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'Metalocalypse' Cartoon Featuring METALLICA, ARCH ENEMY, NEVERMORE: Teaser Available

METALLICA's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett — along with members of ARCH ENEMY and NEVERMORE — have lent their voices to the cartoon series "Death Clock Metalocalypse". Check out the show teaser at this location. Brendon Small, known for the series "Home Movies", co-created "Death Clock Metalocalyps...

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LARS ULRICH: New METALLICA Album To Arrive Summer/Fall 2007

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Mike Davies of BBC Radio 1 during this past weekend's Download festival in England that the group's new album will not be released until the summer or early fall of 2007. "I think we've realized that the creative process works a little slower for us than it used to...

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A Light In the Dark

Kurdt Vanderhoof is on top of his game lately. You'd have to be, to resurrect a band name sullied by years of indifference and a half-assed reunion, back it with a lineup of near-unknowns, and still come back out of the gate with the great reviews that 2004's "The Weight of the World" saw. That, ...

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DOWN: Hometown Show To Be Webcast

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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METALLICA Perform 'Master Of Puppets' In Its Entirety At Germany's ROCK AM RING

METALLICA performed their classic 1986 album, "Master of Puppets", in its entirety Saturday night (June 3) at the Rock am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany — the opening show of the band's "Escape from the Studio '06" tour. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Creeping Death 02. Fuel 03. Wher...

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METALLICA's ROCK AM RING Performance To be Broadcast On MTV EUROPE

According to a posting on METALLICA's web site, MTV Europe will be broadcasting METALLICA's June 3 performance at the Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburgring, Germany (first hour for all MTV Europe, complete show for Germany). Check local listings for exact show times and channel. METALLICA guitarist K...

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METALLICA: Classic DOWNLOAD Festival Clips With LOMBARDO, JORDISON Posted Online

A live video of METALLICA members James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo performing the track "Battery" with SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo at the Download festival in England on June 6, 2004 has been posted online at YouTube.com. More footage — including interview clips with some of the oth...

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DOWN Joined By VENOM Guitarist At Newcastle Gig

A BLABBERMOUTH.NET visitor by the name of Chris Flynn has submitted the following report: "DOWN blazed through a storming set tonight [May 25] at [the U.K.'s] Newcastle University. Despite rumours, there was no temper tantrums or storming off, Phil [Anselmo, vocals; ex-PANTERA] visibly loved every m...

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DOWN Cover LED ZEPPELIN's 'Dazed And Confused': Video Available

A video clip of DOWN covering LED ZEPPELIN's "Dazed and Confused" during their headlining appearance in Birmingham, England on Tuesday, May 23 has been posted online at blog.myspace.com/jasonvomit. As previously reported, DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan (CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) revealed during the ban...

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DOWN Confirmed For U.K.'s DOWNLOAD Festival

DOWN guitarist Pepper Keenan (CORROSION OF CONFORMITY) revealed during the band's appearance at the Rock City in Nottingham, U.K. on Wednesday (May 24) that they have been confirmed for this year's Download festival, set to take place June 9-11 at Donington Park, Leicestershire, England. Other bands...

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METALLICA Begin Rehearsing For 'Escape From The Studio '06' Tour: Photos Available

METALLICA have begun rehearsing for their upcoming "Escape from the Studio '06" tour, which is scheduled to kick off June 3 in Nurburgring, Germany at the Rock Am Ring Festival. Pictures from the rehearsal studio have been posted online at MetOnTour.com (free registration required). METALLICA guitar...

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DOWN: Stockholm Show Downgraded Due To Poor Ticket Sales

Due to poor ticket sales, DOWN's June 6, 2006 show in Stockholm, Sweden has been moved from the 1500-plus-capacity Arenan to the 600-capacity Klubben. The disappointing response to the gig is believed to be at least partly due to the fact that the Sweden Rock festival is taking place June 8-10 in Sö...

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KIRK HAMMETT On HETFIELD: 'Being Clean And Sober Is Something That He Holds So Close To Heart'

Rolling Stone magazine spoke to METALLICA members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett at the MAP MusiCares MAP Fund concert on May 12 honoring Hetfield. The evening featured VELVET REVOLVER's acoustic version of PINK FLOYD's "Wish You Were Here", as well as performances by JASON MRAZ, BLACK...

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DOWN: Tilburg Photos, Video Clips Posted Online

A number of live photos and video clips, taken at DOWN's May 21 concert at 013 in Tilburg, Holland, have been posted online at this location (.RAR file, 21 MB). DOWN is the the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATE...

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RUSH Worship At Toronto's Rogers Centre

The Toronto Sun has issued the following report: "Toronto Blue Jays catcher Gregg Zaun makes no secret of his music interests or the fact that he is a huge fan of the band RUSH. So at a recent Toronto game against the Oakland Athletics at the Rogers Centre, Zaun was sufficiently psyched when he lear...