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Listen To TONY IOMMI's Guest Appearance On CANDLEMASS's New Song 'Astorolus - The Great Octopus'

"Astorolus - The Great Octopus", a brand new song from Swedish doom metal legends CANDLEMASS, can be streamed below. The track, which features a guest guitar solo by none other than BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi, is taken from the band's 12th album, "The Door To Doom", due on February 22, 2019 via Napa...

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VENOM Frontman Recalls Taking METALLICA Out On Its First-Ever European Tour

For its very first European tour in 1984, METALLICA hooked up with black metal pioneers VENOM, on the latter's "Seven Dates Of Hell" tour, which included concerts in Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium and the Aardschok Festival in the Netherlands. In a brand new interview with Consquence Of Sound...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Video Of 'The Four Horsemen' Performance From Rare Acoustic Show For Charity

METALLICA will release a limited-edition vinyl of "Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic At The Masonic" next month. The double album, mixed by Greg Fidelman and newly mastered for vinyl by Reuben Cohen at Bernie Grundman Mastering, documents the inaugural "Helping Hands" benefit concert held in San Franci...

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Is METALLICA's 'One' A Ripoff Of DARK ANGEL's 'Darkness Descends'? GENE HOGLAN Weighs In

Gene Hoglan says that he once joked about suing the members of METALLICA for allegedly "ripping off" a DARK ANGEL song for their classic track "One". The DARK ANGEL drummer revealed his band's musical connection to METALLICA while discussing the evolution of double-bass drumming during a recent appe...

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JOAN JETT: Why THE RUNAWAYS Broke Up

During a recent appearance on METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's "It's Electric!" online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1, Joan Jett spoke about the breakup of iconic rockers THE RUNAWAYS. The first true girl band of the 1970s, THE RUNAWAYS — which also featured Lita Ford, Cherie Currie, Jackie Fox...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviews JOAN JETT For 'It's Electric!' Radio Show (Video)

Joan Jett recently joined METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich for a special edition of "It's Electric!", his online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1. She reflects on performing with NIRVANA at the 2014 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, dissects the role of women in glam rock, discusses her...

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Why METALLICA Chose GHOST And BOKASSA As Support Acts For European Tour

Lars Ulrich spoke to Kerrang! magazine about METALLICA's decision to enlist GHOST and BOKASSA to support his band on its European stadium tour this spring and summer. "To me, Tobias [Forge, GHOST frontman] is a super-cool dude," Lars said. "I really like his energy and being around him. Everybody in...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Spit Out The Bone' Performance From Charlotte

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Spit Out The Bone" on October 22, 2018 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina can be seen below. METALLICA played "Spit Out The Bone" live for the first time ever in October 2017 at The O2 Arena in London, England. The tr...

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LARS ULRICH Chooses 'Load' And 'Reload' As His Favorite METALLICA Album Covers

According to The Pulse Of Radio, Lars Ulrich was asked to single out his favorite METALLICA album cover in a recent interview with Maxim. While the band has featured iconic images on the covers of LPs like "Master Of Puppets" and "...And Justice For All", the drummer had a different choice. Ulrich a...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Video Of 'One' Performance From University Park, Pennsylvania

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "One" on October 20, 2018 at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania can be seen below. METALLICA's concert at the Bryce Jordan Center shattered the venue's attendance record with a crowd of 15,588 fans on hand. The sh...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We Have This Fear Of Repetition And Falling Into The Same Cycles'

On October 19, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich sat down with photographers and METALLICA collaborators Herring & Herring for an intimate conversation at The Great Hall at Cooper Union in New York City. Photography duo Herring & Herring — a.k.a Dimitri Scheblanov, a 2005 graduate of The Cooper Union's...

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Former OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ On SOEN's 'Lotus': 'We've Never Been This Satisfied After Making An Album'

SOEN drummer Martin Lopez (OPETH, AMON AMARTH) recently spoke with Rock All Photography. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's upcoming album, "Lotus": Martin: "I think we've never been this satisfied after making an a...

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DAVID ELLEFSON Says He Was Briefly Considered For Bassist Position In METALLICA After JASON NEWSTED's Exit

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that he was considered for the bassist position in METALLICA after Jason Newsted left the band nearly 18 years ago. Newsted exited METALLICA in January 2001, after he clashed with James Hetfield over the release of an album by ECHOBRAIN, Jason's side project. He was re...

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CARNAL FORGE: 'Reforged' Lyric Video

The official lyric video for "Reforged", a brand new song from the Swedish thrash metal band CARNAL FORGE, can be seen below. The track is taken from the group's upcoming album, "Gun To Mouth Salvation", which will be released on January 25, 2019 via ViciSolum Productions. It is CARNAL FORGE's first...

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LARS ULRICH: 'When I Think Of 2018, The Main Musical Mainstay Is Definitely The ARCTIC MONKEYS For Me'

In a brand new interview with Maxim magazine, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked if he is listening to any new music that is really inspiring him. He responded: "When I'm working out or driving from point A to point B, I listen more to the ARCTIC MONKEYS than anything else. Their new album that...