METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield has told
Tamara Conniff of Billboard.com that the songwriting
sessions for the band's new album, which is being
produced by Rick Rubin, are "going great because
everyone is present and everyone is enjoying the
process. The process is a lot easier.
[Drummer] Lars
[Ulrich] and I would butt heads daily. It would be
going to war every day. You'd suit up in your armor
before you go in the studio.
Battling back and forth.
Now it's helping each other do the best of their
ability. It's all moving toward the same goal instead
of pulling back.
"
On May 12, Hetfield will receive an honor he says he
is more proud of than any career achievement. The
MusiCares MAP Fund, a non-profit organization aimed at
helping music industry professionals with addiction
recovery treatment, will present Hetfield with the
Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his "devotion to helping
other addicts with the recovery process" during its
second annual benefit concert at the Music Box/Henry
Fonda Theater in Hollywood.
"I don't believe that you have to walk straight into
the fire to know how hot it is," Hetfield told
Billboard.
com. "That was my path. The biggest
awareness is that you're not alone and that there is
some help.
When people get so far into it, where they
feel their life isn't worth anything, that's too far.
But, you can survive it. That's important to know.
"
Hetfield admits the process of making an album while
sober is "very different because there is a lot more
awareness of what we are doing and sometimes
over-thinking it. Now we are very present for it all
and I'm not afraid to do or try anything musically."
Guitar wizard "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD,
SEBASTIAN BACH, PAINMUSEUM) will be hanging out and
partying at Duff's this Saturday, May 6 with his band
PAINMUSEUM after making an appearance at the NY KISS
Expo.
Duff's is located at the corner of North 3rd St.
and Kent Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. Party starts at 8:00
p.
m.
As previously reported, PAINMUSEUM, the new metal band
featuring the HALFORD duo of Chlasciak and Bobby
Jarzombek (drums), have announced their headlining
East Coast Violence Tour 2006.
PAINMUSEUM's newest addition, Clint Arent, as will
handle all bass duties during the tour.
PAINMUSEUM tour dates:
Jun. 11 - Big Bop Concert Hall/Reverb Room - Toronto,
Canada
Jun. 10 - Steel Music Hall - Rochester, NY (Academy Of
Shred Festival)
Jun.
09 - Dingbatz Club - Clifton, NJ
Jun.
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