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Death Magnetic

So here we are again, more than five years after a whole slew of you ripped me a new one for my enthusiastic review of the last and most controversial METALLICA album ever, 2003's "St. Anger". Unlike many critics — especially in the UK press — who came out equally unabashed in their praise ...

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WATAIN Frontman: 'The Devil Always Wins'

The October 2008 issue of Metal Maniacs features a special tour preview with bassist/vocalist Erik Danielsson of WATAIN, who will be headlining the Black Metal Magic U.S. tour with WITHERED and BOOK OF BLACK EARTH starting October 3. Excerpts follow: Metal Maniacs: What sort of rituals /preparation...

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JAMES HETFIELD Calls MACHINE HEAD's 'The Blackening' Album 'Unbelievable'

Revolver executive editor Brandon Geist has posted Part 4 in "The Best of the Rest" of his recent METALLICA interviews for the magazine's current cover story on the band and its highly anticipated new album, "Death Magnetic". In this installment (the follow-up to last week's interview with guitarist...

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Along Came a Spider

Twenty-five studio albums? Now that is what you call a body of work! ALICE COOPER is one of a select group of artists that is able to change styles, at least partially, from one album to the next and get away with it. Just consider the diversity across albums like "Love it to Death", "From ...

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Cornerstone of the Macabre

Three albums in and France's PHAZM have the death 'n' roll thing down to a science. Not only that, but they've managed to incorporate a range of rock 'n' roll styles into their dirty, downtuned brand of metal without any of it coming off contrived. The sinister sounds that permeate the music make th...

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NIKKI SIXX: 'The Heroin Diaries' Paperback Edition Due In October

The paperback edition of MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx's memoir, "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star", will be released on October 28, 2008. Fans can pre-order their copy at the official Nikki Sixx online store. "The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered ...

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METALLICA's 'Death Magnetic' Reviewed By ROLLING STONE Magazine

Rolling Stone's Brian Hiatt has posted a review of METALLICA's new album, "Death Magnetic", at this location. He writes, "Half of 'Death Magnetic''s tracks are over seven minutes long, with song structures that are not so much "verse/chorus/verse" as 'long intro/heavy jam/verse/even heavier jam/chor...

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METALLICA Rules Irish Chart

METALLICA has several singles and albums on this week's Irish chart, including no less than two tracks from the band's forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic". Single chart: "The Day that Never Comes": #14 "Nothing Else Matters": #28 "Enter Sandman": #47 "My Apocalypse": #48 Album chart: "Metallica": #3...

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JAMES HETFIELD On 'Death Magnetic': 'I Needed To Get Heavy And Scary With Myself Again'

The New York Times has published a brand new article on METALLICA featuring quotes from all four members of the band and Rick Rubin, the producer of their forthcoming "Death Magnetic" album. Rubin had seen "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster", the 2004 documentary about the band's near-breakup and mend...

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METALLICA: Video Footage From Jonschwil Meet-And-Greet Available

Video footage of a METALLICA fan meet-and-greet session which took place on August 17, 2008 in Wil/Jonschwil, Switzerland can be viewed below (courtesy of YouTube user "saftiboy"). Over 35,000 fans attended METALLICA's concert at Degenaupark in Wil/Jonschwil, which featured support from Danish metal...

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NOMINON: Setlist For European Tour Revealed

Swedish death metallers NOMINON have issued the following update: "We are, as you know, preparing for the forthcoming European tour with BENEDICTION and HOLY MOSES. We have discussed a bit back and forth which tracks that we will perform for you guys, and we have finally came up with a setlist that...

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METALLICA's 'Journey' To The READING FESTIVAL Stage; A Behind-The-Scenes Look

What's it like to be with of one of the world's biggest bands just before headlining the main stage of a massive UK festival? NME TV takes the journey to the stage of this past weekend's Reading Festival with METALLICA. Watch the two-and-a-half-minute clip below. METALLICA's setlist for Reading Fest...

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METALLICA: New Video Interview With ROBERT TRUJILLO Available

BBC News conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo this past weekend prior to the band's headlining performance at the UK's Reading Festival. Watch the five-minute chat below. Trujillo said that because the group had just completed its new album, "Death Magnetic", playing the Rea...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'The Day That Never Comes' From LEEDS Available

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing its new single, "The Day That Never Comes", for the first time last night (Friday, August 22) during the band's headlining set on the main stage at the UK's Leeds Festival can be viewed below (courtesy of Metallica.com). The band played a h...

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METALLICA: Performance Footage Of Two New Songs From LEEDS Available

Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA performing its new single, "The Day That Never Comes", for the first time last night (Friday, August 22) during the band's headlining set on the main stage at the UK's Leeds Festival can be viewed below. Also available is footage of METALLICA playing the other n...