My annual review of what I’ve most enjoyed listening to during the last 12 months, and my albums of the year.
It’s Metallica day!
The new Metallica album, 72 Seasons, was released today. My physical copy is due to arrive sometime this afternoon, but thanks to the Metallica channel on YouTube, I have reviewed the whole album on my 195 metal CDs blog.
Check out my review.
Like most people, I’ve got a signed Metallica backstage pass on the back of my old passport. Here’s the story of mine…
Continue reading Jumbo gave me a Metallica backstage pass for the back of my passport…
Today would have been the 59th birthday of legendary Metallica bass player, Clifford Lee Burton.
Cliff tragically lost his life on 27 September 1986, aged only 24 years, in a bus crash in Sweden while Metallica were promoting their Master of Puppets album. I once had a poor quality bootleg recording of his final concert at the Solnahallen Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on 26 September 1986.
I’ll be spending the day listening to the first three Metallica albums, Kill ‘Em All, Ride the Lightning, and Master of Puppets as well as various early live recordings.
Happy Cliff Burton Day!
Last week, I attended the Metallica—S&M2 film at the cinema in Dundee. It was magnificent; I must have smiled ear to ear all evening.
Continue reading Metallica—S&M2