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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviewed By SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER (Video)

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was recently interviewed by SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser for Brazil's Globo Play. You can now watch the chat at this location. During a December 2016 interview with Metal Temple magazine, Kisser was asked for his opinion of METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destr...

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Former METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED's Paintings To Be Displayed At 'Rawk' Exhibition In New York

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted will debut his first major international exhibition of his contemporary art, titled "Rawk", at the third edition of Art New York at Pier 94, opening Wednesday, May 3, and continuing through Sunday, May 7, to kick off New York Art Week. This year, Art New York w...

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METALLICA: Official Footage Of 'Moth Into Flame' Performance From LOLLAPALOOZA CHILE

Official Metallica TV video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Moth Into Flame" on April 1 at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Fuel 05. One 06. Now That We're Dead 07. Moth Into...

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Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of METALLICA's Performance At LOLLAPALOOZA CHILE

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA's April 1 concert at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Fuel 05. One 06. Now That We're Dead 07. Moth Into Flame 08. Harvester Of Sorrow 0...

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JASON NEWSTED Says It Cost Him 'Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars' Trying To Build NEWSTED Band

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to Ultimate-Guitar.com about his decision to shelf NEWSTED, the heavy metal project he operated between 2012 and 2014. "There was a couple things that were very good and then a couple things were very bad," he said. "When it came down to the money stuff a...

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JASON NEWSTED Says New METALLICA Album Has 'Substance'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has weighed in on the band's latest album, saying that it has "substance." Newsted became METALLICA's third bassist in 1986, following Ron McGovney and Cliff Burton. Robert Trujillo took over in 2003 after Newsted's exit. During a recent interview with Ultimate...

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JOEY VERA Has No Regrets About Turning Down METALLICA Audition

In a brand new interview with Austria's Stormbringer, ARMORED SAINT and FATES WARNING bassist Joey Vera was asked if it's true that he was approached by METALLICA to join the latter band after Cliff Burton was killed in a bus crash in 1986. Vera responded (see video below): "Well, the truth of that...

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OVERKILL Frontman Defends Culture Of 'V.I.P Packages': 'In The Modern Era, Businesses Have To Be Reinvented'

In a brand new interview with Metal Wani, OVERKILL frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth spoke about the culture of "V.I.P Packages," which seems to be the only way for fans to meet the bands they admire these days. Some of these come at a really inflated price on top of the standard ticket costs and inc...

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Would You Pay To Meet Your Favorite Musician? DEVIN TOWNSEND Weighs In On Culture Of 'V.I.P. Packages'

In a brand new interview with Noisey, Canadian musician/producer Devin Townsend spoke about the culture of "V.I.P Packages," which seems to be the only way for fans to meet the bands they admire these days. Some of these come at a really inflated price on top of the standard ticket costs and include...

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SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER 'Loves' METALLICA's 'Hardwired' Album

During a brand new interview with Metal Temple magazine, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser was asked for his opinion of METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". He responded (hear audio below): "I love it, man. I think it's the best work they did in a few years. Of course, they took so...

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Video Premiere: VOIVOD's 'Post Society'

After completing a comprehensive European tour with Century Media Records labelmates ENTOMBED A.D., Canadian progressive sci-fi metal innovators VOIVOD are wrapping up a busy year of promoting their "Post Society" EP, and are now launching a promotional video clip for its title track. The clip, whic...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Reveals CLIFF BURTON Tribute On 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct'

Before an intimate charity show at Toronto's Opera House this week, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo revealed to Exclaim! TV 's Aggressive Tendencies that he had written the opening instrumental section of the band's new song "ManUNkind" in memory of METALLICA's legendary bass player Cliff Burton....

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Looks Back On CLIFF BURTON's Death: 'We Didn't Know What Hit Us'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Seattle's KISW 99.9 radio station about the 30th anniversary of the tragic loss of the band's bass player Cliff Burton when METALLICA's tour bus skidded on ice while the group was on tour in Scandinavia and Cliff was thrown out the window and crushed....

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METALLICA Fans Are 'Digging The Vibe' Of The New Songs, Says ROBERT TRUJILLO

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was recently interviewed by Mistress Carrie of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about the response to songs that have already been released from METALLICA's upcoming album, "Hardwired... To Self-D...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO: Figuring Out Bass Parts On '...And Justice For All' Songs Was 'Biggest Challenge'

While METALLICA's 1988 album "...And Justice For All" is considered one of the band's classics, it has been criticized almost since the day it was released for the lack of any bass guitar on the record. Jason Newsted's playing is almost inaudible — making life hard for current METALLICA bassist Robe...