Metal Up Your Podcast - All Things Metallica

On our Explore the Big Four series we sit down and listen to an album from one of the Big Four and discuss it's place in the band's discography as well as it's place in the legacy of metal albums. Due to popular demand, this week we listen to 1997's Cryptic Writings by Megadeth.Cryptic Writings is the 7th studio album by Megadeth and continues their trend from the previous two albums (Countdown To Extinction and Youthanasia) of simpler songs and more accessible lyrics and production. Made in our hometown of Nashville, TN the album was produced by country legend Dan Huff and was the last album to feature the classic lineup of Nick Menza, Marty Friendman and Dave Ellifson.  We burn down the album with running commentary. Did we love or hate it? You'll have to listen to find out. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can

Adam Dubin is an American director from New York City. His new movie Murder in the Front Row explores the early thrash scene of the San Francisco Bay Area. He also directed the staggering documentary A Year and a Half In the Life of Metallica, Freeze 'Em All, and Hot The Lights: The Making of Through the Never. In this episode we talk with Adam about:- coming up in the NYU scene- Rick Rubin and the Beastie Boys- co-directing “Fight For Your Right (To Party)”- getting the call to work for Metallica- meeting the band- hearing Black Album tunes for the first time- the vibe in the studio- capturing tension and staying out of the way- Bob Rock- the technical process of making a documentary- going on tour with Metallica- directing the “Nothing Else Matters” video- Spinal Tap- Jason and his fuckin’ sandwiches- hazing on the road- remembering ROAM GUY- the conception of Murder in the Front row- telling the story of early Bay Area thrash- the power of seeing KISS live- animation in the film- Kirk’s importance and Exod

Today we learned the tragic news that Eddie Van Halen passed away from cancer at age 65. On this tribute episode Clint and Ethan talk about the music and legacy of EVH, share memories of hearing the music for the first time and play their favorite Van Halen songs. Enjoy.If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray Burton, Halestorm, Michael Wagener, Jay Weinberg of Slipknot and members of Metallica's crew their very own questions. Be a part of what makes Metal Up Your Podcast special by becoming a PATRON here

Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Story is a documentary by Adam Dubin (A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica, Freeze 'Em All, Hit The Lights: The Making of Through the Never) that chronicles the rise of thrash metal on the west coast in the early 80's through interviews with members of Exodus, Testament, Slayer, Megadeth and a little known band called Metallica.Joined by special guest Paul?! Moak at HQ3 we watched the film with running commentary. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll rub almond butter on yourself. You can stream the film almost anywhere so grab a beer and enjoy this wonderful history lesson with us. Honey, please.Purchase/Stream Murder in the Front Row here:https://mitfr.com/see-the-filmIf you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All pa

After all these episodes, we finally sit down at HQ1 to watch 'Cliff 'Em All' and add our commentary. Cliff is (and always will be) a beloved part of the Metallica family. Being that we just hit 34 years since his tragic death, we felt it fitting to chat about Cliff, his legacy, influence, talent and overall baddassery!We also announce the 2 international winners of the Squindo poster contest, hit the email corner and might have even revisited "Weigh Your Crap."If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray Bur

Tony Squindo is an American artist, painter, author and sculptor. He's best known for designing some of Metallica's most iconic artwork since 1999/2000. Whether it's t-shirts, album covers or poster art for other notable bands like The Misfits, Green Day, The Offspring, Kid Rock or The Ramones, or skate decks, snow mobiles and custom tikis, Squindo's work is completely original featuring a playful mixture of monsters, skulls and folklore.In this episode we learn about Squindo's childhood, his love of making art, his break with Kid Rock, meeting Lars and his career carving a unique path through some of our favorite bands and designs. Like most people involved with Metallica, Squindo is both a true original and a generous person. We hope you dig getting to know him as much as we did. Enjoy!You can support Squindo by purchasing his amazing art, prints, show posters, books, masks, and xmas cards by visiting:www.squindo.netIf you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave

Metalliclaus is back! Chris Yerges joins us as we take a deep dive into the recently released S&M2. We talk through the packaging of the 3 different vinyl releases, stories from Chris' experience at the two shows, a track by track breakdown, an S&M themed game of Metal Madness and more. Listeners beware, the Metal Police are out in full force these days, plus some extra security measures are taken by one Mr. "Tumbleweed" Ron McGovney.If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray Burton, Halestorm, Mich

Paul Moak is back! In this episode we watch the 'Some Kind of Monster' bonus clips from HQ3. The boys recording St. Anger, Kirk in traffic school, Phil being Phil, the band getting to see a cut of what has been filmed so far, drag racing, Kirk's 40th bday, Bob Rock on bass at The Oakland Raiders game and more! It was a fun night of music, laughing and Blackened whiskey. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray Burton, Halestorm, Michael Wagener, Jay Weinberg of Slipknot and members of Metallica's cr

If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray Burton, Halestorm, Michael Wagener, Jay Weinberg of Slipknot and members of Metallica's crew their very own questions. Be a part of what makes Metal Up Your Podcast special by becoming a PATRON here:http://www.patreon.com/metalupyourpodcastOfficial Website here:http://metalupyourpodcast.comPurchase Cover Our World Blackened, Volume 1 here:https://music.apple.com/us/album/cover-our-world-blackened-vol-1/1442721389Purchase Cover Our World Blackened, Volume 2 here:htt

Avi Vinocur is one of the primary singers and songwriters for the band Goodnight, Texas. When Avi isn’t touring the country with his band, he works with Metallica at HQ and sometimes tours with them as a crew member. Starting in 2016, Avi began occasionally performing mandolin and vocals with James Hetfield for Sammy Hagar’s benefit concerts. This led to Avi performing an entire set with Metallica for the 2018 All Within My Hands benefit at the Masonic in San Francisco. Avi is also featured on S&M2 as a vocalist during “All Within My Hands” and performed with the band recently on The Howard Stern Show.In this episode we talk with Avi about his band Goodnight, Texas, self-producing and releasing records, The Stone Foxes, getting the job at HQ, arranging an acoustic version of Motorbreath, jamming with Kirk during The Unforgiven, Howard Stern, the All Within My Hands show and S&M2.Songs featured in this episode are:Goodnight, Texas - The Railroad (A Long Life of Living)Goodnight, Texas - Submarines (A L

Jon Zazula is the founder of Megaforce records. After discovering Metallica and bringing them to the east coast, he signed the band to their first label deal and released their debut album, 1983's Kill Em All. Other bands associated with Megaforce records are Overkill, Raven, King's X, Ministry and Anthrax, whom Jon managed for several years. Jon's autobiography is called Heavy Tales: The Metal, The Music and The Madness and can be found in hardback, kindle and audio formats. In this episode we talk with Jon about his book. hearing Metallica for the first time, booking their first east coast shows, firing Mustaine, recording Kill Em All, touring with Raven, the transition to Elektra Records, memories of Cliff and more. Enjoy!You can purchase Heavy Tales Here. If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the sho

This episode contains excerpts and running commentary of the recent Howard Stern interview with Metallica. You can find the entire interview by subscribing to Sirius XM radio. Topics include both S&M performances, the first songs the band learned to play, Lou Reed and Lulu, The Ramones, talking shit about other bands, the Drive In Metallica shows, re-arranging All Within My Hands, the lyrical meaning of The Unforgiven, playing acoustic, and the history of HQ. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like

Our first zoom hang! We invited our patrons to watch Metallica Monday with us. This week was a 2004 gig from the Madly In Anger With The World Tour in Munich, Germany. We will be doing this from time to time with Patrons, so come join us over there for cool opportunities like this. This is not a traditional episode, but just the audio from our zoom party last night. Thank you to all the Patrons who were able to join up with us for a fun night of Metallica Monday's!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray

Metallicast is another all Metallica podcast hosted by our friend Brandon, a music teacher based in Connecticut. We've always considered the other Metallica podcast hosts as allies and compatriots in the ever evolving conversation about the greatest heavy metal band of all time. In this episode we talk with Brandon about Metallicast, the news that the boys have been rehearsing at HQ, his album rankings, his top ten current favorite Metallica songs and the impact podcasting has on being a die hard fan. You can listen and subscribe to Metallicast anywhere podcasts are heard. On August 28th, Metallicast will be hosting a Facebook live event at 8:00pm (eastern) with members of the San Francisco symphony celebrating the release of S&M2. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a pa

It's the first MUYP Radio episode in nearly 5 months! Clint sat down for a couple of hours to play the newest batch of songs he's written during lockdown and answer your awesome questions. Topics include: films, film culture, the legacy of the Beatles and Dylan, depression, Billie Eilish, Michael Jordan, Taylor Swift, the darkness of humanity, Covid19, food, White Men Can't Jump, Jack Black, choosing a studio/producer, Pearl Jam, album remixes and more! Songs included on this episode: 1. Full Stop 2. Vampire 3. Get A Life (w/ Rachel Loy) 4. I Got You 5. Best Love (w/ Mike Meadows and Derek Bahr) 6. Evoko Serpentum 7. Queen of Hearts 8. Words We Will Never Say (w/ Brad Lyons) 9. OverSongs included on this episode written by Clint Wells and can be downloaded here:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/5t86bn32tjhelt9/AABkTP7wvTozN17pk_kLfOlka?dl=0If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-yo

This week we jump back into the second half of Some Kind of Monster. More Phil jokes, more Metal Police, more MUYP Family, more movie trivia and more Jason + Brantley. We love you guys. Enjoy!This week we jump back into the second half of Some Kind of Monster. More Phil jokes, more Metal Police, more MUYP Family, more movie trivia and more Jason + Brantley. We love you guys. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray Burton, Halestorm, Michael Wagener, Jay Weinberg of Slipknot and members of Metallica

We recently received fan requests to revisit our Metallica album rankings to see what might have changed over the last three years. Way back in April of 2017 (Episode 16!) we sat down remotely from HQ1 and with Clint on tour in America somewhere to document our favorite Metallica albums. The changes after years of hosting the podcast and hundreds of hours of thought and conversation about the band are interesting. We also added our low-pressure top 10 Metallica songs RIGHT NOW. Let us know your album rankings and current top ten songs by e-mailing us at metalupyourpodcast@gmail.com. We also talk about who started thrash metal, the new Taylor Swift album, Korn, the legitimacy of Billie Eilish, Ennio Morricone, Peter Green, the Aftershock festival, Green Day and the Metal Police. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You ca

Some Kind of Monster is a documentary film directed by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky about the making of Metallica's 8th studio album, St. Anger. The sessions began in the Presidio military bunkers after the sudden departure of long time bass player Jason Newsted and would soon come to a halt due to James Hetfield's stint in rehab for alcohol and other addictions. The documentary captures all of this in brutal honesty as the band struggles to regain their footing as one of the most powerful bands in rock and roll history. In part 1, we sit down to watch the documentary together for this first time in MUYP history. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for

We're back with our #MetallicaMonday commentary series to celebrate this powerful show from The Shit Hits the Sheds tour in 1994. The boys were on the tail end of dominating the world with the The Black Album. This show has amazing deep cuts like The God That Failed, Disposable Heroes, the Kill/Ride medley and sections of Orion. Joining us is our friend and die hard Metallica fan, Brad Blazeck, of Single Podcast Theory to dive into this awesome show. We love you out there in MUYP land. Enjoy the bonus episode this week!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've

Since we are still camped out in St. Anger world, this week we take on the Presidio Sessions. The infamous "what could've been" sessions! As we all know, these were the early days of what would become St. Anger, even though there's not a lot from these sessions that made it onto the album. It's still worth exploring, as it was all a part of the process Metallica needed to go through to get to where they are today. Enjoy!If you think Metal Up Your Podcast has value, please consider taking a brief moment to leave a positive review and subscribe here:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/metal-up-your-podcast-all-things-metallica/id1187775077You can further support the show by becoming a patron. All patrons of Metal Up Your Podcast at the $5 level receive volumes 2-4 of our Cover Our World Blackened EP's for free. Additionally, patrons are invited to come on the show to talk about any past Metallica show they've been to and are given access to ask our guests like Ray Burton, Halestorm, Michael Wagener, Jay Weinb