Metal Up Your Podcast - All Things Metallica

Continuing on with 'A Year In The Life Of Metallica,' we bring you 1985. While the band was mostly touring, there were some very important moment in this year. The main one being the writing and recording of small unknown album called 'Master Of Puppets.' We also run through a good amount of notable shows from 1985, special moments and great quotes from fans who attended these shows.

Continuing on with our 'A Year In The Life...' series with 1984. This was another huge year for Metallica. Not only did they record and release 'Ride The Lightning,' they began a relationship with Flemming Rasmussen and also took the next step toward becoming the massive metal band We all know and love by signing with Elektra. We have our friend Michael Alago to thank for that one! This was also a busy year for the boys, as they did their first headlining tour of Europe. We hope you enjoy our little trip back in time to 1984 and our first listen at Clint’s cover of “Where The Wild Things Are” from the upcoming Cover Our World Blackened, Vol. 2! www.metalupyourpodcast.com

The year was 1983. Not much happened, other than...Cliff played his first show, Mustaine was fired, Kirk was hired, Kill 'Em All was recorded, Kill 'Em All was released, Metallica's first US tour...yeah, so not much. Clint and Ethan run through all the great events of 1983 in Metallica world. This was Metallica's first really busy year as a band. It was a year that shaped the band into what we know them as now.

In this week's episode, we take a break from our Binge & Purge episodes to talk about one of our favorite VH1 shows 'Behind The Music.' The Metallica episode is clearly at the top of our list, but whoever VH1 did a 'Behind The Music' on was a great episode. There's a lot of content in this episode that we already knew, but VH1 did a great job of cramming a long Metallica history into 45 minuets. It makes us wish someone would do a 4 hour documentary on the boys. Do you remember watching this episode when it first aired live? Let us know your thoughts at metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com.

Revisited is back! For this episode we're taking a look back at our Metallica cover EP, 'Cover Our World Blackened' (Vol.1). We go through every track, telling a bit of history, talk about gear, ideas, where we recorded it and much more. Be sure and visit patreon.com/metalupyourpodcast to learn how to get this EP!

Part 2 of 'Binge & Purge' is here! This week we're a few short years beyond the Seattle show and Metallica is touring The Black Album. They still have the energy of the Justice era but the set is filled with (now) Black Album classics. They even open with "Enter Sandman," which seems insane nowadays. Take a trip with us through the stacked setlist, justice medley, awkward drum solo, three encores and more! www.metalupyourpodcast.com

It was Metallica's very first live release and they didn't hold anything back. Edited together from multiple shows, 'Live Shit: Binge & Purge' was an amazing collection of Metallica performances from one of their many peaks as a band. In this episode, we examine the famous Seattle show from August 29th & 30th in 1989. The energy from this era is unmatched. They were touring '...And Justice For All' and completely unstoppable. Each member of the band were at a musical peak and the crowd was downright intimidating. In the next two episodes, we'll be going over the San Diego and Mexico City shows.

If you're a fan of any type of heavy music, then you should absolutely know who Jim Florentine is. We had the honor of getting Jim on the phone to talk about everything from driving Metallica around New Jersey, his start with Terrorizing Telemarketers, Crank Yankers, That Metal Show, to Metallica and everything in between. Jim is a life long Metallica fan and may have even been in a heated arguement over St. Anger. We can't thank Jim enough for taking the time to chat with us while promoting his new book, 'Everybody Is Awful (Except You!)'

Who doesn't love Garage, Inc.? Seriously, who?! Disc 2 is a great collection of a bunch of songs Metallica covered over the years. Some ended up as b-sides, rarities and of course, on our beloved Garage Days. We burn through a track by track, , Paw Paw shows up randomly and we even discuss the wonderful world of competitive hot dog eating. ALSO - Enjoy the new Lunar Satan track" Set The Witch On Fire (Again). www.metalupyourpodcast.com

A Year (or two) In The Life Of Metallica! We started with 2017 and now we go back to the very beginning for this series, in which we examine every year of Metallica in excruciating detail. Since 1981 and 1982 are fairly mellow, we decided to combine the two. We run though James and Lars meeting via The Recycler, Metal Massacre, Ron McGovney, Dave Mustaine, Metallica's first show, the infamous LEOPARD GLOVE, all the demos from Ron's garage, NWBHM, and more! Plus we answer fan emails, talk worldview and philosophy, discuss the insane genius of Billy Corgan and even go back and listen to the very first performance of Rage Against The Machine. www.metalupyourpodcats.com

This week we sit down with Matt Thomas, a pyro technician who recently worked on the U.S. Worldwired stadium tour. Matt gives us the details of what it takes to set up a pyro show for Metallica, the precautions taken, unpredictable weather, band involvement and so much more. Matt has become a good friend of ours and we can't thank him enough for taking time out of his busy schedule to chat with us. If you saw the Worldwired stadium tour, then you saw the result of Matt and his team's hard work day in and day out...with little sleep. E-mail us your thoughts at metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com

Wayne Summer is famous amongst Metallica die hards as the dude who found the long missing Master of Puppets backdrop and returned it to the band. In this episode Wayne gives us his background as a fan and goes into detail about the process of getting this piece of history back to Metallica. Thanks again to Wayne for taking time out of his vacation to chat with us! What would you do if you hang this in your possession? Let us know at metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com

In this episode, we welcome back Tom Kwei from Alphabetallica. We each discuss our top 5 under appreciated Metallica songs. Our lists may surprise you. We also have another segment of Metal Madness, where we crown one song as the most under appreciated. What are your favorite under appreciated Metallica songs? Let us know at metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com.

MTV Icon: Metallica is almost 15 years old! This ill-fated series features the first television performance with Rob Trujillo, artists paying tribute to Metallica with some cool (and not so cool) covers, bizarre guest appearances, and a badass, unique medley from the boys ending with the debut of "Frantic." In this episode Clint and Ethan run through each performance, the presenters and debut a new segment on the show...Dave Mustaine Reads Dave Mustaine's Tweets. Enjoy! www.metalupyourpodcast.com

In this episode we discuss Metallica news over the last month, The World Wired tour picking back up and we have our friend and patron of the show Blaketallica on for a segment called, "Metal Madness." Blake is the head of the Metclub chapter The Frayed Ends of Tennessee and has the distinguished honor of being the fan with the most Metallica tattoos (31)! We hear Blake's Metallica story and he helps us weigh in on the best song from both Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. Enjoy! www.metalupyourpodcast.com

Garage, Inc. is possibly the finest covers album to grace our ears! We love that the boys not only included covers they had done in the past, but also went into the studio with Bob Rock to record an entirely new collection of songs. Completed in only two weeks after the Poor Retouring Me tour, this is Metallica at one of their undisputed peaks. From classics like Die, Die My Darling and It's Electric to newer jams like Nick Caves' Loverman, we can't get enough of Garage, Inc! E-mail us your thoughts at metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com Support us via patreon at www.patreon.com/metalupyourpodcast

If you own any Metallica merchandise chances are you own a Pushead design. From shirts like Harvester Of "Sorrow," "Damage Inc.," "Sad But True," and "Fixxxer," to home video releases like Cliff Em All and A Year And A Half all the way to the album artwork and logo for St. Anger, Pushead has designed more for Metallica than any other. The list is enormous and continues to grow today. He helped make an iconic brand for Metallica and his designs stand the test of time. Learn more about Pushead in this episode from his childhood in California and the midwest through his work with Thrasher Magazine, Septic Death, The Misfits, and of course, the mighty Metallica. E-mail us at metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com Support us via patreon at patreon.com/metalupyourpodcast

Thank you to everyone who has supported this podcast through our first year! To celebrate, we threw a "Metallica Night" at The Cobra, a local bar here in Nashville. We packed out the place with friends, new listeners, OG listeners and even had some folks play Metallica trivia and name that riff on stage. This episode is a run down of a lot of stuff that happened that night.For those that wanted to come, we hope this makes you feel like you were there. Here's to another year of celebrating Metallica together. Cheers!

In this episode, we run through the Kill Em All Deluxe Boxset, playing clips from each disc, vinyl and dvd. have in depth discussion on every aspect of this very cool Metallica collectors item. We also give you an updated track by track of the album that started it all, the mighty Kill 'Em All. With special appearances from Michael Alago, What About Bob and, of course, Soul Glow. E-mail us at metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com Support us via PATREON at www.patreon.com/metalupyourpodcast

Happy New Year! We are officially 1 year old! First off, we can't thank you guys (the fans) enough for making our first year a great one! We put out 63 episodes, got to see Metallica multiple times, made Metalifriends, grew every month and you guys helped it grow far beyond what we expected. For our first episode of 2018, we are recapping the amazing year Metallica had, month by month. We get into the Worldwired Tour, The Grammys, It's Electric, song premiers, carpool karaoke and much more. This will also be a reoccurring episode once a month. We're gonna go back to 1981 and run through what the boys did each and every year. We're glad you're on the ride with us!