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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'The Future Is More Unpredictable Now Than It Ever Has Seemed In My Own Life'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett told Tim Noakes of Rough Trade magazine in a recent interview that the dark uncertain times we're living in will result in a resurgence of brutal music. "From what I can see, heavy metal and music in general has always been a mirror for people's feelings and emotions...

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'Damn The Machine - The Story Of Noise Records' Book Author Guests On 'Black Night Meditations' (Audio)

On Friday, March 3, WSCA 106.1 FM's metal show "Black Night Meditations" broadcast a special four-hour program that focused solely on seminal German record label Noise Records, airing music from KREATOR, CORONER, DARK AVENGER, GRINDER, DEATHROW, WATCHTOWER, D.A.M., HELLOWEEN, VENDETTA, IRON FORCE, C...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Slams TRUMP's Border Wall: 'We Need To Bring People Together'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has slammed President Donald Trump's plan to build "a great wall" along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that "we need to bring people together." Days after being sworn in, Trump issued an executive order to build a wall on the southern border, later explaining that it wi...

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METALLICA Drummer Encouraged LADY GAGA To 'Get Close' During GRAMMY AWARDS Performance

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Entertainment Weekly that the band's collaboration with pop giant Lady Gaga at last month's Grammy Awards was "absolutely awesome." METALLICA's appearance with Gaga at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles on February 12 turned into something of a disaster when the...

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JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Honored' METALLICA's Music Was Used By U.S. Military To 'Help Us Stay Safe'

James Hetfield says that he is "honored" the U.S. military used METALLICA's music to psychologically torture prisoners of war because it "help[ed] us stay safe." According to U.K. publication The Guardian, U.S. interrogators seeking to disorientate and break Iraqi prisoners played music from METALLI...

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METALLICA Releases Video Footage Of GRAMMY Dress Rehearsal With LADY GAGA

METALLICA has uploaded video footage of the band's dress rehearsal with pop superstar Lady Gaga for their performance at this year's Grammy Awards. METALLICA wrote in the video's accompanying caption: "Before the mics went out on live TV, we had a #GRAMMYs dress rehearsal with Lady Gaga that was jus...

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Video: APOCALYPTICA Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of 'Plays Metallica By Four Cellos' With Vienna Concert

On May 10, 1996 Finnish rockers APOCALYPTICA released their epic debut, "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos". The instrumental cello-driven rock opus changed the landscape of heavy music for years to come. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, the group re-released a remastered version with th...

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METALLICA Wanted To Respect Chinese Culture By Performing Censored Setlist

When METALLICA returned to China last month for their first shows in the country after their 2013 Shanghai debut, their censored setlist saw them performing more than an hour with several key hit notably missing: "Master Of Puppets", "One" and "Hardwired". In an interview with the South China Mornin...

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RACHEL MADDOW Apologizes To SLAYER Fans For Getting TOM ARAYA's Name Wrong

Rachel Maddow, host of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show", has apologized for repeatedly referring to SLAYER frontman Tom Araya as "Tim" Araya during a broadcast of her program. Back on January 20, Maddow opened her show by drawing an unlikely connection between the 2010 "American Carnage" tour featur...

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SOEN Feat. Ex-OPETH Drummer MARTIN LOPEZ: Watch Video For New Song 'Opal'

"Opal", the new video from SOEN, the progressive heavy rock group featuring world-renowned drummer Martin Lopez (formerly of AMON AMARTH and OPETH) and the dynamic voice of Joel Ekelöf (WILLOWTREE),can be seen below. The song is taken from SOEN's new full-length opus, "Lykaia", which was released o...

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METALLICA: Official Video Recap Of Beijing Concert Feat. Chinese Concert Pianist LANG LANG

An official video recap of METALLICA's January 18 concert at LeSports Center in Beijing, China can be seen below. Also available is footage of the band performing the song "Creeping Death" at the same show. As previously reported, METALLICA was joined by Lang Lang during Beijing gig. As expected, th...

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LARS ULRICH: METALLICA's Collaboration With LADY GAGA Was 'Too Good' And 'Too Real' To Be Just A One-Off

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich says that he knew right from the start that the band's collaboration with pop giant Lady Gaga at the Grammy Awards would be a huge success. He told The A.V. Club: "Listen, I knew this was going to work. I mean, Gaga is a metal chick at heart. There ...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On Upcoming Tour: 'We're Really Psyched About Getting Back Out There'

The North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" 2017 tour kicks off on May 10 in Baltimore, Maryland and will hit stadiums in 25 cities before winding down in mid-August. Support on the quartet's first North American trek since 2009 will come mainly from AVENGED SEVENFOLD and VOLBEAT, with GOJIRA...

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FIRESPAWN Feat. ENTOMBED, UNLEASHED, NECROPHOBIC Members: Listen To New Song 'Blood Eagle'

"Blood Eagle", a brand new song from FIRESPAWN (formerly FIREBORN) — 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 FU...

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METALLICA: Making Of 'Am I Savage?' Song (Studio Video)

METALLICA has released a new nine-minute video clip featuring footage from the writing and recording sessions for "Sawblade", the song that later became "Am I Savage?". The track is taken from METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", which debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 album...