Metallica Black Album Behind the Scenes. RIP Magazine Editor Lonn Friend's exclusive access stories

[@hetfieldprophet]

RIP magazine! One of the best for metal news!

[@TheRicardoSanchez]

Lonn is legend. I was Lonn's demo/audience in the 80s. Lonn's is one life of which I've always been envious. The stories he must have. Holy crap.

[@gr8tcott]

Lonn is one of the nicest guys in the industry. 🤘🏽

[@dylanjohnhoey]

Lonnie is super important to metal. Great interview.

[@gunnarjordan6980]

Such a great interview. I hate metallica but good interview. Always liked L. Friend & RIP Mag.

[@uaetub]

Epic stories here. Not sure why there is not more comments or likes. Rock on !

[@huppmoile]

What a fantastic interview. How you only have 22.4k subscribers is beyond comprehension.

[@MrOctober44]

They don't post much content and a lot of these interviews are like five minutes

[@80smetalrecyclebin]

@@MrOctober44 it’s not because we don’t post much… it’s ain’t easy capturing thousands of subscribers. It takes time and a whole lot of work. These interviews are done with care and a lot of thought. Glad you like them. We’ll keep ‘em coming. Geoff Tate on the way.

[@jeffreycollins7297]

@@80smetalrecyclebin It also takes a lot of time to get to these fellas and then all the money it takes. There are so many variables to being a documentary filmmaker. Cheers to you. I also do this but with Artists on my @Duochromefilms channel here.

[@rabbleinarms5742]

I like all of your videos, but this may be my favorite thus far. I can listen to that guy tell stories forever and his Lars impression is hilarious.

[@evenkeel6131]

Lars impression is spot on.

[@estudiandoaprendo4365]

So glad you uploaded a video again!!! Please keep them coming mate, they are so appreciated. Your channel is pure gold 🤟🏼🔥

[@mattrock12]

Great interview. My favourite yet! Keep ‘em coming. They’re much appreciated!

[@CopyWhoTV]

Good video. Love Lonn Friend and I still have a huge stack of RIP magazine. I was thinking all day after watching that Lonn passed away because I saw "RIP" in the title, and I was like NOOooo... but then suddenly now I realized that you referring to the magazine. Duh. It actually was one of the reasons I felt off today. Pleased there was a happy ending. :)

[@JanoyCresva]

leaving a comment and like to get you more visibility. This is good stuff.

[@hangfly1]

OMG what an awesome interview! So was the new one with Geoff Tate! Love the longer format too. Please keep pumping them out!

[@twitterjesus]

Lonn, thanks mann. That was epic. RIP West Arkeen...

[@mitchpassero1641]

Awesome interview. Miss RIP.

[@matthewh.9544]

These need to be out more regularly. They are too slow in making them available. These are really good but there's too much of a wait between releasing them. Basically I love watching them but could they put them out more often.. 🙏

[@stevierachelle6930]

Says the guy who has NO CLUE what the folks who do these clips have going on in their lives! 2 dozen comments and of course there has to be 1 complainer, congrats Matthew... that's you. Typical entitled fan / follower... It's like when a band plays 17 songs during a 75 minute set, you're the guy that was disappointed it wasn't 20 songs and 90 minutes, then goes on to explain all the reasons how and why their show could have been longer or better. Great clip guys...

[@matthewh.9544]

@@stevierachelle6930 are you trying to be patronising or can you not help rubbing people up the wrong way. That's not what I meant when I wrote it, but congratulations on the most condescending comment on here. Must be part of being American, you have to take things literally as they are written rather than take 2 mins and read it with an IQ of more than 10.. Well done. 👌 Cringeworthy reply . 👏👏

[@jeffreycollins7297]

@@stevierachelle6930 GO Stevie! I have been on the side of the makers of these videos myself. Just doing Art interviews with Painters and Sculptors. It's hard doing things like this, especially if you are low on personal funds with which to do the filming trips. Can't live where everyone is so you gotta pick and choose who what and when. So Matt, please understand bro, it's not super easy to do this kind of thing, especially with people that are almost on perpetual travel mode. Maybe send the guy some money to help him make some more videos. Cheers!

[@katshades]

I just thought about this guy for the first time in years and now hes in my youtube feed. KZbin can read minds.

[@kellybrincks]

I miss that magazine. I discovered Psychotic Waltz due to RIP

[@bogallerito1709]

RIP magazine and 105.5 KNAC, Lonn Friend is a Champ!

[@TREVERLAST]

Always loved RIP magazine. Really enjoyed his stories in this interview. Keep up the great work!

[@jayteesgear]

Damn! I didnt know Rip came from Flynt publications!

[@arthurmurfitt7698]

wow my fave interview so far

[@metaljew4456]

Lonn, you are one smart dude that made it thru the Eighties & Nineties INTACT! I thought you were a total dork back in the day but today (I’m 56) I look at you and see a smart guy full of every story from my hay day that I want to hear! This channel should have 1 Million SUBS at least! Let’s go people. Hit that Subscribe Button. Lonn, again THX for the memories. I still blast ALL that HAIRMETAL out the windows (Or drop the top) of my Corvette. And I still have ALL my HAIR and I’m still skinny ta boot.

[@HaXaW5150]

No doubt, soon as I heard Lonn's voice I was like what a dork, but he had the stories. I love to listen to him.

[@davecassady7468]

I read RIP religiously back in the late 80s, early 90s. Also Metal Edge, Hit Parader, & Circus.

[@mattdawg83686]

I read RIP magazine religiously back in the day.

[@adamrivera2499]

I loved this 😊

[@biorythmicshifter]

I miss the days of metal magazines and fanzines.

[@SPLAATT]

I love Lonn! He's the man. \\m//-_-\\m//

[@beeemm2578]

Man, RIP mag and LF is super important to the popularity of REAL metal bands and music today. They certainly brought more extreme forms of metal in front of our ugly faces, as opposed to just from a fanzine,which are/were great, btw.

[@cuddzilla]

For the longest time I thought he was the voice behind Beavis and Butthead's hippy teacher, Mr. Van Driessen.

[@clausm2203]

Great video

[@asylumrecordingstudios]

Lonn does the best Lars impression

[@pacochuquiure7807]

To hear about Metallica was boring as hell but the insights about RIP magazine and the Sunset Strip were awesome. Thxs!

[@RealDavidMartin]

I couldn’t wait to get the next RIP with Metallica in the studio. It was 11 months, if I’m not mistaken. I always appreciated as a reader the long articles and thoughtful questions. Also, why doesn’t Lonn age?

[@baydenskehan8732]

Now I wanna here stories from Fallen Angels/ Groupies.

[@81shvlhead]

I use to have a subscription to RIP, I still have bunch of them if anyone is interested?

[@TheBustedNut]

You still have them magazines? And what do you want for them?

[@81shvlhead]

@@TheBustedNut nope, sold them.

[@thedude4672]

WTF is that at 1:48? The sound briefly cuts to someone whispering

[@bj4505]

You could not get RIP in new zealand (I think) But we did get Kerrang! back in the day. I do remember hearing of Lonn Friend back in my teenage years however,I'm now feeling nostalgic

[@kpitts8921]

WOW! This guy can cast shade!

[@Frip36]

In Toledo we didn't see Rip mag much. For metal it was Circus and Hit Parader. At the head-shops you'd see Kerang toward latter 80's. Rip must have been more a West Coast thing.

[@MM1717mm]

Haha that Lars impression is bang on 🤣🤣

[@jeffreyhutchins6527]

Massive integrity at a time when other people would have made the money over the relationships.

[@matthewwilton7778]

Grant was very beautiful, a 10

[@colincampbell7126]

Hey Lonn, you do a pretty good Lars

[@whamsie4022]

“Friend at Large”

[@bcardamone]

Lonn … anyone tell you that you’d pass as the younger brother to Peter Criss?

[@Jayhawk9]

If it wasn't for Mötley Crüe Dr. Feelgood there wouldn't be a Metallica black album

[@HaXaW5150]

Lonn has to be a veteran of a thousand psychic wars after hanging out with all of those guys through the years. No telling how many times he's being Roofied. SMH LOL!

[@8Junio76]

The Lars impersonation was kinda odd.

[@mattrock12]

Was pretty good, really! Haha

[@MetalPersonJ]

They did the hair ballad with Nothing Else Matters instead. Honestly, I like the s/t, but it absolutely followed the hair metal marketing formula. Rocker first, ballad second. And it was two ballads in a row. also, St. Anger and Some Kind of Monster are trash. Singlehandedly made me a non-fan. Piss off Lonn.

[@JanoyCresva]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHS2aIuImr6dq9k heres the link to the lars interview he talks about.