Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has written the foreword for a new edition of Hunter S Thompson’s book Screwjack.The collection of short stories were originally printed in 1991, and have just received a brand new edition.Announcing his introduction to the book, Ulrich wrote on Instagram: “Beyond psyched to have had the opportunity to write an introduction for the latest edition of Hunter S.
Thompson’s ’91 collection of short stories, Screwjack.“Reading these stories remind me what a treasure — and mindfuck — Hunter S.
Thompson’s immortal words continue to be.”He added: “Check it out if you like things wild, salacious and unsettling.”A post shared by Lars Ulrich (@larsulrich)Elsewhere, last month Metallica dropped a new live EP titled ‘The Amsterdam Sessions’.
The four-track EP, recorded in April at Ready Set Studios in Amsterdam, consists of ’72 Seasons’ cuts ‘Lux Æterna’ and ‘If Darkness Had A Son’, alongside classics ‘Master Of Puppets’ and ‘Nothing Else Matters’.Metallica most recently released their 11th studio album ’72 Seasons’ in April via their own label, Blackened.
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