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Here is just some more interesting stuff I found,it's basically a seconed faq.

1)Who are all the former and current members of the band?
   James, Lars, Kirk, Jason all current. Cliff Burton died 9-27-86.
   Dave Mustaine lead guitar, Ron McGovney bass, both 'removed'.
   Damien Philips, one appearance ,in concert as a second guitarist,
   Lloyd Grant not really a member, but recorded some lead work to
   the first demo for "Hit The Lights".

2)What is the Metallica Club?
  Metallica finally formed a Club worthy of their fans. This club is
  completely owned and operated by the band, it is any members
  "connection" to the band! Metallica Club produces an annual
  T-shirt and prints their own magazine called "So What!" along with
  that, the club is THE place to get merchandise, tickets and maybe
  even a backstage pass! Contests and inside information make every
  issue of So What! something to look forward to!

3)How did Lars and James first meet?
  Lars had taken out an ad in a newspaper called the Recycler, saying he
  was looking for people to jam with. James answered the ad, and was
  unimpressed with Lars' playing, partly due
  to the fact that Lars' cymbals fell over everytime he hit them.
  Shortly after, Lars went to England to follow his favorite band,
  Diamond Head on tour, and after returning to the States got a spot on
  Brian Slagel's "Metal Massacre" album. Using this as bait, he talked
  James into recording a song for the album, and the rest is history.
 
4)Who's married?
  Lars, Kirk and Jason are all currently divorced, James never yet
  married.

5)What are their full names and birth dates?
  James Alan Hetfield, 8-3-63. (Hatched in Los Angeles, CA.) Kirk
  Lee Hammett, 11-18-62. (Brought back to life in San Francisco,
  CA.) Lars Ulrich, 12-26-63. (Found talking in Gentofte, Denmark.)
  Jason Curtis Newsted, 3-4-63. (Jamming in Battle Creek, MI.)

6)What is "Creeping Death" about?
  About the tale of the plagues bestowed upon the Egyptians,
  inspired by the second half of the movie 'The Ten Commandments'

7)What equipment does the band use?
  James ESP Explorer guitar with EMG pick ups and Ernie Ball
  strings. Mesa Boogie mk II simul-class amp.
  Kirk Various ESP guitars, along with various vintage guitars, uses
  Dean Markely strings. Mesa Boogie Amp.
  Jason plays bass (and lots of 'em.) La Bella strings and uses
  Ampeg amongst other equipment.
  Lars plays Tama Artstar II Drums with Remo heads and Zildjian
  Brilliant cymbals.
  All wear earplugs.

8)What do they drive?
  James has a Chevy Blazer and a Dodge Ram Pick-Up. Jason has a 1967
  Ford Mustang and a LandCruiser, Kirk a Porsche, LandCruiser and a
  mountain bike. Lars a Porsche, Chevy Blazer and a Range Rover

9)What is Garage Days?
  "Garage Days Revisited" featured two cover songs, "Am I
  Evil?"(orig. written and recorded by DiamondHead) and
  "Blitzkrieg"(... by Blitzkrieg), it was on the B-side of the
  "Creeping Death" 12", it was released in November 1984, the two
  songs were later released on the Elektra re-issue of "Kill 'Em
  All" but have since been deleted."Garage Days Re-revisited" is the
  follow up to the original "GD", It had these cover songs:
  "Helpless"(..by DiamondHead), "The Small Hours" ..(by Holocaust),
  "The Wait" ( ..by Killing Joke) , "Crash Course in Brain Surgery"
  (..by Budgie) and "Last Caress/Green Hell" (...by Misfits). It was
  released in August1987 as an EP. Both of the Garage Days are
  deleted items and are very hard to find.

10)What is Spastic Children?
   Spastic Children was a "joke band" created originally by James,
   Cliff and Fred Cotton and James (Flunky) McDaniel. SC never
   practiced and played rather ludicrous songs, Cliff played bass and
   Jaymz drummed, when Cliff died Kirk took over the bass duties.
   Kirk says "Spastic Children was a good excuse to drink and be
   silly on stage." Spastic has not been seen around lately.

11)What is NWOBHM?
   It's the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal that Lars is especially
   quite fond of. The NWOBHM greatly influenced Metallica, such acts
   as DiamondHead, Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, Samson, Saxon can be
   considered NWOBHM. This movement is considered to have started mid
   1979, and fizzled out by 1982, and was considered to be
   hard-rock's answer to Punk-rocks street 'vibe' and youthful
   energy.

12)PRIMUS/FAITH NO MORE/METALLICA-what's the connection?
   Kirk and Les Claypool from Primus grew up and went to the same
   school together in El Sobrante, CA. Big Jim Martin (the old guitar
   player in FNM) and Cliff were best friends as kids and in several
   bands together, Cliff also knew Mike Bordin (another friend of
   Kirks,the drummer in FNM) and actually suggested Jim to Mike for
   the guitar duties in FNM.

13)Metallica moved from LA to SF, why?
   Cliff lived in SF and refused to move to LA. In order to get Cliff
   as the bass player the band had to relocate.

14)What movie are the clips from "One" from?
   ":Johnny Got His Gun", which was made from the book by Dalton
   Trumbo. who also directed the movie.

15)James' skull ring and wolf pendant -where did he get them?
   The ring formerly belonged to Cliff. The pendant is from a store
   called The Great Frog in London (the same place that Cliff got the
   skull ring)

16)Lars, where is he from?
   Gentofte (North of Copenhagen), Denmark.

17)Have the guys recorded for anyone besides Metallica?
   James has recorded backing vox for "Twist of Cain" and "Am I
   Demon?" on Danzig's first album.Jason has many side projects. 
   His former band Flotsam & Jetsam also released two albums with 
   Jason's work on it.Lars has recorded a drum track with Mercyful 
   Fate for a remake of their song"Return of the Vampire."
   Kirk's old Exodus demo's have been seen floating around, he has
   also recorded a track with Les Claypool and Mike Bordin set for
   possible future release by Primus?),he also produced demo's for
   Death Angel.

18)What was with Jason saying that he'd rather be in an all Elvis
   cover band?
   Jason's comments were about the lack of bass presence on the
   "..AJFA" album. He has also said that he would be in Metallica
   until he is physically (or mentally) unable to do so.

19)What are the band's beverages of choice?
   James likes Coors light, Pacifico and Bombay Sapphire Martinis;
   Kirk likes Martinis and Guinness; Jason has a penchant for
   fine,thick, red wine; Lars likes Coors Light and Bombay Sapphire
   Martinis.

20)What is the video for "The Unforgiven" about?
   It is about a young boy forced to conform to society's rules and
   becoming an old man and regretting not defying the rules to do
   what he wanted to do.(This is one interpretation of the limitless
   possibilities of this video)

21)Who designed the new Metallica logo?
   James is responsible for it.

22)Who is John Bush? Why did they want him to sing for them?
   John Bush is currently the lead singer for Anthrax, formerly the
   singer for Armored Saint. John is a tremendously gifted vocalist
   who was asked to join the band just previous to "RTL", this move
   would have enabled James to handle rhythm guitar only. James, at
   this point was still not very confident about playing guitar AND
   singing.

23)Who is John Marshall? Why did he play guitar for James?
   John Marshall was Kirks' long time friend and guitar tech (or
   roadie) at the time of James' "accident" during the Ozzy tour.
   John was the natural choice to fill in for James' rhythm playing
   because he was familiar with the songs. John subsequently joined
   Metal Church, but was called to fill in for James when James got
   burned on the Met/G'n'R tour in 1992.

24)I have a record/tape that says Megaforce records on it, who are
   they?Megaforce records signed Metallica in 1983, after the band
   travelled from their home in SF to Megaforce's location in New
   Jersey. Megaforce released "KEA" and "RTL" in N. America. Elektra
   came into the picture shortly after the release of "RTL".

25)Where did the name Metallica come from?
   Lars stole it. "Mr. Metal" of San Francisco, Ron Quintana, was
   getting ready to launch a metal fanzine and he had a few names. He
   asked his friend Lars for help.. after hearing the name
   "Metallica", Lars quickly suggested a different name and kept
   "Metallica" for himself!

26)Why did James switch from the Flying V to the Explorer?
   The Explorer was James' back up guitar. When the 'V's' neck broke,
   he switched to the back up guitar, only to discover that the
   Explorer was perfect for James.

27)The liner notes say: James-guitar and Kirk-guitar. Who does what?
   James is responsible for the great majority of the guitar work in
   recorded Metallica. James handles all the rhythm guitar and most
   melody and harmony guitars, not to mention the acoustics and the
   occasional guitar solo. Kirk's duties on the albums are mostly for
   the full-blown lead guitar solos!

28)Who are DIE KRUPP'S?
   Die Krupps is a German band that released a nine song tribute CD
   to Metallica. Their interpretation of the songs is considerbly
   different than that of the originals. There is some guitar, but
   mostly keyboards, electronic drums and a strong accent from the
   vocalist.

29)What is the song "Fade To Black" written about? 'Fade' was written
   by James just after the band's equipment was stolen in Boston,
   while they were preparing for their first European tour (and
   trying to earn money to pay for it!!). Among the stuff stolen was
   a Marshall amp that was special, they searched two continents
   looking for a replacement amp with the same sound. 'Fade' was a
   direct reaction to having had all the gear taken from the band.

30)Why does Megadeth's "Mechanix" song sound a lot like Metallica's
   "Four Horsemen"?The 'leader' of Megadeth, Dave Mustaine used to 
   be in Metallica.Dave helped write a few Metallica tunes including 
   "The Mechanix,"which used to be a Met song.After Dave was booted 
   from the band,"The Mechanix" was added to and rearranged into "The
   Four Horsemen."

31)Was Lloyd Grant an actual member of Metallica? No, Lloyd ONLY
   played lead guitar on the original demo of "Hit The Lights". At no
   time was Lloyd ever considered a member.

32)Who did the intro to "Roam" and with what? James recorded it with
   a "sitar", an Indian folk instrument and also various percussion
   and electronic sound effects in the background.

33)What sports teams to the guys follow? James is a lifetime Raiders
   fan. Jason follows The Phoenix Suns, the Chicago Bulls in the NBA,
   and the Detroit Lions and the Raiders in the NFL. Lars follows the
   San Jose Sharks, the 49ers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both
   James and Lars have season tickets for the San Jose Sharks. Kirk
   is quoted as saying, "I hate sports!"

34)What happened to John Smith, the kid from the "Year & a Half in
   the Life" video?John passed away several months after.

35)Who or what is Ktulu?
   Ktulu is a tentacled faced creature that lies dormant on the
   bottom of the ocean awaiting the call to awaken from his
   followers, created by H.P. Lovecraft and actually spelled Cthulu.

36)What is the music played as Metallicas live show introduction?
   "Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone, from the Clint Eastwood
   flick "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly."

37)Where is Cliff buried?
   Cliff's ashes were spread at various points around the bay area,
       including the Maxwell Ranch House area.
       
38)Why was Dave Mustaine kicked out of Metallica? Because he regularly
   over-abused alcohol and proved to be a major pain in the ass towards
   the band and their potential friends, on the band's trip to New Jersey
   to sign with Megaforce Records.
   
39)What are their heights and weights?
   James Hetfield:  6' 1" 180 lbs
   Lars Ulrich         5' 7"  130 lbs
   Kirk Hammett     5' 7"  134 lbs
   Jason Newsted    5' 9"  150 lbs

   
   
40)What are their favorite foods?
   James: Mexican, Meat and Potatos, Beer
   Lars: Taco Bell, Cheese, Mayonnaise and French food.
   Kirk: Sushi and Martinis
   Jason: BBQ anything
   
41)Were the members in Metallica in any other bands? James:
   Obsession, Phantom Lord, Leather Charm
   Lars: None
   Kirk: Exodus
   Jason: Flotsam and Jetsam

42)What happened to Cliff Burton, the former bass player?
   Cliff was killed in a bus accident en route from Stockholm, Sweden to
   their next show in the early morning hours of September 27,1986.
   
43)What is that guitar thing they play after "Green Hell" on "GDRR"?
   It's the intro riff to Iron Maiden's "Run To The Hills." The band used
   to play this riff quite often in concert.
   
44)Is true that Lars sings sometimes? Metallica, on occasion has been
   known to switch around the instrument's on "Am I Evil?". The (un)usual
   arrangement is Lars=Vox, James=drums, Jason=guitar, Kirk=bass. Lars
   claims this is his "Bruce Dickinson impersonation." This is not a very
   regular happening, maybe five times ever.
   
45)How many music videos have the band made? Not counting performance
   clips, the band has made 6 music videos. "One", "Enter Sandman", "The
   Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Sad But True", "Wherever I May
   Roam". There are 3 versions of "One", the regular version with clips
   from the movie "Johnny Got His Gun", a shorter version of the same,
   and the jamming version with just the band playing the song with no
   movie clips. There are 2 different versions of "The Unforgiven" (long,
   15 min, and short) and "Enter Sandman" as well, but, the differences
   are minimal concerning only one scene.
   
46)How many video tapes has the band released? "Cliff 'Em All"- a
   compilation video piecing together old interviews with the band and a
   mix of professional and bootleg concert footage, covering Cliff's
   brief but eventful career with Metallica. "2 of One"- featuring 2
   versions of the music video for the song "One", a jammin' version,
   edited shorter for play on MTV and the long form, and an interview
   with Lars Ulrich.
   "A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica pts 1 and 2"- This 2 video
   set follows Metallica on their journey through the making of the
   'Black Album', and on the 'Wherever I May Roam' tour. "Live Sh*t:
   Binge And Purge"- 3 Video tapes, with 2 tapes devoted to a 1992 show
   in San Diego and one video tape with a show from 1989's Damaged
   Justice tour in Seattle. (This unique set also includes a 3 CD set
   taken from a 1993 show in Mexico City plus other goodies) Other videos
   the band appears in include: the Freddie Mercury Tribute called "A
   Concert For Life" containing one song, and "For Those About To Rock:
   Monsters in Moscow" with three live Metallica songs. "25th Anniversary
   of Woodstock" one song and a "Best of the Grammies" one song.

47.What was Jason's first show with Metallica?
   Jason's first gig with Metallica was opening for Metal Church at The
   Country Club in Reseda in the first week of November 1986. His second
   gig was the very next night at Jezabelle's in Anaheim.

48.In what show did Jaymz get burned by the pyrotechnics?
   Montreal, August 9,1992
   
49)With what heavy metal band did Lars first become interested with
   the Metal Scene? Deep Purple

50)Who was Brad Parker?
   April 23, 1982 the band hired a "second" guitarist named Brad Parker
   and this was the only time they had a 5 piece band. Brad went by the
   stage name of Damien Philips.
   
51)Who played with Metallica on their first " Day on the Green"
   appearance? Scorpions, Ratt, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Victory,
   and Y &T.

52)What was Cliffs last show?
    Stockholm, Sweden. Sept. 26, 1986.
   
53)When was Jason's last gig with Flotsam and Jetsam?
   Oct.31(Halloween night),1986.

54)What's Lady Justices' nickname?
   Doris

55)What is James' favorite Venom album?.
   "Welcome to Hell"

56)Who was " Voodoo Children"?
   Group that only made one performance in benefit to the blues guitarist
   John Campbell in summer 1993. The lineup was:
      Kirk Hammett-Guitar
      Jason Newsted-Bass
      Tony Prinzivalli-Guitar, vocals
      Whitey Chrobak-Keys
      Tim Lau-Drums

57)What are the names of all the albums, and when did they come out?
    "Kill 'Em All"- Released on Megaforce records in July 1983 "Ride The
   Lightning"-Released on Megaforce records in August 1984 "Master of
   Puppets"- Released on Elektra records in March 1986 "...And Justice
   for All"- Released on Elektra records in September 1988 "Metallica"-
   Released on Elektra records in August 1991 Note: both "KEA" and "RTL"
   were re-issued by Elektra.
   
58)What do the members of Metallica like to do when they aren't
   working? James Hetfield enjoys hunting, Jason Newsted likes to
   mountain bike and play basketball. Lars Ulrich likes to scuba diving,
   skiing and going to the movies, and Kirk Hammett likes to mountain
   bike and collect horror movie related stuff.
   
59)Do any of the members of Metallica have Tattoos? None of the
   current members, Cliff's tattoo of the Misfits Skull is somewhat
   legendary.
   
60)What is Alcoholica?
   A nickname for Metallica,given to them somewhere in Europe in 1985,
   because of their love of drinking., A fan was spotted wearing a
   t-shirt he had made of the cover of "Kill 'Em All", only instead of a
   hammer and blood, the t-shirt showed a bottle spilling Vodka. The band
   members liked it so much, they adopted it for their own use.
   
61)Why did they stop selling "Garage Days Re-revisited?" It was
   something done for fun to get a "vibe' going with Jason back in 1987,
   it was never intended to be around forever.
   
62)What is "The God That Failed" about? 'God' is highly personal song
   for James to sing. Much of the lyrics are devoted to the subject of
   James' mother's death by cancer. Because of her Christian science
   beliefs she felt unable to accept any modern day medical care and
   relied solely on her faith to heal her.
   
63?Is Jason's brother really a teacher? Yes, Jason's brother, Tim
   Newsted, teaches Elementary School.

64)Who were Metallica's main influences?
   James Hetfield: Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Ted Nugent. Lars Ulrich:
   DiamondHead, Motorhead, Deep Purple Kirk Hammett: Jimi Hendrix, UFO,
   Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Kiss,Joe Satriani
   Jason Newsted: Kiss, Rush, Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent
   
65)Why did Jason cut his hair?
   It was fried from concert lighting and smoke etc.

66)What is the Snake Pit?
   The Snake Pit was a large pit in the middle of Metallica's diamond
   shaped Wherever I May Roam stage, set aside for a few lucky fans to
   stand in the middle of the action on stage. It is also an OnLine
   meeting place for Metallica fans on AOL.
   
67)Is it true that a group of Metallica roadies formed a band and
   played before Metallica?
   Yes, at the 1987 AARDSHOK Festival in Zwolle, Holland a group of
   Metallica roadies under the name SCRAP METAL opened the nine hour
   festival that Metallica headlined playing a set of covers!
   
68)Who does Metallica's artwork?
   Pushead (Brian Schroeder) and Mark Devito do a majority of the artwork
   for T shirts and merchandise, and Jaymz came up with the scary guy
   logo and each album cover is a different and unique situation.
   
69)What is Tommy's Joint?
   Tommy's Joint is a Hoffbrau (meat, potatos and BEER!!!) located in San
   Francisco and was a hangout of Metallica's, it is also the place where
   JASON was asked to join the band!
   
70)Is it true Metallica has (or was supposed to) appeared on Saturday
   Night Live?
   Yes, the band was to appear in 1987 but front-man James Hetfield
   injured himself in one of his many skateboard accidents causing a
   cancellation!

71)Who are some bands that cover Metallica songs?
   Mighty Mighty Bostones(Enter Sandman, James has actually sat in with
   MMB), Primus(Master of Puppets instr. only), Pantera (Whiplash and
   Seek and Destroy but very rarely)TygerTailz recorded "Creeping Death"
   Countless underground bands and European acts, the list is long.There
   are at least 2 different albums of Metallica covers out there, one by
   German "industrial" band Die Krupps, and another filled with songs by
   Swedish "Death Metal" bands.
   
72)When was Cliff's first gig?
   March 5, 1983, The Stone in San Francisco.
   
73)What does "Well 'ard Stiffy Boyz" mean? The phrase, seen on James'
   guitar, has no real meaning (to those brought up outside of northern
   England), it is generally used to imply a group of "bonded males."
   
74)What is "No Life 'Til Leather?"
   "NLTL" is the second group of Metallica Demo's that was widely
   circulated in the Metal underground. Songs on it include: "Metal
   Militia", "Seek & Destroy", "Phantom Lord", "Hit the Lights",
   "Motorbreath", "Jump In The Fire" and "The Mechanix".
   
75)When and where was the first Metallica show? Featuring Ron
   McGovney on bass and Dave Mustaine on guitar, Metallica's first show
   was at Radio City in Anaheim, CA. The date is said to be March
   14,1982.
   
76)Where did recorded Metallica first appear? On "Metal Massacre I",
   the very first Metallica song called "Hit The Lights" appeared. That
   song featured James on vocals, rhythm guitar and bass! Lars on drums,
   Mustaine on lead guitar, and another guitar player named Lloyd Grant
   added the 2nd guitar solo. Later issuing's of "Metal Massacre"
   included a different version of the song with McGovney on bass and 
   without Grant.
   
77)Where can I find the song "Stone Cold Crazy"? In the spirit of
   "GDRR", the band recorded this Queen cover song for the 40th
   anniversary of Elektra (its record company in the US.) "Stone Cold
   Crazy" initially was available only on "Rubaiyat", a compliation album
   of various Elektra artists. It was later issued as the B-side of
   "Enter Sandman".
   
78)Where is the "Snake" from?
   The "Snake" is from the Culpepper Minute Men flag from which the motto
   "Don't Tread On Me" also originates.
   
79)How did Cliff get credit for "To Live Is To Die" The words spoken
   by James are Cliff's.
   
80)Does the music to "One", mean S.O.S. in Morse Code? NO, this is
   just another rumor, probably due to "S.O.S." being repeated towards
   the end of the music video.
   
81)What's going on at the end of the "Roam" video, why is Jason being
   attacked with pies?
   When touring Jason's (and other band members) birthdays are celebrated
   by drenching with pies and other available materials.
   
82)Where have Metallica's records peaked on Billboard? "Kill 'Em All"
   at #120 in February of 1988, 5 years after being released. "Ride The
   Lightning" at #100 in the spring on 1985. "Master of Puppets" at #29
   shortly after its release. "Garage Days Re-revisited" at #28 about a
   month after release. "...And Justice For All" at #6, four weeks after
   release. "Metallica" debuted at #1 and stayed there for 4 weeks.
   
83)Why did Lars thank Jethro Tull when they won the Grammy in 1992?
   Jethro Tull won the award that many think Metallica deserved in 1989.
   The "thanks to Jethro Tull for NOT putting out an album this year,"
   was an underhanded salute to the Industry for not recognizing
   Metallica in 1989.
   
84)How was the intro to "Blackened" recorded? Its several guitars
   were recorded and the tape was then flipped, this actually plays the
   recorded guitars BACKWARDS!
   
85)Is that the same 'old man' in both "Enter Sandman" and "The
   Unforgiven" music videos?
   No, they are 2 different people.
   
86)What is a bootleg?
   A bootleg is generally an illegally made album. Most bootlegs consist
   of concert material. There are hundreds of Metallica bootlegs in
   circulation, dating from the bands first appearances in 1982 to the
   latest concert tour in 1994. Metallica is very agnostic towards
   bootleg material, often creating "tapers sections" at their concerts.
   Some band members do collect bootlegs.

87)What jobs have the guys in Metallica had?                        
   James has worked in a sticker factory, as a high school janitor,and as a
   mover. Lars was once a paper boy, and also worked at a gas station
   Kirk once worked at Burger King and as a dishwasher Jason has worked
   as a burger flipper, a pizza maker and a truck driver.
   
   88)What band was Cliff Burton in before Metallica, and how did
   Metallica meet him?
   Lars feeling unhappy with Ron McGovney's role with the band, heard
   about a bassist in San Francisco from Brian Slagel. They went up to
   the Whisky a GoGo in Los Angeles and saw Cliff playing in the band,
   Trauma. They were so impressed that Lars took it upon himself to woo
   Cliff into joining the band.