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The Metallica Report

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 

Music Music Commentary Music Interviews
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
26 minutes
Episodes
113
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Episode 32: The Women Behind the Scenes of Metallica: Addie Kellerman, Jena Rockwood, Sara Killion, Heather “Foster” Kjollesdal, Hannah Davis, Kat Vollhoffer, Eleni Psaltis

Episode 32: The Women Behind the Scenes of Metallica: Addie Kellerman, Jena Rockwood, Sara Killion, Heather “Foster” Kjollesdal, Hannah Davis, Kat Vollhoffer, Eleni Psaltis

The week of March 6, 2024 on The Metallica Report… In honor of International Women’s Day later this week, Renée takes on solo-hosting duties and brings along a few other women who keep the Metallica…
00:24:28  |   Wed 06 Mar 2024
Episode 31: Ross Halfin

Episode 31: Ross Halfin

The week of February 28, 2024 on The Metallica Report… If you’ve seen a photo of Metallica, chances are you’ve seen one of Ross Halfin’s shots.  Steffan and Renée chat with the man who’s been behin…
00:30:07  |   Wed 28 Feb 2024
Episode 30: All Things HQ - Part 2: Tour Of Metallica’s Headquarters With Jeff Yeager

Episode 30: All Things HQ - Part 2: Tour Of Metallica’s Headquarters With Jeff Yeager

The week of February 21, 2024 on The Metallica Report… The second installment of two episodes recorded at the band’s creative ground zero for over 20 years: Metallica HQ. Steffan and Renée tour the …
00:32:38  |   Wed 21 Feb 2024
Episode 29: All Things HQ - Part 1: Robert Trujillo, Staffers Jeff Yeager, Jack Ketcham, Kent Matcke

Episode 29: All Things HQ - Part 1: Robert Trujillo, Staffers Jeff Yeager, Jack Ketcham, Kent Matcke

This week of February 14, 2024 on The Metallica Report… The first of two episodes recorded at the band’s creative ground zero for over 20 years: Metallica HQ. Steffan and Renée set up shop in the Ja…
00:27:46  |   Wed 14 Feb 2024
Episode 28: Bob Rock

Episode 28: Bob Rock

The week of February 7, 2024 on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée are joined by a man intertwined through Metallica history in a way maybe no one else can claim to be. A producer, a collaborat…
00:21:36  |   Wed 07 Feb 2024
Episode 27: Memorable Award Show Moments

Episode 27: Memorable Award Show Moments

The week of January 31, 2024 on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée revisit some of your favorite performances and infamous moments in Metallica’s award show history. No spoilers here, but we be…
00:25:00  |   Wed 31 Jan 2024
Episode 26: Part 2 - Old School Deep Dive with KJ Doughton, Brian Lew, and Ron Quintana

Episode 26: Part 2 - Old School Deep Dive with KJ Doughton, Brian Lew, and Ron Quintana

The week of January 24, 2024 on The Metallica Report… A fortuitous call from Kirk sets the stage, framing the metal scene in the early days and the roles Ron, Brian, and KJ played. Brian recalls th…
00:25:31  |   Wed 24 Jan 2024
Episode 25: Old School Memories with KJ Doughton, Brian Lew, and Ron Quintana

Episode 25: Old School Memories with KJ Doughton, Brian Lew, and Ron Quintana

The week of January 17, 2024 on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée are joined by old friends KJ Doughton, Brian Lew, and Ron Quintana for a trip back to the humble beginnings of Metallica. From…
00:24:40  |   Wed 17 Jan 2024
Episode 24: Catching up with Jason Newsted

Episode 24: Catching up with Jason Newsted

The week of January 10, 2024 on The Metallica Report… We have a visit from an old friend as Steffan and Renée check in with bassist Jason Newsted.   Amid an unusually quiet time in his creative wor…
00:22:07  |   Wed 10 Jan 2024
Episode 23: Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire

Episode 23: Gimme Fuel, Gimme Fire

The week of January 3, 2024 on the The Metallica Report… For better or worse, few people know the absolute power pyrotechnics can bring to a performance like our own James Hetfield does. He joins St…
00:23:25  |   Wed 03 Jan 2024
Episode 22: James and Robert reflect on 2023 and look ahead to an exciting 2024

Episode 22: James and Robert reflect on 2023 and look ahead to an exciting 2024

The week of December 27, 2023 on The Metallica Report… With the new year right around the corner, Steffan and Renée check in with James and Robert to reflect on 2023 and look ahead to 2024. Hear Ja…
00:18:59  |   Wed 27 Dec 2023
Episode 21: The Best of the First 20 Episodes; Lars on his current favorite tunes, Kirk on surfing, James on Power Trip, Robert on creating new music for each show, plus more!

Episode 21: The Best of the First 20 Episodes; Lars on his current favorite tunes, Kirk on surfing, James on Power Trip, Robert on creating new music for each show, plus more!

The week of December 20, 2023 on The Metallica Report… We’re going to sit back, relax, and enjoy some of the highlights of the first 20 episodes of The Metallica Report. Remember Lars and that iPod?…
00:21:41  |   Wed 20 Dec 2023
Episode 20: Rob hangs with Geddy Lee; Christian Carichner, Iowa State University Marching Band Director

Episode 20: Rob hangs with Geddy Lee; Christian Carichner, Iowa State University Marching Band Director

The week of December 13, 2023 on The Metallica Report… Rob Trujillo brings us behind the scenes of “Are Bass Players Human Too?”, the new docuseries from Rush’s Geddy Lee. As the focus of one of fou…
00:20:06  |   Wed 13 Dec 2023
Episode 19: Lars’ Current Music Obsessions; Robert’s Favorite Funk Grooves; Dr. Corey Spurlin, Auburn University Marching Band Director

Episode 19: Lars’ Current Music Obsessions; Robert’s Favorite Funk Grooves; Dr. Corey Spurlin, Auburn University Marching Band Director

The week of December 6, 2023 on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée do a deep dive into both the physical and mental iPods of Lars and Rob, as Lars shares more of his musical obsessions and Rob …
00:23:19  |   Wed 06 Dec 2023
Episode 18: James Hetfield on the M72 Stage; Zoltan Bathory & Chris Kael of Five Finger Death Punch

Episode 18: James Hetfield on the M72 Stage; Zoltan Bathory & Chris Kael of Five Finger Death Punch

The week of November 29, 2023 on The Metallica Report… Coming off the holiday, Steffan and Renee dip into their M72 interview archives to give you a more in-depth look at the tour. First, James thi…
00:22:01  |   Wed 29 Nov 2023
Episode 17: Pantera’s Phil Anselmo & Rex Brown plus Blackened Whiskey’s Rob Dietrich & Rabbit Hole’s Kaveh Zamanian

Episode 17: Pantera’s Phil Anselmo & Rex Brown plus Blackened Whiskey’s Rob Dietrich & Rabbit Hole’s Kaveh Zamanian

The week of November 22, 2023 on The Metallica Report… Inspired by Metallica’s love of covering other artists, Steffan and Renée open things up by musing on tracks they’d like to hear the band tackl…
00:22:08  |   Wed 22 Nov 2023
Episode 16: We head to Detroit; James talks “Messengers;” Garrett Whitlock of Mammoth WVH; final M72 shows of 2023

Episode 16: We head to Detroit; James talks “Messengers;” Garrett Whitlock of Mammoth WVH; final M72 shows of 2023

This week on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée check in from the Motor City for the final two shows of 2023 on the M72 World Tour.  Steff tells us of his time touring resurgent downtown Detro…
00:19:34  |   Wed 15 Nov 2023
Episode 15: Robert with Suicidal Tendencies in Mexico; James, Steffan, and Renée in St. Louis

Episode 15: Robert with Suicidal Tendencies in Mexico; James, Steffan, and Renée in St. Louis

November 8, 2023 This week on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée check in with details about the weekend from deep in the bowels of the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. Rob Trujillo upda…
00:21:07  |   Wed 08 Nov 2023
Episode 14: Listeners’ favorite horror films; Lars on St. Anger, 72 Seasons and an era of turmoil; traveling fans and chapter heads

Episode 14: Listeners’ favorite horror films; Lars on St. Anger, 72 Seasons and an era of turmoil; traveling fans and chapter heads

The week of Week of November 1, 2023 on The Metallica Report… Hot on the heels of last week’s Halloween celebration with a special Hammett-horror-episode, listeners report what their favorite fright…
00:21:18  |   Wed 01 Nov 2023
Episode 13: Kirk celebrates Halloween and chats all things horror

Episode 13: Kirk celebrates Halloween and chats all things horror

The week of October 25, 2023 on The Metallica Report… Who better for Steffan and Renée to celebrate Halloween with than The Ripper himself? Our own Kirk Hammett joins the pod to chat about all thing…
00:21:39  |   Wed 25 Oct 2023
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