How Metallica Went From Playing Obscure Cover Songs to Their Own Heavy Metal Hits (2016)

[@howardstern]

Watch Metallica's FULL 2016 interview now: siriusxm.us/MetallicaHSS16

[@TheArtofGuitar]

:50 James realizing they tune down 1/2 step now and he'll always be off by one fret. :)

[@a.t.3192]

Poor Rob just standing there on the side being like... oh, so many cool memories that I wasn't a part of... :(

[@ereaUA]

followerofshrek well, he has his own

[@anthonyainsolar]

If you knew Rob's past youd know he's fine haha. That guy has been around the music scene with the biggest bands you'd be surprised. We almost wouldnt have Korn without Rob telling them to get off their asses haha. Maybe not but he was there with them from the beginning. Alice in chains, Ozzy, infectious groves, suicidal tendencies.

[@thegrimreaper1991]

Thats life bro.

[@electriceyeswatching4415]

"Poor Rob" hardly lol

[@hellomyfriend9227]

It reminded me of, John Entwistle always on the side with The Who... Always on the side, camera bearly showing him, but bringing the timeing together of the band, which I reckon most all of the great bands, the bass player is the most unrecognized but mulitalented, that brings the band full circle, can't forget John Paul Jones....

[@stubkar]

It's astonishing to think that not only is Robert now their longest tenured bassist. *_HE'S BEEN IN METALLICA FOR HALF OF THE BAND'S LIFESPAN_*

[@mvasqu762]

Crazy. I still look at him like the new guy

[@TheSharter]

First time I saw Metallica was when they opened for Ozzy back in 86. What a show.

[@blake86303]

Yup.

[@sdime9858]

Yeah that was the first time I saw them opening for Ozzy and they were great and Ozzy was too

[@clintzuleger8918]

At 1:45. I remember when “And Justice For All” just got big about ‘88. The radio station in Shreveport, La. would refuse to play “One” or any of the other songs off of “Justice “ until at least 9 p.m. so me and my friends would call the radio station at 9:01 p.m. EVERY NIGHT and request those songs (back when you could do that)!!!

[@snailnslug3]

The radio stations still suck ass in Shreveport/bossier. Thank God for fucking Spotify

[@stevestanfield6139]

TUX99!

[@TheSixStringGuy]

It's fans like you with those phone calls that helped pave the way for Metallica....thank you honestly.

[@stevendalton7686]

I still remember the sense of shock and awe I felt the very fist time I saw "One" on MTV. It was hard to believe that such a terrifying and wonderful thing was under the radar. Even though Metallica is the most successful touring act in history, they still don't get much radio play.

[@jebatman756]

Clint Zuleger good times, man...these days radio stations get paid to play the same damn stupid pop “songs” every hour

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

I love how Kirk has his foot on the Wah pedal the ENTIRE time. It's like his happy place lol.

[@sinbysin666]

The Misfits are my favorite obscure European band.

[@boyo.s]

hardly obscure

[@jameslawrance8709]

Hardly European

[@yasserahmed4245]

Hardly Hardly

[@smizz]

Best comment ever

[@greggotti9740]

London Dungeon

[@yowut2386]

My son was singing BASTARD BASTARD at 5yrs old in back seat of my 86 mustang. He’s is now 23 and and rocking MASTER MASTER. Good memories

[@FadeToBlackOps]

BASTARD! My favorite Metallica song 😆 That’s awesome, man! :) 🤘🏻

[@whitesneeks4499]

Thirty years to the day. R.I.P. Cliff

[@malibuconv1968]

It should have been Lars!!!

[@shawnwilson1514]

It was way more then thirteen years ago

[@judemisura4323]

@@shawnwilson1514 he said 30. Not 13

[@matthewatwood1060]

Metallica died in that bus crash.

[@helmse7152]

61Tbird Wtf is wrong with u?! It shouldnt have been anyone of them

[@blakfloyd]

0:47 Band members: Hey, we still remember how to play that! Let's start playing along. 0:49 James: Fuck, the recording is in E and we're tuned to Eb.

[@WagnerdsClan]

blakfloyd oh my gosh I noticed that 😂

[@insolitusau]

LMFAO the look of disappointment on his face

[@baraotransportes4946]

Damnnn! You’re insane man. That’s right. Fking well saw.

[@DekkarJr]

@@insolitusau hahah his natural lack of range strikes at him from the past ! lol poor fella, amazing song writer - but a limited singer. So many metallica songs are in E and E flat jsut cus that's one of the few key's he sounds good in :( otherwise, hes a rhythem guitar genius and his expression of pain and sadness and the darkness we all encounter in life through his lyrics is truly a masterful work of art.

[@dg33314]

I love how James can't just hold a guitar without playing it...

[@SuperReallyNice]

Look at the bass getting tickled too.

[@Kenan592034]

And kirk looking at the wah without stepping on it

[@DigitalBath306]

no guitar player can, trust me

[@Numb00]

It’s the same with me, it’s hard to not play it

[@darkriff777]

He doesn't like doing vocals without holding a guitar.

[@emmanuelsalazar9424]

Every time Lars speaks, all I hear is Jim Breuer’s impression of him. Lol

[@TheSixStringGuy]

Umm....yeah umm ya know lmao

[@rynosaurasx2370]

His impression is spot on lol

[@rockerseven]

Focking napsack huh? HUH? Right James? YEAH? YEAH! YEAH! OOOOH! Lol

[@mrsparkle001]

There's your fawkin knapsack! The kid is fawkin irresponsible!

[@orkboy59]

Every time I hear Lars speak, all I hear is BS. All the collective talk and he is the worst micromanager of the group.

[@acidrazor66]

every time kirk speaks it just seems he’s about to burst into tears

[@heavyjoechipman3594]

James has become a great speaker. I caught him on Joe Rogan too. Love James. I love this band.☺👍

[@perrap79]

Heavy Joe Chipman bees

[@HotStrange]

Reload is their only good album.

[@gqfiend]

Heavy Joe Chipman you caught him a joe Rogan too?

[@manyhammers5944]

Haut Strange Filthy Troll!! I don't believe you.

[@heavyjoechipman3594]

@@gqfiend on, I meant. Sorry. Was legally medicated and caffeinated when I wrote this. Fixxed it. Thanks👍

[@danielmrtns]

“The Master riff, that was yours, James?” “....... Ok.” 🤣

[@philipwacker4629]

I guess the flood of beer before, while and after writing this master of riffs played its role.

[@detrockcity3]

Hahaha

[@realdealio1]

Mustaine

[@bramabull111]

Lars - yaaaaa, ima take credit for that one if no one else is

[@unicornsteaks6769]

Rob's bass is slung so low he could play with his toes.

[@helmedon]

He probably can.

[@yeahright302]

who?lol

[@angadgianirogers1844]

If james Hetfield played bass.

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

Metallica influences: Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Thin Lizzy, Diamond Head, UFO, early Maiden..

[@JayZombie1216]

Misfits, GBH, Black Flag, Thin Lizzy, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, KISS, Skynyrd etc. They had a really good taste.

[@grimble707]

@@HeavyMetalGamer45 silence

[@Omar_E11]

Misfits!

[@calebecavalcantte]

Budgie too, in fact, Budgie influenced many heavy metal bands of eighties even Megadeth

[@BrushesOfMagic]

Mercyful Fate!!!

[@dougfromsoanierana]

They really did make it with virtually zero radio support. As a teenager in the late 1980s in Cincinnati I never heard a Metallica song on any local radio station. I did hear tracks blasting from car stereos now and then. Despite getting zero radio play, And Justice went platinum in nine weeks.

[@thedug]

Just like Howard loved hearing about Jimmy Page coming up with the Kashmir riff, I enjoy hearing about the Metallica process. I could listen to musicians insight into their history and process all day.

[@HotStrange]

Cyber Police lol

[@HotStrange]

Agreed. It’d be cool if someone started a dedicated channel just for that.

[@barneyrubble8255]

For some reason these famous rich musicians don't like to talk about or reveal how these things appeared to them. But no doubt they know the exact moment.

[@residentraccoon2910]

I love Howard's interviews with musicians because he always asks questions about the songwriting

[@gbirdo4718]

0:47 is the perfect representation of a guitars players relationship with music. Immediately try’s to play it, James and Kirk.

[@snailnslug3]

I can tell, these guys are gonna be huge.

[@nicolasfernandez7402]

They already are wtf

[@Recap858]

What

[@m.i.qurashi2456]

😂😂😂

[@donnamariedavidson5065]

You're a bit late.....

[@metjovi]

Yeah, I can definitely imagine their name in many shirts, don't you?

[@Randomeris1]

Howard still pulling out these even in 2020, love it. Would love some more Beetlejuice as well...

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

kinda sad Beetlejuice never appear on Howard now..

[@CoffeeAndTowels]

This was from a few years ago.

[@TheSixStringGuy]

Hell yeah

[@pulp735]

Would have been hilarious if Howard asked Metallica: "So how did you come up with the riff for the Four Horsemen?" Metallica: "Uhhh...well...about that song..." LOL

[@Belysning164]

He only Made the spider riff on that song

[@mechanicalhippo493]

?

[@Gabez82]

Charles Leon He woulda just said it was a “collective” and not mention you know who. Lol.

[@MrPantera123456]

Charles Leon lol ya too bad. I’m positive hetfield wrote master also. That down picking leaves no doubt.

[@nicklasrantavuori5213]

I dont get this

[@kartikchandrasekhar4181]

Howard picks the Misfits as an obscure European band Metallica covered back when they started... Misfits are from New Jersey and came little later on.

[@ryanduray1]

Misfits released Last Caress in 1980

[@markdavid578]

Lodi, NJ

[@rdrake316]

Could have put on some Venom or Diamondhead .

[@8bitrocketstudios]

The Misfits cover "Last Caress" was what got me into Metallica when I happened on to Garage Days.

[@ghostrider2664]

I got into them in 1986 because of a ride the lightning tshirt a kid at my school was wearing. I hadnt even heard the music yet and.i already knew that was for me. no doubt.

[@gsdfan8455]

Ghost Rider that’s when I got into them.

[@JoeLaFon3]

"You didn't change your sound at all" WOT Metallica is always changing

[@Casketkrusher_]

Load, ReLoad, St. Anger. It changed too much to commercial radio sound.

[@joesmith3908]

haha

[@BlutigeTranen]

"Didn't change your sound at all..." *Load and Reload starts sweating nervously*

[@agustincasciero]

"Guitar Hero: Metallica" says that James wrote the Master of Puppets intro on the D string and it sounded ridiculous but when he played it on the E string it was awesome.

[@xenounde0]

Yea I thought he would've mentioned that !

[@lapinus]

Didn't kirk write the intro?

[@taskerpro944]

@@lapinus You might be thinking of Enter Sandman from the black album. The intro and main riff were on some cassette Kirk made jamming by himself in a hotel room in the middle of the night during the Justice tour. But through most of the 80's stuff, it was all James and Lars. Kirk would come in and do the solo's and that's it. Then Kirk would have to learn all the rhythm parts from the album once the album was finished lol. It really wasn't until Bob Rock and the black album that the band actually sat in the studio all together as a band and worked through the songs. (Reference documenetary 'A Year and a Half in the life of Metallica' kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmXVk5amophkrMU).

[@eddiejackson1566]

@@lapinus chorus

[@alexsnedden8639]

@@lapinus pretty sure Kirk wrote the riff in the chorus

[@birdy1numnum]

It appears there are bands Cliff brought in (Discharge, Misfits, GBH) and the NWOBHM bands Lars brought in (Budgie, Diamond Head). *Cliff is sorely missed.*

[@jebatman756]

Lars: “I think we’re more about the collective. Those guys in the 60’s and 70’s were all about themselves” LOOOL

[@alistairclifton1286]

Tell that to Jason Newstead lol

[@richardburns4194]

Wonder how Jason would respond to that. Hmmmmm……..

[@Omar_E11]

Don't take it the wrong way. All he meant was the older guys were more original, while Metallica borrowed influences. Quit being so cynical.

[@dividepaths]

😂😂😂

[@philipwacker4629]

I always liked Jason Newsted... Rob is great and a good fit. But Jason always seemed like a nice guy and the way he was treated apparently doesn't really sound like a focus on the collective. (Also excluding guitar soli from St. Anger - which would have made the record a lot better! (I don't mind the snare...)).

[@JayZombie1216]

Obscure songs, proceeds to play a Misfits song. Hahaha.

[@Omar_E11]

Well, back then they were obscure.

[@Chris_Picklepants]

Why didn't they bust his balls on that one?!?!

[@XzanderVillo]

@@Omar_E11 Misfits was already considered an important band by then...

[@IgnacioCentu96]

cause killing a baby isnt obscure...

[@emansfvera]

Misfits are obscure, the majority of today's kids modern generations dont know about misfits. They never really been mainstream either.

[@matheusdutra5130]

"so how did you come up with that riff?" ~So anyway I was just vibing

[@pteradactylhippo]

That’s a celebrity caught on the spot that takes credit for someone else’s riff... shhh.... it sounds a lot like a Dave Mustaine riff but that’s none of my business....

[@MyScrote]

pteradactylhippo riiiight, dave mustaine totally wrote the master of puppets riff. Hey fuck it, dave mustaine wrote the entire metallica discography. Dave mustaine nerds are the biggest retards out there.

[@benparsons4979]

@@pteradactylhippo Dave Mustaine didn't write MoP

[@fixxxer7030]

@@pteradactylhippo No. I think Kirk wrote it. I believe Dave stole it from him

[@TiredAmerican247]

My 3 year old daughter likes to listen to Master of Puppets. That’s how legendary Metallica is. Their songs will never be outdated.

[@stinkybojangles4128]

These guys, especially Lars & James humbled out so well as they get older. These guys are my Fucking heroes and I love them!! \m/

[@bubbacalling]

‘You guys never changed your sound’. Yes I get that exact impression when I listen to Justice and the Black album back to back 🤪🤪

[@edervalladares8676]

Please don't

[@callawolf531]

Or even The Black Album and Load back to back

[@rafaelalvarez977]

Still sounds like Metallica🤪🤪

[@codyvandal2860]

they're both good though. I think too many fans underappreciated black and beyond just because it was commercially mainstream

[@toonix1015]

Well they changed definitely but you cant say the black album is worse unlike other albums...

[@thegrimreaper1991]

Im 43 this year and have been a Metallica fan since 1986 when I was 9! I will always love this band! They are the greatest!! RIP Cliff Burton the greatest bass guitarist of all time.

[@Omar_E11]

One might call out Metallica for becoming famous with covers, but you've got to remember and commend them for how they gave their little-known influences so much attention. Do you think as many people would know Diamond Head or Misfits if it weren't for Metallica giving them publicity? I could listen to them talking about their music process all day, it's so interesting.

[@Squall6575]

Omar king diamond himself said that Metallica’s covers gave his career a second wind

[@cr0uchingtiger]

Yeah me too. I even saw Diamond Head support them in Milton Keyns in 92. Then I covered Am I Evil when I started playing. I'm sure I probably used to think it was a Metallica song 😁

[@ponrix]

Ya. Because of metallica dimaond head got their rights/royalties from that song.

[@manyhammers5944]

Anvil is still pissed.

[@jessiewalker8547]

Tons of bands started out playing covers, most bands do until they get signed

[@chandlorpersaud1546]

Howard stern is the goat for having so many talented musical acts. Not even to mention other individuals. Hes truly a fan himself which makes his questions and intentions align with most of us watching these videos. Bravo.

[@xmetax]

Trujillo : "Do I even need to be here?"

[@lufteze2916]

Meeting these guys is still on top of my must do things list , since childhood

[@brianconlon8302]

I met James, Kirk and Jason in 97 in Orlando Arena (still have the Photo's ) backstage Before the show ! Great memories

[@batman1169]

Awesome interview again by Howard making the stars feeling easy and talking one on one! Great job!

[@harp440]

One of Stern's best interviews/shows

[@Bless-the-Name]

Hetfiield: The stuff we were hearing - we hated it. Everyone: We feel you bruh.

[@superlucasgaming5645]

I feel u

[@ANIBALBARBARIAN]

So true

[@gman248]

This is a great interview, it flows so well and everyone is participating with such precision. Music to my ears!

[@SuperReallyNice]

Wow, we grew old together. I was listening to these guys '85.

[@yasserahmed4245]

0:44 Robert Trujillo - Imma head out right now James - You talkin' about doin' Lyp syncing now? Kirk - I knew it *smiles* Lars - *beats the 🥁* in excitement

[@atwajesper9434]

0:29 Robert awkwardly listening to the questions... Lol

[@richardleon4865]

KNAC, the birthplace of "Mandatory Metallica" at 9pm!!! It's 9 o-clock what do you wanna hear "METALLICAAAAAAAAAAAA" damn, the good ol days!!!

[@jermholio]

"KNAC kicks my ass!"

[@Bigavac]

I used to listen to Center Landman on my Nokia back in 2005! great band!

[@lawrencefinch-hatton6231]

Metalheads are the cutest. They’re all spikes, dark, brooding and black on the outside, but sensitive and intelligent in the middle with a penchant for classical music.

[@adriznosdm8195]

Jack O’nory That’s not true. Believe me. There are a thousand types of metalheads, a lot of good people, but a lot of bad people too. There are way more racists, nazis, killers, real satanists in the metal community than you imagine. Some metalheads burned churches down and killed innocent people in Norway. Saying that everybody listening to metal is super nice is as much a cliche as saying every metalhead is a crazy child killer, and it is stupid. How many people complain when Christians or politicians attack us and say we are servants to the devil ? How many people are trying to explain the masses that this is just provocation, that we don’t really like dead bodies ? The objective of provocation is to get a reaction from people, so let them be scared ! We can’t write songs about Satan or cuming blood if we don’t assume that image. Anyway, you are probably a new metalhead, and you will soon realize that, like in every community, there are also bad people in the metal world. Wish you the best.

[@sageanderson8527]

THE METAL_HEAD you are misinformed thats just black metal

[@AliJr_MetalGames_MetalGuitar]

@@sageanderson8527 Pat O Brien is Death Metal, and Dave Mustaine did quite a few violent things in the 80s, like kicking Chris Poland in the Face. The members of Motörhead also treated each other kinda badly.

[@allenellsworth5799]

@@adriznosdm8195 Actually there are a lot less of those people than you think. Everyone needs a boogeyman

[@adriznosdm8195]

Keel 0 Nah You can find any kind of people in the other genres too Deicide’s singer Glenn Benton is, or at least was, a real satanist And who cares ? His music kicks ass. Same for black metal.

[@Shallowwhisper]

Some of the best memories I’ve had was listening to Metallica!!! I’ll never forget these guys!!!

[@chrislaney7273]

I miss my cousin he got me into them Everytime I hear Orion I think of him he took his life in 05 I love you and miss you Franky Stimetz R.i.p

[@jasoncrump1886]

Loved these guys since 3rd grade I'll be 41 now in 3 days and I still love em.

[@Toni-ff6vo]

I love Metallica, but the legend says that Master is Dave's work :P that's why he "can't remember"

[@boledle]

One of the best shows I ever saw was these guys live in '85 for the ride the lightening tour. Yingvy Malinstein was there and the Scorpions headlined. Damn ...

[@phillipfry9765]

At first I was thinking, what a weird interview. By the end, I thought that was a really solid interview 0:49 HaHa the guitars are in a completely different tuning

[@ΚαπετάνιοςΤζακΣπουργιτης]

This is an amazing conversation

[@NDemanuele1]

I loved that cover in the beginning. They should do an album paying tribute to famous Punk songs with Metallica flavor sprinkled in!

[@Omar_E11]

They've covered some other Misfits songs.

[@Spaghetti_policy]

They did. Garage Days and GD Revisited

[@rangamsarmah2061]

Check out garage inc and garage days.

[@07zx14White]

Slayer did an album that was entirely full of punk covers except the last song, it was an original. The album was called 'Undisputed Attitude' and I highly recommend picking it up. Bad ass album!

[@parad0x_667]

lol

[@Beermaker2000]

Cool interview Howard, thx

[@davidpearlactorteacherbizman]

Thanks for posting..Howard has got to be the best interviewer on earth

[@CharlieRootsMusic]

Him or Ellen , they been around several decades .

[@darkwizard2651]

0:46 James tries to play along and realizes his guitar is in Eb, thinks about how to compensate and then says fuck it and just dances along lol.

[@nickthomas6475]

I love these guys they need a movie.

[@jamesf456]

They have a documentary called Some Kind of Monster which follows the band after Jason left and James entered rehab for the first time. It started as just a documentary about the making of St Anger but grew into something much more as the band had more issues occur.

[@georgegeysen6499]

They have at least one: “Some Kind of Monster

[@taxman4072]

How about Through the Never

[@djjazzyjeff1232]

They have several, lol

[@Omar_E11]

They have multiple movies. My favorite is "A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica" which covers the production of the Black Album, it's awesome.

[@MrWeAllAreOne]

The first Metallica song i ever heard on British radio was "Nothing else matters". I never heard of them before that. I was more into the rave scene at that time. '96 i saw them live in Birmingham,England with some friends. From that night i was a fan.

[@alamoprepper9041]

These guys remind me of the dudes from titanic movie , when boat sinks all they wanna do is jam lol Metallica still kicks ass!!

[@ACZiemba326]

Love James so much. Very genuine and gracious, he's one of the good ones.

[@dennisrichards2604]

I remember when Metallica wouldnt make a music video. I was around at that time and it was almost thought of as "selling out" if thrash/death metal bands made music videos. Thats why no Metallica music videos before One.

[@andrewptob]

Robert’s bass angle is pretty awesome. I hadn’t noticed that before.

[@OBrienDesigns]

I love Howard's questions. He asks everything regular people wonder on a daily basis that annoying interviewers will never usually bring up.

[@TheSixStringGuy]

Howard needs to bring back all his celebrities and start asking these questions

[@logos_motorider6274]

Thats what it makes a good interview.

[@M.Thomas97x]

I found out that most of the great bands come from very humble backgrounds. They were writing what they wanted to hear and not caring what the public or media cared about. Reminds me a lot of rush and they’re rise to making great music

[@mihalis1010]

7:20 Lars says he doesn’t feel like they’re part of the establishment. Depending on who you ask, they ARE the establishment. I know many people, including myself, were introduced to metal by Metallica. They brought thrash to the mainstream. These guys set the bar. I guess I understand what Lars meant, but from my perspective, they can’t lose at a game they created.

[@mwhitelaw8569]

KMEL out of the bay would play them late at night Mostly off jump in the fire Only way I could hear it was with 80 foot antenna. I was a freshman in highschool 1983

[@dmusiclife5727]

Kirk seems like the easiest guy to be in a band with

[@hinjurock70]

Love these dudes. Wish Cliff was still here.

[@Chris_L034]

there are those quintessential Metallica songs that'll live forever, Enter Sandman, Master of Puppets, Nothing Else Matters, Unforgiven, Sad but True. No pun intended.

[@taxman4072]

What album is no pun intended on?

[@Amber-wb7qt]

So Forget Ride The Lightning, KEA and AJFA?

[@Chris_L034]

@Shallex sad but true

[@didi_abdillah]

Waiting almost 4 Years to see this epic interview

[@sacrarioofficial5424]

METALLICA RULES SINCE 1981!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@danteeldante1383]

6:23 just pause at that exact timeline... kirck's guitar is a part of Metallica's logo in the back.

[@umitanonymous3400]

Does he said: Metallica didnt changed its heavy thrash metal style??? 😬

[@BradyA1124]

Their style changed, but he's saying their approach never changed, to always do something different

[@benthompson7221]

Saw you guys in Cincinnati last year in the top row I like the new album peace bros been listening for 15 years

[@houseovragnar1528]

Metallica=My first real hardcore musical love. My son was born as The Outlaw Torn off S&M played in the background. His first video obsession was Moth into flame but The memory remains seems to be his favorite song-video now 3 years later. I can't wait to take him to see Metallica. Also James's name isn't James Hetfield Its Master and ONLY master in my son Apollos mind.

[@Omar_E11]

Your son sounds awesome. lol

[@SecretGerms]

Gor'eepy Studios pathetic

[@scotts7017]

Cool👍🏻

[@lastactionhero7541]

Gor'eepy Studios yea I’m calling bullshit unless your kid was born in a Guitar Center. No one holds off on giving birth so some dildo can out on an album.

[@chrisg136]

Is your son's name Apollos or Apollo? Reminds me of the ancient greek god's name

[@nathanrocks2562]

I love how James wanted to play along with Misfits 🤘

[@robertdysonn]

Don’t bash the old albums, those were the absolute best.

[@thetruckersmanifesto3873]

Been listening from like the beginning.

[@ramona.vargas7298]

James Hit The Nale on the Head. Writing what you want to Hear. That's what all musicains should do.

[@docbarlow240]

Robert Trujillo is just standing there like, "yeah. Dunno a thing about this story...."

[@tacobell5150]

I find it very hard to believe that James Hetfield doesn't remember who came up with the riff to master of puppets, I have heard several stories about them ripping ideas and even their name from other bands, especially in San Francisco.

[@joshberridge3762]

I remember seeing somewhere that that first riff was originally played on the d string then they said play it on the low e and i loved it. Was James's riff

[@nicolasvillamil7523]

It's because he doesn't like being the center of attention, he's very self-deprecating.

[@elizabethhock4414]

I love listening to this interview again, I love you Me🔨allicA, just write what you like.

[@ronfigg1]

105.5 KNAC! I miss those days!

[@minechof824]

these guys are gonna be huge, i can feel it

[@himasishsharma752]

Howard needs to bring in any of the zeppelin member.

[@Mr316niles]

He had Robert Plant on the show a couple of years ago 👍

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

absolutely.. Howard almost retire now.. he needs to bring Rock legends.. are you from India ?

[@Romeokilo420]

MIZORAM - Mafaka Hnamte I am from punjab

[@kiimawittu_]

@Dale Denton Have you even heard anything else from them than just Stairway To Heaven? Their catalog is full of amazing songs: Dazed & Confused, Communication Breakdown, Whole Lotta Love, Heartbreaker, Ramble On, Immigrant Song, Black Dog, The Ocean etc. They're not called the best rock 'n' roll band of all time for nothing😉

[@MIZORAM_mafaka_hnamte]

@@Romeokilo420 awesome..

[@smmusicplus96]

I recall Metallica thanking Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles in the acknowledgments for the MOP record. Later on it occurred to me that the "heroes in a half shell" melody line was very similar to the guitar line in the chorus of "Puppets".

[@imyoursuperbeast8220]

That was always my first thought during the chorus part. Glad somebody picked up on it too lol

[@BradyA1124]

1:33 That's a cool warm-up Kirk is doing

[@Lopez-my1bo]

Thats a warm up joe satriani taught him

[@guisantovski]

Wow, and he's doing it so fast. Someone needs to ask him wtf is that

[@mafworkshop6175]

The black album was their radio breakthrough. Enter Sandman was in regular rotation all over the country. It’s not my favorite album but it’s still really good. My three favorites, in order, are Kill, Justice, Puppets. I do not like St. Anger at all, but the others all have something I can enjoy. Hardwired is good for the first three songs.

[@jerryswagerty1294]

*I remember a time outside a stadium when Ozzy got boo'd from Metallica fans. And I remember Metallica came out and reminded fans Metallica are big fans of Ozzy.* *Rock & Roll will never die. It came from jazz & soul with respect and inspired hip hop & rap to fight their way outta the streets with their own sound.* *Real Reel History...* Swag

[@campbells0ups]

i love how humble they are especially james

[@TheAdrenalineRush707]

Love how James keeps fiddling with his guitar inbetween sentences...

[@stephenblackwell5533]

Exactly James when you cant find music you wanna hear you write your own!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@markfry4304]

When a big part of your reputation was being alcoholics early in your career, your memory is probably not going to serve you well later in life.

[@rob_htx7371]

You just gotta create whatever music you think sounds good in your own opinion and play. There are millions of people in the world, someone is bound to like your music. The question is “Who?” or “How much people?” That’s for you to find out by continuing to play and just have fun with it

[@panuser5928]

METALLICA RULES THE WORLD !🔥