KK’s Priest and Accept just launched the “Full Metal Assault” tour, and K.K. Downing, Tim “Ripper” Owens, and Accept guitarist Wolf Hoffman explain how this insane double-bill came together! K.K. talks about the formation of KK’s Priest, how he got Ripper into the band, what it was like to write and record the new KK’s Priest album, “The Sinner Rides Again,” ... Show More
Aug 20
Crikey… Jim Jefferies Is A Snake!
Jim Jefferies makes his Talk Is Jericho debut! The Aussie comic brings plenty of laughs and stories as he talks about his brand-new Netflix special, Two Limb Policy, his upcoming European comedy tour, hosting the FOX game show The Snake, and his first dramatic acting role in the ... Show More
1h 11m
Aug 15
Jimmy & Stiggs and Joe Begos
Horror filmmaker Joe Begos went full grindhouse with his latest batshit crazy movie, Jimmy & Stiggs, hitting 1,500 theaters this Friday, August 15th & presented by Eli Roth! Joe reveals how he shot the entire alien gorefest inside his own apartment on 16mm film for under $200k, p ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 2024
Metallica: Thrash Metal, Murder, and the Death of Cliff Burton
In the early days of Metallica, their bass player carried a hammer on tour and had a gun that shot knives – or so the story goes. Their former lead guitarist was a drug dealer who kept two pitbulls for protection. They were blamed when a teenager, high on LSD, murdered a man in c ... Show More
43m 27s
Jul 2
Episode 101: All Hail Black Sabbath & Ozzy - James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert Share Stories Ahead of Sabbath’s Legendary Farewell Appearance
The week of July 2, 2025 on The Metallica Report… Metallica is just days away from performing at Back To The Beginning, Black Sabbath’s long-awaited reunion and farewell show in Birmingham, England, with a heavy-hitting lineup of Sabbath-admirers. Ramping up in the excitement, St ... Show More
29m 3s
Oct 2024
Episode 62: James Hetfield; Reports from Mexico City; S7N and “Sin Barreras”
The week of October 2, 2024 on The Metallica Report…
Steffan gives Renée —and all of us—the lowdown on how Metallica’s two weekends in Mexico City wrapped up, including updates on support acts, Lucha Libre, Robert’s Spanish, James’ take on Robert and Kirk’s spotlight in the set, ... Show More
21m 50s
Jun 2024
Tony Iommi Explains How Black Sabbath Ended Up Working With Body Count In the '90s
Black Sabbath's founding guitarist, Tony Iommi, celebrates the release of their new box set, Anno Domini 1989-1995, and dives into the band's history.
23m 31s
Apr 2022
Kirk Hammett on Discovering Prog Rock and Having the First Metallica Solo Release
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about his debut solo EP, Portals, and how it was came out of his horror movie exhibition and Metallica's S&M 2.
The guitarist also tells us about just discovering prog rock bands like Genesis, Yes, and Jethro Tull, a ... Show More
31m 16s
Oct 2024
Joker: Folie à Deux – BETTER THAN JOKER?
This week’s guests are Take fave Joaquin Phoenix and writer-director Todd Phillips, who tell Simon all about ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’, their musical thriller follow-up to the 2019 smash hit ‘Joker’, which sees failed comedian Arthur Fleck meeting the love of his life, Harley Quinn, ... Show More
1h 11m