Episode 156 - Reclaimed Rust Exhibit

METAL UP YOUR PODCAST - All Things Metallica

Clint Wells

Clint Wells, Ethan Luck, Heavy Metal, Arts, Nashville, Metal Up Your Podcast, Metal, Music, Society & Culture, Thrash Metal, Metallica

4.9 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Reclaimed Rust: The James Hetfield Collection is an exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California featuring 10 of Hetfield's custom cars as well as some unique Metallica gear and memorabilia. On January 30th, James attended the opening of the exhibit to sit for a "fireside chat" about his cars and Metallica. This was James' first public appearance since checking back into rehab in the fall of September 2019. On this episode we listen to the Hetfield interview as well as chat with friend and patron Edgar Barradas of California To Self-Destruct about the event itself, the cars, James Hetfield and the future of Metallica. Thanks to Edgar for providing the video and audio of the interview. Highlights include: - James remembering his dad working on cars - James learning to drive, his first car and the hot rod scene in Downey, CA - customizing his first car - joining the Beatniks Car Club and their influence - collaborating with builders like Rick Door and Scott Mumford - similarities between building cars and writing music - James' daily driver and the forthcoming book cataloging his cars - getting his first guitar and playing in Obsession - Meeting Lars Ulrich and recording "Hit The Lights" for Metal Massacre and Metal Blade Records - naming Metallica and designing the band's iconic logo - the future of Metallica

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0:00.0	Metallica, here they come, the kings of metal.
0:23.3	So fucking what!
0:24.5	Hey everybody, I'm Lizzie.
0:25.3	And I'm Joe.
0:26.5	We're from the band Hailstorm.
0:28.5	And you're listening to Middle Up Your Podcast. You're listening to Middle Up Your Podcast.
0:58.6	My name is Clint Wells.
0:59.7	I'm your host.
1:00.5	This week's a little different.
1:01.8	My cohort, my buddy, my partner in crime.
1:04.5	Mr. Ethan Luck is down in Mexico with the lovely Brandy Carlisle doing some shows.
1:09.6	He was not able to make this work, but we're going to be
1:12.1	talking about the reclaimed Rust Exhibit, the James Hetfield Collection, that went down this past
1:17.8	Thursday at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles. And this was a big deal because it was the first
1:23.9	public appearance by Mr. James Hetfield since the announcement that he had re-entered rehab in late September.
1:30.7	And it was a big deal spiritually for all of us, the fans, because we didn't know much about what was going on with James' second stint in rehab, and everything went kind of quiet.
1:42.9	And there was a lot of speculation
1:44.8	out of love in my opinion about the future of the band the james's health etc so for him to make
1:52.7	his appearance here showcasing his cars he did a fireside chat this was a big deal and as the pictures
2:00.2	and the story'saced throughout the weekend,
2:02.5	it became clear that he looked really good, really healthy. And it's a treat to hear this
2:06.9	chat that he had filled with humor, classic pop-a-head. Dad jokes, wonderful insight into his
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