So, last time I left off on the craziness that was the night of the Kerrang Awards. The rest of that weekend was spent in much of the same way to be honest, with yummy dinners at top class restaurants and parties with some of my favourite bands.

However, the icing on the cake was being invited to Reading Festival which they were headlining on the Sunday night, and as such being given Access All Areas Metallica passes, which is like the holy grail of backstage passes. Not only could we go anywhere we want, but it meant we could watch bands from the side of the stage throughout the day. I got to briefly meet Jack Black (another hero!) before he went on stage as Tenacious D, who were fantastic, especially with their wizard and lizard costumes (don't ask).

When Metallica went on stage we were ushered into a special viewing booth which gave the ultimate view of both the stage and the crowd, which was enormous. How the hell these guys can get up there and perform flawlessly to 70,000 people without a hint of nerves amazes me, but I guess that's why they are the greatest metal band on Earth!

They opened with "Creeping Death", one of their classics from the 80s and played a perfect set for two hours, during which I nearly broke my neck headbanging and went temporarily deaf from the Pyros during "One". Effing awesome, is literally the only way to describe it! Even better, they're back in 10 days to play the O2 to launch their new album, Death Magnetic. Woohoo!

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