| How did
the band start... How did Lars and James first meet? |
| Lars had taken
out an ad in a newspaper called the Recycler, saying he was looking for people to jam
with. James answered the ad, and was unimpressed with Lars' playing, partly due to the
fact that his cymbals fell over every time he hit them. Shortly after, Lars went to
England to follow his favorite band, Diamond Head on tour, and after returning to the
States got a spot on Brian Slagel's "Metal Massacre" album. Using this as bait,
he talked James into recording a song for the album, and the rest is history. |
| Where
did the name Metallica come from? |
| Lars stole it.
"Mr. Metal" of San Francisco, Ron Quintana, was getting ready to launch a metal
fanzine and he had a few names. He asked his friend Lars for help.. after hearing the name
"Metallica", Lars quickly suggested a different name and kept
"Metallica" for himself! |
| Who are
all the former and current members of the band? |
 James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett all current. Jason Newsted
recently left the band. Cliff Burton died 9-27-86. Dave Mustaine lead guitar, Ron McGovney
bass, both 'removed.' Damien Philips, one appearance in concert as a second guitarist,
Lloyd Grant not really a member, but recorded some lead work to the first recording of
"Hit The Lights". See The
Band for more band info. |
| I play
the guitar/drums/bass, can I join Metallica? |
No!
Now go away. |
| Why did
Jason leave the band??? |
| His exact words
were: "Due to private and personal reasons, and the
physical damage that I have done to myself". So.. there you have it. Guess beeing a
rockstar is a pretty destructive job... i dunno. |
| Why was
Dave Mustaine kicked out of Metallica? |
| Because he
regularly over-abused alcohol and proved to be a major pain in the ass towards the band
and their potential friends, on the band's trip to New Jersey to sign with Megaforce
Records. Dave later started his own band 'Megadeth'. |
| Who the
hell is Jaymz? |
| 'Jaymz' is just
another name for James (Hetfield) simple as that. |
| Do the
members have any hobbies? |
| James enjoys
hunting, Jason likes to mountain bike and play basketball. Lars likes scuba diving, skiing
and going to the movies, and Kirk likes to mountain bike and collect horror movie related
stuff. For more information about the members click here. |
| Where
did recorded Metallica first appear? |
| On "Metal
Massacre I," the very first Metallica song called "Hit The Lights"
appeared. That song featured James on vocals, rhythm guitar and bass! Lars on drums,
Mustaine on lead guitar, and another guitar player named Lloyd Grant added the 2nd guitar
solo. Later issues of "Metal Massacre" included a different version of the song
with McGovney on bass and without Grant. |
| When
and where was the first Metallica show? |
| Featuring Ron
McGovney on bass and Dave Mustaine on guitar, Metallica's first show was at Radio City in
Anaheim, CA. The date is said to be March 14,1982. |
| When
was Metallica's first tour? |
| July 27 -
September 3, 1983 |
| What is
a 'bootleg'? |
| A bootleg is
generally an illegally made album. Most bootlegs consist of concert material. There are
hundreds of Metallica bootlegs in circulation, dating from the bands first appearances in
1982 to now. |
| Who
designed the Metallica logo? |
 James is responsible for the original logo and the new Metallica
star logo.
|
| Who's that
cartoonish evil looking skull on top of this page? |
| Thats the scary guy! Jaymz came up with the Scary Guy logo, which first saw the light of day on
the 3 track limited edition CD-single Live At Wembley. You will also find the skull design
on the "Live, shit..." box, as well as on T-shirts and merchandise. Quite a
versatile guy, that James. |
| Metallica
moved from LA to SF, why? |
| Cliff lived in
SF and refused to move to LA. In order to get Cliff as the bass player the band had to
relocate. |
| What
happened to Cliff Burton, the former bass player? |
| Cliff was
killed in a bus accident en route from Stockholm, Sweden to their next show in the early
morning hours of September 27, 1986. |
| Where
is Cliff buried? |
 Cliff's ashes were spread at various points around
the bay area, including the Maxwell Ranch House area. |
| I have
a record/tape that says Megaforce records on it, who are they? |
| Megaforce
records signed Metallica in 1983, after the band traveled from their home in SF to
Megaforce's location in New Jersey. Megaforce released Kill 'Em All and Ride The Lightning
in North America. Elektra came into the picture shortly after the release of Ride The
Lightning. |
| What is
the Make-A-Wish foundation? |
| It is an
organization that attempts to make the wishes of seriously ill youngsters come true.
Metallica actively support and assist as often as possible. |
| Primus
- Faith No More - Metallica... What's the connection? |
| Kirk and Les
Claypool from Primus grew up and went to the same school together in El Sobrante, CA. Big
Jim Martin (the old guitar player in FNM) and Cliff were best friends as kids and in
several bands together, Cliff also knew Mike Bordin (another friend of Kirk's, the drummer
in FNM) and actually suggested Jim to Mike for the guitar duties in FNM. |
| What is
"Alcoholica"? |
| A nickname for
Metallica, given to them somewhere in Europe in 1985, because of their love of drinking, A
fan was spotted wearing a T-shirt he had made of the cover of Kill 'Em All, only instead
of a hammer and blood, the T-shirt showed a bottle spilling Vodka. The band members liked it
so much, they adopted it for their own use. |
| Who
does Metallica's artwork? |
| Pushead (Brian
Schroeder) and Mark DeVito do a majority of the artwork for T-shirts and merchandise;
James came up with the Scary Guy and "4 M's- Ninja Star" logos. Each album cover
is a different and unique situation. Load and ReLoad featured the art of Andres Serrano.
Some of pusheads art can be found in the pictures archive. |
| What
happened to John Smith, the kid from the "Year & a Half in the Life" video? |
| John passed
away a few months after. |
| What is
the music played as Metallica's live show introduction? |
| Metallica plays
Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone, from the Clint Eastwood flick 'The Good, The Bad and
the Ugly' before taking the stage. |
| What is
Spastic Children? |
| Spastic
Children was a "joke band" created originally by James, Cliff, Jumbo, Fred
Cotton and James (Flunky) McDaniel. Spastic never practiced and played rather ludicrous
songs, Cliff played bass and Jaymz drummed, when Cliff died Kirk took over the bass
duties, Jason performed as well. Kirk says "Spastic Children was a good excuse to
drink and be silly on stage." Spastic has not been seen around lately. |
| What
does "Well'ard Stiffy Boyz" mean? |
| The phrase,
seen on James' guitar, has no real meaning (to those brought up outside of northern
England), it is generally used to imply a group of "bonded males." |
| Where
is the "Snake" on the Black Album from? |
 .The "Snake," seen heavily on the Black Album,
is from the Culpepper Minute Men flag from which the
motto "Don't Tread On Me" also originates.
|
| What is
NWOBHM? |
| It's the New
Wave Of British Heavy Metal that Lars is especially quite fond of. The "NWOBHM"
greatly influenced Metallica, such acts as DiamondHead, Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, Samson,
Saxon can be considered NWOBHM. This movement is considered to have started mid 1979, and
to have fizzled out by 1982. NWOBHM is considered to be hard-rock's answer to Punk Rock's
street 'vibe' and youthful energy. |
| What the hell
is a Ktulu? |
| Ktulu comes from
the mind of author H.P. Lovecraft. He writes fascinatingly twisted and disturbed books and
Metallica was influenced a bit by him after Cliff Burton had introduced his writings to
the rest of the band. Ktulu, (its actually written 'Chtulhu') is contained within a book
that H.P. Lovecraft wrote. They are great books that explore the macabre to it's fullest. |
| Why is there a
green copy of "Ride The Lightning"? |
| This was a
French pressing with a printer's error, making this version very collectible. |
| Who
played with Metallica on their first Day on the Green appearance? |
| Scorpions,
Ratt, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Victory, and Y & T. |
| What happened
at the Montreal show, Why did James get burned? |
| The band was
informed of a pyro change... Pyro would be ignited along the "wings" of the
stage during "Fade To Black". The Pyro-tech however, failed to inform the band
that new pyro would be going ALONG with the old pyro. Assuming that the new pyro canceled
out the previous pyro; James stood atop of where the old pyro occurred, a 12 foot flame
was ignited, severely burning his left hand and that side of his body. |
| What's
Lady Justices' nickname? |
| Doris, as seen
on the cover of the Justice album, and on the Damaged Justice tour. |
| The
clips in the 'One' video, where are they from? |
| A movie called "Johnny Got
His Gun", which was made from the book by Dalton Trumbo. who also directed the movie.
|
| Is that the
same 'old man' in both Sandman and Unforgiven music videos? |
| No, they are 2 different people. |
| Who are
DIE KRUPPS? |
| Die Krupps is a
German band that released a nine song tribute CD to Metallica. Their interpretation of the
songs is considerably different than that of the originals. There is some guitar, but
mostly keyboards, electronic drums and a strong accent from the vocalist. If you ask me, it sounds like shit, but that's only my humble opinion :D |
| Who are
Apocalyptica? |
| Apocalyptica
are four Finnish cellists that have recorded a fabulous album full of Metallica songs called
"Metallica by Four Cellos," they've also released their latest album
"Inquisition Symphony," with 3 more Metallica songs. They've even opened up for
Metallica on the Poor Touring Me tour. |
| Who was
Voodoo Children? |
| Group that only
made one performance in benefit to the blues guitarist John Campbell in summer 1993. The
lineup was: Kirk Hammett-Guitar, Jason Newsted-Bass, Tony Prinzivalli-Guitar, vocals,
Whitey Chrobak-Keys, Tim Lau-Drums. |
| What
cars do the members drive? |
| These are the
'Metallicars': James has a Chevy Blazer and a Dodge Ram Pick-Up. Jason has a 1967 Ford
Mustang and a LandCruiser, Kirk a Porsche, LandCruiser and a mountain bike. Lars a
Porsche, Chevy Blazer and a Range Rover. |
| What is
the Snake Pit? |
| The Snake Pit
was a large pit in the middle of Metallica's diamond shaped Wherever I May Roam stage, set
aside for a few lucky fans to stand in the middle of the action on stage. It is also an
on-line meeting place for Metallica fans on AOL |
| Is
there a Metallica fanclub? And if so, where can i join? |
| If you want to
join the official Metclub, go to http://www.metallica.com. |
| Is it
true that a group of Metallica roadies formed a band and played before Metallica? |
| Yes, at the
1987 Aardshokk Festival in Zwolle, Holland a group of Metallica roadies played a set of
cover songs under the name Scrap Metal opened the nine hour festival that Metallica
headlined. |
| Why did
Lars thank Jethro Tull when they won the Grammy in 1992? |
| Jethro Tull won the award that
many think Metallica deserved in 1989. The "thanks to Jethro Tull for NOT putting out
an album this year," was an underhanded salute to the Industry for not recognizing
Metallica in 1989. |
| Is it
true Metallica has appeared on Saturday Night Live? |
| The band was to
appear in 1987 but James injured himself in one of his many skateboard accidents causing a
cancellation. Metallica finally fulfilled the SNL promise on December 6th, 1997 playing
The Memory Remains (with Marianne Faithfull) and Fuel. |
| Where is
that strange text from below some Sanitarium web pages? |
| They're lyrics. |
| Lyrics
from what song? |
| Duh, Welcome
Home (Sanitarium) of course, dumbass! |
| Oh.. :) |
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