‘I was a rock ’n’ roll rebel …’ Dave Mustaine, Mustaine: A Life in Metal, Harper, 2011
‘My first impression …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘Ron McGovney: The So What! Interview’, So What!, volume 14, number 2, 2007
‘We were outside a club …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘In those days no-one …’ David Fricke, ‘Don’t Tread On Me: Metallica’s James Hetfield’, Rolling Stone, April 15, 1993
‘We had heard …’ Pounding Pat O’Connor, ‘Shockwaves’, www.hardradio.com, 1996
‘It was our first encounter …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘As soon as …’ Thomas Kupfer, Rock Hard, June 2009
‘That night, in a …’ Xavier Russell, Classic Rock, November 2006
‘We heard this wild solo …’ David Fricke, ‘Don’t Tread On Me: Metallica’s James Hetfield’, Rolling Stone, April 15, 1993
‘I used to say …’ Harald Oimoen, as quoted in To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton by Joel McIver, Jaw Bone Press, 2009
‘Cliff didn’t take …’ Harald Oimoen, as quoted in To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton by Joel McIver, Jaw Bone Press, 2009
‘We said, “Okay …”’ Harald Oimoen, as quoted in To Live Is To Die: The Life and Death of Metallica’s Cliff Burton by Joel McIver, Jaw Bone Press, 2009
‘That term alone …’ Dave Mustaine, Mustaine: A Life in Metal, Harper, 2011
‘Cliff was frustrated …’ Anon, ‘Cliff Burton’s Former Bandmate Sets Record Straight About “Lost’ Video”, Blabbermouth.com, February 9, 2004
‘It was then …’ Jens Jam Rasmussen, Forkaelet med Frihed: Lars Ulrich - og hans band Metallica (Spoiled by Freedom: Lars Ulrich - and his band Metallica), Lindhardt & Ringhof, 2004
‘After I heard them …’ Pounding Pat O’Connor, ‘Shockwaves’, www.hardradio.com, 1996
‘What bothered me …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘Ron McGovney: The So What! Interview’, So What!, volume 14, number 2, 2007
3 jump in the fire
‘The first thing that …’ Nine Hundred Nights, Eagle Vision, 2004
‘If there was any …’ Dave Mustaine, Mustaine: A Life in Metal, Harper, 2011
‘We started being more comfortable …’ Mick Wall, Enter Night, Orion, 2010
‘We sent them $1500 …’ Joel McIver, Justice for All: The Truth about Metallica, Omnibus, 2009
‘On the big continental trip …’ Ron Quintana, ‘Rampage Radio’, KUSF, 1983
‘Fortunately no one was hurt …’ Dave Mustaine, Mustaine: A Life in Metal, Harper, 2011
‘By now …’ Dave Mustaine, Mustaine: A Life in Metal, Harper, 2011
‘It wasn’t really working …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Lars Ulrich interview, 2007
‘My dad was somewhat of an alcoholic …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Kirk Hammett interview, 2007
‘I’ll never forget my sixteenth birthday …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Kirk Hammett interview, 2007
‘I was abused …’ Rob Tannenbaum, ‘Playboy Interview: Metallica’, Playboy, April 2001
‘James and I have always …’ Ron Quintana, ‘Rampage Radio’, KUSF, 1983
‘He fucking sucks man …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘Friends’, So What!, volume 13, number 3, 2006
‘Fuck, what the …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘Friends’, So What!, volume 13, number 3, 2006
4 seek & destroy
‘The ’bangers out here …’ Trace Rayfield, ‘Metallica: James Hetfield – Lars Ulrich Interview’, Whiplash, 1983 (via YouTube)
‘We just have to be patient …’ Trace Rayfield, ‘Metallica: James Hetfield – Lars Ulrich Interview’, Whiplash, 1983 (via YouTube)
‘Our so-called producer …’ Pushead, ‘Metallica’, Thrasher, August 1986
‘As a twenty-year-old kid …’ Jaan Uhelszki, ‘Metallica Week: Kirk Hammett Interview’, musicradar.com, September 11, 2008
‘From start to finish …’ Jaan Uhelszki, ‘Metallica Week: Kirk Hammett Interview’, musicradar.com, September 11, 2008
‘I’d been all over …’ Paul Travers, ‘Kill ’Em All’, Kerrang!, January 23, 2013
‘We just didn’t pay our bills …’ Paul Travers, ‘Kill ’Em All’, Kerrang!, January 23, 2013
‘Oh no, oh no …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘Friends’, So What!, volume 13, number 3, 2006
5 fight fire with fire
‘We were very depressed …’ David Fricke, ‘Don’t Tread On Me: Metallica’s James Hetfield’, Rolling Stone, April 15, 1993
‘I’m sure I wasn’t …’ David Fricke, ‘Don’t Tread On Me: Metallica’s James Hetfield’, Rolling Stone, April 15, 1993
‘It was my favourite Marshall …’ David Fricke, ‘Don’t Tread On Me: Metallica’s James Hetfield’, Rolling Stone, April 15, 1993
‘It was only later …’ Mark Putterford and Xavier Russell, Metallica: A Visual Documentary, Omnibus Press, 1992
‘It was my first time …’ Mark Putterford and Xavier Russell, Metallica: A Visual Documentary, Omnibus Press, 1992
‘We decided that maybe …’ Bernard Doe, ‘Metallica–Lightning Raiders’, Metal Forces, issue 8 (1984)
‘We’re as happy …’ Bernard Doe, ‘Metallica – Lightning Raiders’, Metal Forces, issue 8 (1984)
‘When they played “Fade …” Brian Lew, comment on ‘Metallica: The First Four Albums – Fade to Black’, www. invisibleoranges.com, July 20, 2011
‘I instantly felt …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘Tribal Elders’, So What!, volume 9, number 1, 2002
‘While only being twenty-one …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘Tribal Elders’, So What!, volume 9, number 1, 2002
‘Cliff Burnstein who signed …’ Bernard Doe, ‘Metallica – Lightning Raiders’, Metal Forces, issue 8 (1984)
6 creeping death
‘The whole fucking place …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘The Road’, So What!, volume 16, number 4, 2009
‘My original idea …’ Ross Halfin, The Ultimate Metallica, Chronicle Books, 2010
‘We have rather overlooked …’ Malcolm Dome, ‘Lightning Strikes’, Kerrang!, June 14, 1984
‘[It was] like an invisible …’ Anon, ‘WASP Interview’, www. metaldreams.net, 2008
‘Girls would come on …’ Rob Tannenbaum, ‘Playboy Interview: Metallica’, Playboy, April 2001
‘They enjoyed what …’ Rob Tannenbaum, ‘Playboy Interview: Metallica’, Playboy, April 2001
‘I’m always saying …’ Brad Tolinski and Alan Paul, ‘Black Sabbath Meets Metallica: The Heaviest Interview Ever!’, Guitar World, August 1992
‘are some of my best …’ ‘MTV Icon: Metallica’, MTV, 2003
7 damage, inc.
‘From a musician’s point …’ Dante Bonutto, ‘Creeping Sensations’, Kerrang!, December 13, 1984
‘One of the reasons …’ Sue Cummings, ‘Road Warriors’, Spin, August 1986
‘That’s when it kicked …’ Mat Snow, ‘Metallica: One Louder’, Q, September 1991
‘We pulled into Corpus …’ Mat Snow, ‘Metallica: One Louder’, Q, September 1991
‘On the news …’ Beth Nussbaum, ‘Speed Metal? Punk Metal? Thrash Metal? Don’t Call It Anything But Metallica’, Metal Mania, April 1987
‘We think Ozzy is great …’ Sue Cummings, ‘Road Warriors’, Spin, August 1986
‘We told the management …’ Pushead, ‘Metallica’, Thrasher, August 1986
‘’You break a leg …’ Pushead, ‘Metallica’, Thrasher, August 1986
‘The mass media didn’t …’ Jörgen Holmstedt, ‘No Day More’, Classic Rock, January 2005
‘Frankly, no one was …’ Jörgen Holmstedt, ‘No Day More’, Classic Rock, January 2005
‘He just sat there …’ Jörgen Holmstedt, ‘No Day More’, Classic Rock, January 2005
‘The first card that …’ ‘Metallica: Behind the Music’, VH1,
1998
‘I saw the bus …’ David Fricke, ‘Don’t Tread On Me: Metallica’s James Hetfield’, Rolling Stone, April 15, 1993
‘I recall, in my …’ ‘Metallica: Behind The Music’, VH1, 1998
‘My parents were very …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘We thought we …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘I may have lain …’ Rob Tannenbaum, ‘Playboy Interview: Metallica’, Playboy, April 2001
‘It was a little …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Jason Newsted interview, 2007
8 blackened
‘You must be …’ Simon Young, ‘Jason Newsted’, Kerrang! Legends: Metallica, 2003
‘It was certainly …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Jason Newsted interview, 2007
‘I remember we’d do …’ Erica Forstadt, ‘Metallica: The MTV Icons Interviews’, www.mtv.com, 2006
‘At the time …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘a Japanese woman …’ Ross Halfin, ‘Diary of a Lensman’, Kerrang!, December 11, 1986
‘a pile of puke …’ Ross Halfin, ‘Diary of a Lensman’, Kerrang!, December 11, 1986
‘The term “garage” …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘The Biggest Garage Band in the World’, Kerrang!, August 20, 1987
‘We never had …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘The Biggest Garage Band in the World’, Kerrang!, August 20, 1987
‘To be honest …’ Howard Johnson, ‘Cliff ‘Banger’, Kerrang!, April 30, 1988
‘Well to be perfectly …’ Howard Johnson, ‘Cliff ‘Banger’, Kerrang!, April 30, 1988
‘I guess my best …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘But it never really …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘We were waiting …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘One time in LA …’ Ross Halfin, The Ultimate Metallica, Chronicle Books, 2010
‘For …Justice…, my …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘It’s gotten so safe …’ Jon Pareles, ‘Heavy Metal, Weighty Words’, The New York Times, July 10, 1988
9 the frayed ends of sanity
‘We came offstage …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Lars Ulrich interview, 2007
‘Jason Newsted might …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Lars Ulrich interview, 2007
‘Those guys really …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Jason Newsted interview, 2007
‘It was amazing …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Lars Ulrich interview, 2007
‘Obviously there’s some …’ Elianne Halbersberg, ‘The Justice League’, Kerrang!, April 16, 1988
‘Basically, at that time …’ Rolling Stone, Tom Bryant, ‘Flying the Flag’, Kerrang! Legends: 25 Years of Metallica, 2008
‘We were very much …’ Rolling Stone, Tom Bryant, ‘Flying the Flag’, Kerrang! Legends: 25 Years of Metallica, 2008
‘after that tour …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘You have to keep …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘To answer [the] question …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘It wasn’t [a case …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘being drunk at three …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘It’s the only record …’ Classic Albums: Metallica, Eagle Rock, 2001
‘I call […And Justice For All] …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘It’s not me sitting …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘I can remember …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘some friends of mine …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘We never said that …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘At the time there …’ Chris Cocker, ‘Metallica: The Frayed Ends of Metal’, St Martin’s Griffin, 1992
‘It’s a complicated …’ Chris Cocker, ‘Metallica: The Frayed Ends of Metal’, St Martin’s Griffin, 1992
‘We managed to avoid …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘For Whom the Bell Tulls (2)’, Kerrang!, March 25, 1989
‘I remember watching …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘It was a new …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘Looking out there …’ K. J. Doughton, Metallica Unbound: The Unofficial Biography, Warner Books, 1993
‘It’s nice to be …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘For Whom the Bell Tulls’, Kerrang!, March 18, 1989
‘The theory behind …’ Steffan Chirazi, ‘For Whom the Bell Tulls’, Kerrang!, March 18, 1989
‘I dunno, you sometimes …’ Steffan Chirazi ‘D’Ya Wanna Sandwich?’, Kerrang!, May 26, 1990
10 nothing else matters
‘There was something …’ A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica, Vertigo, 1992
‘By the end of … ‘Mick Wall, ‘If The Guy’s Name Really Is Bob Rock, How Bad Can He Be?’, Kerrang!, April 6, 1991
‘about halfway through … ‘Mick Wall, ‘If The Guy’s Name Really Is Bob Rock, How Bad Can He Be?’, Kerrang!, April 6, 1991
‘Halfway through the …’ J. Bennett, ‘Now the World Is Gone: The Making of Metallica’s …Justice for All’, Decibel Presents Thrash Metal Hall of Fame Special Issue, 2011
‘I used to be … ‘Mick Wall, ‘If the Guy’s Name Really Is Bob Rock, How Bad Can He Be?’, Kerrang!, April 6, 1991
‘Peter [Mensch] called up …’ Dan Gallagher, Much Music, 1991
‘We were sitting there …’ Jon Hotten, ‘The Men in Black’, Classic Rock, March 2002
‘He’s saying all this …’ Mick Wall, ‘If the Guy’s Name Really Is Bob Rock, How Bad Can He Be?’, Kerrang!, April 6, 1991
‘They had broken through …’ Joe Bosso, ‘Metallica’s Black Album Track-by-Track’, www.musicradar.com, July 31, 2011
‘It’s funny because …’ Morat, ‘Pretty in Pink’, Kerrang!, August 3, 1991
‘The fact of …’ Mike Gitter, ‘Metallica Rock Out!’, Kerrang!, October 13, 1990
‘I remember going …’ Ben Mitchell, unpublished Kirk Hammett interview, 2007
‘All I could …’ Rob Tannenbaum, ‘Playboy Interview: Metallica’, Playboy, April 2001
‘When I went …’ Rob Tannenbaum, ‘Playboy Interview: Metallica’, Playboy, April 2001
‘We really put …’ Jon Hotten, ‘The Men in Black’, Classic Rock, March 2002
> ‘The whole first three …’ Classic Albums: Metallica, Eagle Rock, 2001
‘Our reaction to …’ Jon Hotten, ‘The Men in Black’, Classic Rock, March 2002
‘They said, “Well isn’t …” Joe Bosso, ‘Metallica’s Black Album Track-by-Track’, www.musicradar.com, July 31, 2011
‘The word “Bob” strikes …’ Jon Hotten, ‘The Men in Black’, Classic Rock, March 2002
‘I went to [a vocal coach] … Classic Albums: Metallica, Eagle Rock, 2001
‘I wouldn’t be where … Classic Albums: Metallica, Eagle Rock, 2001
‘It wasn’t a fun …’ Joe Bosso, ‘Metallica’s Black Album Track-by-Track’, www.musicradar.com, July 31, 2011
‘In retrospect, the …’ Classic Albums: Metallica, Eagle Rock, 2001
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