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...gift to all mankind and that God obliges the U.S. (and Bush himself) to spread it to countries where it is denied. That belief has transformed our President from a foolishly sanctimonious do-gooder at home to a militarily aggressive crusader abroad. For that, he and his band of zealots should be exorcised from American political power. Leonard Sullivan Jr. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1974-76 Bethesda...
...BAND AID: A documentary captures Metallica's heavy group therapy...
There is one problem with the documentary Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. "Yeah, I know. It's that word, monster," says the film's co-director Joe Berlinger, alluding to "monsters of rock," the band's popular moniker. "We put that in there for Metallica fans, but I worry it's going to give other people the wrong idea." Indeed, from the title you might presume the movie is a Spinal Tapish diary of the world's best-selling heavy-metal band as it plays exotic locales, worships Satan and has sex with groupies on giant piles of cash. Actually...
When shooting commenced in 2001, Metallica--drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and singer James Hetfield--was starting a new album, dealing with the resignation of bassist Jason Newsted and entering therapy with performance-enhancement coach Phil Towle. With its record label, Elektra, the band hired Berlinger and co-director Bruce Sinofsky (Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost) to document the process with an eye toward turning the footage into an infomercial. "You know, sell some albums on TV," says Hammett. "We had no f____ing idea what we were getting ourselves into...
...It’s really hard to imagine getting out on the road with another band,” Slichter says. “I just feel really they’re like brothers…We have that kind of relationship where we don’t even have to say anything to each other...