DAVE GROHL CONTINUES HIS CRUSADE TO PLAY WITH ALL OF HIS CHILDHOOD IDOLS

– Lemmy. Check.
– Melvins. Check.
– Venom, King Diamond, Max Cavalera. Check.
– led Zeppelin (sort of). Check.

Next up – Metallica.

In an open letter to Metallica [Blabbermouth via Idolator], Foo Fighters / ex-Nirvana skinsman Dave Grohl did a little hint-hint, nudge-nudge at the godfathers of thrash:

Dear METALLICA,

Hey, it’s Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I’m the guy that’s been listening to your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album ‘Kill ‘Em All’ from a mailorder catalogue called Under The Rainbow, I think. Actually I can’t remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I’ve been listening to your albums ever since (even ‘St Anger’!).

I can’t wait to hear the new shit, and no matter what you guys do I’ll always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I’m sure you’ll come out and blow everybody’s fuckin’ minds, because you’re fuckin’ METALLICA!

Good luck. And don’t release it until it’s kick-ass.

Yours, Dave Grohl.

P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet?

At this point why wouldn’t Metallica hire on Dave for a guest spot at some point? He’s definitely reached that elder-statesman / overall bad-ass status in rock culture that allows him to do this type of thing, and lord knows they could use the cred. I mean, who doesn’t like Dave Grohl?

Plus, the dude is sickly talented behind the kit, in stark contrast to what some of you had to say about Metallica’s current drummer.

-VN