Avi Vinocur is one of the primary singers and songwriters of Goodnight, Texas. He's also occasionally a fifth member of Metallica and a longtime friend of Metal Up Your Podcast. This week Avi talks all things Helping Hands 2024.
Avi Vinocur is one of the primary singers and songwriters of Goodnight, Texas. He's also occasionally a fifth member of Metallica and a longtime friend of Metal Up Your Podcast. This week Avi talks all things Helping Hands 2024. Topics include:
- the Pixies
- what it’s like playing in a band with Metallica
- Hetfield’s demos
- rehearsing with Metallica
- B-benders, fractals and dialing in Metallica tone
- Avi’s guitars
- load in and soundcheck for the show
- getting Sista Strings involved
- Henry Salvia on keys
- practicing with Rob and Kirk
- Jason Mamoa
- opening with “Low Man’s Lyric”
- harmonizing with James Hetfield
- Avi’s in-ear mix
- playing with Lars Ulrich
- the importance of Metallica fans
- the strange power of “Nothing Else Matters”
- bringing back “The Unforgiven II”
- re-imagining “Fuel”
- Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam on “Hit the Lights”
- Goodnight, Texas on tour
- Avi’s new solo record
Follow Goodnight, Texas HERE.
Episode 188 - Avi's first appearance on Metal Up Your Podcast is HERE.
Episode 246 - Avi Vinocur Returns HERE.
Episode 315 - Avi Vinocur Returns Again HERE.