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The first band Metallica didn't get along with was Metallica.

"The first half of your life is causing destruction, the second half is cleaning it up" Preach it Hetfield.

1:16 Robert be standing there like; ya I wasn’t there for any of that. 😁

James seems a lot happier now!

From Seek n' Destroy to Chill n' Say Sorry.

If Kip Winger needs someone to be pissed off at he has Mike Judge for that.

"So Rob, let's talk about post-2000 Metallica..."

Metallica and Howard Stern together is always pure gold.

Man, James has the most radio dj voice ever!

James is such a magnificent beast. Also you can see the itch in his hands, he just wants to get that guitar screaming. Love you James.

From "So F*cking What" to "So F*cking Sorry".

"We didn't like wearing makeup til we were in our 30's..."

I love(d) them all! The NWOBHM Bands...Maiden, Priest, Saxon, the glam from Kiss and Motley Crue! The hard rock AC/DC, Van Halen, Ozzy...the metal an heavy rock...Motorhead, Metallica! As years go by, it all doesn't matter. Just enjoy the music

1:59 Nick, Hamps: Freddie Mercury would throw up if he heard your version of Stone Cold Crazy Metallica: Wins Best Metal Performance Grammy for it along with James getting the honour to perform it with Queen themselves at the tribute concert

Dokken was a great band though. George Lynch was a guitar god, and Don had one of the most powerful voices of the 80s era. Such a unique sound, and beautiful when he needed to as well. Shame they ended on bad terms :/

"we were the opposite of dokken. They had George lynch as a guitarist, you do the math"

I actually had that tour book from the Black Album tour, and Lars is not exaggerating- it was a long collection of negative reviews about the stylistic change the band took with that album. I remember being quite baffled by it as a young teen.

In the 80s, you'd get beat up if you wore a Metallica shirt one day and a Winger shirt the next.

Dokken is legit, though. Look past the big hair and flashy clothes and you got a kick ass Hard Rock/Metal band...

”Respect the enemy.” Damn. Deep.

Kirk Hammet looks like the cool grandpa none of us had...

QPRIME was the management of both Metallica and Dokken back in the 80s and according to an interview with George Lynch, their management actually tried to DISCOURAGE the members of Dokken from wearing spandex and hairspray, because the image DID NOT fit the sound and both Don Dokken and George Lynch both admitted they should have listened to their managers back then... Musically, they were nothing like Poison or Bon Jovi. .

James Doing so Much Better Now Very mature

No mention on the "Kill Bon Jovi" Guitar headstock. I was hoping for that one.

Every time I hear Lars talk I feel like I'm really hearing him doing Breuer's Lars impression

Lars: "We wanted to be the opposite of that." Me: Opens the LOAD CD booklet. "So... About that..."

Lucky had a rental truck with XM and this was the show As a Metallica fan since I was 8 years old hearing my friends brother blasting And Justice For All in his room with the door closed in the spring of '89 it changed my life forever! Thought I knew everything about Metallica but then Howard gets them to talk about parts of their personal life that is such a huge treat for fans like me to hear! Amazing fucking show!

Dokken wasn't a glam metal band. Also, there were plenty of bands in the power metal, progressive metal and various other metal sub-genres that also dressed up like that and they were playing heavy and intricate music.

3:00 “yes this microphone is too tall”

Metallica was the first band I ever seen in concert with Faith No More opening up at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta when I was 15 or 16 and it was one of Greatest Nights Of My Life...when they played "Harvester Of Sorrow "( My favorite Metallica song) I completely lost my shit lol...I haven't been able to catch them again live since then but Hopefully One Day🤞🤘

Any Winger fans here? Reb Beach’s tone is badass

THANKS AGAIN / GREAT INTERVIEW

I met these guys at The Peabody in Memphis 1988 the day before the Monsters of Rock at the Liberty Bowl (July 8th i think). Super nice guys! In fact Kirk was throwing peanuts at Lars to catch in his mouth when I sat down. They did an amazing show right after a band called Kingdom Come. Then Dokken. Then Scorpions and then Van Hagar.

Great interview by Howard! I could have watched an hour of that!

Howard Stern is the greatest inteviewer imo, he asks meaningful questions and genuinely relates to a lot of the answers given. Class act from a man that people think is the opposite.

I saw Winger open for the Scorpions in Oakland CA and they were pretty good!

I liked Dokken and Metallica both back in the day. I dont think most fans seperated the two styles like are led to believe. The majority of people back then who liked rock, liked all rock and didnt discriminate. Dokken had some killer tunes.

Metallica's Black Album was the Album that introduced me to Metal, and they are one of the founding bands that started my Rock Mentality and Evaluation. Rock n' Roll!! Metallica, I love you Guys, and you guys are true Hero's of mine.

Everybody's looking good, love this interview thank you🌬💗🌬💗🌬💗

So neat to hear the history. Good one Howard!

James is looking so good. He has a glow to him. I’m happy and proud that he came out strong and didn’t let a setback keep him down. The mans a true warrior. Can’t wait to hear what they have brewing in 2021❤️✨

They are like "Dokken remember them?" Dokken was pretty big.

Great interview!

Wow James looks SO much better, 10 years younger Really really good to see 🙂

"Glam Metal.... It's stands for Gay L. A. Metal...." Dave Mustaine Ex-Metallica member.🤣🤣🤣🤣

Winger. To me it was an amazing band , for a musical perspective , rod on drums(I studied fanatically the Hal Leonard Drum tab book. Even Corrected Small mistakes on Rainbow in the Rose.. ) reb on guitar. Kip on bass ,,,World class. I just think they were the product of their generation. And what sold at the time, And could’ve made a different genre of music if you were 10 years younger or older . There’s always been band feuds. . But in the 80s it was very extreme.. i saw metallic at once. It was 1986 at the Nassau Coliseum. With Ozzy Osbourne. Great show.

I actually think DOKKEN fit into the category of the 1980's Heavy Metal.

james’s guitar is lower than my grades

We in NorCal welcomed them with open arms!!! The first time I heard a Metallica song it was a symphony to my ears... ❤️.

The Black Album tour book is one of my most prized possessions. Along with a Master Of Puppets demo in VINYL.

They didn’t mention Axl

George Lynch is a couple levels above both Hammet & Hatfield as far as playing guitar!

The mainstreaming of Thrash and popularizing of grunge happened simultaneously. All punk influenced.

Lars used to wear spandex in late 80s, watch Seattle 89 if you have any doubts

Well said James 🙌🏼

Great input by Kirk and Rob.

Dokken was great, especially George Lynch..

Don Dokken is a beast. Super nice guy!

Until 96... The until it sleeps video😆

Metallica wore spandex early 80s

James guitar looks sooooooooooo nice. Love the design!

Love metallica, but never bought their stuff after 89

Why does it happen? Because it happens. 2:58 Roll the bones - RUSH

Legends. All of them. Love this.

Good interview

Everybody taking and telling stories... Kirk: 😁😁😁

what a great question. i’ve always wondered the same thing.

Glad to see James back!

good ol' james...im glad he's back...i just hope he doesn't want to retire anytime soon...i know he said in some interview that he wanted to sloow down. *anyone else heard/read that?

I'm the same age as James and grew up in the next town over, so I was a fan from the beginning. Metallica and Slayer were exactly what we were waiting for at that time. The hair bands were done overnight.

Love hearing these guys

Absolute legends. That includes Howard

Bro I love Dokken and black metal. I can’t choose. They fukin awesome

Such good advice James

Cresci ouvindo Metallica e ainda continuo ouvindo o melhor metal

Fucking kickass, man. Glad to see James as well :)

I just wanna say I hope James is doing alright in recovery. COVID lockdown, it's rough for those that struggle with addiction. Break the stigma. Have Empathy. You're not alone Master Hetfield.

Interesting question: was there pressure from management to change your image?No, there wasn't. Metallica did that themselves. Do these guys forget they were wearing eyeliner and shit in the Load era? Metallica haven't really carried the flag of thrash since AJFA. Their first 4 albums were awesome, and the black album had some good tunes. But theyve spent more of their career trying to incorporate trends than they have defying them at this point. Good guys, and I'm a fan, but let's be real.

I remember listening to a bootleg tape of these guys backs in early 80's from their club scene. I knew then you either love these guys or hate them.There was no in between. I loved them then when nobody gave a shit about them and I love their music even more today. One of the best 4 piece bands ever.

James absolutely rocks and is awesome

2:03 James: “some of them were me” 😂😂

Lars: We wanted to be the opposite of that. James: YEAH!

Howard's gotta relate to this on a deeply personal level.

I like how even when just chatting, James is still in that wide horse stance.

Loves Metallica vs Motley Crue fued..Love both of the bands very much..The founder of Thrash vs Glam...Cant be more intense right?? Trying to make a name for themselves and getting where they are now..Now both of the bands are in good terms..Few year back Nikki interview James in his podcast... Much love and respect!! \m/

Rock was awesome in the 80s. You turn it up and jam out. Who cares what anybody looked like.

meanwhile Howard loved al the spandex bands in the 80's

Havent enjoyed a Metallica interview in over 10 years,aside from the older Puppets footage & Justice footage ............This was Good entertaining stuff imo

Liked this exchange..pretty cool

"First half of your life is causing destruction, and the second half is cleaning it up." So right.

James looks like he never aged, he looks really happy 🤘🤘

ROCKIN' LIKE DOKKEN!

Two of our greatest American (1/4 Dutch) treasures, Howard and Metallica.

Howard: *Stutters* Hetfield: I love what you’re saying Howard!

rock on !!

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼 Iconic

Welcome back James, we love you.

Lars always speaks on everyone’s behalf.

Howard definitely has changed over the years.