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METALLICA: Official Video Footage From Germany's ROCKAVARIA Festival

Fly-on-the-wall footage of METALLICA's May 31 performance at the Rockavaria festival in Munich, Germany can be seen below. The 10-minute clip, which was shot by a MetOnTour reporter, includes drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert Trujillo in the meet-and-greet, tuning-room footage and "Fight Fire W...

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ENTOMBED A.D. 'Pulled' Off DEICIDE-Headlined 'Metal Alliance Tour'

Swedish metallers ENTOMBED A.D. have been "pulled" off the "Metal Alliance" North American tour with DEICIDE, HATE ETERNAL and BLACK CROWN INITIATE — a little over a week after the start of the trek. Says ENTOMBED A.D. in a statement: "Attention U.S. headbangers! We got pulled off the U.S. tour for...

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RAVEN's JOHN GALLAGHER: 'JUDAS PRIEST Did At Least Two Horrible Albums'

In a new interview with music writer Joel Gausten, RAVEN bassist/vocalist John Gallagher discusses a variety of topics, including the band's new album, "ExtermiNation", their longevity over four decades and the struggles they and many of their peers encountered when they were forced to follow a more...

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Reunited STUCK MOJO Is 'Moving Forward' With New Album Plans, Says Guitarist RICH WARD

FOZZY and STUCK MOJO guitarist Rich Ward was interviewed on a recent edition of the "Talking Metal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. STUCK MOJO is working on material for a new album — its first to feature the lineup of Rich "The Duke" Ward on guitar, Bonz ...

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SHARON OSBOURNE: LARS ULRICH Is A Bit Of A Bigmouth Who Needs A Good Slap Sometimes — But We Love Him

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne recently took over Ozzy's Boneyard channel on SiriusXM satellite radio to play songs from their definitive list of "Ultimate Guitar Gods". Before playing the METALLICA song "Battery", Sharon said: "I feel like we're their parents. We've known them from when they were so youn...

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LARS ULRICH On KURT COBAIN 'Montage Of Heck' Documentary: 'It Was Almost Too Much' And 'Too Close'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has praised "Montage Of Heck", a documentary about late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain, as "a great piece of filmmaking," but has admitted that parts of the movie were "almost too much" to watch because they "took a little bit of the mystique away." "Montage Of Heck" mark...

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MASTODON's SANDERS: 'METALLICA Is A Giant Reason Why I Picked Up The Bass And Why I'm Where I'm At Today'

In a brand new interview with ARTISTdirect, bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON was asked what his first meeting with METALLICA was like. He said: "It was a European festival. All I can remember is we were so excited our guitar player Bill [Kelliher, guitar] walke...

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METALLICA: Official Video Footage From ROCK IN RIO USA Festival

Fly-on-the-wall footage of METALLICA's May 9 performance at the Rock In Rio USA festival in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. The 12-minute clip, which was shot by a MetOnTour reporter, includes drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett in the meet-and-greet, and "Disposable Heroes" from the...

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Video Recap Of Third Annual 'Metallica Day'

The third annual "Metallica Day" was held at AT&T Park in San Francisco on May 2 as part of the day's game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. As with the previous two editions of the event, drummer Lars Ulrich threw out the first pitch while James Hetfield an...

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LARS ULRICH On Release Date For New METALLICA Album: 'I Wouldn't Hold My Breath Or Skip Going To The Bathroom'

"The Woody Show", which airs on the Los Angeles radio station ALT 98.7 KYSR, conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich at the Rock In Rio USA festival on May 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about a possible release date for METALLICA's next studio a...

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BUMBLEFOOT Slams 'Stupid' Music Industry For Treating People As 'Criminals' At Height Of NAPSTER's Popularity

GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal believes that the record industry made a great mistake by forcing Napster, a peer-to-peer music sharing application and network, to shut down in the early 2000s. "It is not that Napster changed anything, it is that the stupid music industry did not see t...

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Third Annual 'Metallica Day' Held At AT&T Park In San Francisco; Video Footage, Photos

The San Francisco Giants' third annual "Metallica Day" was held yesterday (Saturday, May 2) at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants took the field against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. As was the case at the first two installments of the "Metallica Night", METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich...

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New RONNIE JAMES DIO Tribute Album 'A Light In The Black' Due In May

Massacre Records will release the two-CD album "A Light In The Black - A Tribute To Ronnie James Dio" on May 22. The label states in a press release: "Ronnie James Dio was a hero and inspiration to many musicians, such as Lars Ulrich (METALLICA),Doro Pesch and Axel Rudi Pell, and rumor has it ...

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METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Is Loved By JIMMY PAGE And JACK WHITE, Says Producer BOB ROCK

During an appearance on the latest installment of the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, producer Bob Rock (pictured) defended his work on METALLICA's controversial 2003 LP "St. Anger" by saying that both LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page and former THE WHITE STRIPES frontman Jack White "took the time to say h...

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METALLICA's 'No Life 'Till Leather' Was One Of Top-Selling Releases Of 'Record Store Day'

METALLICA celebrated Record Store Day last weekend with the release of an exact duplicate of the band's 1982 cassette demo tape, "No Life 'Till Leather". The limited-edition cassette was made available exclusively in independent record stores on April 18. It features artwork copies from drummer Lars...