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METALLICA Launches Line Of Skis

METALLICA has teamed up with Armada, a manufacturer of skis, poles, technical outerwear and skiing-related softgoods, to create the band's own line of skis. Says the group in a statement: "It's no secret that three quarters of the band enjoy our snow sports ([guitarist] Kirk [Hammett] is sticking to...

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METALLICA Plays Corporate Salesforce.com Concert In San Francisco; Video Footage, Photos Available

On Monday night (February 9),METALLICA played a corporate gig at Pier 48 in San Francisco at a party hosted by Salesforce.com, a cloud computing company that provides cloud-based applications and solutions for businesses to enhance their sales and customer service capabilities. METALLICA, who previ...

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SLAYER/EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Demonstrates New ESP Signature Axe (Video)

MusicStoreLive.com has uploaded video footage of Gary Holt, the respected guitar player who started with EXODUS in 1981 and joined SLAYER in 2011, demonstrating his new ESP signature-model guitar. Check out the clip below. During an appearance at last month's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Holt u...

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SLASH Has New Horror Film Planned

Even though he's still on the road behind last fall's "World On Fire" album, Slash has not given up his second career as a horror film producer. According to The Pulse Of Radio, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist told Billboard that his company Slasher Films' next project should be out by the...

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SLAYER/EXODUS's GARY HOLT Unveils New Signature Guitars At NAMM (Video)

Gary Holt, the respected guitar player who started with EXODUS in 1981 and joined SLAYER in 2011, is now part of ESP Guitars' acclaimed artist endorsement roster. During an appearance at this past weekend's NAMM show in Anaheim, California, Holt unveiled his new signature model based on the ESP Ecli...

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SLASH, COREY TAYLOR, JOHN 5 Added To METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT's FEAR FESTEVIL

Corey Taylor (SLIPKNOT, STONE SOUR),Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON) will serve as panel participants at METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's second edition of his Fear FestEvil horror and music convention, set to take place on April 10-12 in San Jose, Ca...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT To Welcome MESHUGGAH, AGNOSTIC FRONT To Second Annual FEAR FESTEVIL

Fear FestEvil curator, host, and lifelong horror enthusiast, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett (a.k.a. Kirk Von Hammett),knows not the meaning of mediocrity. For the second installment of his annual Fear FestEvil horror convention, he's dug deeper into his crypt for the makings of another spectacula...

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DOWN Bassist PAT BRUDERS Quit CROWBAR After 'Ultimatum' From KIRK WINDSTEIN

CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein, who exited DOWN in September 2013 in order to focus "100%" on CROWBAR, spoke to Ghost Cult magazine about his decision to leave the Philip Anselmo-fronted outfit. "You have some people who said I should have stuck around with DOWN," he said. "People think I...

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CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN Explains MARYLAND DEATHFEST Stage-Diving Incident

CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein has spoken out about the incident this past May when a fan made his way on stage during the band's performance at the Maryland Deathfest in Baltimore, crashing into Windstein and causing the guitarist/vocalist to react by giving the fan a quick kick to the head (see v...

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LARS ULRICH: METALLICA Was Surprised By Reaction To 'Some Kind Of Monster' Documentary

METALLICA released a 10th anniversary two-disc Blu-ray edition of the band's 2004 documentary, "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster", on November 24. The new edition of the film was made available digitally and via VOD for the first time. It also contains a new bonus feature, "Metallica: This Monster Li...

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CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN: I Wish KISS Would Quit Making New Records

CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein believes that bands like KISS should quit making new albums because their latest material doesn't come close to matching the quality of their classic output. Windstein, who credits KISS with inspiring him to play music when he first heard the Paul Stanley- and Gene Si...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO On Next METALLICA Album: 'We're Just Blueprinting Everything Right Now'

During a brand new interview with Rock Cellar Magazine, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic". "We're just blueprinting everything right now," Robert said. "There are a lot of ideas, a lot of song bodie...

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PAT TRAVERS BAND To Release 'Live At The Iridium NYC' In January

Frontiers Music Srl will release PAT TRAVERS BAND's newest live album titled "Live At The Iridium NYC" on January 23, 2015 in Europe and January 27 2015 in North America. Toronto-born Pat Travers is truly a swaggering hard-rock axeman — he picked up his first guitar after a Jimi Hendrix performance...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Says Idea For ''Tallica Parking Lot' Came To Him In A Dream

"'Tallica Parking Lot", an animated film created by METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and Titmouse Animation Studio, was part of the official selection at this past summer's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France for the best TV film in competition. An interview with Trujillo about t...

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METALLICA's 'Lords Of Summer' Limited-Edition Vinyl: Video Overview

On Black Friday "Record Store Day," November 28, METALLICA released a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl of "Lords Of Summer". Side A features the "First Pass" (studio) version of the new song "Lords Of Summer" as well as a previously unreleased live version recorded at the Rock In Rome Sonisphere festiv...