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Metallica

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This blog is about my favourite band: Metallica. It tells you everything you need to know about them.

Added on: Dec 3rd, 2008
Country: India
Language: English

Author: Nishant Kurup
Listed in: Music Music
Tags: metallica james hetfield kirk hammett lars ulrich

Recent Posts

Death Magnetic (2008)

Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 09:14

In 2006, Metallica announced on its official website that after 15 years, long-time producer Bob Rock was stepping down and would not be producing Metallica's next studio album. Metallica chose to work with producer Rick Rubin, who has produced album...
Jason Newsted's replacement: Robert Trujillo

Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 09:03

Metallica held auditions for Newsted's permanent replacement in early 2003, after St Anger's completion, for which Bob Rock recorded bass. Bassists that auditioned included Pepper Keenan, Jeordie White, Scott Reeder, Eric Avery, Danny Lohner, and Ch...
Some Kind Of Monster (2001 - 2004)

Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 08:47

In April 2001, filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky began following Metallica to document the recording process of the next studio album. Over two years, more than 1,000 hours of footage was recorded. The footage recorded by Berlinger and Sino...
St Anger (2003)

Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 08:36

Five and a half years elapsed between the release of the band's previous studio album, Reload, and the recording of St. Anger, which began in 2002. Many factors contributed to this delay, including the departure of bassist Jason Newsted, the band's f...
Jason Newsted's Departure (2001)

Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 08:18

In 2000, Newsted co-founded a side project known as Echobrain. They entered a studio in May to rerecord their demos with help from several musicians including Newsted's then-colleague and Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, and former Faith No More gui...
S&M (1999)

Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 07:44

On April 21 and April 22, 1999, Metallica recorded two performances with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen. Kamen, who had previously worked with producer Rock on "Nothing Else Matters", approached the band in 1991 with ...