Monsters of rock - Moscow '91

Monsters Of Rock concert held in the year 1991 in Moscow. The Russian government had invited Time Warner Company to stage the free show on Tushino International Airport. 11 000 Russian soldiers were at the area to secure law and order. 

The crowd attendace was absolutely insane. Total number of crowd attendance was estimated to be somewhere between 500,000 to 1.6 million. About 53 people died during the concert. An absolute mayhem, this concert was headlined by PANTERA, METALLICA, AC/DC and other bands.

This concert is special because prior to this concert Russia was going thru a civil war sort of a thing and the young triumphed over the old (K.G.B troops). This concert was really crazy coz of big number of crowd and big amount of energy!

Metallica and Pantera had awesome performance. Crowd went absolutely insane...

Click for video of Metallica.





Click for video of Pantera.

Cliff Burton - about

Joining Metallica in 1982, a year before the release of 'Kill 'Em All,' former bassist Cliff Burton's impact on the metal band couldn't be more significant. From his signature finger-picking style to the energy and passion he brought to the band, Burton will forever remain a major part of Metallica's history and will always be in the hearts of fans across the world.
Burton was born on February 10, 1962 in Castro Valley, California to Jan and Ray. At the age of 13 picked up the bass guitar and started plucking away.

The first band Burton created was known as EZ-Street, which included Jim Martin and Mike Bordin, both of whom would later play with Faith No More. In 1982, while playing a gig with Trauma in Los Angeles, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich saw Burton perform live and were immediately hooked.
Burton's first major foray into the ears of rock fans came in the form of a shredding bass solo in '(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth,' from 'Kill 'Em All.' His use of effects while playing bass combined with his fast, guitar-like shredding made his sound an important part of Metallica.

He was an integral part of 'Ride the Lightning,' letting his style shine on songs like 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' and 'The Call of Ktulu.' The next album, 'Master of Puppets,' contained the bassists' favorite Metallica tune. "My favorite song is 'Master.' 'Master,' I think, is the best Metallica song yet," Burton said in a 1986 interview. "The lyrics are getting a lot better ... Everything's kind of growing a bit. It's progressing."

During the European tour in support of 'Master of Puppets,' the future of Metallica would be changed forever. After playing a show in Stockholm, Sweden, Burton had the opportunity to pick where he got to sleep on the band's tour bus. After picking guitarist Kirk Hammett's bunk, Burton settled in for what he thought would be another routine night on the road. In the early morning of Sept. 27, 1986, Metallica's tour bus skidded off the road in southern Sweden. Burton was ejected from the bunk and flew through a window. As the accident spiraled on, the bus landed on Burton, leading to his death. No charges were filed against the driver, whom Hetfield initially claimed was drunk, but later a court decided he was not at fault for the accident or Burton's death.



Following the death of Burton, Jason Newsted joined Metallica as the new bassist and would stay with the band through 2001.
  

Cliff shreding!!!

And again!!

Kill 'Em All

Kill 'Em All is the debut studio album by the American thrash metal band Metallica, released on July 25, 1983, by the independent label Megaforce Records.



Here is link for youtube:
Full album on youtube !!!



The album was recorded in May with producer Paul Curcio at the Music America Studios in Rochester, New York. Metallica promoted the album on the two-month co-headlining Kill 'Em All for One tour with Raven in the United States.  By the end of the tour, Kill 'Em All had sold 60,000 copies worldwide and Metallica began to gain international recognition.  Although the initial shipment was 15,000 copies in the US, the album sold 60,000 copies worldwide by the end of Metallica's Seven Dates of Hell European tour in 1984.

Track listing:

All lyrics written by James Hetfield. 

Side one
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Hit the Lights"	Hetfield, Lars Ulrich	4:16
2.	"The Four Horsemen"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Dave Mustaine	7:13
3.	"Motorbreath"	Hetfield	3:08
4.	"Jump in the Fire"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine	4:41
5.	"(Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth" (instrumental)	Cliff Burton	4:15
6.	"Whiplash"	Hetfield, Ulrich	4:10

Side two
No.	Title	Music	Length
7.	"Phantom Lord"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine	5:02
8.	"No Remorse"	Hetfield, Ulrich	6:26
9.	"Seek & Destroy"	Hetfield, Ulrich	6:55
10.	"Metal Militia"	Hetfield, Ulrich, Mustaine	5:09

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Kill 'Em All's lyrics created as much excitement as the band's music. Taken together, the words of the songs on the album form a single theme. It is a concept album that heralds the breakthrough of a new subgenre of metal, its fans, and its leader, Metallica. It is a celebration of metal. It is a call to arms to a new generation of metalheads, many of whom were already armed and ready.

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Kill 'Em All, as the first thrash metal album released in the US, had substantial impact on the emerging scene and inspired numerous bands with its aggression and austere seriousness.
 In 2010, Consequence of Sound ranked it number 94 among its "Top 100 Albums Ever"!!!!!!!!!

James and Cliff

James and Kirk

James and Dave

Dave Mustaine kicked from Metallica story

In 1981, Mustaine left Panic to join Metallica as the lead guitarist. Metallica's drummer (Lars Ulrich) had posted an ad in a local newspaper, The Recycler, looking for a lead guitarist. In his own words, Mustaine remembers his first meeting with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich: "I was convinced that I should be in the band and went to rehearsal. I was tuning up when all the other guys in the band were in another room. They weren't talking to me, so I went in and said, 'What the ****, am I in or not?!', 'You've got the job.' I couldn't believe how easy it had been and suggested that we get some beer to celebrate. 

Mustaine's membership in Metallica would last less than two years. Brian Slagel, owner of Metal Blade Records, recalls in an interview: "Dave was an incredibly talented guy, but he also had an incredibly large problem with alcohol and drugs. He'd get wasted and become a real crazy person, a raging maniac, and the other guys just couldn't deal with that after a while. I mean, they all drank of course, but Dave drank more...much more. I could see they were beginning to get fed up of seeing Dave drunk out of his mind all the time. 

On one occasion Mustaine brought his dog to rehearsal. The dog jumped up onto the car of Metallica bassist Ron McGovney and scratched the paint. Hetfield allegedly proceeded to yell at Mustaine's dog and kicked it in anger. Mustaine responded by physically attacking Hetfield and McGovney and yelling at Ulrich. Mustaine was fired following the altercation. The next day, Mustaine asked to be allowed back in the band and was granted his request. Another incident occurred when Mustaine, who had been drinking, poured a full can of beer down the neck and into the pick-ups of Ron McGovney's bass. When McGovney tried playing it, he received an electrical shock which he claims 'blew him across the room and shocked the hell out of him'. McGovney then told Mustaine and Hetfield to leave his house and left the band shortly after. 

On April 11, 1983, after Metallica had driven to New York to record their debut album, Mustaine was officially fired from the band because of his alcoholism, hard drug abuse, overly aggressive behavior, and personality clashes with founding members Hetfield and Ulrich — an incident Mustaine refers to as "no warning, no second chance". The band packed up Mustaine's gear, drove him to a Greyhound bus station in Port Authority, and put him on a bus bound for Los Angeles. It was on this bus ride that Mustaine scribbled some lyrical ideas on the back of a muffin wrapper, which would later become the song Set The World Afire from the 1988 Megadeth album So Far, So Good... So What! 

During his short time in Metallica, Dave Mustaine toured with the band, co-wrote four songs which appeared on Kill Em All, and co-wrote two songs which would eventually appear on Ride the Lightning. Mustaine has also made independently unverified claims to have written parts of "Leper Messiah" from Master of Puppets. He also recorded several songs with the band including the No Life 'Til Leather demo tape. A few of the songs he wrote with Hetfield and Ulrich went on to be re-recorded by Metallica. The most well-known of these is "The Four Horsemen" from Kill 'Em All, which Mustaine wrote as "The Mechanix" and later released on his debut album with the original lyrics as "Mechanix." While "Mechanix" incorporated the majority of the original riffs, the song was recorded at a much faster aggressive tempo than "The Four Horsemen".

GOOD OLD TIMES!

Jackson RR3

Model: RR3, Randy Rhoads
Made in: Japan
Year: 2006-2007
Body style: Rhoads
Neck construction: Bolt on neck
Frets: 22 jumbo frets
Inlays: Shark
Bridge: Floyd rose (jackson licensed)
Tuners: Jackson die cast
Pickups: Passive - Seymour Duncan SH2N and Seymour Duncan TB-4
Hardware: Full black
Electronics: 3 way switch, 2 volume pots, 1 tone pot
Finish: Transparent black
Strings: 0.10-0.13-0.17-0.26-0.36- 0.46

Body: For me, body looks totally sexy and it fits perfect between my knees when I'm playing while sitting. It is made out of alder. Also, body has amazing finish, transparent black. For me it looks perfect!

Neck: It is made out of maple and rosewood fretboard. There are 22 jumbo frets (I like them very much) and of course powerful looking shark inlays. Only thing that is missing is binding on neck, but ok.

Hardware: It is black with black plate also. There is Jackson licensed floyd rose with wammy bar and locking nut. Jackson die cast tuners.

Sound: For me, simply amazing. I play thrash and heavy usually, but it sounds great for blues and other types of music even it looks metal. I highly recommended this guitar, especially for metal. \m/

Realibility and duaribility: I play in thrash metal band and guitar is staying in tune perfectly. Low action gives me good feeling for shreding. The hardware is well fitted and durable. Input jack is on right place. I can play it while sitting and it fits perfect between my knees.
I recommend this guitar to everyone who want shred and look cool hehe. ;)

Problem:
For me, there was one problem on guitar. The balance of guitar was not good. So, I decided to replace it. I moved it from original place to neck plate. I took out one bolt from neck and put there a strap. Now, the balance can't be better. :D

Cliff Burton death

On the night of Sept. 26, 1986, Metallica were traveling between tour dates in Swedenwhen Burton and guitarist Kirk Hammett drew cards to decide who would get to choose a bunk. The bassist drew the Ace of Spades, and chose the bunk Hammett had been occupying. “I said fine, take my bunk,” the guitarist recalled in VH1’s Behind the Music. “I’ll sleep up front; it’s probably better anyway.”
In the early morning hours of Sept. 27, 1986, shortly before 7 a.m., the band members were awakened abruptly when the bus began to careen from side to side. The driver later told authorities that he lost control of the bus after hitting a patch of black ice. The bus left the road and flipped over on its side, and Burton – who had been asleep in the preferred top bunk – was thrown through the window. As the bus came down, it landed on top of the 24-year-old musician. Reportedly, attempts were made to rescue him from underneath the bus by lifting it with a crane, but the crane slipped, and the bus crashed down on top of Burton a second time. Band members and onlookers have given different accounts of whether Burton died upon first impact or when the bus came down again, but the promising young star died at the scene.
Metallica front man James Hetfield has said he walked up and down the road in his socks and underwear looking for black ice and found none, and the musicians have speculated off and on over the years about whether drinking or drugs could have played a role in the accident, or whether the driver fell asleep at the wheel. An investigation cleared the driver of any wrongdoing...

Cliff Burton R.I.P.

Cliff and James :)

The bus...

For me, this is awesome thrash metal band. So much power in their songs.

JOEY, DAN AND FRANK!

(Scott is shreding behind hehe)

Megadeth is a legend, and I'm not gonna cheapen it like some of these bands that keep going long after they should.

- Dave Mustaine

“We heard this wild solo going on and thought, ‘I don’t see any guitar player up there.’ It turned out it was the bass player, Cliff, with a wah wah pedal and this mop of hair. He didn’t care whether people were there. He was looking down at his bass playing.”

- James Hetfield

I was pretty quiet as a child.- James Hetfield

"There was a feeling that James Hetfield and I had when we would stand next to each other and play. I think people saw that there was a real brotherhood there. We were a really great guitar duo." 

- Dave Mustaine.