Metallica’s chart-topping, multi-Platinum-selling 1991 self-titled album may have an all-black cover strikingly similar to the soundtrack to 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, but Spinal Tap insist they aren’t upset about it.
Talking exclusively in the current issue of Metal Hammer, singer/guitarist David St Hubbins (portrayed in the classic film, its new sequel Spinal Tap II: The End Continues and multimedia appearances by actor Michael McKean) downplays the idea of bad blood between his comedy-metal trio and Metallica, despite the two bands having a tense interaction in 1992 documentary A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica.
