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There s nothing inclusive about a Brit Awards that ignores rock

There’s nothing inclusive about a Brit Awards that ignores rock The Brits are finally inclusive, but at the expense of rock. How will we find the next Rolling Stones in a ceremony that only rewards pop? Pop galore: Dua Lipa with Little Mix Credit: Getty There was much to celebrate about Tuesday night’s Brit Awards. The triumph of female performers was long overdue: six out of the seven winners in mixed-gender categories were women. Then there was the return of live music after 14 months of silence. That this happened in front of a limited audience of NHS key workers made it all the more special. But there was something even more notable in its absence than a full crowd: anything remotely resembling rock music.

38 Years Ago: Metallica Enter the Studio to Record Kill Em All

Widely regarded as the first definitive thrash album, Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All, though forceful, declarative and crushing, was a punishing exercise in music business protocol. While it upped the ante on the precision, rage and songwriting of bands like Venom and Diamond Head, it was a record that, from the start, was ruled by compromise and control. Kill ‘Em All wasn’t the original title. Metallica wanted to call the album Metal Up Your Ass, but when Important, the distribution outlet of their label, Megaforce, balked, they were forced to change the name. As the story goes, bassist Cliff Burton’s reaction was hardly favorable. “Aw, man, f k ‘em. F k those f kers! Just kill ‘em. Kill ‘em all,” he declared. And the album title was born.

38 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica

38 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica In the middle of the afternoon on April 1, 1983, Exodus guitarist Kirk Hammett was sitting on the toilet when the phone rang. He picked it up and it was the band’s manager Mark Whitaker. After exchanging pleasantries, Whitaker cut to the chase and asked Hammett if he wanted to audition for Metallica. Figuring the call was an April Fool’s prank, Hammett responded, “Yeah, right” and then hung up. Whitaker called back and explained Metallica manager Jonny Z wanted him to call Hammett since he was close to both bands. When Hammett asked why Metallica wanted to replace Dave Mustaine, Whitaker said, “He f -ing sucks, man,” according to the biography Birth School Metallica Death, Vol. 1, by Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood. “His tone sucks, his playing… He’s a f -ing drunk.”

38 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica

38 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica
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38 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica

38 Years Ago: Kirk Hammett Invited to Audition for Metallica
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