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Click on one of the albums below for more info.
|  | Some Kind of Monster [EP]
Released: 2004 |  | Unnamed Feeling
Released: 2004 |  | Unnamed Feeling, Pt. 2
Released: 2004 |  | Unnamed Feeling, Pt. 1
Released: 2004 |  | Frantic [Import EP]
Released: 2004 |  | Unnamed Feeling [EP]
Released: 2003 |  | Frantic [Australia CD #2]
Released: 2003 |  | Frantic [Australia CD #1]
Released: 2003 |  | St Anger [UK CD #2]
Released: 2003 |  | St Anger [UK CD #1]
Released: 2003 |  | St. Anger
Released: 2003 |  | Metallica X-Posed: The Interview
Released: 2000 |  | No Leaf Clover [Limited Edition CD Single]
Released: 2000 |  | Maximum Metallica [Orchard]
Released: 2000 |  | No Leaf Clover, Pt. 3
Released: 2000 |  | No Leaf Clover, Pt. 2
Released: 2000 |  | No Leaf Clover, Pt. 1
Released: 2000 |  | Nothing Else Matters [S & M Live]
Released: 2000 |  | S&M
Released: 1999 |  | Die, Die My Darling [UK CD Single]
Released: 1999 |  | Garage Days Box
Released: 1999 |  | Turn the Page [Sweden CD]
Released: 1998 |  | Garage, Inc.
Released: 1998 |  | Star Profiles
Released: 1998 |  | Memory Remains, Pt. 2 [UK]
Released: 1998 |  | Memory Remains, Pt. 1 [UK]
Released: 1998 |  | Mama Said [Japan]
Released: 1998 |  | Fuel [#1]
Released: 1998 |  | Fuel [#2]
Released: 1998 |  | Fuel [#3]
Released: 1998 |  | Unforgiven 2, Pt. 1
Released: 1998 |  | Reload
Released: 1997 |  | King Nothing
Released: 1997 |  | Metallica: The 97.7 HTZ-FM Interview
Released: 1997 |  | Mama Said, Pt. 2 [UK]
Released: 1996 |  | Until It Sleeps [Japan]
Released: 1996 |  | Load
Released: 1996 |  | Until It Sleeps [#2]
Released: 1996 |  | Sad But True [#1]
Released: 1994 |  | Live Shit: Binge & Purge
Released: 1993 |  | One [US CD/Cassette Single]
Released: 1993 |  | Metallica
Released: 1991 |  | ...And Justice for All
Released: 1988 |  | Master of Puppets
Released: 1986 |  | Ride the Lightning
Released: 1984 |  | Kill 'Em All
Released: 1983 |
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In 1981 a teenage Lars Ulrich put an ad in a paper searching for like-minded musicians to create a band. James Hetfield responded to that ad, and for a short while it was just the two of them. Lars played drums and made musical suggestions while James covered all guitar parts (rhythm, lead, and bass,) as well as singing. Soon after Dave Mustaine took over lead guitar while Ron McGovney became Metallica's 1st bassist. Mustaine and McGovney were ultimately replaced by Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton. Soon after this replacement, things just happened. San Fransisco and New York both gave Metallica their biggest success early on as they were accepted by Elektra. 1983 saw the release of Kill 'Em All, Metallica's 1st album. The guys toured like mad, gaining a strong fan base in their early days. Early in 1984 Metallica released their 2nd album, Ride the Lightning, which had greater musical depth than their debut album. They gained Flemming Rasmussen as their producer, who stayed on for 3 albums. After more touring, they released Master of Puppets in 1986, which was Cliff's last. One night Kirk and Cliff drew straws to see who got the top bunk on the bus. Cliff got the shortest straw, so he got the top bunk. Because of this luck, Cliff died when their tour bus was in an accident and rolled over. Metallica was devastated. Soon they gained Jason Newsted as their new bassist, and finished out their Puppets tour with him. In Metallica's following album, ...And Justice For All, released in 1988, they mourned the loss of Cliff with songs like To Live is To Die (which was written by Cliff) and Shortest Straw (which refers to the shortest straw that Cliff pulled that fateful night.) Including a video for the anti-war anthem, One, Justice turned out to be a turning point for Metallica. They were soon touring with Ozzy Osbourne and were becoming recognized on the streets by many people. ...And Justice For All is still hailed as the most perfect metal album ever done, by many critics. In 1991 the stars aligned, and Metallica hit #1 in the charts with their self-titled album, appropriately dubbed "The Black Album" (produced by Bob Rock who is still on board today with Metallica.) They toured for 24 months after this release. After taking some time off, they were back in their studio, Metallica HQ in San Rafael, recording Load. Soon after they recorded Reload, which explored Metallica's musicianship more than ever before. Garage Inc., Garage Days Revisited, and Live Sh*t and Binge also hit the market around the time of Black Album, Load, and Reload. In 1999 Metallica joined forces with the San Fransisco Symphony and recorded S&M. This release combined the best of Metallica with Michael Kamen's symphonic mind and produced some of the best versions ever of the songs that were performed by this massive joining. Metallica eventually got caught up in the Napster disaster, which did damage the band's fan base... for a little while. In 2001, Newsted stepped off as Metallica's bassist. This was a huge blow to the band. Soon after, James Hetfield entered alcohol rehab, which utterly devastated Metallica. The future of Metallica, after a run of almost 20 years, was very bleak. After most of '02, James returned to Metallica sober and ready to record. So Bob Rock covered bass duties while the trio retained their old posts in the band, and Metallica recorded their rawest album to date, titled St. Anger, which pushed Metallica's 20 year-old sound to new planes of existence. Shortly after recording, Metallica recruited their newest member, bassist Robert Trujillo, who is the young blood of the group. Metallica fans everywhere were excited that Metallica was finally a full band again, and looked forward to the coming tours. In 2003 Metallica was named the MTV Icon of the year. Many other bands came to perform Metallica music at the ceremony, and the new Metallica played their 1st show together that night. Quoting James Hetfield, "We're an Icon, but we sure ain't done yet!"
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Jason Newsted's Chophouse
Sessions: Prime Cuts
http://www.chophouserecords.com/diaries/chr_d
iary.php
March 12, 2004
TARRAT feat. Sophia Ramos
Posted by Chophouse Sessions Webmaster
"Years before officially joining
Voivod, Jasonic jammed with Away and Piggy
at
The Chophouse under the project name TARRAT.
In 1998, the three Voivod instrumentalists
regrouped at The Chophouse for five days of
improvisational metal. These sessions
produced tons of great sounds, including the
initial structure of the song
"M-Body" (that can be found on
the Voivod LP Phobos) as well as this
recording entitled "One
Reason," featuring the vocal stylings
of Sophia Ramos. Taped a few months after
TARRAT had laid down their music tracks, her
vocals added a distinctive and unexpected
touch of class to the original
composition." -- Jason
A full serving of this track will be
released
very soon. Stay tuned...
"One Reason" by TARRAT feat.
Sophia Ramos (2:05 of 5:49)
Let us know what you think. Cheerz!
March 3, 2004
GODSWALLOP feat. Sophia Ramos
Posted by Chophouse Sessions Webmaster
"For the past few weeks, we've
been
sharing with all of you our first selection
of very fresh Rough Cuts. It's now time
to
mix things up with some aged Prime Cuts...as
promised. To give you a taste of what's
to
come, here's an appetizer that reveals
the
variety of flavors stashed away in The
Chophouse cold storage." -- Jason
The track "...And Another
Thing" was originally recorded in
1996. The line-up for this track includes
Jason on Bass, Andreas Kisser on Guitar and
Carl Coletti on Drums, collectively known as
Godswallop. It features the voice of Sophia
Ramos who went on to become The
Chophouse's secret weapon and can be
heard
on many of the projects, including the first
offering from EchoBrain.
A full serving of this track will be
released
very soon. Stay tuned...
"And Another Thing..." by
Godswallop feat. Sophia Ramos (1:48 of 4:43)
Let us know what you think. Cheerz!
http://www.jasonizer.com/jason_newsted_godswa
llop_1.html
03.03.04 - GODSWALLOP feat. Sophia Ramos
Prime Cut hits the Chophouse site
In Jason's own words "...here's
an appetizer that reveals the variety of
flavors stashed away in The Chophouse cold
storage."
And... DUDE, IS IT TRUE!!! Listen to this
and
kiss Evanescence goodbye, rock has found its
new female iconic voice (which, by the way,
is interrupted by the inevitable end of the
audio clip, just when it was getting hot in
here). But I digress. Go check it out. You
can thank me later.
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