Metallica 2014

[CHRLY]

Mogwai just tweeted:

@mogwaiband: Nothing like a bit of not-getting-out-of-bed lazy journalism to get a reaction from some internet clowns on here.

[Wooderson]

All the standing up from Ulrich - even mid-song! - is off putting to me. He's not looked after himself and seems well off "match fitness". He's admitted to having regressed hasnt he?

[russycarps]

hes not the best drummer in the world but anyone who can keep up a hard and fast metallica set earns respect in my book........although didnt think much(nor did many) of his choice of sound for the st anger album(tin cans hit with a stick anyone?) thankfully death magnetic was a big improvement in drum sound from that one misadventure. And love the drumming in epic tracks such as `one` etc that double bass always fires up the crowd

as for mogwai I actully do like them but they sound just bitter they have to compete with metallica, you compare the two bands and look at what theyve done and achieved you cant really compare....mogwai calling metallica shit is like a member of steps saying it to the beatles....both pop acts but one so far away from the other haha

fair dos. I'll be pissed as a fart so will be in no state to studiously observe their technical ability anyway

Bands slagging off other bands always strikes me a rather petty (even though some of my favourite acts have done it)

Edited June 3, 2014 by russycarps

[dentalplan]

fair dos. I'll be pissed as a fart so will be in no state to studiously observe their technical ability anyway

Bands slagging off other bands always strikes me a rather petty (even though some of my favourite acts have done it)

You're off to see them after all your gripes with them? Blimey.

[Guitargeek]

Lars isn't the best drummer..... But neither was Ringo. Doesn't matter!!

[jonodillieono]

Are there any other bands where the drummer is the leader, voice and decision maker?

One of the interviews linked earlier had him saying "I decide the setlist about an hour before we go on." Does noone elsse get a say?

And now it turns out he can't even keep time. Isn't that the most important part of drumming?

Sebastian grainger, death from above 1979

[The Nal]

Are there any other bands where the drummer is the leader, voice and decision maker?

One of the interviews linked earlier had him saying "I decide the setlist about an hour before we go on." Does noone elsse get a say?

James does. Lars isn't the solo leader that the quote suggests. Don't think he would dare do something without James' consent. He might get shot.

Lars does more of the promo/financial/management stuff. James does more of the creative stuff I guess.

If anyone hasn't seen it, Some Kind of Monster is a masterpiece. Terrible music and cringing behaviour from all. A band who had reached the end. James was an alco at the time too.

Good clip here. Kicks off at about 1 min 40.

And heres the bit where James, by his own admission, showed miraculous restraint by not punching Lars.

[FloorFiller]

the next few By Request shows will all include St. Anger in the setlists amazing bet even the band are wondering why the fuck it's been voted in

[FloorFiller]

ha

[krisskross]

its taking an hour to set up the stage for them. Pyro time!

[The Nal]

its taking an hour to set up the stage for them. Pyro time!

Yep. Proper respect shown to them and their show. It'll be a pyro fest on Saturday night. Two hours of it.

MASTER..... MASTER

[sprigpod]

its taking an hour to set up the stage for them. Pyro time!

Also for the their euro tour they are having the Snake Pit like on the Black Album tour and the 2012 Black Album anniversary tour. this might be an addition for the glastonbury stage, such as U2 with their platform.

But tbh this might take too long to construct...

Edited June 4, 2014 by sprigpod

[kingjamma]

Also for the their euro tour they are having the Snake Pit like on the Black Album tour and the 2012 Black Album anniversary tour. this might be an addition for the glastonbury stage, such as U2 with their platform.

But tbh this might take too long to construct...

They definitely won't be having a snakepit at Glastonbury as that is usually reserved for members of their fan club who enter a draw to win passes and there is no contest for Glastonbury.

[sprigpod]

They definitely won't be having a snakepit at Glastonbury as that is usually reserved for members of their fan club who enter a draw to win passes and there is no contest for Glastonbury.

There is a metclub meet and greet contest but yes no Snake Pit passes

[Gnomicide]

http://www.nme.com/news/metallica/77698

"It's comforting that 33 years into a career you can still mange to stir it up a little bit. Glastonbury is the biggest, greatest festival on this planet and we're headlining Saturday night. Bring it on. We're going to show up and have fun but all the hoopla is interesting."

[FloorFiller]

yessss two hour set. that should be just enough time to get all the good'uns. gonna kill me leaving Pixies early to catch the start of these but i can tell i'll stop giving any fucks the moment that intro begins

[neilloggie]

!9 years ago today since Load was released.

I wonder if they will play this one?

[The Nal]

!9 years ago today since Load was released.

I wonder if they will play this one?

19 years!? Fucking hell.

Love these. They should play them both at Glasto

[FloorFiller]

King Nothing is a big tune. probably my favourite from that era of Metallica. would quite enjoy a Load/ReLoad song other than Fuel, but what with 2 hours being relatively short for a Metallica show, it's very unlikely

[Gnomicide]

Last night's set list:

1. Battery

2. Master of Puppets

3. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)

4. Ride the Lightning

5. The Unforgiven

6. Creeping Death

7. Lords of Summer

8. Sad But True

9. Fade to Black

10. ...And Justice for All

11. One

12. For Whom the Bell Tolls

13. Whiskey in the Jar

14. Nothing Else Matters

15. Enter Sandman Encore

16. St. Anger

17. Fuel

18. Seek & Destroy

Fade to Black been played a few times now, reckon it's a cert.

Edited June 5, 2014 by Gnomicide

[FloorFiller]

i doubt they will, but it'd be hilarious if they kept ...And Justice For All in the setlist. ten minutes of people clearing the field

[FloorFiller]

Blackened will unfortunately probably (imo) not make the cut which is a shame. but Battery opening seems likely seeing as they've done it for almost this entire tour

[krisskross]

A bit of me wants them to open with 'So What' just to see what happens. Watch as the BBC cut to the presenters, half the audience goes and the other half goes

[Jelly Belly]

A bit of me wants them to open with 'So What' just to see what happens. Watch as the BBC cut to the presenters, half the audience goes and the other half goes

I'm hoping they start with So what and James is wearing a Bear suit

[glenman]

I have been reading some of the comments on here and in other Facebook/twitter/blogs about the petition going around which aims at stooping Metallica playing Glastonbury because of the picture which shows James hunting. Its got me pretty wound up. Not with individual people, or forums or sites but just peoples general attitude on the internet these days with petitions and campaigns,

A photo emerges an everyone is immediately turned into a moral god. People start to throw out suggestions to ban them from playing, non relevant insults at the band, question the morality of Michael Evais, question the ethics of the festival. I just pisses me off the stance people have on the internet that they are above someone based upon a a photo or video that depicts someones p[personality for a small, tiny moment.If we were to do this with everyone and indeed everyone who is playing the festival we could have 100s of petitions.

I dont not like hunting, and i believe it is wrong.others will feel this way and feel strong enough to avoid seeing Metallica, but for crying out loud a petition?

Just another rant, pay no heed!