The Vinyl Countdown # 1846
Metallica, Ride The Lightning (1984) It’s pretty simple – this is the first album by Metallica I heard. It remains my favourite and I think it’s the band’s best effort. It’s the best metal album (for...
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View ArticleMetallica: Through The Never
Metallica Through The Never Hopscotch I’ve already – recently – bemoaned the fact that Metallica continues to piss on whatever legacy it has with each and every release and yet, somehow, somehow,...
View ArticleThe Vinyl Countdown # 1846
Metallica, Ride The Lightning (1984) It’s pretty simple – this is the first album by Metallica I heard. It remains my favourite and I think it’s the band’s best effort. It’s the best metal album (for...
View ArticleClassic Albums I Can’t Ever Listen To Again: #9 Metallica, Metallica
Better known as “The Black Album”, the black of course was to signal the death of Metallica’s credibility. The rebirth of the band brought with it a success as stadium rockers and for a while earnest...
View ArticleMetallica: Through The Never
Metallica Through The Never Hopscotch I’ve already – recently – bemoaned the fact that Metallica continues to piss on whatever legacy it has with each and every release and yet, somehow, somehow,...
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View ArticleMetallica & San Francisco Symphony: S&M2
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View ArticleTorben Ulrich & Lori Goldston: Oakland moments – cello, voice, reuniting...
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View ArticlePoem: Riding The Lightning
Finally got to see Metallica in the mid-90s, a bit after I would have liked to – but hey. My aunty was keen, too, so drove her down from Hawke’s Bay. We stayed in my flat for the weekend – dug the show...
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