The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — The Black Album - Podcast Episodes, Ranking & Reviews

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Side 9. The Fans. Weigh In.

30 million Black Album fans can't be wrong. In this bonus Episode 9 we hand them the mic and they take over – in their own words and in their own voices. The Black Album

Oct 22 2021
49 min

Side 8. Metallica. Rules.

Joining Lars, James, and Kirk is bassist Robert Trujillo, who climbed aboard Team Ugly full force. They step back to look at why and how The Black Album became one of the

Oct 8 2021
48 min

Side 7. Blacklist. Uncovered.

The story of The Metallica Blacklist. Not just any covers album, it’s living, breathing proof of the power of every song on The Black Album – as interpreted by 53 of the

Oct 1 2021
51 min

Side 6. Team. Ugly.

While recording this episode, Metallica coined a new nickname: Team Ugly. It’s about going from being the underdogs to selling millions of concert tickets and records – w

Sep 24 2021
45 min

Side 5. Road. Warriors.

There are tours. And then there are Metallica tours. In this episode, Lars, James, and Kirk share what it was like playing communist Russia in front of millions – and tha

Sep 17 2021
43 min

Side 4. Struggle. Within.

On this episode, Metallica and Bob Rock share the story of their time in the studio making The Black Album. The reality vs. the myth: It was more a “coming together” than

Sep 10 2021
39 min

Side 3. Play On. Sound Off.

The Black Album was a totally different beast from the quartet – lyrically, musically, and instrumentally. This episode explores the band recording together in the same r

Sep 3 2021
41 min

Side 2. Bob. Rocks.

How will the band deal with bringing in an outsider? Why did they invite one in? On Side 2 of the podcast, the band enters the studio to record the Black Album with Produ

Aug 27 2021
39 min

Side 1. See. Change.

Through four studio albums, Metallica established themselves as the most successful and respected band in metal. How did they get there? More importantly, what else did t

Aug 20 2021
42 min

The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — Official Trailer

We're one week away from the release of The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — The Black Album. It's the story of The Black Album as only Metallica can tell it. See Privacy P

Aug 13 2021
2 min

The Metallica Podcast Volume 1: The Black Album — coming soon

Here’s a taste of The Metallica Podcast Volume 1. Available everywhere later this month. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

Aug 4 2021
1 min

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Where The Metallica Podcast: Volume 1 — The Black Album ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 16, 2026).

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What listeners say

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I love how this gives the band’s perspective on things and exposes their music. It really gives you a sense of what they feel and had felt. You learn a lot of new things from this podcast which is awesome. Overall this just exposes the band and gives the fans something. -Sebastian

Sebastian121w · Jul 2024

If you are a fan of Metallica, or heavy metal in general, this is a perfect snapshot of one band's journey to creating one of the most inconic albums of all time. The podcast itself is well-produced with a lot of great discussion from the band and people who were a part of the Black Album's creation. I love band history, and this is a superb podcast about one of my favorite bands. It even gives me a new appreciation of the Black Album, which is saying something because it always been one of my favorites. This podcast is essential listening! \m/

MasTer oF PupPetZ · Oct 2021

The Black Album by Metallica was what got me into heavy music. I was a teenager, I was still figuring out who I was, and this album and the stories about this album helped shape me. This podcast is fantastic. Love hearing the band talk about the album and all the stories that come from this album.

Metalman87 · Oct 2021

It’s a story we never tire of hearing, from all the key players involved. I’d happily listen to this for every Metallica album! My only gripe is that for fairly short episodes, they’re crammed with a lot of filler, via ads, narration, mostly irrelevant music segues, and even playing interview clips twice on the same episode for the sake of an intro. I listen every time, but this is the most I’ve ever had to use that skip ahead button!

Sammy Warm Hands · Sep 2021

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