When I read that Richey Beckett had lost vision in his right eye, I was floored. It isn’t the sort of news you expect. Instantly, my mind hurtled into that weird space where you try to imagine what it must be like and how much harder it must be when your world predominantly revolves around translating what you see and imagine into a piece of physical art.
Lars sits down with Steffan to reflect upon the process of creating an album and what it’s like to bring that work to life on the road.
Read the exclusive interview with Kirk for his perspective on how the new album, ***72 Seasons***, came together.
James gives us an exclusive and in depth interview about the new album.
Robert Trujillo offers a detailed breakdown of how he dealt with all matters of world and creativity in a pandemic, and how he saw the journey into ***72 Seasons*** being created.
Steffan Chirazi checks in again with thoughts after Metallica's second show in Amsterdam.
Steffan Chirazi writes in from Amsterdam, as the M72 World Tour kicks off.
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be rolling out four major discussions with James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert. They are holistic conversations covering the creative cycle of 72 Seasons and the men behind it.
Steffan Chirazi speaks with Q Prime’s Hannah Davis and OTTTO’s Tye Trujillo on just how “Master of Puppets” met up with Stranger Things to hurtle the track back into the global spotlight.
It suddenly appeared, a Metallica monolith which had people panicking about whether they had the finances or space to accommodate such a giant structure. Entrance is gratis, but as Steffan Chirazi learns from the Metallica Black Box debut, the material is infinite.
Adventure is everything when it comes to whiskeys, and Rob Dietrich has made sure that BLACKENED® American Whiskey dares to be bold by initiating the Masters of Whiskey Series. Kicking things off is BLACKENED x Willett Straight Kentucky Rye Finished in Madeira Casks. Steffan Chirazi gets a full measure of the story.
For fans, it is time to dive into The Black Album Deluxe Box Set, which has been arriving on doorsteps for a few days now. Dan Nykolayko, however, has lived with the box set and its content – as well as its delays, triumphs, and “pivots” – since roughly two weeks after the …And Justice For All package was released in November 2018.
Long-time member of the Metallica management team and Blackened Recordings “show runner,” Marc Reiter was the originator of The Metallica Blacklist concept. Who better for So What! editor Steffan Chirazi to get the recipe from?!
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.
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.