Brandon speaks with Brian Slagel, the founder and CEO of the legendary record label Metal Blade Records  The two talk about all things Metallica, from giving them a spot on Metal Massacre to his favorite concert memories of the band, plus so much more.

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Brandon talks with Bob Nalbandian, the director of the Bay Area Godfathers documentary and the host of the Shockwaves Skull Sessions podcast, about his first hand accounts of Metallica from the early years. We talk about him and Lars Ulrich becoming friends, seeing their first ever show,  and so much more. 

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Up and coming Bay Area metal band Gurschach talk to Brandon about their reimagined cover of St. Anger, their diverse influences and so much more! 

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Brandon returns to a LIVE show with frequent guest, music journalist Richard S. He. The two talk about current Metallica news, Kirk Hammett and his love of horror, the spookiest Metallica riffs/videos and both name their top 3 most metal horror movies. WARNING: There are a lot of videos in this episode so if you prefer to watch the actual livestream go to @MetallicastPod on Facebook or to the Fans Not Experts YouTube page.

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Or perhaps a better episode title would be "Shoot Me (And Your Shot) Again"? These Metallica puns are not always easy... but talking to journalist Kris Kielich of Distorted Sound Magazine certainly is! Brandon and Kris talk a wide range of Metallica topics including  playing Metallica songs on Rock Band, the similarities between Kill Em All and ReLoad, the underrated falsetto of James Hetfield and some of the more experimental parts of the Metallica catalog as well as so much more! 

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Brandon interviews legendary bassist and one of the founding members of Megadeth David Ellefson for Metal Talk TV.  Be sure to check out his upcoming covers album titled No Cover, out worldwide on 11/20, and also order coffee from Ellefson Coffee Co.  There is admittedly no Metallica talk in this episode since it was not originally intended for this podcast... but its David Ellefson! From Megadeth! And there is a whole lot of Metallica goodness coming your way... including 2 episodes next week... which reminds me that you should also tune into this one for a special Metallicast announcement about October 23rd!

Listen to the new single from Ellefson right HERE! 

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Photo credit for this episode: Steve Ritchie 

Brandon interviews Metallica friend and fan John Kornarens about amazing first hand stories of the early years of the band including how he met Lars, how he helped get Metallica on Metal Massacre, the real story of how James and Lars first met Cliff Burton and so much more!

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Brandon talks to legendary vocalist John Bush (Armored Saint, ex-Anthrax) about his career in both bands and of course about Metallica; being asked to be their singer, touring with them on the Ride The Lightning tour, performing with them at the 30th anniversary shows and more! Make sure to check out the new Armored Saint album Punching The Sky out October 23rd on Metal Blade Records. 

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Brandon speaks to vocalist Ehab Omran and drummer Tom McCullough from up and coming band South Of Eden. We talk about their influences, formation and their love of Metallica including their favorite era,  Cliff Burton, and so much more. 

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Check out the music video for "The Talk" on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR3-cNTF4SY

This episode features the songs "Dancing With Fire" and "The Talk" off  "The Talk" EP by South Of Eden out now on Lava Records

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