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METALLICA Bassist: 'JAMES HETFIELD's Worst Riff Would Be Another Band's Best Riff'

There has been a lot of talk about METALLICA's next album, with singer/guitarist James Hetfield saying they've got a handful of music already and drummer Lars Ulrich stating he'd be surprised if their next record comes out before 2015. So what's the holdup? VH1 Radio Network's Dave Basner asked META...

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Former MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND Guitarist's DENNERS TRICKBAG To Release Debut Album

DENNERS TRICKBAG, the new band featuring legendary MERCYFUL FATE and KING DIAMOND guitarist Michael Denner, has inked a deal with Target Records. The group's debut album will be released in September on CD, LP and as a digital download. Says Denner: "I got the idea [to form DENNERS TRICKBAG] one eve...

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SLAYER/ANTHRAX Fill-In Drummer JON DETTE Speaks To Australia's SF MEDIA

Paul Southwell of SF Media recently conducted an interview with metal drummer Jon Dette (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, HEATHEN). A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On pulling double duty with SLAYER and ANHRAX on Australia's Soundwave festival dates: "I definitely had my work cut out for me. I...

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METALLICA To Play Its Only European Show This Summer At Denmark's ROSKILDE FESTIVAL

METALLICA will play its only European show this summer at Roskilde Festival, set to take place June 29 – July 7 in Roskilde, Denmark. The giants take a short break from the studio to visit Roskilde for the first time in 10 years. It was not in the cards that the undisputed kings of metal ...

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NEWSTED Says 'There Is A Chance' He And MUSTAINE Will Perform METALLICA Song On GIGANTOUR

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has revealed that he and MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine may perform a classic METALLICA song on the upcoming Gigantour. Newsted, who quit METALLICA in February 2001, is the frontman of a new band, simply called NEWSTED, which was recently this year's edition of...

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TRANSPORT LEAGUE: Performance Footage From 'Boogie From Hell' CD-Release Party

Video footage of reunited Swedish heavy rockers TRANSPORT LEAGUE performing the song "Electric Wolf" on May 24 at Sticky Fingers Bar & Grill in Gothenburg, Sweden at the release party for their new album, "Boogie From Hell", can be seen below. "Boogie From Hell" was released digitally on May 20...

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SOIL Talks New Album On Orlando's WJRR (Audio)

Ryan McCombs and Tim King of Chicago heavy rockers SOIL stopped by the WJRR radio station in Orlando this week to talk to Pat Lynch and Taco Bob. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Video footage of SOIL performing a brand new song, "My Time", on May 2 at ...

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METALLICA's 'Through The Never' Feature Film: Official Trailer, Poster Revealed

The official trailer for METALLICA's upcoming feature film, "Metallica Through The Never", can be seen below. Award-winning filmmaker Nimród Antal ("Predators", "Kontroll") creates a groundbreaking 3-D motion picture event, "Metallica Through the Never". The music-driven feature film combines a bold...

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JAMES HETFIELD On Next METALLICA Album: 'I Want It Done Yesterday'

METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield and bassist Robert Trujillo spoke to Billboard.com about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic", tentatively due in 2015. "I want it done yesterday," Hetfield said, "and [METALLICA's second...

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METALLICA Drummer On 'Cannes' Festival: It's 'Everything You Thought It Would Be, Times 10,000'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is at the Cannes Film Festival in France, where he has done a couple of video interviews to talk about the band's movie, "Metallica Through The Never", which is due for release this fall. Ulrich is at the festival to help sell the film to international distributors. Ask...

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Video: METALLICA's HETFIELD, TRUJILLO Talk Baseball On 'SFG Live'

METALLICA's James Hetfield and Robert Trujillo joined "SFG Live" on May 3 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, home of baseball's San Francisco Giants, to discuss Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito jamming with them at the band's headquarters in San Rafael, California and their connection to baseball...

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METALLICA Drummer Doesn't Rule Out Getting Into Movie Directing

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is at the Cannes Film Festival in France, where he has done a couple of video interviews to talk about the band's movie, "Metallica Through The Never", which is due for release this fall. Ulrich is at the festival to help sell the film to international distributors. Ask...

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Video: METALLICA Drummer Talks 'Through The Never' Movie At CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was at the Cannes Film Festival last week to promote the band's upcoming IMAX 3D movie, "Metallica Through The Never". The movie was screened and shopped for prospective buyers at the event by international sales company Exclusive Media. Check out a couple of separate v...

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HELL'S DOMAIN Taps ED REPKA For New Album Artwork

HELL'S DOMAIN — the Danish thrash metal band featuring former members of HATESPHERE, KOLDBORN, EXMORTEM and ARTILLERY — has tapped Ed Repka to create the artwork for their upcoming self-titled debut album, due in September via Punishment 18 Records. The vinyl version of the effort will be handled by...

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METALLICA Drummer At CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

METALLICA has posted a photo of the band's drummer, Lars Ulrich, talking about their upcoming IMAX 3D movie, "Metallica Through The Never", at the Cannes Film Festival, which kicked off this week in France. The movie will be screened and shopped for prospective buyers at the event by international s...