Metallica in India, soon on TV
We told you before that Metallica's India gig will be broadcast by MTV. Well, now we're gonna tell you again:
"MTV lets you relive the performance of the year by the Gods of rock, Metallica. This maiden trip by the band has to be the highlight of musical notes this year. The high voltage music and performance of some of their all time hits for the Indian fans is a milestone to cherish."
Read full article here.
Pirate Bay, please don't let us down!
The setlist of the aforementioned show, after the jump.
Kirk told Dave to play all the solos
When Dave played with Metallica a few nights ago, he was a bit confused as to what versions of the songs he should have played. Luckily Kirk stepped in and saved the day:
"I was trying to figure out, Do I learn the demo versions of the songs or the Kill 'Em All versions of the songs? Well, I found out it was the Kill 'Em All versions. OK, do I learn my solos from the demos, or Kirk's solos? What solos should I play? Then, when I got there, Kirk said, 'You know, why don't you play all the solos?' And I was like, 'Oooh!' [laughs] I had to quickly go through my bag of tricks."
Read full interview here.
They should have done a 'Four Horsemen vs. Mechanix' performance. Yup.
The couple that played Metallica songs at their weddings jammed with Metallica.
Remember the clip above? Two awesome people with a passion for music and Metallica played "Master of Puppets" at their wedding. Metallica invited them to jam with them on their anniversary shows. Isn't that sweet?
I wish my wife was into Metallica and could play an instrument. Imaginary wives don't really do much so, tough luck 
Video of the performance after the jump.
Playing with Metallica put a smile on Dave’s face
There's a headline I never thought I'd read a few years ago. The fact that Dave finally joined Metallica on stage to play some old Metallica songs is amazing. I wished that would happen at the Big Four jams, but it never did. Maybe because the other two bands were there, and playing 'Tallica songs would have been a bit selfish.
Anyway, Dave finally played with them, and not only that, original bassist Ron McGovney was also on stage. Pretty epic.
So what does Dave think of the whole experience?
"I thought it was cool to be just with Metallica but Ron McGovney’s up there and Lloyd Grant’s up there. I was kind of like ‘Alright, well, I’ll bite the bullet. I’ll be cool. This is not so terrible.’ I got up there and, you know what, I didn’t even notice them. I was having so much fun they weren’t even there."
Haha, even after three decades, he's still having a go at Ron.
"I didn’t even see him the whole time I was up there. It was cool that he was there. He was pretty nervous, too. Ron’s a good guy. I was locked into Lars’ playing and James’ playing. Me and James, we were like the the Toxic Twins back when we played together and we were a very very dangerous duo. And for a moment I think I stirred some of those old feelings up. I saw one of the videos and it looked like he was having fun. I know I was having fun. I had a smile that I went to bed with."
Read full interview here.
These are the quotes I wanted to read from Dave for ages. This is what rock is all about, a couple of talented people jamming together. The petty feuds and bullshit comparisons between Metallica and Megadeth were/are idiotic, and although I am guilty of making plenty of those myself, at least I've done them for a laugh -- people on YouTube took them seriously.
I hope this will happen again, maybe at a show I'll attend. Either way, it took 30 years, but things are finally okay between the two bands, and that's pretty awesome.
Remember, no matter what you think of Metallica or Megadeth, you can't deny that James Hetfield and Dave Mustaine are two of the greatest metal writers of all time. The fact that they were in the same band together once is amazing. The fact that they can perform together for us 30 years later is even more amazing.
Okay, this is getting way too serious for Dose of Metal. Time for a joke... So, how come Dave Mustaine remembered how to play all those songs after all these years? He plays them daily before crying himself to sleep! -- I rule.
Some cool videos of the performances after you make the jump... IN THE FIRE -- See what I did there?
Moar unreleased Metallica
Yup, another unreleased Metallica song hit the net. Probably the last, since the anniversary shows are over.
If they have so much unreleased stuff, why not pull a ReLoad and release a second album? Call it 'ReMagnetize' or something and make a few extra bucks.
Anyway, the song is called 'Rebel of Babylon' and you can listen to it right here:
Metallica, Mustaine, Ozzy and Geezer sitting in a tree…
So the last Fillmore anniversary show had quite a lot of guests. Like we told you before, Dave was there, and apparently Geezer and Ozzy joined them on stage, also.
Aside from them, former Metallica bassists Newsted and McGovney were present, as was Bob Rock.
Dave played five songs with them: Hit The Lights, Metal Militia, Phantom Lord, Jump in the Fire and Seek and Destroy.
You can find some photos and the setlist on Blabbermouth. No point in wasting time putting those photos here since you can just do one click and BOOM: everything is there.
Dave and Metallica sitting in a tree…
Dave Mustaine will attend Metallica's final San Francisco show celebrating their 30th birthday, and I have to say, that's awesome. I've made so many Dave/Metallica jokes here, it's only fair I should give credit where credit is due -- The feud seems to finally be over, and that's pretty awesome.
Well, it's over until Dave feels the need to name drop Metallica again to promote his new album, then it may get revived. But for now... Weeee.
Here is Dave's official tweet:
"I am up in SF for Metallica's 30 anniversary. I look forward to celebrating with them."
Read tweet here.
Rumor has it that the shows have been taped by HD cameras, so maybe a Blu-Ray of these concerts will hit The Pirate Bay be up for sale someday.
By the way, here's a drinking game for you. Read this Dave interview and drink each time Dave says 'to a degree.'
Yet another unreleased Metallica song…
Songs don't make the cut for a reason. They're not good enough. So releasing them after a few years is as bad as being caught without makeup if you're a hot celebrity chick with a bad acne problem. That's how I see it, anyway.
But in celebration of 30 years of Metallica (and my metal math says 9 years of actual Metallica and 21 years of trying to jump on other bandwagons), the guys are playing a few shows in San Francisco with a bunch of guests (like Jason Newsted) and shit. It's pretty cool, and apparently they play an unreleased Death Magnetic song each night and then release the studio version of it online.
Something along those lines, anyway... Fuck you, I didn't really research this.
Anyway, the third unreleased song hit the interwebz -- It's called 'Hell and Back,' and it describes what I went through to avoid Lulu.
Metallica release another unreleased song
After performing (and later releasing a studio version online) an unreleased track from the Death Magnetic sessions, Metallica have released another new track from the recording of Death Magnetic.
The song is called 'Just a Bullet Away' and is a lot better than 'Hate Train' in my opinion. That said, it's still nothing mindblowing. A few decent riffs, a nice instrumental mid section and some mediocre vocals. Check it out below.
In other news, the band apparently performed some Lulu tracks with Lou Reed, played a song with Kid Rock, and I thanked my lucky stars I wasn't there to witness the massacre.
Unreleased Death Magnetic track is online
Metallica are currently celebrating their 30th anniversary by playing a bunch of small gigs for their fans, and apparently they played an unreleased Death Magnetic song last night. Then they released the studio version of the song for free. It's called 'Hate Train,' which is exactly what has headed their way after they released Lulu.
I can't say I like the song, the intro is pretty catchy but the rest of the song is a bit off, and it reminds me a lot of 'Fuel.' Oh well, judge for yourselves:
Shakira is a huge Metallica fan
According to a recent interview, Colombian pop star Shakira is a huge Metallica fan. Apparently she loved "Nothing Else Matters" when it came out, and she has covered it live.
"I used to be a huge Metallica fan when I was 15, 16 years old. I remember I was graduating from high school back then and I used to sing 'Nothing Else Matters' all day long. I am still a very huge Metallica fan, though. [And] I thought it would be kind of surprising to include it in my repertoire for this tour."
Read full article here.
She's still a huge Metallica fan? She obviously hasn't heard Lulu yet.
Metallica will play a Danish prison next year
You're thinking: "Let them stay there!" but to ruin it for you: it's not a real prison, it's a former prison now used as an entertainment venue. I know you're now probably as disappointed as I was when I saw the Blabbermouth headline. Click-click-clickety-click they gotta make some money, foo!
Yeah, lame. Anyway, they'll be playing the entire Black album, because that's the 'tallica thing this summer, and if you happen to find yourself in Horsens, Denmark on June 6, 2012, make sure to go and let us know what it was like, we'll be too busy redecorating our basements doing other important stuff.
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