This week on The Metallica Report…
It’s another gloves-on adventure at Inveniem, home to the real-life Metallica Black Box. Spider-Dan, Inveniem’s Ally Bace, and Steffan unearth grocery lists, handwritten lyrics, and early band name sketches. There’s also an amusing self-written biography of the band, more vintage fan correspondence, and the answer to a long-debated lyrical question courtesy of a handwritten discovery.
The Metallica Report – your official, weekly guide for all things Metallica, straight from the source. New episode every Wednesday.
OverLoad in The Metallica Black Box: metallica.com/museum
Music from The Metallica Report: metallica.lnk.to/TMR-music
Upcoming Tour Dates: metallica.com/tour
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Episode 110: Maximum Metallica with Lars Ulrich
This week on The Metallica Report…
It’s Maximum Metallica all the way as we celebrate the launch of the band’s brand new, permanent SiriusXM channel!
Lars Ulrich shares some of his most enduring memories of radio, including listening in the car after moving to the US, and early exposure to two of his favorites, Howard Stern and Oasis. He also reflects on the brave nature of SiriusXM programming and the rebellious legacy of pirate radio from his youth.
And finally, we hear from fans Jeff Little, Vee Kovacs, and Jennifer Carrera as they recount their experiences at the exclusive Stephen Talkhouse launch gig in Amagansett, New York, last week. Check out the complete performance for yourself, plus everything else Maximum Metallica has to offer on SiriusXM Channel 42 or on demand in the SiriusXM app.
Listen to Maximum Metallica SiriusXM Channel 42: siriusxm.com/channels/maximum-metallica
Music from The Metallica Report: metallica.lnk.to/TMR-music
Upcoming Tour Dates: metallica.com/tour
Wanna be featured on a future episode? Submit your questions or comments: metallica.com/podcast
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Episode 109: More Metalli-archeology at the Inveniem Vault
This week on The Metallica Report…
We dive right back into another Metalli-treasure excavation with Steffan, Dan Nykolayko, and Ally Bace at the Inveniem, the home of the real-life Metallica Black Box. Among this excursion’s highlights are a rare Kirk Hammett artifact, old and intriguing setlists, and a discussion about that glorious old nugget, the cassette tape! Not to be forgotten, the CD longbox makes an appearance, and Kevin Weinstein—pay attention—because the answer is “yes!”
The Metallica Report – your official, weekly guide for all things Metallica, straight from the source. New episode every Wednesday.
Music from The Metallica Report: metallica.lnk.to/TMR-music
OverLoad in The Metallica Black Box: metallica.com/museum
Upcoming Tour Dates: metallica.com/tour
Wanna be featured on a future episode? Submit your questions or comments: metallica.com/podcast
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Episode 108: High Voltage: A Return To Metallica’s Vault at Inveniem
This week on The Metallica Report…
We're back at Inveniem, home of The Metallica Black Box, for yet another deep dive into some authentic Metalli-artifacts in the Vault. This time, the band’s content curator and digital museum custodian, Dan Nykolayko, joins Inveniem’s Ally Bace and Steffan for a bit of Metalli-archeology. Don’t worry, the gloves are most certainly on this time as the group combs through shelves and boxes in search of rare treasures!
The Metallica Report – your official, weekly guide for all things Metallica, straight from the source. New episode every Wednesday.
Music from The Metallica Report: metallica.lnk.to/TMR-music
OverLoad in The Metallica Black Box: metallica.com/museum
Upcoming Tour Dates: metallica.com/tour
Wanna be featured on a future episode? Submit your questions or comments: metallica.com/podcast
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Episode 107: Steff & Renée’s Top Metallica Songs
This week on The Metallica Report…
Steff & Renée enjoy a good old-fashioned cohost chat, sharing the Metallica songs that hold the most meaning for them, telling stories behind their picks, and reminiscing about pivotal moments in their own personal Metallica journeys. There’s also news about the Metallica Marching Band competition – with big prizes in play – plus there’s official word of things getting Sirius in Metallica world.
The Metallica Report – your official, weekly guide for all things Metallica, straight from the source. New episode every Wednesday.
Music from The Metallica Report: metallica.lnk.to/TMR-music
OverLoad in The Metallica Black Box: metallica.com/museum
Upcoming Tour Dates: metallica.com/tour
Maximum Metallica: https://www.metallica.com/news/2025-08-06-maximum-metallica-launches-on-siriusxm.html
Metallica Marching Band Competition - https://www.metallicamarchingband.com
Wanna be featured on a future episode? Submit your questions or comments: metallica.com/podcast
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Keep up with all things Metallica by going straight to the source. Now you can get your news directly from those entrenched in the band’s own Northern California headquarters. This weekly report is hosted by Steffan Chirazi and Renée Richardson, two members of the Metallica Camp.
Steffan is a long-time rock scribe and editor of the band’s online mag, So What!, whose days covering Metallica began in the 1980s with the British music magazines Sounds and Kerrang! Renée is the Director of Philanthropy for the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands, and also has a storied background in music as a well-known Bay Area radio personality.
Each week will sound a little different, but you’ll always remain in the loop. Steffan and Renée will keep you posted with the latest news and updates from Metallica HQ and the road as the M72 Tour makes its way around the world. They’ll bring you mini-features for a little peek behind the curtain, and you’ll learn bits of info you won’t find anywhere else through chats with everyone from members of the road crew to poster artists, from fans to band members themselves!
They won’t just tell you what you need to know; they’ll also get to the bottom of what you want to find out! Listeners can submit questions, and Steffan and Renée will get to work finding answers.
You’ll enjoy all of this and more with The Metallica Report, your quick, weekly fix covering our most relevant topics of the day.
A proud part of Pantheon Podcasts
Produced by Pantheon Media & PopCult
Executive Producers: Marc Reiter, Vickie Strate, Doug Oswandel
Written by: Steffan Chirazi & Renee Richardson
Production Coordinator: Lane Watson