Metal Up Your Podcast - All Things Metallica

Avi Vinocur is one of the primary singers and songwriters of Goodnight, Texas. He's also occasionally a fifth member of Metallica and a longtime friend of Metal Up Your Podcast. This week Avi talks all things Helping Hands 2024. Topics include:- the Pixies- what it’s like playing in a band with Metallica- Hetfield’s demos- rehearsing with Metallica- B-benders, fractals and dialing in Metallica tone- Avi’s guitars- load in and soundcheck for the show- getting Sista Strings involved- Henry Salvia on keys- practicing with Rob and Kirk- Jason Mamoa- opening with “Low Man’s Lyric”- harmonizing with James Hetfield- Avi’s in-ear mix- playing with Lars Ulrich- the importance  of Metallica fans- the strange power of “Nothing Else Matters”- bringing back “The Unforgiven II”- re-imagining “Fuel”- Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam on “Hit the Lights”- Goodnight, Texas on tour- Avi’s new solo recordFollow Goodnight, Texas HERE.Episode 188 - Avi's first appearance on Metal Up Your Podcast is HERE.Episode 246 - Avi Vinocur Returns