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KIRK HAMMETT Says SOUNDGARDEN Was Inspiration For METALLICA's Classic 'Enter Sandman' Riff

Kirk Hammett says that he was inspired by SOUNDGARDEN when he wrote the main riff to one of the most recognizable songs of all time, METALLICA's classic 1991 track "Enter Sandman". As the opening cut on METALLICA's self-titled album, "Enter Sandman" became bigger than the band could have imagined. I...

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METALLICA Performs 'ManUNkind' Live For First Time (Video)

METALLICA played the song "ManUNkind" live for the first time during their September 10 concert at AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. Multi-camera fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. "ManUNkind" is taken from METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", which...

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LARS ULRICH Interviews DAVE GROHL For 'It's Electric!' Radio Show (Audio)

Lars Ulrich interviewed FOO FIGHTERS leader Dave Grohl on a recent episode of "It's Electric!", the METALLICA drummer's online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1. During the chat, which can be heard using the widget below, Grohl told the the story of how FOO FIGHTERS became Mick Jagger's backing ba...

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SORCERER Feat. Ex-TIAMAT, LION'S SHARE Members: 'The Crowning Of The Fire King' Album Due In October

Swedish epic heavy doom metal warlords SORCERER will release their new album, "The Crowning Of The Fire King", on October 20 via Metal Blade Records. The video for the disc's first single, "Sirens", can be viewed below. SORCERER comments: "We have aimed to write an album with diversity and intensity...

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24 Hours With METALLICA Drummer LARS ULRICH (Video)

On August 28, Denmark's TV2 aired a special called "24 Timer Med Lars Ulrich" ("24 Hours With Lars Ulrich"),featuring host Anders Breinholt spending a typical "day at the office" with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. The two travel to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the final show of the North American...

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LION'S SHARE Rejoined By Original Keyboardist For New Single

Swedish heavy metal band LION'S SHARE has been rejoined by co-founder and original keyboardist Kay Backlund for its latest single, "The Lion's Trial". The track is the follow-up to "Another Desire", which was released in June and marked the group's first new music since 2009's "Dark Hours" album. "I...

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IAN GILLAN: 'I Don't Think RITCHIE BLACKMORE's Playing Great These Days'

Three members of the classic DEEP PURPLE lineup have shot down the possibility of a reunion with guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Blackmore is a co-founder of DEEP PURPLE and wrote many of their most memorable riffs, including "Smoke On The Water", but he has not played with the group since his 1993 dep...

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POWER QUEST Releases Lyric Video For 'Kings And Glory'

POWER QUEST, the renowned melodic power metal band based in the U.K., has released a lyric video for "Kings And Glory", the first single from its long-awaited sixth album, "Sixth Dimension". The disc will be released on October 13 via Inner Wound Recordings in Europe and USA and on October 11 in Jap...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Joins VOLBEAT On Stage In Copenhagen (Video)

Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT were joined by a slew of special guests — including METALLICA's Lars Ulrich, KREATOR's Mille Petrozza, NAPALM DEATH's Mark "Barney" Greenway and Canadian musician Danko Jones — during their headlining appearance Saturday night (August 26) at Telia Parken in C...

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METALLICA + LADY GAGA: Video Footage Of Pre-GRAMMY AWARDS Rehearsal Released

METALLICA has released video footage of its February 10 rehearsal session with pop superstar Lady Gaga for their collaboration at this year's Grammy Awards. Check it out below. METALLICA's appearance with Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into something of a disaster...

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METALLICA's WorldWired' Tops BILLBOARD's 'Hot Tours' Chart

METALLICA has landed at position No. 1 on Billboard's "Hot Tours" list of top-grossing tours with $49.5 million in ticket sales from the first ten of the shows of the North American "WorldWired" tour that occurred during May and June. 464,988 tickets were sold during the first two months of the run,...

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Go Behind The Scenes Of Making Of METALLICA's 'Lords Of Summer' Song

METALLICA has uploaded a nineteen-minute video featuring footage from the writing and recording sessions for "X-Dust", the song that later became "Lords Of Summer". The bonus track on METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", "Lords Of Summer" was first performed live in March 2014...

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Listen To BRENDON SMALL's Entire 'Galaktikon II: Become The Storm' Album

Brendon Small — the mastermind behind the metal band DETHKLOK — will release his new high-stakes intergalactic extreme rock/metal album, "Galaktikon II: Become The Storm", on August 25 via Megaforce Records/MRI. You can now listen to the entire disc in the YouTube playlist below. Brendon Small says:...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'I'm An APPLE Addict'

Lars Ulrich was featured in a recent installment of The Wall Street Journal's "My Tech Essentials" in which the METALLICA drummer talked about his devotion to Apple products and the blistering speed of evolution when it comes to tennis-racket technology, among other topics. He said: "My favorite app...

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Go Behind The Scenes Of Making Of METALLICA's 'Atlas, Rise!' Song

METALLICA has uploaded a twelve-minute video featuring footage from the writing and recording sessions for "N.W.O.B.H.M. A.T.M.", the song that later became "Atlas, Rise!" The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", which came out last November. "Atlas, Rise!" i...