METAL UP YOUR PODCAST - All Things Metallica Clint Wells

This week Clint and guest host Brad Blazeck break down the first week of leg 2 of M72 in Europe. They talk tour debuts, crazy weather, setlist variation, the powerful debut of Inamorata and James' honesty going into the tour. Other topics include the best movie sequels, performing in rain, seeing Papa Het get angry, the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA finals, and a rare appearance by DJ Farley and the Quiet Storm. Enjoy!

The Turn the Page road series is back this time with Alex Dezen, frontman and primary songwriter of one of Clint's all time favorite bands, The Damnwells. Alex joined Clint and Morgan as the opener on their two week Crossing State Lines acoustic tour where they became close friends and inaugural members of the Blazer Boyz.

Clint and Alex talk seeing Metallica in LA, band dynamics, growing up in NYC, starting The Damnwells, neural nostalgia, Johnny Cash and Aretha Franklin, passion for music, Wilco and The Flaming Lips, remembering the past, writing for Justin Bieber, artists vs. performers, the documentary Golden Days chronicling The Damnwells first major record label deal and the significance of Steve Albini. Enjoy!

On a brief three day break at home Clint gives an update on his most recent acoustic theater tour, talks chaotic live beginnings of Robert Trujillo in Metallica, Lars' drumming on a Merciful Fate record, James' tattoo with Lemmy's ashes and reads listener e-mails. Enjoy!

Brad Blazeck joins MUYP to talk about Clint's fantasy setlists for a possible four nights of unique sets to end the M72 tour in Mexico City. Other shenanigans ensue as usual. Enjoy!

Guest host Kevin Rapillo (Nashville touring/session drummer) joins Clint to revisit 1984’s Ride the Lightning. In 1984 Kevin was going to Berkley School of Music in Boston, MA trying to make it big with his band Kid Crash, which would go on to sign a major label record deal. Before burning down Lightning, Clint and Kevin talk about the metal scene in the early 80’s, the almost insane competitive tenacity of youth and how that’s essential for success, the Scorpions, Lars’ drumming, the massive artistic leap from KEA to RTL and which Boston accent was the worst in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed. Enjoy!

This week guest host Brad Blazeck is in the studio in Nashville to burn down Newsted's 2013 full length debut, Heavy Metal Music. This was a Tangent City of sorts so join in on the fun as we discuss:

- getting into Fall Out Boy
- Clint working in a record store in high school
- pop-punk music
- 90’s, vinyl and Birmingham, AL
- the negatives of social media
- Pangea and kangaroos
- Kirk’s contributions to Metallica
- Aerosmith
- the tuning room
- George Saunders and Spiderhead
- The Eagles and "Those Shoes"
- “Attitude” by Metallica
- Lunar Satan Lyrics
- Paul Stanley’s stage banter
- music video for “King of the Underdogs”
- the merits of Chinese Democracy
- “Locomotive” by GNR
- the jump from KEA to RTL
- Mustaine’s contributions to Metallicas
- Clint’s Metallica poster fiasco
- 72 Seasons vs. Hardwired
- Newsted on Vinyl
- who is the lead singer of Kiss