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  1. Metallica: Johan Cruijff ArenA - Night Two
    April 29, 2023

    Metallica: Johan Cruijff ArenA - Night Two 

                            Steffan Chirazi checks in again with thoughts after Metallica's second show in Amsterdam.
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  2. M72 - The Tour Starts
    April 27, 2023

    M72 - The Tour Starts 

                            Steffan Chirazi writes in from Amsterdam, as the M72 World Tour kicks off.
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  3. So What!’s 72 Seasons Coverage - Editor’s Note
    March 27, 2023

    So What!’s 72 Seasons Coverage - Editor’s Note 

                            Over the coming weeks, we’ll be rolling out four major discussions with James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert. They are holistic conversations covering the creative cycle of 72 Seasons and the men behind it.
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  4. Stranger Things Indeed!
    July 7, 2022

    Stranger Things Indeed! 

                            Steffan Chirazi speaks with Q Prime’s Hannah Davis and OTTTO’s Tye Trujillo on just how “Master of Puppets” met up with Stranger Things to hurtle the track back into the global spotlight.
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  5. Behind The Metallica Black Box
    March 18, 2022

    Behind The Metallica Black Box 

                            It suddenly appeared, a Metallica monolith which had people panicking about whether they had the finances or space to accommodate such a giant structure. Entrance is gratis, but as Steffan Chirazi learns from the Metallica Black Box debut, the material is infinite.
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  1. Whiskey Business
    September 30, 2021

    Whiskey Business 

                            Adventure is everything when it comes to whiskeys, and Rob Dietrich has made sure that BLACKENED® American Whiskey dares to be bold by initiating the Masters of Whiskey Series. Kicking things off is BLACKENED x Willett Straight Kentucky Rye Finished in Madeira Casks. Steffan Chirazi gets a full measure of the story.
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  2. Seeker, Finder, Compiler, Historian, Call Him What You Will
    September 10, 2021

    Seeker, Finder, Compiler, Historian, Call Him What You Will 

                            For fans, it is time to dive into The Black Album Deluxe Box Set, which has been arriving on doorsteps for a few days now. Dan Nykolayko, however, has lived with the box set and its content – as well as its delays, triumphs, and “pivots” – since roughly two weeks after the …And Justice For All package was released in November 2018.
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  3. Marc Reiter: The So What! Interview
    July 1, 2021

    Marc Reiter: The So What! Interview 

                            Long-time member of the Metallica management team and Blackened Recordings “show runner,” Marc Reiter was the originator of The Metallica Blacklist concept. Who better for So What! editor Steffan Chirazi to get the recipe from?!
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  4. Rob Dietrich: The So What! Interview
    May 18, 2020

    Rob Dietrich: The So What! Interview 

                            You can all see exactly why Rob Dietrich is the Master Distiller for Blackened Whiskey; because he is a gloriously talented, unafraid, and pioneering creative nutter.
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  5. Metallica – With 2020 Vision
    January 15, 2020

    Metallica – With 2020 Vision 

                            In order to look into the future, it is important to observe the past. So said a wise man somewhere once. Either that or I read it on a fortune cookie last week.
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