When LULU
When LULU
And still the critics yelled for it to be silenced.
I’m in the sixteenth minute of Lou Reed & Metallica performing the album live in Köln, and bloody hell it’s good.
LULU by Lou Reed and Metallica
Ride The Lightening by Metallica
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One of Metallica‘s finest hours comes in the form of Ride the Lightning
Rumor has it that there’s a French green copy of the album that was mistakenly printed that are a rare collectors item. Another little tidbit of information is that this was the last album that Dave Mustane, former guitarist for Metallica who then went on to found Megadeth, was credited for co-writing a song.
The band members recorded on this album are James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton, and Kirk Hammett.
Yes, Metallica!
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Metallica: a band from formed in LA displaced to San Fran.
Born: 1991.
That’s over 30 years now of kick-ass, loud, in your face metal. There is no denying that they catapulted the genre of metal into existence. Before them, we’re left thinking about bands like ACDC, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Mötorhead, Deep Purple (if I may)… I’m by no means exhausting this list, but the fact remains that there was nobody before with the same rhythmic intensity that Metallica had, and now continues to have in spite the ruthless critics. Granted ACDC was epic beyond proportions, but they lacked something deeper that Metallica has. Continue Reading →