Before they were the one of the biggest bands in the world, Metallica were the biggest metal band in the world (sorry Maiden), and while they still remain one of the biggest names in the stadium game, they are unarguably the most important US metal band of all time. Paying the world a service by spearheading the movement that fought tooth, nail and beer tab to destroy poseurs and the hair metal polluting the stages and airwaves, these guys not only played faster and harder than most, they also possessed a musical vocabulary unparalleled in the then nascent world of thrash. Mixing NWOBHM fist pumping riffery with Venom’s over-the-topness and Motorhead’s relentless, effortless cool, these guys brought metal out of the garage and into the mainstream. For a while there, they were untouchable. There was the one with the talent (and THAT roar), the hyperactive businessman, the one who was just happy to be there and the not-of-this world musical behemoth hippie. We sit down to discuss their roots, the making of this unrivaled masterpiece, go from front to back (and “back to the front!â€) through all eight blitzkrieg thrash classics. And for those left wondering, yes, there are Lars jokes. But probably marginally more Mustaine jokes, to be honest.
Ep.38 - Soundgarden (SPECIAL EPISODE)
Ep.37 Hole - Live Through This
Ep.36 - Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Ep.35 - Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
Ep.34 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced
Ep.33 - Tim Presley (White Fence, Darker My Love) SPECIAL EPISODE
Ep.32 - Vs - Pearl Jam
Ep.31 - Korn - Korn
Ep.30 - The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Ep.29 - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Ep.28 - The Rock n Roll Hall of Lame Season Finale
Ep.27 - The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Ep.26 - The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
Ep.25 - The Beach Boys - SMiLE
Ep.24 - Bad Brains - Rock For Light
Ep.23 - The Shins - Oh Inverted World
Ep.22 - The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Ep.21 - Patti Smith - Horses
Ep.20 - Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Ep.19 - The Avalanches - Wildflower
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