- had smirked at Metallica before ment. The lawsuit stated that this, now we all knew they were amazon.com, Outlaw Records, gonna be a handful. It put the Dutch East India Trading, Music group right in the box seat, and Boulevard and others marketed set them on a course that has led and distributed the record without to them being the most successful the band’s knowledge or consent, metal band of all time. and that they also fraudulently im- plied that the album featured live recordings released and approved NO REMORSE by the band. There have also been a number From ‘Kill ’Em All’, this is one of bootleg versions available. A of the few tracks on that album not least 12 of these have all seven to have appeared on the ‘No Life tracks. They include; ’Til Leather’ demo. It has proved very popular among those who ‘Metal Militia’, ‘Metal Up Your love shoot ’em up style computer Ass’, ‘No Life ’Til Power’, games, and, in fact, is said to have ‘The Real No Life ’Til Leather’, inspired one of the songs on the ‘Horsemen Of The Apokalypse’, first ‘Doom’ game in 1993, among ‘The Apokalypse’, ‘Fight Fire the first games of this style.

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The origins of the song go right another death/Another sorrow, back to the era when the band’s another breath’. line-up was James Hetfield (vo- The song was covered by Can- cals, rhythm guitar), Lloyd Grant nibal Corpse on their 2003 ‘Worm (lead guitar), Ron McGovney Infested EP’ and Metallica used a (bass) and Lars Ulrich (drums). snippet from this on the version They wrote two songs back then of ‘Battery’ that appeared on the called ‘Hansom Ransom’ and ‘Live Shit: Binge & Purge’ re- ‘Lets Go Rock ’N’ Roll’. In the lease in 1993. end they combined the riffs from these two songs to make what we know today as ‘No Remorse’. It is an anti-war song in many NOTHING ELSE MATTERS respects. While the lyrics con- tain lines like ‘No remorse/No One of the main reasons that repent’ and ‘Blood feeds the war so many diehard Metallica fans machine/As it eats its way across railed against ‘The Black Album’, the land’, in truth this is far from a this track was seen as something celebration of battle. What Metal- of a lame love song, completely at lica are doing is hammering those odds with the more direct, driven who actually enjoy war, as is ob- and dynamic lyricism of their previous in the lines: ‘Another day, vious records.

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Co-written by James Hetfield, base, it would seem an ideal song Lars Ulrich and producer Bob for interpretation with a string Rock, the lyrics were penned by section. Hetfield to a former girlfriend, al- It’s actually been released twice though now he can’t actually work as a single, firstly in its original out why he wrote them! But he did form, as the third one from ‘The actually start the writing process Black Album’, and then as the while on the phone to a girlfriend, first from ‘S&M’. On both occa- using his free hand to put down sions it was a huge hit. ideas. Presumably it was a form of In addition, there have been a love letter proclaiming that, no mat- number of covers, ranging from ter how far he was away on tour, he German industrial band Die was always thinking of her. Now, Krupps, Finnish cellists Apoca- exactly which girlfriend inspired lyptica and American nu met- this even Hetfield can’t now recall allers Staind, to Canadian singer – he seemed to go through a lot at Biff Naked, British popster Lucie this point in his life. Silvas… and the Vienna Boys Originally, Hetfield didn’t want Choir! this song in the public domain Today, Metallica view the song because he felt it was just too more as a tribute to the loyalty and personal. But Ulrich persuaded devotion of their fans rather than him that it was far too good just as a love song per se. to languish at the back of a drawer Possibly the most unusual performance of the song was in 1991, somewhere. when Metallica teamed up with One amazing fact about the track Chris Isaak for a Bay Area radio is that it doesn’t feature Kirk Ham- station. mett at all – even the guitar solo is handled by Hetfield. There’s only one other song in Metallica’s album history that doesn’t have Hammett on it in some fashion, and that’s ‘(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth’. As this is a bass solo, that is understandable. The video for this track, while shown on MTV, is not aired during the day because of the nudity included. Well, there are nude posters up in the studio that are clearly in view. The song is also on the 1999 ‘S&M’ orchestral album, and given its power ballad Chris Isaak

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natural experience, what Hetfield was actually writing about was the transformation in his personality that happens when he gets drunk. Given this interpretation, one perhaps starts to view lines like ‘I feel I change/Back to a better day’ take on a different slant. It’s probably the first time that Hetfield has admitted in a song that he might have an alcohol problem, something that was to consume him a decade later. Undoubtedly it’s a lot easier to admit to problems in the context of O a song than it is in real life, so it is possible Hetfield was using his art and artistry to admit the guilt he felt due to his growing dependence. There are also those who feel that the song is about re-connect- ing with the baser and more animal instincts, ones so often lost in OF WOLF AND MAN the modern world. It might also be Hetfield re-affirming to the fans A track from ‘The Black Al- that, while ‘The Black Album’ bum’ written by James Hetfield, took them a little further from Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett. Hetfield has said that the lyrics and storyline were inspired by the movie ‘Wolfen’. Made in 1981, this werewolf film starred Albert Finney as a New York cop trying to solve a series of unexplained murders, all of which seem to have been perpetrated by animals. The film was released during a time when there was a real revival in the genre, and, inevitably, it turns out that werewolves are responsible. There are those who believe that, far from being about a super-

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their roots, nonetheless the band track called ‘Buried Alive’, which were still very much in touch with begins with the soundscape of a those feelings, beliefs and musi- funeral service. cal inspirations that had always The lyrics were based around driven them. The frontman might the Dalton Trumbo book ‘Johnny have seen a diehard backlash Got His Gun’, which tells the coming, and was anxious to avoid story of how a soldier during the this if at all possible. First World War, Joe Bonham, The band used this song on the loses almost everything during a ‘S&M’ album, although Hetfield mortar shell attack (in the song it’s re-titled it ‘Of Wolfgang And Man’ in acknowledgement of their classical surroundings and as a nod and tribute towards the great composer Wolfgang Ama- deus Mozart.

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One of the greatest moments in Metallica’s career, and a landmark in that, not only did it win them the Grammy for ‘Best Metal Performance’ in 1990, but they also shot their first ever video for this song. The track was written in 1987 by James Hetfield and Lars Ul- rich, appears on the ‘…And Jus- tice For All’ album, and was released as the second single from the record. ‘One’ has a very ominous, doomy atmosphere. It starts with said that a landmine caused the the sound of gunfire and an ar- devastation), and is left without tillery barrage, before Hetfield arms or legs and lies in a hospital comes in with a mournful guitar bed deaf, blind, mute and almost tone. It builds from there to a se- immobile. After coming out of a ries of climaxes, each more dev- coma and realising that he can’t astating than its predecessor. communicate with the rest of the Hetfield himself has said that the world, Bonham reflects on his opening was inspired by a Venom short life.

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Eventually, in an act of des- best song in the world’, to fel- peration, he seemingly goes into low member Kyle Gasser. Death spasms, but they are recognised as metallers Crematory also covered morse code – ‘Kill me’, he pleads. ‘One’ on the album ‘Tribute To The video for this song was di- The Four Horsemen: A Tribute rected by Bill Pope and Michael To Metallica’. Salomon. It’s shot virtually in Metallica themselves re-visited black and white and features the ‘One’ for the 1999 album ‘S&M’, band playing in a stark warehouse when the orchestrations provided setting. Metallica also bought the by the San Francisco Symphony rights to the 1971 movie of the Orchestra actually gave every- book, which was adapted and di- thing an even eerier feel. rected for the big screen by Trum- The original version of ‘One’ bow himself. It starred Timothy charted at number 35 as a single Bottoms as the ill-fated Bonham, in the US, and reached number 13 and several scenes, together with in Britain. pieces of dialogue, were cut into But we must end by pointing out the final version of the video, something odd. The story is of a which was premiered on January soldier in the First World War. 20, 1989 on MTV. And yet in the introduction to the Actually, there are three edits song a helicopter can definitely of this video: the full one with be heard with its blades whirring. the film scenes, a shortened ver- Helicopters were not in produc- sion of this and one that only has tion at the time and certainly the band playing live. Two of the never used in that particular war. three versions are featured on the Presumably, Metallica felt that ‘2 Of One’ video released in 1990 the familiar chopping sound of a – the long edition with the movie helicopter’s blades added to the scenes, plus what was called ‘The effect, even if it was factually in- Jammin’ Version’, with just the accurate. Artistic license. band playing the song. There’s also an introduction from Ulrich. ‘One’ was covered by Korn for an ‘MTV Icons’ show in tribute ONE ON ONE STUDIOS to Metallica and was a hidden bonus track on the band’s 2003 It was here that Metallica re- album, ‘Take A Look In The Mir- corded their breakthrough record, ror’. Apocalyptica also tackled it ‘The Black Album’, in 1991. The for their ‘Inquisition Symphony’ band were actually holed up here album, and Tenacious D claim from October 1990 to June 1991 that they got the idea for their working on it. This was the sec- own song, ‘Tribute’ after band ond time the band had used this member Jack Black had played studio. They’d booked in here for the track, claiming it to be ‘the the ‘…And Justice For All’ album,

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It’s really a Cliff Burton compo- sition as he wrote most of it, with a little help from James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich. The title itself was inspired by the near space rock nature of some of the sounds heard at key points in the song. It features multiple guitar/ bass harmonies, definitely a sign that the band were becoming more adventurous, and it also includes one of the bass player’s finest solos towards the climax. The full version of the song was played at Cliff Burton’s funeral, but it wasn’t until June 3, 2006 that the band actually performed the song in its entirety onstage. This was at the Rock Am Ring Festival in Nurem- originally intending to work with berg as they started their ‘Escape producer Mike Clink. But when From The Studio ’06’ tour, during that didn’t work out, the band re- which they played the whole of the turned to Flemming Rasmussen, ‘Master Of Puppets’ album. the man who’d been behind the This was the third instrumental of ‘Ride The Lightning’ and ‘Master the band’s career to that date, fol- Of Puppets’ records. Although lowing on from ‘(Anesthesia) Pull- Rasmussen would have preferred ing Teeth’ (on the ‘Kill ’Em All’ to work at his own Sweet Silence album) and ‘The Call Of Ktulu’ Studios in Copenhagen, he had to (from ‘Ride The Lightning’). It come out to Los Angeles because was covered by Mastodon for the Metallica had already booked stu- ‘Master Of Puppets: Remastered’ dio time in One On One. album, given away free with ‘Ker- rang!’ magazine in April, 2006 and it was sampled by DJ Shadow for his track ‘The Number Song’. ORION Cliff Burton regarded this as his favourite Metallica song – perhaps This is the instrumental track because it features two bass solos. from the ‘Master Of Puppets’ al- People are often puzzled about this bum. Some of the solos used here because Burton pulls off the trick were originally part of the demo of making his bass lines sound like version of another song from the a guitar. But there are indeed two same album, ‘Welcome Home trademark Burton solos here. (Sanitarium)’.

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asked their tour manager about it and said, ‘Is this their idea of OSBOURNE, OZZY a joke?’ And he said, ‘No, they think you’re… gods’.” The Prince Of Darkness. The Double O. Ozzy is an icon among The importance of this tour, not metal fans, and you’d have thought only to Metallica but also to the the connections between him and whole thrash movement, cannot Metallica would be long and loud. be overestimated. For the first While there are not many direct time a true giant of metal – one ones, a few do exist. of the elite old guard, if you wish In 1986 Metallica got the chance – agreed to tour with a young to open for Ozzy on his ‘Ultimate band spearheading the new guard Sin’ tour of America. In all they of the genre. played 60 dates together, starting In 1986 Ozzy was far from be- in Wichita, Kansas, on March 27 ing the mainstream celebrity he is and ending in Seattle on June 22. these days. But there’s no doubt of Says Ozzy: his heroic status in metal circles, as a man of the people. He had “I remember Metallica open- fronted Black Sabbath throughout ing a tour for me. I would walk the 1970s, the band that virtually past their bus before shows and invented what we know now as hear them playing old Sab- ‘heavy metal’. His fringed jacket, bath songs, and I thought they flashing peace signs, frog jumps, were making fun of me. And and a voice that sounded like a na- they wouldn’t talk to me and sal burp had all endeared him to a always kept their distance, and huge global audience. But, when I thought it was really weird. I he was fired from Sabbath as the

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’70s slipped sloppily into history, there were many who feared we’d never see or hear from him again. Wrong! Carefully nurtured by shrewd manager Sharon Ar- den (now Ozzy’s wife/manager Sharon Osbourne), the man was re-born and emerged into the new decade with a fresh sound and a guitar hero in Randy Rhoads, who was the biggest breath of excitement guitar aficionados had know since the emergence of Eddie Van Halen a few years earlier. Rhoads was electrifying and de- fied conventions, helping Ozzy to achieve new heights on his first two solo albums, ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ and ‘Diary Of A Madman’. It also helped that Ozzy was still very much a controversial figure. Biting the heads off doves let loose at a record company convention, snorting a line of ants while on tour with Motley Crue, pissing on The Alamo… all of these things helped to fuel the legend, and further endeared him to those who loved metal. they playing before huge audienc- The tragic death of Rhoads in es every night, but they were now a freak plane accident seemed to in front of a different type of fan. knock him back quite a bit. But, These were the more old school with former Ratt/Rough Cutt gui- devotees, and winning them over tarist Jake E. Lee in the fold, he expanded the band’s horizons. was soon on the march again. By More than that, it was another 1986 Ozzy had also eclipsed his cunning step in proving that this old band. There was no doubt that group were unquestionably way he was the bigger attraction in any ahead of the thrash pack. battle with Sabbath and his tours Metallica had been the first of were guaranteed sell-outs. the genre to sign a major label So for Metallica to land the deal (with Elektra in America). opening spot on a major Ameri- The first to hook up with big man- can tour was a big deal. It worked agement (Peter Mensch and Cliff for them because not only were Burnstein). Now they were also

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the first to get the opportunity to amused by this query. So much work with one of the metal greats. so that the unfortunate drummer It all opened doors, not only for genuinely thought he’d wake up them, but also for other bands of the next morning to find that Me- the genre. Metallica’s success re- tallica were off the tour! flected back on everyone else, and It was also a clever move by gave them the chance to move Ozzy to get Metallica on the bill. forward. Ulrich said at the time: As with Motley Crue a few years earlier, it meant he was directly “I guess we know that this band appealing to a younger crowd. is starting to get genuine success There would be those persuaded because not only have we got to go and see Ozzy because Me- two bottles of vodka per night on tallica were on the bill, so he was our dressing room rider, but this tapping into a new energy. Every- isn’t the cheap stuff we’ve been body won on that tour. Metallica used to – rather it’s Absolut!” themselves have learnt the lesson well. Now they are the venerable However, Ulrich very nearly sages, drawing in younger fans by got the band kicked off the tour, putting the heroes of the day on by innocently asking Ozzy is he the bill. washed his hair after a gig. To- Aside from this tour, there are tally drunk at the time, Ozzy was also two other connections with apparently insulted rather than Ozzy. Metallica covered ‘Sabbra

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Cadabra’ for the ‘Garage Inc.’ Trujillo had played on Ozzy’s album – well, it was a medley of ‘Down To Earth’ album and had that track and also ‘A National also re-recorded the bass lines for Acrobat’. It’s the only Black Sab- the re-issues of the ‘Blizzard Of bath cover the band have ever Ozz’ and ‘Diary Of A Madman’ done – and it must be said, Sab- albums. This was, perhaps, one bath’s influence on them isn’t as of the most controversial moves great as that of, say, Iron Maiden of Ozzy’s career. The decision or Motorhead. Or Diamond Head, was taken to wipe off the origi- for that matter. nal rhythm section (bassist Bob Finally, there’s the matter of the Daisley and drummer Lee Kers- bassists. In 2003 Metallica brought lake), because of an ongoing le- in Robert Trujillo to replace Jason gal battle, and to bring in Trujillo Newsted. Trujillo had previously and drummer Mike Bordin to re- been part of Ozzy’s band, a time he recalled with fondness: work them. Trujillo had also been on Ozzy’s “I must say, Ozzy, Sharon, ‘Live At Budokan’ album, before Zakk, Mike Bordin, all the team accepting the offer to jump ship and family members mean the and join Metallica. world to me. Love and respect, At the same time, in one of my family 100 percent. I’m very those quirks of fate, Ozzy elected stoked, excited and look for- to bring in Newsted to replace ward to my new journey with Trujillo for the 2003 US Ozzfest my Metallica brothers.” tour.

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“He is a great bass player, has a myself to make this happen… good attitude in my band – and It’s a huge blessing.” I have no hard feelings with Robert Trujillo,” said Ozzy of The relationship between Ozzy Newsted. and Newsted only lasted that Summer, before the latter jumped The bassist at the time seemed ship and went on to work with delighted with the offer to join Voivod. But it proved to be one of Ozzy, commenting: the more interesting, and surpris- ing, swap deals in metal history. It “This is something I’m doing also worked for all parties. firstly out of respect, so it took www.ozzy.com zero seconds to decide. As for the physical part, I will push

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Another possibility is that this OUTLAW TORN, THE is a dialogue between Christ and God, as the former awaits a re-un- This is the last track on the ion with the latter, knowing that ‘Load’ album – and its position- his time is fleeting and running ing is significant because it had out fast. This may have something to be cut by a full minute in order to do with Hetfield’s own Chris- to fit everything on the record. tian Science upbringing, and an There were 14 songs in all, and effort to understand the value – or when it was realised that the band otherwise – of Christ. had overstepped the mark, they Certainly the imagery is pow- agreed that the jam which ends erful, but it is less likely to be this particular one would have to about Christ and religion than be curtailed. about Burton. The demo version Weighing in at nine minutes and of this track was recorded at Lars 49 seconds, this holds the distinc- Ulrich’s home studio on March 6, tion of being the longest original 1995, and went under the title of song on any Metallica studio al- ‘Outlaw’. bum. The overall record is held by The band restored the full ver- ‘Mercyful Fate’, which is 11 min- sion of the song for ‘The Memory utes and 11 seconds, but as this was Remains’ single. It was known a medley of songs from the Danish then as ‘The Outlaw Torn (Un- metal band of the same name, it encumbered By Manufactur- doesn’t count in this context. ing Restrictions Version)’, and So, what is this song all about? weighed in at a hefty ten minutes There are a couple of possible and 52 seconds. Most of what was explanations. On the surface it restored is a Hetfield solo, Kirk Hammett having taken the first is about losing a loved one, and solo earlier in the song. longing to find a replacement, The track also turns up on the but one never comes. Some see symphonic ‘S&M’ album from this as an allegorical reference to 1991, and it was one of the most the late Cliff Burton, even though successful adaptations made he’d been dead for about a decade between the band and the San by the time this emerged. It’s of- Francisco Symphony Orchestra. ten been said that James Hetfield It was finally played live for the found it impossible to accept first time on April 12, 1999 at a Jason Newsted as an adequate show in Oahu, Hawaii. replacement for the lost bassist. One final point: many people Perhaps this song is another key have noted the similarity between to the puzzle, as Hetfield lays ‘The Outlaw Torn’ and ‘Fixxxer’ the blame, not on Newsted’s in- from the subsequent ‘ReLoad’ al- abilities, but on his own failure to bum. This isn’t just musical – both overcome the grief. songs are about pain, and trying to

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deal with its consequences, something of a recurring theme at this juncture in Hetfield’s increasingly unhappy life.

OVERKILL (MOTORHEAD)

One of the seminal Motorhead classics, this was the title track of their 1979 album, the one which really propelled them onto the path to greatness. It’s arguably among the premier double kick bass drum tracks of all time, as Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor nearly stumbles and falls over the drives on the sound and style with lyrics. But, as this was done virtu- real menace and venom. Few ally live, the band had no desire bands would have had the bravery – nor chance – to go for a second to try and emulate what Motor- take. So what you hear is how this head did here. was recorded in the first place But then, we all know that – live and without a net. Well, al- Metallica aren’t like most bands most. Is it up to the standard of the – they go for the less obvious, and original? Actually, no, but then aren’t scared by reputations. So it that would be expecting just too was that the band decided the best much, and Metallica come closer present they could give Motorhead than most to doing the job on a par leader Lemmy, as he celebrated with the giants. his 50th birthday in 1995, was to Aside from being used to cel- do a special Motorhead EP. ebrate Lemmy’s half-century, the They elected to cover four mas- track appeared as a bonus song on terpieces from the Motor men, the single ‘Hero Of The Day’ in these being; ‘Damage Case’, 1996. There were actually two CD ‘Stone Dead Forever’, ‘Too Late versions of this single release and Too Late’, and ‘Overkill’. Of all ‘Overkill’ appeared on the other. of these the last-named was the Two years later, of course, the real challenge, and even though it song turned up on ‘Garage Inc.’. was asking the near impossible for Incidentally, Motorhead got to Lars Ulrich to match what Taylor make their first appearance on the had done nearly 20 years before, BBC TV show ‘Top Of The Pops’ Metallica proved up to the task. with their single version of ‘Over- Watch out for a moment towards kill’. Sadly, Metallica weren’t in- the end when James Hetfield vited to do this.

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together a band. The pair elected to name this fledgling metal crew, Panic. However, they were quickly hit by a tragedy – one that was to be mirrored five years later in an incident suffered by Metallica. The band were involved in a road accident, as a result of which the drummer and driver were killed. Fortunately, Mustaine wasn’t in the vehicle at the time, but one can only wonder whether his mind returned to this incident when he heard the news that Cliff Burton had been killed. P Panic never recovered from this blow, and Mustaine eventually decided that there was no future in sticking with the band, moving on to his next port of call – some band called Metallica. PANIC As far as is known, there are no studio recordings in existence of One of the most unusual names Panic, although if you hunt hard associated with Metallica, this was enough you might be lucky and the band formed by Dave Mustaine find a bootleg. Nor did Mustaine prior to joining Metallica. take anything from this short pe- Mustaine had got into metal by riod over to Metallica, or Mega- trading pot for albums with a girl deth. Apart from one brief snippet at a record store. That’s allegedly in the song ‘Rust In Peace… Po- how he first discovered the joys laris’ by Megadeth, which is said of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and to have been something he wrote Motorhead, and also how he first while in Panic. learnt to play guitar – by strum- There have been a number of ming along to tracks by these other bands called Panic over the masters. years, although none have any In 1981 chance took a hand connection to this lot. when Mustaine went to see a thrash-esque band called Metal Might at Slymuckers club. He got PANSY DIVISION talking to a singer, one Charles Goodison, and eventually they de- A San Francisco band formed cided to try their hands at putting in 1992 and the self-styled found-

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ers of queercore – the term says song ‘Creeping Death’, in front of it all. Kirk Hammett guested on 50,000 fans. the song ‘Headbanger’, which appeared on their 1997 album ‘More Lovin’ From Our Oven’. PARADOX

The first band started by Jason PANTERICA Newsted when, in 1982, he re-located to California from Arizona. Not so much a one-off band, as Apart from Newsted on bass/vo- a one-song band. It happened in cals, the rest of the line-up fea- Mexico City on April 30, 1999, tured guitarist brothers Mello and when Pantera frontman Phil An- Dave Golder, plus drummer Kelly selmo joined Metallica for the Smith. It was very short-lived.

PARKER, BRAD

A rhythm guitarist who joined Metallica for only their fourth ever gig, but never made any further contribution. This was April 23, 1982 at the Concert Factory in Costa Mesa. At the time, James Hetfield was keen to concentrate

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on his singing, so the addition of to those people in the audience Parker allowed him to shed the who were bumping heads, and, in guitar. For this show the rest of turn, getting their heads bumped. the line-up was Dave Mustaine Phantom Lord was also the (lead guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums) name of one of Hetfield’s bands and Ron McGovney (bass). prior to joining Metallica. His first Parker was one of several rhythm had been called Obsession, who guitarists the band brought in as started out in 1978. Two years they tried out different forma- later, he formed Phantom Lord tions. In the end, of course, they with pals Jim Mulligan and High decided that Hetfield should keep Tanner. Soon afterwards Hetfield the guitar, and opted for the four- met and jammed with Lars Ulrich, piece set-up that they use to this wasn’t impressed and went back day. to Phantom Lord. Since his brief tenure with Me- At this juncture he brought in tallica, Parker has made no impact Ron McGovney on bass – the pair on the rock scene. Like so many had met at Downey High School. others he will forever be known as The band changed their name to the man who had a moment with Leather Charm, but fell apart, one of the biggest bands in history leaving Hetfield and McGovney – that might be good enough for high and dry. Fortunately, at this him, though. Better to be a foot- point Ulrich came back into the note in a story like this than never picture, contacting Hetfield after be known at all. persuading Metal Blade boss Bri- an Slagel to put a Metallica track on the first ‘Metal Massacre’ compilation. Only trouble was PHANTOM LORD that Ulrich had no band. The rest, as they say, became history. A track from the band’s debut There are also suggestions that album, ‘Kill ’Em All’, it first ap- at least part of the track was writ- peared on the ‘No Life ’Til Leath- ten during this period. There may er’ demo, which was effectively also have been a Judas Priest influ- the same set of songs as would ence at work here. On their 1978 appear on the subsequent album. album ‘Stained Class’, the Priest In fact, ‘Phantom Lord’ is the sev- had a song called ‘Exciter’, which enth track on both. features the line: ‘Fall to your Written by James Hetfield and knees and repent if you please’. Lars Ulrich, it’s got a storyline A line from ‘Phantom Lord’ pro- that is primal and typical of the claims: ‘Fall onto your knees for genre, being about a battle be- the Phantom Lord’. tween two heavy metal beasts. Aside from this, the importance When performing the track live of the song is that it’s regarded the band would often dedicate it as the most mature on the album,

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and really an indication of where the time. Their roster already in- the band planned to go, musically. cluded Rush, Black Sabbath, Dio It even has a clean guitar sound, and Bon Jovi. The label itself had which was at odds with the way started out in 1962 as a joint proj- they recorded most of that first ect between Philips Records and album. Deutsche Grammophon, before Anthrax covered this for the an alliance with Polydor led to the compilation album ‘ECW: Ex- formation of PolyGram. A take- treme Music’, and, talking of the over by Universal again changed ECW (Extreme Championship the structure, but despite a num- Wrestling), one of its top stars ber of bands being dropped over during the 1980s, a certain Mike the years, Metallica’s sales base Awesome, used it as his entrance is so huge that there was never a theme. danger that they’d be one of the The same band also covered the victims of any cull. track on the album ‘Tribute To It’s probable that a deal was The Four Horsemen: A Tribute done with Phonogram, after the To Metallica’. release of ‘Master Of Puppets’ though Music For Nations, because Mensch and Burnstein had a close relationship with the label PHONOGRAM through another of their clients at the time, Def Leppard. Now known as Mercury Records, The success of the Sheffield Phonogram is the UK record label band would almost certainly have that the band singed to when they allowed them to negotiate a very left Music For Nations. favourable deal for the growing Metallica themselves had start- Metallica. ed in the UK and Europe with The first record to be put out MFN, an independent label that by Phonogram for Metallica was nurtured them and guided their 1987’s ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage career through an extraordinary Days Re-Revisited’, a landmark twist of success. But in the US, release in itself and also in that the band had already gone to a it introduced new bassist Jason major in Elektra, and once the Pe- Newsted to the world. It was their ter Mensch-Cliff Burnstein axis most successful release to that came on board as Metallica’s new date, reaching number 27 in the management team, they made it UK charts. clear that the future lay world- Both 1991’s ‘The Black Album’ wide and in signing with a bigger and 1996’s ‘Load’ were chart record company. toppers in Britain, while ‘…And Phonogram Records were re- Justice For All’, ‘ReLoad’ and garded as one of the premier labels ‘St. Anger’ all made the top five. for hard rock and metal bands at Even what one might call vanity

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albums, 1998’s ‘Garage Inc.’ and ‘S&M’ a year later, made the Top 40, peaking at positions 29 and 33, respectively. On the singles front, Phono- gram/Mercury have also had a great deal of success with Metal- lica. Their first chart hit was ‘Har- vester Of Sorrow’ in 1988, which made it to number 20. Their biggest impact came with 1991’s ‘Enter Sandman’ and ‘Until It Sleeps’ five years later, both of which reached number five. In all, Metallica have had 12 Carey, Huey Lewis & The News Top 20 singles, and five others and Deftones. have made it to the Top 40, with one – ‘The Unnamed Feeling’ – getting to number 42. POOR TWISTED ME That’s an impressive record for a band who are not known for be- A song from the ‘Load’ album, ing overtly commercial, and says which was cunningly called ‘Un- much about their strong relation- titled’ on the original demo, and ship with Phonogram/Mercury, deals with people who are con- for whom they continue to be a stantly getting themselves into blue riband act. Now, 20 years on, difficult situations in order to get it seems that the switch of labels sympathy from others. did no harm at all to the group. Now, whether the band had anyone in particular in mind when they wrote this has never really been mentioned. However, in a sense, PLANT STUDIOS, THE they might be talking about old bandmate Dave Mustaine, a man Based in Sausalito, California, know for using his sacking from this is the studio where Metallica re- Metallica as a means of getting corded both ‘Load’ and ‘ReLoad’. sympathy from others because of The studio complex opened in what he perceived as ill treatment. 1972, and its first big album project These lines do tend to suggest that was the huge selling ‘Rumours’ by Mustaine could easily have been Fleetwood Mac in 1976. the subject of this song: ‘Oh poor Since then the list of top names twisted me/Oh poor twisted me/I has included Carlos Santana, feast on sympathy/I chew on suf- Prince, John Fogerty, Mariah fer/I chew on agony’.

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Beyond Mustaine, though, it ‘Power Metal’ on the other. It might also refer to a lot of people used the same artwork as that for who Metallica had met during the original ‘Power Metal’ demo, their time in the music industry, which was a classic scene of a where attention seekers domi- nude male and female (the male nate. with a snake entwined around his body) in what might have been a temple setting. All of these songs are featured POWER METAL on the band’s debut album, ‘Kill ’Em All’… well, ‘The Mechanix’ This was the title given to a had been changed. The original demo recorded by the band in song was about a randy garage April 1982. It was the band’s sec- mechanic trying to bed a female ond and featured the songs ‘Hit customer. But when Mustaine The Lights’, ‘Jump In The Fire’, was fired, Metallica re-wrote the ‘The Mechanix’ and ‘Motor- lyrics and changed the title to breath’. The first two, of course, ‘The Four Horsemen’, but they were also featured on the band’s still gave Mustaine a credit on it. first tape, ‘Ron McGovney’s ’82 ‘The Mechanix’ itself, as envi- Garage Demo’, which had been sioned by Mustaine, turned up on recorded a month previously. ‘The the debut album from Megadeth, Mechanix’ was the first song writ- ‘Killing Is My Business…And ten for the band by guitarist Dave Business Is Good’. Mustaine, who joined James Het- Talking about the song, Mus- field (vocals/rhythm guitar), Ron taine himself says: McGovney (bass) and Lars Ulrich (drums) on these sessions. “‘The Mechanix’ is not ‘The Four This was never actually re- Horsemen’, ‘The Four Horse- leased, but seemed to acquire the men’ is ‘The Mechanix’. Get over title of ‘Power Metal’ from the it. Buy a calendar, learn to count, term used on the band’s business have a Coke and a smile. cards at the time – and it may well “Listen, if I wasn’t here, there’d be the first time that the phrase it- be no Metallica, because James self was ever used. Today it’s re- Hetfield sang, Lars played drums garded as an important sub-genre and there was Ron McGovney on of heavy metal. bass. Did it ever dawn on anyone A few years later, when Metal- that I was the only guitar player? lica had established themselves as That I had a more integral part a major force, a bootleg appeared than you gave me credit for? called ‘No Life ’Til Power’ that “James didn’t want to give me had the whole of the ‘No Life credit because he’s jealous of ’Til Leather’ demo on one side of me. His whole frontman persona the vinyl and all four tracks from he copped from me. In the begin-

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ning of the band, he just sang and from those sessions. Presidio was I did all the guitar work. When the name of the old barracks at he was done singing, he’d walk the San Francisco army base, away from the microphone and where we were recording in San I had to walk up to the mic and Francisco before I went into talk. I’m like, ‘What’s wrong with rehab. And there was probably this picture? I’m getting your about 15 songs or something beer tonight!’.” that didn’t quite make it onto Incidentally, ‘Power Metal’ was ‘St. Anger’ [from those sessions] also the title of the first Pantera - maybe more. And we’ve got album with vocalist Phil Ansel- ’em. They’re cool – they’re not mo, released in 1988. Although finished, but they’ll appear some- whether this is in homage to a time somewhere, there will be a Metallica demo made six years right time for those. earlier remains open to debate. But for us, ‘St. Anger’ is doing really pretty darn good, and it’s hard to not keep writing, so it would be tough to go back and PRESIDIO SESSIONS, THE redo some of that stuff, or get it in the shape to put it out. That would This refers to recording sessions remind me of, like, ‘Load’ and from 2001, prior to James Hetfield ‘ReLoad’ – working backwards. being admitted to rehab. But there’s just so much good Says Hetfield himself: vibe going on now, there’s no use in kind of turning around. So “There are quite a few songs that those things will appear in their didn’t make it onto ‘St. Anger’ form some way or another.”

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While it seems none of the wholeheartedly into making his recordings from these sessions own band work. made it onto the ‘St. Anger’ album Being based in the vicinity, Pri- – some of the songs, in different mus played a number of shows form, did, of course – nonetheless with Bay Area thrash bands, and it’s claimed they shaped the men- Claypool was at one time almost tality and approach the band were recruited by Exodus. to take further down the line. Aided by guest appearances by Of course, these sessions are the like of Tom Waits, albums such featured in the documentary film as ‘Sailing The Sea Of Cheese’ ‘Some Kind Of Monster’, and one and ‘Pork Soda’ gave them con- can readily see the way this docu- siderable commercial clout. They mentary was to shape up from also had a cameo role in the film these early sequences, and also ‘Bill & Ted’s Bogus Adventure’, appreciate, by watching the band recorded music for ‘Beavis & working on the songs, that they Butt-Head’ and wrote/performed really were in no state to focus the theme for ‘South Park’. properly. The second connection hap- Nonetheless, the Presidio Ses- pened with their 1999 release sions have become something of ‘Antipop’ – their last studio al- a mythical time in the band’s ca- bum. James Hetfield plays guitar reer. In some ways they represent on the song ‘Electric Electric’. the end of an era. In other ways Former Faith No More guitarist they gave birth to the most con- ‘Big’ Jim Martin also appears on troversial record Metallica have the same track. released, namely ‘St. Anger’. In addition, Kirk Hammett has Thankfully enough material sur- recently recorded a song with Les vives for us to look forward, one Claypool (the pair were at school day, to their inevitable release. together) and former Faith No

PRIMUS

There are three connections between the wacky San Francisco trio and Metallica. Firstly, when Cliff Burton died, bassist Les Claypool was auditioned as a potential replacement. This wasn’t long after Primus had actually started, and when he didn’t land the job, Claypool threw himself

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More and current Ozzy Osbourne Machiavelli, the 15th Century drummer Mike Bordin. There are Italian political master, whose no details yet on when or how this most famous writings were con- is to be released. And there’s more. tained in a book called ‘The Hammett played onstage with Pri- Prince’, wherein he describes the mus at Portland, Oregon on De- methods that someone can use cember 11, 1990, performing the to retain control of his kingdom. Primus original ‘Tommy The Cat’ Most people have always thought and also ‘Master Of Puppets’. this book backs the principle that Finally, Primus covered ‘The the end justifies the means. This Thing That Should Not Be’ for the isn’t the case, however, as Ma- album ‘Tribute To The Four Horse- chiavelli stops short of claiming men: A Tribute To Metallica’. that any action, however ruthless, is justified in order to reach the www.primusville.com desired goal. The difference between Metal- lica’s version and the Diamond Head original isn’t too great. In PRINCE, THE (DIAMOND HEAD) fact, in their early days, the Amer- icans were, if anything, guilty of Metallica’s remarkable devo- paying too much respect to one of tion to Diamond Head is seen on their prime influences. But there’s ‘Ron McGovney’s 1982 Garage little doubt that Metallica’s patron- Demo’, recorded in 1982. This age has been a major reason for featured no less than four Dia- Diamond Head’s name being kept mond Head covers – half the track alive for so long, despite the fact of listing – included this song, which their own star being on the wane. again turned up on the ‘Garage Amusingly, Lars Ulrich is some- Inc.’ album, and is also included times referred to as The Prince Of on the ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’ Denmark, a title partly inspired by single. This is one of Diamond this song, but probably more to do Head’s most evocative songs, and with his alleged ‘control freak’ at- was first recorded by them for titude than anything else. the 1980 album known both as ‘Lightning To The Nations’ and ‘The White Album’ (so-called, PRINCE CHARMING because original pressings came in a plain white sleeve, with the A track from the ‘ReLoad’ al- band’s autographs as the only sign bum, this has nothing to do with of any artwork). the Adam & The Ants hit song of Written by vocalist Sean Har- the same title. One can’t help but ris and guitarist Brian Tatler, this feel there might be a certain sense song is said to be about Niccolo of anger from James Hetfield here,

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as the story is one of being reject- inherent power is lost due to mis- ed by your parents, and taking it guided production. out on everyone around you. Hetfield comes from a Chris- tian Science background, and that PUSHEAD coloured not only the early part of his life, but also many of the An artist who has provided songs that he’s written. What he some of Metallica’s most vibrant may well be saying here is that illustrations and sleeves whose the religious beliefs held by his real name is the rather more pro- mother and father were allowed saic Brian Schroeder. His list of to override any feelings of affec- artworks for Metallica include the tion for their son, and he’s now covers for ‘St. Anger’ and for both giving vent to his frustrations in the ‘One’ and ‘Eye Of The Be- his lyrics – a more productive way holder’ seven inch singles, as well of doing so than is the case of the as working on the ‘Cliff ’Em All’ ‘hero’ of the song, who attacks all and ‘A Year And A Half In The those around him. Life Of Metallica’ video sleeves However, there may also be an el- and the ‘…And Justice For All’ ement of Hetfield trying to explain inner sleeve. himself here, perhaps attempting to He’s also designed T-shirts for get those around him to understand the band and is probably the art- some of his behaviour, to under- ist most closely associated with stand his latent anger. them. Rather like Derek Riggs and Incidentally, the song was origi- Iron Maiden (he created ‘Eddie’), nally to be titled ‘Drivin’’. the relationship between Pushead and Metallica has been mutually beneficial. PURIFY Away from Metallica, Pushead has worked with Misfits, Sound- This is the penultimate song on garden, Prong, Tad and Hirax. the ‘St. Anger’ album. Some see He’s also worked with ‘Thrasher’ it as the band publicly shedding magazine (a skateboard publica- the excess baggage of the past and tion), and for Zorlac Skateboards, both lyrically and musically deter- for whom he has designed both mined to go for a more stripped- adverts and also graphics for down and angry sound. Others skateboards. believe it’s something much more His artwork is characterised by personal from James Hetfield, as a judicious use of skulls and is he exposes his own demons and extraordinary in the way it draws holds them up for public ridicule from horror, anatomy and also and debate. Whatever, it’s a ca- surrealism. Like few others, his thartic song, even if a lot of its designs are instantly recognisable

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and are both gore-infested yet lor (guitar), Mike Matlock (bass) clean. While not known for hold- and Paul Birnbaum (drums). ing back or pulling his punches, They did few shows during their he never seems to simply go for five years together, but did release pure shock value. His art is defi- records on Pushead’s own label, nitely of a style that appeals to Pusmort. If you want to check both metal fans and punks alike them out, then pick up a copy of and his work is hugely popularity the compilation ‘Zorlac Antholo- among fans of both genres. gy’. It has every studio recording, Away from the drawing board plus a lot of live stuff as well. (as it were) Pushead has also Aside from Septic Death’s own found time to develop a career as records, Pusmort also released a musician, fronting Septic Death, titles from Onslaught, Exit Condi- active from 1981-86 and said to tion and Attitude Adjustment. have had a major impact on bands In more recent times, Pushead like Infest and Citizen’s Arrest as has started a new label, Bacteria pioneers in the thrashcore area. Sour and remains very much in The group also featured Jon Tay- demand as an underground artist.

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in Marketing from the University of Chicago. He’d began his ‘musical’ career as Aerosmith’s tour accountant. Burnstein had started out in as an A&R man; one of his first signings were cult hard rockers Legs Diamond. But it was at CCC, originally known as Leber-Krebs, that he found his niche. In 1982, Mensch and Burnstein decided to split from CCC and head out on their own. At first, the business was run from two flats, in Hoboken, New Jersey Q (where Bunstein was based) and Earl’s Court, London (home for Mensch). Their clients included Def Leppard, whom Mensch had persuaded to join CCC, and AC/ DC, again a band whom Mensch and Bunstein took from CCC. The first contact with Metallica came in late 1984. Looking to expand their roster, and always on the hunt for young talent, Mensch contacted ‘Kerrang!’ writer Xavier Russell, who had become a close friend of Metallica. He Q. PRIME passed on the message of inter- The management company est to Lars Ulrich, who famously who’ve been with the band for phoned Mensch from a phone box some 23 years, Q. Prime Inc. was started by Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein, who had first met when they were involved with the mighty CCC Management company, responsible for acts like AC/DC, Aerosmith and the Scorpions. Mensch had majored in Human Studies at Brandeis University, before getting a masters degree Peter Mensch

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– the result being an agreement Leppard drummer Rick Savage that’s lasted to this day. lost an arm in a road accident at Today, Q. Prime (as the compa- the end of 1983. And, from Metal- ny is now known) manage a raft lica’s viewpoint, the death of Cliff of top names, including Jimmy Burton in 1986 was a landmark Page, Shania Twain, Muse, Gar- tragedy that could have torn the bage and Snow Patrol. And, over band apart. But their policy has the years, some of the biggest always been the same: allow the names in the world have passed band to make their own decisions. through their offices. These in- In fact, this has always been the clude the Red Hot Chili Peppers, hallmark of the Mensch-Bunstein Madonna and the Rolling Stones. ethos – they never smother their Madonna worked with them on artists in cotton wool. her 1998 album ‘Ray Of Light’, When Def Leppard decided to and the Mensch-Burnstein axis is fire founder-guitarist Pete Willis credited with helping to make this such a huge success. The Stones in 1982, Mensch told them they hired them as consultants for their would have to face him and do 1989 album ‘Steel Wheels’ and it themselves – there was to be the subsequent tour. no hiding place. And the busi- Over the years, Mensch and ness duo quickly made it plain to Bunstein have had to deal with their bands that, while everything some significant problems within would be looked after on tour, bands. The death of Bon Scott in once they came off the road, the February 1980 threw AC/DC into musicians themselves would be a state of potential turmoil. Def responsible for personal lives.

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However, while the pair have a strong and impressive reputation, and a consistently successful re- QUEEN cord, they’re not without critics. One of Def Leppard’s original In Metallica terms, there are two managers, Frank Stuart-Brown, strong connections between the has always believed that Mensch celebrated British band and Metal- and Bunstein used unfair tactics to lica. The first was a cover of ‘Stone entice their charges away to join Cold Crazy’, which appeared on CCC. And when courting Queen- Queen’s third album, 1974’s ‘Sheer sryche a few years later, the duo Heart Attack’, and was recorded tried to overwhelm the Seattle by Metallica for a compilation put band by impressing them with together by their US label, Elektra, the vast amounts of cash Leppard to celebrate their 40th anniversary. were making on tour. At first that Called ‘Rubaiyat’, it was released failed, as Queensryche decided to in 1990. Amazingly, it won the stay with co-managers Kim and band a Grammy for ‘Best Metal Diana Harris – but Q. prime did Performance’. eventually get their men. The band are still convinced On the Metallica front, many that this happened, because when thought it was a mistake for Mensch and Bunstein to look that category was introduced into for ways to get the band out of the Grammy system, Metallica their contract with independent had been sensationally beaten by label Music For Nations in 1986. Jethro Tull of all bands – hardly Mensch once proclaimed that he metal, right? Now, the Grammy didn’t believe in any of his clients committee seemed determined being on a small label. to make it up to Metallica. Well, In the end, Metallica signed a that’s what the band thought. UK/European deal with major Subsequently, this version company Phonogram (now Mer- turned up on ‘Garage Inc.’. There cury). But there are some who are differences between Queen’s maintain this wasn’t a sensible original and Metallica’s rendering move, and that their new home did in both the music and the lyrics. little more than go with the flow, Inevitably, Metallica were harder, rather than aggressively market- faster and more brutal. But they ing the band to new heights. How- also altered some of the words, so ever, whether MFN could have made ‘The Black Album’ as big that whereas Queen were humor- as it turned out to be all over the ous and tongue-in-cheek, Metal- world is a moot point. lica went for a more full-frontal Today, with the departure of assault. For instance, Queen used Def Leppard, Metallica are Q. the line, ‘Walking down the street/ Prime’s longest-serving clients, shooting people that I meet/with which probably says a lot about my rubber tommy water gun’. But both parties. Metallica shifted it to, ‘Walking

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down the street/shooting people sold out within two hours of going that I meet/with my fully loaded on sale, despite the only confirmed tommy gun’. act being the Queen trio. The second important relation- The gig itself was divided into ship beteween the two bands hap- two parts. During the first half, pened on April 20, 1992, when the bands influenced by Queen per- Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert formed. These included Metal- For AIDS Awareness was staged at lica, plus Guns n’ Roses, Extreme Wembley Stadium in London and and Def Leppard. In between Metallica were among the many bands, clips of Freddie Mercury major names on the bill. in his prime were shown on giant The origins of this show go video screens. Metallica played back to Mercury’s death from the three songs: ‘Enter Sandman’, dreadful AIDS virus on November ‘Sad But True’ and ‘Nothing Else 24 the previous year. The three Matters’. remaining members of Queen The second half featured the – guitarist Brian May, bassist John trio of May, Taylor and Deacon, Deacon and drummer Roger Tay- joined by a host of top names, lor – started to formulate a plan, to perform mostly Queen songs. together with band manager Jim James Hetfield was the sole Me- Beach, as how best to celebrate the tallica representative for this part, life, talent and legacy of their late doing ‘Stone Cold Crazy’, with singer. In February 1992, at the Black Sabbath guitarist Tony annual BRIT Awards, Taylor and Iommi also on stage. May announced the gig for April. Elsewhere, Def Leppard’s Joe Amazingly, all 72,000 tickets were Elliott and Slash from Guns n’

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Roses did ‘Tie Your Mother Year And A Half In The Life Of Down’. Robert Plant was on hand Metallica’. The concert itself got for ‘Innuendo’ (interspersed with an official release in 1993 in both snippets from ‘Kashmir’) and Led the US and Japan, in video and Zeppelin’s ‘Thank You’ before laserdisc format, although there concluding with ‘Crazy Little was no British release until 1997. Thing Called Love’. David Bowie And, in this format, Spinal Tap’s and Annie Lennox did ‘Under performance of ‘The Majesty Of Pressure’. George Michael sang Rock’ was cut out, as were two ‘’39’ and ‘Somebody To Love’. songs each by Extreme and Def Elton John and Axl Rose lent their Leppard, plus Plant’s rendering of talents to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Innuendo’ – all due to space re- while Axl himself did ‘We Will strictions. Talking about the gig, Rock You’, and Elton John teamed Hetfield said: up with Iommi for ‘The Show Must Go On’. At the end, everyone got “That gig was really cool, but together for the grand finale, ‘We Are The Champions’. actually the rehearsal was even Many remember the day for cooler. I thought it was going to the extraordinary moment when be a little rehearsal room, but it Bowie got down on his knees for a was a little bigger. There was recitation of ‘The Lord’s Prayer’, a few more people there than and Metallica weren’t even men- I expected. And I was already tioned in a lengthy review of the nervous as shit. But as soon as show published by ‘The Times’. I talked with the guys, they were However, footage from the event really cool, really mellow, they – especially backstage – was used made me relaxed right away.” by Metallica in their video ‘A

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The gig was put out in DVD If this is one aspect of Queen’s format in 2002, but only the sec- importance to Metallica, then ond half of the event was there, the other is perhaps even more something for which this release profound. The former’s philoso- received a lot of understandable phy was always to transcend the criticism. trappings of any genre. They On a wider level, just what is drew vociferously from such a the influence of Queen on Metal- wide range of inputs that all one lica? It’s probably two-fold. Like can say about Queen is that they almost every major rock band of were…Queen. Rock? Yes. Metal? the past 25 years, Metallica have Occasionally? Rockabilly? Just a inevitably been inspired to some tad. Electronica? Even this. But it extent by the British giant’s mu- was all combined in a manner that sicality. And their extraordinary suited the whole. Queen created range has clearly had its effect. their own environment, and that is While Metallica have never writ- definitely the same for Metallica. ten anything close to ‘Bohemian Even though they’re still revered Rhapsody’, nontheless the fact as the masters of thrash, in reality that a song as complex and diverse they quickly got past this sort of as this could become a cultural restriction. icon does have its echo in the fact The fact that the thrash move- that Metallica themseves could ment almost grew up around them confidently come up with similar shouldn’t hide the fact that, even length songs, all of which are in- on their debut album, ‘Kill ’Em dividual and go through a number All’, Metallica were far from be- of changes throughout. ing a composite thrash band. They

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always had a musical belief and had a conversation with his friend aspiration that went beyond the Quintata, who was trying to come mere desire to ‘bang that head that up with a title for his planned fan- will not bang’. Throughout their zine. There were two that Quin- career, Metallica have striven to tana had in mind: one was Metal be different. Like Queen, they’ve Mania, the other was said to be made some bad errors of judge- Metallica. ment. Yet, also like Queen these Impressed with the idea of were their own errors – and it’s Metallica as a name, Ulrich con- never diminished the fans’ dedi- vinced Quintana to go for Metal cation to their heroes. Mania as the title of the fanzine, While musically, bands such as so that he could take Metallica for Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and the band! Slayer are closer to Metallica, Says Quintana of his relation- spiritually it might be suggested ship with the young drummer: that Queen are among their closest allies. Who knows, perhaps “Lars would visit San Francisco, and crash on my floor. He broke one day Metallica will do their my cassette deck by constantly own version of the ‘Hot Space’ playing, and rewinding, my best album… then again, perhaps not. live Diamond Head tapes, but always brought enough cool www.queenonline.com tapes and ‘zines to make me forget about any problems.”

QUINTANA, RON However, there is another story about where the name came from. The man credited with giving In late 1980, a book was published the band their name. The story in the UK called ‘Encyclopaedia goes that, in late 1981, with the Metallica’. Co-written by ‘Record fledgling metalheads still strug- Mirror’ journalists Brian Harrigan gling to come up with a suitably and Malcolm Dome, it was a his- impressive moniker, Lars Ulrich tory of the genre, with a foreward from Saxon singer Biff Byford. This came out a year before the landmark conversation between Quintana and Ulrich. Given the latter’s obsession with anything to do with British metal, and the fact that he spent quite considerable time in the UK, it is inconceivable that the drummer didn’t at least know about the books’ existence. In which case, one can only assume

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that, by the time Quintana came up his DJ stint on a show called Ram- with that precise name, he may page Radio, on station KUSF. have forgotten about the book. Or Trivia fiends might be interested perhaps it jogged his memory. to know that Quintana, an avid Ulrich has always denied that tape trader at the time, put a clas- the book had anything to do with sified advert in the fourth issue the choice of band name, except of ‘Kerrang!’ magazine, trying for one occasion, when the drum- to find liked-minded people with mer did admit that it may have had whom he could correspond and an influence. Whether Quintana trade. Among those who answer knew of the book remains open to the ad were photographer Harold speculation. Oimen, who took some of the Incidentally, the actual term earliest pictures of the band, and a ‘Encyclopaedia Metallica’ was lighting engineer called Pat Scott, coined by Harrigan, basing it on who would go on to work for Me- the ‘Encyclopaedia Britannica’. tallica in their club days. But whatever the truth about the Today, Quintata still does shows origins of the name, Quintana on KUSF, under the Rampage himself did go on to publish the Radio banner (check out www. ‘Metal Mania’ fanzine, and was rampageradio.com). And you’ll to be one of the most important find copies of ‘Metal Mania’ on figures in promoting the bay Area eBay. And they’re not too over- priced, either. thrash scene. Not only through the fanzine itself, but also thanks to

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RADIO CITY

The venue in Anaheim where Metallica played their first ever show, on March 14, 1982.

RAMONES

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World’ (on CD1), ‘Cretin Hop’, ‘Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue’ RASMUSSEN, FLEMMING (CD2) and ‘We’re A Happy Fam- ily’ (12 inch vinyl). Its worth getting something The Ramones started out in straight – although Flemming 1974, and kept going until 1996, Rasmussen is often cited as hav- when they split up. ing produced the albums ‘Ride Although they never achieved The Lightning’, ‘Master Of Pup- significant commercial success, pets’, plus ‘…And Justice For All’, their influence is both enormous in fact, he didn’t. At least not by and enduring. Their biggest album, himself. Rasmussen was more the 1980’s ‘End Of The Century’, only engineer on the projects, with the made it to number 44 in America band producing themselves. and number 14 in the UK. Altogether, eight members were However, with this in mind he still involved, all taking the surname played a major role in the develop- ‘Ramone’: Joey, Johnny, Marky, ment of their sound and style. Dee Dee, C.J., Richie, Tommy and Elvis. “What Flemming does with Sadly, three members of the band Metallica is that he records the have died in recent years, these be- band. To me, the word ‘produce’ ing Joey, Dee Dee and Johnny. means to create something, and most of that comes from the band

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said Lars Ulrich at the time of locked into a studio booking at ‘…And Justice For All’. One On One in LA, the band contacted Rasmussen and persuaded Rasmussen came into Metal- him to fly out in order, “To save lica’s world thanks to Rainbow. our asses,” as Hetfield succinctly He’d worked on their 1983 album put it. ‘Difficult To Cure’, and the band Despite controversies over the liked the sounds he got. They’d raw sound and the way that the already decided to record in Eu- bass lines seemed to be buried rope, so after a brief European so low in the mix, the album was tour in June 1984, supporting mostly well received. It was nom- Twisted Sister, they headed for inated for a Grammy in the ‘Best Copenhagen and Sweet Silence Hard Rock/Metal Performance’ Studios. category, but amazingly lost out Says Rasmussen of the first time to Jethro Tull. he came across Metallica: This, though, marked the end of the working relationship, al- “Everybody else was running though Rasmussen remains on round doing disco and shit, and good terms with the band. I hated that. Most of the other people in the studio thought that Metallica was the worst piece of shit they’d ever heard in their READING FESTIVAL lives, but I loved that.” Metallica have headlined the Over the next two years, the event on two occasions. On Au- combination of Rasmussen and gust 24, 1997, they played the fol- Metallica gave us the remarkable lowing set: pair of albums ‘Ride The Light- ning’ and ‘Master Of Puppets’. ‘Ecstacy Of Gold’, ‘No Re- But, the death of Cliff Burton morse’ (jam), ‘So What’, ‘Mas- threw everything into turmoil. ter Of Puppets’, ‘King Nothing’, And it seemed that the band might ‘Sad But True’, ‘Fuel’, ‘Hero end their association with Ras- Of The Day’, ‘Ain’t My Bitch’, mussen and Sweet Silence. ‘One’, ‘Until It Sleeps’, ‘For For ‘The $5.98 EP: Garage Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘Wher- Days Re-Revisited’, Metallica, ever I May Roam’, ‘Nothing with new bassist Jason Newsted, Else Matters’, ‘Enter Sandman’, headed for Los Angeles, and the ‘Stone Cold Crazy’, ‘Creeping same was true for the next album, Death’, ‘Battery’, ‘Last Caress’, ‘…And Justice For All’. They be- ‘Motorbreath’. gan to record the latter with Guns n’ Roses producer Mike Clink, That same year, Suede, the but it just didn’t work out. So, Manic Street Preachers, Embrace

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and The Verve were the other main attractions at the festival. “Lars had a pretty crappy drum Six years later the band were kit, with one cymbal. It kept fall- back, headlining on August 24, ing over, and we’d have to stop, 2003, when their set was: and he’d pick the fucking thing up. He really was not a good ‘Ecstacy Of Gold’, ‘Battery’, drummer.” ‘Master Of Puppets’, ‘Harvester Of Sorrow’, ‘Welcome Home So, the pair parted. Ulrich head- (Sanitarium)’, ‘For Whom The ed for the UK to follow Diamond Bell Tolls’, ‘Frantic’, ‘Sad But Head around on tour for three True’, ‘St. Anger’, ‘No Re- months, before going back to LA morse’, ‘Seek And Destroy’, and taking up the cudgels for his ‘Blackened’, ‘Fuel’, ‘Nothing own musical ambitions. Else Matters’, ‘Creeping Death’, Ulrich persuaded Brian Slagel ‘One’, ‘Enter Sandman’. to put his (non-existent) band onto the ‘Metal Massacre’ compila- Also on the bill in 2003 were tion, showcasing young American Linkin Park, Blur, Blink-182, metal talent, and then contacted System Of A Down and the Black Hetfield again. With the carrot of Rebel Motorcycle Club. a track on a record being dangled, Hetfield this time agreed to team up with Ulrich. But, without that fateful ad in the first place, who knows where RECYCLER, THE metal history might have gone? This is the Southern Californian newspaper that first introduced Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield. RED VETTE It was here that Ulrich advertised in 1980 trying to find like-minded One of three names shortlisted metalheads with whom to jam, by Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield and start a band. The advert read: for their band, prior to choosing ‘Drummer looking for other metal Metallica. musicians to jam with, Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden’. RELOAD Hetfield answered the ad. and met up with Ulrich. But he wasn’t Some people have decried this al- impressed at all with the young bum as being no more than a dump- Dane, part of the reason being that ing ground for the songs that didn’t his cymbals kept on falling over. make the ‘Load’ record. That is Recalls Hetfield: unfair, and also slightly inaccurate.

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In fact, the band had wanted to re- As far as I’ m concerned, you lease ‘Load’ as a double album, but can take any of these songs and this was scuppered by unavoidable interchange them on the two al- circumstances. So Metallica had bums. The only fear we had was to settle for putting out two single getting to it quick. We didn’t albums. In reality, they could prob- want to leave it lying around ably have been issued in reverse or- for three years and worry about der, because there’s little to choose what it would sound like when between them. we came back to it.”

“We wrote 27 songs for ‘Load’ Starting with the revved-up and were developing it as a ‘Fuel’, a driving entry into the re- double album,” said Lars Ulrich cord, things go a little mysterious in 1996. “We then got the offer with the haunting ‘The Memory to play Lollapalooza in 1996, so Remains’, which features an un- we put one record out now with forgettable guest appearance from most of the songs that are done, Marianne Faithfull. Hetfield had and then we’ll come back after a wanted to introduce a female voice year and finish the rest of them. into the mix, someone who had a

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certain lived-in charm, but also the charisma to carry it off. A number of candidates were discussed, but after thinking about Patti Smith and Carly Simon, they went for Mick Jagger’s former muse. Hetfield amusingly said that it was the first time that a woman had been on a Metallica album, apart from Hammett! Elsewhere, people were in- trigued by ‘The Unforgiven II’, a sequel no less to ‘The Unfor- on their next move. But Ulrich given’ from ‘The Black Album’. disagreed at the time, insisting In many respects, it is a different that all songs on both albums were song completely, starting off from treated equally. the same base, but then building an altogether more individual at- “I think a lot of people think mosphere. it’s just the scraps, but it’s not. ‘Low Man’s Lyrics’ took the I have to sit there and convince band even further away from their myself that I’ve written 27 songs roots, incorporating a hurdy gur- that are all equally good. If No. dy, played by David Miles, while 17 wasn’t good enough, I’d ‘Fixxxer’ is a dark, deep song throw it away. I believed from dealing with the consequences of minute one. That’s why we kept abuse: mental, physical and drug writing these fucking songs. We induced. It was the final track normally stop at 12 when we on ‘ReLoad’, and one wonders write albums, but we knew that whether Hetfield was preparing we wanted to develop all 27 of the ground for what was to come these songs, that they were all a few years later, when he had go good enough.” into rehab and start dealing with his issues. Released on November 18, 1997, It is tempting, in fact, to look there were elaborate marketing back on the record now as being plans put into place to maximise somewhat confused, angry and the attention. Firstly, they organ- revealing more of Hetfield’s tor- ised a free show. For the ‘Load’ tured soul than had been the case release, Metallica had played on before. But then that’s the beauty the back of a flatbed truck, driving of hindsight. At the time, this was around San Francisco, something seen as a collection of songs left that got huge attention from MTV. over from the ‘Load’ sessions and Now, taking an idea from country thrown out just to maintain mo- star Garth Brooks, who’d done it mentum, while the band decided in New York’s Central Park, the

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band and their business advisors city’s NFL team). And neigh- looked for a suitable location for a bours who feared the worst from fully free gig. They tried to get lo- the self-styled Loudest Band in cations in Cleveland, Boston and the World complained more about Detroit, but were turned down. the sound from the news choppers Eventually, they came to an circling overhead.’ agreement to do a free gig on No- Elektra also pushed the boat out vember 11, 1997 in a parking lot in the retail outlets, with count- in Philadelphia. Dubbed ‘The Mil- down calendars, ‘coming soon’ lion Decibel March’, it proved to banners and any sort of parapher- be a huge publicity success. Local paper ‘The Philadelphia Inquirer’ nalia that could generate excite- said: ‘It was part burlesque show, ment and anticipation. Amus- part rugby match, and hearing- ingly, the US release date for the loss loud. The band was profane album was the same as that for on stage, and charming before. Celine Dion’s ‘Let’s Talk About Police pronounced the fans bet- Love’ – one can just envision two ter behaved than a Philadelphia very different fan bases flocking Eagles crowd (the Eagles are the to the stores!

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The record label also used the greatest Metallica album of ‘South Park’ to push up sales, tak- them all, the choice usually rests ing out ads during the animated between this one and ‘Master Of hit series, which was seen as lock- Puppets’. ing straight into the band’s core ‘Ride The Lightning’ is proba- audience. bly the record that bridged the gap However, there was one caveat between the ultra-fast approach of to all of this: would the title make the debut and the more symphon- people think this was a re-mix ic, epic qualities that would stand record? In the end, no-one need them in good stead for the next have worried. It topped the Amer- decade, thus establishing the style ican albums chart, going on to for which Metallica have become sell three million copies there. It most respected. went gold in the UK, shifting over After working in Rochester, 100,000 units and making number New York on ‘Kill ’Em All’, this four in the charts. It was a huge time the band headed for Den- seller across the globe and ‘Bet- mark, and specifically Sweet Si- ter Than You’ got the band yet lence Studios in Copenhagen. another Grammy for ‘Best Metal Prior to beginning work on the Performance’. new record, Metallica had been in Europe, supporting Venom on Tracklisting their ‘Seven Dates Of Hell’ tour, so they didn’t have far to travel. ‘Fuel’, ‘The Memory Remains’, They took their time, painstak- ‘Devil’s Dance’, ‘The Unfor- ingly getting the sounds that would given II’, ‘Better Than You’, make the album so different from ‘Slither’, ‘Carpe Diem Baby’, anything else in the metal world ‘Bad Seed’, ‘Where The Wild at the time. Everyone knew that, Things Are’, ‘Prince Charm- if Metallica were to survive and ing’, ‘Low Man’s Lyric’, ‘At- prosper as a credible force, they titude’, ‘Fixxxer’. had to break the mould, and in so doing, set fresh challenges for everyone else. RIDE THE LIGHTNING Mind you, there were problems almost immediately. The band If ‘Kill ’Em All’ kickstarted had had equipment stolen in Bos- the thrash genre, then it was with ton a few months earlier, includ- ‘Ride The Lightning’, the band’s ing a Marshall Amp that James second record (which was released Hetfield particularly loved. in August, 1984), that they really Before starting in the studio, showed this was to be more than Hetfield spent ages trying to a passing phase. In fact, whenever track down an amp with a similar diehard fans discuss just what is sound. Eventually, he found one

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that suited him – in a Danish mu- actually composed before joining sic shop. Metallica. It then opens up into a So, what’s the record like? Open- formidable anthem that comple- ing with the ferocious ‘Fight Fire ments the heavy nature of ‘Ride With Fire’, it was immediately The Lightning’ itself. clear that on this album Metallica ‘Fade To Black’ might be some- had developed, mutated and were thing of a slow-pacer, almost a bal- now ready to try something a little lad, but spiritually it is very dark, different. They’d even the confi- and oppressive. If Metallica were dence to lead listeners in this full- able to vary the tempos on this al- on attack via an acoustic start. bum, then they never strayed too The title track is one of two far from imagery and lyrics that numbers here that were co-writ- were strictly downbeat. But as ten by the departed Dave Mus- the first truly mournfully paced taine, although Cliff Burton’s number the band had committed input helped to re-fashion these to tape, it immediately pushed somewhat. them away from the thrash pit. ‘For Whom The Bells’ begins However, fans had no problem with a Burton solo – one that he’d embracing this as a classic, which

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says a lot about the dedication the But, it doesn’t actually bother band elicited at the time. me now. Good luck to him. Of ‘Trapped Under Ice’ is a claus- course, if I had even half-a-cent trophobic nightmare, both musi- for every copy of ‘Ride The cally and lyrically. It offers little Lightning’ sold it would make respite, and is perhaps the song a big difference, but I’ve long here that most closely follows the since forgiven him!” blueprint of the debut. Interest- ingly part of the riff was brought The album finishes with the phe- over to Metallica by Kirk Ham- nomenal instrumental ‘The Call mett from Exodus, his previous Of Ktulu’, which again gives Dave band. Mustaine a writing credit. In fact, ‘Escape’ slows down the pace this is the last song on any Metalli- again, ending in a wail of prison ca record to acknowledge an input sirens dealing, as it does, with an from the Megadeth mainman. escaped prisoner. While ‘Creep- This song was originally called ing Death’, the song with which ‘When Hell Freezes Over’, but the band opened their set on their it’s believed that Burton changed ‘Sick Of The Studio ’07’ tour re- the title to one inspired by fantasy mains a huge fan favourite, with author H. P. Lovecraft, who’s its biblical connotations, and the works he avidly read. vast chorus of ‘Die by my hand’. The whole was simply a tre- But this isn’t strictly a Metallica mendous piece of work, one that song. It was another idea re-lo- proved Metallica were world cated by Hammett when he quit beaters in the making. The re- Exodus. views were positive and there was a belief in the air that this was a “The riff was Kirk’s – although pivotal moment in metal history. it did date back to his time with The band themselves knew they’d us – but he also took one lyri- taken things up a notch or two. cal idea,” says Exodus guitarist Gary Holt. “You know the “We don’t want to repeat what’s part where it goes, ‘Die by my gone before,” Ulrich said at the hand’? That was an adaptation time. “We’ve done ‘Kill ’Em of a song I wrote called ‘Dying All’. If that’s what people want, By His Hand’ – it even sounds then they’ve got it. No, we’re the same. You can imagine how ready to move on. I think this I feel listening to 60,000 people will appeal to a wider audi- singing what is effectively my ence.” line! I did tackle Kirk about it once and he said, ‘Man, I’m There was also an intriguing sure I asked you if that was OK’. development on the business Kirk, you didn’t, and what’s front, as Bronze Records tried more, you know you didn’t. to sign up the album for release

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in America. In fact, they were so Tracklisting confident of succeeding that they hired a special bus to go to all the ‘Fight Fire With Fire’, ‘Ride major European festivals where The Lightning’, ‘For Whom The Metallica were playing during Bell Tolls’, ‘Fade To Black’, the Summer of 1984, to promote ‘Trapped Under Ice’, ‘Escape’, the record and their involvement. ‘Creeping Death’, ‘The Call Of But the deal never happened. Ktulu’. In the end, Metallica signed to Elektra in the States (they were still on Music For Nations in Eu- rope and Britain). ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Looking back now, it’s hard to This is where Music America comprehend quite what this album meant at the time. It wasn’t Studios was based, where Metal- just a crucial period for Metal- lica recorded their debut album, lica. It was also perhaps the mo- ‘Metal Up Your Ass’. Well, that ment when everyone stopped was the intended title for the re- smirking at this silly nonsense cord. But, under duress, the band called thrash and realised it was agreed to alter it to the less con- the future for metal. tentious ‘Kill ’Em All’. To date, the album has sold over five million copies in the US alone, where it peaked at number ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF 100 on the ‘Billboard’ chart. In the FAME UK, it’s sold over 10,000 copies, reaching number 87 in the charts On March 13, 2006 Metallica at the time. were given the honour of induct- Incidentally, on the first pressing ing Black Sabbath into the Rock a bad mistake was made, and 400 And Roll Hall Of Fame, during a copies were printed with a green ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria sleeve instead of the blue one we Hotel in New York City. Lars Ul- know and love today. If you’ve got one of these, then you’re hold- ing onto a real collector’s item. Summing up the album at the time, Ulrich said:

“This time we’ve learnt that it is possible to slow down the pace, without losing any power. We have got intensity still, but there’s also subtlety. It’s moving in a new direction.”

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rich noted that every heavy band ‘Let’s go f**king CRAZY!’ Here owed a debt to the Sabs: “I wonder is Black Sabbath!” how many times on this very night in the last 20 years that the words Metallica paid a further tribute ‘If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t to Sabbath on this occasion by be here’ have been uttered. Well, performing the songs ‘Hole In here we go once more. Bill, Gee- The Sky’ and ‘Iron Man’. zer, Ozzy, and Tony - if it weren’t Incidentally, the main criterion for you, we wouldn’t be here.” for being eligible for induction James Hetfield added that the into the Hall Of Fame is that you band were crucial and central to must have had at least a 25-year all of metal and hard rock: career – Metallica now qualify.

“Never have I known a more timeless and influential band. ROCK, BOB They have spread their wonder- ful disease through generations The producer who’s most asso- of musicians. They are always ciated with Metallica, Bob Rock listed as an influence by heavy worked with them from the land- bands to this day, (and) they are mark ‘Black Album’, through to loved and highly respected as the the controversial ‘St. Anger’. But fathers of heavy music. It truly is who is Bob Rock? a dream come true to induct into Born in Winnipeg, Canada, he the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame first got noticed as guitarist with such a significant group of mu- 1980s band The Payolas, who sicians – and in the words of our had a huge hit with ‘Eyes Of A fearless leader Ozzy Osbourne, Stranger’. Subsequently, he also

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worked with Payolas singer Paul Hyde in a project called Rock & Hyde who had a hit with the song ‘Dirty Water’. In the late ’80s he fronted his own heavy rock act, Rockhead, but with little success. However, he really made his name as a producer. Starting out as an assistant at Little Moun- tain Studio in Vancouver, he has worked with a string of artists over the years, including Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Quire- “There was something about the boys, Cher, Skid Row, David Lee way that record sounded that Roth and the Lostprophets. was . . . fuck! Major hard-on,’” But he is perhaps most famously connected with Metallica, although Lars Ulrich said at the time. if the band had carried through their However, Rock turned down original plan, Rock would only the whole idea of being simply a have been brought in to mix ‘The mixing engineer, and insisted that Black Album’, which the group intended to produce themselves. And he either produce the project from what brought him to their atten- the start, or he wasn’t interested. tion? The sound quality on Motley Ulrich: Crue’s ‘Dr. Feelgood’.

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“He’d seen us live on the ‘… recalled as follows: “Metallica Justice tour’. He loved our shit, had all these problems personally, and loved the fact of a band that and they never wanted to be with was on the edge. But he felt we’d each other in the same room, or never captured in the studio what speak to each other again. They we could get across live. We told broke up. There was a couple of him how we recorded in the weeks to a month where it was studio, and he fell off his chair over. laughing. ‘Is it actually possible for all four of you to be in the “I was there as a friend and not studio at the same time?’” as a producer, and if I made a mistake – that was it. I didn’t do But if Rock’s high point was what other guys would do which ‘The Black Album’, then he was is say, ‘Just phone me when you also responsible for the perceived got the songs’. There are pro- disaster of ‘St. Anger’, a time he ducers that do that. They don’t

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really do anything; they go, Metallica. But there’s no doubt ‘Just write the songs and when that, commercially, he was at the they’re good, I’ll record them’. helm for the band’s most produc- I didn’t do that – these guys are tive period. my friends. I love these guys. They’re falling apart, and I’ve got to be with them, so be it. ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA “I stuck with them for two-and- a-half years of my life, because A misfiring ‘supergroup’ featur- they needed someone. We stuck ing Jason Newsted, Motley Crue together, and basically what drummer Tommy Lee and former Metallica fans have got to real- Guns n’ Roses guitarist Gilby ize is that ‘St. Anger’ is the rea- Clarke, this trio were put together son why they’re still a band, and for the second series by US real- if I was the sacrificial lamb then ity TV show ‘Rock Star’, the idea so be it. I’d rather have those being that they would then audi- guys now, as human beings, tion hopefuls for the singing slot, and me not work with them than and one lucky person would get anything. They’re just a huge to record an album and tour with band and amazing musicians. the band. I’ve nothing, but great things to After 11 episodes, Canadian say about them.” Lukas Rossi was the man who emerged as the winner. But nei- ‘St. Anger’ marked the end of ther the subsequent, self-titled al- the alliance between Rock and bum, nor the tour were a success.

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Newsted, in fact, missed the tour Canadians, Exciter. Dubbed ‘Hell through a shoulder injury, and On Earth’, sponsored by ‘Ker- was replaced by ex-Black Crowes rang!’ magazine and organised by man Johnny Colt. record company Music For Na- tions, anticipation was high – but the tour was scrapped, due to poor RODS ticket sales. Said Gem Howard, Metallica’s From the East Coast of America, tour manager at the time: The Rods were a trio who seemed destined for great things at the start “About two weeks before the of the 1980s. But they never hap- start of the tour we noticed to pened. In Metallica terms, their claim to fame is that they were due our dismay that our best-selling to tour the UK in March 1984 with show was the Newcastle Mayfair James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff where we’d sold a massive 14 Burton and Kirk Hammett, a series tickets. It was at that moment that of dates that was also due to feature we thought the tour might not be

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the success we wanted it to be, so their own Primal label, the re- we cancelled it immediately.” cord was picked by Arista, and revamped with two new songs It may be difficult to believe featuring Bordonaro. It was also now, but that was the reality back re-titled ‘The Rods’. Such was the then. In the end, Metallica did buzz on the band that they got the two sold-out shows of their own chance to support Iron Maiden in at the Marquee Club in London, Europe during 1982, before re- on March 14 and 27. The problem cording their second album ‘Wild was that the band had taken time Dogs’. out of Sweet Silence Studios to But all the expectation and po- do the tour – they were working tential was never fully realised. on the ‘Ride The Lightning album Despite a decent run of albums, – and couldn’t get back in for they split in 1990, with Fein- a while. Exciter ended up playing one show at a club called the stein effectively retiring to run Royal Standard in Walthamstow, two restaurants. However, as the st North London. 21 century dawned, he returned The Rods were led by pint-sized with a solo album and then new guitarist/vocalist David ‘Rock’ band Feinstein, before teaming up Feinstein, a cousin of Ronnie again with Canedy and Bordonaro James Dio. The pair played to- for a Rods re-union at the Wacken gether in Elf, which ended when Festival in Germany during 2004. Ritchie Blackmore recruited al- Maybe it’s time to re-visit ‘Hell most the whole band for the first On Earth’ – except that this time incarnation of Rainbow – Fein- it’s doubtful whether The Rods stein wasn’t included, and retired would headline over Metallica! to consider his next step. The Rods actually started out as www.rockfeinstein.com David Feinstein’s Thunder, with bassist Joey De Maio and drummer Carl Canedy. Musically, though, De Maio’s ethos was RONNIE at odds with that of Feinstein. So the bassist went on to form This is a song from the ‘Load’ Manowar, while Canedy stuck album, originally to be titled with the guitarist. ‘Dusty’, with lyrics inspired – if Settling on the name The Rods, that’s the right term – by a shoot- the new bassist Steve Starmer ing at a Washington school in lasted long enough to work on the 1995. The villain of the piece was band’s debut album ‘Rock Hard’, one Ronnie Brown, also known as before being replaced by ex-Rain- Ronnie Frown. It wasn’t until the bow man Craig Gruber, and then Colombine tragedy in 1999 that Gary Bordonaro. Originally on people really started to notice the

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subject matter referred to in this the ‘Ronnie’ is in fact also a refer- song. ence to Ronnie James Dio, vocal- However, in a bizarre twist, ist with Rainbow in the 1970s. killer Ronnie Pituch, sentenced to 50 years in jail during 2005 for murdering his mother and an 11- RON MCGOVNEY’S GARAGE year-old boy, claimed that Metal- DEMO lica were, in fact, talking about him – despite the fact he’d com- The name given to a demo that mitted his crimes several years was recorded in bassist Ron Mc- after the song was written. Pituch, Govney’s garage on March 14, who said he was possessed by the 1982. This was the band’s first devil, seemed to empathise with attempt at making a demo tape, ‘Ronnie’s’ theme, about a loner and, while it didn’t get much cir- who committed murder. culation, it certainly was the start On a lighter note, there are those of something major. who’ve tried to suggest that, as The band’s line-up at the time there is a musical similarity to was McGovney, James Hetfield classic era Rainbow on this track, on vocals and rhythm guitar, Dave

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Mustaine on lead guitar and Lars a gig at the Whiskey and I want- Ulrich on drums. ed to try to get my band to open Altogether the fledgling band up for them. They said, ‘Yeah, cut eight tracks, only two of we were gonna open up for which were originals. These were them, but we’re getting too big ‘Hit The Lights’ and ‘Jump In to open. Come on in, and we’ll The Fire’. Amazingly, not only introduce you to the chick that did they make it on to the ‘Power does the booking. So I dropped Metal’, ‘No Life ’Til Leather’ and off the tape, and she called me ‘Metal Up Your Ass’ demos, but back the very next day.” also survived to take their place on Ratt were booked to open on the debut album, ‘Kill ’Em All’. the first night, but Metallica got In addition, the band did six the second one – all thanks to covers. These were ‘Killing the chance meeting with Motley Time’ from Irish band Sweet Sav- Crue. And it was only the young age, ‘Let It Loose’ by Savage (an metal band’s third ever show. English band who were not re- Interestingly, McGovney recalls lated at all to Sweet Savage) and that the tape he took up to the Diamond Head’s ‘Sucking My Whiskey featured only three of Love’, ‘The Prince’, ‘Am I Evil?’ the songs recorded in his garage, and ‘Helpless. these being ‘Hit The Lights’, ‘Let Of the covers, only ‘Sucking My It Loose’ and ‘Killing Time’. Love’ and ‘Let It Loose’ failed to make the ‘Garage Inc.’ record. The whole process was a little primitive. They recorded onto a ROSSINGTON, GARY ghetto blaster (worth all of $49), The Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist which was suspended in the air, had the distinction of playing on while Hetfield sang through a guitar amp. a Metallica track. He guested on But, as McGovney explains, the song ‘Tuesday’s Gone’, one he this demo helped them to get the knew well, as it was no less than a gig with Saxon at the Whiskey A- cover of a Lynyrd Skynyrd classic, Go-Go in Los Angeles that was to one that he’d co-written. Rossing- give them a major boost. ton played guitar on this and the track features on ‘Garage Inc.’. “We’d heard that Saxon was Rossington himself is one of the gonna be playing the Whiskey in elite of southern rock. He actu- Hollywood. So I went over to the ally co-founded Lynyrd Skynyrd in club with our demo, and as I was 1964, with pals Ronnie Van Zant, walking up, I ran into (drum- Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom and mer) Tommy Lee and (singer) Bob Burns. And Rossington was Vince Neil from Motley Crue. I an ever-present as the band became told them that Saxon was doing a major force in the rock world.

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In 1976, the guitarist crashed cals. But, after two albums, they his car into an oak tree, while un- split up, following the death of der the influence of alcohol and Collins’ wife, Katie. drugs. The rest of the band were Today, he tours with the re- not amused, as his injuries meant formed Skynyrd, although in re- the postponement of a planned cent times he has also been battling tour. They actually fined him against illness. Rossington remains $5,000 and Van Zant and Collins one of only two members of the wrote the song ‘That Smell’ about 1970s-vintage Skynyrd in the cur- him; this appears on the ‘Street rent line-up, the other being key- Survivors’ album. board player Billy Powell. Bassist Rossington learnt his lesson, Leon Wilkeson and Allen Collins though, give up his addictions, have also since passed away. and declared future Skynyrd tours would be free of drugs and booze. Of course, in October 1977 the RUBIN, RICK band were torn apart by a fateful plan crash that killed Van Zant, The man seemingly now charged guitarist Steve Gaines and back- with revitalising Metallica’s ca- ing singer Cassie Gaines, Steve’s reer, Rick Rubin has proven in the sister. Skynyrd split up for ten past to have the magic touch. He years during which time Ross- was the producer behind Slayer’s ington and Collins started the most celebrated album, ‘Reign In Rossington-Collins Band with the Blood’. He worked miracles with former’s wife Dale Krantz on vo- both Neil Diamond and Johnny Cash, was the pioneering spirit that drove the Beastie Boys and also re-vamped The Cult’s sound on ‘Electric’. Born Frederick Jay Rubin in 1963, the young Rick showed his entrepreneurial instincts by starting up Def Jam Records while still at school. The label’s first release was a band called Hose, punks influenced by the likes of Flipper, featuring Rubin himself on guitar. Rubin’s dabble out front was short-lived, and he quickly discovered the joys of hip-hop, through an association with DJ Jazzy Jay of Zulu Nation. Through Jazzy Jay,

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Rubin met promoter Russell Sim- By 1988, Simmons and Rubin mons, and the pair really set about had parted. Now, Rubin created putting Def Jam on the map. The the Def American imprint, in the first serious release was LL Cool process working with significant J’s ‘I Need A Beat’. Over the next rock and metal acts such as Slay- few years, things really took off, er, Dazing and Masters Of Real- ity. He also produced the break- as Public Enemy, Run-DMC and through album for the Red Hot the Beastie Boys all signed up for Chilli Peppers, namely ‘Blood a dose of the Rubin magic. It was Sugar Sex Magic’. his idea for Run-DMC to cover In 1994, he coaxed the legend- Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’, ary Johnny Cash into the studio and to get the latter’s Steven Tyler for ‘American Recordings’, the and Joe Perry to guest – that, of album that gave his career a time- itself, revived Aerosmith’s flag- ly boost. It won Cash a Grammy ging career. and proved – along with his work

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with Mick Jigger, Tom Petty and bored. Having worked the spell Donovan – that Rubin could get once, he’s no desire to repeat. something extra out of established But, this will surely be to Me- artists. AC/DC even turned to him tallica’s advantage. We await the for the ‘Ballbreaker’ album. results. Very much in demand, he’s already contracted to work with both Slipknot and U2 in the near future. RUTHIE’S INN So it was to Rubin that Metallica turned in their determination to This was the venue in Berke- re-discover their essence. In many ley, California, where Metallica, ways, Rubin has always been among many young metal lumi- at his best when working with naries, played during the early stressed artists who seem to have part of their career. Other thrash hit the buffers. From Johnny Cash bands to appear included Mega- to the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, deth, Exodus, Possessed and and Neil Diamond to The Cult, Death Angel. This all happened he has succeeded in putting them between 1983-87. In actuality, the back on track. However, there is venue was more renowned for be- a down side to Rubin, in that the ing a punk-friendly club than for trick only seems to work once its metal affiliations. with any artist. As Slayer discov- The club was converted into a res- ered after ‘Reign In Blood’, it’s taurant called Roundtree’s in 2002. as if he removes himself from the battlefield after one foray, almost

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featured two new songs, ‘No Leaf Clover’ and ‘- Human’.

“Michael Kamen came to us with the idea almost two years ago,” said James Hetfield in 1999. “He’d done projects with other rock people, like David Bowie, Eric Clapton and Pink Floyd. He wanted to get a little more extreme, so he chose us. I’m sure there’s something more extreme – he could have picked, like, Graveworm – but I think we were a pretty good choice. S We said, ‘Hell, yeah’. You don’t pass these things up. It took two years to pull together – from the initial idea to deciding which orchestra, to picking the songs. “We really had a big problem choosing songs. Nobody really could imagine what would work and what would not. We were tossing ideas and songs around and around. For example, we wanted to leave out S&M ‘Enter Sandman’ because we thought our fans wouldn’t like it This is the title of the orchestral in a classical arrangement, but album recorded by Metallica with Michael had such a great ar- the San Francisco Symphony Or- rangement that we had to give chestra at two shows, on April 21 in, we just didn’t have any other and 22 1999, in SF. The orchestra choice. Then we thought we’d was conducted by Michael Ka- give ‘The Unforgiven’ a try, but men, who in terms of rock mu- it just didn’t work. Even Michael sic, already had a catalogue of couldn’t do anything with it.” top names on his CV, including “I say let Metallica be Metalli- Pink Floyd, Queen, Eric Clapton, ca, and let the Symphony be the Aerosmith, Rush, David Bowie Symphony,” said Kamen. “The and Queensryche. two have more in common than The band’s set spanned their ca- not. But Metallica will need to reer to that date, from ‘Ride The go full-tilt to be heard over a Lightning’ to ‘ReLoad’, and also 100-piece orchestra!”

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a bonus 41-minute documentary, The shows happened at the two different clips for ‘No Leaf Berkeley Community Theatre in Clover’ and various other sections California. But not all of the audi- unique to this format; the sound ence were impressed. Some of the was also 5.1). season ticket holders (those who Released on November 23, had seats for the more traditional 1999, the album reached number classical recitals at the venue) two on the prestigious ‘Billboard’ didn’t come back after the interval. chart in the US, while ‘The Call Hetfield described such people as, Of Ktulu’ got the band a Grammy “Musical elitists… but at least we in 2001, as ‘Best Rock Instrumen- got in their faces for half-an-hour.” tal Performance’. In the UK, how- One of these was famed director ever, it only made it to number 33 Francis Ford Coppolla. on the album charts. Apart from recording the shows, Metallica repeated the S&M Metallica also filmed them. Di- shows in November, 1999, firstly rected by Wayne Isham, this was in Berlin on the 19th, and then four released on video (the concert days later at Madison Square Gar- only) and also on DVD (featuring den in New York.

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Tracklisting who didn’t seem to have any connection at all. CD1 – ‘The Ecstacy Of Gold’, Although it topped the charts ‘The Call Of Ktulu’, ‘Master Of in no less than 30 countries on Puppets’, ‘Of Wolf And Man’, its release in June, 2003, sales ‘The Thing That Should Not of ‘St. Anger’ quickly tailed off. Be’, ‘Fuel’, ‘The Memory Re- It seemed that the diehards – the mains’, ‘No Leaf Clover’, ‘Hero ones that have to have everything Of The Day’, ‘Devil’s Dance’, ‘Bleeding Me’. bearing the band’s name – were out in force very early on, but CD2 – ‘Nothing Else Matters’, when word got out about how ‘Until It Sleeps’, ‘For Whom The the album sounded, many others Bell Tolls’, ‘- Human’, ‘Wher- stayed away from the temptation. ever I May Roam’, ‘The Outlaw The process had actually begun Torn’, ‘Sad But true’, ‘One’, in April 2001. Metallica hired a ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Battery’. location called The Presidio in San Francisco – a converted army barracks – for the purpose of re- ST. ANGER cording, building their own make- shift studio. By this time Newsted No question. The most contro- had departed and, as there was no versial album of the band’s career. immediate replacement, producer One that stutters and stumbles, and Bob Rock was asked to tempo- strips away all the pretence within rarily step in. Now, even though Metallica. This was stark, staring Rock had been part of the Metalli- horror – telling of four musicians ca team since ‘The Black Album’,

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there was a sense that this was a Anger’ was pretty much a state- band who were incomplete – and ment – it felt like a purging of seemingly content to remain so. a feeling. And this record is The tight-knit infrastructure that more us working together – in had boosted and bolstered Me- harmony, in friction, in happi- tallica in the past now had a gap ness, in sadness… all of that – and a large one. put together. And we’re able to Just three months after start- get through it – we’ve walked ing on the album the band had to though fire; we know how hot it call a halt. In July, 2001, James can get, and we don’t need to go Hetfield went into rehab, need- through there again.” ing treatment for alcoholism and other addictions. Yet another sign The record might also have been that the family might have turned inspired somewhat by Icelandic dysfunctional. band Sigur Ros. After seeing them Eventually, the band managed in San Francisco, Ulrich wrote to get the fraught process fin- them the following note: ished. But, as was documented on the ‘Some Kind Of Monster’ “Thank you, thank you, thank film, in many ways ‘St. Anger’ you! We are in the studio right couldn’t have been anything other now struggling to make some sort than it was. Relationships within of album. I’m going to go back the band were strained to the point after this completely inspired.” of snapping, and the music is sufficiently insane to reflect that dark The album got mixed notices, period. Remembering those times, but for the most part, as time has James Hetfield has said: “We worn on, its impact has tailed off. went from one extreme to the oth- In fact most Metallica devotees er; from hating each other to not would rather forget it even exists. talking to hugging and crying over Prior to its release, Jason Newsted every note… It was crazy – one predicted that it would be a flop: to the other. They’re both unreal- istic. Somewhere in the middle is “They don’t know what to do. where we need to live, and balance They’ve not one riff idea be- is difficult at times, especially for tween them. And, trust me on myself, who likes the extremes, or this, there won’t be any guitar thinks I like them. solos.”

“All the work that we went Newsted was spot on. One of through on ‘St. Anger’, it was the biggest criticisms was the ab- said that it was not for that al- sence of any Hammett solos. Bob bum, it was for the next record, Rock pitches the ‘blame’ squarely and that makes total sense. ‘St. on the guitarist’s shoulders:

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“The truth is that Kirk had a The other massive downer was chance to do a solo on every one the truly appalling drum sound. of the songs. The only thing we Ulrich tried to defend himself said is, ‘If the solo doesn’t add by claiming that if this had been something – then we’re not go- used on ‘Master Of Puppets’, ing to add it’. That’s the truth. then everyone would have copied It was like, ‘Kirk, you’ve got as it. Wrong! If that had been the much time as you want. Come case, then Metallica might well have buried themselves then and up with something original and there. Here’s what Bob Rock had great... That doesn’t date it’. to say: They were just trying to reach for something new and basically “It was the fact that there were every time he did a solo, we all NO real songs. That was be- said, ‘No, it’s better without’. cause the guy who writes the And it came down to nothing is songs couldn’t do it, because really sounding great so let’s of where he was personally. So, not have solos.” what ‘St. Anger’ became was

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what the band could do at that Tracklisting point, and it is exactly that. It was riffs strung together. The ‘Frantic’, ‘St. Anger’, ‘Some Kind way I look at it was like raw Of Monster’, ‘Dirty Window’, power or a garage band. It was ‘Invisible Kid’, ‘My World’, just riffs. It was garage band ‘Shoot Me Again’, ‘Sweet Am- and that was supposed to sound ber’, ‘The Unnamed Feeling’, like that, and what I learned out ‘Purify’, ‘All Within My Hands’. of it is that people in metal just don’t want it to change.”

Typical of the sort of reception ST. ANGER (SINGLE) the band were getting at the time This was released in 2003, and was the album review in ‘Rolling made number 76 in America, but Stone’ magazine. It pointed out hit number nine in the UK. It came that Metallica had lost their way, in three formats, as follows: and spent the previous decade trying to re-discover their roots. The CD Single 1 – ‘St. Anger’, reviewer, Barry Walters, praises ‘Commando’ (Ramones cover), the band for being more brutal ‘Today You Love, Tomorrow and ferocious here than had been The World’ (Ramones cover), the case for many years, but con- ‘St. Anger’ (radio edit). cludes that this is more of a mas- terful retreat than a breakthrough CD Single 2 – ‘St. Anger’, ‘Now to a new era. I Wanna Sniff Some Glue’ (Ra- Inevitably, the band went out mones cover), ‘Cretin Hop’ on tour determined to break in the (Ramones cover), ‘St. Anger’ new songs. But slowly Hetfield (music video). in particular began to back away from the album, with only Ulrich 12 inch vinyl – ‘St. Anger’, steadfastly defending its worth ‘We’re A Happy Family’ (Ra- mones cover). and value. And when, during 2007, the band took time off from recording their new album to do a brief tour (‘Sick Of The Studio ’07’), it was significant that not one song from ‘St. Anger’ was included – and no-one complained. Released on June 5, 2003, ‘St. Anger’ topped the ‘Billboard’ charts in America, and made it to number three in the UK.

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It has been claimed by some that SABBRA CADABRA (BLACK the Sabbath original actually con- SABBATH) tains backwards messages – but, This is a track from the Black like most of these accusations, Sabbath album ‘Sabbath Bloody there seems to be very little evi- Sabbath’, released in 1973. At dence to support this. Lars Ulrich’s suggestion it was Metallica’s version does fea- covered by Metallica for the ‘Ga- ture one of those moments when rage Inc.’ album. However, what lyrics are misheard. The actual Metallica did wasn’t just ‘Sabbra words you’re listening to are: Cadabra’. They also added in part ‘You have to let your body sleep, of another Sabbath song of the to let your soul live on’. Howev- same vintage, ‘A National Acro- er, this can been heard as: ‘You bat’. The band wanted to record have to let your body sleep, to let a Sabbath number, but not some- your soul evolve’. thing wholly obvious. Says Ulrich of the choice: SAD BUT TRUE “I remember on the ‘Load’ tour, talking with Kirk about this A song from ‘The Black Al- project one night in Frankfurt, bum’, this was also released a staying up and watching the sun single – the fifth one to be taken rise, and saying, ‘If we do any from the record. Sabbath, it’s got to be ‘Sabbra Lyrically, it was inspired by Cadabra’’. Black Sabbath were the 1978 movie ‘Magic’, a psy- not a direct influence on our chological thriller written by the music – they had been going for celebrated William Goldman and too long. But they were a big in- starring Anthony Hopkins and fluence on the four of us as we Ann-Margaret. Hopkins plays were growing up.” ventriloquist Corky, who suffers from multiple personality disorder, and believes his dummy, Fats, talks to him. Murder and intrigue follow – but is it really the dummy who’s behind all the twists, or is it Corky? Well, that’s the premise on which Metallica based the song, which musically is very melodic, and pitches an insistent bass riff against some heavy yet tuneful guitars. Kid Rock actually sampled this track for his own ‘American Ba-

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dass’, and Snoop Dogg performed endary through their connection a snippet when he appeared on to the scene. The Stone is where the ‘MTV Icons’ programme in Cliff Burton made his live debut 2003, a show which paid tribute with Metallica, on March 5, 1982. to Metallica. Two weeks later, the band were There’s also an Internet-based back at the venue, and parts of Metallica tribute band called Sad their performance that night were But True. The band features musi- filmed and used in the ‘Cliff ’Em cians from across America, united All’ video. in cyberspace by a love of Metal- Ruthie’s Inn in Berkeley gave lica. You’ll find their website at early opportunities to bands like www.sadbuttrue-band.com – and Metallica, Megadeth, Exodus they offer free downloads of Me- and Death Angel, and was a tallica covers. hub for thrash until about 1987. The single version of the song, These days it’s a restaurant called released in 1992, reached number Roundtree’s. 98 on the Top 100 in America, Elsewhere in the city, Metallica and number 20 in Britain. played two shows at the Kabuki Theatre in 1985, and The Warfield also embraced thrash in the 1980s. So, why did the Bay Area be- SAN FRANCISCO come such a hotbed for this sort of music? Rick Ernst, producer of the This is the city most associated ‘Get Thrashed’ documentary says: with Metallica, even though they actually formed in Los Angeles. It “I grew up in New York so I was Cliff Burton who persuaded would read stories about it Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield in magazines such as ‘Metal to re-locate to the SF – in fact he Forces’. It seemed like such an made this a condition of leaving incredible place for thrash, and Trauma for Metallica. being a New Yorker, I would San Francisco is always regard- buy any album from a bay area ed as being more like a European thrash band and 99 per cent of city than Los Angeles, and a lot them were awesome; there was more laidback. But in the 1980s just something in the air out SF’s Bay Area was unquestion- there that made these bands so ably the Mecca for the growing good. Having filmed in the bay metal scene in the States. area and having hung out with It was here that so many of the fans, bands etc. I can tell you genre’s most revered names start- I’m blown away by how tight ed out. From Testament to Exo- knit the thrash community is out dus, Possessed to Death Angel. there. It’s indescribably cool, There were also a number of amazing actually.” venues that would become leg-

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SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The orchestra used by Metal- lica on the ’S&M’ album, in this case conducted by Michael Ka- men. The orchestra was started at the beginning of the 20th century and was then conducted by Henry Hadley, who also founded the Se- attle Symphony Orchestra. During the mid-1930s, as The Great Depression took hold in out 255 roses – one for each day America, the orchestra’s very we had knows each other, and existence came under threat, and one for the future.” a public fund was set up to raise the necessary money to keep it The couple got divorced in July functioning. 2004, after four months’ separa- It was the association with Me- tion. They have two sons: Myles tallica – as well as other rock gi- (born in 1998), and Layne (born ants – that introduced the orchestra three years later). to a wider audience than ever. But the ‘S&M’ album was far from their first. In fact, they released a SATRIANI, JOE record as far back as 1925, some 14 years after its founding. This One of the most respected and was an acoustic piece by French acclaimed guitarists in rock, Sa- composer Daniel Francois Esprit triani taught guitar for a time at Auber called ‘Fra Diavolo’. a music store in San Francisco – and Kirk Hammett was amongst his most celebrated pupils.

SATENSTEIN, SKYLAR

Lars Ulrich’s second wife, Satenstein was born on June 23, 1971. The pair got married in Las Vegas on January 26, 1997. Said Ulrich:

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WCW star Sting and AAA man SCARY GUY Cibernetico. Virtually an ever present in the The skull-based logo which Metallica live show for the past adorned both the ‘Live At Wem- 25 years, you can hear stage ver- bley’ three-track CD and also the sions on the DVD ‘Cliff ’Em All’ ‘Live Shit: Binge & Purge’ box and also as part of the ‘Live Shit: set. It was created by James Het- Binge & Purge’ box set, where Ja- field and was also used on other son Newsted does lead vocals. merchandise at the time. A stencil One interesting fact is that Kirk for the logo was included with the Hammett’s studio guitar solo ‘Live Shit…’ release. seems to feature a ‘bum’ note. Listen about three minutes and 46 seconds in, and you’ll hear this SCRAP METAL odd moment. Hammett has since apologised, admitting it was a A one-off band featuring mem- mistake that wasn’t corrected. bers of Metallica’s road crew, they Amusingly, this song was also appeared at the Aardshock Fes- referred to under the title ‘She tival in Zwolle, Holland in 1987 Can Destroy’ in the band’s early where they played a covers set. days. This was due to ‘Kerrang!’ Metallica headlined the event. journalist Xavier Russell, seeing the track performed live and mis- hearing what it was called.

SEEK AND DESTROY

A real fan favourite, this ap- SEGER, BOB pears on the debut album ‘Kill ’Em All’. Heavily influenced by Born in Detroit, Seger spent the Diamond Head track ‘Dead years slogging away on the local Reckoning’, it deals with the de- circuit, before finding huge suc- sire to kill someone out of a thirst for revenge – but someone who does deserve to die. In the early 1990s, the band took to stretching the song to more than 15 minutes in length, as they jammed along at the end, while the crowd were urged to shout out ‘Seek & Destroy!’ as a constant mantra. It has also been used as the intro music for two wrestlers, namely

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cess in the 1970s with The Silver latter made it to number four. A Bullet Band. Seger formed the year later the ‘Stranger In Town’ band in 1974 and had a minor hit album had no less than three big with ‘Get Out Of Denver’ that hits: ‘Still The Same’, ‘Holly- same year. In 1975 the song ‘Kat- wood Nights’ and ‘We’ve Got mandu’, from the album ‘Beauti- Tonight’. And he made it to the ful Loser’, took him to number 43 top of the album charts in 1980 in the US singles charts. It was with ‘Against The Wind’. the ‘Live Bullet’ album in 1976 However, the prevailing winds that really broke Seger and the of musical change, together with Silver Bullet boys. It was a major the onset of the MTV generation, commercial success, thanks in no hit Seger hard. He went into a small measure to ‘Turn The Page’. steep and rapid decline, and all Originally on the ‘Back In ’72’ re- but disappeared with albums and cord, this is the track that Metallica tours happening only sporadi- chose to cover for the ‘Garage Inc.’ cally. But he’s since enjoyed an project. But back to Seger. upswing in fortunes with the al- In 1977, both the album and bum ‘Face The Promise’ selling single entitled ‘Night Moves’ remarkably well, and the accom- were huge successes. The former panying US tour a sell-out. He went into the Top Ten, while the also guested on the song ‘Land-

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ing In London’, which was on the come true. I’m very honoured 3 Doors Down album ‘Seventeen to be here in this country, and Days’, released in 2005. to appear in front of the Senate Metallica’s cover of ‘Turn The Judiciary Committee today. Page’ also helped introduce Bob “Earlier this year, while com- Seger to a new audience, one that pleting work on a song for the had perhaps never appreciated movie ‘Mission: Impossible II’, his depth and talent – until, that we were startled to hear reports is, ‘Garage Inc.’ gave him a cer- that a work-in-progress ver- tain cachet. sion was already being played on some US radio stations. We www.bobseger.com traced the source of this leak to a corporation called Napster. Additionally, we learned that all of our previously recorded SENATE JUDICIARY copyrighted songs were, via COMMITTEE Napster, available for anyone around the world to download On July 11, 2000, Lars Ulrich from the Internet in a digital for- provided a statement for the Sen- mat known as MP3. As you are ate Judiciary Committee looking probably aware, we became the into the future of the Internet and first artists to sue Napster, and how it might affect copyright. The have been quite vocal about it following is the statement in full. as well. That’s undoubtedly why There is no better way of indicat- you invited me to this hearing. ing where Metallica stood on the “We have many issues with Nap- issue. ster. First and foremost: Nap- ster hijacked our music without “Mr. Chairman, Senator Leahy, asking. They never sought our Members of the Committee, my permission – our catalogue of name is Lars Ulrich. I was born music simply became available in Denmark. In 1980, as a teen- as free downloads on the Nap- ager, my parents and I came to ster system. America. I started a band named “I don’t have a problem with Metallica in 1981 with my best any artist voluntarily distribut- friend James Hetfield. By 1983 ing his or her songs through we had released our first re- any means the artist elects, at cord, and by 1985 we were no no cost to the consumer, if that’s longer living below the poverty what the artist wants. But just line. Since then, we’ve been very like a carpenter who crafts a fortunate to achieve a great table gets to decide whether to level of success in the music keep it, sell it or give it away, business throughout the world. shouldn’t we have the same op- It’s the classic American dream tions? My band authored the

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music which is Napster’s life- spiration and perspiration. It’s blood. We should decide what what we do for a living. Even happens to it, not Napster – a though we’re passionate about company with no rights in our it, it’s our job. recordings, which never invest- “We typically employ a record ed a penny in Metallica’s music producer, recording engineers, or had anything to do with its programmers, assistants and, creation. The choice has been occasionally, other musicians. taken away from us. We rent time for months at “What about the users of Nap- recording studios which are ster, the music consumers? It’s owned by small businessmen like each of them won one of who have risked their own capi- those contests where you get tal to buy, maintain and con- turned loose in a store for five stantly upgrade very expensive minutes and get to keep every- equipment and facilities. Our thing you can load into your record releases are supported shopping cart. With Napster, by hundreds of record company though, there’s no time limit and employees and provide pro- everyone’s a winner – except the gramming for numerous radio artist. Every song by every artist and television stations. Add it is available for download at no all up and you have an indus- cost and, of course, with no pay- try with many jobs – a very few ment to the artist, the songwriter glamorous ones like ours, and a or the copyright holder. greater number of demanding “If you’re not fortunate enough ones covering all levels of the to own a computer, there’s only pay scale for wages which sup- one way to assemble a music port families and contribute to collection the equivalent of a our economy. Napster user’s: theft. Walk into “Remember too, that my band, a record store, grab what you Metallica, is fortunate enough want and walk out. The differ- to make a great living from what ence is that the familiar phrase it does. Most artists are barely a computer user hears, ‘File’s earning a decent wage and need done’ is replaced by another every source of revenue avail- familiar phrase: ‘You’re under able to scrape by. Also keep in arrest’. mind that the primary source of “Since what I do is make mu- income for most songwriters is sic, let’s talk about the record- from the sale of records. Every ing artist for a moment. When time a Napster enthusiast down- Metallica makes an album we loads a song, it takes money from spend many months and many the pockets of all these members hundreds of thousands of our of the creative community. own dollars writing and record- “It’s clear, then, that if music is ing. We also contribute our in- free for downloading, the music

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industry is not viable; all the Internet with distribution and jobs I just talked about will be manufacturing savings passed lost and the diverse voices of the on to the American consumer, artists will disappear. The argu- then, of course, we will embrace ment I hear a lot, that ‘Music that format too. should be free’, must then mean “But how can we embrace a that musicians should work for new format and sell our music free. Nobody else works for free. for a fair price when someone, Why should musicians? with a few lines of code, and no “In economic terms, music is investment costs, creative input referred to as intellectual prop- or marketing expenses, simply erty, as are films, television gives it away? How does this programmes, books, computer square with the level playing software, video games, and the field of the capitalist system? like. As a nation, the US has ex- In Napster’s brave new world, celled in the creation of intellec- what free market economy tual property, and collectively, models support our ability to it is this country’s most valuable compete? The touted ‘new par- export. adigm’ that the Internet gurus “The backbone for the success tell us we Luddites must adopt of our intellectual property sounds to me like old-fashioned business is the protection that trafficking in stolen goods. Congress has provided with the “We have to find a way to wel- copyright statutes. No informa- come the technological advances tion-based industry can thrive and cost savings of the Internet, without this protection. Our while not destroying the artistic current political dialogue about diversity and the international trade with China is focused on success that has made our intel- how we must get that country to lectual property industries the respect and enforce copyrights. greatest in the world. Allowing How can we continue to take our copyright protections to that position if we let our own deteriorate is, in my view, bad copyright laws wither in the policy, both economically and face of technology? artistically. “Make no mistake, Metallica is “To underscore what I’ve spo- not anti-technology. When we ken about today, I’d like to read made our first album, the major- from the ‘Terms of Use’ section ity of sales were in the vinyl re- of the Napster Internet web site. cord format. By the late 1980s, When you use Napster you are cassette sales accounted for basically agreeing to a con- over 50% of the market. Now, tract that includes the following the compact disc dominates. terms: If the next format is a form of ‘This website or any portion of digital downloading from the this web site may not be repro-

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duced, duplicated, copied, sold, doesn’t want to be free; only resold, or otherwise exploited the transmission of information for any commercial purpose wants to be free. Information, that is not expressly permitted like culture, is the result of a by Napster.’ labour and devotion, invest- ‘All Napster website design, ment and risk; it has a value. text, graphics, the selection and And nothing will lead to a more arrangement thereof, and all deafening cultural silence than Napster software are Copyright ignoring that value and cel- 1999-00 Napster Inc. All rights ebrating… [companies like] reserved Napster Inc.’ Napster running amok’. ‘Napster, the logo and all other “Mr. Chairman, Senator Leahy trademarks, service marks and and Members of the Committee, trade names of Napster appear- the title of today’s hearing asks ing on this web site are owned by the question, ‘The Future of the Napster. Napster’s trademarks, Internet: Is there an Upside to logos, service marks, and trade Downloading?’ My answer is, names may not be used in con- yes. However, as I hope my re- nection with any product or ser- marks have made clear, this can vice that is not Napster’s.’ only occur when artists’ choices “Napster itself wants – and are respected and their creative surely deserves – copyright and efforts protected.” trademark protection. Metal- lica and other creators of music and intellectual property want, deserve and have a right to that SEPULTURA same protection. “In closing, I’d like to read to The Brazilian thrashers’ con- you from the last paragraph of nection with Metallica comes a ‘New York Times’ column by through the song ‘Hatred Aside’, Edward Rothstein: ‘Information from their album ‘Against’.

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It was co-written by Jason New- Even within Metallica there sted, who also supplied guitar and wasn’t unanimity over using backing vocals. ‘Blood And Semen III’ for the www.sepultura.uol.com.br ‘Load’ cover. Said Hetfield at the time:

SERRANO, ANDRES “To Kirk and Lars, it’s art, and it’s so deep. To me, it’s just a The image on the cover of ‘Load’ picture some guy took. I remem- is called ‘Blood And Semen III’. ber when I first saw it, it was, It’s a photograph taken by Ser- ‘So what?’ Then they told me rano, with an effect achieved by what it was, it was: ‘Oh, it’s mixing bovine blood together definitely more interesting to me with the photographer’s semen, now’. But that’s about it. between two pieces of Plexiglas. Born in 1950, Serrano has become infamous in his home country of America, thanks to his photos of corpses and also the ‘Piss Christ’, a photo of a crucifix sub- merged in a glass container of the artist’s own urine. His talents have led him to snap members of the Ku Klux Klan, morgues and burn victims. It would seem that, for Serrano, nothing is out of bounds. He once went into the New York subway system armed with lights and photographic paper, determined to portray the homeless living there as art objects. Serrano is especially obsessed “I was worried about not being with bodily fluids. In his time, he’s able to get the music into the K- used not only blood, urine and se- marts of the world because of men, but also mother’s milk. a cover they don’t like. I think Inevitably, Serrano has been it’s bullshit. I want to get music roundly condemned by some. In to people who want it. I want it 1989 he was denounced by the readily available for everybody. Rev. Donald E. Wildman, who Controversy? I don’t give two saw himself as a protector of fam- shits about that.” ily values and launched a major campaign against the artist’s ‘Piss It was Kirk Hammett and Lars Christ’ image. Ulrich who drove the idea of

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using this image for the cover. hearsing this (www.youtube. Hammett: com/watch?v=eOxMu4zAOJc), it’s clear that there is a hellish “We had no concept for the album; ferocity about the song. The per- no title, no artwork. When I first formance is more fired-up than saw the picture, I thought it looked Slipknot, and stands comparison like hot-rod flames, because I have with any of the younger de-tuned a hot-rod flame tattoo.” demi-gods. Hetfield’s vocal style is almost resigned, mirroring the Hammett saw the photo in a lyrics which are, at times, world book called ‘Body And Soul’, weary – perhaps an inevitable and it was he who first mooted the reflection of the fact that Hetfield idea. With Ulrich’s enthusiastic was battling his personal demons backing, the pair got their way, at the time. with Newsted so strongly against it that, at the time, he refused to talk about it. SHORTEST STRAW, THE

“I’m always trying to expand my Metallica go political? Defi- audience, and it’s great when a nitely. This song, from the ‘…And band like Metallica comes to Justice For All’ album, refers to me,” Serrano himself said a the bigotry that was taken as nor- decade ago. “The thing about mal in America during the 1950s ‘Semen And Blood III’ is that it and 1960s, when the country was can function on a very abstract still gripped by McCarthyism. It level. People will appreciate was started by Senator Joe McCar- it for that, and not think twice thy who denounced Communism about it. Maybe other people and anyone sympathetic to that will know what it is and have a cause. He stirred up feelings of slightly different reaction.” fear, loathing and pernicious hatred of anything that was different. Metallica – or rather Hammett Neighbour turned on neighbour, and Ulrich – were clearly delighted and black lists became the norm. with the results, as another Serrano More importantly, Metallica image – ‘Piss And Blood’ – was wonder in this song whether much used on the cover of ‘ReLoad’. has changed. Can we really accept a contra viewpoint as having a right to exist? SHOOT ME AGAIN There are those who believe the song was inspired by the spies A song that appears on the Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, con- ‘St. Anger’ album. If you watch victed of selling American nucle- the footage shot of the band rear secrets to the Russians. They

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were executed, but afterwards pretty much been hooked on hard new evidence came to light which stuff ever since.” cast doubts on the verdict. It was at this point that the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was starting to take hold, giving metal a fresh, exciting focus. Not SLAGEL, BRIAN slow to see what was happening, This is the man who gave Metal- Slagel imported some of these re- lica one of the biggest breaks in cords and noticed that there was their career. In 1982 he agreed to a growing audience for this sort put a track, ‘Hit The Lights’, on of sound in America. Enthused, the first ‘Metal Massacre’ compi- he started one of the first metal lation album – it was the birth of a fanzines in the States, ‘The New legend, but who knew at the time? Heavy Metal Review’. Brian Slagel grew up in Wood- land Hills, California, and had “Actually, I started out bootleg- an early love for heavy music. ging. I would tape live concerts So much so that, as a teenager, and trade. I was into the whole he worked in a local record store tape-trading thing. I would called Oz. trade demos and live concerts with people around the world. “I was at a cousin’s house when That’s kinda how I got turned I was 11. I wasn’t really all that onto the whole New Wave of into music back then. My cousin British Heavy Metal. A kid that I put on ‘Machine Head’ by Deep knew in Sweden turned me onto Purple, and hearing it changed Iron Maiden when the first Iron my life. I was like, ‘What is that?’ I Maiden record came out.” immediately went out and bought the record the next day, and have In 1982 he took another step towards getting talented young bands across to the masses. He decided to release a compilation called ‘The New Heavy Metal Review Presents Metal Massa- cre’. It was here that Metallica got that opportunity, as Lars Ulrich persuaded Slagel to give them a chance. Trivia hounds might wish to note that early pressings of the album contained the band’s named misspelt as ‘Mettallica’. Alongside Metallica were the likes of Ratt, Cirith Ungol, Steeler, Bitch and Malice – all of whom

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would achieve some status in the they’d want to be on a record if future. Slagel goes on: I did one. They all said sure. “Lars was a friend of mine, and “I also started writing for ‘Ker- he was always saying he was go- rang!’ and ‘Sounds’ magazines ing to put together a band. I was in England. Doing some LA like, ‘Yeah, sure you are Lars’. correspondence stuff. I was So it is pretty amazing what helping out with the local heavy happened with them. The first metal radio show, and doing all track was great. The only disap- sorts of things while working at pointment for me was that they the record store. I kinda got the wanted me to do the first album idea that since no one was real- when they had just their demo, ly paying any attention to what but I didn’t have the money.” was going on in L.A. at the time, it would be fun to do a compila- The ‘Metal Massacre’ album tion album – kinda in the spirit quickly sold out its initial pressing of the NWOBHM. I just came up of 5000 copies. Emboldened, in with the name and I went to all 1983 Slagel became a label mogul of the bands and asked whether of sorts, by founding Metal Blade.

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His first batch of releases included “I was just trying to get some cov- Slayer’s ‘Show No Mercy’, which erage for metal. I never thought caused an underground sensation, metal would get as big as it did. selling over 40,000 copies world- Nor did I ever think I would be do- wide, an astonishing quantity for ing this for this long!” such an extreme band. As it grew ever bigger, Slagel “We were just a bunch of kept a determined hand on the fans starting out,” recalls Slagel. reins, running Metal Blade solo

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until 1988 – quite a feat. Since be a warning that if you go look- then it has continued to expand ing for trouble, then the chances and adapt to modern demands, in are you’ll find it. the process earning a reputation as one of the premier metal labels on the planet. Says Slagel: SMALL HOURS, THE (HOLOCAUST) “I am still a big metal fan, so just being able to work with mu- There’s little doubt that the sic that I love, that still makes it lengthy list of bands who owe their exciting. Plus, it is still a thrill reputation almost solely to Metal- to find new bands and help them lica would have to include Scot- get their music out. Also, I am land’s Holocaust close to the top. lucky enough to work with so In 1987, Metallica covered their many great people and bands.” song ‘The Small Hours’, which was the first time many people But, back to ‘Hit The Lights’, ac- had even heard the name Holo- cording to ex-bassist Ron McGov- caust. It appeared on ‘The $5.98 ney, there might actually be two EP: Garage Days Re-Revisited’, versions on ‘Metal Massacre’… the record that introduced bassist Jason Newsted to the world as the “I believe on the very first press- new man in Metallica. ing of ‘Metal Massacre’ they Subsequently, it appeared on the kept Lloyd Grant’s lead tracks ‘Garage Inc.’ album. (he was the guitarist prior to Holocaust themselves never got Dave Mustaine). Lloyd actu- beyond the stage of being a club/ ally only came over twice, and pub band, and owe any reputation then they ended up recruiting they have to this day to Metallica. Dave Mustaine on guitar. As I remember, Dave played the two leads on ‘Hit The Lights’, but they kept the second lead which SMITH, TONY Lloyd played because they liked Metallica’s tour manager for it better. Now, on the second many years, and the man who pressing of the album, it was all also founded both their official Dave’s leads.” fan club and fanzine (the latter being titled ‘So What!’), which he edited for a while. He retired from SLITHER working with the band in 1999 and now runs BANDitems (www. This song features on the ‘Re- banditems.com), a site through Load’ album, released in 1997. A which he sells rare memorabilia. straightforward track, it seems to

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The authors have experienced the SNAKE opening of a Metallica show at both Wembley Arena and Milton The ‘Snake’ logo which adorns Keynes Bowl in the Snake Pit, and the cover of ‘The Black Album’ can attest to the deafening power was inspired by the Culpepper of the band’s pyrotechnics, not to Minutemen flag, from which the mention the heat they give off. legend ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ was also taken. The flag dates back to the late 18th Century, and the snake in question is actually a SOUTH PARK rattlesnake. There were various versions of this flag but the one The contentious animated series used by Metallica was based on has two connections with Metal- the yellow one. lica. Firstly, in an episode called ‘Christian Rock Hard’, main characters Stan, Kyle and Kenny are arrested for illegally downloading SNAKE PIT music. Having an epiphany, they The small section right at the then decide to start a movement front of the stage, created by Me- aimed at stopping the practice, tallica during their ‘Wherever We and Metallica join in the protest. May Roam’ arena/stadium tour in The second connection involves 1991-92. This allowed a select few the movie ‘South Park: Bigger, fans to stand right under the band, Longer & Uncut’ in which James thereby creating a club atmo- Hetfield sings the number ‘Hell sphere within a far bigger venue. Isn’t Good’ during a sequence where Kenny goes to hell.

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“As I waited on the edge of the stage waiting to go on, it suddenly SO WHAT (ANTI NOWHERE dawned on me I was just about to LEAGUE) stand in front of 10,000 punters This was originally released in who didn’t know me from Adam, 1981 by the British punks Anti and sing a song that I couldn’t Nowhere League, as the B-side to fucking remember… all that kept their hard-hitting version of Ralph running through my head was, McTell’s ‘Streets Of London’. ‘Run, you silly old fucker!’” As you might have expected, the League didn’t exactly spare the In addition to being a song cov- boot. ered by Metallica, ‘So What’ is Apparently, it was written in also the name of their official fan a pub one night, when the band club. This was started in 1993 by overheard two men trying to the band themselves, who have a outdo each other with remark- very hands-on approach to it. able stories. It’s a real put-down of people who try to puff up their own importance by exaggerating a story to the point of incredulity. SOME KIND OF MONSTER Inevitably, the swearing factor There are two distinct aspects to in the song was inordinately high, this entry. On the one hand, this so much so that police seized all is a song from the ‘St. Anger’ al- copies of the first pressing, using the Obscene Publications Act as bum. The title came from James an excuse. Hetfield attempting to describe Subsequently, the track has the thinking behind the lyric to turned up on re-issues of the producer Bob Rock, and coming Anti Nowhere League album out with the idea that it deals with ‘We Are… The League’. Metal- a Frankenstein creature. Fans of lica covered this as an extra track the American TV series ‘Super- on the Japanese version of ‘The natural’ might recall that in the Black Album’ and for the B-side episode ‘Phantom Traveller’, one of ‘The Unforgiven’ single. It of the central characters, Dean also appears on the ‘Garage Inc.’ Winchester, hums this tune to album. On October 25, 1992, Me- calm himself while on a flight. tallica played this live for the first The track was released as time at Wembley Arena. And they a single, and reached number 40 got Anti Nowhere League vocal- in the UK and number 19 on the ist Animal to guest with them. US mainstream rock chart. It was He recalls the moment just before the last single to be put out from walking onstage: the album.

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On the other hand, ‘Some Kind found made for both fascinating Of Monster’ is also the title given footage, and also for some embar- to the documentary made around rassing moments. the recording of ‘St. Anger’, “We thought we would be which has taken on a life of its spending about two weeks do- own and really caught everyone’s ing behind-the-scenes stuff attention. around the new album. But as Producer/directors Joe Berlinger soon as we arrived, the shit hit and Bruce Sinofsky were given the fan,” says Berlinger. “The unprecedented and unfettered ac- band started disintegrating. But cess to the band, and what they because we were friends with

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them, we convinced them to let ity television show, timed to the us film it and they had the cour- release of the album. And we age to let us. all felt like, ‘Well, the beauty “I look back at this film and of this film is that it was com- I’m amazed it came to be. I’m pletely unplanned’, and if we amazed at the access they gave turn it into a reality TV show us, amazed the label didn’t shut like ‘The Osbournes’, it would us down. Promotional films are trivialise and cheapen the mate- intended to promote – filming rial, and it would make it seem people in the best of situations, like this was the plan from the not the worst of situations.” start . ‘Oh, let’s go into therapy and turn it into a reality show’, Berlinger and Sinofsky had which would have destroyed the gotten to know Metallica thanks integrity and the credibility of to one of their previous projects, the material.” ‘Paradise Lost’. Now the pair were brought in to make a promo So, after a meeting between all style film around the new album. parties concerned, Metallica de- At first it was simply seen as a cided to foot the bill themselves, marketing tool. and keep the cameras rolling everywhere. It cost them $2 mil- “The film was originally being lion just to buy the rights to what paid for by the record label as had been done up until that point. a promotional vehicle,” recalls What the directorial pair ended up Berlinger. “But, as time unfold- with was literally hours of footage ed and it became clear we had documenting a band falling apart. something special, the record They had arguments between all label started forcing its will and of the members, Lars discussing wanting to turn this into a real- tracks with his father and former

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tennis professional Torben Ulrich didn’t do that, despite giving me advising his son on what songs their word. And they’ve used to put on the record. And most such a brief clip in the final edit damning of all, it chronicled the that I come across really badly. way that ‘performance enhancing Yet again, I’ve been betrayed by coach’ Phil Towle makes himself Metallica.” indispensable to the whole process of making the album. Brought in by the band’s management, Q.Prime Inc., to play a SQUINDO, TONY role in getting the band to work better as a unit, he slowly turns An artist working with Metal- the situation to his advantage. lica, Squindo designs T-shirts Berlinger and Sinofsky Towle is sometimes referred to for them, having begun by doing as a ‘therapist’. Not true. He had cartoons for the ‘So What!’ fan- voluntarily rescinded his licence zine. He has also worked with from the Kansas Behavioral Sci- Ramones, Misfits, Korn and The ences Regulatory Board a decade Offspring and says of himself: earlier for allegedly attempting to persuade clients to continue “In the Pennsylvania Moun- treatment beyond the point where tains, a small cabin is a rockin’. it was useful. He used a similar Fuelled by pizza and super- tactic to keep himself inside the charged by Red Bull – Tony and Metallica camp. Wendy Groholski-Squindo are When the band decide it’s time cranking out amazing artwork to dispense with his services, and photos that you need. With Towle responds: “We’ve still got a turnaround time that will have some trust issues that I think we your head spinning and an at- need to sort out.” tention to detail that’ll please The film was released in 2004, to the micromanager from hell, a mixed response. One man very Squindo Studios.” angry was former Metallica member Dave Mustaine. He had been filmed here confronting Lars Ulrich about issues still haunting him over his sacking two decades earlier.

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‘Big’ Jim Martin of Faith No More who struck up on guitar. Cotton, SPASTIK CHILDREN as Johnny Problem, was the lead vocalist, while McDaniel (alias A real conglomerate of like- Slucky McDonald) also played minded musicians who got to- guitar. Among the songs these nut- gether to drink heavily, wear daft ters would play in bars and clubs clothing, make fools of themselves around North California were: and generally have fun while playing a style of music that was ‘Let Me Flush’ - this is suppos- more punk than metal. The three edly about someone whom Het- founding members – Fred Cotton, field knew, who got drunk and just James McDaniel and Rich Sielert shat in his pants. The poor bloke – might not be household names, thought that he’d only farted and but a number of those who have not ‘followed through’, as it were. appeared with the Spastik Chil- He had to flush his offending un- dren over the years are renowned derwear down the bar’s toilet. in the world of metal. ‘What’s That Smell’ - a delight- Firstly, there’s James Hetfield fully sensitive song about farts. who, under the pseudonym of ‘Thermos’ - this is a cover of Bobby Brady, played the drums a song Steve Martin sang in the and sang. Then there’s Kirk Ham- movie ‘The Jerk’. mett, who, as Goddamn It, struck ‘Bra Section’ - about tossing-off up on the bass. Jason Newsted while browsing through the bra also played bass occasionally. The section of a mail order catalogue original four-stringer was Cliff – and having your mum walk into Burton, with both Hammett and the bathroom while you’re mid- Newsted taking the man’s place stroke. when he died. And then there’s ‘Benefit Baby’ - about a guy who sponges food from girls. ‘Cunt’ - about an ex-girlfriend.

As you can readily imagine, these weren’t sensitive singer- songwriters, but a bunch of muso pals out to let rip. The band’s philosophy was summed up thus:

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preferred playing instruments they had no past experience with, and the band hosted a revolving door policy of members that would come and go as desired. If the band had any kind of mission, it was merely to get as drunk as possible and see if we could still play, and abuse the crowd. That was the whole object.”

before finally being ready to com- SPUN mit to vinyl (as it was back then). The lyrics are all about some- The name Metallica used when one daydreaming of becoming a they played a secret gig at Club gangster, hence the name-checks Kim’s in San Francisco on June for people like Al Capone. And 4, 2002 – their first gig for over stylistically, it is definitely a pro- 18 months. Bob Rock stood in on to-thrash song, which is presum- bass, as the band did Ramones ably why it appealed to Metallica. covers, oldies like ‘Hit The Lights’ They covered it for an album titled ‘Rubaiyat’, released to celebrate and a new song called ‘Dead Ken- the 40th anniversary of their US nedys Roll’. label, Elektra and which features acts of the time covering songs by famous names who had been on STONE COLD CRAZY the label. The track was the B-side (QUEEN) for the single ‘Enter Sandman’, and features on the ‘Garage Inc.’ One of Queen’s more obviously album. It also won Metallica a metal-oriented numbers, this ap- second Grammy in 1991 for ‘Best pears on their third album ‘Sheer Metal Performance’. Heart Attack’, released in 1974. Although all four members of Queen are credited with writing STONE DEAD FOREVER it, in fact Freddie Mercury prob- (MOTORHEAD) ably had more to do with this than the other three, having performed A track originally from the Motorhead the track with his previous band, classic, ‘Bomber’, which was released Wreckage. This is the first song in 1979. The album was a huge success Queen ever played live – making despite being recorded under difficult it a landmark indeed. However, it circumstances – producer Jimmy Miller did undergo considerable change was increasingly under the influence of

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heroin, at one point disappearing from the studio, to be found asleep at the SUICIDAL TENDENCIES wheel of his car. Metallica performed the song The band with whom Rob Tru- live in December 1995, as part of jillo first made his name. Although their set at the ‘Motorheadache born as more of a hardcore/punk ’95’ concert, held to celebrate th band in 1981, their influence on the Lemmy’s 50 birthday. It was re- thrash scene has been profound. leased on the single ‘Hero Of The The California band didn’t have Day’ in September 1996. an auspicious start to their career, being voted ‘Worst Band/Biggest Assholes’ in 1982 by ‘Flipside’ STRUGGLE WITHIN, THE magazine. But by the time the 1987 album ‘Join The Army’ The song that ends ‘The Black came out, not only had their sound Album’, this has never been become more metallic (thanks, in played live by Metallica. It’s said part, to guitarist Rocky George), to be about someone suffering but they had also left behind many from a self-defeating personality. of the problems caused by alleged Some believe it to be a sequel gang associations. to ‘The Frayed Ends Of Sanity’ By 1989 Trujillo had been from the previous album, ‘…And drafted in, and his slight funk/hip Justice For All’. hop inspirations helped to propel the classic 1990 record ‘Lights… Camera… Revolution!’ which is

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not only regarded as, arguably, ration in America threatening to the band’s finest, but also the ban Metallica from airplay be- moment when they reached their cause the band had refused to do commercial peak. a promo for them. ‘Still Cyco After All These Years’ followed in 1993 (effectively a re-recording of their rare, SWEET SAVAGE self-titled debut), with ‘Suicidal For Life’ the next year. But the An Irish band who briefly flirted group then fell apart, with Trujillo with fame during the New Wave opting to join Ozzy’s band. Of British Heavy Metal era, but Since then, there have been vari- have become no more than a foot- ous attempted comebacks, led by note in music history. They started perennial, yet troubled frontman in Belfast during 1979, and got the Mike Muir, but nothing that’s opportunity over the next couple captured the imagination like the of years to support Wishbone Ash Trujillo years. and Motorhead when they toured www.suicidaltendencies.com Ireland. In 1981, they made it to the mainland, opening for Thin Lizzy. SWEET AMBER There are now two reasons why people recall Sweet Savage. A track from the ‘St. Anger’ al- Firstly because of guitarist Vivian bum. ‘Amber’ is street slang for Campbell. His departure in 1983 heroin, and the song is said to be to join former Rainbow and Black based on James Hetfield’s time in Sabbath singer Ronnie James Dio rehab. It contains the warning that in his new band, Dio, was a major it’s ‘never as sweet as it seems’, blow from which the young Irish which is a reference to how addic- hopefuls never fully recovered. tion takes over your life. There are This happened just after Sweet also those who believe that amber Savage had recorded three tracks is more likely to refer to alcohol for a Radio One ‘Friday Rock than heroin. Show’ session. These were ‘Kill- The fact that Amber is also a ing Time’, ‘Into The Night’ and girl’s name has led to speculation ‘Queen’s Vengeance’. It’s often that, far from being a personalised claimed that the debut Dio album, letter from Hetfield about his ad- ‘Holy Diver’, features a number diction problems, it’s actually of songs that were, in effect, re- more about a relationship. workings of Sweet Savage mate- Interestingly, the line ‘Wash rial – perhaps, given Campbell’s your back so you don’t stab mine’ presence, that’s not a surprise. was originally said by Hetfield in The second reason why the response to a major radio corpo- band are remembered is because

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Metallica covered ‘Killing Time’. Freddy Hansson and Flemming This appeared on the B-side of Rasmussen, the latter, of course, the single ‘The Unforgiven’ and being closely involved with Metal- it also features on the ‘Garage lica as a producer/engineer. Aside Inc.’ album. The huge upsurge from our heroes, other luminaries of interest in the band follow- such as Rainbow, Cat Stevens ing Metallica’s patronage led to and Ringo Starr have recorded them re-forming in 1996, to have there. According to their official another stab at fame. Campbell’s website: ‘The Studio has a big replace was taken by 15-year-old cording room with enough space prodigy Simon McBride. But this to record string and horn sections didn’t lead to any lasting success, etc., a medium sized room and a and Sweet Savage have remained small ‘dry’ room. All rooms are overshadowed by their former with windows that allow you too guitarist’s profile – after a stint see/communicate between the with Whitesnake, he’s now with rooms. Sweet Silence soon be- Def Leppard – and Metallica’s came famous for its good sound, and a staff of qualified engineers cover. and producers’. In 1999, the studio was actually moved, because the building in SWEET SILENCE STUDIOS which it was housed was due to be demolished. Rasmussen built a The famous Copenhagen stu- new complex over a period from dio where Metallica recorded all September 1999 to March 2000. of their albums from ‘Ride The So the current studio is not the Lightning’ to ‘…And Justice one where Metallica did some of For All’. It was built in 1976 by their finest work.

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Eddie Clarke. The highlight of the album is a storming rendition of The Osmonds’ ‘Crazy Horses’. Constant touring with the likes of Motorhead and Girlschool helped the band to build a strong following, something that was reinforced and underlined by their second album, ‘Power Of The Hunter’. The third effort, ‘This Means War’, was released in 1983 on new label Music For Nations (the band’s original record company, Kamaflage, having gone out of business) and saw Tank become a four-piece, with T the addition of second guitarist Mick Tucker. However, the Brabbs brothers left the band soon afterwards, replaced by Cliff Evans (for- TANK merly with blues-rockers Chicken Shack) and Graeme Crallan (ex- A trio from Croydon, who White Spirit, along with Janick started out in 1980, Tank features Gers, now with Iron Maiden) on one-time Damned member Algy bass and drums, respectively. It Ward on bass/vocals, Pete Brabbs was this incarnation that toured on guitar and his brother Mark on Europe in 1984 with Metallica. drums. Often regarded as being This was to prove a high point close to Motorhead in attitude and on which the band could never approach, their 1982 debut album, quite capitalise. More line-up ‘Filth Hounds From Hades’, was changes followed throughout the produced by none other than ‘Fast’ 1980s, especially on drums, with Gary Taylor (ex-Streetfighter) and Steve Clarke (previously with Fastway) each getting their chance. Tank’s cult status remains high, and a number of bands have covered their songs over the years – although Metallica have yet to join that list.

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THIN LIZZY

The great Irish band, whose version of the traditional song ‘Whiskey In The Jar’ was the one that inspired Metallica to cover it themselves. Lizzy started in Dub- lin during 1969, having a hit with the aforementioned ‘Whiskey…’ in 1973. But Lizzy’s purple period really started after this hit, with the ‘Fighting’ album in 1975. From this point, until their split in and his death in January 1986 1984, the band were hugely influ- robbed the rock world of a vision- ential and successful, their ability ary. Lizzy have re-grouped sub- to improvise and innovate leaving sequently, and tour regularly, but an indelible mark. only to play the classics. They’ve Despite having some of the recorded nothing new since Ly- greatest guitarists of their era – Gary Moore, Brian Robertson, nott’s death. Scott Gorham, John Sykes – Lizzy One of the highlights of the is always seen as the domain of group’s career was getting the bassist Phil Lynott, who also had chance to be the first band to a distinctive buzz as vocalist. His headline a show at Slane Castle in clever and emotive lyrics helped County Meath in 1981; this is now to lift the band beyond cult status, a regular stop on the gig circuit for

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major acts. The support bill that day included U2, and Lizzy fin- THORN WITHIN ished the show with… ‘Whiskey A track from the ‘Load’ album, In The Jar’. which is Jason Newsted’s favourite song on the record. Some www.thin-lizzy.com interpret this as a girl having to confess to her father that she is pregnant. The embryo being the THING THAT SHOULD NOT thorn within. Others see it as a BE, THE guilty person seeking the salvation that he is constantly being A track from the ‘Master Of denied. Puppets’ album and inspired by the short story ‘Shadow Over Innsmouth’, written in 1936 by celebrated fantasy author H.P. THROUGH THE NEVER Lovecraft. It is actually unique among Lovercraft’s short stories This track from ‘The Black Al- because this was the only one to bum’ is thrashier than most on the appear in a book while he was record, but was quickly dropped alive; others published during his from the band’s live set. There’s lifetime were in magazines. It was been constant speculation that this covered by Primus in 1998 on the is due to James Hetfield’s dislike ‘Rhinoplasty’ album, by Dream of it. Some people have attempted Theater for their official bootleg to tie the song in with fantasy of the ‘Master Of Puppets’ record author H.P. Lovecraft’s famous and again by Scottish metalheads, Cthulu Mythos writings, which of Mendeed in 2006, for the ‘Ker- course gave rise to the Metallica rang!’ magazine CD ‘Master song ‘The Call Of Ktulu’. But that Of Puppets: Remastered’, given might be fanciful. away free with the magazine in April of that year. Guitar fiends might be interested TOO LATE TOO LATE to know that this was the first song (MOTORHEAD) written by Metallica to use alternative guitar tuning. It has every gui- The B-side to the Motorhead tar string tuned down a full tone, single ‘Overkill’. In 1995, dur- from E standard to D standard. ing the recording sessions for the Primus also recorded the track ‘Load’ album, Metallica decided for the album ‘Tribute To The to cut versions of the Motorhead Four Horsemen: A Tribute To classics ‘Overkill’, ‘Damage Metallica’. Case’, ‘Stone Dead Forever’ and ‘Too Late Too Late’ as a birthday

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present to Lemmy, who was 50 on can access at www.simulstream. December 24 that year. Twelve com/cliff. This was shot just three months later it was included on months before Burton joined Me- the second CD of the ‘Hero Of tallica. It was directed by Don The Day’ single, and is also on Wrege, who says of Trauma: ‘Garage Inc.’. “In the summer of 1982 I was working in Los Angeles and was contacted by a British fellow TRAUMA calling himself Tony. He asked me if I would be interested in di- The band with whom Cliff Bur- recting a long-form music video ton started his career. Contempo- for a heavy metal band he was raries of Metallica’s, by August managing out of San Francisco, 1982 they were starting to get called Trauma. We met and I attention thanks to a one-track was impressed with his enthu- demo featuring the song ‘Such siasm for the band and heavy A Shame’. It was after seeing a metal in general. I went to a re- Trauma show at The Whiskey A- hearsal to check them out. What Go-Go (or The Troubadour – there I encountered was loud, and I is disagreement as to the actual was immediately struck with location) in Los Angeles that Lars how good the bass player (Cliff Ulrich and James Hetfield decid- Burton) was. Their show included Burton was the man to replace ed such interesting attractions Ron McGovney. ‘Such A Shame’ as a scantily-clad woman in a appeared on the 1982 compila- leather S&M outfit chained to a tion album ‘Metal Massacre II’, huge cross; another girl in vir- alongside names like Overkill, ginal white who was sacrificed Armored Saint and Warlord. But on an altar during the song the band never recovered from the ‘I Am The Warlock’, and the loss of Burton. drummer’s solo during which he Of major interest to Metal- set his kit on fire, nearly blind- lica fans, and students of the early ing himself in the process. On days of the thrash era, is very rare the day of the shoot, as prepa- footage of Trauma, which you rations were made to the studio stage, I stepped outside to have a smoke and Cliff joined me in my car. He mentioned that he didn’t think he was long for the group, that they weren’t moti- vated enough and he intended to be famous fast. That was fairly prophetic.”

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offshoot, Infectious Grooves. At the end of the last decade, Trujillo TRUJILLO, ROB joined Ozzy’s band, appearing on 2001’s ‘Down To Earth’, as well The bassist who replaced Jason as controversially re-recording Newsted, and whose recruitment the bass lines for new versions of by Metallica was regarded as the ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ and ‘Diary something of a coup at the time. Of A Madman’ records, replacing Born on October 23, 1964, in Bob Daisley’s efforts. He has also Culver City, California, Trujillo worked with Black Label Society, played in a number of local acts Jerry Cantrell and Glenn Tipton. before joining Suicidal Tenden- On February 24, 2003, Trujillo cies in 1989. His more funk ori- was to become Metallica’s third ented style took Suicidal in a dif- bassist to record an album, fol- ferent direction for both 1990’s lowing the late Cliff Burton and ‘Lights… Camera… Revolution!’ Jason Newsted. He made his stu- album, and ‘The Art Of Rebellion’ dio debut with ‘St. Anger’ that two years later. Subsequently, he same year. It’s said that he was of- and Suicidal frontman Mike Muir fered $1 million as an upfront fee formed the more funk-friendly to tempt him into the fold, money

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that would be set against future earnings. His audition and recruitment feature in the documentary ‘Some Kind Of Monster’. Those who’ve seen Trujillo play live with Metallica over the last few years believe that he’s brought a fresh dimension to their performances. This may be due to the fact that, like Burton, he pre- fers to play with his fingers, rather than a pick, whereas Newsted was more into the latter approach. But he has fitted seamlessly into the line-up and is more lively onstage than Newsted. Moreover, it’s been suggested that the attitude of tify about Communist activities both Ulrich and Hetfield towards in Hollywood before the House the new man is more inviting than UnAmerican Activities Commit- was ever the case with Newsted. tee, part of the Communist purge Trujillo has been immediately of the time; though Trumbo was welcomed as an equal member, actually not a member of the something Newsted himself feels Communist Party. As a result, the that he was always denied. Per- writer was held in contempt of haps Trujillo has benefitted in this Congress, blacklisted and spent respect, from Metallica learning 11 months in jail. The blacklisting from the mistakes made with Ja- was removed in 1960. He wrote son? Who can tell. the anti-war story ‘Johnny Got His Gun’ in 1939, inspired by the true tale of a British officer badly disfigured in the First World War TRUMBO, DALTON – it won a National Book Award in the States at the time. Trumbo A controversial figure, Trumbo died in 1976 from a heart attack. was a 20th century novelist and screenwriter, whose book ‘John- ny Got His Gun’ directly inspired the Metallica song ‘One’. Famous TUESDAY’S GONE (LYNYRD in the 1940s for working on the SKYNYRD) scripts for movies like ‘Kitty Foyle’, ‘Thirty Seconds Over To- A Lynyrd Skynyrd song, origi- kyo’ and ‘Our Vines Have Tender nally featured on their 1973 debut Grapes’, he hit the headlines in album ‘Pronounced Leh-Nerd 1947, when he refused to tes- Skin-Nerd’, this is about the end-

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ing of a relationship due to the demands of being on the road, and TURN THE PAGE (BOB SEGER) has become a Skynyrd classic. Metallica covered the song for the A Bob Seger song, written and ‘Garage Inc.’ album, and their ver- recorded for the veteran Michigan sion has a guest appearance from man’s 1973 album ‘Back In ’72’. Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington, Dealing with life on the road, the as well as John Popper, frontman live version – on the 1975 album with Blues Traveler. The original ‘Live Bullet’ – has become a Skynyrd version was featured in mainstay of classic rock radio in the movies ‘Dazed And Confused’ America. Lars Ulrich apparently and ‘Happy Gilmore’, which did heard this song while driving much to raise its profile. across the Golden Gate Bridge, Metallica performed the song and Metallica covered it on their live at the Bridge School Benefit ‘Garage Inc.’ album. While the Concert, organised by Neil Young two versions are very similar, a in October, 1997, in Mountain saxophone solo on the original View, California. The band were is replaced by Kirk Hammett on joined onstage by Alice In Chains slide guitar. Others to cover this frontman Jerry Cantrell and Pop- song include Anglo-Dutch rock- per. The latter also guested with ers Golden Earring and country them on ‘Last Caress’ during the legend Waylon Jennings. same show. Metallica’s version was released as a single in 1998, but failed to chart. Kid Rock guested with Metal- lica onstage for this song on Janu- ary 9 and 10, 2000.

2 X 4

A song from the ‘Load’ album and about the futility of violence. First played live by the band before the album was released, James Hetfield would introduce it as being about “A piece of lum- ber” – the term ‘2x4’ generally being used in reference to a piece of wood. The guitar solo was, according to Kirk Hammett, inspired by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker.

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ULRICH, LARS

While Lars Ulrich has never been regarded as one of the all-time great drummers, nonetheless, much of Metallica’s success has been due to his vision, business acumen and sheer drive. It was Ulrich who first got the band’s current management team of Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein onboard in 1984. When hearing that the duo, renowned then for their collaborations with AC/DC and Def Leppard among U others, were interested in the young Metallica, Ulrich called Mensch from a phone box in order to set things in motion. That’s the essence of Lars – committed and passionate about Metallica. Born on December 26, 1993, in Gentofte, Denmark, the young Ul- rich was at first thought to be destined for a career in tennis, follow-

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ing in the footsteps of his father, had his first drum kit – a Ludwig Torben, who’d been a successful – and at the age of 17 re-located player from the 1940s all the way to Los Angeles. Now, on the face through into the 1970s. In fact, of it, this was to help his still bud- he had been ranked the top senior ding tennis career. But Lars had player in the world in 1976. Away other ideas. from the court, Torben was also a By then he was immersed in the well-known jazz musician, work- growing New Wave Of British ing with the likes of Miles Davis Heavy Metal movement, spend- and Stan Getz; saxophonist Dexter ing every spare coin he had on im- Gordon was Lars’ godfather. port records and also copies of the The moment that was to change weekly UK music paper ‘Sounds’, Lars’ life forever came in Feb- regarded as the ultimate resource ruary 1973, when Deep Purple for anyone into this genre. He was played in Copenhagen. Torben especially fond of Diamond Head, Ulrich had got five passes for following them on tour in the UK, himself and his mates to see and sleeping on floors when nec- the gig. But when one of them essary. But Lars wanted to take dropped out, nine-year-old Lars things further. Hence the advert in got the spare ticket – later he re- ‘The Recycler’ newspaper that led called how mesmerized he’d been to the meeting with James Hetfield, by the occasion. The next day he and the birth of Metallica. bought Deep Purple’s ‘Fireball’ Since then, the band have gone album – and his journey to the through some incredible highs dark side had begun. By 13, he and lows. Lars himself has been

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married and divorced twice. The first time was to a Birmingham girl named Debbie Jones, but this ended in 1990, while the band were recording ‘The Black Al- bum’. His second marriage was to Skylar Satenstein, who was a doctor. They divorced in 2004 after seven years, during which time the couple had two sons: Myles (born in 1998), and Layne (born three years later). More recently he’s been dating Danish actress Connie Nielsen, the pair having a song in 2007 they named Bryce Thadeus Ulrich-Nielsen. Ulrich has never been a stranger to controversy, one of the most intense being his fight against Napster. Ulrich testified against the online file-sharing resource when to close down. He was even paro- he discovered that the band’s entire died for his attitude in an episode back-catalogue was available for of ‘South Park’, when the animated free download via their system. His Lars Ulrich is seen to be blubbing stance provoked a massive back- because he is struggling to pay for lash against both him and Metal- an inflatable gold bar fridge. lica from fans outraged that they Perhaps his most emabarrassing were using their position to try and moment came in 2004 when the intimidate Napster and force them drummer was rushed to hospital

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after being taken ill on a flight and the Beatles, faced a major from Germany to appear with lawsuit from Sony, acting on be- Metallica as one of the headliners half of the latter, Ulrich actually at the Donington Download Fes- backed the band, even offering the tival. Not only did he miss a band services of Metallica’s own law- performance for the first time in yer, Peter Paterno, to help them his career (an ensemble of drum- out. And in 2001 he appeared on mers, including Slayer’s Dave the quiz show ‘Who Wants To Be Lombardo and Slipknot’s Joey A Millionaire?’, raising $64,000 Jordison, successfully stood in for for charity. He’s also had his own him), but rumours persisted at the label, simply called The Music time alleging that Lars’ absence Company, which was more than was due to drugs. It was officially a mere vanity project. He started passed off as an ‘anxiety attack’, it in 1998, and released records but that other story simply refuses from Canadian punks DDT, met- to go away. alheads Systematic (who briefly On the other hand, when Beatal- featured one-time Slayer drummer lica, a band who mix Metallica Paul Bostaph) and the Brand New

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Immortals (with ex-Black Crowes Moreover, unlike most drummers, bassist Johnny Colt). Sadly, the Lars Ulrich is articulate and never company doesn’t exist now, being afraid to express an opinion. Over dissolved in 2004. the years he may well have done Away from music, Ulrich did more interviews on behalf of the the voice for a drag on the Disney band than anyone else. cartoon ‘Dave The Barbarian’, To some, he’ll always be the has ‘appeared’ in ‘The Simpsons’ overgrown spoilt brat, used to and is know for his love of both getting his way, and a poor excuse art and scuba diving. for a drummer. To others, he’s the But it is as a drummer that he’s engine room of Metallica, powering their sound. To yet others, he’s found most fame. And, while it a shrewd, intelligent even ruthless is fair to say that he’s often been businessman. The reality is that derided in public by critics, fel- Lars Ulrich is a combiantion of low musicians and even members all of these, with a sprinkling of of his own band, his approach to sentimentality and a fierce loyalty the kit has become an integral part to those he regards as friends. of the Metallica sound. He’s also Perhaps Noel Gallagher of Oa- played a major role in guiding Me- sis best summed him up: tallica towards fresh musical challenges; it was said to be his love “He’s a strange character. A of Oasis that was behind the shift strange, strange man”. on ‘Load’ and ‘ReLoad’, and he is the one member of Metallica who, to this day, stands by ‘St. Anger’.

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the respect due him for a distin- guished life and career. ULRICH, TORBEN Born in 1928, he made his name as a top tennis professional Lars’ father, and as far as Metal- from the late 1940s into the early lica fans are concerned, the man 1970s. In that time he won nu- who came to prominence on the merous tournaments, before help- ‘Some Kid Of Monster’ docu- ing to found the Association Of mentary, when he’s seen giving Tennis Professionals in 1972. He advice to his son and the band also won the Wimbledon Seniors as to the songs they should – or Doubles title in 1976 (aged 48), shouldn’t – include on the ‘St. with Australian Owen Davidson. Anger’ album. But to dismiss He also has an impressive musi- him as some beardie-wierdie with cal background, having helped to too much to say for himself lacks open the famous Blue Note club in Copenhagen in 1952, and recording and touring with numerous jazz bands and musicians – he’s regarded as a fine clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone player. He’s also written extensively on music for various publications, exhibits his paintings (principally made with ball, racquet, rope and rice paper), and has acted as well. These days he lives in Seattle, and is still active in the arts.

UNFORGIVEN, THE

This track from ‘The Black Album’ marked something a departure for Metallica in its style and structure. The rhythm guitar riff has similarities to ‘Fade To Black’ and ‘To Live Is To Die’, and there has been speculation that the long note which introduces the song might well have been sampled from the soundtrack to the film ‘For A Few Dollars More’, composed by Ennio Mor-

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ricone. This has always been de- ity. The video for the song got a nied by Ulrich. lot of attention as it featured the When put out as a single it band playing in an empty room, peaked at number 35 in America, the walls of which were slowly and number 15 in the UK. closing in on them. The cover artwork for the single was chosen after a fan contest. It was released in 2004, and while it failed to chart UNFORGIVEN II, THE in America, it did make number From the ‘ReLoad’ album, this 42 in the UK. It was also released track is the sequel to ‘The Unfor- as a single in Australia. given’ from ‘The Black Album’. People have debated as to what The full tracklisting for this EP is this song is all about. Hetfield once proclaimed it’s meaning to ‘The Unnamed Feeling’, ‘The be: “Forgiving no-one, and end- Four Horsemen’ (live), ‘Dam- ing up alone”. This song has only age, Inc.’ (live), ‘Leper Mes- ever been performed once live, at siah’ (live), ‘Motorbreath’ (live) the Billboard Awards in 1997. , ‘Ride The Lightning’ (live), The single only made number ‘Hit the Lights’ (live), ‘The Un- 59 in the US, but reached number named Feeling’ (video). 15 in the UK.

UNTIL IT SLEEPS UNIVERSITY OF This track from the ‘Load’ al- CALIFORNIA (NAPSTER) bum, in demo form, was jokingly One of three universities in called ‘Fell On Black Days’, be- America cited by Metallica in their cause of its strong resemblance law suit against Napster in 2000. to the Soundgarden song of the The others were Yale and Indiana same title. The theme of the Universities. The schools were track is cancer – which claimed included because they refused to both of James Hetfield’s parents. ban the software that allowed file- They were Christian Scientists, sharing through Napster. and therefore refused all medical help. The video for this won the ‘Best Rock Video’ category at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards. UNNAMED FEELING, THE Directed by Samuel Bayer, it was partially inspired by the work of A track from the ‘St. Anger’ 15th Century Dutch painter Hiero- album and one that deals with nymus Bosch. someone close to losing their san-

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VENOM

The trio from the North-East of England who literally invented the concept of ‘black metal’ when they released their album of that title in 1982. Venom are among the most important underground metal bands of all time. Formed at the end of the 1970s, they were closely associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, even though their sound had more to do with a dirty punk V influence than the flamboyant metallic approach which drove many of their peers. Never prepared to compromise, the band always maintained that they’d refuse to tour unless or until the finances were in place to deliver a breathtaking stage set. Thus, it wasn’t until February, 1984 that they announced a proper European tour. Dubbed ‘The Seven Dates Of Hell’, Venom

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took out Metallica as their support as big as we all thought this band band, and this is where things got deserved was all our own fault. We a little heated. Venom drummer never took our opportunities. They Abaddon became very bitter years did, simple as that. For us to hold later about the young Americans’ any sort of grudge against Metal- success, one that eclipsed Ven- lica is just crazy. We gave them a om’s own impact. helping hand, but they had what we didn’t – the focus and the guts “You know James Hetfield, of to take it further.” Metallica, right? Well, I would swear that he’s suddenly started Metallica themselves have al- to walk like Cronos,” Abaddon ways had the utmost respect for claimed at the time. “All of a sud- Venom’s importance: den, he did.” “Black metal, speed metal, It was one of a number of com- death metal – Venom started it ments made by the drummer all!” says Lars Ulrich. over the years, as he claimed that Metallica had copied Venom and Venom never did achieve used the British threesome as a the status their early potential springboard to achieve their own promised. They’ve undergone a status. success of line-up changes and released some sub-standard al- “They ripped us off!” he was bums, as well as the occasional to claim in the early 1990s. “You gem. But today, their importance look at what they did, and the way and impact is once again being they did it. It’s obvious. Metallica acknowledged. And, after all, they took everything they could from did earn the distinction of having Venom, and then brushed us aside. their single, ‘Warfare’ played on Those fuckers owe us a huge debt the ‘Breakfast Show’ on Radio – and it would be nice if, one day, One nearly 25 years ago! they re-paid it. Fat chance!” Cronos recalls: “We didn’t do However, band mainstay Cro- the single with that in mind at nos (bass/vocals) has been a lot all. But the late Tommy Vance more sanguine. In the booklet that picked up on the song and loved accompanied the band’s 2005 box it so much he started to give us a set ‘XXV’ he commented: lot of airplay.”

“Sure, Metallica took the chance The upshot was that Mike Reid, we offered them, and used it to at the time doing the aforemen- their advantage. But, so what? Did tioned Breakfast Show, decided they stop us from doing anything? to play a snippet from the song No. The fact that we never became each day for a week, building up

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to airing the whole track, much to Amazingly, word hadn’t got the shock of many listeners more out on the streets, and fans turned used to smoother fare with their up at the venue without any prior bacon and eggs. knowledge of who would be opening for Metal Church. They “It wasn’t a gimmick, because got the shock of their lives on see- that was never something we wanting who ‘Vertigo’ were! ed, or expected,” Cronos adds, “All Metallica chose the name for the we did was record what we felt was show as Vertigo was a subsidiary a true metal song, something that label of Phonogram, to whom fizzed, had energy and growled in they were signed in the UK and the usual manner of a metal song. Europe, and one closely associ- The fact that others picked up on it ated with heavy metal. was a bonus. “You know, a lot of supposed metal or hard rock bands record VIDEOS 1989-2004, THE singles that are designed for radio airplay. That’s an abomination to This DVD was released in De- us. So, we went in completely the cember, 2006, and features all of opposite way, and seemed to hit Metallica’s promo videos shot the right note with someone.” during the 15 years from 1989. In all, there are 21 clips, rang- www.venomslegions.com ing from ‘One’ to ‘Some Kind Of Monster’. ‘One’ was the first promo video that the band both VERTIGO shot and allowed to be seen, having aborted one previous effort. The name under which Metal- Metallica always insist on total lica played their only support slot control of their videos – if they in Britain, outside of festivals. It don’t like them, then they’re happened in May 1990, when the scrapped. ‘One’ combines live band supported Metal Church footage with scenes from the 1971 at the Marquee Club in Central movie ‘Johnny Got His Gun’; the London. They did it for a spot of book on which the film was based fun, and were introduced onstage had inspired the lyrics to the song. by Metal Church frontman Mike It also gave Metallica their first Howe, who said, Grammy Award. Other clips of interest include: “This is a new band we like, ‘Hero Of The Day’, which in- who’ve only done a couple of corporates computer effects – the shows before. Please give them first Metallica video to do so; a chance”. ‘The Memory Remains’, with a guest appearance from Marianne

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‘King Nothing’, ‘The Memory Remains’, ‘The Unforgiven II’, ‘Fuel’, ‘Turn The Page’, ‘Whis- key In The Jar’, ‘No Leaf Clo- ver’, ‘I Disappear’, ‘St. Anger’, ‘Frantic’, ‘The Unnamed Feel- ing’, ‘Some Kind Of Monster’.

VOIVOD

One of the most important extreme metal bands of all time, their combination of thrash, industrial and psychedelia have not only made them unique, but Faithfull; ‘Turn The Page’, the proven crucial to bands like Neu- first promo shot by Metallica for rosis, Isis, Pelican and Mastodon, a cover, and featuring porn star who’ve clearly taken influences Ginger Lynn; ‘Whiskey In The from these French-Canadians. Jar’ has two clips, one censored, They started in 1982, with each the other in full, and ‘I Disap- member of the band having a par- pear’, which is the most expen- ticularly silly stage name: Snake sive Metallica video to date. The (vocals), Away (drums), Piggy clip for ‘St. Anger’ was shot in St. Quentin State Prison, after which (guitar) and Blacky (bass). But the band gave a free show for the their impressive nature, and the inmates; this was bassist Robert rapid development displayed on Trujillo’s first gig with Metallica. early records like ‘War And Pain’, And for ‘The Unnamed Feeling’, ‘Rrroooaaarrr’, ‘Killing Technol- there were two guest appearances: ogy’ and ‘Dimension Hatross’ from actor Edward Furlong and quickly dispelled the chortles. top surfer Rob Machado. With ‘Nothingface’, ‘Angel The DVD reached number three Rat’ and ‘The Outer Limits’, they in the US charts. switched from independent label Noise to MCA, and explored in- Tracklisting creasingly complex musical and lyrical issues. ‘One’, ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘The Line-up changes dogged the Unforgiven’, ‘Nothing Else Mat- band throughout the 1990s, but ters’, ‘Wherever I May Roam’, the arrival of Jason Newsted in ‘Sad But True’, ‘Until It Sleeps’, 2001 (under the pseudonym of ‘Hero Of The Day’, ‘Mama Said’, ‘Jasonic’) helped to put them back

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on track for the ‘Voivod’ and ‘Ka- Newsted on bass. Along with torz’ albums. them in the group were Tony The tragic death of innovative Prinzivalli on guitar (he’d also guitarist Denis ‘Piggy’ D’Amour played with Newsted in another in 2005, from cancer, devastated project the previous year called the band. But, using guitar parts Kipper Biskits), drummer Tim never previously heard, the re- Lau and keyboard player Whitey maining trio – including Newsted Chrobak (who’d featured in Fatso – put together a new studio album with Jason Newsted in 1994). for release in 2008. It should have As mentioned above, Voodoo been out a lot earlier, but a shoul- Children only did one gig, in trib- der injury sustained by the bassist ute to blues guitarist John Camp- delayed things. bell, who died on June 13, 1993 from heart failure. The benefit www.voivod.com show, to raise funds for his six- month-old daughter Paris Camp- bell, took place in August of that year at The Lone Star in Dallas. VOODOO CHILDREN Apart from the Voodoo Chil- dren, others to appear on the bill A band who played just one included Dr. John, Jimmie Dale show, in 1993, and featured Kirk Hammett on guitar and Jason

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X – as in ex-members of YALE UNIVERSITY (NAPSTER) the band The famous American university Here’s a full list of the most sig- was named in a lawsuit taken out nificant ones: by Metallica in 2000. Determined to stamp out illegal file-sharing, the band’s lawyers named three Lloyd Grant (guitar) schools in its legal action against Napster. Yale, they claim, had been Damian Phillips (vocals, also guilty of turning a blind eye to the known as Jeff Warner; he played use of Napster software by stu- one show with the band on May 28, dents. Until that point, the school 1982. This was the only time the had monitored the situation, but Metallica played with a ‘proper’ had taken no action. Faced with a singer) potentially damaging lawsuit, Yale banned its use on college networks, Brad Parker (guitar) and averted further legal proceed- ings. In response, the band issued the following statement: Ron McGovney (bass) “We appreciate the prompt and Dave Mustaine (guitar) responsible reaction by Yale University in dealing with the Cliff Burton (bass) gross violations of copyright laws and the protection of intel- Jason Newsted (bass) lectual property.”

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An early 1980s hardcore band who were among Metallica’s main influences when they started out. Formed in 1980, the Toronto band had stopped playing live by 1983. Their releases include ‘What Price Glory?’ and ‘Herd Not Scene’.

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were bottles saved from the Zazu- las’ wedding day – and the couple ZAZULA, JOHN & MARSHA weren’t at all amused. From then on, the band were banished to The couple who signed Me- sleeping in their rehearsal area, tallica to their Megaforce label which was located in the Music and subsequently released the Building. Anthrax rehearsed in the ‘Kill ’Em All’ album. John and same space and brought in a fridge, Marsha Zazula (aka. Johnny and toaster and oven, so that Metallica Marsha Z) actually started the la- could, at least, eat and drink. The bel in 1982, because nobody else Anthrax crew also allowed their would sign the band. Based in Old new friends from the West Coast to Bridge, New Jersey, Megaforce shower in their homes. grew out of a stall run by the Za- But conditions weren’t exactly zulas which specialised in metal ideal. The band were sleeping on records and tapes. It was getting a the ground with little protection copy of the ‘No Life ’Til Leather’ from the cold floor below – in demo that first convinced them a part of the building where all that this young band had definite the rubbish was stored! But they potential. This was cemented by coped, and waited for Zazula, who the arrival of the next two-track was managing them at this junc- tape, most commonly known as ture, to turn them into superstars! ‘The Megaforce Demo’. When Zazula realised that no la- Recalling those early days with bel was going to sign up his new Metallica, John Zazula says: charges, he decided to start up his own – and Megaforce Records “We sent them $1,500 to come was born. across America. They got a Although Metallica’s relation- one-way rental: a U-Haul van ship with the Zazulas was, profes- and a truck. Literally, they had sionally, short-lived, nonetheless, two drivers and they slept in the Megaforce grew as a result. Over back with all their gear, and the years the Zazulas have been as- they delivered themselves to sociated with Anthrax, Testament, my front door. It was basically, S.O.D., King’s X, Manowar, ‘Well, we’re here – what do we Ministry and Bad Brains. John do next?’” Zazula himself even tried the artistic route, as the mysterious Lone At first the band actually lived Rager. Loud and brash, John was a with the Zazulas. But one night, key character in powering the East the intrepid foursome got a little Coast thrash movement in Amer- too rock ’n’ roll. They raided their ica during the mid-1980s, and his hosts’ drinks cabinet, found some wife was the perfect complement. unopened champagne, popped the They’re still active on the music corks, and off they went. But these scene to this day.

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