TaN THE COMPLETE STORY FROM THRASH KINGS TO METAK'S BIGGEST BAND. CLIFF BURTON REMEMBERED a inl a alge PD) ae aay N= Ne ac} N13) Fe ts A hy 1h er lela AULA eae ea) eld ONlOlel Zedpha RAR RRR RR RO | NERA RRA AAR padded iN NN Ww hh hha RRR RD REREEREREEREREERED aad! a3 BERRERES ae RAR » a him p> BRARRRE ASRS 7 » & | . hhh SS wN » SAAR SEROcK HAMMER Sct Roney On a 2 Prk ven if you'd been there, in San Francisco in 1981, watching this band ‘of metal-obsessed long-hairs thrash their way through the songs that they were writing (writing! Like you could call what they were doing writing’) for an album they hoped would be called ‘Metal Up Your Ass, you probably could be forgiven for not foreseeing that, within a decade, Metallica would be one of the biggest-selling artists in the ‘world. Imean, cmon! With that music? Those uys? Yeah, right. It would have been flat-out impossible to imagine that over 40 years later, they'd still be atthe top of their game, sll touring the world, sill smashing box office records, as they did recently in the UK. Like: who would have put money on this? How could you have guessed that ‘music that brutal, or personalities that unpredictable could turn out to be genre- defining, multi-million-selling, stadium-filling rock gods? That they would become a band that would headline Glastonbury, that would make movies, or collaborate on an art-house album with Lou Reed? We'veall come. long way since 1981, but few bands have travelled as far—or had as much impact—as Metallica. Luckily, the writers of Classic Rock and Metal Hammer have been chronicling this story from the tart. Writing for other magazines initially, and then picking up the stories with the launch of Metal Hammer and Classic Rock, Metallica have _graced countless front covers and filled acres of column inches over the years. Those stories are collected in the special bookazine you hold right now. Isa remarkable story. Outrageous, funny, boozy, tragic, cruel, dirty, inspiring the Metallidrama was played out in public and its credit to the band's various ‘members that they've been so open over the years. But forget what they'd said. What's really amazing is what they did, Because, as ‘grandiose as it sounds, Metallica actually changed the world, The rise of Metallica proved that metal was a force to be reckoned with. In 1983, when their debut album was released, the biggest-selling records of the year were Michael Jackson's Trlr, Lionel Ritchie's Cant Slow Down and the Flashdance soundtrack. Faced with that banality, record called Kill'Em All struck a chord, Over the following years, this once tiny subculture and its brutal music connected like-minded people all aver the world, creating an alternative to the ‘mainstream that was as big as the mainstream itself. Thisis the tory of how that happened. Mae Sort Rory, Etor4 4 ee J im a ce oT csContents 6 The Early Years Reimompe sone Sigw dims mete 12 The Making of Kill ‘Em All Peiatopentietontaeostte Sana 16 The Making of Bide The! 22'The Making of Masten rruppets., 34 A Tribute to Cliff Burton ‘tc ei owt aid 42 Cliff Burton's Last Kiss omit natetes Deg epmetoe Sesriem err 46 The Big Four ‘stone eter niente 54'The Making of wwAnd Justice For All Tee SE roto Sarasa 62'The Making of Metallica, ol ls a 70 The End of' Hone secsfTe boa bun eel rg ed ‘toast 74 Guns N’ Roses vs Metallica IN oltre dbl (ocr eigtianshowes ebdate Sattar ane Wate pnsy pc” 80 The Making of Load and Re:Load itech non tr digomston £420 voars of Garage Ine. 90 The ‘ing of St. Fata pace lope meet Sore 98 The Making of Death Mz ic ‘Getarenpialfor tae mentessteyremethbun ser, 202 Metalien Go Superno naa 106 Flesh For Lalu: ‘The Lon Reed/Metallica interview levitate detanroere shun, eae 110 ofa Madman Use pred ws, 120 Through the Never 124 The Best of 2013? Laos Trg i PUSH tebe? ‘othr ara 128 Back to the Front: Metallica 2017 Onset ebaet tr 07, ne ‘The Making of ep cid tn 146 The A-Z of Metallica ‘nal pitt lee iteThe spoilt brat, the introvert, the big-mouth and ‘the strangest- looking dude’: METALLICA bestory sofa realising hesnot ging tocmulate bisfitherand have successful career ssaplayeron the international tennis ‘deci Lars Ulrich, an 18 yearold spoiled brat fom Copentagen Letertyof Newport Beach, southern daysreading copies of UK music wooly Soanand collecting obscure New Ware OF Brcsh Heavy Metal records. n che summer of 1981 hefliesto England where he hooks up with [NWOBHM stalwarts Diamond Head, a band so insignificant nthe ig picture that they view the arrivalon theirdoorstep oftheir one and only “American fan as such a nove tha guitars Bran ‘Tatler inites hiro stay this parents’ house ‘When Lat finally returnstothe US some werk ater he does so intent on forming his ow [NWOBHMstyleband. Bary able to pay the drums, and with only a smal circle of equally nerds rier to count on inthe lea tape-tading scene, in desperation Lars places nad in focal freesheet The Rape appealing fr any ike ‘minded musos to get in touch He gts exactly cone response “They sty opposites attract. That was notte case when Lars Urch met James Hetfield in 1981. The only ching James appeared to havein common Metallica - carly pears ss ek Wa hong Kevin Modapp Fak White with ars wastheirage ‘Where Lars was small and dol-sike, pretty-boy Euro-trash who ate with his mouth open and would go days without showering, ames was tall andrangyafll-blooded young American of rish- (German descent wh brushed his teth twice a day and wore clean underwear. Where Lars nevershut up James never used two words where none would dd, Where Lars came from a background of mongy and ravel of msicand art of mtlingyal, open- door hippy liberalism, ames came froma pain- Folks workang-clss fay with strict fundamentalist roigious belt, ately an absence fatherand, most recently ard painfully deceased smother. Where Lars would push his way through any door James stayed inthe shadows, coulda cvenbring himself to moet anyone inthe ey. ‘Alonerat high school, ike Larsit was musi that ‘would finally bring James edie into contact with other similarly obsessed classroom foners like Ron McGorney. “There was the cheerleaders, thejocks, the smarching-band people” Ron recalls Jameshad discovered rock va his two older al-brothes was alas looking for something other people Aidt always dig, When Las ino Black Sabbath, alli frends would gor‘O my mom wont let me have that album’ So hadto go out and gett” Now helooked to form hisonmband. Encouraged by James, wh used early piano lessons as springboard to paying guitar, Ron started having lessons. “knew nothing about bass” He just ‘wanted tearm howto play Saray To Hae James would be the UFO guy, tackling hardline anthems like Dosa Door and Lights Out ‘Various high schoo bands ens, My parents ada main house with tee rental houses inthe back," MeGovmey recall. "They ke Jamesand melvin the middle house rent. Weconverted the garage into our rehearsal studio” Having highschool, they both had jobs now too, using their money to fund ther test group, Phantom Lord | worked at my parents truck repair shop during the day” recalls Ron, James ad job ina sticker factory” called Sava Fe Springs. They used ‘hei fist months salaries to insulate the garage agaist nose, puting up drywall painting the rafters black andthe cling she Inthe final entry in hishigh school yearbook, under plans Hetfeld had writen: Pay mus GGecrch’ As with most young bands however ‘Phantom Lord splintered beforeithad evn played apg They carried on under series of diferent guises the ne most surprising being Leather (Chatma glam band featuring James asa pouting slam singe. even dropping guitar to concentrate ‘onbecoming all-on frontman. Once gain, however the new bond quickly fllapart. Then they sa the ad in The Reger Drummer looking for ‘other metal masciansto jam with gers OFPan “ang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden’ A meet, \wasarranged but James thought the kid who bad placed thead “wei” andsmelled funny”. He ‘couldnt even ell ply deums."Weate “MeDonals, he ate erring” was how James summarised 20 years later. "His ater was famous. rich only child, spoiled that’s why hes got hismouth, Knows what he wan fan] gotten ‘thiswhole fe” | Lars though, sensed they might have morein ‘common. "Even though we came from 0 Alert worlds we were bah loners. And in each ‘other we Found something that jus connected with something deeper” Theirsttime James wentto Lats pares’ house he was deepy impressed Twas searching for people that could identify ‘with sid James. "There'sapartof me thateraves familyand another part of me that just cant stand people" Unlike his ow familyome, where ‘outsiders were rare all were welcome here Aiflerenes celebrated individualism prized. tn Lares bedroom there was a whole wall ofrecrdsby groups Janes had never even beat of He brought histape-rocorder and filed cases with tracks by Venom, Motiread, Saxon, Samson, ”“bombarded fames with ll hisnew British stuf" Lars said “and soon he was sold on ging something together that would stand outin the ocean ofmediociy ra been pat of the sae small NWOBHM coterieas Larsand othe palslike Bob Nalbandian, Patrick See and on Kornarens, But since hed been working in arecord storeand running his own fanzine, The New Maal Ren hed seen ssf the guys. wasn until he was putting together a complain album ~ inspired bythe ‘Maal For Mighas NWOBHM compilation inthe LUK-thithecamento contact with Lars agin Tematvely tiled The New Hey Metal Rome Presets. Meta Masao, would compris “ll theselocalLA bands nobody ce cared about ‘When Las heard about i, "Thel alled me up and ssi Hey, pu togethera band an Ibe on your ‘compilation album? Isa’ Sure, why no “The only problem, aj lage, wash *Meslica dees that point’. Lars decided they didnt needa band thy just ceded ‘ademo-tape, lage! heard no more unt the day heand John Kornarens wore at Bijou Studios, mastering the dsc. At around thre that afiemoon, the dooe burst open and there stod their crazy li pal with the Funny accent holding acassete of Hi The Ligh Brin laughs. “They ecored the song this ite caste recorder that had ike four channels wasn realy something you could pptout. They diditboscllythe night befor, just hin and James and] Loyd Grant, James's gitar teacher, doing the lea” Ithadto be transfered to reel-to-reel tape, for which the studio charged $50, Sage recalls "Lars doesnt have $50, [dont ave 50, Lilly John loaned usthe SD bucks so we «ould get the thing mastered and finshed: Although would be months before int pressings of Mtl Masane became availble, now they hada tape to play people, Lars and James became determined to make Metalica a esha bones ely First tooin was McGovney.°My sia contribution was very limited he recall “played what James wanted meto py would just copy what he di” From the word go, Metalica wasalays James and Lary band James had yet to settle on his long-term ole sacilating betwen straightforward frontman ike Seven Tyler and being oo one ie, head down, hythe, Meanwhile after anther adn er hey finally found lead guitars His name was Dave Mustaine. Lars recalled“ got cll from this guy and he wasjusts0 OTT: Tgotal his ‘xuipment my ow photographer, my own this, ray own that He didn’ havea cha what we were taking about musically but he had enthusiasm. Exeryone ce in Hollywood was doing imitations, Dave Mustaine had nodesreto imitate anybody He was already his own biggest hero, Thedlssic product ofan American broken home, Mustaine had grown up across several diferent locations in Souther California, his ‘other forced to keep moving to ecapethe abusive attentions of her only sons alcoholic fate. By 1982 Dave was living alone in adishevlled apartment in Huntington Beach, rom which he sold woed. all goo-Jookng guy witha lotof redsh-blond hair and alot more atitude, some ssid he was an asshole Actually, most sid he was snasshoe. Buf the contrived profanities and ‘vulgar machismo were doomed to overshadow rh of tebrilant music he would make pia The METALLICA ees peaches sReronie eee show, oe 16,1963,‘THE EARLY YEARS ei tead Coors Bote se ad “He didn’t have a clue what we doing musically, but he had enthusiasm.” = Lars Ulrich on reeruiting Dave Mustaine throughout is racy dal carer, Mustaine was also responsible for helping shape the early Metlica direction, think that James anata very much the same rman,” Mustaine later eft." think that we arabbed an angel, split his in hal and both of s are possessing that power.” James soon began tose Davelessasa brother, though, and more ofan ev twin, Whatever els he brought othe mi, though, “Pretty quickly [after Dave joined hings began to happen” ssid Lar, ‘With the fous Hne-up established, the band played thei first gies, beginning witha shaky et at Radio Cyn Anabeim, on March 14, 1982, where the set comprised a handfulof Diamond Head ‘covers posing as orginal interspersed with The Lights ad npn The ir new Mustaine nar, ps some obscure NWOBHM nuggets, More ‘memorable were wo sets opening for authentic NWOBHM royalty Saxonat the Whisky A GoGo afew weeks ater, lagel remembers james, stil without a guitar to hidebehind and wearing ight leopard-print pants, being“so shy... youcould tell The wasaitl intimidated In is gig dary Lars smugly noted Dave and me played gest. Ron and James S050, Hada good time but never met Son. “Three weeks after the release of Mata Massanin June 1982, Metallica wert nto the eight track Chateau East studio record what they hoped ‘would betheirfist stand-alone release, But afer hearing the seven tracks High Velocity label owner Kenny Kane refused to reease them fiedassumed they werea punk band) Ever resourceful ars suggested they simply disribute the tracks themselves sa ited ition caste titled No Lip Ti Lather Gnspned by Mordrhead live No Sksp Til Hanmenmthalbur, No. inthe UK the summer before ‘With ts makeshift sleeve with ier notesby Lars, Noli. would bum aol inthe ape trading scene seven tacks Mech, Pa vd janp In The Fie and Metal Mii al credited 1 Hetfield, Ulich and Mustaine, but which Mustaine later claimed bed writen the bulk of Morb leftover from Feels days with Phantom Lon Sk Ad Ds by James and Lars, inspite by Diamond Heals Dead Reding psa new version of Hi Te igh featuring Mustaine and McGovney though they can kee che original Loyd Gran solo} dd everything an oficial EP might have except gamer reviewsin the mainstream rack press. Itmadeup for that bythe sheer force ofits wond-of mouth allowing Patrick Scot was enlisted to send out opis. had these pen palslike Metal Mike rom Aan and Bernard Doe [at Mtl Fores. and they were just going nuts over Mecca, Funtime running tothe mailbox every day. Lars just kept, giving me stuffto send out He knew what he was doing” Though band operstionssllcenred on Ron's parents bungalow, it waste sar of Lars taking over the bands profile and promotion, As belaterboasted,convenientyomiting the role played by Scott and others" wasthe one who ‘went out and bought all the tapes, wasthe one ‘who sat down and copied them. Iwas the one who sent them out to people. That’ whereitstate, alias influences were cbvioust anyone acquainted withthe NWOBHM scene. Yet rehearsals, they would mix their Modrhead and ‘Angel Witch records with The Ramones, Discharge, The Ant-Nowhere League, and no one flinched said James. Ill belonged together. was aggressive tha guitars fle ood.” Patric Scot recalls introducing them to Accepe’s Ress ‘AndWidalbum and he track Fas As A Shak “They ‘were bummed Somebody beat stot!" twas #also Patrick that ist played them Mercyful Fate "James would play Crs Of The Pharaohs to gt his guitar tone down. Mereyful ate were abig influence: tobe progressive with ime-changes. “They did want chord progression, they Wa riffs. Ten ifsinonesong.." “Thearival of Metlca and thrash metal —the ‘brush they quickly gottared with was watershed moment. Theend ofeavy metals ithad become post-punk citer higubrious rhythms dredged fom iver sting the soene for Figgry-pokery rcs about Satan and his llowers, ‘orslf-onscious anthems all of whinnying guitars and blow-dried vocals and the beginning of Something new. Metalica were clsestt0 Motirsead in terms of ripping rockback its most vital components, But there was comic {spect to Lemmy and hisman-boys, agin ofthe ‘old tooth that Metallica didnot share Metlica werefarmore earnest dressed head to-fotin black, building their songs into musical ‘movements beore they could barely play their instruments. nine, thrash would become Something do with skateboarders and dassc Marvel comic books, somthing todo with smoking potand taking sped, with hellacious ber inking, tatoos piercings and dirty white sncakes, ut orginally it had nothing todo with any ofthat was simply about the obsession of fled teenage tennis protégé with the eay-S0s new ‘wave of British metal and thefact tha Metalica was quintessentially American. Ten years earlier Lars would avebeen jastas happy drumming in «aDecp Purplestyle and. Ten years tere ave bein hiselement ina Soundgarden oan lice In (Chains tjust so happened that in 1982, when he formed his it~ and last—hand, thermic they set ‘ut to pay wassil so unheard of so unlikely be ‘ended up inventing whole new genre on bis nn. Notthat anyone in LA~where Médey Crieand Ratt were about to become the biggest names on the scene had cottoned on to any ofthat yet “Played like shi Lars would note nisi diary afer another halFempy show at Rado Cty in June. Atte Troubadourin uly they went on soate ‘everybody had gone home, While show athe ‘Whisky in August, where they started at 9.15 with ro one around was commemorated with one word inblock caps SHITY Then in September 1982Brian Slagel put on dedicated Maal Masae show in San Francisco, atasmall lb called dhe Stone, Nery 200 people showed up and Metlica were the hic ofthe night As Lars observed inhi diary: it was Metalic’ frst real great gig. Real bangers, real fan, eal encores’ Noi. had boenbig onthe underground scene in Shey wereamazed to hear the audience actualy singing some ofthe lyrics to the songs. Aervards, Some even asked for autographs" Wasa ti." says MeGovney,“we couldn believe.” ‘Theband booked ellowp showin San Francisco, atthe Old Waldo for Octobe. Iewas ‘onlya Monday night ~the deadest night ofthe week but they plaeditlikea Satunday. They ‘didnt even bosher withthe safety net ofthe Diamond Hed coves this time, just went out and blasted through the No Lif. demo plusnew ‘number, No Remo, Agsin, the people went ns Ron recalled. Among them, Gary Hol guitarist in local San Francisco band Exodus who would open forMetalica ata November show tthe Old Waldor(—lter immortalised onthe lve Metal Up Yat Your Ass deny He recalls “They were great but realy sloppy: Lars could barely play his drums and they were realy drunk onstage. But they ad ths raw punkenergy.” ‘The only fy inthe ointment was Mustaine. Ron, in particular, found the grating, confrontational “Mustain hard to handle Ron was the one who borrowed his fathers 1969 Ford Ranger sothey could geo San Francisco: Dave was the one th dealt po, stole ber and did all healking onstage, acting lke he was the lader ofthe band not the newbie. That also made Ron "pisses shit” There had alreadybeen several fashpoins between the to. Like the day Mustaine ured upwith "histo pitball pppies Ron was aghast discover the dogs jumping all over my car” =a reconfigured 7 Pontiac LeMans. Ron recalls James ying “Hey Dave! Get those fckin dogs offof Ron's car™ Dane yelled back" What he fucked you say? Don't yout that way about my dogs” A nasty bat ensued. Ron recalls seeing Dave “punch Jamesrigh crossthe mouth so {jumped on Dave's ack and he flipped me overon tothe colle table" James goto his xt andtold Dave"You'e out of the fuckin band" The next day hewasback, though, Jamesand Lars, cowed atthe prospect of having to find nother guitar player et him back’, Sone orate, however something would have give. Thesurpisewas thacit would be Ron, not Dave, who was first out the door ‘Accontingto MeGevney'sreal diiclies revolved around his stunted ahiltes on bas. °Ron, as great a suyashewas, was progressing asmachasthey were So Lars ame to me and sid Hey, were thinking abou looking for bas player Isthere anybody you think that would be good forus?™ Brian immediacy thought of Joey Vera, the Armored Saint basis. Butoey wascommitted tohisown band, who were about to sign to Chrysalis, Slagel «came up with another idea, “Teo Lars ‘Look, there's thisband called ‘Trauma “Trauma, from San Francisco, hada track on Metal Masa The band was prety good," gel rec, "but the bass player was phenomenal” When ‘Trauma played in LAa couple of weeks ltr, Lars and James went with lage tothe show. “Larscarme ‘uptome fer and sid Tats going to be our bass player! And when Lars says those sorts of things he Sesto make them happen” Trauma’sbass player Clif Burton, was"the stranges-lookng dude” Lars had ever seen taking tothestage in bel-bottom ans hishairhipy Jenga ite uf tash iekling his nose. Bat hereally knew how to play dhebass,exhewing plectrums forfingesicking taking from obvious Influences ike Black Sabbath’s Goezer Ber, Rushs Geddy Le and Thin Lzzys Pilly, baatao less obvious teachers ike American jazz players Stanley Clark and Jaco Pastorius. Ever practical, Lars-sarted goingto workon bi immediatly wasnt just his playing that meant Ron's days were ow numbered When he suggested they get ‘Amanagerto help shoulder the financial burn, the others just laughed, to him to ighten up. Dave, at the ime, was an ashole and Lars only cared about hime, But what really hurt me was James, because he was my frend and he was siding ‘with them and suddenly became the outcast in the band." Speaking no he adits: sappose they alllxcame red of me and when they saw Cliff perform I guesthey decided that he swasthe one, [sa the writing onthe wall when we played San Francisco in November 1982.nd Chifwas there hanging outwith the guys while Irvasloading equipment. When we got back to ATi. lewas probably a rift terest of theguysaswell” Tha final show with Ron onbass hadbecn at the “Mabuiay Gardens, on Novernber 30 biterswet ‘occasion ast wasalsocone ofthe best Ron had ‘done with them, “We had to get Kquored-spto get ‘on stage so obviously we could have been beter {bur people who saw usin San Francisco say the‘THE EARLY YEARS “His father was famous. A rich, spoiled only child - that’s why he’s got his mouth.” James Hetfield’ first impressions of Lars Ulrich line-up with Daveand mein theband was famtastic” The se ist that night also contained one ofthe rst truly athenie new songs the band had workedup asa four piece: Wha punk fst but with added bones stick in the throat of te melody. The dive ack to LA though was hellish "James, Larsand Dave were smashed ou oftheir minds. They would constanly bangon the window for me ‘opulloverso they couldtakea pss. llofa sudden ook over and se Lars yingin the middle of Interstate Son the double yellow ine jus sad Fuck his shi?” When Ron discovered the next day that Dave had contempeuously poured beer onto the pickups of his Washburn bass, growling “fsck hate Ron’ twas the inal sta: “confronted theband and sak Get the fuck ot of my house turned o James and said Tm sory Jams, but you have to gotoo’ Andthey were gone within the next couple of days, They packed al theirgear and moved to San Francis” These day, hecaimstobe sanguine about the station, But at thetime he fel “double-crsse ‘Burton lid down ome condition to is joining Maialica:they would have to come tohim. Clif told them: ike it up ere So the sai Yea, wel ‘we were thinking bout doing that anyway." AS Slagelsays"Te was a very big deal" Not or Lars, “cos he was use to moving around any But for James,"a guy that grew up in LA and for ‘ha mater Mustaine, ieally was day and night As Lars would tellme,“Upin San Francisco. the Bay Area... weft ke we belonged there: ‘Ontheir way they stopped oft atrick Scot's house, “They came oerto tell me goody" he says. Itwasa poignant moment forthe schoo! Friends, Patrick knew he"probably wast going to see Lars again anytime soon They said goodbye and hung out fora whileand then they ft" When they drove of Patrick realised that"Jameshad lft hishigh school leterman jacket at my house. called him and he sid Justhrowitaways dont really wantitanymoreBu stlhave it actully Tewasthe week between Christmas and New Year 1982. The three had arrangedto stay temporarily at the East Bay house of scene. maker Mark Whitaker Iwas her, on December 28 where Metalica held ther fs all-night am session with Cll Burton, The four of them sain 1983>y siting round geting wasted on beer and potand talking up thei plans forthe futur. That ‘was when Burton gave them his philosophy in typically Clie shorthand. "When [started {playing musi) decided to devote ry eto it and not get sidetracked by al the other bullshit Iieas to offer" Wise words the rest of Metalca ‘would do their utmost tory andliveby ever alter Chih et thers, © ck Walls published by OrionIT WAS 1983. ene doy mile anaes {ria Dah rs rh deetee ot the ewe OF ey Melt onan Sach Callan esppe Te aerate dal AN olny cera Inaba aan tony onder Danone athe Tyr Pag ares til severe fad tr fe a, charmer Land tat oat. ‘aes ped wha sobre lego pats. Nr much onary agi ‘hep ver anodbyutarsoclt Desa ads Brton wha zone nde een Za ey than 1.300 cee te ur eas om. "Ty ol aoe tet Ua nat ay, thy ae ers ant tithe Ssckathal hips aed amy tontin asta ee hao we cone” Tis ri 8 tena noth habit sete ty 7s Tenet tel wee seep ater spc calle Burg rdharaetiefatsh secnt fete unpicable Daveltae reg nip Ke amet, ay, re et cet Nek tek Pa Curate is era Sos taste tt at, Ieackalstafowasnte tusnerof tisha pect tube eal ra "On then Notas ahaa pret Words: Malcolm Dome and Jaan Unelski, ‘Cliff said, ‘Those record company fuckers. ill ‘em all” | ox geting and uso. 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Did your favourite make the cut? ae OcK 2s Be Y, 7 oe a Rae een(OBE Dele ee NC MCR ele Mc} ur RR a USC cu) thrash wannabes into superstars in the making. But their peers - including Sree ata cs) eee ee Dee Oren are) Peary ea ee eee ts eeerner or) ee eet eer ed eas ete ess ee ee ene ens ey eee eer es ener) uae crt ebay Renee are Pee sees oreo nee erent ce ere ie) inconvenience aside theobbery temporarily So eee Meee ee ee ee) ee eT eee) Laser eee eee rs re ore eee eee eee Cee ed ns eee et eeeeticy ena een eet Pee ets eee eee eae] Se eer ert ee ec ce a ey eee Seek Ree ot areasBoth the song and the album it appeared on were hugely significant for Metals, puting ‘dear water between them and the scene they had ‘rated, and pointing the way toa fture where anything was possible. Mage Of Pappets would be the album that broke Metallica two yeaslater Bt Rid The ihn was the album that made ther. cealica were already way ahead ofthe pack by the time il Em Alas released in July 1983, They had ben the firs theash band to bag recon deal (vith up-and-coming USindie label Megafore, they hod aleady supported NWOBHM sars Venom ata one-off show they were inthe middle ofa tour with another ish ‘band, Raven and they were being ted as heroes bythe metal underground. “They even had their own base of operations ~ahouse with its ov garage cum sta, aletionately dubbed the Metallimansin! located north of San Francisco in El Cert, California, Onlookes could havebeen forgiven foethinking Meralica were ling init Reforel went ove thee fr the fs time Ihoughtitwas going to be this relly nie place” recall photographer Harald Omen, an early friend and champion ofthe band. Ofcourse, itwasthe farthest thing from that you could imagine ~atotal dive They practised outin the ‘ack in one-car garage that bareyhad enough room fora vehicle. At one point theyhad tole the ground with milk crates and sand on those Ibocause whenever trained the water leakedin and they didnt want to get ectrocate ar frombeing a mansion, the house vwasonlya few stepsup from a hove, Hetfield and Ulrich shared adjacent bbodrooms,whilea stained couch in theliving room ated asa extra place foranyone who needed to crash “Anyone who would bring good bard aleahol to thehouse was worshipped recalls Ron Quintana, founder of Metal Mania fanzine and another fiend ofthe band. “They couldnt even spell Stolichnaya, et alone afford it. Everyone was so poor they were ickyifthey could afford Smienof Teas fromthe Metallimansion thatthe band planned thee campaign for world domination, led from the hack bythe rlenesly po-gting Utrch. Bait became clear it wasnt just their groundbreaking music that separated Metallica from thei rivals ~it was their ambition too. Even asthey watched the shockwaves from Kil Al ripple outwards, the band knew thatthe follow uuphad to move things forward once again. They wanted to grow beyond the sped demons who had popped up in the Bay Area in their wake “When yout paying fast al he time, your kind ‘oflimitwhar you can do musialy” says Ulrich Metallica began working on the songs fr their second album as soon asthey returned from tour with Raven in September 1983. Their practice sessions were private. They were breaking new ground and they det want anyone wo hear what they were doing before it was ready. Locked in the garage, the band members were Facused al determined sometimes spending a vz TALLICA outs arguing about the proper placement for a rhythm shiftorthe tone of mid-section, They rehearsed from noon to night day afer day, with few breaks."We were determined, says Ulich, cant say we were comfortable. The garage had sno heat and twas cramped There was no lxury there. Does itmake for betterart when youre uncomfortable like that? Maybe it does, may it doesnt. Bat when itcare othe songs, wef ike ‘wewere on aol Cliff Burton was the key to Metallica's artistic development. The band had been so keen forthe bassist join tha they had relocated othe Bay Area in onder to secure his services, For Burton, thiswasan opportunity to demonstrate his ability as player and songwriter. A fan of rank appa, Lynyrd Skynyrd and classical music he didn justbringa new level of musicianship r0 the songs they were playinglhe demolished the boundaries Mealca might osherwise have built around themselves. “Cliffwas the one who relly taught them about melody” sas Anthrax gitarist Sor lan, ‘who knew Metallica from ther eae days. "Clit ‘wasthe maestro. He was really accomplished and ‘wasthinking beyond trash and metal He always ‘worean REM. Tshirt anda Lynyrd Skynyed pin ‘on hisjean jacket, and tha gives an ide of where hishead wasat Clifafeced all ofusin aoe of ways with is ‘open-mindedines, and was responsible for aloof ‘the changes from Kil in Allo Ride The Lightning, Ulrich ay. “We would never have become the band we were without hi:Burton was dragging the rest of Metallica in is wake but it would be unfair to give him soecedit forupping ther game. Hetfield and Ulrich strived tobalance high-eocity tempos with new misial ‘vetwosiy: while Kick Hammer was expanding his arsenal of tricks by taking lessons from vitaoso ‘guitarist Joe Saran, The directness of Kil Em All ‘wasbeing replaced by offbeat ine signatures and unexpected tempo shifts. just one albumin and they were already busting out ofthe thrash ghetto, Astheband worked on new material they scheduled sporadic shows to remind people they weresill oucthere,and totes the water with the new material They already showcased an incomplete version of the instrumental Te Call Of Kl hen ed When Hal Fras One on Angst 30toa packed crowd atthe Country Club in Reseda, California, On November 4 they returned tothe Country Cla, where they played a flesbed= ‘ut version ofthesong aswell as debuting ‘aearsome new thrash tiled Fgh Fe With Fre and the epicin-waiing Gp Death, Thre Tate, atThe Stone in San Francisco they added the song Rie The Lightning to theese. “The future was within tox rough the end of 1983, Metalca roadtestedthenew songson audiences across America The approval hat greeted them only boosted the bans confidence, Eventhe robbery in Boston only temporary hale ther, Within afew days. their manager and Megaforce Records ower Jonny’: Zazula had asked Sot lan ifthey could use Anthrax’s ‘backline forthe ast couple of dates onthe out After they finshed touring Kil En All Metallica remained onthe East Coast to contin writing for the new album There they wrote Taped Under Ie Eapeand most of For Whom The Bel Tals. "We ‘were ina cold cellar in nowheresvile, Nev rsy recalls Ulrich, "We were coldand hungoverllthe time. [See boxoat, right] Butthey were also siting on gold and they knew tc On February 20 following handful of dates supporting Venom in Europe, Metalca holed up with producer Hemming Rasmussen in Copenhagen’ Sweet Silene Studios to record Ride The ihning. Urrch ad sugested Rasmussenbocausehe Hed the producer’ work ‘on Rainbow's 1981 album Die To Car. Being ‘ack in his home town was hardly drawback for the drummer, but there were other benefits to. Sweet Silence was chesper than comparable studios inthe United States and there wereguest rooms ‘wherethe band could stay whilethey worked on the recon, “Theft challenge for Rasmussen was finding _ampsto provide the appropriate crunch Hetfield ‘and Hammet had with ther ld Marshalls “We gral ofthe people we knew tha payed metal music and had good Marshal amps and cabs the producer ater ssid, “We go thers to “Cliff affected us in a lot of ways with his open- mindedness. We'd never have become the band we were without him.” Lars Ulrich Die cone thes with th amps nd cabs and ‘resp red them unt fond oe tha we thou sounded good” "Wihheamp ble solved Rasen discovered mich more ering ie Ulich plyedimpresiefils bur wh teame to koping {baat he plaed ois own intra yt impulse speeding up and slowing down sthe songs pogesedTthought he wba ‘seks Rasmussen eal “The very frst things when he stared plying as: Does verything rt onan wpb? And ewer Whatsamupheat?™ "With he pf ae emming Laren, who pled inthe Danish has urd Ary, Rasosten give Uiha crash coursein base ramming“ Wesartedaing im aboutbets That hy have tobe an equal lnght dine between hat hi that hitand hat hia taveto beable rocounto fours you come inagan. Then ecu ply areal good i hat tlc ad theo ding at i hemor ofthe gt songs hat wold smaleup the abu hod eon wrtienand wae ready to record The nly one that was ly tanged was thei For Whan The al Tal Aer aticajamming Barton inset fangedas linebeeween csshing power chor shige thesong and theband cored the al ound singenarlanda rl ar" We pation hackalrwhen we eordel i Rastamcn ‘sys That wasrielous “Peeghedaton. ut Larhtitandit sounded relly good That was tefoe sampler some tadto malta own sounds ‘Withimpressve ficiency alba vested ines than Sinonth.On Mach 1 ‘hen Maca sat down olsen tothe finished cont kn hey ‘siting soning pei “Thy wee aed tango the thrash emplate Theshum pened withalish, 3-scond cll garth ation tirana even if it did give way to piledriving opener Fight Fhe he crunching eck pei ‘ak then th ahlessone- two of Wo The ‘al Tlsand Fale To Black were the sound of band ‘who were moving forward with utter dire for ‘what anyone thought ofthe, “The former was cinematicand grand, with lengthy itr from Burton in which be added distortion and wah-wah fleets on hisbas. Fade ‘Toblack was something cls entirely ~ the bruised, reflectiveade o suicide writen after the band’s ‘equipment wasstolenacouple of months earl (Chim sure] wast realy thinking oiling myself James Hetil later said, "Butt was my favourite ‘Marshall amp”) lewasrt just their musial boundaries that ‘Metallica were expanding Lyrically they were rising above the juvenileconcerns of Kil En Al cngaging with political and ierary topics. They tackled the destructive potential ofthe arms race ‘on Fight Fi Wit Fa captal punishment ‘on Ride The ihn itself. Call Of Kru wore the {influence of horror author HP Lovecraft, while For ‘Wham The Bl Tas took itt and subject matter from Ermest Hemingway’ 1940 Spanish Cail War novel of the same name, Metal Miia wash. “Thealbum’s most enduring song owed adebt tothebiggest book ofa: the ible Ceping Dash ‘told The lagu OfThe Desth OfThe Fito frm the Book Of Exod from the perspective of the Angel Of Death. While the shadow of ames Hetfield’ ssrict religous upbringing hung ove the Jyrcs, the spark came froma less divine source “James told me that they had video cassette ‘of Cecil B. DeMille’ 1956 biblical epic] The Ten (Conmandnesat the studio and they watched itowerand over” says Anthrax’ Scott lan. "The songsall about the plight ofthe Jews when they ‘were slvesin Egy and how God got revenge ‘on the Egyptians by sending the Argel Of Death ‘oki sheirfis-born sons think he fl he could relate tome because was Jovi” ctallca returned othe tage fortnight after finishing the ‘bum, with agigat London's Marguce Chub on March 27, 1984 thet fist ever UK show. Their ‘next American gig woulda be until uly 20, when ‘hoy payed s homecoming gga San Francisco's ‘Mabuhay Gardens, where they were received like homecoming heroes Exactly a weck ltr Ride The Lighoing was released. The majority of thee fans were thrilled bythe growth tat had taken the band rom the sslolescent thrash ofthe debut to this newer more ‘complex sound. Yt some paris were furious ‘with the changes The acoustic opening of Fight Fie With Fie and the near-commercial melody of the NWOBHM influenced Exe were greed ‘with suspicion, And Fade T lak was seen as an ‘outright beryl “Lots of people hated tat fis says Ron (Quintana."Fans wanted them to do Kiln All 20 percent faster onthe second album. These fans ‘wereintothe newer, faster bands. Inthe Bay Area, ‘many bands werestl ging fr speed, spec, spoed and alotof peopl were following Exodus more” Indeed, Exodus~the Bay Area brisrs fom ‘whom Kirk Hammett had been pooched instantly capitalised om what Metallica had done “They printed a shire with a two-word slogan No Ballad. But then Exodus hada bigger axe to grind. Hammer had used aif from their song Impaler inTrapped Under. Worse, the ‘Diet my han erin From Crop Death ad orignal appeared in another Exod song called DB His and “Irecall cling Kirk up and giving him a great deal fie Eos guitarist Gary Hal ater ‘grumbled. “Hesaid Ah, thought asked youifit ‘was OK like, "No you didnt So ved the pleasure and use the erm loosely of watching £4000 people chant Deby np hana Metalica shows, yetTve newer received a penny fori” Foreveryone who hated what Metalic had done on Ride Te ighmning there were ever more ‘who loved it~ including Anthrax’ Scot an “Ithada much denser sound and ould get ‘enough of the sys. “Those guys wore relly happy with the alum oo, butts nny ~they hated the cover art When we played Resend with them in August 1984, theyhad the cover with themand they showed itto me. havea photo with James and Kitkin the hotel room and james is holding his nose witha bigthumbs-down.” “More importanly. Ride The Lighting attracted theaatention of some inflcailpeople. One was Michal Alagoa rising young A&R man at eka Reconls the hip label hathad once been home to “TheDoors, The Stooges and The MCS, Alago ws METALLIC vz a so impressed with the album that he persuaded his superioe ole im yt sign Metalic. saw them at that Roseland Ballroom show” says Alago,Tknew there were other A&R people there So, basically, holed the door shut and ‘wound up being the onlyone backstage cary inthe evening I said Lok, fm freaking out ove you guysand you haveto come omy ice tomorrow Well, they go therebright and early, Wewere inthe conference room. lordered Chinese food and beer fr them and we jus sat ‘hereand talked think they Hked that | wastheie ageand that was enthusiastic and that Take the right care of them and dd from day one Hekara reissued Ride The Lighting on August 15, makingitthefistest and heaviest albany ever released by major abel at that point. Inevitably, it prompted a feeding frenzy: suddenly every ‘majo label wanted ther avn thrash band and ‘within 18 months, most had one “The hardest bic might have been don, but that dnt mean Metalica were about to take their Foot “They couldn't spell Stolichnaya, let alone afford it. Everyone was so poor, they were lucky if they could afford Smirnoff.” Ron Quintana ‘offthe gas. With anew labelbchind them, a well asa new management company (Q Prins, who lsolooked after Def Leppard) in their corner Matlica were rapidly becoming too bgt fil “Though ther stock wasrsing inthe US, Europe ‘wast her stronghold and they eturned across the Atlantic forthe Bang That Head That Doesnt Hang Tour with gay ish metallers Tank suppor. climaxing with triumphant gig at Londons Lyceum on December 2, Thirty yearn, Ride The ging remains Meilica’s most pivotal album rw gear change forthe band themseles and thrash metal asa whole, proving there wasan audience for both ouside the sweaty cubs ofthe Bay Area “Thehardcore fans might not ave liked its more ‘commercial stylistic diversions but the bands that followed cern did ~ sodden every ‘other thrash album started with an acoustic intr or ada weighty introspectiveballad inthe middle oft Even Metallica themselves ripped it off Their bygbreakthrough album, Mase Of Puppets, followed exactly the same structural pattern when tcame to pacing, from the opening thrasher othe complex instrumental towards the end, Ride Te Lighming was more than just Aasepping stone without it Master Of Puppets ‘woulda exsin the shape the world knows, *Meallca has avaysbeen about breaking boundaries and voiding imitations, says Lars Ulrich "Whenever we did something, we've lays thought,-Okay, what can we do next, tobe dferent?"@ ‘Additional material: Enter Night: Metalca, he Biography by Mick Wal,CELEBRATE THE GREATEST ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME Uncover four decades of dirty deeds, rif raff and rock 'n’ roll damnation from. the makers of Classic Rock magazine. From the mystery of Bon Scott's death to behind the scenes anecdotes, this is the complete AC/DC story ides PeeLoe Pee Ree! COOLS DPC mu aL ame Mel aga eg Ree sue me am Le Gra aCe Rl a aera aR eer Wm Na Ug THROUGH METALS LOWER RANKS WHILE GETTING ON WITH THE ESN SM ALAM cag 01 aL VOL DOCU MR Rae Cs ee eae Ue moe a ela elmo) "LARS WAS eG KIRK HAD A BABYFACE... AND CLIFF HAD A BIG DICK" pC ee eo ent iN Lee eee Ree eeeemesis een ea Pena exer eee ee oat Sere eaters ‘with broad smiles on theirsweatlrenches aces. Peer et) etre ee eer eat ae eee eee ted ee eet Petes eee eg heer ce en eee See nee cere te cee ene he er eg ec cea cg eee canis Cees Dene ete ETALLIC THE COMPLETE STORT Se eee een et eee ee ee es fon emote eee er te a Perens cet snns oe ae een eat er er Peete heer e ts Pte ee eet red een ar hi “ITT WAS A WAR!" 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Then we cameto America andevery show there were ilshanging around backstage See eens cect youcan imagine eee heer ae Poort ears ere Pe ee ee em eee ey Cte at ad Peete ee ey ee eet ee ey See ee es ee ety ce eee a on eee eee ets SenetD jeter Dey Sheree er eee ot et rere a eat Pees eerste ad Perea cee ene anes See en pee eee [oh eee eed Peer cee ere teen Re ee cen ees et ene ee eet ree seen eee Stems me awake pacer ema playing musi drinkiagand being with Your ee ee eee eter cere ene st tis ere eas aves Ntuntreg een ets Pere meena Seem cae sey ee eens ee ee ete enon og ees ere ee eee een ee Pe eee ce en ed Preeti FTALLICA THE COMPLETE STOR reeset a St Fewerta eee ey ene eens Peete ener ee ee ee eS Show forthe now-defunct Sounds magaeine “Armored Saint just could not follow them, The Pe een et ee cet ee ea et te ces tee ec mean forceasaband™ Sen eee Racer end Pernt as eer eee ee! ee ea Pec ener ‘moved into 3132 Carson Boulevard, atwo- Pee eens og te eae ace ea ee ee ee eres ent ay Peer teres eens) Se oad Peseta ees eee eee Pee eee ee ates ete ee nen ee Rae ee eee ‘Area and beyond asthe scene's premier party tr een ence tees een te See pee ras Se eee eee et suchas Ruthie’ Inn and The Stone, and rage i «daw and beyond, On the afternoon of uh ee Ten ety ee eet) photo session James, Lars Kikand Clif squashed ee amet tee ern ey with ber ntl, porn and tha days edition ofthe ee er et ee pores ere ene cee er ged aye eee eer ‘sting English snapper with expressions ‘conveying nating so mach as pure disdin:in one Pee nee eens pore ees Here Metallica resemble gang morethan a Perera eee ene Preteen et cece eee eee a ee ere Se eee ay “IT WAS THE FIRST TIME |'D SEEN A SUPPORT BAND -ANNIHILATE THE HEADLINER" Re aNA be - : a ALL THE CRUCIAL FACT BOMBS S fk [ \ Ee THAT MADE METALLICA'S YEAR SUCH A CLASSIC.BUONO NaN (Wea cod 01a) senate reeset reer on re reg ce haere ear eo aaa secs icwas chosen forthe inner sleeve ofthe band’s Cree eee eee een ig difference, however, was that none of ee erence as emer amare Tm tee — ey era ect y oes} sine ] CS Scaiey 7 ide Se ee pate pole sat 2 “aia eee ete eee es j Wns AT Riera sine tonio Ct , teeter a y peresetr ea eet eee ten eee teen ee ee eee Lee ee eee ere Se fe erent ene ee es rey See ee eer eeeSener tery ee eee eaten) ee es Peed Perna) Se Pace eet rey eee Seen ert Perec eae Pree eee ear ee Peer re eg ee ens a es een stents ee ero peut eee te eet te er cea eee ee ann eat een emis Pain the East Midlands the event’ st outing Sete Pre rere eA Cee Aor Oshourne and Whitesnake eaturing onthe Pt eee eee ets eee ee eet es ers ee an eT! ree ead Ee ht enn cet Cee es aver er een ety na ets varied and diverse linups ever to grace Donington aes ees ees ee ee eer er Per ey rnc ete ee as eee ee es San Francisco band were early out of pace in eee eet ete at ‘word's most prestigious eee eee cs rere Pe eran arent Reet et ete eevrnt E Se ns ea FTALLICA THE COMPLETE STOR steppe out onto the Monsters Of Rock tage Following an opening assault of Creeping Death Pees ee Eee fener eet eee it re ees ee eta Rant een) eee ee een ein eres pore ee cecr nec eet nl Berea Tae ccs any ee ene te Sea ees eee ens eee eae appear onthe opening day ofthe presigious Day Ce eT neat pee ere eee eee Ce aa een ee eternal Seaeeett heer "WE STARTED REHEARSING AND | GOT A HUGE LUMP IN MY: THROAT” oe ne ee nad Se ete ad eee trae Semen cetera) ee ena cee en epe heer ee tc ees eee pecs rs ee ae cs ee ee eer oe eee reas pan ere eee pee By the cine Jamesbidthe Donington cowd ec ee crete eee cee eee ees Cee eae ey Sree ee een Sea eee eee Set oat ees Pee ee ee ee ee a ees ee eee ee ee en ey een ees Sie cnt as Seats oe ee them play before had el sense of anion ySe es Proce e oer Renee ers ne ee ee eee ee eee ee dressing room with the assistance ofthe Bay Area Trucs’ Bill Graham wa ess than impress. The ete eg ee) ee ee es eee ates on ean Poe eens ea) eee eect eee Poe et ene eee see Peeters ee ed ee ets Perec ee ee el eae nee nner es Pee een eect Poaceae er erat er eee eee ee ee es Seer teen en ee oe ae eae eat ee a ety Ponty ee meena! tut the break of dawn, Before each shi et eh een ee eee Porm the producer recalling perbaps witha ea ey ee ee eer permenant ener et ee eee es eee ea ee oe een ees ey Cee ere eet eee eae! caer fae wateennea eri res Seat eee Pee eee the producer angues"Mastet Of Puppets pee aes CoE aarti) ace cet tin 11885 WAS A HUGELY SIGNIFICANT 12 MONTHS FOR PTUs apse Pee a att ile Lo PLease) EAR aay Coe Naa eer ee oa Foetoertic ener ieee mane eer Pee yet nett wn Ht beac aes W ENS Cael Terrence pater er ees eet ee ere eet at ee Pe arene eee need poe Ee rtiabeanehavianrver ioe Sian Maske mos] o0 0a) RETURNS TOO Potente alsa tenet ter aoa! pieentenenieutiniiar tempers Peter ner eer een a ed Penance ne earn ms LMsmMANeaeUst NaN] ao Mose Fone er ree cm eee ore rere en es ee te eee Peet Ceeeteie re a tid ios Heol eeepc} FOR IRON MAIDEN OS cau eee ond Leonean nent Nene ny Teaeterneriny erent ena rene errr er ore end ee eee eee Gg eared asp (oe acto ed ee Peete erate) Pear aa ire Rennes Aes) are peactomeerenes Cents was founded in 1965 taby erent rey Peay Violence, sbstanceabuseané esas pane eeeeeni near Eitercrearieecemenneres seer arr” eee ante eee aera eae ecteee eae ena a ee ace rents eee econ oy Pe err oes enc! ene eee neg Roce ee ts Soe meen eg eee ac) eo aa ey ea ee sd Cnet ee eed ‘exchange atthe time meant that we could spend ec ene ey eee ec eer rae ts eee eee ee ee ey er a eee erty ee ees Pre eee eee Pets eee eres Peet oes een ee eee eee ea els ee ere Peery ori ced ce es oa eee Perens on Doe ore) ETALLIC THE TALLICA Se eer beh ener perro Reiter es erneeinetor om ce é Seo Frere TMC et Peace mene enn Neato eae lie deer th eer ce enemer eric cre ee gaeeury td eens theeeetierre Pree eerie cee eee Perr eet Pecectns es see poate el pecs cen ene ree, a ed pore aes tise racks fore pele "METALLICA THOUGHT, ‘IF THE RECORD COMPANY 130) ee) a =a 6101 ed oer Cee nen nT] Teena eee en Le ees Cr ee errata ees ner eter Se eee ot eee! ee ee es Perera ee eee etd eee ee es en en een eae ery ee ene ere Year chimes Rent eee Re se eae Recut ere cnet! cee ere Peon eae ree cect ee es The ranscendent eight minutes that flowed freemen es eee ey pe eee ee ne Se cs Ser eect ees ean et Tee a eau ose EMC ep TAC Coad (CO-WRITTEN WITH IAN WINWOOD) IS OUT SoeGET INSIDE ACCESS TO THE MAKING OF LED ZEPPELIN’S CLASSIC ALBUMS Led Zeppelin: The Classic Rock Special Edition collects classic stories from the magazine's 20 year history. From Led Zeppelin 1 to the reunion gig, it's everything you need to know about rock's greatest band. Rone; Cole CeeMETALLICA ETALLIC CLIF Sai F Cliff Burton was a one-off, and perhaps no one better summarises what it is to be metal. From his stubborn individuality to his taste in music, Laem krecrelarla(-te Role Mav] Ole Mae RiV-WVA are] Mel te eT on We pay tribute to the greatest metalhead of our time. Preeti te vee Sy ey eran into Metalica. Been ao ee ec eae sentence which ti useto tis day, eee Cee ts reallyjustcaredaboutthemusicand Ce eT ee eee ee eee ees Se a as eee eee re ea ee ees See ee Cee ee cc Dee Ue Ent ened Ce eee ers Se ete eet ete eure eee aA day thereare situations that Tm going through, and can eee een Cra reer ln nr errs Coe ee en eh Cree epee ered Reni ture ct ce et Reem mer me at ce eee eee ay Sarees generations of metal. Being truetoyoursef mayhave Pe eer ec ier pen eee wd BASICHUMAN BEING. HE NIOnNy BUSINESS, AND YOU COULDN'T itorqusuust HIM. I WANTED TOGET THAT RESPECT THAT peor No Ayia HETFIELD One nio a) UNIQUE PERSONALITY ahi ey fe ee ae Se ee eee eee recreate eee rn ec Cer ea nacre ee liffordLeeBurton wasborn February et coer eee) ee a ae rae eae oer ee eee Cee tos eee ae Det ee eee tan See Cee eee Cee ane Ce ee ge pecs aerate ne oa etd De eee ey Cee eee Emu ei Ca So Re Cee a ret Den eee eee eee) Sate ee ets SE ae nen een eye rl eee a teenager hetooka Saturdayjobatan equipment i Ce ee Patent eternael pe soa cena Oren ee en ee ac Se acer pee ect = ee ee Pee ee en eer) f Cre rl recs ee ; eee eer See “LWASJUST snout. coa,1tikrehates ying maethananyting” ee NINO T rc meee en ces eee coho eure A102 erento er cog? UENI Eee caer nt an peli or RRL COLO Sc seiner eae Fae eter sealer <<) Co 0) mune snen ote center pirate NO Tha ee Ou Eo cu ua CONFOI * borrowed violin bow. Entering the Hayward Area Pri aves oho OUD ANID 1 fc RL Oo aon Pesan penneienticnn tts SO tr eerme nis ‘heavy hip-hop club, it’s all about fantasy. The thing phy Sh Oa eu ao dae siete rains AIA ©) 00) (9 = LS mI oR ese rcp. ange C00) LIN ea aie ah arn nema Becerra ESRD OY ON Kev IOS Seer fereneeteieer ried ens nate ese , +182 ifn rams eon tevtanfos prowecaatectiierawoe OF RIDICULE Hire ant ieseeieericrpeerensiee i bar A meentnesr ants Daa Cd DPN SLU Bost Cee ee Rua) conan IIS) icity detec biverebisieaiiesn oa etree (Om PE esis HIS FRIEND patente tin Gee ere ee _ fee ee ay Eee ar en) Caan ° kamen Ce een eee ts SeenPractising fourtosixhoursa day everyday, en em) ea ee Cee ete [ican neers Cree eee ers well give youfour years” sad Jan. “We'll payor your rer i een pte on at pt eee ee Ce en en ee er yore Se a ee eee Cer et ee ee ated Ce eats coe ae i) a ere ae Oey Pere ea ey ee nt a Dae enon aon i Cire eee ered Ce em ty pre rece oes Peer ose erry to persuade Cliffeventojam with them. Cifivedin Soe Ceo ony Sree een Cr mete well ve were thinking about [moving to San Francisco} en eee ary eee Cee tee ae ees cee hs eae et aes Coe orto eee Cee or fener ee er Tey Cerne eae ee Gabriel, Cif was also “the mast schooled ofanyof Perce mend Se eee rer er ra Such characterto himself and itwasa very strong personality, he did erep into alloFus eventually.” Cn ae LCC ey a ee pons eet oy Beton cee ere et es Ce eo acd See eu ey en er a eee eee ace) CO ee eee ty Pe een te iff Burton was simply “not your basichuman being” See na eee ae aa er ane mae ee ere ts Pen Ee eee Cone aes erated CLIFF'S FELLOV THRASH TITAN REMEMBERS A HEAVY METAL, BROTHER. frat met Cf at the Music Badingin Jamaica, Queensin late 1982, Wehads rehearsalroom there and Metalic were ‘thereto record ‘Em ALL They dt know ‘they wereals going to be slepingin this oom which was asquatina shitty ol bulding, My ist impeession of Cf ashe looked Uke he should bein Lynyed ‘Skyy, and think asked im where he coud even getbel Batam jeons that widetn 1982, That sad we quick ito. He hada grat sense of um and as absalutly the most original human hadevermet. Thay were also diferent as people bitin, ‘thecontextofa band, they were zone, Theirsoulswere on deplay ‘never if. Ciffwasthemast musical he spoke with isideas. Head an alot, aconicatttade andstyle, not antisocial tal, Justis own vison of tings that was uncompromsable remember getting arrested togetherin London in March, 1984, inaTubestationon suspicion f having drags We spent the next stchoursineliswhile they tested the cold medicine they foundin Cis jackat. The police ook CE back the lat to earch tin my cel my Underwear ‘thinking we were done for, visions of deight Express runing ‘hough my brain becaure here was weed atthe lt The metal. ‘gods were looking ot for usthat ay theplice iin Se ener es Ce ee ae ee ree ic ere’ Da ee itstraightavay butthat didnt matter Videotapedbyariendattheifirstever gig eee eee) ee eee Ser eed ee ene rs een ae aia Cees eee and Bach nahh schooltrio. Like CU, hestill practised Cet ee eee eet a nec Poa eer en eee Sea ner Pen eee ee Se eerie Ce er cee eee eet Se er en aro Corot on ae ee eee cee to) feria eet ee De eee er ad nen sce eT eee ara Se ee Oe eer ae eee eset Cet eee earn See eee nec he feats ene ere rT te Nea cee ee eee eee eee ay Se see een en eee te erry he would takea step bac stad tink about things and then slashand bum seekand destroy Thiswasthe Pen ene eet rer ernie Ce ee et Se cece ete Re ene eters ‘Aborn leader, when the band’s fist manager, Jonny ee ee eed omen eee ad oe ee es See ea ects Cee eae ea cee rae Cee ue eee ae ere eer earn ote eee ont net ee eee teerTc) Sere ces Eon eee me ene sei ee ee playSimon& Garfunkel, then Eno Morricone. lifCee cn are ee Tad eee eee Seer caus ai ee ee eee Seer eed Ciffwasa an Iwouldalways seem dothat the mast” Hewasnta goodytwo-shes, though. Ciffalso knew howto party. "We woul [all] dinkday nand day out and eee ae ec etry Seen eee heres Peet aca re ae eee ee Cn werealso groupes, “Lars would charm them alkhis ay Se eae ec Ce eee Ta Pere errs rte Reece on eae eed Oe ee ead eer nae ea} ae emer ‘that were moe orlessinchage”interms Ce aes CoC an tees Deore gon ae ete Seeman nd Dear) eR ee ee? eee eet! Becneen eereer eee eer ny was“a giant eap forward in terms of varietyand Peer eee ere Cee ee er re oe ae Soe ear Cee ee Dee es Pee eae ea Ge ete eer e rr nad Pree ees you Itleavesitsmark” CR Cee ane) See ry Sec ene ona CO ee aa tke creeping death” Theylaughedso much they decided writeasongaboutit Even the bands whe opened fr Metallica ontourtook et ree een eas eee ec te are emcee Cee ce ee Cr oT) aetna ere Peer terested METALLICA co “THIS WAS THE GUY WHO. ‘WOULD SIT AROUND AND LISTEN TO THE EAGLES AND MUS TOA AY UNDERGROUND. CLIFF WAS SO FAR AHEAD OF HIS TIME” Pees PVN RECALLS CLIFF’S TASTE IN MUSIC Se eae as ee eure ere cee ao ‘ourdressing room doorand pops hishead in andsays: Sees nna oem ets Cte ant ry ‘goout and really fucking wake these people up.The Grand eer eee ene aed ee ae ea nen eee appearance in 1985, jst ike every bandlowonthe il, ‘theywereoretedbyahllofbee cans and plasticbotles. of piss. Clif though wasunfazed, Dodging iying par ee eee er ee aaron ee ae eet See ee Raced peed Carers Sas rey coat ets Ce a oer Cree a eae et ere ‘orJames would do something stupid, hewas thesuy Pore eS Cet nas Bree as Cee ee 1985, hesaysitwas lear that“ was the backbone. Ce nie eect cee eee ey ee cas Petre eene teeny ee et eee eee

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