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LARS ULRICH And KIRK HAMMETT Look Back On METALLICA's Final Show With CLIFF BURTON

In a brand new interview with Rolling Stone, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett looked back on the band's final show with bassist Cliff Burton. The gig, which took place on September 26, 1986 in Stockholm, Sweden, is included on the upcoming super-deluxe, box-set reissue of MET...

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LARS ULRICH Admits Delivering Names Of NAPSTER Users Was 'Maybe Not The Smartest PR Move Of All Time'

Lars Ulrich has once again shot down the perception that METALLICA's "greed" was at the core of the band's decision to launch legal action against Napster in 2000. Although the case was settled out of court, more than 300,000 users were banned from the pioneering music file-sharing service as a resu...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says HARVEY WEINSTEIN Allegations Started A Conversation That Was 'Long Overdue'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has addressed the wave of allegations against Harvey Weinstein, saying that it's great that the disgraced Hollywood producer's case is being used as a valuable start point for vitally important discussions about the casting couch culture, wilful silence in the face of s...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'The Shortest Straw' Performance From Birmingham

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "The Shortest Straw" on October 30 at Genting Arena in Birmingham, England can be seen below. The European leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour kicked off in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 2 and will run through November 3. After...

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KIRK HAMMETT Has More Than Five Hundred 'Really, Really Great' Ideas For METALLICA's Next Album

Kirk Hammett says that he has already accumulated more than five hundred ideas for METALLICA's next album. The METALLICA guitarist famously lost his iPhone containing hundreds of riffs in 2014. About six months later, he told "The Jasta Show" podcast that he "was crushed" when it happened, but still...

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LONDON DRUM SHOW 'Icons Gallery' To Feature Images Of LARS ULRICH, NEIL PEART, TAYLOR HAWKINS And More

Visitors to this year's London Drum Show will be treated to a selection of David Phillips's images from his new book "From The Riser: A Drummer's Perspective II", which will take pride of place in the Icons Gallery. A selection of some of the book's best images have been enlarged to create a giant 1...

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BRUCE DICKINSON Says His 'IRON MAIDEN Is Better Than METALLICA' Comment Was 'A Really Good Windup'

Bruce Dickinson says that his claim that IRON MAIDEN was "better than METALLICA" was just about "throwing down the gauntlet" and wasn't directly aimed at the San Francisco-based metal giants. Back in 2011, the IRON MAIDEN frontman elaborated on a past comment in which he boasted that his band was su...

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METALLICA Pays Tribute To BLACK SABBATH With 'War Pigs' Cover In Birmingham (Video)

Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo paid tribute to hometown legends BLACK SABBATH during METALLICA's concert last night (Monday, October 30) at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, England. Hammett and Trujillo covered "War Pigs" during their solo section and allowing the fans to sing in full support. Che...

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ENTOMBED: 'Clandestine / Malmö' 2CD Plus DVD To Be Released In November

The new lineup of Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED played its groundbreaking 1991 album, "Clandestine", in its entirety at Malmö Live in Malmö, Sweden on November 12, 2016. Sitting in first with conductor Josef Rhedin and the hundred-plus-member Malmö Symphony Orchestra for Thomas Von Wachenfeldt's...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED Calls THE CHOPHOUSE BAND 'A Fun, Joyful Vehicle To Get Our Ya-Ya's Out'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to Florida's InJupiter magazine about his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND. Named after his four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players, the group began in 1992 when Newsted founded The Chophouse Records Studio in San Franci...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Harvester Of Sorrow' Performance From Glasgow

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Harvester Of Sorrow" on October 26 at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland can be seen below. The European leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour kicked off in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 2 and will run through November. After a...

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ENTOMBED A.D. To Release Third Album In Early 2018

Swedish metallers ENTOMBED A.D. will spend the next few months writing and recording their third album for a tentative early 2018 release. Speaking about the band's plans for the near future, vocalist Lars-Göran "LG" Petrov told Finland's Rauta at last month's Dark Days Of Helsinki festival (see vi...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of First-Ever 'Spit Out The Bone' Performance

METALLICA played the song "Spit Out The Bone" live for the first time ever this past Tuesday night (October 24) at The O2 Arena in London, England. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. "Spit Out The Bone" is taken from METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Sel...

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FIRESPAWN Feat. ENTOMBED, UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC Members: 'Full Of Hate' Video

"Full Of Hate", the new video from FIRESPAWN — the Swedish death metal project featuring Lars Göran Petrov (vocals; ENTOMBED) and Victor Brandt (guitar; ENTOMBED),Alex Friberg (bass; NECROPHOBIC),Fredrik Folkare (guitar; UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC) and Matte Modin (drums; DARK FUNERAL, DEFLESHED) — ca...

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METALLICA Performs 'Spit Out The Bone' Live For First Time Ever (Video)

METALLICA played the song "Spit Out The Bone" live for the first time ever earlier tonight (Tuesday, October 24) at The O2 Arena in London, England. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. "Spit Out The Bone" is taken from METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct...