Metallica are all over the place lately, celebrating their 40th anniversary and they have just been announced as the newest personalities featured on MasterClass, a streaming platform where you can learn from "the world’s best across a wide range of subjects."
The Metallica class will "unpack the principles that ensure longevity as a group by being effective communicators, managing criticism and navigating collaboration.”
In addition to songwriting techniques and seeing the band's process, from riff creation to arrangement, the most unique part of this classic is the part where Metallica “will dive deep into the audience-performer relationship, sharing advice on how to connect with fans on stage and off, and how to cultivate and maintain these lifelong relationships. Their philosophies on writing lyrics, creating albums and sustaining a band’s interpersonal relationships over time will help aspiring musicians come together as a unified creative team.”
The class also includes the band performing six songs. James Hetfield comments “We have sustained our bond for more than 40 years because we’ve learned a lot about each other and ourselves over time. In our class we not only teach MasterClass members how we write songs and find inspiration for our music, but how the experiences we’ve had together have contributed to successful creative collaboration.”
Folks interested in the class can get more info here. Watch the trailer below:
