Metallica have shared official footage of “Disposable Heroes” from their special November 3 acoustic show at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA. That concert and charity auction raised over $1.3 million for the group’s All Within My Hands foundation, which put the money towards Feeding America and the American Association of Community Colleges. The set will also be available as a limited edition vinyl, titled “Helping Hands…Live & Acoustic At The Masonic”, on February 1. Pre-orders for that can be found HERE.
Metallica have announced that they will be releasing “Helping Hands…Live & Acoustic At The Masonic” as a limited edition vinyl on February 1. The effort will feature the band’s acoustic show at the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA, which was held on November 3. That concert and charity auction raised over $1.3 million for the group’s All Within My Hands foundation, which put the money towards Feeding America and the American Association of Community Colleges. Pre-orders can be found HERE.
Tack Listing:
Disc One / Side A
01. “Disposable Heroes”
02. “When A Blind Man Cries” (Deep Purple cover)
03. “The Unforgiven”
Chris Watts, a murderer who admitted to killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters, apparently Googled the lyrics to Metallica’s “Battery” after disposing the bodies. As a result, various media outlets, like People, have tried to link the band to the horrible crime.
According to local TV station KCNC the lyrics were mentioned in a police report:
August 13, 2018 (CBS4 note: This contains lyrics from a song which Chris Watts looked up on Google the lyrics include: “- lunacy has found me – Cannot stop the battery – Pounding out aggression – Turns into obsession – Cannot kill the battery – Cannot kill the family .“
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1010 hours: during a respite following the murder of his family, and disposing of their bodies at a desolate well site, Watts searched Google for the lyrics to “Battery” by Metallica. ”Lashing out the action, returning the reaction – Weak ore ripped and torn away – Hypnotizing power, crushing all thot cower – Battery is here to stay Smashing through the boundaries – Lunacy hos found me – Cannot stop the battery – Pounding out aggression – Turns into obsession – Cannot kill the battery – Cannot kill the family – Battery is found in me Crushing oll deceivers, moshing non-believers – Never-ending potency – Hungry violence-seeker, Feeding off the weaker – Ereeding on insanity Smashing through the boundaries – lunacy hos found me – connote stop the battery – Pounding out aggression – Turns into obsession – Cannot kill the battery – Cannot kill the family – Battery is found in me – Battery, Battery Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing – Powerhouse of energy – Whipping up o fury, dominating flurry – We create the battery Smashing through the boundaries – Lunacy hos found me – Cannot stop the buttery – Pounding out aggression – Turns into obsession – Cannot kill the battery – Cannot kill the family – Battery is found in me.”
It is unkown why the monster Googled the lyrics, but trying to spin the story to implicate the band is ridiculous.
ESP Guitars will be releasing a new special edition James Hetfield Signature Series guitar model called the LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone. The following description was posted on espguitars.com:
The LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone is a new collaboration by James Hetfield and ESP. It is a replica of the original model currently played by James on Metallica’s WorldWired Tour. This Special Edition release is limited to just 500 pieces. It offers set-neck construction at 27” scale, allowing for an extended lower range than a standard scale guitar. It employs a mahogany body with a distinctive highly-figured quilted maple top in See Thru Purple Sunburst finish, paired to a comfortable thin U-shaped 3-piece mahogany neck with Macassar ebony fingerboard. High-quality hardware on the LTD Snakebyte SE Baritone includes LTD locking tuners, a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece, and James Hetfield’s signature EMG JH “Het” Set active pickups. This guitar also includes a hardshell ESP case and a Certificate of Authenticity.
Metallica have donated $100,000 to help out with the wildfire relief efforts in California. The band made the donation through their All Within My Hands Foundation, which issued the following statement:
“Sadly once again communities in California are experiencing historically devastating wild fires in both the Northern and Southern parts of the state. All Within My Hands has made a $50,000 donation each to the North Valley Community Foundation and the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation; both agencies provide service to victims at evacuation centers and other much needed relief. We would like to encourage you to join us in supporting those in need and our first responders in any way you can by donating money, non-perishable food, clothing and other supplies or by giving your time volunteering or providing temporary housing. Every little bit helps.”
Metallica have shared official footage of “All Within My Hands” from their recent acoustic show at The Masonic in San Francisco, CA. That concert was held on November 3 and it also included an auction with proceeds going towards the band’s All Within My Hands Foundation.
Metallica have posted some live footage of themselves performing “Hardwired” during their October 29 show at Times Union Center in Albany, NY. You can check that out below:
