Monday, September 28, 2026
Not Metallica - Breakpoint (AI ALBUM)
What if Metallica didn't pause when everything started falling apart?
This is the complete audio concept and alternate history of "BREAKPOINT", the lost 2001 Metallica album that bridges the massive sonic gap between Reload and St. Anger.
📖 Storyline
January 2001: Jason Newsted abruptly leaves the band. The public fallout from the Napster lawsuit is reaching a boiling point, and internal tensions between James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are at an all-time high.
In this timeline, the band chooses war over silence.
Instead of stepping back, James, Lars, and Kirk lock themselves into a bleak, industrial rental warehouse in San Francisco. With producer Bob Rock handling bass duties, they decide to channel their unadulterated rage, panic, and isolation directly into the tape machines. They abandon the polished radio rock of the late '90s and tune their guitars down to a heavy, crushing sound, embracing the aggressive groove and nu-metal textures dominating the airwaves.
June 2001: The sessions are chaotic, dark, and toxic. Phil Towle (the performance coach) is hired early, but his presence only fuels the fire. James is battling his deepest demons, delivering his most raw, venomous, and agonizing vocal performances to date.
July 2001: Immediately after screaming the final lines of the closing track "The Bleeding Edge", James walks out of the studio and checks into rehab. The future of Metallica is completely unknown.
November 2001: With the frontman away recovering, Elektra Records rushes out the recorded tracks. Named BREAKPOINT, the album is released to a stunned global metal community. It is a messy, terrifying, and deeply human masterpiece—a sonic suicide note of a brotherhood tearing itself apart at the dawn of the millennium.
💿 Tracklist & Timestamps
00:00 1. Breakpoint
04:45 2. Commodity
09:30 3. Shadow of the Machine
14:15 4. Hollowed Ground
19:00 5. Disconnect
22:45 6. Venomous
26:26 7. Iron Will
Sunday, September 27, 2026
40 Years Ago
Today is the 40th anniversary of Cliff Burton dying in a bus accident http://ultimateclassicrock.com/metallica-bassist-cliff-burton-dies-in-a-bus-accident. I was 16 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 2 days (6141 days) old when he died. Today, I am 56 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 2 days (20751 days) old.
From the description for the video below:
This is what Metallica sounded like on September 13, 2018:
And this is what their creative process was like when recording the Hardwired to Self-Destruct album.
And here are what "Ultimate Classic Rock" named as Metallica's Best Songs on March 5, 2013, which has nothing to with the date on which Cliff Burton died. If it were my list, I would find a way to include either "The Judas Kiss" and / or "All Nightmare Long" instead of "Nothing Else Matters." I might also replace "Fuel" with "The Frayed Ends of Sanity."
10) Fuel
From the description for the video below:
Cliff Burton was one of the best bass players ever. He was a big part of Metallica. He taught James about harmonies. He went to college for music. He practiced 8 hours a day. He could play bass with his fingers faster than most on an electric guitar. His death was a tragic one, which greatly effected James, Kirk, and Lars. His life was too short, like an unfinished song. Rest in peace.
This is what Metallica sounded like on September 13, 2018:
And this is what their creative process was like when recording the Hardwired to Self-Destruct album.
And here are what "Ultimate Classic Rock" named as Metallica's Best Songs on March 5, 2013, which has nothing to with the date on which Cliff Burton died. If it were my list, I would find a way to include either "The Judas Kiss" and / or "All Nightmare Long" instead of "Nothing Else Matters." I might also replace "Fuel" with "The Frayed Ends of Sanity."
10) Fuel
9) One
8) For Whom the Bell Tolls
7) Sad But True
6) Master of Puppets
5) The Four Horsemen
4) Creeping Death
3) Nothing Else Matters
2) Seek & Destroy
1) Enter Sandman
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Rocky’s Son Finally Fights Back - Rocky V
Say what you want about Rocky V and how it did at the box office and what it did for the franchise - if you are human, this is a heartbreaking scene.
https://youtu.be/ kE7LrTt3EWk - Rocky’s Son Finally Fights Back - Rocky V
Marking the 40 Year Anniversary of Cliff Burton
This post is being posted on the 40th anniversary of Cliff Burton's death. He would be 63 today. RIP. This is the link to the article that was posted on the 31st anniversary of his death - Anthrax's Scott Ian Remembers Metallica's "Orion" in Reissue Essay "Seriously, did they find a bottle of Beethoven pills?" - and, in case that site no longer exists in 2026, this is the text of the article:
Metallica will be releasing their monster archival reissue of Master of Puppets on November 10 2017, basically giving everyone everything they've ever wanted in association with that totemic album. In addition to all those demos and bootlegs, it'll also include pages upon pages of writing about the impact of Master on a generation of metal musicians. Among them is Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian, who wrote an essay about the instrumental "Orion" featured on the album. Today, on the 31st anniversary of late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's final show with the band, you can read an exclusive excerpt from that essay below. You can also jam to "Orion" itself after the excerpt.Read more:
"You have to remember that this was 1986 and they were breaking new ground. When I listen to a song like 'Master' or 'Sanitarium' now with 30 years of experience it's easy to see what they did. But in 1986 it was E=MC 2. It was unfathomable and I haven't even gotten to their masterpiece 'Orion' yet. Seriously, did they find a bottle of Beethoven pills? How did they have the maturity to write an eight-and-a-half-minute instrumental that works? 'Orion' is moving, it's cohesive and exciting, and it is dynamic. My ears never even had a chance to get bored because Metallica made me wonder what was coming next."
Friday, September 25, 2026
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
This Democrat will NEVER Learn! Now 0 for 8
https://youtu.be/ IC8_pDX6d_Q - This Democrat will NEVER Learn! Now 0 for 8
The US House has just REJECTED the impeachment of President Donald Trump, filed by Rep. Al Green (D-TX), in a LANDSLIDE 232-147 vote
A swath of House DEMOCRATS voted against this BS because Al Green went ROGUE and they knew this resolution was going nowhere 🤣
Green lost his primary, so his stunts are coming to a close within months!
Talk about the DEFINITION of INSANITY: As of September 15, 2026, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) has led 8 separate impeachment efforts against Donald Trump.
That total includes efforts during both of Trump’s presidencies:
2017 — Green introduced impeachment articles during Trump’s first term.
2019 — He introduced another impeachment resolution.
2025 — Green launched four separate efforts:
May 2025
June 2025
December 2025
another effort connected to actions during Trump’s second term
2026 — He has launched additional efforts, including the August 24, 2026 filing, which was described as his eighth attempt.
Sen. Booker Grills Kash Patel
https://youtu.be/ 8K5oMnfV0SA - Sen. Booker Grills Kash Patel
Like a thug is bad. I would never vote for Senator Booker if he ran for POTUS!
Monday, September 14, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Missing Bad is Bad
Heuy Lewis and the News is a great band. In this list of their greatest hits, their tune "Bad is Bad" is missing 😢
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Braun Strowman vs. Kevin Owens | Money in the Bank Contract 2018
"Mr. Monster in the Bank" Braun Strowman puts his Money in the Bank Contract on the line against Kevin Owens at SummerSlam 2018.
https://youtu.be/ ZMCwfzSuc80 - Braun Strowman Squashes KO
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
“That LIBERAL WHITE MALE SOCIALIST did her DIRTY in Texas” - Scott Jennings
https://youtu.be/ VL9URrEHC0Q - “That LIBERAL WHITE MALE SOCIALIST did her DIRTY in Texas” - Scott Jennings
Scott Jennings MIC DROP last night on CNN: Why doesn't anyone at CNN want to discuss the division amongst the democrats in Texas?
Jasmine Crockett isn't doing ANYTHING to help James Talarico.
JENNINGS: "Nobody around here seems to want to talk about the fact that Jasmine Crockett does nothing for James Talarico after that very divisive primary."
"I think Talarico has problems on his left flank. I think he has problems with African-American voters down there. It's the same for El-Sayed in Michigan."
CNN can keep talking about Republican infighting. That won't make the Democrats' problems in Texas and Michigan disappear.
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