WRIF's Meltdown talks with James from Metallica before Comerica Park Show

[@drewwesley9506]

With headphones on, I feel I'm sitting in between these two.

[@dudeinadoughboy4327]

I WAS THERE AT ORION! I remember that moment. Me, my dad, and my brother were watching the Drop Kick Murphies when we see people start running across the field to another stage. Then our dad tells us Metallica was playing and we're all like "What? They don't play today. That's supposed to be Dehaan." But we walked over and sure enough Metallica is playing! That was my first time ever seeing them live. And then they got into a battle with the neighboring band who turned their amps up, then Metallica turned there's up, and it kept going. It was fucking awesome! I was 12 years old at the time of Orion fest, and that weekend is still the best days of my life. :) Great interview, great band. Love these guys.

[@Dwendele]

I bet Metallica won THAT battle!

[@RickGrimesS5]

James looks great here :D I love this man

[@mariaNERETVA]

We all love this man. :)

[@RickGrimesS5]

Yes we do :,)

[@agajch6594]

yeaaaaa!!!!

[@thequintessential5503]

RickGrimes41 hes HOT

[@RickGrimesS5]

The Quintessential ?

[@thomashamill7257]

I love how James call bullshit on Kirk and his phone. I think he said something in another interview as well.

[@mariaNERETVA]

So nice of James to wear Motorhead T shirt. R.I.P., Lemmy! :)

[@Dylan-cy6gu]

MARIA KARENINA 1983 Kill Em, All album. There is a song called mötorhead for a reason. They love them :))

[@USMCTexan]

Motorbreath*

[@sonusworld5357]

Lemmy The Godfather Kilmister - R.I.P. 🤘🤘

[@allanhetfield1922]

@@MichaelGiordano777 lol they've been wearing Motörhead tees when they weren't famous

[@666mathew]

This was just 2 yrs ago, He's aged incredibly since. I hope recovers well from rehab. Good luck James!

[@danny355]

Yeah that stuff will mess you up quickly and badly if it hits you hard enough. I'm sure they'll be back

[@eugenewilson9677]

His mustache makes him look much older today...I wish james would go back to the 99 look🤘🏼

[@diddyfaplord]

That’s what happens when you get old. He’s old dude Jesus

[@ACZiemba326]

Man, Papa Het looks so good for his mid fifties, just seems like an overall genuine, great guy

[@susanconstable2113]

A few years ago me and my two sons and 4 nephews were one of those groups of generational fans. I raised my boys in Metallica and it was a dream come true to see them live together in 2018! I’ve been a Metallica fan since about 1984 and seeing them with my kids and nephews was the best mom/aunt moment of my life so far!

[@DeepakEapenKoothoor]

James is the man. Super awesome. 🤘

[@reasonrally6658]

James seems well grounded and humble cool sounding guy looking great playing great!!

[@thequintessential5503]

Het played sick in Copenhagen and now he played during the summer tour with broken ribs. He's a Trooper!

[@vilianavasileva8213]

That’s we love our Papa Het.

[@manguy2000]

Well, Kirk was just called out. Bring it next time bud!

[@dickrash8706]

Always nice and humble.

[@shiine461]

He looks great here.. love that voice. If Papa Het has a podcast im tuning in..❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kairoskronos9139]

Did he just admit he's hiding 'nothing else matters' like songs???

[@catherinewatts5760]

My granddaughters love you 13 and 16 they introduced me

[@Bedocalaway]

“There wasn’t much of Kirk on the new record, whether it was his phone or not” yikes :(

[@allaeasyk2408]

Good interview !

[@kiltxan1642]

Great Interview

[@karic1294]

Nice!!! James such a sweetheart

[@aaaiscorn6693]

papa hetfield looks great ! :)

[@publicliarbility7531]

To finish off the interview with a thanks was class.

[@agajch6594]

The Best man!

[@experimetalmusic4482]

"Kirk had some riffs he submitted" HAHAHAAH HAHAHA

[@trashermaniac2216]

We never stop, never quit cause we're METALLICA !!!

[@delinquentdisciple8454]

Right On!

[@maczepa]

James seemed like he liked the interview and the wrif gentleman.

[@futureskeletons66669]

James checking down the side of the couch looking for $5. He saw Lars doing it.

[@GODHATESADOPTION]

Yea dude was set on fire, beast

[@PedroFeliz5]

El mejor! James!

[@sebastiantomczyk4577]

That look at 4:00 between the questions that He makes... and there goes next question and James is smilling again.

[@bradensharp7076]

Hahahahaha. Well that was kind of a dickhead thing to say by meltdown. He was like "you've done a lot of things you don't recommend in your life" and James is like fuck you, thank you for pointing that out dickfuck

[@SpiritualOnslaught]

this is on my birthday, come hang out with me james we'll shred and talk tunes and life \m/

[@Bless-the-Name]

Cool

[@dougk7883]

When he mentioned the weather it made me mad because there was no storm like there was supposed and A7x still shortened don’t get me get me wrong I’m glad volbeat and Metallica played their full setlists but the fact that no storms came kinda made mad because A7x is one of my favorites

[@esctheo]

guy mixing this: yeah imma fuck this up real quick

[@ElizabethSvenssonGerman]

I LOVE YOU PAPA HET.

[@sonusworld5357]

James Hetfield The Master 🤘🤘

[@demonofthefall2454]

Mandatory metallica on the wriff

[@manuelag.h.7471]

JAMES SUPERSTAR HETFIELD 💋💋💋 THE BEST ❤

[@JswisslolGaming]

why is james' mic off??

[@WeeklyAudio]

it's not, his mic audio is panned right, and the interviewer is panned left. I assume you're listening with just the left headphone only

[@danny355]

So is James talking about the summer Sanitarium tour of 2000? The "waterskiing" accident? He actually crashed a motorbike into Kid Rocks house? That's far more impressive, but I'm guessing they had to put "waterskiing" on the insurance form.

[@rockhomemade]

can someone please ask when the fuck they ll play spit out the bone

[@RickGrimesS5]

I believe in september

[@khall187]

Watch their rehearsals on KZbin if you haven't already... They release them practicing it before shows and it's still a work in progress. Wouldn't be surprised if September is accurate

[@guitarbattleslive1274]

september

[@rockhomemade]

man I dont understand this shit, do you have to work before every fuckin' show the song THAT YOU WROTE, it's not harder than master of puppets or and justice for all or things in death magnetic. Metallica social media crew is not an idiot, they saw what people want like a maniac for 8 months. After some point people get sick listening harvester of sorrow 100000 times when you have a diamond like SPIT OUT THE BONE

[@rockhomemade]

he should hire lamb of god's drummer like mustaine and enters the production side. and also hire jason for back vocals and mustaine for lead and make an album all songs like spit out the bone :D

[@AmirOstad]

What is that Lars thing about? Can anyone explain a bit? Thanks.

[@thekorroner]

Amir Ostad He was knighted in Denmark i believe.

[@PatriotIzzy]

They explained the basic point on the video -_-'''

[@Dwendele]

Yep, he's now "Sir Lars Ulrich"

[@vlazurah789]

Someone should meme 5:35

[@fabiansommerhalder9254]

Lieha luna

[@paul_henderson]

0:44 Hardwired greater than DM?? with last minute solos due to the ancient lost Kirk's iphone than DM? I guess the interviewer is st. anger fan. And I think turning down James's mic comparing to the interviewer volume is somewhat disrespectful. It should be at least even or the opposite

[@97warlock]

whatever happened to Band interviews? Now they just get 1 guy from the band and interview them it seems. In the 80s & 90s it wasnt about 1 person from a band, it was about the band.

[@danny355]

I think as you get older you get sick of sitting there listening to the other guys waffle on. It's really hard to keep the dynamic happy. Lars will waffle on endlessly. Kirk wont get to say much. Rob will just be sitting through the whole thing with the occasional direct question asked to him. Doing that for 2 hours every day is not fun. Also, seperately gives you 4x as many interviews and 4x as much coverage. If the band members are interesting enough, it makes sense to do it that way. Metallica is one of those bands that were interviewed seperately even from the early days. After about 1985 onwards. Lars has a LOT to say about, well....Everything.

[@mattdad8429]

They're often not in the same city at the same time. When you're a young band you do everything together and sometimes even live together - when you're in your 50s and have been doing this since you were 19, you tend to have your own family and agendas. There's plenty of interviews of them all together, but if they're separate then most likely they're off doing their own thing.

[@kellybartok50]

Its funny how , when some new guy interviews you , you have to act like you’ve been friends for some time and you really know the guy , it’s so phoney ha ha ha how’s the wife ? Didn’t you know we got divorced or how’s the new car you bought , didn’t you know my license is suspended or how’s the new home didn’t you know the wife took it with her lawyer it’s like that all the time when some one interviews James they act like there buddy buddy but no one knows what James Hatfield is like or his personal life and that is what makes James James he only knows , and I think it’s better that way as we all need our space :)

[@jamesoshiro3181]

Metallica hey its been six years new music please 🙏 oh well new Megadeth will have to suffice.

[@ickdon7999]

Best front man ever

[@janm1868]

First time I watched Hetfield talk about Hammett, and it weren't the most pleasant words he said. Guess he doesn't like him at all.

[@IASP17]

seeing James here the only thing I can think about is how fast time goes by. James got so old. fuck me

[@TheDans7300]

I'm sure Dave Mustaine never loses his phone full of riffs..I'm just saying..

[@brett-spangler448]

Dan Sotelo maybe not, but he was too stoned to sing peace sells at chi open air😂

[@peoplevsradio317]

Dan Sotelo he also doesn't make #1 albums either.

[@flyingdutchman80]

Dan Sotelo oh shut up

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

peoplevsradio317 he makes great albums. Both bands do.