Episode 412 - M72 Nashville Recap

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

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

This week Kevin Rapillo joins Clint to talk all things M72 Nashville. Kevin is a Nashville based live/studio drummer. He and Clint toured together for years with country artist Rodney Atkins. They talk Metallica's longevity, Some Kind of Monster, the merits of St. Anger, the argument that Lars isn't a good drummer, 72 Seasons and what it's like seeing Metallica for the first time in 40 years. Enjoy!

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0:00.0	Metallica, here they come, the kings of metal! on our bird
0:26.0	you are listening
0:29.3	to metal up your podcast
0:31.5	with your host
0:34.4	Clint well
0:35.8	all things.
0:40.7	You reach the end of the line.
0:49.3	Welcome to another episode of Metal Up Your Podcast.
0:51.6	I'm joined by my longtime friend Kevin Rapillo to talk about
0:55.0	Metallica in Nashville, big spiritual show for Kev because I think the last time he saw the band was
1:00.4	40 years ago. It's a 40 year gap. My one and only time was in 1985, which is really strange
1:07.4	that I hadn't dipped in before that I had meant to a couple times
1:11.6	and it just didn't line up here in Nashville a couple times,
1:14.6	especially at the Bridgestone a couple years back.
1:17.2	We just didn't make it.
1:19.5	So yeah, 40 years.
1:21.0	It was, it's pretty amazing.
1:23.2	Scary.
1:24.1	People are always amazed that we haven't seen bands as much as we, like our favorite
1:28.7	bands. Pearl Jam is playing in Nashville night two tonight. I haven't seen Pearl Jam since
1:33.1	2003. But the thing is, we've been on the road our whole lives. I mean, it's, we're usually
1:37.9	touring when these knuckleheads are touring. We're touring. We never have weekends or, you know,
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