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Are they evil?

Stupid post title puns aside, a clip of the Big Four performing “Am I Evil?” at their recent show in Indio, California has hit Metallica.com, and now, doseofmetal.com. You decide which one’s more important, and more metal.

doseofmetal.com

Back on topic, the video is sort of raw footage, but the sound is more than decent, so make sure you hit that play button. What else? O yeah, James had a little speech, celebrating all the other “big however many” bands that didn’t make it in the business as well as them, and of course, a whole lot of touchy feely stuff when the other bands get on stage. I almost shed a tear. But then again, I’m not 13, and I only cry when I have sex.

Metallica aren’t selfish

If you thought Metallica are selfish, think again! They aren’t, that’s why they chose ‘Am I Evil’ as the one song to perform together on stage with the other three bands… They’ve performed together again at the Indio gig.

“We felt that you’re not going to invite people to come onstage and start playing a Metallica song. That would seem a little selfish, so you want to find a cover song that had some resonance towards what’s going on“ said Lars Ulrich in an interview.

My personal opinion is that they chose this song as one band already knew it, and it was very easy to learn and practice by the rest. The performance in Sofia last year (which I’ve been to, cause I’m amazing) was really just a DVD moment, I don’t think they thought too much of it in advance… I think they just decided to do something quick for all the cameras, so that was an easy choice. But that’s just me.

“I would like to be a little more adventurous and not rely on the same song if there are continued jams. There are other things we can do, and I know that Tom [Araya] from Slayer was talking about [Metallica’s] “The Four Horsemen.” Inviting the other bands to come up and play a Metallica song just doesn’t seem right“ continued Lars…

Yeah, I’ll say. I don’t think they should perform a Metallica song, but they should do a medley of all four bands’ greatest hits. I’ve suggested this to David Ellefson when I interviewed him, and he seemed keen on the idea. Wouldn’t that be something special that would honor all four bands equally?

“You know, I’m not afraid to go anywhere. Maybe we’ll play a Slayer song instead”

Read full interview here.

Or maybe you’ll just take my advice and do a medley. Dave could join you guys beforehand just for one or two performances of old Kill Em All songs you wrote together.

I should be fucking hired by these guys, so much productivity in a single blog post. And if you are considering seeing the upcoming Big Four gigs in Europe, read this rant to get motivated.

Weak Recap: Hello, we’re metal!

We’re one of the last of a dying breed. We’re the Albert Einstein of brutality, the William Shakespear of violence, the Arnold Schwarzenegger of funny, the Michael Jackson of metal. All these comparisons are way off though… because we’re better than those guys and we’re certainly better than anyone else out there, including you!

We’re so good, we’re interviewing each other. Who needs interviews with musicians, who have been interviewed already thousands of times? No one!

So, you want to know what happened this past week in metal? Make the jump, we’ll teach you a lesson.

Ricktallica

So, the other day I was having sex, and I thought to myself “how can my life possibly get better than this?” (not that I’m boasting BTW, I was alone, on the couch, watching porn… But that still counts!) The answer was obvious though… My life could get so much better if Metallica were to work on a new album, and do so with Rick Rubin once again. Well guess what? They’ve only gone and announced that very thing!

Yay! Now I can look forward to another album that’s so heavy, that it actually clips to the point of ear rape. That’s not bad clipping BTW, that’s just Metallica‘s music being too awesome for the speakers to be able to cope with. Duh…

My thoughts on: The Big Four tour

Before 2010, the thought of The Big Four touring together was almost a dream. Metal fans would have given their right testicle for something like this to happen. Now, a year after the first Big Four date was announced, people have taken it for granted and they’re just bitching, bitching, bitching and bitching.

I wonder why? Is it because most people are whiny and demanding? Yes.

Having attended two Big Four show last summer, and being the owner of a pretty awesome dick, I think I am more than qualified to comment on this thing and if you don’t like it, you’re probably a Justin Bieber fan.

So make the jump and read my thoughts on this whole thing. Hint: It’s gonna be insightful and amazing.