Mandatory Metallica

JJ Rowell 111 - What some might call "Under rated" songs plus all the Unforgivens Live!!!!

JJ from Q100 brings you all things Metallica including live performances, album sides and details on current tours and releases! Rock on with Mandatory Metallica Monday night at 9 pm.

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Metallica was in the UK over the weekend to play the Back to the Beginning concert for Ozzy and Black Sabbath. Reports from that and random live stuff I found looking for my recording of the band doing Hole in the Sky. Plus Live tracks from Santa Clara

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Live stuff from Nashville, a big announcement from the band about the load box set complete with a never before released, live version of 2x4. And is there a Metallica Album that Kirk regrets playing on? No, but some British jerk thinks so!

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Mandatory Metallica

Episodes

What some might call "Under rated" songs plus all the Unforgivens Live!!!!

What is your favorite 1st song of the 80's albums? Metallica and Lemmy Live? Yes Please!

5 Things about Master of Puppets that almost came true....

Master of Puppets is 40! My new favorite car and what Metallica song set a record in the UK?

Metallica only allowed 45 minutes to warm up Dokken!?!? such a world existed in 1988

Have a bad day? How about some aggression therapy!??!?!?!?!!?!?!

Some Garage Inc. and some S&M!

Which Ozzy Song inspired what Metallica Song? Plus a cool cover from the Black List

Another from the Archives! Acoustic stuff and some rare covers

3 Songs James says are under rated, a sequl to The Thing that should not be and a live track from 83!

How much would you pay for a rare copy of Ride the Lightning on Vinyl?

The 1982 No Life till Leather Demo Remastered and a night without James? It happened!

Going out with a BANG!!!! The Last show of 2025! How to perfectly time the ball drop and what Metallica song to do it with!

No Christmas songs but lots of Live stocking stuffers! Plus a special present from James

One from the archives. Originally airing in January 2021 this is 9 songs rarely played live

A tribute to Dimebag, Live stuff from New Zealand and something from a legit archive!

Select cuts from the new Kill em all Tribute Album NO LIFE TILL LEATHER. Plus some actual Metallica~

Live stuff from the most recent shows down under and rare live tracks with Lemmy recorded in late 2009.

We start things of with a memorial to a musical great and some stuff that's Metallica Adjacent... And more live stuff from '91

Live tracks recorded Nov. 1 at the L.C. arena in Muskegon Michigan.

How does James celebrate Halloween and Megadeth is covering Metallica!

A new live version of Sad but True and a cover of Seek and Destroy!

It's my birthday show!!!!!!!!!!! The internet gave some fun stories this week and some of them have to do with Metallica!

One from the archives! This show originally aired Oct 2020

A flashback to 1996 and the Metallica MotherLoad Contest.

The best songs BEFORE the Black Album!

An over loaded show (no pun intended) airing exclusively on Q100Michigan.com

Live stuff, a story about Nirvana and a song from every Decade!

A record Metallica hold the honor of holding and we celebrate the release of and Justice for all in 1988.

A best of episode that originally aired in May on 2021. A tweet from the band led to some rumors and the whole black album...LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Metallica will play the buffet for a charity in October and hit the race track in F-1 racing this weekend.

What's your Michigan Mt. Rushmore? And a big headline in Metallica news.

Lots of Rumors and speculation this week! Vegas? Super of Bowl Games?

A couple big milestones for the band this week and which was the better ballad, The Unforgiven or November Rain?

A Mandatory Metallica Tribute to Ozzy! Metallica covering Ozzy and Sabbath plus an acoustic version of Diary of a Mad Man!

Q100 Michigan Tribute to Ozzy Hour 2. The Solo years plus interviews and rare Live cuts

Q100 Michigan Tribute to Ozzy Hour 1. The Black Sabbath era including rare live tracks

Live stuff from 83 and Metallica saves Tomorrow Land!

The 4 songs that the internet say are great but should never be played again, Metallica beats the Government and a song you've never heard before

Metallica was in the UK over the weekend to play the Back to the Beginning concert for Ozzy and Black Sabbath. Reports from that and random live stuff I found looking for my recording of the band doing Hole in the Sky. Plus Live tracks from Santa Clara

8 thrash metal albums you should own on vinyl. So Some Metallica tonight but also some Anthrax, Slayer, Over Kill and a few other surprises

A song for Axel? and finally the original version of the Outlaw Torn!

This week we scratch the surface of the re issued Load Album plus what song was a response to Enter Sandman?

Live stuff from Columbus, a special live version of Bleeding of me from 96 and you might own one of Kirks guitars!

Back after a Holiday break with AWESOME live stuff, weird stories and something the band has in common with Garth Brooks?

Live stuff from Nashville, a big announcement from the band about the load box set complete with a never before released, live version of 2x4. And is there a Metallica Album that Kirk regrets playing on? No, but some British jerk thinks so!

A Metallica Mothers Day Tribute, A Metallica Quake in Virginia, James punches Lars in the face and where did Metallica get their name?

A re issue of The Load Album, A heart warming story about a Metallica Super fan and something Metallica adjacent.

Metallica across the fresh water pond in Toronto where the band covers Rush!

Metallica plays their first show of 2025 and sets records and an new segment called songs Metallica should cover.