Tag Archives: Metallica
Mirror, mirror on the wall…
Who’s the loudest of them all? Is it AC/DC? No, it’s not AC/DC. In fact, Justin Bieber is much louder than AC/DC.
What the fuck am I talking about? Loudness war. So yeah, take that fist you had pointed at me back. There’s a geeky event called Dynamic Range Day, and the guys behind it have took some of the most memorable (and/or simply loudest) albums, and made a little graph that shows how albums got progressively louder over the course of the past few decades (and I’d say musically worse, but who’s asking for my opinion).
Wondering who’s the first on the list? Well, click that “continue reading” button then. But trust me, you know.
Ride the Master of Justice
Say what you will about 90s Metallica and especially early 2000s Metallica, but you have to admit 80s Metallica kicked ass. And I don’t think anyone can deny the impact “Master of Puppets” had on rock music in general, not just metal, so regardless of your feelings for the band nowadays, you have to respect who they were a few decades ago.
I guess whenever I hear an influential album, I always ask myself… “Did these guys know they were making history when they were recording it, or were they just doing their job without thinking too much of the future?”
Well, someone sort of asked the same question to Flemming Rasmussen, the record producer behind Metallica‘s best albums.
Phoenix New Times: “Master of Puppets” is widely regarded as one of the best heavy metal albums of all time. Did you know you were onto something special when you were working on it 25 years ago?
Flemming Rasmussen: Oh, yes. Right from the demos, we pretty much knew this was gonna be a killer album. I think we all felt that this was gonna be the best Metallica album yet, as we had a bunch of really strong songs. Even the instrumentals were awesome.
PNT: You produced three consecutive Metallica albums — “Ride The Lightning”, “Puppets” and “Justice” — but they have three distinctly different sounds. Was that a conscious decision by you and the band?
Flemming: Yes. The difference between “Ride” and “Master” is evolution, as “Master” is a perfection of the sound we started to evolve on “Ride”. And in my opinion, we did really master it on “Master”. That album sounds so good. When I got onto the “Justice” album, they were a month into the session, and it was a new studio, etc., so we decided on a more up-front and dry sound. As for the mix, they had already hired someone else to do this, so I had no say in that. But it’s still a classic metal album, and the sound has inspired a whole new generation of metal bands.
Read full interview here.
Must be empowering being able to say “I was there!” when talking about the recording of such classic albums. Can you imagine the shame of the people behind “St. Anger” though?
Source: Blabbermouth
Quattro grandi in Italia ragazzo
Even though the U.S. only got one Big Four date, Europe keeps getting date after date, which pretty much shows The Big Four think Europe is more important than America.
Anyway, another date has been added, and yes, it’s Italy.
“Last week we told you there would be a few more ‘Big Four’ shows and today’s installment takes us to Milan, Italy. Look for more good times with Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and yours truly at the Fiera Open Air Arena on July 6, 2011. Tickets will be available Friday, February 24 at 9:00 a.m. local time at Ticketone. MetClub members should check MetClub.com for more details on a special pre-sale for Clubbers only.”
Read full article here.
There is one more European date to be announced so if you’re American and can’t get to California, remember, Metallica are laughing at you!
Friday Top 10: Best live albums
What’s better than listening to your favorite album by your favorite band? Seeing your favorite band live. And what’s better than spending your day watching midget porn? Nothing… uh… I wanted to go somewhere with this… oh yeah! What happens when you combine the first question with the first answer? Not listening to your iPod while you’re at a concert, you dumbass, listening to your favorite band’s live album!
You know why metal bands are the best live performers? Because others aren’t metal. So now I’m listing the best fucking live albums… like… EVER!
Make the jump, you fool!
Big Vier in Deutschland danke schon Rammstein
I have no idea what I just said in the title since I don’t know German but if you do, congratulations. You’ll be able to catch them live, you lucky bastards. Here’s a post from Metallica.com:
“If you’ve been following along, you know that the Big 4 of Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and ‘Tallica already have two shows scheduled in Europe in July… well, the party is expanding! We’re here today to tell you about and addition to the European vacation with a show in Gelsenkirchen, Germany at the Veltins Arena on July 2, 2011.
Tickets go on sale on Saturday, February 19 at 9:00 AM local time at www.eventim.de.“
Full post here.
Beer, wursts and Big Four. Doesn’t get any better than this, unless you also get to bang Megan Fox.
