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S&M² – How to Make a Feature Film in 25 Days (or Possibly Less)
When the last cheers had left the Chase Center on Sunday, September 8th, the workload was about to hit overdrive for Wayne Isham, Greg Fidelman, and Dana Marshall, while Dan Braun’s work had just concluded. Steffan Chirazi finds out what it took to get S&M² the movie onto your local screen tonight.
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We Don’t Look Like Our Trauma
Cat Cvengros – the VP of Development and Marketing at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley in San Jose, CA – explains to Steffan Chirazi that struggle does not discriminate, which is why we must all help without question.
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When the last cheers had left the Chase Center on Sunday, September 8th, the workload was about to hit overdrive for Wayne Isham, Greg Fidelman, and Dana Marshall, while Dan Braun’s work had just concluded. Steffan Chirazi finds out what it took to get S&M² the movie onto your local screen tonight.
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Sep 9, 2019
To Dare Is To Do - S&M²
Which is precisely what Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra did for approximately 35,000 lucky attendees over Friday, Sept 6 and Sunday, Sept 8 in San Francisco’s brand-new Chase Center, as Steffan Chirazi explains.
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When this European summer tour with Metallica was announced last autumn, my heart jumped and was fully set on the Ireland show. I mean…Metallica playing at a castle?! A CASTLE?!?! I fell in love with that combination! Slane Castle was my most anticipated show of the tour and all of 2019! So bring it on!!!
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There are so many incredible places in this country that we don’t get a chance to hit that often, so doing the Little Rocks and the Fresnos and the Madison, Wisconsins and the rest of it, I mean it’s great to connect with fans in those cities where you feel that.
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Which is why looking back, …And Justice for All was so utterly vital: its life, resonance, and “new” line-up proving that Metallica was going to smash its way larger than life through all obstacles, as opposed to drift quietly into the background.
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Jul 26, 2019
Ace of Bass
Admittedly that is a cheesy headline, however in the case of Rob Trujillo, it is also kinda true. Steffan Chirazi speaks with him about the tools of his trade from childhood to WorldWired. Brett Murray films the love.
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On every WorldWired date, Bob Cowan and Adam Correia are the men who make sure the band like how they sound. Monitor-men supreme, their jobs are both unique and finite. Steffan Chirazi is all ears as they explain the process.
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Jul 26, 2019
The Master Breuer
The 2018-2019 North American WorldWired Tour saw Jim Breuer, and cohort Joe Sib, cast as hosts throwing a pre-show party before Metallica hit the stage. By the last date in Grand Rapids, everything had started to take on new dimensions. Before that final North American show, Breuer told Steffan Chirazi about the journey from pre-show goofball to fully engaged Metallica family member.
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If I look back at all the pictures and videos, there is only one big thing that turns up… and that’s an enormous smile on my face.
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When I hit the road for the first leg of this tour, I thought I would be spending most of the time alone. None of my friends were crazy enough to spend so much money on a Metallica ticket and I was way too psyched about this opportunity to not do it… the second leg of this tour started very differently.
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August 6 Update: Updated with Pre-Parties for the August leg of the tour.
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Jul 1, 2019
A Spirited Chat in Manchester
Kirk Hammett and Tobias Forge from Ghost sat down for a quick “mid-tour natter” on show day at the Etihad Stadium, and So What! gatecrashed the chinwag.
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Jun 12, 2019
Erynn's WorldWired Diaries: Part One
When my airplane made its descent into the pastel-colored city of Lisbon, I knew I was about to embark on a journey of a lifetime with Metallica. Over the course of the next four months, I would write 25 exhilarating chapters to my epic quest in Europe. 25 phenomenal shows with Metallica! Crazy, right?! May sound too good to be true, but thanks to my powerful Black Ticket, it has become the reality. I am now living the ultimate Metallica dream!
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Jun 12, 2019
Martijn’s WorldWired Diaries: Part One
My nerves, excitement and all kinds of emotions are running through my body for weeks now… but it’s almost finally here again: time to go out on tour with the Metallica Family.
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May 15, 2019
Giving It Up for Metallica
With the second annual All Within My Hands Day of Service just around the corner on May 22nd, James Hetfield and Rob Trujillo explain to Steffan Chirazi why it is one of the most important days on the Metallica calendar.
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Yes ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it is stadium time again, which means Lars, James, Rob and Kirk are actively re-entering the very physical endeavor of the WorldWired mileage zone as they prepare to cover vast tracts of their enormous stage.
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