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Trouble with D’Addario EXL120

Sometimes in March 2018, I started using D’Addario strings on my electric guitars per recommendations from two expert guitar technicians. Previously I have been exclusively using Ernie Ball Regular Slinky. It was the first brand of guitar strings that I used on my first electric guitar, a used Gibson SG that I purchased for $150 some years ago.

Personally I do not hear or feel major differences between D’Addario and Ernie Ball strings. All I care the most, the guitar is set-up properly to my likings.

For some reasons I have had three occasions when the EXL120 high E string keeps unravelling at the bridge.

I contacted my go-to guitar expert regarding the issue. He said this issue happened to 9-gauge string but not to 10-gauge ones. He recommend me to contact D’Addario.

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Slayer, FivePoint Amphitheater

Getting ready for Slayer at FivePoint Amphitheater in Irvine, California.

We’re going to miss Testament and Behemoth, since we’re still on the way to the venue.

Parking is an issue.

We’re in the venue now. Missed Anthrax’s set.

Lamb of God is playing a few minutes after 8:00 pm.

It looks like Slayer will start their set around 9:30 pm.

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Metallica: The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered)

Metallica: The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered) is officially released as of Friday, April 13, 2018.

For a brief moment, the Vinyl Picture Disc was back in stock  at Metallica.com Store.

This EP went out of print sometimes in 1989.

All the songs from The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited was made available in Garage Inc. which was released on November 24, 1998.

The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited (Remastered) is available in the follwing formats:

  • Digital Download
  • Vinyl / Colored Vinyl / Picture Disc
  • CD / CD Longbox
  • Cassette

UPDATE: Friday, April 13, 2018 16:48
Regular Vinyl is in stock.

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What is this and what can I do with it?

Something just arrived in the mail and we’re not really sure what it is. Sure it has “Metallica” name on it, but it doesn’t fit in any devices in the office and in the house.

Upon further inspections, we have a 1987 German pressing of Metallica “The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited” CD in our collections. Now to think of it, we also had the Vinyl, but we couldn’t find it.

Metallica “The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited” Remastered is slated for release on April 13, 2018.

The Remastered EP is coming in Vinyl, CD and Cassette Tape. Yeah, sadly we know what Cassette and 8-Track Tapes are; that’s because we used to work at a radio station in the Mid-90’s.

The Cassette Tape and the Vinyls pre-orders were sold out at Metallica.com. They might have some of them on the release day, Friday, April 13, 2018.

From Metallica.com:
Tracklisting:

  1. Helpless
    Originally released by Diamond Head
  2. The Small Hours
    Originally released by Holocaust
  3. The Wait
    Originally released by Killing Joke
  4. Crash Course in Brain Surgery
    Originally released by Budgie
  5. Last Caress / Green Hell
    Originally released by The Misfits

Remastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Re-Revisited will be available in the following formats:

  • CD
  • Limited Edition CD with a Lenticular Longbox
  • LP (180g black vinyl)
  • Limited Edition Colored LP (180g red-orange vinyl – only available at Metallica.com and at Indie Retail)
  • Limited Edition LP Picture Disc (Metallica.com Exclusive)
  • Limited Edition Cassette (with the entire EP on both sides, just like the original)
  • Streaming & Download
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Slayer: One, Final World Tour

Slayer:

“The End is Near… Slayer to make its exit with one, final world tour.”

The news is not a surprise to me, but I still feel sad about it.

Half of Slayer left in the band, with the passing of Jeff Hanneman and firing of Dave Lombardo. Even though Kerry King and Tom Araya still reigning on the road with the help of Paul Bostaph and Gary Holt; it doesn’t feel the same.

The last time I saw all four Slayer onstage and backstage was at Long Beach Arena, August 30, 2010. That was the last time I said hi to Jeff Hanneman, who later had to take a leave of absence due to necrotizing fasciitis on his arm. I saw Slayer a few times with Gary Holt standing in for Hanneman. Then comes the firing of Lombardo from the band following the death of Hanneman. At that time I thought that Slayer would have made their exit.

Over the last ten years, I had been hearing from Tom Araya talking about his reluctance on touring. One thing for sure, if Tom Araya decided to quit, that would be the end of Slayer.

There is one wish for me to see Slayer on stage one last time with all living band members, current and former. One can only dream.

 

 

 

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Master Of Puppets (Remastered) – Deluxe Box Set

I picked up Master Of Puppets (Remastered) – Deluxe Box Set that I pre-ordered from Amazon at one of Amazon pickup locations.

Master of Puppets (Remastered) hit the street on Friday, November 10, 2017 but the Deluxe Box Set was not delivered until Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

This limited edition deluxe box set contains a lot of things:

  • Three vinyl records (with a MP3 Download Card)
  • Ten CDs, two DVDs
  • One cassette
  • A hardcover book including never-before-seen photos
  • A folder containing handwritten lyrics
  • A set of six buttons, and
  • A “Damage, Inc.” lithograph.

Wait a minute, a “cassette”?
What is it?
How do you even play this “cassette”?

Thankfully, Amazon includes AutoRip of the box set, including the cassette (tape). I didn’t even have to use the MP3 Download Card. The cassette contains fan recording from Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden – September 26th, 1986; it was Cliff Burton’s last show.

Eight songs off Master of Puppets, tracking in at 54 minutes and 46 seconds, reinvented heavy music in 1986.

On March 23, 2016, Master of Puppets was selected as one of 25 recordings that were added to the National Recording Registry; as it is deemed as “cultural, artistic and/or historical significance to American society.”

I would like to add that Master of Puppets is culturally, artistically and historically significant to the world.

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Re-Master of Puppets

Due on Friday, November 10, 2017

Master of Puppets is the third of Metallica Remastered series, following Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning.

Currently Master of Puppets (Remastered Deluxe Boxset) is available for pre-order at Amazon for $137.49. It is also available for purchase directly from Metallica for $174.99 plus shipping & handling.

You can also watch Master Of Puppets (Live At The Roskilde Festival) video from the boxset.

I pre-ordered the Deluxe Boxset the day it was announced. Master of Puppets is definitely one of the best records ever made.

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