On the latest edition of The Metallica Podcast, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo swapped Elton John and Bernie Taupin stories ahead of the bands’ performance at The Gershwin Awards. The last two episodes focused on their producer and live performance mixer Greg Fidelman. On this weeks’ episode they also discussed their prior appearance on Howard Stern with Miley Cyrus where Elton called “Nothing Else Matters” from The Black Album is “one of the greatest songs ever written,” infamously making James Hetfield cry. The Gershwin Awards. The Gershwin Awards broadcast will air in full on PBS stations and streaming on April 8th, 2024. Metallica soon will embark on leg two of the M72 World Tour!Continue reading
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The Metallica Report Podcast Features Robert Trujillo and Metallica HQ Staffers Jeff Yeager, Jack Ketcham, Kent Matcke
The latest edition of The Metallica Podcast focuses on Metallica HQ in San Rafael, California. Recorded live on location at HQ, the hosts interview longtime staff of the compound all about the inner workings of their lair, what is and is not stored on site, changes over the years now that album recording takes place at the location, and a check in from Robert Trujillo about his thoughts on HQ, as well as his appearance at The Grammy Awards, where Metallica won the “Best Metal Performance Award” for “72 Seasons” – the song!
Bob Rock Explains The Choice Behind Creating Metallica’s “St. Anger” Snare Drum Sound on the Latest Episode of The Metallica Report Podcast
Legendary producer and once live Metallica bassist Bob Rock reminiscences about his time as the Metallica Producer from 1990 to 2003 on the latest episode of The Metallica Report Podcast. Bob discussed how he pushed the band to be their best, that the band really didn’t know how to make records properly in his opinion prior to working with him, how he frustrated James Hetfield at times, the two best Metallica songs, why fans are wrong about the sound of the drums on St. Anger, and what Jack White and Jimmy Page told Bob about that infamous album. Listen now!Continue reading