![]() ![]() This box is also the only place you can get the first issue of the Blackened Zine. And he even tapped the Helping Hands album, so it’s clear he is not a part-timer!” “I love seeing both the Binge & Purge and Through the Never eras represented. I love the variety and I love that he’s gone for two deeper live tracks from the Damaged Justice Tour,” says Metallica’s Lars Ulrich. “When I look at Rob’s playlist, I love the selections. “Music and distilling are two things I have dedicated my life to, and I do not take for granted how rare it is to be able to blend, literally, these worlds.” “I am honored to have the opportunity to be able to create a whiskey and pour so much of myself personally into the process,” says Dietrich. With a professional background in both distilling and music, Dietrich brings his own unique talents and skills to the role with Batch 100. ![]() It was one of our anthems, and the energy of the crowd in this live version is incredible.” ‘One’ is a song we listened to over and over again when I was deployed to Somalia during Operation Restore Hope and Operation Continue Hope. “‘Nothing Else Matters’ is an acoustic version from the band’s first Helping Hands Benefit Show that James (Hetfield – Metallica co-founder, guitarist and vocalist) verbally dedicated to Blackened’s founding Master Distiller, Dave Pickerell just days after his passing. “I wanted to add live versions to show the connection of the fans to the music, to the band, and to the whiskey,” states Dietrich. The limited edition collectible set features a 750 ml bottle of Blackened with a Metallica playlist, selected by Blackened’s Master Distiller & Blender, Rob Dietrich, and used during the sonic enhancement process of Batch 100, on the two double sided LPs.ĭietrich approached the playlist for Batch 100 on both a technical and deeply personal level. Check it out below.īlackened whiskey is only available to purchase in the US, with a list of retailers available through the official website.Metallica is commemorating Batch 100 of their gold medal award-winning spirit Blackened American Whiskey with a box set containing two exclusive 12″ vinyl picture discs. To mark the news, Ulrich has posted an unboxing video on the official Blackened Instagram page. The Blackened fanzine features input from both Ulrich and Dietrich who talk about the creation of the whiskey, while the photographs were taken by Danny Clinch, showing behind-the-scenes glimpses of Metallica’s HQ and rehearsal space. The low hertz vibrations of the music “pummel the black brandy casks during the finishing process, agitating the whiskey and extracting more flavour from the wood.”Įach batch of Blackened has a unique playlist curated by the band members themselves, with Batch 100 the first time someone other than Ulrich, Hetfield, Kirk Hammett of Robert Trujillo has had a say in the music. Something unique about Blackened whiskey is that Metallica’s music is played while the whiskey matures in the barrel. “I love seeing both the Binge & Purge and Through The Never eras represented. ![]() I love the variety and I love that he’s gone for two deeper live tracks from the Damaged Justice tour. Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich adds: “When I look at Rob’s playlist, I love the selections. Music and distilling are two things I have dedicated my life to, and I do not take for granted how rare it is to be able to blend, literally, these worlds.” I am honoured to have the opportunity to be able to create a whiskey and pour so much of myself personally into the process Rob Dietrichĭietrich adds: “I am honoured to have the opportunity to be able to create a whiskey and pour so much of myself personally into the process. ![]()
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