Happy Birthday Hook of the Day: Metallica "Master of Puppets"

Happy 25th Birthday, "Master of Puppets"

You're still the baddest motherfucker on the block!

Hook of the Day - Metallica "All Nightmare Long"

by Wayne

This is flat-out the best Metallica song in years. End of discussion.

Heavy Metal Logo Wars: Judas Priest vs. Metallica

This week, last week's champion, Judas Priest, goes head to head against Metallica on the road to logo supremacy.


Wayne

Last week, we all commented on the metallic sheen, the sharp corners, and the jagged teeth of Priest's logo. (We neglected to mention the bad ass cross making the T in Priest, though). But, honestly....that Metallica logo is iconic. You could ask people on the street what Priest's logo looks like, and you'd get a lot of shrugged shoulders. Ask the same person to sketch Metallica's logo, and there's a good chance you'll get the clean and simple "etallic" and the lightning bolt M and A. When you see someone other than Metallica using this style, most will recognize it as a play on their logo. It's a classic.

My vote...definitely Metallica.

Mark

Ummm, Priest. I'm gonna go for it. I think as much as everybody on the planet likes Metallica more than I do, I still think that Priest's logo is super tough. The simplicity of Metallica's logo is impressive. But I'm going old school....

My vote....Priest

Myche

Once again, I come in late but must cast the deciding vote. What pressure. Next time let me know and I will cast my vote first and one of you guys can make the tough decisions! It's so hard to separate your feelings for the band and your feelings for their logo. Anyway, I'm going to have to go with Judas Priest again. There's just more going on in the logo, but none of it excessive. Do we have brackets for this, or do we just go until we've thought of everyone and the last man is standing? I'm sure Wayne has it all figured out...

My vote: Judas Priest

Winner: Judas Priest

Well said, Dave!

Dave Grohl has sent out the following open letter to Metallica. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Dear METALLICA,

Hey, it's Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I'm the guy that's been listening to
your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album 'Kill 'Em All' from a
mailorder catalogue called Under The Rainbow, I think. Actually I can't
remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I've
been listening to your albums ever since (even 'St Anger'!).

I can't wait to hear the new shit, and no matter what you guys do I'll
always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I'm sure you'll come out and
blow everybody's fuckin' minds, because you're fuckin' METALLICA!

Good luck. And don't release it until it's kick-ass.

Yours, Dave Grohl.

P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet?

Hook of the Day - Metallica "Battery (live)"

by Wayne Graham

How in the hell did it get to the point where everyone hates on Metallica so much?? Sure, they haven't had a good album since The Black Album. In fact their last album--St. Anger--is pretty lousy. And they didn't win many points with the Napster thing. And, while it's a good movie, they didn't rack up the cool points with "Some Kind of Monster." And Lars IS pretty irritating.

But do they get NO credit for their first five albums being metal classics? Or for being a top-drawer live act? Or, as reported on Blabbermouth, for knowing how to put a summer tour together? Looks like the guys are bringing out Down and The Sword on their European Summer Vacation Tour this year. THAT, my friend, is a hell of a bill.

Let's enjoy a 1989 live clip of Metallica tearing through "Battery" and hope that they'll bring those bands to the U.S. in the fall, and that they give us a great new album this year.