Metallica Superthread -All Metallica discussion goes in here

Granadino · 24-06-2021 11:48am

Well, just ordered the remasters up to and including the Black Album.
Listening to the Mexico gig from Binge and Purge now.
Black Album tracks sound better live to me, but hopefully the remaster will rekindle some love.
My first time dipping back into Metallica for years. I think I learned every riff within my ability from the first 5 albums back in the early 90s.

PTH2009 · 24-06-2021 1:33pm

Have to say that Nothing Else Matters cover is growing on me

Milleys vocals sounds very like Stevie Nicks

Ash.J.Williams · 24-06-2021 1:36pm

PTH2009 wrote: »

Have to say that Nothing Else Matters cover is growing on me

Milleys vocals sounds very like Stevie Nicks

That song she released with ronson is catchy as f**

psychozeb · 24-06-2021 1:47pm

scudzilla wrote: »

Enjoy, best time of my life in the mid/late 90's going to all the european festivals/shows, then kids happened and it sorta stopped.

Back then it was amazingly cheap to do a euro festival, and so much cheaper over there, from beer/food to merch, was less than half the price we paid in UK

Unfortunately I'm no young fella, first gig abroad was Donington 95 with Metallica and then 96 with Kiss/Ozzy. Hit Europe in 97,98,99 for Dynamo festival,great memories.

scudzilla · 24-06-2021 3:13pm

psychozeb wrote: »

Unfortunately I'm no young fella, first gig abroad was Donington 95 with Metallica and then 96 with Kiss/Ozzy. Hit Europe in 97,98,99 for Dynamo festival,great memories.

LOL, was at them 3 dynamos, think the 98 one I went over with Misery Lives Co., ended the Sat night watching Saxon with a very Fukcin hammered Phil Anselmo.
My first introduction to Rammstein too.

psychozeb · 24-06-2021 3:27pm

scudzilla wrote: »

LOL, was at them 3 dynamos, think the 98 one I went over with Misery Lives Co., ended the Sat night watching Saxon with a very Fukcin hammered Phil Anselmo.
My first introduction to Rammstein too.

Yeah, Anselmo was out of it, doesn't come across that way on the release of the show. Not knowing anything about Rammstein at the time we skipped them,if only I'd a time machine.Pantera were the Sunday night. Misery loves company and Atari teenage riot were excellent.

Church on Tuesday · 24-06-2021 4:52pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

The Metallica boxes are getting bigger each time.
Kill 'Em All was relatively modest at 3LP+12"+5CD+DVD
I wish they wouldn't mix vinyl & CD in the one set. Would be better as CD only and have a separate standalone vinyl release for the main album.
Plus they should go for BD instead of DVD.
Shame the radio edits aren't on the 3CD version. Don't fancy forking out for the big set just to get them.

DVD would be cheaper to produce than Blu Ray for the band. I'm guessing they went with DVD to keep costs down as low as possible and with an older demographic of fan in mind.

NewbridgeIR · 24-06-2021 6:41pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

DVD would be cheaper to produce than Blu Ray for the band. I'm guessing they went with DVD to keep costs down as low as possible and with an older demographic of fan in mind.

BD holds a lot more than a DVD, so would keep the number of discs down. Plus players are cheap now. The price point of the box is £200+ anyway as it's a 26 disc set - but the inclusion of multiple LPs drives that upwards. I bought all the Metallica albums up to the Black one on vinyl at the time so would prefer if it was kept separate. I was never a fan of live albums on vinyl, much more suited to CD.

adox · 24-06-2021 6:43pm

EyesClosed wrote: »

CD would be the same quality as highest level streaming... Vinyl or flac is the higher level

That’s totally incorrect in relation to Spotify.

Church on Tuesday · 24-06-2021 7:42pm

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

BD holds a lot more than a DVD, so would keep the number of discs down. Plus players are cheap now. The price point of the box is £200+ anyway as it's a 26 disc set - but the inclusion of multiple LPs drives that upwards. I bought all the Metallica albums up to the Black one on vinyl at the time so would prefer if it was kept separate. I was never a fan of live albums on vinyl, much more suited to CD.

True, but they cost more to make and while players have come down in price, DVD players are a pittance these days.

I'd prefer Blu Ray myself but in reality, the recorded content for these early sets is coming from old high grade VHS tapes anyway so picture quality will suffer regardless and if the band was to remaster that footage even more for Blu Ray it would cost more to do so. Thin Lizzy have done the same.

I think the sets are pretty good value overall for what you get.

scudzilla · 24-06-2021 7:51pm

psychozeb wrote: »

Yeah, Anselmo was out of it, doesn't come across that way on the release of the show. Not knowing anything about Rammstein at the time we skipped them,if only I'd a time machine.Pantera were the Sunday night. Misery loves company and Atari teenage riot were excellent.

I was going anyway, then i won a competition in Kerrang to go over with Misery, got a train down to Milton Keynes and met up wit the band, Breed 77 were supporting, their Singer Paul came over with us to crew for them, that was the begining of a long freindship i've had with Paul/Breed. Comp was only for the day but we stayed on for the full weekend with our AAA passes, eventually found the coach we'd originally booked on and got home

Pantera were woeful, Phil was out of his tree.

Loved Dynamo, truly an amazing festival

Wanderer78 · 25-06-2021 7:58am

scudzilla wrote:

Pantera were woeful, Phil was out of his tree.

Now that would just pi$$ me off, but I'm sure the rest of the band were great?

Granadino · 26-06-2021 5:27pm

Picked up the Mexico City set there from the 90s. Brilliant set and performance, but the ****ology talk between songs tests my patience. I suppose it is of its time, and they were young men still and James sounded pissed as a fart.
Could do without the bass and guitar solos but when you listen to the whole gig in one go, it all makes sense.

Just working my way through Seattle 89 on Spotify and agree with previous posters. Seems to be them at peak levels of performance. The over and back between James and Jason can come across as a bit nasty from James, it's hard to know if it's a pisstake, James is sauced up (probably) or he was being a c·nt to him on stage.

scudzilla · 29-06-2021 3:17am

Granadino wrote: »

Picked up the Mexico City set there from the 90s. Brilliant set and performance, but the ****ology talk between songs tests my patience. I suppose it is of its time, and they were young men still and James sounded pissed as a fart.
Could do without the bass and guitar solos but when you listen to the whole gig in one go, it all makes sense.

Just working my way through Seattle 89 on Spotify and agree with previous posters. Seems to be them at peak levels of performance. The over and back between James and Jason can come across as a bit nasty from James, it's hard to know if it's a pisstake, James is sauced up (probably) or he was being a c·nt to him on stage.

Nah, not a pisstake, James was rotton towards Jason at this time, held a lot of animosity towards him because Cliff was gone.

I Bought the AJFA box set purely for the Seattle vinyl, fcukin untouchable back then, the 3 gigs i seen in Oct 88 were prob the best i've ever seen them, sure i've seen then play amazing, but that era, so angry, just them against the world

Granadino · 29-06-2021 12:22pm

scudzilla wrote: »

Nah, not a pisstake, James was rotton towards Jason at this time, held a lot of animosity towards him because Cliff was gone.

Between one of the Seattle tracks, James has some beer, burps, and Jason said something like "you almost puked", and James replied "and so f*cking what if I did". Sounded nasty, but maybe on video it might be laughs and smiles.
Jason going a bit too heavy on the backing vocals on Creeping Death too, maybe that annoyed James..

Or maybe Jason did it on purpose.

scudzilla · 29-06-2021 7:23pm

Granadino wrote: »

Between one of the Seattle tracks, James has some beer, burps, and Jason said something like "you almost puked", and James replied "and so f*cking what if I did". Sounded nasty, but maybe on video it might be laughs and smiles.
Jason going a bit too heavy on the backing vocals on Creeping Death too, maybe that annoyed James.. Or maybe Jason did it on purpose.

There was never an issue with Jason's backing vocals or playing, they (James) hated him because he was their bass player and cliff was gone.... Its pretty well documented.

Jason's vocals took the band to another level, he even stood in for Het for 3 gigs when he lost his voice

Degag · 29-06-2021 7:45pm

scudzilla wrote: »

Jason's vocals took the band to another level, he even stood in for Het for 3 gigs when he lost his voice

Agreed, it brought a whole different dimension to the songs he sang on.

klose · 29-06-2021 11:00pm

scudzilla wrote: »

There was never an issue with Jason's backing vocals or playing, they (James) hated him because he was their bass player and cliff was gone.... Its pretty well documented.

Jason's vocals took the band to another level, he even stood in for Het for 3 gigs when he lost his voice

Where any of those gigs ever released? There's a money spinner for Metallica if they ever wanted it, think we all love his verse of creeping death or his parts in seek&destroy and whiplash, but a full concert would be intense.

Jayesdiem · 29-06-2021 11:08pm

klose wrote: »

Where any of those gigs ever released? There's a money spinner for Metallica if they ever wanted it, think we all love his verse of creeping death or his parts in seek&destroy and whiplash, but a full concert would be intense.

Even better than that is his MOTHER FCUKER DIE!!!!!!

scudzilla · 29-06-2021 11:41pm

klose wrote: »

Where any of those gigs ever released? There's a money spinner for Metallica if they ever wanted it, think we all love his verse of creeping death or his parts in seek&destroy and whiplash, but a full concert would be intense.

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Granadino · 30-06-2021 5:52pm

Hope they release the 94 Woodstock officially some day as an audio release. That was a short sharp decent set.

Ash.J.Williams · 01-07-2021 9:42am

scudzilla wrote: »

Nah, not a pisstake, James was rotton towards Jason at this time, held a lot of animosity towards him because Cliff was gone.

I Bought the AJFA box set purely for the Seattle vinyl, fcukin untouchable back then, the 3 gigs i seen in Oct 88 were prob the best i've ever seen them, sure i've seen then play amazing, but that era, so angry, just them against the world

yeah drinking james is a prick!

hard to believe the impact jason made in 14 years

Degag · 16-07-2021 12:05am

Is the main forum page screwed up for anyone else? Some really old threads appearing on it!

feylya · 21-07-2021 8:00pm

Anyone get a reservation code for the 40th anniversary gigs?

scudzilla · 22-07-2021 1:28am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117643626#Comment_117643626

lot of pissed of people in the metclub, seems no advantage in being a member from year 1

feylya · 23-07-2021 6:37pm

Those travel tickets sold out in about 30 seconds. Craziness.

Ultimate Gowlbag · 27-07-2021 5:20am

Really liking some of these Black Album covers,some really cool takes so far!

PsychoPete · 05-08-2021 3:54pm

https://twitter.com/Metallica/status/1423291774664024064?s=19

Should be an interesting listen

PsychoPete · 30-08-2021 11:35pm

Iistened to the first two episodes of the podcast, not really feeling it at all. Feels very over produced and doesn't flow very well, a bit too much stopping and starting for my liking

scudzilla · 31-08-2021 8:26pm

Picking up the Black box set next week, sold a Het/Jason signed promo pic to fund it.

Also was on the fanclub FB page 2weeks ago and a guy in Louisiana had all 4 of the vinyl club 7", said he didnt listen to them and wanted to sell to a fan for the price he paid, sent him over the 50euro and they arrived yesterday, not like i'll ever sell them but they're worth a lot more than 50 individually

feylya · 04-09-2021 12:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117830065#Comment_117830065

Technically, there's 5 club vinyls...

scudzilla · 04-09-2021 8:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117844832#Comment_117844832

You're counting the misspress 😂😂

Did ya get it??

feylya · 05-09-2021 12:17am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117847687#Comment_117847687

I am, and I did 😂

feylya · 11-09-2021 3:22pm

Hetfield is sounding great in these. Makes me even more excited for December

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cAGvbP2A0Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfMey9NdpEk

Wanderer78 · 12-09-2021 7:40pm

wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wofWGD5TUxo

Lithium93_ · 12-09-2021 8:52pm

Jason Newsted: The So What! Interview Part 1 & 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1upi2vHB1I&t=727s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM83NnNYQGI&t=417s

MisterAnarchy · 15-09-2021 6:37pm

I see Metallica are playing some festival in Switzerland next June.

Wanderer78 · 15-09-2021 7:41pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117896121#Comment_117896121

few euro dates so far:

https://www.metallica.com/tour/

Suvarnabhumi · 16-09-2021 11:55am

Has James has a face lift? Looking at a few clips of him recently and it looks to me like he's had something done alright.

Mental Mickey · 16-09-2021 6:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117898864#Comment_117898864

Lol I wouldn't think so??? He just looks extremely healthy after being in such a state on the last tour.

thebourke · 17-09-2021 11:04pm

anybody going to the download gig in germany

Lithium93_ · 17-09-2021 11:33pm

They played a club show in San Francisco last night. After announcing it earlier in the day.

https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-metallica-play-whiplash-seek-and-destroy-and-fade-to-black-for-500-fans-at-surprise-hometown-show

klose · 09-10-2021 8:41am

Has anyone been following their socials lately? Damn, they're sounding tight as ever, James looks in good nick and they're playing some very varied set lists (sandman and NEM still not being played bar the back album playthrough they did one night. They had an opening of whiplash followed by ride the lightning and harvester of sorrow I mean come on!

Wanderer78 · 09-10-2021 9:52am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117996479#Comment_117996479

bout fcuking time they started mixing up the set, ffs, pretty much same set for decades now

Lithium93_ · 09-10-2021 1:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117996479#Comment_117996479

I've been watching those videos, gotta agree they sound really **** good. Even Lars sounds like he's been practicing with the amount of downtime they've had.

Lithium93_ · 09-10-2021 2:01pm

And for anyone who's missed it, or doesn't have Apple Music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCNInh_QAFo

Degag · 16-10-2021 11:23am

Maybe it's just me but i'd be a tad bit disappointed if i didn't have the likes of Sandman, MOP, One, NEM at a Metallica gig.

Think it's about balance. Course we all want the deeper cuts, the surprises, but you still want the staples Like it or loathe it, ES is a great closer.

Wanderer78 · 16-10-2021 11:26am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118027677#Comment_118027677

understandable, but im after seeing them so many times now, i want different, surely its becoming boring for them to

Degag · 16-10-2021 12:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118027688#Comment_118027688

Yeah, you'd have to think so. Or maybe they are just happy to show up, collect their paycheck and roll out the classics with next to no practice.

You often see it with bands where setlists are very similar on a particular tour. 12 or 13 songs identical every night and then swapping out 4 or 5 with alternatives.

I guess it must be very challenging to go on tour with a widely changing setlist!

Wanderer78 · 16-10-2021 12:22pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118027876#Comment_118027876

apparently they still practice a lot, or certainly did up until fairly recently, id say touring at their age is fcuking dreadful, i certainly couldnt do it, and im far younger than them

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