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The A-Z Of Metallica
Your alphabetical guide to Metallica
They're one of the biggest heavy metal bands of all time and have had nothing short of a rollercoaster career. But how much do you know? Here's the complete 26-point alphabetical guide to everything 'Tallica related – from Alcoholica to Zazula.
A is for Alcoholica
It’s no exaggeration to say that if it wasn’t for alcohol, there almost certainly would never have been a Metallica, with the super-introverted James Hetfield leaning heavily on booze from day one in order to conquer his stage fright and crippling shyness. On Ride The Lighting the quartet gave a shout out to Carlsberg, by Master Of Puppets their burgeoning status meant they were giving “xtra fucken yahooz” to Absolut Vodka. But as Hetfield later noted, the Alcoholica tag “turned from fun into destruction: it started to take over us.” Hetfield’s subsequent admission into rehab circa St. Anger saved his band, his marriage and quite possibly his life.
B is for Burton
Though taken from this world in tragic circumstances on September 27, 1986, Clifford Lee Burton aka ‘The Legend in Loon Pants’, will always be part of Metallica. That James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich were prepared to uproot from Los Angeles to San Francisco purely to make Burton part of their band speaks volumes about the bassist’s charisma and talent, and his musicianship, compositional skills and creative fearlessness helped transform a scrappy garage band into a genuinely world class outfit. He will be forever missed.
C is for Covers
From 1987’s $5.98 EP (Jason Newsted’s first recording with the band) to 1998’s Garage Inc. collection through to their 2012 cover of Deep Purple’s When A Blind Man Cries (exclusively covered for a Classic Rock fan-pack magazine), Metallica have never been shy of paying tribute to their influences. Indeed at their very first gigs, back in March/April 1982, the quartet would play up to seven or eight cover songs a night, neglecting to tell those watching that the likes of Am I Evil? and Killing Time were in fact NWOBHM originals. Cunning.
They're one of the biggest heavy metal bands of all time and have had nothing short of a rollercoaster career. But how much do you know? Here's the complete 26-point alphabetical guide to everything 'Tallica related – from Alcoholica to Zazula.
A is for Alcoholica
It’s no exaggeration to say that if it wasn’t for alcohol, there almost certainly would never have been a Metallica, with the super-introverted James Hetfield leaning heavily on booze from day one in order to conquer his stage fright and crippling shyness. On Ride The Lighting the quartet gave a shout out to Carlsberg, by Master Of Puppets their burgeoning status meant they were giving “xtra fucken yahooz” to Absolut Vodka. But as Hetfield later noted, the Alcoholica tag “turned from fun into destruction: it started to take over us.” Hetfield’s subsequent admission into rehab circa St. Anger saved his band, his marriage and quite possibly his life.
B is for Burton
Though taken from this world in tragic circumstances on September 27, 1986, Clifford Lee Burton aka ‘The Legend in Loon Pants’, will always be part of Metallica. That James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Lars Ulrich were prepared to uproot from Los Angeles to San Francisco purely to make Burton part of their band speaks volumes about the bassist’s charisma and talent, and his musicianship, compositional skills and creative fearlessness helped transform a scrappy garage band into a genuinely world class outfit. He will be forever missed.
C is for Covers
From 1987’s $5.98 EP (Jason Newsted’s first recording with the band) to 1998’s Garage Inc. collection through to their 2012 cover of Deep Purple’s When A Blind Man Cries (exclusively covered for a Classic Rock fan-pack magazine), Metallica have never been shy of paying tribute to their influences. Indeed at their very first gigs, back in March/April 1982, the quartet would play up to seven or eight cover songs a night, neglecting to tell those watching that the likes of Am I Evil? and Killing Time were in fact NWOBHM originals. Cunning.
Aerosmith Cancel Tour Dates Due to Steven Tyler’s Undisclosed Medical Issues
Aerosmith have canceled a handful of dates while singer Steven Tyler recovers from an undisclosed illness. Tyler, who had been touring South America with the band, flew back to the U.S. last night.
The canceled dates set for later this month and in early October were to be the final four stops on the band’s Aero-Vederci Tour. “Steven is expected to make a full recovery,” according to statements posted to the social media accounts of Aerosmith and the singer. “With proper rest and treatment, he will be back on his feet soon, rocking the world.”
In separate comments, Tyler apologized to fans. “To everybody in South America – Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico – I’m very sorry and feel like I’ve let you down,” he wrote on Facebook. “I won’t be able to continue the last four shows of this tour. I flew back to the U.S. on doctor’s orders last night after the show in São Paulo.”
Thousands of fans responded to the news, wishing him well. But while Tyler has not disclosed the nature of his illness, he said he will be back.
“Please not to worry,” Tyler continued. “I am not in a life-threatening condition, but I need to deal with this right away and get some rest and medical care immediately in order to sustain and maintain my future performances. I promise I’ll be back. Unfortunately, health does not wait and it’s something even I can’t schedule around our shows. As they say, ‘We humans make plans, and God laughs.’ I love you all and will be back with you soon.”
The 69-year-old Tyler isn’t the first Aerosmith member to suffer health problems on a recent tour. Last year, guitarist Joe Perry collapsed onstage while on the road with Hollywood Vampires, though his bandmates briefly continued the tour without him while he recovered.
Earlier this year, Aerosmith decided to postpone a North American tour in favor of working in the studio on new material.
Fall Album Preview 2017: New Taylor Swift, U2, Beck, Sam Smith, Morrissey LPs
Fall Album Preview 2017:New Taylor Swift, U2,Becl,Sam Smith, Morrisey Lps:
Fall 2017 marks the much-discussed return of music legends and chart-toppers – including U2, Taylor Swift, Beck and Sam Smith – after some time away. The season will also witness the solo debuts of boy and girl group refugees Niall Horan and Camila Cabello, and acts like Metallica and Bob Dylan rummaging through their vaults. Here's what to expect – from country to pop to the resurgence of Nineties stalwarts – over the next few months.
While the band won't elaborate further, Bono recently experienced a "brush with mortality,” says the Edge, which caused the band to rethink Songs of Experience, a companion to Songs of Innocence that they had already been working on for more than two years. The resulting LP features less of the slick production that defined Innocence, in favor of a more classic formula: propulsive guitar rockers and ballads that look inward. Today's bleak political climate also contributed to the delayed gestation of some songs, including "The Blackout" and "Summer of Love." Explains Bono: "I've always believed in working across the aisle as an anti-poverty activist, but this isn't a matter of right or left. There's a bully on the bully pulpit, and silence is not an option."
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