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HERE ARE SOME COOL FACTS ABOUT METALLICA!What exactly is the cover of Load supposed to be?
The image is a photograph called Blood and Semen III done
by Anrdes Serrano. It was done by mixing bovine blood and
the artist's own semen between two sheets of plexiglass.
Kirk discovered the photo while looking through a collection of the artist's work at a bookstore.

On Load,everything Kirk plays is on the right speaker while
everything James plays is on the left. Now you can tell who's soloing!

How did James get burned at the Montreal show (Aug. 8, 1992)?
The band was informed of a pyro change:pyro would be ignited
along the "wings" of the stage during "Fade To Black
." The pyro-tech however, failed to tell the band that new pyro would
be going along with the old pyro.Assuming that the new pyro canceled
out the previous pyro, Jameswas standing exactly where the old
pyro occurred when a 12-foot flame was ignited, severely burning the left side of his body.

Kirk's tattoo was a present to himself for Christmas 1995.
It reads: "Born in SF 11-18-62." It's wrapped around his belly button.

Jason's brother, Tim Newsted, teaches elementary school.

In case you're confused on old articles about Load,
and you read some titles that are not on it,this should make
it clear "Hero of the Day" = 'Mouldy' "Until It Sleeps" = 'F.O.B.D.'
[read: Fell on Black Days] "Cure" = 'Believe'

Lars calls the new single Until It Sleeps,"Until It Puts me to Sleep"

Who or what is Ktulu?
Ktulu is a tentacled faced creature that lies dormant on the
bottom of the ocean awaiting the call to awaken from his
followers,created by H.P. Lovecraft and actually spelled Cthulu.

Where is Cliff buried?
Cliff's ashes were spread at various points around the bay area,
including the Maxwell Ranch House area.

Who are all the former and current members of the band?
James, Lars, Kirk, Jason all current. Cliff Burton died 9-27-86.
Dave Mustaine lead guitar, Ron McGovney bass, both 'removed'.
Damien Philips, one appearance ,in concert as a second guitarist,
Lloyd Grant not really a member, but recorded some lead work to
the first demo for "Hit The Lights".

What is the Metallica Club?
Metallica finally formed a Club worthy of their fans. This club is
completely owned and operated by the band, it is any members
"connection" to the band! Metallica Club produces an annual
T-shirt and prints their own magazine called "So What!" along with
that, the club is THE place to get merchandise, tickets and maybe
even a backstage pass! Contests and inside information make every
issue of So What! something to look forward to!

How did Lars and James first meet?
Lars had taken out an ad in a newspaper called the Recycler, saying he
was looking for people to jam with. James answered the ad, and was
unimpressed with Lars' playing, partly due
to the fact that Lars' cymbals fell over everytime he hit them.
Shortly after, Lars went to England to follow his favorite band,
Diamond Head on tour, and after returning to the States got a spot on
Brian Slagel's "Metal Massacre" album. Using this as bait, he talked
James into recording a song for the album, and the rest is history.

Who's married?
Lars, Kirk and Jason are all currently divorced, James never yet
married.

What are their full names and birth dates?
James Alan Hetfield, 8-3-63. (Hatched in Los Angeles, CA.) Kirk
Lee Hammett, 11-18-62. (Brought back to life in San Francisco,
CA.) Lars Ulrich, 12-26-63. (Found talking in Gentofte, Denmark.)
Jason Curtis Newsted, 3-4-63. (Jamming in Battle Creek, MI.)

What is "Creeping Death" about?
About the tale of the plagues bestowed upon the Egyptians,
inspired by the second half of the movie 'The Ten Commandments'

What equipment does the band use?
James ESP Explorer guitar with EMG pick ups and Ernie Ball
strings. Mesa Boogie mk II simul-class amp.
Kirk Various ESP guitars, along with various vintage guitars, uses
Dean Markely strings. Mesa Boogie Amp.
Jason plays bass (and lots of 'em.) La Bella strings and uses
Ampeg amongst other equipment.
Lars plays Tama Artstar II Drums with Remo heads and Zildjian
Brilliant cymbals.
All wear earplugs.

What do they drive?
James has a Chevy Blazer and a Dodge Ram Pick-Up. Jason has a 1967
Ford Mustang and a LandCruiser, Kirk a Porsche, LandCruiser and a
mountain bike. Lars a Porsche, Chevy Blazer and a Range Rover

What is Garage Days?
"Garage Days Revisited" featured two cover songs, "Am I
Evil?"(orig. written and recorded by DiamondHead) and
"Blitzkrieg"(... by Blitzkrieg), it was on the B-side of the
"Creeping Death" 12", it was released in November 1984, the two
songs were later released on the Elektra re-issue of "Kill 'Em
All" but have since been deleted."Garage Days Re-revisited" is the
follow up to the original "GD", It had these cover songs:
"Helpless"(..by DiamondHead), "The Small Hours" ..(by Holocaust),
"The Wait" ( ..by Killing Joke) , "Crash Course in Brain Surgery"
(..by Budgie) and "Last Caress/Green Hell" (...by Misfits). It was
released in August1987 as an EP. Both of the Garage Days are
deleted items and are very hard to find.

What is Spastic Children?
Spastic Children was a "joke band" created originally by James,
Cliff and Fred Cotton and James (Flunky) McDaniel. SC never
practiced and played rather ludicrous songs, Cliff played bass and
Jaymz drummed, when Cliff died Kirk took over the bass duties.
Kirk says "Spastic Children was a good excuse to drink and be
silly on stage." Spastic has not been seen around lately.

What is NWOBHM?
It's the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal that Lars is especially
quite fond of. The NWOBHM greatly influenced Metallica, such acts
as DiamondHead, Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, Samson, Saxon can be
considered NWOBHM. This movement is considered to have started mid
1979, and fizzled out by 1982, and was considered to be
hard-rock's answer to Punk-rocks street 'vibe' and youthful
energy.

PRIMUS/FAITH NO MORE/METALLICA-what's the connection?
Kirk and Les Claypool from Primus grew up and went to the same
school together in El Sobrante, CA. Big Jim Martin (the old guitar
player in FNM) and Cliff were best friends as kids and in several
bands together, Cliff also knew Mike Bordin (another friend of
Kirks,the drummer in FNM) and actually suggested Jim to Mike for
the guitar duties in FNM.

Metallica moved from LA to SF, why?
Cliff lived in SF and refused to move to LA. In order to get Cliff
as the bass player the band had to relocate.

What movie are the clips from "One" from?
":Johnny Got His Gun", which was made from the book by Dalton
Trumbo. who also directed the movie.

James' skull ring and wolf pendant -where did he get them?
The ring formerly belonged to Cliff. The pendant is from a store
called The Great Frog in London (the same place that Cliff got the
skull ring)

Lars, where is he from?
Gentofte (North of Copenhagen), Denmark.

Have the guys recorded for anyone besides Metallica?
James has recorded backing vox for "Twist of Cain" and "Am I
Demon?" on Danzig's first album.Jason has many side projects.
His former band Flotsam & Jetsam also released two albums with
Jason's work on it.Lars has recorded a drum track with Mercyful
Fate for a remake of their song"Return of the Vampire."
Kirk's old Exodus demo's have been seen floating around, he has
also recorded a track with Les Claypool and Mike Bordin set for
possible future release by Primus?),he also produced demo's for
Death Angel.

What was with Jason saying that he'd rather be in an all Elvis
cover band?
Jason's comments were about the lack of bass presence on the
"..AJFA" album. He has also said that he would be in Metallica
until he is physically (or mentally) unable to do so.

What are the band's beverages of choice?
James likes Coors light, Pacifico and Bombay Sapphire Martinis;
Kirk likes Martinis and Guinness; Jason has a penchant for
fine,thick, red wine; Lars likes Coors Light and Bombay Sapphire
Martinis.

What is the video for "The Unforgiven" about?
It is about a young boy forced to conform to society's rules and
becoming an old man and regretting not defying the rules to do
what he wanted to do.(This is one interpretation of the limitless
possibilities of this video)

Who designed the new Metallica logo?
James is responsible for it.

Who is John Bush? Why did they want him to sing for them?
John Bush is currently the lead singer for Anthrax, formerly the
singer for Armored Saint. John is a tremendously gifted vocalist
who was asked to join the band just previous to "RTL", this move
would have enabled James to handle rhythm guitar only. James, at
this point was still not very confident about playing guitar AND
singing.

Who is John Marshall? Why did he play guitar for James?
John Marshall was Kirks' long time friend and guitar tech (or
roadie) at the time of James' "accident" during the Ozzy tour.
John was the natural choice to fill in for James' rhythm playing
because he was familiar with the songs. John subsequently joined
Metal Church, but was called to fill in for James when James got
burned on the Met/G'n'R tour in 1992.

I have a record/tape that says Megaforce records on it, who are
they?Megaforce records signed Metallica in 1983, after the band
travelled from their home in SF to Megaforce's location in New
Jersey. Megaforce released "KEA" and "RTL" in N. America. Elektra
came into the picture shortly after the release of "RTL".

Where did the name Metallica come from?
Lars stole it. "Mr. Metal" of San Francisco, Ron Quintana, was
getting ready to launch a metal fanzine and he had a few names. He
asked his friend Lars for help.. after hearing the name
"Metallica", Lars quickly suggested a different name and kept
"Metallica" for himself!

Why did James switch from the Flying V to the Explorer?
The Explorer was James' back up guitar. When the 'V's' neck broke,
he switched to the back up guitar, only to discover that the
Explorer was perfect for James.

The liner notes say: James-guitar and Kirk-guitar. Who does what?
James is responsible for the great majority of the guitar work in
recorded Metallica. James handles all the rhythm guitar and most
melody and harmony guitars, not to mention the acoustics and the
occasional guitar solo. Kirk's duties on the albums are mostly for
the full-blown lead guitar solos!

Who are DIE KRUPP'S?
Die Krupps is a German band that released a nine song tribute CD
to Metallica. Their interpretation of the songs is considerbly
different than that of the originals. There is some guitar, but
mostly keyboards, electronic drums and a strong accent from the
vocalist.

What is the song "Fade To Black" written about? 'Fade' was written
by James just after the band's equipment was stolen in Boston,
while they were preparing for their first European tour (and
trying to earn money to pay for it!!). Among the stuff stolen was
a Marshall amp that was special, they searched two continents
looking for a replacement amp with the same sound. 'Fade' was a
direct reaction to having had all the gear taken from the band.

Why does Megadeth's "Mechanix" song sound a lot like Metallica's
"Four Horsemen"?The 'leader' of Megadeth, Dave Mustaine used to
be in Metallica.Dave helped write a few Metallica tunes including
"The Mechanix,"which used to be a Met song.After Dave was booted
from the band,"The Mechanix" was added to and rearranged into "The
Four Horsemen."

Was Lloyd Grant an actual member of Metallica? No, Lloyd ONLY
played lead guitar on the original demo of "Hit The Lights". At no
time was Lloyd ever considered a member.

Who did the intro to "Roam" and with what? James recorded it with
a "sitar", an Indian folk instrument and also various percussion
and electronic sound effects in the background.

What sports teams to the guys follow? James is a lifetime Raiders
fan. Jason follows The Phoenix Suns, the Chicago Bulls in the NBA,
and the Detroit Lions and the Raiders in the NFL. Lars follows the
San Jose Sharks, the 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both
James and Lars have season tickets for the San Jose Sharks. Kirk
is quoted as saying, "I hate sports!"

What happened to John Smith, the kid from the "Year & a Half in
the Life" video?John passed away several months after.

Who or what is Ktulu?
Ktulu is a tentacled faced creature that lies dormant on the
bottom of the ocean awaiting the call to awaken from his
followers, created by H.P. Lovecraft and actually spelled Cthulu.

What is the music played as Metallicas live show introduction?
"Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone, from the Clint Eastwood
flick "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly."

Where is Cliff buried?
Cliff's ashes were spread at various points around the bay area,
including the Maxwell Ranch House area.

Why was Dave Mustaine kicked out of Metallica? Because he regularly
over-abused alcohol and proved to be a major pain in the ass towards
the band and their potential friends, on the band's trip to New Jersey
to sign with Megaforce Records.

What are their heights and weights?
James Hetfield: 6' 1" 180 lbs
Lars Ulrich 5' 7" 130 lbs
Kirk Hammett 5' 7" 134 lbs
Jason Newsted 5' 9" 150 lbs

What are their favorite foods?
James: Mexican, Meat and Potatos, Beer
Lars: Taco Bell, Cheese, Mayonnaise and French food.
Kirk: Sushi and Martinis
Jason: BBQ anything

Were the members in Metallica in any other bands? James:
Obsession, Phantom Lord, Leather Charm
Lars: None
Kirk: Exodus
Jason: Flotsam and Jetsam

What happened to Cliff Burton, the former bass player?
Cliff was killed in a bus accident en route from Stockholm, Sweden to
their next show in the early morning hours of September 27,1986.

What is that guitar thing they play after "Green Hell" on "GDRR"?
It's the intro riff to Iron Maiden's "Run To The Hills." The band used
to play this riff quite often in concert.

Is true that Lars sings sometimes? Metallica, on occasion has been
known to switch around the instrument's on "Am I Evil?". The (un)usual
arrangement is Lars=Vox, James=drums, Jason=guitar, Kirk=bass. Lars
claims this is his "Bruce Dickinson impersonation." This is not a very
regular happening, maybe five times ever.

How many music videos have the band made? Not counting performance
clips, the band has made 6 music videos. "One", "Enter Sandman", "The
Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Sad But True", "Wherever I May
Roam". There are 3 versions of "One", the regular version with clips
from the movie "Johnny Got His Gun", a shorter version of the same,
and the jamming version with just the band playing the song with no
movie clips. There are 2 different versions of "The Unforgiven" (long,
15 min, and short) and "Enter Sandman" as well, but, the differences
are minimal concerning only one scene.

How many video tapes has the band released? "Cliff 'Em All"- a
compilation video piecing together old interviews with the band and a
mix of professional and bootleg concert footage, covering Cliff's
brief but eventful career with Metallica. "2 of One"- featuring 2
versions of the music video for the song "One", a jammin' version,
edited shorter for play on MTV and the long form, and an interview
with Lars Ulrich.
"A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica pts 1 and 2"- This 2 video
set follows Metallica on their journey through the making of the
'Black Album', and on the 'Wherever I May Roam' tour. "Live Sh*t:
Binge And Purge"- 3 Video tapes, with 2 tapes devoted to a 1992 show
in San Diego and one video tape with a show from 1989's Damaged
Justice tour in Seattle. (This unique set also includes a 3 CD set
taken from a 1993 show in Mexico City plus other goodies) Other videos
the band appears in include: the Freddie Mercury Tribute called "A
Concert For Life" containing one song, and "For Those About To Rock:
Monsters in Moscow" with three live Metallica songs. "25th Anniversary
of Woodstock" one song and a "Best of the Grammies" one song.

What was Jason's first show with Metallica?
Jason's first gig with Metallica was opening for Metal Church at The
Country Club in Reseda in the first week of November 1986. His second
gig was the very next night at Jezabelle's in Anaheim.

In what show did Jaymz get burned by the pyrotechnics?
Montreal, August 9,1992

With what heavy metal band did Lars first become interested with
the Metal Scene? Deep Purple

Who was Brad Parker?
April 23, 1982 the band hired a "second" guitarist named Brad Parker
and this was the only time they had a 5 piece band. Brad went by the
stage name of Damien Philips.

Who played with Metallica on their first " Day on the Green"
appearance? Scorpions, Ratt, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Victory,
and Y &T.

What was Cliffs last show?
Stockholm, Sweden. Sept. 26, 1986.

When was Jason's last gig with Flotsam and Jetsam?
Oct.31(Halloween night),1986.

What's Lady Justices' nickname?
Doris

What is James' favorite Venom album?.
"Welcome to Hell"

Who was " Voodoo Children"?
Group that only made one performance in benefit to the blues guitarist
John Campbell in summer 1993. The lineup was:
Kirk Hammett-Guitar
Jason Newsted-Bass
Tony Prinzivalli-Guitar, vocals
Whitey Chrobak-Keys
Tim Lau-Drums

What are the names of all the albums, and when did they come out?
"Kill 'Em All"- Released on Megaforce records in July 1983 "Ride The
Lightning"-Released on Megaforce records in August 1984 "Master of
Puppets"- Released on Elektra records in March 1986 "...And Justice
for All"- Released on Elektra records in September 1988 "Metallica"-
Released on Elektra records in August 1991 Note: both "KEA" and "RTL"
were re-issued by Elektra.

What do the members of Metallica like to do when they aren't
working? James Hetfield enjoys hunting, Jason Newsted likes to
mountain bike and play basketball. Lars Ulrich likes to scuba diving,
skiing and going to the movies, and Kirk Hammett likes to mountain
bike and collect horror movie related stuff.

Do any of the members of Metallica have Tattoos? None of the
current members, Cliff's tattoo of the Misfits Skull is somewhat
legendary.

What is Alcoholica?
A nickname for Metallica,given to them somewhere in Europe in 1985,
because of their love of drinking., A fan was spotted wearing a
t-shirt he had made of the cover of "Kill 'Em All", only instead of a
hammer and blood, the t-shirt showed a bottle spilling Vodka. The band
members liked it so much, they adopted it for their own use.

Why did they stop selling "Garage Days Re-revisited?" It was
something done for fun to get a "vibe' going with Jason back in 1987,
it was never intended to be around forever.

What is "The God That Failed" about? 'God' is highly personal song
for James to sing. Much of the lyrics are devoted to the subject of
James' mother's death by cancer. Because of her Christian science
beliefs she felt unable to accept any modern day medical care and
relied solely on her faith to heal her.

Is Jason's brother really a teacher?

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