DAVE GROHL CONTINUES HIS CRUSADE TO PLAY WITH ALL OF HIS CHILDHOOD IDOLS
Friday, May 9th, 2008 at 12:49pm by Vince Neilstein
- Lemmy. Check.
- Melvins. Check.
- Venom, King Diamond, Max Cavalera. Check.
- led Zeppelin (sort of). Check.
Next up – Metallica.
In an open letter to Metallica [Blabbermouth via Idolator], Foo Fighters / ex-Nirvana skinsman Dave Grohl did a little hint-hint, nudge-nudge at the godfathers of thrash:
Dear METALLICA,
Hey, it’s Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I’m the guy that’s been listening to your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album ‘Kill ‘Em All’ from a mailorder catalogue called Under The Rainbow, I think. Actually I can’t remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I’ve been listening to your albums ever since (even ‘St Anger’!).
I can’t wait to hear the new shit, and no matter what you guys do I’ll always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I’m sure you’ll come out and blow everybody’s fuckin’ minds, because you’re fuckin’ METALLICA!
Good luck. And don’t release it until it’s kick-ass.
Yours, Dave Grohl.
P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet?
At this point why wouldn’t Metallica hire on Dave for a guest spot at some point? He’s definitely reached that elder-statesman / overall bad-ass status in rock culture that allows him to do this type of thing, and lord knows they could use the cred. I mean, who doesn’t like Dave Grohl?
Plus, the dude is sickly talented behind the kit, in stark contrast to what some of you had to say about Metallica’s current drummer.
-VN
Though I think Dave Grohl is a great fuckin’ drummer, you could put drumsticks in the hands of a developmentally disabled chimp with a hangover and get a better drummer than Lars.
Dave Grohl may be the most likable rock star ever. His Foo Fighters bandmate, drummer Taylor Hawkins, is an annoying little shit, but Dave is a guy’s guy and all around anti-Cobain. More power to him if he can continue to live out his childhood dream.
agree with all re: Lars. he’s been the hackiest hack who ever hacked since at LEAST the Justice tour (look at his tired ass during One on Binge & Purge).
and production on his shit is awful – eg double bass on “Fight Fire” is shitty as hell; he’s got that same thing that Benante has where the one kick is struck harder (unintentionally accented) than the other. am i right in assuming that’s due to main bass drum foot being stronger than the hi-hat foot (in shitty drummers/pre-sound correction)? and what about “Blackened”? Lars is behind then in front of the beat — so disorienting.
Foo Fighters are the only commercial rock band I will listen to. I love Dave. He was even good on NIN’s disc With Teeth.
What if I told you that Blabbermouth.net and Metal Hammer both cited each other as the source of this, Metal Hammer (who posted second) then deleted its story, and Blabbermouth posted first without the citation and then edited its story to cite Metal Hammer.
Full explanation here.
http://TheMusic.FM/2008.05.10/dave-grohl-metallica-letter-source-doubt
I have requested more information from Blabbermouth.net and from Metal Hammer and will update the post with any of it.
I was 13, it was 1992, I saw Dave backstage at Metallica, and he wouldn’t sign my shirt! I still like the guy though.
Don’t forget the work he did for Killing Joke earlier this decade. Fitting and mutually beneficial payback for the “Come As You Are” / “Eighties” issue.