HE FUCKING LEFT THE BAND!

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

[twocripplesdancing]

"You can actually pinpoint the exact moment his toe gets crushed".

[Reasonablepizza518]

Jul 31, 2018 10:30:14 GMT -5 stephanie said:

Jul 26, 2018 21:25:47 GMT -5 Reasonablepizza518 said:

Lars, by lightyears. I wouldn't even think this would be up for debate.

Let's say James dies in the crash that killed Cliff. Does the band even go on? If so, it's gonna sound nothing like Metallica since he's the primary songwriter and singer.

If it's Lars, not only do they keep going, but they might actually find a good drummer and put out some decent albums after AJFA.

They toyed with the idea of having someone else sing during the 80s though (although James would have remained in the band), and Lars is responsible for the arrangement and wrote all the solos along with Fleming Rasmussen on the first four albums.

Lars is definitely worse than James but these are points worth considering.

I knew Lars was involved with the songwriting but I didn't know it was to such a critical degree. That definitely changes my apinion of him but he's still one of the most insufferable personalities and least likeable people in entertainment so I stand by my apinion. 

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Lars actually has a huge say in structuring songs, production and solos. Anybody who's watched the behind-the-scenes videos for the "Hardwired..." recording sessions can glean that.

[MMST3K]

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

I've honestly never seen somebody in the public spotlight SO aware of their balding while simultaneously SOOO clearly oblivious to how obvious their attempts to hide it look.

[captainsunshine]

Jul 31, 2018 14:28:55 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

I've honestly never seen somebody in the public spotlight SO aware of their balding while simultaneously SOOO clearly oblivious to how obvious their attempts to hide it look.

what about the edge from u2?

[captainsunshine]

Jul 31, 2018 10:35:43 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

LOL he legtimately gets so fucking pissed when he goes "DONT YOU TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK TO DO" i love that even kirk has to be like "use common sense!" I also love bob rock's look of disdain like "can we move forward?" 


people hate on bob rock but i honestly enjoy his little asides and eyerolls and heavy sighs. he basically was doing what jim does on the office years beforehand 

[captainsunshine]

Jul 31, 2018 10:12:17 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

Jul 26, 2018 20:38:49 GMT -5 paulkersey said:

Lars' dad doing fuckin' calisthetics while on a hike with Lars/therapist and as Lars tries to have a serious conversation about their relationship.

fcukkkk always forhget this 

[captainsunshine]

lars vs james debate:

i think lars is unquestionably more insufferable and obnoxious which would be hell to be around, but I also think that all of the parts of metallica that people love from the first half of their career would never have happened if he hadnt been in the band. He undoubtedly is the one who keeps them on track and his drive helped their trajectory in the long run. I think James, while obviously way way way more chill to be around, is much more of an elitist prick than people accept. I think Lars is somewhat self-aware that he is a bratty, petulant child but he can't help but cave in to those tendencies while James completely lacks self awareness and legitimately thinks he is a badass who knows what's up when in actuality he is a fuckin' out of touch wannabe and has been since basically 1990.

idk i guess maybe I am team james afterall, but begrudgingly so 

[Yung Nick]

Lars would be cool to talk to about dbeat and shit like that, but i bet hes one of those dudes that gets super mad if you dont want to try the snack he prepared or if you have your shoes on in the house.

James seems like a huge dad, he'd probably try changing my life or some shit "for the better"

[captainsunshine]

one on one interactions im guessing lars would try and be buddy buddy with you and if you mentioned a band he owuld be like "oh fuck yeah, they rock!' if he hadnt heard about them. with james im guessing he would also try and be buddy buddy but it would be more like him making some jabs at you and then laughing really hearty and slapping your back really hard

[Yung Nick]

"You like Discharge?"

Lars: "Awesome band. Wanna see my discography collection?"

James: "Yeah. But, do you? Like, did you even see them in the 80's? You wouldn't know too much about them."

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

[captainsunshine]

Jul 31, 2018 15:15:17 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

off to nevah nevah land 

[captainsunshine]

have any of you's ever thought about how fucking stupid enter sandman is

[Yung Nick]

"Something's wrong, shut the light
Heavy thoughts tonight
And they aren't of Snow White( )
Dreams of war
Dreams of liars
Dreams of dragons fire
And of things that will bite, yeah"


fuckin' hate that

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Enter Sandman is the shittiest song in ever.

[detlefschrempf]

Jul 31, 2018 10:29:40 GMT -5 twocripplesdancing said:

I don't remember the last two things and I've seen this film so many times. Might watch it tonight and report back with some hidden gems, I think it's still on Netflix.

I forgot about the sandwich deconstruction. Fuckin' Phil Towle.

tell me where you found it. its not on youtube and not on netflix either.

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Imagine being even semi-famous are "in" enough to get invited to the Some Kind of Monster premiere. Holy shit, what a night it would be.

[captainsunshine]

SPOILER: Click to show

Amid aerial footage of Vancouver and BC Place stadium, a radio DJ publicizes Metallica's concert. An overweight heavy-metal fan drives into the empty parking lot, and climbs on the car's hood, whooping and laughing. Trip (Dane DeHaan), a roadie for Metallica, skateboards past the fan and wipes out. He skates into the underground parking lot and down the dressing-room halls, encountering each of the band members. When he gives a brown paper bag to his supervisor, Trip is told to stick around. After standing in the arena, he walks away as the audience files in to Metallica's traditional opener, "Ecstasy of Gold".

The band begins performing, and during "Creeping Death" Trip's boss tells him to bring gas to a stranded truck carrying "something very important". Before driving his van, Trip takes a blue-and-red capsule, before the band begins "For Whom the Bell Tolls".

As Metallica begins "Fuel", Trip drives down deserted streets. Distracted by his map, he runs a red light and sees a bloody hand print on an illuminated sign. He is T-boned, and his van flips, lightning flashing as he leaves, which leads into Ride the Lightning (alongside a steel electric chair surrounded by two Tesla coils reminiscent of the album's artwork.)

Trip crawls out of the van, peers into the other car and calls to the driver (who is standing with his back to him). The driver glances at Trip, and runs past him down the street, One beginning to be played. Trip retrieves the gas tank, the map and a doll with a noose around its neck from the van, which The Memory Remains is played to. He wanders down a street, and a police horse drags a dead officer across his path. People run past him, ignoring him, followed by police cruisers (one of which is ablaze). Emerging in the middle of a street, Trip realizes he is between a motionless group of rioters and riot police. The rioters then become rowdy, and when the police throw tear gas they swarm over them. Stunned by the violence, Trip stands in front of a window (which then shatters).

A rider in a gas mask on an armored horse charges, wielding a sledgehammer. He lassos a rioter, hanging him from a streetlamp. Trip throws a brick at the rider, who gives chase. Trip loses the doll, but escapes through a wall of rioters, surging into Cyanide.

He walks down a deserted, littered street, under a dozen bodies hanging from a pedestrian bridge, leading into ...And Justice for All. Trip finds the truck he is looking for in a deserted parking-garage corridor, but the driver (a middle-aged man) is traumatized and does not notice him. The back of the truck contains a leather bag, which Trip opens; he slumps, speechless, as the band breaks into Master of Puppets

He sees a figure waving at him from a distance. The rider approaches the figure, and a group of rioters surge past them. Trip grabs the bag and the can of gas, jumps out of the truck and flees.

He is cornered at the end of an alley by the rioters. Trip ties a black bandanna around his mouth, puts up his hood and drops the bag. He douses himself with the gas, sets himself ablaze and charges the rioters, who eventually overwhelm him, beginning Battery.

After the band finishes Nothing Else Matters, Trip wakes up (to "Enter Sandman") on the roof of a building; his lost doll, now animated, approaches the leather bag. As Trip gets up, he is lassoed and pulled onto the rider's horse. He grabs the rider's hammer to free himself and slams the roof with it. Shock waves rumble across the city, shattering glass and the exteriors of surrounding buildings and disintegrating the rider and his horse. The reverberation affects Metallica's concert, cutting the power and knocking down lighting trusses. With a backup generator, the band continues the concert without pyrotechnics and a light show, playing Hit the Lights.

Trip returns to the deserted stadium with the doll and the bag under his arm. The credits roll to scenes of the band performing "Orion" to the empty stadium. Trip takes a seat; the final shot is of the still-closed leather bag which belonged to Cliff Burton on the Master of Puppets tour.

Here is the plot to Through the Never btw 

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

LOL'd at "armored horse."

[captainsunshine]

yo that was a fucking headache to read all the way through. so fucking convoluted for a fucking concert movie haha. of course it was written by the band

[198d]

My favorite scene is when Kirk is relaying what James said to him before he came back from rehab and he says he "needed to get away from the Bob Rocks of the world" as the camera is on Bob Rock and he just looks fucking dead inside lmao.

"He seems to lump you in with the business side of things, which I found interesting."

Amazing fucking diss.

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

What the fuck is Bob Ross doing these days anyway?

[198d]

Jul 31, 2018 18:04:28 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

What the fuck is Bob Ross doing these days anyway?

Probably overcharging cock rock bands for shitty, bloated production

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

LOL of course:

www.blabbermouth.net/news/black-veil-brides-in-the-studio-with-producer-bob-rock-teaser-clip-posted-online/

[198d]

Jul 31, 2018 18:07:42 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

LOL of course:

www.blabbermouth.net/news/black-veil-brides-in-the-studio-with-producer-bob-rock-teaser-clip-posted-online/

So exactly what I thought.

[detlefschrempf]

i neeeeeeeeeeeeed to watch the whole thing again

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Jul 31, 2018 14:28:55 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

I've honestly never seen somebody in the public spotlight SO aware of their balding while simultaneously SOOO clearly oblivious to how obvious their attempts to hide it look.

You are aware of who's in the white house right?