Adams, Bryan 16
Adler, Steven 41
Aerosmith 66; Get Your Wings 212
AIDS/HIV 27–8
‘Ain’t My Bitch’ 79
Alexandra Palace 91
Ali Sami Yen Stadium concert (Istanbul) (2008) 187–9
. . . And Justice for All (album) 8, 60
Anselmo, Phil 88
Araya, Tom 227
Armored Saint 244
Astbury, Ian 12
Astoria 2 club concert 67
Audioslave 134
Balzary, Michael Peter see Flea
Barton, Geoff 223
Battery (group) 43, 46, 100–1; supports Metallica’s Garage Inc. Tour (1998) 103–5
‘Battery’ (single) 1, 26, 97, 112, 164, 254–5
Battye, Andy 109
Bayley, Blaze 66
Berkeley Community Theatre 109
Berlinger, Joe 166, 168–9, 221
Biafra, Jello 16
Big Four concerts: (2009) 215–16, 219–29; (2011) 229–31
‘Big Four’ term 217–18
‘Black Album, The’ 3, 7–13, 23, 60, 76, 189, 258; Billboard ranking 9–10; recording sessions 9; Rolling Stone review 12; sales and worldwide success 10, 34; sleeve 195; songs and lyrics 13–14, 18; sound on 8–9; unveiling of 5–6
Black Crowes 25
Blackened Recordings 259–60
Bono 38–9
Bordin, Mike ‘Puffy’ 150
Bottum, Roddy 41
Bowie, David 29
‘Brandenburg Gate, The’ 238
‘Breadfan’ 63
Britain: Metallica tour (1992) 53–4; National Bowl event (1993) 54–5
Britt, Bruce 40
‘Broken, Beat & Scarred’ 204
‘Brothers in Arms’ 190
Burton, Cliff 78, 208, 216, 244
Bush (group) 99
Bush, John 244
Butler, Geezer 243
Byford, Biff 243
Cairns, Andy 68–9
Candlestick Park (San Francisco) 162
‘Carpe Diem Baby’ 96
Carter, Daniel P. 223
Chirazi, Steffan 229
Clary, Julian 91
Cliff ’Em All 60
‘Colder World’ 128
Columbia Records 199
Cornell, Chris 87
Creative Review 193
‘Creeping Death’ 40, 228, 254–5
Cruise, Tom 113
Cuomo, Rivers 200
‘Cure’ 80
Danzig, Glenn 243
Davies, Ray 233
Day on the Green festival (1991) 26
‘Day That Never Comes, The’ 204
Deacon, John 30
Dead Kennedys 16
Death Magnetic (album) 193–204, 249; artwork for 195–6; Billboard ranking 201; Hetfield’s vocals 204; hiring of Rubin as producer 198–200; lyrics 204–5; recording sessions 200; release of and reaction to 196–7, 201–2; songs 200, 203–4; sound 201
Def Jam record label 198
DeHaan, Dane 250
Dickinson, Bruce 66
Diehl, Matt 231
Donkin, Dylan 128
Donington Park: Download festival (2004) 178–9; see also Monsters of Rock festival
‘Don’t Tread On Me’ 14
Download festival (Donington Park) (2004) 178–9
Dubin, Adam 51–2
Dunitz, Jody Graham 61
Durst, Fred 107
‘Ecstasy of Gold, The’ 69, 110, 164
Elektra Records 60; re-signing of Metallica after lawsuit (1994) 61–3; signing of Metallica (1984) 61–2; taken over by Warner Music Group 61
‘Elevator Mix, The’ 108
‘Enter Sandman’ 1, 7, 8, 16, 18, 40, 49, 111, 165; video 16–17
Ertegun, Ahmet 207
Escape from the Studio 220
European tours 85–7; (2003) 147; (2012) 1–2
Exodus 218
Extreme 29
Faithfull, Marianne 96
Felt Forum 105
Filmore (San Francisco) 241–2
‘Fixxxer’ 64
Flanders Expo arena (Belgium) 86
Flea (Michael Balzary) 209–10
‘Frantic’ 189
Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) 27–9
Freed, Alan 207
Galatasaray FC 188
Garage Days Re-Revisited (album) 60, 243
Garage Inc. (album) 102–3
Garage Inc. Tour (1998) 103–5
Geldof, Bob 28
Glastonbury festival (2014) 256–7
‘God That Failed, The’ 9, 13–14
‘golden circle’ tickets 187
Goodman, Doug 244
Grant, Lloyd 246
Guns N’ Roses 11; appearing with Metallica onstage for first time (1990) 32–4; backstage parties 46–7; departure of Slash 66; ‘One in a Million’ 27; riot at St Louis show (1991) 35–6; tour with Metallica (1992) 31–2, 34–7, 40–53; Use Your Illusion tour 52
Hammett, Dennis (father) 239
Hammett, Kirk : 39th birthday 140; and Big Four tour 217; and death of father 239; and Death Magnetic album 201, 205; difficulty in reintegrating into domestic life after tour 56–7; and drugs 57, 181; and fatherhood 197; growing up in San Francisco 57; guitar playing 22; and Hertfield/Newsted rows 130; and Load album 71, 71–2; and Lollapalooza festival 82; and Lulu album 236; and Newsted’s departure from the band 137; and St Anger album 205; studies at San Francisco State University 58
Hanneman, Jeff 230
Harris, Sean 243
‘Harvester of Sorrow’ 97
Hawkins, Taylor 184
Henley, Don 61–2
Hetfield, Francesca (wife) 138
Hetfield, James: absence from Metallica 139; back injury 127; and classical music 109, 110; and death of father 77–8; and Death Magnetic album 203, 204–5; domestic and family life 137–8; and ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ 14; and drinking 15, 138; and fatherhood 100; and father’s cancer 70; fortieth birthday 159, 160–1; and Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert 29; gives up alcohol 137–8; and Guns N’ Roses/Metallica tour 51, 52, 53; and hunting 70–1, 137; and Load album 64, 71–2, 78, 88–90; and Lollapalooza festival 82; lyric-writing 8, 14, 18, 97, 193; and Newsted’s departure from the band 137; and Paris five-star hotel 84–5; on rap music 15; in rehabilitation clinic and recovery 138–40, 141, 143–4, 173; rejoins band after absence 143–4, 173; relationship with father 70, 71; relationship with Ulrich 88, 132, 135, 137, 170–4, 181–3, 211–12, 240, 241; and Reload album 97; Rolling Stone cover and interview with 13, 14–16; rows with Newsted 128–9; and St Anger album 189, 191–2; sexual activities 32; speech on induction of band into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 211; suffers second-degree burns during concert 44; and Thirtieth Anniversary Event 242, 248; and Through the Never film 253; wanting to be in control 143–4, 171; and ‘Whiplash’ 34
Hetfield, Virgil (father) 70, 77
‘Hit the Lights’ 246
‘Holier Than Thou’ 8
‘I Disappear’ 113–14, 118–19, 121
Ian, Scott 213, 216–17, 219, 223
IMAX cinemas 250
Iommi, Tony 29
Iron Maiden 66, 191, 200; The X Factor 66
Isham, Wayne 17
Istanbul 187–9
Jackson, John 54
Jeffery, Ian 56
Johnson, Lisa 73
Jordison, Joey 179
‘Judas Kiss, The’ 205
‘Junior Dad’ 239
Kamen, Michael 108–9, 110, 111
Kerrang! 47, 70, 98, 118, 147–8, 178, 218
Kid Rock 123
Kill ’Em All (album) 72, 115, 207, 248
Kilmister, Ian ‘Lemmy’ 73
King Diamond 243
King, Howard 115
King, Kerry 170, 199, 225–7, 247
Klosterman, Chuck 236–7
Korn 100
Krasnow, Bob 61
Lamb of God 225
Langley, Laurence 43, 45, 46, 100–1, 104
Larsen, Fleming 179
Later . . . With Jools Holland 232–3
Led Zeppelin 85
Leeds festival 147
Lennox, Annie 29
Lilker, Danny 213
Live Aid 28
Live Earth concert (2007) 190
Live Nation 162
Live Shit: Binge & Purge (box set) 58–61, 61, 254, 255
Load (album) 63–5, 71–81, 95, 249; cover/inner sleeve 78–9; recording of 65, 71–3, 74–5; release of and reaction to 78–9, 87, 88–9; Rock as producer 65; sales 89; songs 64, 79–81; sound 75, 87; writing of 64
Lollapalooza festival (1996) 76–8, 81–3
‘Lords of Summer’ 4
Los Angeles 6–7
‘Low Man’s Lyric’ 96–7
Lulu (album) 232–7; Billboard ranking 237; collaboration with Reed 234–5; genesis of and writing of songs 235; hostility towards 236–7; release and press reviews 236–7; songs 238–9
McGovney, Ron 245–6
McIver, Joel 223
Madison Square Garden 100, 105
Madly in Anger with the World tour (2004) 220
‘Mama Said’ 79
Marrs, Doug 230
Marshall, John 46
Martin, Jim 39
Master of Puppets (album) 60, 203, 258
May, Brian 184
Megadeth 54–5, 217, 219, 220, 247; and Big Four concert 227; Rust in Peace 227
‘Memory Remains, The’ 93, 96, 97, 254
Mensch, Peter 55
Mercury, Freddie 27
metal 99–100; thrash 11, 99–100, 198, 246
Metal Blade Records 206
Metal Hammer (magazine) 67
Metallica: absence of recorded music and paucity of personal appearances (2004–07) 190–1; achievements and success 209; album artwork 195; albums sold 115; appearance with Guns N’ Roses and Skid Row as Gak 32–4; backstage parties 47; and Big Four concert (2009) 215–16, 219–29; and Big Four concert (2011) 229–31; and classical music 107–8; collaboration with Reed on Lulu album 232–3, 234–7; contract with Elektra Records 60; creation of own label (Blackened Recordings) 259–60; debut live performance 6; disunity and dysfunction within 87–8, 90, 135, 136, 169–70, 172–4; documentary on (Some Kind of Monster) 168–70, 211; and Download festival (Donington Park) (2004) 178–9; dress style 75–6; ending of contract with Vertigo label 259, 260; and fans 187, 188–9; financial issues 2; first New York appearance 104–5; Garage Inc. Tour (1998) 103–5; Grammy Award nominations 116; headlines Glastonbury festival (2014) 256–7; headlines Lollapalooza festival (1996) 76–8, 81–3; headlines Monsters of Rock festival at Donington (1995) 65–70; Hetfield’s absence from and rejoining after rehabilitation clinic stay 139–40, 141, 143–4, 173; HQ (San Rafael) 152–3; inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2009) 208–12; Kerrang! interviews 118–19, 147, 153–4; leaking of ‘I Disappear’ to radio stations 113–14, 118–19; logo 194–5; and mainstream 11, 49, 60, 213, 231; and MTV Europe Awards performance (1996) 90–3; Mustaine’s dismissal from 221, 246, 247; Napster dispute and filing of lawsuit (2000–01) 114–27, 167; Newsted’s departure 131–7, 245; packaging arrangement 196; Playboy interview 135–6; playing with an orchestra 108–12; and press 11–12, 154–5; re-branding of by Turner Duckworth 192–6; re-signing with Elektra after filing lawsuit (1994) 61–3; rigidity of 30; riots at concerts 44–5; on Rolling Stone covers 12, 13; sacking of therapist 176–7; Summer Sanitarium tour (2000) 127–8; Summer Sanitarium tour (2003) 147, 159–65, 189; therapy sessions with Performance Enhancement Coach 137, 139, 174–5, 176; Thirtieth Anniversary Event 240–9; tour with Guns N’ Roses 31–2, 34–7, 40–53; treatment of McGovney 245–6; Trujillo appointed as new bass player 151–2, 153; Wherever I May Roam/Nowhere Else to Roam tour (1991–93) 24–5, 34, 53–6, 58; Whisky a Go Go gig celebrating Kilmister’s 50th birthday (1995) 73–4
Metallica Through the Never (album) 254–5
Metallica Through the Never (film) 250–4
Metropolitan Hotel (London) 184
Mexico City: Sports Palace arena concert (1993) 59–60
Miller, Paul 218
‘Minus Heaven’ 109
Misfits 243
Mission: Impossible II 113–14
‘Mistress Dread’ 238
Monsters of Rock festival (Donington Park): (1987) 25; (1988) 66; (1991) 24–5; (1995) 65–70
Morello, Tom 134
Moreno, Chino 117
Morris, Doug 61
Morrissey 18
MTV 16, 17; Europe Music Awards (1996) 90–3; Movie Awards (2000) 118
Muir, Mike 149
Mustaine, Dave 54, 55, 208, 216, 219–20, 246–7; and Big Four tour 222, 227; and ‘Black Album’ 10–11; dismissal from Metallica 221, 246, 247; influence on thrash metal scene 246–7; as Megadeth’s front man 221, 247; musicality of 247; and Some Kind of Monster documentary 221–2; and Thirtieth Anniversary Event 246–8
‘My Apocalypse’ 203–4
Nassau Coliseum 34
National Bowl (Milton Keynes) concert 54–5
Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit Charity 190
Nelson, Dan 216
New Musical Express 15
New York Times 249
Newsted, Jason 51, 95, 127–8, 208; decision to leave Metallica 131–7, 245; Echobrain music project and row with Hetfield over 128–30; rebuttal of his songs by band 132; and Thirtieth Anniversary Event invitation 245; treatment of by band members 131–2
Nine Inch Nails 77
Nirvana 11, 18, 37–9; Nevermind 37–8
‘Nothing Else Matters’ 108
Nowhere Else to Roam tour see Wherever We May Roam tour
nu-metal movement 156
Oakland Coliseum concert: (1991) 26–7; (2003) 145
‘Of Wolf and Man’ 13
Olympic Stadium (Montreal) concert 42–5
‘One’ 1, 16, 19; video for 21, 23
Orion Music + More event 2
Osbourne, Ozzy 32, 150, 233, 243
Osbourne, Sharon 151
‘Outlaw Torn, The’ 79, 111–12, 112, 183
Pantera 25, 88, 100; Far Beyond Driven 88
Paradise Lost (documentary) 166
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (documentary) 166
Paris 84–6
Pastorius, Jaco 149
Paterno, Peter 32
Pearl Jam 11
Penn, Sean 123
‘Phantom Lord’ 248
Phoenix Theater 24
Pitchfork 236
Plant Studios (Sausalito) 65, 93
‘Prince Charming’ 97
Pushead 195
Q Prime 10, 24, 31, 74, 78, 103, 114, 132, 167, 245
Queen 28–9
Queensrÿche 25
Quietus 237
Quintana, Ron 208
Radiohead 260
Rage Against the Machine 77, 134
Ramones 81
rap music 15
Rasmussen 197
Reading Festival 100, 2003
Recording Industry Association of America 114–15
Red Hot Chili Peppers 11, 209–10; Blood Sugar Sex Magik 210
Reed, Lou 232; appearance onstage with Metallica for first time (2009) 233, 234; collaboration with Metallica on Lulu 232–3, 234–7; Magic and Loss 238; New York 234
Reiter, Marc 103
Reliant Stadium (Houston) 159
Reload (album) 93–9, 249; Billboard ranking 99; recording of 93–4; release and reaction to 93–4, 98; sales 99; songs 95–6; sound 95
‘Remember Tomorrow’ 200
RFK Stadium 36
Ride the Lightning album 60, 210
Right Track Recording (New York) 74–5
Rock, Bob 7–8, 9, 109, 112, 139, 244; and ‘Black Album’ 9; and Load album 65, 80; no longer needed by band 197–8; plays temporary base for band 146; and Reload album 93
rock music: reports of demise 99
rock ’n’ roll 207
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 207–12; 25th Anniversary Concerts (2009) 233
Rolling Stone 12, 231, 253; interview with Hetfield 15–16; Metallica on cover of 12, 13, 14–15; Nirvana on cover 37, 38
Rolling Stones 190
‘Ronnie’ 80
Rose, Axl 27, 31, 33–4; charged with causing a riot at St Louis concert 35–6, 39–40; and Faith No More 50; and tour with Metallica 42, 44–5, 52–3; see also Guns N’ Roses
Roseland Ballroom 104–5
Ruskell, Nick 226
S&M – San Francisco Symphony & Metallica 110–12, 195
‘Sad But True’ 9, 30, 97, 111, 112
Sagrafena, Brian 128
St Anger (album) 144, 146, 154–8, 170–1, 189, 191–2, 197, 205; Billboard ranking 162; criticism of 157; lyrics 156–7; motivation for 157; release of and reviews 155–6; sleeve 195; songs 156
‘St Anger’ (single) 154
San Franciscans 25
San Francisco Symphony (SFS) 108–9, 112
Saturday Night Live 100
Seahawk Stadium (Washington State) 159
‘Seek & Destroy’ 59–60, 63, 228
Seliger, Mark 13
Sepultura 100
Serrano, Andres 79
Sex Pistols 260
Sherman, Cary 115
Shit Hits the Sheds tour (1994) 101, 150
Sick of the Studio tour (2007) 220
Simmons, Russell 198
Simpsons, The 190
Sinclair, Tom 42
Sinofsky, Bruce 166–7, 168–9, 221
Slagel, Brian 106, 206, 208, 224
Slash 28, 32, 36, 44, 45, 51, 66
Slayer 68, 76, 198, 199, 217, 218; and Big Four concerts 219, 225–7, 230; Divine Intervention 199–200; Reign in Blood 198
Slipknot 179
Some Kind of Monster (documentary) 168–76, 211
Sondheim, Stephen 14
Sonisphere festival 217, 219, 220, 223
State Theater (Detroit) 104
‘Stone Cold Crazy’ 29
Stone Temple Pilots 134
Stradlin, Izzy 41
Suicidal Tendencies 149–50
Summer Sanitarium tour: (2000) 127–8; (2003) 147, 159–65, 189
System of a Down 156
Tatler, Brian 243
Texas Stadium 162
‘That Was Just Your Life’ 203, 204
Therapy? 68–9
Thirtieth Anniversary Event (2011) 240–9
Thornton, Billy Bob 122–3
thrash metal 11, 99–100, 198, 246
Through the Never see Metallica Through the Never
Tower on Sunset record shop 5
Towle, Phil 134–5, 139–40, 172–3, 174–5, 176–7, 191, 208, 212
‘Train Kept a Rollin’ ’ 212
Travers, Peter 253
tribute bands 100
Trujillo, Robert: appointed as Metallica’s new bass player 151–2, 153; audition for Metallica 151; background and musical career before Metallica 148–51
Turner Duckworth 192
Tushino airfield (Russia) concert (1991) 25–6
U2 38–9, 260; The Joshua Tree 6
Ulrich, Lars: absence from Download festival at Donington Park (2004) 178–80; attack on man at Metropolitan Hotel incident 185–6; and Big Four concert (2009) 215–16, 219, 224–5; and Big Four concert (2011) 229–31; and ‘Black Album’ 7, 10; on changing group’s sound 98; character traits 183; and Death Magnetic album 201; deleting of music recorded during band’s ‘middle period’ 249; and departure of Newsted from band 136; drinking and drugs 48, 49; and Electra Records 62; and fatherhood 100; feelings of exclusion 174–5; and first-class hotels 85; and formation of Blackened Recordings 260; and Glastonbury Festival 256; and Guns N’ Roses/Metallica tour 32, 36–7, 40; and Hetfield/Newsted rows 130; and Hetfield’s absence from the band 139; and Live Shit 59; and Load album 64, 65, 76; and Lulu album 236, 237, 238; Money Programme appearance 117, 121; and Monsters of Rock festival (1995) 66–7, 70; and Napster dispute 116–27, 175; and press 182–3, 184; and rebranding of band 192–3, 195; relationship with Hetfield 88, 132, 135, 137, 170–4, 181–3, 211–12, 240, 241; and Reload album 94, 95; role in band 175; Rose’s rant against 52, 53; and St Anger album 157–8, 170–1; and Some Kind of Monster documentary 169; speech on induction of band into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 211; and Summer Sanitarium tour (2003) 163; and Through the Never film 251–2; ‘wife catching him in bed with female fans and cocaine overdose’ rumour 180–1
Uncut magazine 236
‘Unforgiven II’ 96
‘Unforgiven, The’ 10, 18; video 18–23
USSANA Amphitheatre (Salt Lake City) 159
Vandross, Luther 62
Vera, Joey 244
Vermeil, Dick 134
Village Voice 253
‘Wasting My Hate’ 64
Wederkind, Frank 235
Weezer 200
Weiland, Scott 134
Weinstein, Harvey 28
‘Welcome Home’ 43
Wembley Stadium 190
Wenner, Jann 12
Werchter Festival (Belgium) (1993) 56
West Memphis Three 166
West Wide Story 14
Wherever We May Roam tour (1991–93) 24–5, 34, 53–6, 58
‘Whiskey in the Jar’ 106
Whisky A Go Go club 6, 73–4, 243
Woo, John 114
Woodstock festival (1994) 63; (1999) 106–7
Wylde, Zakk 150
Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica, A (documentary) 51–2, 60–1
Zazula, Johnny 206–7