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Kill 'em all sold for $1500

A copy of the first Metallica album Kill 'em all was sold on eBay for almost US$1500! Yes that is true. it was one of the rare advanced promotional Megaforce label pressings from 1983. One of the first Metallica vinyl albums ever pressed, and it was signed by all four members.

The autographs were signed in 1983 just before the official release of "Kill 'Em All" hit the Stores! A fabulously unique Metallica super collectible - obtained in person at the legendary coolest metal shop in the universe - The Record Vault. Metallica history for $1500.

signatures and notations as follows:
-Support yer local metal militia, Kirk Hammett
-Chop 'em, Cliff Burton
-Thanks For Everything, Lars Ulrich
-Keep The Store Together - And Metal Up Your Ass, James Hetfield

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Launch Radio Networks reports: Metallica has written about 25 songs for its ninth studio effort and is now concentrating on trimming that list to one album's worth of material, which it will begin recording in January. Drummer Lars Ulrich told Launch on Tuesday (December 5) that the band's summer European tour, on which Metallica played its classic 1986 album "Master of Puppets" in its entirety, paved the way for the sound of the new album. "What I hear sounds very lively, very spunky, got a lot of energy," he said. "I think that the shows we played over the summer, we were definitely leaner and kind of in better shape than we've been in a long time. I mean, having to deliver 'Master of Puppets' for three months this summer definitely revitalized some of that stuff in us, and it's been kind of fun having that in the back of our mind as we've been going through this process. I don't know what else to say.

Referring to the controversial, low-fi production on 2003's "St. Anger", Ulrich said that he's "taken the drums out of the cardboard boxes" this time, and that lead guitarist Kirk Hammett will lay down guitar solos on this record.

The new disc will be produced by Rick Rubin and is expected out by late 2007.

15 years of bad haircuts
For a band that resisted the idea for so long, Metallica sure ended up loving music videos. They just released "Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004." The DVD set features 21 clips, starting with the single "One" and following the band's career straight through to its most recent release, "St. Anger." Here is a few answears Lars gave sfgate.com a few days ago.

Q: You guys were not so into making videos at first. What changed? A: You know what? Nobody wanted to make videos with us. So it wasn't like anybody was going, "Please come make a video for 'Seek and Destroy.' It just didn't seem like we were part of that whole thing in the '80s.

Q: Do you remember the first time you saw Metallica on TV? A: Yeah. I remember when I saw the first video that we did on "Dial MTV" or something, and it was pretty different from the nine other videos that were on there. So at least we got that part right.

Q: Do you have a favorite clip? A: I would say the "One" video has aged pretty well. It still plays pretty unique, so I'm obviously pretty proud of that.

Q: What else do you like? A: "I Disappear" plays pretty good. At least my 8-year-old thinks so, because Tom Cruise is in it.

Q: Tom Cruise was in a Metallica video? A: Yeah. They asked if we would write a song for his movie ("Mission: Impossible II"), so I spent a whole day on the set with him in L.A., met John Woo, saw some of the footage and got the whole treatment, which was very cool. But we never interacted with him in the video. That was all cut together.

Q: Exactly how crazy was he at that time? A: Tom Cruise? He's super cool. He instantly makes you feel like you've known him his entire life. He has that effect on you. I've seen him a couple of times since, and he always remembers my name. Good vibes.

Q: Is there anything you would have personally left off? A: Nah. Looking at the list here, I can't say there are any of these videos that are embarrassing to me. There are some that are a little more experimental and some that make you scratch your chin, but I would say most of this stuff has aged better than I thought. Other than a few somewhat ridiculous haircuts, I'm pretty proud of this collection. I'm getting all misty-eyed.

Producer comments

Kerry King, the frontman of metal band Slayer has slammed rivals Metallica calling them a 'sinking ship'.

King is particularly amused by Metallica's choice to hire producer Rick Rubin for their next album, reported contactmusic.com. He said: 'I'm surprised he's going to be doing the next Metallica record because I don't know how he's going to right that sinking ship.'

Velvet Revolver initially began working on its second album last year with Rick Rubin, the superstar producer who's currently overseeing Metallica, But the band parted with Rubin after a brief time and hired Brendan O'Brien instead. Frontman Scott Weiland said Velvet Revolver and Rick Rubin were not a good match. "The Rick thing didn't work out, and, you know, he was working on a couple of other things, Metallica and U2, and so we kind of became very uninspired."

WE ALL LOVE ENNIO MORRICONE

We know that you are waiting for new music and while it's not exactly a new song, the Metallica version of the classic "The Ecstasy of Gold" will be released on February 20 as part of a tribute to composer Ennio Morricone. As you know, the composition from the film "The Good, the Bad, and he Ugly" has been opening Metallica shows for over 20 years and now the band is honoring Morricone as part of the album also including interpretations of his classic scores from Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Celine Dion, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, among others. For more on Morricone and the activities honoring him, read the official press release below.

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The official Press Release:

SONY CLASSICAL ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF WE ALL LOVE ENNIO MORRICONE ON FEBRUARY 20TH AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO THE VENERATED ITALIAN COMPOSER FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY MORRICONE, CELINE DION, METALLICA, YO-YO MA, REN?E FLEMING, CHRIS BOTTI, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, QUINCY JONES, ROGER WATERS and MORE.
MORRICONE TO RECEIVE HONORARY ACADEMY AWARD ON FEBRUARY 25TH.
COMPOSER'S NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT DEBUT TAKES PLACE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL ON FEBRUARY 3RD.

Sony Classical will release We All Love Ennio Morricone - an all-star tribute album celebrating the music of the revered Italian composer Ennio Morricone, performed by some of the greatest names from the worlds of contemporary pop, rock, jazz, and classical music - on Tuesday, February 20.

Conceived and produced by Luigi Caiola, who worked on the maestro's monumental retrospective, io, Ennio Morricone, in 2003, We All Love Ennio Morricone brings together seventeen exquisite interpretations - most of them newly recorded especially for this collection - of Morricone's best-loved film scores and other musical pieces showcasing the extraordinary range of the composer's influences and sensibilities.

All of the artists participating in We All Love Ennio Morricone have a special connection to Morricone's music. Many of them have previously recorded Morricone's songs, performed his music onstage, or used his pieces as overtures to concerts, including Celine Dion, Quincy Jones featuring Herbie Hancock, Bruce Springsteen, Andrea Bocelli, Metallica, Yo-Yo Ma, Renee Fleming, Daniela Mercury, Eumir Deodato, Dulce Pontes, Chris Botti, Vanessa and the O's, Roger Waters featuring Edward Van Halen, Denyce Graves, and Taro Hakase.

Commenting on the new CD, Morricone said, "You realize that you have composed important music when someone, somewhere is playing it. I am however astonished, obviously in a good way, that famous artists from the musical world have paid tribute to me by participating in the project, We All Love Ennio Morricone, that brings together my most well-known compositions in different versions and fascinating interpretations thanks to the different musical origins of the various artists. My thanks to everyone, I am deeply honored."

"Not only the film industry, but the music industry at large, are deeply indebted to this phenomenal composer whose expressivity embraces so many genres with such integrity and creativity," said Renee Fleming. "The evocative nature of his work dramatically enhances the visual image and resonates in our deepest emotions."

"I have been inspired by Morricone's raw unbridled emotion, especially in his western scores," said James Hetfield of Metallica. "As a band, we have used his moving 'Ecstasy of Gold' piece as an intro to our performances since 1983."

In addition to three orchestral tracks - "Gabriel's Oboe," "The Tropical Variation" and "Cinema Paradiso" - performed by Ennio Morricone, the composer has created transitional pieces for We All Love Ennio Morricone to seamlessly connect the individual tracks into a continuously flowing listening experience.

We All Love Ennio Morricone caps a series of unprecedented honors for the 78-year-old composer, who will receive an Honorary Academy Award® at the 79th Academy Awards® presentation on February 25, 2007, in Los Angeles "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music." Morricone has been nominated for five Academy Award Best Original Score nominations - "Days of Heaven" (1978), "The Mission" (1986), "The Untouchables" (1987), "Bugsy" (1991) and "Mal?na" (2000). "Receiving an Oscar almost seems like too much, but I can't hide the fact that I'm very happy," said Morricone.

The composer's North American concert debut will take place at Radio City Music Hall on February 3 where he will be conducting the symphonic version of some of the music from We All Love Ennio Morricone. He will lead an ensemble of more than 200 musicians from the Rome Sinfonietta Orchestra and the Canticum Novum Singers of New York.

At a private concert at the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on Friday, February 2, 2007, welcoming the incoming Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea, Morricone will lead the same orchestra and chorus. The United Nations concert will feature his elegiac "Voci dal Silenzio (Voices from the Silence)," a piece written in response to the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001.

In addition to Morricone's New York concert appearances, The Museum of Modern Art will present a retrospective of six landmark films scored by Morricone including "The Battle of Algiers," "Once Upon a Time in the West," "Two Mules for Sister Sara," "Once Upon a Time in America," "The Mission," and "U Turn," from February 1 through February 7. The Film Forum will run a three-week festival of films scored by Morricone to run from February 2 through February 22.

Born in Rome in 1928, Ennio Morricone studied classical and choral music before writing his first film scores in 1962. In 1964, he began his monumental collaborations with director Sergio Leone which would result in some of the most iconic scores in film history.

While perhaps best-known for his monumental contributions to more than 500 indelible film and television scores including "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "The Mission," "Once Upon a Time in America," "The Untouchables," "Cinema Paradiso" and others, Ennio Morricone has worked an astounding number of musical genres - including classical, pop, rock, jazz, avant-garde, electronic and Italian folk music into his own unique and timeless oeuvre.

We All Love Ennio Morricone
Track listing:

1. I Knew I Loved You - Celine Dion
2. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Quincy Jones featuring Herbie Hancock
3. Once Upon a Time in the West - Bruce Springsteen
4. Conradiana - Andrea Bocelli
5. The Ecstasy of Gold - Metallica
6. Mal?na - Yo-Yo Ma
7. Come Sail Away - Renee Fleming
8. Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone
9. Conmigo - Daniela Mercury featuring Eumir Deodato
10. La Luz Prodigiosa - Dulce Pontes
11. Love Affair - Chris Botti
12. Je Changerais d'Avis - Vanessa and The O's
13. Lost Boys Calling - Roger Waters
14. The Tropical Variation - Ennio Morricone
15. Could Heaven - Denyce Graves
16. Addio Monti - Taro Hakase
17. Cinema Paradiso - Ennio Morricone
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We All Love Ennio Morricone
Track listing:

1. I Knew I Loved You - Celine Dion
2. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Quincy Jones featuring Herbie Hancock
3. Once Upon a Time in the West - Bruce Springsteen
4. Conradiana - Andrea Bocelli
5. The Ecstasy of Gold - Metallica
6. Mal?na - Yo-Yo Ma
7. Come Sail Away - Renee Fleming
8. Gabriel's Oboe - Ennio Morricone
9. Conmigo - Daniela Mercury featuring Eumir Deodato
10. La Luz Prodigiosa - Dulce Pontes
11. Love Affair - Chris Botti
12. Je Changerais d'Avis - Vanessa and The O's
13. Lost Boys Calling - Roger Waters
14. The Tropical Variation - Ennio Morricone
15. Could Heaven - Denyce Graves
16. Addio Monti - Taro Hakase
17. Cinema Paradiso - Ennio Morricone

"Let it ride" honored

Let it Ride, a full-length film about legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly, was honored with “Best Picture” and “Best Soundtrack” awards on the closing night of the 2007 X-Dance Film Festival in Park City, Utah

Let it Ride, directed by veteran filmmaker Jacques Russo and produced by Locomotion Films, traces the life of the charismatic world champion and explores how he was a defining part of the snowboard culture as it matured from renegade outsider sport to mainstream acceptance. The film is narrated by Metallica singer James Hetfield and the soundtrack includes Pearl Jam, Metallica, the Doors, Johnny Cash and Edgar Winter among others.

Для меня их гениальность подчеркивает то, что я не особо люблю Iron Maiden/Megadeath/Sepultura/Slayer

Поэтому 100% коммерция.

При этом великая пластинка получилась, только в другом жанре - не треш-метал, а коммерческий металл)))

1996 - нормальный хард-рок альтернативный, вполне в духе Soundgarden))) Пластинка серенькая и затянутая, на есть Bleeding Me.

S&M 2/5 (можно и ниже)

Весьма оригинальный критерий определения "гениальности

&M - нелепый концепт: треш-метал под симфонический оркестр. Я лучше Lightning, Master или Justice послушаю

Хотя я вообще не уверен, что кого-то кроме Depeche Mode, т.е. Мартина Гора можно назвать гениями за последние 25 ле

One стал суперхитом и самой ротируемой песн6ей на MTV 1989 года, кажется.

В 1991 было желание создать идеально аранжированный, доступный для восприятия масс поп-альбом (в хорошем смысле слова)

Но альбом, с которым она туда прорвалась, не может быть лучше тех, которые они сделали, будучи на пике креативности.

Думаю, вы знаете, что подавляющее большинство любителей скажут, что Master Of Puppet несравнимо интереснее, чем Load.

Пометочка: Outlaw Torn - мой любимый трек!

Ларс с Джеймсом образца 1984 обматерили бы себя образца 1999 самыми последними словами.

объединить трэш-метал/хард-рок и в принципе легендарность металлеров с симфоническим оркестром и аранжировать это на таком уровне, что на те концерты в Сан-Франциско пришли любители КЛАССИЧЕСКОЙ музыки, к-е о дисторшне слыхом не слыхивали, - это гениально.

Ларс с Джеймсом образца 1984 обматерили бы себя образца 1999 самыми последними словами.((((

Эта поделка имеет к классической (академической, если точнее) музыке примерно такое же отношение, как оригинальный трэш метал и верка сердючка.

Причём не только в Load и S&M, но и вообще в творчестве и тяжмете

Ваше мнение очень ценно. Особенно понравилась аргументация. А вообще советую посмотреть на досуге двд "S&M" и послушать интервью, взятые у аудитории

знакомых-академических музкантов

Разницы с сердючкой они решительно не видят.

Разные уровни.

Кэймен сделал симфонический аккомпанемент к произведениям Металлики

Н-да, настоящие музыканты

Ну понятно что не того уровня

Кстати, если ты до сих пор не достал, могу подогнать тебе "Все клипы" - как раз нормал к "региональной встрече"

Ерунда, какая-то, откровенно говоря!

Думаю до региональной встрече мы еще пообщаемся

но имей в виду, что это отличная идея

Все мы с удовольствием послушаем старые альбомы, но коллаборация четырёх легенд тяжмета и одного из известнейших современных (земля ему пухом) дирижёров/композиторов, т.е. Michael Kamen, - просто поразительна: объединить трэш-метал/хард-рок и в принципе легендарность металлеров с симфоническим оркестром и аранжировать это на таком уровне, что на те концерты в Сан-Франциско пришли любители КЛАССИЧЕСКОЙ музыки, к-е о дисторшне слыхом не слыхивали, - это гениально. И слушается альбом прекрасно, т.к. сведён мегапрофессионально, и симбиоз двух в корне различных музыкальных концепций - идеален.