You can all see exactly why Rob Dietrich is the Master Distiller for Blackened Whiskey; because he is a gloriously talented, unafraid, and pioneering creative nutter.

Before the launch of this initiative, Steffan Chirazi - editor of Metallica's online publication, So What!, sat down with Executive Director Dr. Ed Frank and Associate Director Renée Richardson to discuss AWMH's contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts.

While adhering to shelter-in-place, Lars is enjoying a lot of movies with the family. However, unlike most of us, Lars is not just a watcher of cinema, he’s a student! Steffan Chirazi thought it was time to get a gauge on how Ulrichian movie nights are going, and what they’ve been comprised of.

Yes, ROB TRUJILLO said “grate” and “tuna” not “grade” and “tune.” Steffan Chirazi decided to “zoom” Robert Trujillo down on the SoCal Westside for a check in. He emerged with this new-found knowledge and more...

It was a blur of social activity from dawn to dusk and back again, and I would meet literally everyone in Copenhagen, from Ken Anthony to Lars’ childhood mate who “ran the airport” (I was reliably informed that if I ever had any problem with anything, said-friend would sort it out, and trust me, I knew that if I wanted to ride an elephant through the terminal whilst wearing a suit of armor and screaming Dio songs, he’d have sorted it out).

Robert Alvarez, Supplemental Food Program Operations Manager at the San Francisco location of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. He explains to Steffan Chirazi why their work has never been more important.

Working is one of the most important things any person does, yet it can be daunting to step into the employment arena. Jen Worth is on a crusade to make sure that those who feel like outliers get the jobs they want and deserve.

In order to look into the future, it is important to observe the past. So said a wise man somewhere once. Either that or I read it on a fortune cookie last week after take-out from NaNa’s Kitchen; regardless the phrase is accurate, because history will always be relevant to your future, providing you pay attention. It is therefore fitting that as I take a brief look back at the year which was 2019, and peek into this new decade, we also acknowledge the exciting perpetual motion in the “2010s” which has got Metallica charging into a fourth decade.

Metallica might be taking some downtime, but as Robert Trujillo tells Steffan Chirazi, he is decidedly not. “He is already a better pick-player than I am, and the ideas he has flying around his mind are just something else,” enthuses Robert Trujillo about his son as he loses himself further in describing the extent of his favorite bass player’s talents. “Tye just has this incredible musical mind, I find myself in awe of it, and not only that, he is a top skater too. The kid’s a two-pronged Westside rep!”

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.

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.

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.

The 2019 European WorldWired Stadium Tour has drawn to a close. Steffan Chirazi waffles on about a “support fly” and the mass breakout of good vibes as everyone at HQ wonders whether he has heatstroke or drank the “wrong” tea.

Enter the most jam-packed month of my entire life!

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!!!

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.

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.

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.