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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Partners With GIBSON To Create His 1979 Flying V

For 130 years, Gibson has shaped sound across generations and genres of music, becoming one of the most relevant, played, and loved guitar brands around the world. Gibson is proud to introduce the next global release in its partnership with Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum sel...

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LARS ULRICH Names His Favorite METALLICA Songs To Perform Live

Mandatory Metallica, METALLICA's exclusive SiriusXM channel, is back for a limited time in celebration of the band's upcoming album, "72 Seasons". The channel kicked off today (April 4) and will run through May 3 and is available to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide in their cars (channel 105) and on...

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Watch: LIFE OF AGONY's ALAN ROBERT Pranks SICK OF IT ALL By Dressing Up As PETE KOLLER

On April 1, 2023, LIFE OF AGONY's Alan Robert surprised SICK OF IT ALL at the Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania by jumping on stage dressed as SICK OF IT ALL guitarist Pete Koller. This was the last date of the two bands' joint tour and it fell on April Fools' Day. Check out video below....

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Admits He Reads Online Comments: 'I'd Like To Challenge Anybody In A Band To Say They Don't'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has admitted to Metal Hammer magazine that he occasionally reads social media comments about his band's music. The METALLICA co-founder said that he found himself checking out what fans were saying about the group's surprise comeback single "Lux Æterna" when it arrived...

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METALLICA Donates $150,000 To Help With Severe Weather Relief Efforts

METALLICA's All Within My Hands foundation is granting a total of $150,000 to three separate organizations to provide assistance and relief to areas affected by severe weather in the United States. The first two organizations to receive $50,000 each are Team Rubicon and Direct Relief. The funds will...

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Watch: METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Unboxes Vinyl, CD Digipak And Cassette Of '72 Seasons' Album

METALLICA has shared three short video clips of frontman James Hetfield showing the contents of the packaging for the vinyl, digipak CD and cassette variants of the band's upcoming 12th studio album, "72 Seasons". "Would ya look at that. It seems a box of vinyl fell off the back of a truck & som...

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Watch MACHINE HEAD's ROBB FLYNN And JARED MACEACHERN Perform Entire 'The Blackening' Album For Its 16th Anniversary

MACHINE HEAD's Robb Flynn and Jared MacEachern celebrated the sixteenth anniversary of their sixth album, 2007's "The Blackening", by performing it in its entirety during their "Electric Happy Hour" session on Friday, March 31. You can now watch the video below. Says MACHINE HEAD: "Join the boyz as...

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ANTHRAX To Begin Recording New Album In Two Weeks

In a new interview with Robert Cavuoto of Metal Rules, ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante was asked if his packed 2023 touring schedule with PANTERA will delay the release of ANTHRAX's long-awaited follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We're actu...

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TAPROOT Shares First New Single In Over A Decade, 'V\CT\M \ PLAY'

Reactivated Michigan hard rock outfit TAPROOT will release its seventh studio album, "SC\SSRS", on September 29 via THC MUSIC/Amplified Distribution. The follow-up to 2012's "The Episodes" was produced by guitarist/vocalist Stephen Richards at The Loft in Saline, Michigan. The first single from the...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Shares April Fools' Day Post About 'Box Set' Reissue Of SKID ROW's 'Subhuman Race'

Ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has poked fun of his notoriously acrimonious relationship with his former bandmates by sharing an April Fools' Day post in which he claimed "all five members" of the classic SKID ROW lineup worked together with Atlantic Records to put together a "box set" version of...

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Watch: JINJER's TATIANA SHMAYLUK Joined By VIO-LENCE, BAD WOLVES Members For Cover Of LAMB OF GOD's 'Laid To Rest'

Vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk of Ukrainian modern metal frontrunners JINJER was joined by guitarists Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE) and Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES, GOD FORBID),bassist Ricky Bonazza (BUTCHER BABIES) and drummer Alex Lopez (ex-SUICIDE SILENCE) for a performance of LAMB OF GOD's "Laid To Rest" at t...

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Watch: ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN Joined By His Wife And Son For Performance Of BLACK SABBATH And LED ZEPPELIN Classics

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian was joined by his wife Pearl Aday (vocals) and son Revel (drums),along with guitarist Zach Throne and bassist Joey Vera, for a performance of BLACK SABBATH's "Symptom Of The Universe" and LED ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" at this past Tuesday night's (March 28) "Ultimate...

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KIRK HAMMETT: ''Master Of Puppets' Is My Favorite METALLICA Album'

As thrash legends METALLICA return with a new album, "72 Seasons", Rock Candy magazine goes back to 1986 to look at the band's classic "Master Of Puppets" over 14 pages. Guitarist Kirk Hammett discusses the making of the album, how it changed METALLICA's career trajectory, and how he looks back on "...

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Watch: METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Joined By His Wife And Daughter For Performance Of BLACK SABBATH's 'Hand Of Doom'

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was joined by his wife Chloe (vocals) and daughter Lullah (drums),along with MINISTRY guitarist Cesar Soto, for a performance of the BLACK SABBATH classic "Hand Of Doom" at this past Tuesday night's (March 28) "Ultimate Jam Night" at the Whisky A Go Go in West Holl...

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DARK ANGEL Will Continue To Perform And Record In JIM DURKIN's Memory

California thrash metal pioneers DARK ANGEL have paid tribute to their founding guitarist Jim Durkin, who died on March 8 at the age of 58. Earlier today, DARK ANGEL's surviving members issued the following statement: "On Thursday March 9, everyone in the DARK ANGEL family was notified of Jimmy Durk...