Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s your Master Butcher, The Saw! And I’m excited to talk about the titans of Heavy Metal – Metallica – and their new album, 72 Seasons, that dropped on April 14, 2023 (Blackened Recordings). The theme for 2023, so far, appears to be ‘The Year of the Riff’, and … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Metallica Discography Breakdown
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s Your Master Butcher, The Saw! Metallica have released the fourth single off their upcoming new album, 72 Seasons. They have dropped the title track on us – it is 7:39 of Thrash-grooved, solo-ripped, soaring chorus soaked, Metallica. “72 Seasons” refers to the first 18 years of a person’s … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw: Metallica — 72 Seasons (SINGLE REVIEW)
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! It’s Ya Girl, The Saw. And Metallica have dropped a third single from their upcoming album, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings), due to be released on April 14, 2023. The new song, “If Darkness Had a Son,” harkens back to the Metallica of old; sounding a lot like the B-Side … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: If Darkness Had a Son — Metallica (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop! Butcher Crew, Ya Girl wanted to make sure you knew about another brand new single that Metallica dropped on January 20 (2023). “Screaming Suicide” is the second single (following “Lux Aeterna”) from their upcoming new album, 72 Seasons (Blackened Recordings), due out on April 14. This track features the very subject … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Screaming Suicide — Metallica (SINGLE REVIEW)
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop. It’s The Saw, and I’m here to make sure you are aware that THE KINGS of Metal, Metallica (it’s in the name!), have released a new single, announced a new album, and have set dates for a massive World Tour! It has been over six years since Hardwired… dropped, … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: Metallica — Lux Æterna (2022) SINGLE REVIEW
Metallica (aka “The Black Album”) was released by the metal giants, Metallica, on August 12, 1991 by Elektra Records. It was the band’s fifth studio album – Kill ‘Em All (’83), Ride the Lightning (’84), Master of Puppets (’86), and …And Justice for All (’88) – and the second in the series for Elektra Records (Justice). … Continue reading Album of the Week: Metallica – Metallica (1991)
The fourth studio album from Metallica; recorded January – May at One on One Recording Studios in Las Angeles, California, and released on August 25, 1988 …And Justice for All (Elektra) amounted to the end of Thrash Metal as it was known at the time. Helping to mold the genre, Metallica, with this record, effectively … Continue reading Classic Album Review: Metallica – …And Justice For All
The third studio album by the (now) legendary Metallica, Master of Puppets is so important to the history of music generally, and the evolution of it specifically that in 2015 The United States Library of Congress preserved the recording in the National Recording Registry; the first heavy metal recording to do so. It was recorded … Continue reading Album of the Week: Metallica – Master of Puppets
What’s up Butcher Crew!? Last month (January) I got to see the boys in Metallica for the second time! I went to both legs of the North American WorldWired tour. The first was back in 2017 in Atlanta, GA at SunTrust Park. The most recent time I saw them was in Raleigh, NC at the … Continue reading Metallica WorldWired Tour
Welcome to The Saw’s Butcher Shop, Butcher Crew! Today we have another installment of The History of Metal with the O.G. Metalhead! Let’s get right into it. The first official recorded use of the term Heavy Metal was the song, “Heavy Metal (Takin’ A Ride),” by Don Felder (Eagles), and was from the soundtrack for … Continue reading Scrawl from The Saw’s Butcher Shop: The History of Metal — Welcome to The 1983-1985, with the O.G. Metalhead!
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