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  1. Ross Halfin: The So What! Interview
    August 24, 2021

    Ross Halfin: The So What! Interview

                            He needs no introduction, but despite that, I’m going to offer one anyway…Ross Halfin. The man, not a myth but most certainly a legend in the field of photography.
                        
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  2. Goodnight, Texas: The So What! Interview
    August 18, 2021

    Goodnight, Texas: The So What! Interview

                            Goodnight, Texas created the only “Of Wolf And Man” cover on The Metallica Blacklist project. Steffan Chirazi learns how the group’s sensational, stripped down, and utterly unique take on the song came to be.
                        
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  3. Dan Dippel: The So What! Interview
    August 9, 2021

    Dan Dippel: The So What! Interview

                            Sofa King Evil… Dan Dippel enjoys a bit of “Dark Lord overtone” in his life. He also likes a tufted cushion or two under his bottom. Here he explains to Steffan Chirazi the dovetail which helped create his excellent “Nothing Else Matters” piece.
                        
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  4. Tomi Owó: The So What! Interview
    August 3, 2021

    Tomi Owó: The So What! Interview

                            Tomi Owó talks to Steffan Chirazi about how she got into music as a child, how she matured into a recording artist, and how recording "Through The Never" for The Metallica Blacklist opened her up to a genre she hadn't yet explored.
                        
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  5. Enter Cameraman: The So What! Essay
    July 30, 2021

    Enter Cameraman: The So What! Essay

                            “This is either going to be the most expensive home movie ever or we will never have any friends in the music business again!” Lars Ulrich talking to the camera during the making of The Black Album. I hear those words and just like that I’m back again.
                        
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  1. Michael Poulsen of Volbeat: The So What! Interview
    July 28, 2021

    Michael Poulsen of Volbeat: The So What! Interview

                            Michael Poulsen of Volbeat talks to Steffan Chirazi about his relationship with Metallica as a young fan, as a pees and tour-mate, and now an artist who has covered “Don’t Tread On Me.”
                        
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  2. Pop Quiz With Rhys Cooper
    July 19, 2021

    Pop Quiz With Rhys Cooper

                            Australian artist Rhys Cooper from Melbourne has proudly created work for Metallica, Queens of the Stone Age, The Bronx, Misfits, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Mondo, Star Wars, and Marvel.
                        
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  3. Dan Mumford: The So What! Interview
    July 12, 2021

    Dan Mumford: The So What! Interview

                            Dan Mumford has delivered a deep perspective on “The Unforgiven” with his piece of celebratory art. Steffan Chirazi chats with the impossibly nice artist and ponders whether it’s interpretation or reflection, among other things.
                        
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  4. Keith Morris of OFF!: The So What! Interview
    July 7, 2021

    Keith Morris of OFF!: The So What! Interview

                            Keith Morris remembers the early days of Metallica, explains how OFF! chose “Holier Than Thou” as their contribution to The Metallica Blacklist, and why they chose to support Running Strong for American Indian Youth with their portion of the profits.
                        
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  5. Marc Reiter: The So What! Interview
    July 1, 2021

    Marc Reiter: The So What! Interview

                            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?!
                        
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