METAL UP YOUR PODCAST - All Things Metallica
Clint Wells is a Nashville-based musician, producer, and songwriter who has worked with and toured alongside artists across the rock and metal world. From the road or his Nashville studios, Clint hosts weekly episodes exploring all things Metallica—from deep dives and history to musicianship, culture, and the wider heavy music landscape.
Episode 469 - Metallica TV (pt. II)
Yo! This week Clint watches another block of Metallica TV with some very interesting performances of TV Eye, No Remorse and an early Troubadour performance of Harvester of Sorrow. He also takes fan voice and emails and talks Sphere deep cuts, why Load and Reload are so disparate in the Metallica discography and whether or not Caligula was indeed the Mad Emperor. Enjoy!
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Episode 468 - Metallica Vs. U2 and Pepper Keenan
This week Clint dips in on a conversation from Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast about Metallica vs. U2 and reacts to a new interview with Pepper Keenan talking about his Metallica audition with some details we haven't heard before. Listener e-mails are also read discussing Metallica getting older, trying to fill the God-shaped hole, Ancient Rome, why Metallica write differently now, new ideas for the Sphere residency and more. Enjoy! If you get value from Metal Up Your Podcast, the best way to support the show is to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com...
Episode 467 - Reload, Rehearse, Request, pt. 2 (Reload Boxset)
This week Clint finishes watching Disc 1 from the Reload Deluxe boxset and answers e-mails and voicemails from the MUYP community. topics include internet trolls, the end of the M72 era, monitors and wedges for the Cunning Stunts era, playing with backing tracks, mistakes making us human and whether or not it gets old talking about Metallica on the podcast. Enjoy!
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Episode 466 - Reload, Rehearse, Request, pt. 1 (Reload Boxset)
This week Clint revisits the first half of the MTV summer program Reload, Rehearse, Request from the Reload Deluxe Boxset. He also answers e-mails and talks Elliot Smith, Metallica's in-ear monitors, the pros and cons of a new Metallica album, the M72 cycle coming to a close, the best way to absorb music and, somehow, even more stuff. Enjoy!
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Episode 465 - Studio Shit (Reload Boxset)
This week Clint cracks open the DVD's from the deluxe Reload boxset and watches the Studio Shit segments of the both James and Lars in the dungeon making demos and the band rehearsing at The Plant in Sausalito, CA. A lot of time is spent on the writing and arranging of Low Man's Lyric and The Memory Remains. Also - Clint listens to MUYP voicemails. If you'd like to call into the show dial (615)997-0612. It can be completely anonymous if you want. And, of course, if you want to do what your ancestors did, you can write in...
Episode 464 - Slither (Reload Boxset)
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Episode 463 - Unboxing Reload!
Clint and his wife unbox the deluxe Reload Boxset on a YouTube live stream and talk all things Reload. Enjoy!
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Episode 462 - Bridge School Benefit (1997)
Clint talks his new re-edit of Beyond Magnetic, his cover of "FIXXXER" for the "GettheReloadOut series, answers listener e-mails and watches the 1997 Bridge School Benefit for the first time. Enjoy!
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Episode 461 - A Year in the Life of Metallica (1997)
With the release of the long awaited Reload boxset upon us, Clint walks through all things Metallica in 1997. From wrapping up Poor Re-Touring Me to winning AMA and Billboard awards, finishing recording at The Plant, heading to Europe for festivals and promo, shooting music videos all the way to the one live performance that would ensure a hit song wouldn't be played for 18 years. Clint also discusses dolby atmos mixes and working with Jessica Simpson. Enjoy!
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Episode 460 - The Outlaw of Torn?
On this episode we finally get the definitive answer on the age-old question: Is it The Outlaw Torn or The Outlaw of Torn? Clint also listens to more MachineHead songs, discusses how we need to get better at being offended, Metallica's record breaking European tour, Dave Mustaine vs. The God That Failed and and takes the TEMP on Hot Summer Nights. Enjoy, nerds!
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Episode 459 - Live at the Masonic
This week Clint is back talking all things Metallica and watching the All Within My Hands benefit show from November 3rd, 2018 with a setlist featuring the re-imagined Disposable Heroes, The Unforgiven, Turn the Page, covers from Deep Purple and Nazareth and Bleeding Me. Clint also reads listener e-mails and discusses Metallica's newly built intros and segues live, the origins of Jason Brantley, the bleak state of the music industry and whether or not Metallica will make an album like Load or ReLoad again and whether or not the band will tour the world in the near future. Enjoy!
<...Episode 458 - Metallica TV (pt. 1)
Hey, folks! This week I read some listener e-mails and stream some Metallica TV. Between three recording projects, trips to NYC to promote a TV show and picking up a fly date this week I'm afraid my time is limited! In this episode I talk about my favorite NYC bar, why Reload is my favorite era of Metallica, more discussion about whether or not Metallica got lazy in the 90s, the value of collecting vinyl, what it REALLY means when your favorite bands remaster their catalogue and, somehow, more things that I've already forgotten. Full VIDEO on PATREON. Enjoy!<...
Episode 457 - Ride the Lightning Live (Orion 2012)
Clint burns down the one and only full album live performance of Ride the Lightning from the 2012 Orion festival in Atlantic City. He also discusses Jason Newstead's shocking revelation about quitting Metallica, the new M72 shows happening in Europe, the announcement of the Reload boxset and watches Jason's unboxing video. Enjoy, nerds!
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Episode 456 - Tangent City with Tom Kwei
Clint and longtime friend of MUYP Tom Kwei discuss everything from Metallica to Emily Dickinson. The Geese controversy, Ozzy and Sabbath, the best British guitar players, Getdown Services, the Oasis reunion, the Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Metallica at The Sphere, Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan, David Gilmour, landfill indie music, The Strokes, Witch Fever, Wolf Alice and a bunch of other stuff I can't remember. Enjoy!
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Episode 455 - A Year in the Life of Metallica (2012)
Clint re-vamps the "a year in the life of Metallica" series picking up with 2012 which, although wasn't a heavy touring year with no new album saw the release of the Beyond Magnetic EP, the 20th anniversary Black Album tour of European festivals, a record breaking eight night residency in Mexico City preparing for the Through the Never taping, the launch of the very cool but ultimately ill-fated Orion Festival and the formation of Blackened Recordings, making Metallica the arbiters of their creative destiny.
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Episode 454 - Hardwired To Self-Destruct (CW Edit)
On this episode Clint plays his entire edit of Hardwired To Self-Destruct. He also reads listener e-mails and discusses the re-evaluation of Limp Bizkit, recycling old podcast content, the merits of Nickleback, getting started in a cover band, why Lars Ulrich is his favorite member of Metallica and why rock music being dead should matter to all of us. Enjoy!
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Episode 453 - Poor Swedish Me, Pt. 2 (Load Boxset)
This week we finish watching the Poor Swedish Me DVD from the Load Deluxe Boxset. Clint also reads listener e-mails and talks new Metallica material for the Sphere, why bands are less incentivized than ever to make new music, the current landscape of NBA playoff basketball, the Garage Barrage gigs, Metallica's nutty medleys and more edits of HTSD, St. Anger and more. Enjoy!
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<...Episode 452 - Poor Swedish Me, Pt. 1 (Load Boxset)
Clint watches the final DVD of the Load Boxset, a pre-Cunning Stunts badass Load-heavy set from Sweden in '96. Watch along with Clint on YouTube if you can. Clint also reads listener e-mails and talks about Metallica's different eras of concert openers, more Sphere debacle talk, awareness about gambling addiction why Mama Said was so hard to find on MTV in America. Enjoy!
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Episode 451 - Load Music Videos (Load Boxset)
Clint watches the Load music videos included in the Load Deluxe Boxset for Until It Sleeps, King Nothing, Mama Said and the different versions of Hero of the Day. He also reads listening e-mails and discusses the Live Nation texting scandal, why you should calm down about Kid Rock fans, the Oscars and the surprising connection between Sinners and Metallica. Enjoy!
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Episode 450 - Bleeding Me (Load Boxset)
This week Clint's back to the Load Boxset deep dives with Bleeding Me. He talks through the composition of the slow burn masterpiece from the riff tapes through the demos and production rehearsals all the way to the final version and the fascinating radio edits. He also talks through the guitar parts and why the textures of this song are so emblematic of the Load-era sound. He also breaks down one of Kirk's most emotive solos of the era. Clint also reads listener e-mails and discusses taking breaks form listening to your favorite bands, more Sphere talk, how AI...
Episode 449 - Sphere Fiasco Update
Clint talks about the difficult week he and thousands of Metallica fans had trying to secure tickets to the now 24 Sphere shows between October 2026 and March of 2027. He read listener e-mails and talks the special bond between the Big Four, Kerry King praising Kirk Hammett, growing MUYP on YouTube and how to put together an affordable recording rig. Enjoy!
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<...Episode 448 - Sphere Announcement
Metallica have officially announced their 2026 residency at the famous Las Vegas Sphere this October. Clint breaks down the ticket prices and enhanced experience and speculates about what we can expect from the boys on this one of a kind run. He also visits the e-mail portal and discuses why Metallica transcends metal, AL and the Uncanny Valley, the pressure to write lyrics for Load and Reload and what a post-Metallica Hetfield solo album and tour would look/sound like. Enjoy!
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Episode 447 - AMA With Clint's Wife!
On this episode Clint and his wife sit down to answer questions from Patrons covering everything from how they met, the secrets to a long and happy marriage, parenting in a digital age, who apologizes first, our top records, movies and books and things that annoy them about each other.
Clint also hops in the e-mail portal and talks Metallica's industrial EDM covers, who will play Paul?! in the upcoming HEART biopic, how to get his digital stems for the Load breakdowns, and how Metallica could actually make the Super Bowl halftime gig work. Enjoy!
Episode 446 - Hero of the Day (Load Boxset)
On this episode Clint talks Metallica at the Super Bowl and what his fantasy setlist medley would be, why S&M1 has aged better than S&M2, talks about all the cool shit happening on Patreon and does the deep dive into Hero of the Day, an underrated banger from the Load era. Enjoy!
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Episode 445 - Megadeth Album Review
Clint listens to the new Megadeth album with track-by-track commentary. He also breaks down the timeline of the Rick Rubin produced follow up to Death Magnetic that never happened and discusses general criticism of Rick Rubin as a producer. There's also a rant section about AI and its impact on the music industry. Enjoy!
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Episode 444 - Thorn Within (Load Boxset)
Clint continues the deep dive into the Load Deluxe Boxset with a deep cut banger and discusses Metallica's new collaboration with Doc Marten, why Dave Mustaine is wrong about his Metallica royalties, the Deftones selling their catalogue and reads listener e-mails. Enjoy!
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Episode 443 - Wasting My Hate (Load Boxset)
All the way from Nashville's Snowmageddon! Clint straps on his Gibson SG and talks through every detail of Wasting My Hate via the Load Deluxe Boxset. He also listens to and critique's Megadeth's ill-advised cover of Ride the Lightning and talks about why nothing that comes from the Pet Semetery will ever replace the real thing.
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Episode 442 - King Nothing (Load Boxset)
Clint takes the deep dive into all things King Nothing via the Load boxset and Overload extras. Enjoy!
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Episode 441 - A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica: Monsters of Rock (Load Boxset)
This week Clint explores the Monsters of Rock segment of A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica from DVD disc 1 of the Load Boxset. He also reads emails and discusses the annoyance of phones at concerts, the editing process of St. Anger, why the next Metallica record should be made with Bob Rock, the NBA expanding to Seattle, a follow up Rick Rubin album to Death Magnetic in 2011 and why Load and Reload are not THAT different from one another. Enjoy! If you get value from Metal Up Your Podcast, the best way to support the show...
Episode 440 - Best of 2025
Clint plays his ten favorite songs of 2025 and answers listener questions about writing and producing, touring, legacy bands, the impact of the 90’s, top horror films of the year, the future of Lunar Satan and Cover Our World Blackened, hopes for the future, plans for Metal Up Your Podcast, Load and Reload, free will, Billy Corgan, sequencing records, love of record collections, bucket list bands to see live, and Metallica’s future. Enjoy!
Songs played:
Viagra Boys - Man Made of MeatDie Spitz - Throw Yourself to the SwordBailey Lanes - Hollywood (alt version)Turnstile - Bird...Episode 439 - A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica: London (Load Boxset)
Clint dives into part 1 of A Week and a Half in the Life of Metallica from the Load boxset covering the Escape From the Studio Tour in '95. The boys play a warmup show in London, debut Load (and Reload) songs and drunkenly hang out together for what was probably one of the last times of those kinds of shenanigans. Clint also talks St. Anger as catharsis, what to say when you meet members of Metallica, why people watch entire shows through their phones, horror movies and a chilling tale of unprofessionalism at a movie theater in Nashville, TN...
Episode 438 - TV Appearances '96-'97 (Load Boxset)
Merry Christmas! This week Clint takes a look at the TV Appearances from '96-'97 from Disc 4 of the Load Boxset which include one of the best live versions of Until It Sleeps, a bizarre lip sync of Hero of the Day, two rare performances of Mama Said, Wasting My Hate from Jools Holland and the infamous performance of Last Caress/So What that got the boys banned from European MTV.
Clint also reads listener e-mails and talks the greatest debut rock album of all time, how Frodo's curse of the ring is similar to his quest t...
Episode 437 - Studio Shit (Load Boxset)
This week Clint tackles Studio Shit from DVD 1 of the Load Boxset. He also recaps Metallica's three shows in the Middle East, talks Spotify Wrapped numbers and what they mean for metal fans, explores more bizarre Dave Mustaine interviews and reads fan letters from the E-mail Portal. Enjoy!
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Episode 436 - Motherload (Load Boxset)
Clint and guest host Angelo Gonzalez break down the 1996 MTV Motherload promotion in both the US and Europe. They talk early MTV, seeing the Motherload in real time, Metallica's willingness to promote themselves, the current state of the music industry and whether or not something like this can ever happen again. Enjoy!
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<...Episode 435 - Until It Sleeps (Load Boxset)
This week Clint takes the deep dive into all things Until It Sleeps via the Load Boxset and the Overload extras to track the entire writing process of the song from a random jam on the studio floor at The Plant during the making of Load. HE also talks his St. Anger edit, why 2x4 is the spiritual successor to Battery, the "Get the Load Out" contest, listener e-mails and original music, why everyone sits at concerts these days, the Halloween franchise and more! Enjoy!
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Episode 434 - 2x4 (Load Boxset)
This week Clint takes the deep dive into all things "2x4" from the origins of the riffs to one of the standout rare performances at Castle Donington. With guitar in hand and through the lens of the Load Boxset, every aspect of this awesome song is explored. Enjoy!
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Episode 433 - M72 in Adelaide
MUYP alumni Sam Mullins stops by to talk all things M72 in Adelaide, the rarity of Leper Messiah, the "Hardwired" stage in Australia, and how why he is somehow not an INXS fan. Enjoy!
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Episode 432 - The House Jack Built (Load Boxset)
This week Clint talks Metallica touring Australia, Dave Mustaine covering Ride the Lightning for some reason, a chronology of James Hetfield's soaring melodic guitar solos and takes the deep dive into "The House Jack Built" via the treasure trove of behind the scenes material from the incredible Load boxset. Enjoy!
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Episode 431 - Halloween Special (pt. II)
This week part two of the Halloween special is all about SEQUELS and REMAKES. Which are the best, which are the worst and are there any that surpass the original? The boys also do three sweet sixteen style matches to determine the best sequel, the best horror director and the best horror classic of all time. Enjoy!
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Episode 430 - Halloween Special (pt. I)
This week Clint is joined by friends Angelo, Van and Zach for the third annual Halloween special celebrating the spooky season and all things horror. Enjoy nostalgic halloween commercials from the 90's as the boys talk the best horror films of 2025, comfort movies of the past, the most iconic slasher weapon, who would be left standing in the ultimate horror Royal Rumble, memorable theater experiences and familiar horror tropes that still scare us to this day. Movies discussed include:
- The Black Phone II (2025)
- Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
- Sinners (2025
- Weapons (2025)
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