Welcome to Metallica Mentions, where you can see all the interesting places that Metallica has been mentioned, played, used, appeared, etc.For example, there was a Seinfeld episode where Kramer was trying to sell Opera tickets for a lot of money and George said "These aren't Metallica tickets you know." That's the type of thing you will find here. This is a fun way to share fun times Metallica has been mentioned. If you know of such an instance, email the webmaster, and we'll post it.
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06/02/08 ĦA DIABLO CON LA MUSICA FALSA; VIVA METALLICA!
Translation: "To hell with the false music; long live Metallica!" A currently airing Mexican telenovela called A Diablo Con Los Guapos ("To hell with the handsome men"), features a spunky, tomboyish, young Metallica-loving heroine named Mily. After leaving the orphanage where she was raised, she takes a job as a domestic servant, only to discover that she is the illegitimate daughter of the man of the house and a former employee. While the show features more traditional Mexican musical preferences, Mily's tastes are shown on one of her tomboy hats. It includes several pins, the most prominent one being a MOP album cover pin. The others are more difficult to see; another one might be the Megadeth Capital Punishment album cover. Will Mily finally be accepted by her family? Will she finally get to be with her step-brother, who happens to be her true love? And will the show just play some freaking Metallica already??? Tune in and see!
06/02/08 WATCH THE SANDMAN ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN!
A recent commercial for the movie Kingdom of Heaven on British TV station Film 4 used Enter Sandman as background music. The movie stars Orlando Bloom and deals with the medieval Crusades to Jerusalem.
WOULD THE REAL JAMES HETFIELD PLEASE STAND UP?!
There's another James Hetfield out there! I discovered him while digging up info on the Revolutionary War for my genealogy research. So, just who is this guy? He was from New Jersey, and though an American, he enlisted in the British Army... consquently, he was arrested and convicted of treason in February of 1779. From the sounds of it, he was kicked out of New Jersey, and all his possessions were to be auctioned off a month later! Ouch!
THE MIGHTY HET AND MISS UNIVERSE...
What's the connection you ask? People who watch Latin American television, and are familiar with "telenovelas" (soap operas), and have sharp eyes have probably noticed a rising trend - allusions to Metallica and metal/rock in general!
One such example is the now defunct show, "Samantha", which featured Venezuela native and former Miss Universe 1996, Alicia Machado (better known to some of you as the Miss Universe who was severely critized for being "overweight"). The show's younger characters are into rock music, and if you looked closely at the bedroom walls of one of those characters, you would have noticed a Justice (or Black?) album era poster featuring a concert shot of James himself! Other posters on the wall included one of the cover of Megadeth's "Rust in Peace" album, as well as a mug shot of Jim Morrison.
WHISTLING A HAPPY 'TALLICA TUNE
In a comedy special dating back to when the One video was new, Ellen DeGeneres began a joke by telling the audience that one day, she was walking down the street, happy as can be, and whistling the "latest Metallica song"...considering she was probably refering to One itself, the audience had good reason to laugh. ;) Want to hear the joke for yourself? Keep an eye on Comedy Central; they rerun the special constantly!