Episode 141 - Metallica Crew (Chad Z)

METAL UP YOUR PODCAST - All Things Metallica

Clint Wells

Clint Wells, Ethan Luck, Heavy Metal, Arts, Nashville, Metal Up Your Podcast, Metal, Music, Society & Culture, Thrash Metal, Metallica

4.9 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

On this special episode we sat down with the lovely Chad Z to talk all things teching for James and Metallica in general. Here are a few of the topics covered: PS - The interview begins around the 27 minute mark. - growing up a drummer in Wisconsin - breaking into the music industry as an audio engineer in Minneapolis - touring with The Breeders, Garbage, Hole and Tori Amos - working with Veruca Salt and Bob Rock - details on getting the Metallica gig - being healthy on the road - establishing trust with James - making the pedal changes live for James - working with Metallica at HQ during writing/recording sessions - what he does when Metallica isn’t touring - the Grammy’s/Gaga fiasco - the Chris Cornell Tribute show - making mistakes at a show - James kicking his guitar in St. Louis - James’ unique digital acoustic guitar - solving problems on stage - transitioning from real amps to Fractals - the process of matching the tones from the albums to the fractals - the correct tunings for Sad But True, Thingy, Seek and Dream No More - the purple baritone Snakebyte vs. the ESP Grynch - the “Blue” and “Black” identical backline systems - Metallica’s studio plans for 2020 - Favorite cities while traveling - favorite songs on the setlist like “The Outlaw Torn” - why “No Leaf Clover” is a pain in the butt - staying physically and mentally healthy on the road - Hurting his shoulder at the Lisbon show - How James chooses which guitars to play - re-stringing James’ guitars - Metallica releasing official Ernie Ball strings - Chad’s personal preferences for guitars and musical taste - the differences between European and US audiences - accommodating guest guitar players like Lemmy, Mustaine, etc. - The logistics of preparing for a show like S&M2 - Metallica’s enduring legacy

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0:00.0	Metallica, here they come, the kings of metal.
0:23.9	So fucking what?
0:24.9	Hey everybody, I'm Lizzie.
0:25.8	And I'm Joe.
0:26.9	We're from the band Hailstorm.
0:29.0	And you're listening to Middle Up Your Podcast.
0:30.5	We make this cool? Oh! Hey, hey,
0:40.8	Hey, aye, aye, aye. Welcome to Melop Your Podcast, I'm Ethan Luck.
1:00.4	And I'm Clint Wells.
1:01.1	This is episode 141, and this is an exclusive interview that Clint, my good friend Clint Wells here, did with Chad Z, who is James Hethfield's guitar tech.
1:09.3	I unfortunately was not able to be a part of the interview due to prior obligations with some session work. But Clint knocked it out of the park.
1:15.5	I listened to the whole interview and it kicks ass, dude. Thanks, man. Well, if only kicks
1:19.8	ass because of Chad. I mean, he was super cool. Chad and I have been sort of chatting off and not
1:23.7	chatting. Chatting. Off and on since around January, I don't remember how we got connected, but I believe it
1:31.3	might have been Shane Obershaw, maybe.
1:32.9	Who's the drummer for the tribute band One.
1:35.8	He knows a lot of the tech crew and tech world in the Metallica camp.
1:39.8	It was funny because I was emailing him the week of the Nashville show and maybe even trying to get him
1:44.9	to come to the party or something. Right. Which some Metallica crew did come to the party.
1:48.0	Yeah. But I remember we were emailing all the day of the Nashville show. And then Wes, our good
1:54.1	buddy Fisk, Wes Fisk, was able to get me and Paul a tour of sort of the backstage of Bridgetown Arena in the Metallical world.
2:02.2	And I got, that's where I got to meet Chad.
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