Episode 227 - Interview with Mike Gillies (Pt. 2)

We're back with part two of our interview with Mike Gillies. Mike is a producer, engineer and digital editor who worked with Metallica for twenty two years. He recorded eight albums with the band and spear-headed the multi-track live recordings and the tuning room from 2004 - 2018. Here are the topics discussed:

- the Presidio Sessions

- using bob Rock’s gear

- Bob Rock’s feelings about St. Anger

- Bob Rock on bass

- leftover Presidio material

- engineering St. Anger

- recording James’ vocals

- working with Phil Towle

- the Some Kind of Monster remix

- autotune

- studio version of No Leaf Clover

- Load/Reload leftovers

- live Metallica recording

- the tuning room

- mixing live Metallica

- live amps vs. fractals

- Vulturus and Death Is Not The End

- recording Death Magnetic

- Bob Rock and Rick Rubin

- tuning back up to E standard

- Greg Fidelman

- Beyond Magnetic

- Live From the Basement

- James going solo

- brick walling on Death Magnetic

- recording Kirk Hammett’s solos

- working with DJ Ashba

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