ROB HALFORD
The Metal God was blown away by a thrash band taking hippie San Francisco by storm
WORDS: STEPHEN HILL
What did you think when you first heard Metallica?
“The first few albums are still my favourites, Kill ’Em All, Ride The Lightning, …And Justice For All. It was great: here was a band from America, on the West Coast, who are part of the world that… maybe this will sound ridiculous, but when I was growing up, San Francisco was this hippie place. Beads and sandals and all that kind of stuff, and then you get these metal maniacs making this incredible racket! Wow!”