METAL UP YOUR PODCAST - All Things Metallica

SHOW #12! State College, PA On this episode of Metal Tales we talk with our pal and patron Nick Mockoviak. Many of you will be familiar with Nick and his work as he is responsible for the amazing "Cover Our World Blackened, Vol. 1" artwork. An artist and art teacher in New Jersey (for real), Nick is a die hard fan. On this episode we talk about coming online during the early 90's, growin...

Show #11! Pittsburgh, PA For this episode of Metal Tales, Ethan gets on the phone with Matt from New Jersey...like, actual New Jersey! Matt made a lengthy road tip to Milwaukee and Pittsburgh this week. We talk a bit about Milwaukee, but our focus is on Pittsburgh. Matt talks about his Metallica origin story, how many shows he's seen, what the band means to him and of course, Ethan and Matt burn t...

Show # 10 Milwaukee, WI For this episode we talk to friend and patron Tiffany Simonson about the Milwaukee, WI show. Tiffany has been a fan since 1986 and seen 11 shows, some of which were quite special. We hear all about why her favorite album is Puppets but her desert island album is S&M. We also hear about her chance meeting with Jason Newsted and the words he said to her husband that he'll...

Show #9! 10/13/18 ACL Festival On this edition of Metal Tales From the Road we talk with friend and patron Nicole Williams who flew in from her native Buffalo, NY to see the boys in Austin for their last headlining weekend at ACL Festival. Topics include: Seeing the GNR/Metallica tour in '92 Growing to love Load/ReLoad Meeting the band (including James) in 2004 Making Lars mad with a Chophouse Ban...

Welcome back! We continue our journey through the years of Metallica with 1992. While on tour all over the world the boys still found time to win a Grammy, play Wembley Stadium for the Freddie Mercury benefit, continue to release singles and put out A Year and a Half In the Life of Metallica! We burn all of this down plus Clint listens to Megadeath's "Tornado of Souls" for the first time...

Show #8! 10/06/18 ACL Festival For this episode of Metal Tales From The Road, Ethan gets on the phone with listener, Mike Fehl, who attended the Austin City Limits Festival! Ethan and Mike run through the set list, talk technical difficulties, Mike's Metallica story, his favorite album, song and much more. Get involved on our Patreon page to have a chance to review a show on an episode! patreon.co...

Continuing on with our commentary series, We sit down at HQ1 and listen along to 'Ride The Lightning!' We break down the intricacies of the songwriting, Kirk's masterful leads, James' matured vocals and the memorable influence and parts of the great Cliff Burton. This is (easily) one of the best thrash and metal records of all time. There will be an episode like this, in the future, for every albu...

Clint talks with patron Tom Dean about attending the Reading Festival on August 29th, 2015. Tom won the meet and greet and was able to spend the entire show ON STAGE with Metallica. Other topics include: Getting into Metallica in the 90's Actually wanting to hear St. Anger songs in the set The debut of Spit Out the Bone in London 2017 Metallica's history with the San Francisco Giants Seeing Metall...

Due to touring restrictions we weren't able to coordinate an episode. This week we give you another MUYP Radio, this time ALL Metallica. Clint answers fan emails and questions and debuts "Whiskey In The Jar" from the forthcoming Cover Our World Blackened, Vol. 2. E-maul us at: metalupyourpodcastshow.com Support us on patreon at: www.patreon.com/metalupyourpodcast If you get value from Me...

In this special episode of "Metal Tales From the Road" Clint talks with Tyler Harder who has been lucky enough to have TWO Hardwired Experiences in both Edmonton 2017 and Saskatoon 2018. Tyler walks us through the entire experience from start to finish, lets us in on what he talked to the Boys about, which ones are easier than others to talk to, the Memory Remains Museum, the Spit Out Th...

Fo this installment of Metal Tales From The road, I (Ethan) am joined by long time Metallica fan, Allan Feildel! Allan has been on the ride since 1988, seen 6 shows and recently attended the show in Saskatoon. We get to know Allan a bit, hear his Metallica story, break down the set list, why cold medicine and beer might not be the best combo (or is it?!) and Allan let's us in on how Metallica has...

10 years of Death Magnetic?! Yep! In this episode, Clint and Ethan listen through the record (in it's entirety) and give you a play by play commentary. What are your thoughts on the album, 10 years later? Has your mind changed? Do you feel the same? Let us know by emailing us at metalupyourpodcast@gmail.com. If you get value from Metal Up Your Podcast , the best way to support the show is to subsc...

Show #6! 09/13/18 Winnipeg, Canada Our friend and Patron Paul Miller joins Clint to discuss the Winnipeg show. We talk about Metallica's relationship with Canada, the tour debut of The Four Horsemen, the "Devil's Dance" tease, the power of the "One" video and multi-generational appeal of the mighty Metallica. E-mail us at: metalupyourpodcastshow@gmail.com Support us on Patreon...

Show #5! 09/11/18 Sioux Falls, SD Joining us for this episode is Shane Obershaw, the drummer for one of the world's most popular Metallica tribute bands: One . Shane and Clint talk about the formation of One , the differences between a cover band and a tribute band, their James Hetfield doppelgänger, and the importance of getting the music and the look right (the band's stage props include a Doris...

Here we are at, quite possibly, Metallica's biggest and life changing year, 1991! It's the year of The Black Album! Whether you got on or off the ride with TBA, there's no denying that Metallica's world changed drastically. In this episode we break down all that went on in 1991, the mixing, mastering and release of TBA, we hear from The Joyce's, a Paw Paw and Tom Petty colab, the VMAs, Monsters Of...

Show #4! Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND 09/08/18 For this episode we are joined by our friend Edgar Barradas, a member of the California...To Self-Destruct Chapter and the proud owner of a Black Ticket. Edgar tells us about how he became a Metallica fan, his unashamed love for St. Anger, what it's like to be in a fan chapter, the experience of friendship in the greater Metallica family, the evoluti...

SHOW #3! Lincoln, NE 09/06/18 Long time supporter of the show and Patron, Alex Finney, joins us (well, Clint) to recap the Lincoln, NE show. We thought "No Leaf Clover" was a treat (because it was, of course!) But none of us, die-hards and trues alike, were prepared for the NA debut and only eighth time ever performed "The Unforgiven III!" Did that sink in? The boys played THE...

SHOW #2! Minneapolis, MN 09/05/18 For this edition of 'Metal Tales" we're joined by our good friend Aaron Ginther. He's seen over 80 Metallica shows since 1997. We talk some of his favorite shows, what it's like being a die hard and the excitement surrounding the first performance of "No Leaf Clover" since 2011! EMAIL metalupyourpodcast@gmail.com PATREON www.patreon.com/metalupyourp...

SHOW #1! Madison, WI 09/03/18 The 'Worldwired Tour' is back and we are so excited to bring you a new episode series entitled, 'Metal Tales From The Road.' In this episode, we talk to our long time listener and Metallica fanatic, Sarah Sobek. As a black ticket holder, she's about to see her 40th show and gives us a first hand account of the show in Madison, WI. Sarah and her husband (Pete) are on a...

For our third installment of Metallica's videos, we take a look at the era of Garage Inc, S&M, Mission Impossible and St. Anger. We're covering Turn The Page, Whiskey In The Jar, No Leaf Clover, I Disappear, St. Anger, Frantic, The Unnamed Feeling and Some Kind Of Monster. You might be surprised to know that in this list, there are some of our favorite videos. Let us know your thoughts by emai...

This might be our shortest episode in quite some time! Why? Well, Metallica mostly toured during 89/90. There are some very noteable moments though and we cover them! We also get a new segment, The Joyce's read Craigslist Misconnections. We get into the popular debate of Hulk Hogan's music, does it suck or not?! You be the judge. All this and more! Let us know your thoughts! metalupyourpodcastshow...

Clint, here! I was trapped in a Seattle hotel room for a few hours and decided to share with you some more of my favorite songs. I also answered fan questions from Twitter and Instagram. Topics covered include the power of music to make you feel better, who could replace Rob as the bass player for Metallica, how I met my wife at a Snow Patrol concert, favorite soundtracks, Beatles vs. Stones, the...

Let's jump right into a part 2 of the boy's videos! These are some of our favorites. Until It Sleeps, Fuel, Unforgiven II, King Nothing, Mama Said, The Memory Remains and Hero Of The Day. We go through the good, bad, ugly, funny, muddy, guyliner, nipple rings, Olive Garden breadsticks and so much more. Let us know you thoughts on the Load/Reload era videos by emailing us at metalupyourpodcastshow@...

It's finally here! In this week's episode, we're diving into Metallica’s music videos. This will be a multi-part series, but we have to start at 'Justice' and 'The Black Album.' The "One" video is what started it all. On their own terms, Metallica entered a new decade with music videos that were above and beyond anyone else's. It gave us a glimpse into the world and brain of Metallica an...

Once again, we are joined by our good friend and co-host of Single Podcast Theory, Brad Lyons! In this episode, we run through the year 1988. The year of recording and releasing '...And Justice For All.' Obviously a huge year for the band. They are putting out their follow up to 'Master Of Puppets,' but not without a little sonic drama. Jason?! We dive into all of that and much more. If you get va...