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Metallica & Pantheon Media 155 - Episode 138: Tony Smith - Former Metallica Tour Manager, Part 2

Keep up with all things Metallica by going straight to the source. Now you can get your news directly from those entrenched in the band’s own Northern California headquarters. This weekly report is hosted by Steffan Chirazi and Renée Richardson, two members of the Metallica Camp. Steffan is a long-time rock scribe and editor of the band’s online mag, So What!, whose days covering Metallica began in the 1980s with the British music magazines Sounds and Kerrang! Renée is the Director of Philanthropy for the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands, and also has a storied background in music as a well-known Bay Area radio personality. Each week will sound a little different, but you’ll always remain in the loop. Steffan and Renée will keep you posted with the latest news and updates from Metallica HQ and the road as the M72 Tour makes its way around the world. They’ll bring you mini-features for a little peek behind the curtain, and you’ll learn bits of info you won’t find anywhere else through chats with everyone from members of the road crew to poster artists, from fans to band members themselves! They won’t just tell you what you need to know; they’ll also get to the bottom of what you want to find out! Listeners can submit questions, and Steffan and Renée will get to work finding answers. You’ll enjoy all of this and more with The Metallica Report, your quick, weekly fix covering our most relevant topics of the day. A proud part of Pantheon Podcasts Produced by Pantheon Media & PopCult Executive Producers: Marc Reiter, Vickie Strate, Doug Oswandel Written by: Steffan Chirazi & Renee Richardson Production Coordinator: Lane Watson

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Episoade

Episode 138: Tony Smith - Former Metallica Tour Manager, Part 2

Episode 137: Tony Smith - Former Metallica Tour Manager, Part 1

Episode 136: Sphere - Life Burns Faster with Kirk Hammett & Lars Ulrich

Episode 135: Anatomy of A Song with Kirk Hammett on Fuel and Creeping Death

Episode 134: Hardwired To Disagree featuring Victoria Anderson & Brian Sharma

Episode 133: Robert Trujillo on “The Call of Ktulu,” “Orion,” and the Spirit of Cliff Burton

Episode 132: Dr. Martens x Metallica & The Fans

Episode 131: Song Breakdown with Robert Trujillo: “You Must Burn!"

Episode 130: Adding (Virginia) Fuel to the Fan Debate

Episode 129: James Hetfield Checks In

Episode 128: Hardwired to Disagree: Fan Debate ft. Chris Cantz, Chris Clark, and Daniel Guthormsen

Episode 127: Happy New Year - Revisiting the Best of 2025

Episode 126: Happy Holidays from James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, and The Metallica Report

James Hetfield - “Twas The Night Before Christmas"

Episode 125: Get The Load Out Special

Episode 124: Robert Trujillo Roving Reporter: Formula 1 & Middle East Shows

Episode 123: James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett on Music, Surfing, and Humor

Episode 122: James Hetfield & Kirk Hammett Give Thanks, Australian Chapter Heads Gather for a Roundtable

Episode 121: James Hetfield & Robert Trujillo Check In from Australia

Episode 120: Metallica Brings the M72 World Tour to Australia & New Zealand

Episode 119: The Metallica Fan Debate Rages On

Episode 118: The Metallica Fan Debate

Episode 117: Kirk Hammett - The Collector

Episode 116: Digging Deeper into Metallica’s Vault

Episode 115: Get The Load Out Contest and Josh Rezz

Episode 114: Robert Trujillo’s Radio Roots

Episode 113: Exodus’ Gary Holt Talks Kirk Hammett and Bay Area Thrash

Episode 112: Catching Up With Robert Trujillo

Episode 111: Back To The Metallica Vault

Episode 110: Maximum Metallica with Lars Ulrich

Episode 109: More Metalli-archeology at the Inveniem Vault

Episode 108: High Voltage: A Return To Metallica’s Vault at Inveniem

Episode 107: Steff & Renée’s Top Metallica Songs

Episode 106: The Bob Rock & Dan Nykolayko Chat Continued (Part 2)

Episode 105: A Chat Between Bob Rock & Dan Nykolayko (Part 1)

Episode 104: Jason Newsted on The Load Era

Episode 103: Fans Put Together A Deep-Dive Playlist

Episode 102: Back To The Beginning - Farewell to Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne featuring Robert Trujillo

Episode 101: All Hail Black Sabbath & Ozzy - James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert Share Stories Ahead of Sabbath’s Legendary Farewell Appearance

Episode 100: Roundtable Q&A with James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo

Episode 99: “Metallica Saved My Life” Premiere at Tribeca Festival, featuring Robert Trujillo & Metallica Fans

Bonus Ep: DanLoad Extra! More from Inside the Load Box Set

Episode 98: James Hetfield & Robert Trujillo, plus the Third DanLoad Installment

Episode 97: Metallica’s Marching Band Magic & The Latest DanLoad of Unreleased Content

Episode 96: Robert Trujillo, Mike Muir, and Tye Trujillo plus the DanLoad

Episode 95: The Load Box Set Chat featuring Curators Dan Nykolayko and Eleni Psaltis

Episode 94: M72 - From Virginia Tech- to Band Relationships with James, Kirk, and Robert

Episode 93: Enter Sandman

Episode 92: James Hetfield on the Return of M72, Songs, and Superstitions

Episode 91: M72 Relaunch in Syracuse Starring Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo, and the Fans