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phant0m-l0rd · 1 year

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I wanted to share this cool find I made a few weeks ago while going through some of my uncle's old music magazines from the early 80s : an article from June 1984 written by Hervé Picart about a little up and coming band called Metallica... Finding this article felt like opening a time capsule.

(Magazine: BEST N°191, June 1984, French.)

I translated the article to English for the non-French speakers- translation after the cut:

Everything is currently changing on the good old West Coast. Just as we thought Frisco and Los Angeles forever attached to FM rock, poppy hits and beach boy philosophy, a surprising push of hard fever has come to contaminate them. Van Halen is no longer alone. Mötley Crüe, Heaven, and many others are shaking up the prophet kingdom in California, to such an extent that it might soon be necessary to rebaptise the Golden Gate "Metal Gate". Among all these new groups which are currently candidates to convert Jerry Garcia to heavy music and force everyone to trade their flower patterned bermuda for a black leather jacket, Metallica is without a doubt the most significant, and the most jostling act. These Californians have only released one album as of right now, but an album of such power, and accompanied by such emotion that a regular dose of Metallica has become a priority for all metalheads worthy of that name. There is no doubt both from a musical standpoint and from a purely emotional one that America now beholds its own Iron Maiden. Nothing less.

Like always in the case of rising waves, it was a compilation of various heavy groups, created in 1982 by the little local label Metal Blade Records and baptised "Metal Massacre", which revealed to the public of aficionados and curious minds alike the existence of Metallica. Their unique title, the henceforth mythical "Hit the lights", crushed all competition like Maiden's "Sanctuary" had done on the legendary "Metal For Muthas". "Hit the lights", it was a sort of sonic whirlwind which makes one want to take from all bands known for their label of "speed" that very label and reserve it for Metallica. The gang was then at the tail-end of their first chapter and was finishing off their work with their first formation, as five, with two guitarists.

Of this initial quintet, today there only remains the singer/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and the drummer Lars Ulrich. The others, exhausted, passed the baton to the bassist Cliff Burton (speaking of which, treacherous minds have said ever since his solo "Anesthesia" that he had a dinosaur for a teacher), and the electrifying lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. As evidenced, Hetfield and Hammett are the two poles of Metallica, one with his warm and powerful voice which lends itself well to choruses of miraculously melodic quality amongst such chaos, and the other with his totally insane solos. Visibly, Kirk Hammett has learned to play his Flying V thinking it was a machine gun because he seems to create blasts more than anything. His virtuosity, the speed of his going along the fretboard inevitably make you dizzy.

After having blown minds from the get-go thanks to "Hit the lights", Metallica found a peculiar glory as immediate as it was underground, as those wired into heavy music consider it the pinnacle of power to be able to share, like sharp conspirators, precious copies of cassettes of demo tapes the band had made in order to make the rounds among record labels. While some official labels, rather frightened, quickly closed the door on them, the incredible interest from the underground scene acted like propaganda for the group, from Frisco to LA. Metallica then decided to play this game in their favour and opted for the small label Megaforce in order to release their first album, the crushing "Kill 'em all", very quickly released in England by the knowing people of Music for Nations, then later here by Bernett.

This more than mighty album does a good job in presenting two different aspects of Metallica. On one hand, relatively short songs, but hyper-accelerated, like "Hit the lights", the famous "Motorbreath", or the terrific "Whiplash". On the other, much longer tracks, composed of various sequences which battle each other, superposing riffs, rhythmic sections syncopated to an extreme, and more labyrinthine tracks that undeniably make one think of Iron Maiden. And all of that magnetised by the two bewitching Flying Vs, that of Hetfield which sounds like a metallic cavalcade (that of the "Four horsemen" of the apocalypse), and that of Hammett which comes again and again like a Mirage plane attacking. Midway between Motörhead and Maiden, then.

Ever since this incandescent record which has made them appear in Europe like the saviours of American rock, Metallica is progressively emerging from its lair. This spring, they were in Europe recording a new album. "Ride the Lightning", which will come out in June when they'll come to shake the first swarms of French fans, will give you all the occasion to fully integrate their healthy maxim, "Bang that head that doesn't bang"!!!

- Hervé Picart

Discography:

- In French pressing: "Kill 'em all" (Bernett- Musidisc)

- Imported:

"Seek and destroy " (max 45 live tours)

"Metal up your ass" (other version of "Kill 'em all")

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chicinsilk · 2 years

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US Vogue June 1984 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Max Factor Colorfast Photo Unknown Model Jaclyn Smith

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#us vogue #june 1984 #vogue beauty #max factor #colorfast #summer makeup #jaclyn smith #beauty 80s #beauty actress

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fabledenigma · 2 years

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In the Source Link, you will find a completed gif pack of Ray Santiago, as Jack in the pilot episode The Body of the anthological series Into the Dark.

Ray is an American actor from New York, he was born in 1984, making him 38 years old. He was one of the main characters in the tv series Ash vs Evil Dead. Apart from this, he has appeared in many tv series and films. Ray is apart of the LGBTQ community.

TW: Murder, Body Hiding, Running, Halloween, Horror.

Source: FabledEnigma

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dozydawn · 2 months

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Modern Bride, 1997.

Model: Christianna.

#christianna #the same christianna who was penthouse pet of the month in june 1984 #1997 #1990s #bridal #wedding

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whatdoessunshinetastelike · 2 months

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only generation x will remember

(older depiction from 2022)

#rip cartmandiner 1977-1984 #they closed 40 years ago this june #south park #south park au #eric cartman #shelly marsh #butters stotch #south park fanart #this has existed for a very long time in my brain just know that #my art #i should probably redo the spcaf stage too #even though it hasnt really changed

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spockvarietyhour · 3 days

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DIana: visibly shaking like a wet chihuahua Lydia: sucks to be you.

V "Breakout"

#V #V TV #V The Series #V 1984 #Diana (V)#Lydia (V)#June Chadwick #Jane Badler #vedit #tvedit #80sedit #scifiedit #GIF #my gifs #Danny watches V The Series #Hide and Queue

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thevictorytour1984 · 10 months

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14 years without Michael Jackson, always stay in peace my bestfriend :( [we miss you Mikey) ❤️😔🕊️

#michael jackson #king of pop #june 25 #rare photos #concert #rare #80s #1984 #1988 #fashion photographer #memories #highquality #thriller era #bad era #victory tour #bad tour

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lonestarflight · 10 months

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Space Shuttle Discovery was scheduled to lift off at 8:43 a.m. on STS-41-D, waits on the launch pad for the countdown to resume. The ignition sequence was halted at T-4 seconds by onboard computers when the No. 3 engine failed to achieve internal ignition. This caused Discovery to be returned to OPF for an engine replacement and this delayed her maiden flight for over two months.

Date: June 26, 1984

NARA: 6387464

#STS-41-D #STS-41D #STS-14 #Space Shuttle #Space Shuttle Discovery #Discovery #OV-103 #Orbiter #NASA #Space Shuttle Program #launch #LC-39A #Kennedy Space Center #KSC #Florida #abort #June #1984 #my post

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thifiell · 2 months

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#6 comm #death in june #will to war #like stukas angels fall: retrospective 1984-1990 #neofolk

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lookcaitlin · 1 year

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#1984 #june hong

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chicinsilk · 2 years

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US Vogue June 1984 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Adolph Schuman for Lilli Ann S/S 84 Photo Victor Skrebneski Models Gerry Weitz, Unknown

#us vogue #june 1984 #spring/summer #vogue ads #adolph schuman #lilli ann #fashion 80s #victor skrebneski #gerry weitz

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augustusaugustus · 6 months

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EDWARDS: (on Galloway) Nice, quiet chap, when you get to know him. Can always knock on his door, ask for a quiet, cosy little chat… Very accessible, you see. Especially towards the uniform branch.

First episode for Ted and Mike, and they’re both such babies. Look at Mike flaunting his biceps like a shameless hussy. This was back in the days where the others appreciated Taffy for his dry humour rather than treating him like crap, sigh. Some nice back & forth between Roy & Bob in this one, and a great hangover scene from Roy. Ted doing his cufflinks for him is a sweet touch.

CRYER: I never thought I’d see the day. Detective Inspector Roy Galloway, social worker? GALLOWAY: Oh, piss off.

#the bill #the bill photoset #roy galloway #charles brownlow #taffy edwards #jim carver #june ackland #ted roach #mike dashwood #the bill: series 1 #the bill: 1984 #the bill: episode: a friend in need #the bill: first episode

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rabbitcruiser · 11 months

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