Metallica - "Creeping Death"

About this episode

In this episode, Brian Slagel discusses Metallica's 'Creeping Death' with Mike Hamer and provides insights from Ryan Williams and Martin Popoff.

Metallica - "Creeping Death" From the album "Ride the Lightning" Released November 23, 1984 In this episode, Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel is joined by Mike Hamer of the Violent Gentlemen clothing line to discuss Metallica's "Creeping Death". Brian also discusses the production of Metallica's "Creeping Death" with Metal Blade's Ryan Williams. As always, author Martin Popoff provides historical context, facts and his expert opinions about Metallica's "Creeping Death" The complete, uncut version of Brian's conversation with Mike Hammer can be found on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/nIdYNBrnryk Mike Hammer is on X and Instagram @HammerMe Ryan Williams is on Instagram @AugmentedRyan Martin Popoff is on X @Popoff Martin Follow 100 Songs That Define Heavy Metal on X, Instagram and TikTok @100Metal Songs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Slagel

Guest: Mike Hamer

Topics covered

• Metallica
• Heavy Metal
• Music Production
• Song Analysis
• Historical Context

Keywords

• Metallica
• Creeping Death
• Ride the Lightning
• Brian Slagel
• Mike Hamer
• Ryan Williams
• Martin Popoff
• Heavy Metal
• Music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metal Blade Records

Books & works: Creeping Death, Ride the Lightning

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