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Bookmark or Share- The Story Behind the Band Name: Metallica - American SongwriterAt the time, Ulrich was chatting with his friend, Ron Quintana, who was in the beginning stages of creating a fanzine. (A fanzine, for folks who aren’t familiar, is a magazine created by fans...
- Ron Quintana: More Than Just “The Man Who Named Metallica”Key Takeaways. Ron Quintana is known as “The Man Who Named Metallica”, giving Lars Ulrich the iconic band name during a chat in 1981. Quintana was a key figure in the Bay Area’s metal scene, founding the influential ’80s fanzine “Metal Mania” and hosting the “Rampage” radio show.
- Lars Ulrich Reveals Who Came Up With the Name 'Metallica' - LoudwireUlrich recollects the famous tale and how he took the name from Metal Mania magazine founder Ron Quintana.
- Meet Your Merchant: Ron Quintana rides the wave of the vinyl revival ...A San Francisco native, Quintana has been a DJ for more than three decades, starting out at age 21 at the now-defunct KUSF, where he first began collecting vinyl. In addition to getting cast-off records from the station, he would invest in his favorites for his second job of DJing at local dance and rock clubs.
- Brian Slagel: | LouderThere were all these guys up in San Francisco, like Ron Quintana and Brian Lew – guys who are still around today – who were tape traders and got the word out. Ron had a fanzine and a radio show on the local university station, and he had played them on that.
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