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Was supposed to be a puff-piece for the recording of the new album from Metallica, but with their bass player walking out prompting a host of problems it turns into watching a band disintegrate before your eyes.
It's excellent, even if (like me) you used to enjoy their music before the Black album turned them into Bon Jovi and they started wearing mascara and boas.
It's especially interesting/amusing if you're in a band, because you'll see the same discussions and arguments from a multi-million selling band that you've had endlessly.
Interesting to hear Newstead's side of things, why he left and the ensuing chaos of them not talking/dissing each other.
And if you're a Metallica fan from way back, it's fantastic to see Ulrich talking to Dave Mustaine after 15yrs.
Excellent to see Hetfield berate Ulrich for playing really bad drum patterns, amusing to watch Ulrich bellow into his face.
It's basically 2hrs of Hetfield shouting at Lars, Hammet sitting quietly and being effete, Lars shouting #@%& a lot and some pyscho-analyst telling them to embrace the fog whilst Bob Rock sighs and doesn't care.
Oh, and if you didn't think Ulrich was a tubby tennis pro who gurns like a Scally in a full-blown E gurn? Watch him get moody about Napster stealing his songs, yet makes $5,000,000 from the sale of some of his art collection. Yeah, Napster really hurt you didn't it?
> The special edition slipcase version is rather strangely the same
> price as the regular one so I snapped it up sharpish.
Yeah, thats the one I've got on order too. :)
They made a bit of a mistake there: assuming most Metallica fans can read.
What a puss
"Our albums are like children"
Oh STFU!
Hell, even his singer ends up saying "I'm used to the drummer playing the drum part...y'know, a beat?"
He's just...a bad drummer and a fool