OG Metallica Bass Player Ron McGovney

Tailgunner is leading the new wave of British heavy metal, and the buzz is real… they were selling out shows before they’d even played live! Singer Tom Hewson, bassist Zack McEwen, and guitarist Craig Cairns talk about forming the band online during lockdown, betting on themselve ...  Show more

John Goblikon of Nekrogoblikon joins to break down his life as a 30,000-year-old goblin navigating humans, music, comedy, and podcasting! John explains what goblins REALLY are (and why trolls are the enemy), growing up in Reseda with a human family, getting bullied in high school ...  Show more

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 updates us on his whirlwind weekend in Mexico City, where he filled in on bass for hi ...  Show more

The week of October 4, 2023 on The Metallica Report… It’s all about Power Trip, this weekend’s massive hard rock festival cranking up at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA. Gracing the bill of the three-day fest are Guns N’ Roses, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, Judas Priest, Tool, and, of c ...  Show more

Before there was Megadeth, Dave Mustaine was the guitarist in a promising San Francisco thrash metal band called Metallica. And then he was fired for being an obnoxious drunk, a slight compounded by the fact that all the other members of Metallica were also obnoxious drunks. From ...  Show more

The week of April 24, 2024 on The Metallica Report… Steffan and Renée are joined by long-time Metallica tech Zach Harmon. Now a veritable Swiss Army Knife of tour and studio operations, Zach recounts the winding road to his current position that began nearly 40 years ago. He als ...  Show more