Mar 18

Episode 138: Tony Smith - Former Metallica Tour Manager, Part 2

This week on The Metallica Report… Steff and Renée continue their chat with former tour manager Tony Smith, who offers a couple of great stories involving spontaneous problem-solving in Jakarta and the night of James’ pyro horror in Montreal during the stadium tour with Guns N’ R ... Show More

24m 44s

Mar 11

Episode 137: Tony Smith - Former Metallica Tour Manager, Part 1

This week on The Metallica Report… Steff and Renée chat with former tour manager Tony Smith, who shares tales of his time with the band during the halcyon days of the late ’80s to the late ’90s. Tony talks about how he got involved with the band, early signs they were getting big ... Show More

21m 18s

Mar 4

Episode 136: Sphere - Life Burns Faster with Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich

This week on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée discuss Metallica’s forthcoming residency at Sphere in Las Vegas: Life Burns Faster. Joining them in the anticipation and excitement are Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich, with Lars having recently taken part in the inaugural ’Talli ... Show More

20m 9s

Dec 2016

#887 - James Hetfield

James Hetfield is a musician, singer and songwriter known for being the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and main songwriter for the American heavy metal band Metallica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 h

Mar 2025

Dream Theater Awakens - Portnoy & Petrucci & Parasomnia

Dream Theater has a new album, “Parasomnia” (listen to find out what it means), and a returning drummer! Founding drummer Mike Portnoy is BACK, and he and founding guitarist John Petrucci share the deets on how exactly this happened! They reveal Mike Mangini’s reaction to Portnoy ... Show More

1h 7m

Aug 2022

#1861 - Dave Mustaine

Dave Mustaine is the founder, lead vocalist, and rhythm & lead guitarist of the Grammy Award-winning thrash metal band Megadeth. Look for the band's new album "The Sick, the Dying... and the Dead!" on September 2, 2022. www.megadeth.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod ... Show More

3 h

Feb 2019

TN:17 Slaves & Jolyon Thomas

John is joined by Laurie & Isaac form Slaves and producer Jolyon Thomas to talk about how they recorded and produced the band's sophomore album 'Acts Of Fear And Love'. We get to hear some of the early demos where the original lyrics don't quite sound the way they should, how La ... Show More

1h 44m

Jul 2019

"Barracuda" by Heart

<p>It's time for the hardest rocking song ever written about sea life, as Kirk takes a deep dive into Heart's 1977 body-shaker "Barracuda." A deceptively complex song written around a deceptively straightforward riff, "Barracuda" opens the door for a discussion of the particulars ... Show More

47m 24s

Feb 2025

Paul Stanley Talks 50 Years Of KISS - Past, Present & Future

KISS may have wrapped the “End Of The Road World Tour” at Madison Square Garden in December of 2023, but they are far from done! Paul shares what’s coming next for the band, and what the avatars unveiled at that final show have to do with it. He explains the philosophy behind KIS ... Show More

1h 8m

Jul 2014

TIJ - EP53 - The Metal God Rob Halford from Judas Priest

The Metal God Rob Halford brings his black leather, Harley, and devil horns to Talk Is Jericho! Hear why guitarist KK Downing left & why the new album "Redeemer Of Souls" is classic Priest. Plus, stories on Rob's days with Black Sabbath, Live Aid, meeting an unlikely musical hero ... Show More

1 h

Nov 2025

Shot In The Dark - The Resurrection of Jake E Lee

Guitarist Jake E. Lee joins for a powerful conversation about his legendary run with Ozzy Osbourne, and the emotional full-circle moment of playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy’s final “Back to the Beginning” concert in Birmingham just weeks before Ozzy’s passing. Jake recalls how it f ... Show More

1h 13m

Feb 2025

Daron Malakian

Daron Malakian is a composer, guitarist, vocalist, and record producer, best known as a founding member of System of a Down. Introduced to heavy metal at four years old when he first heard Kiss, Malakian began playing guitar at 11, developed his own style by 15, and is now cited ... Show More

2h 18m

Episode 63: Kirk Hammett; James Hetfield