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EXCITER: 'Thrash Speed Burn' To Receive North American Release In November

"Thrash Speed Burn", the new album from Canadian thrash metal pioneers EXCITER, will be released in North America on November 4 via Blistering Records, the new label formed by industry veterans Tomas Sunmo, Lars Chriss (LION'S SHARE) and Jim Pitulski (Inside Out Music America). "Thrash Speed Burn" w...

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METALLICA's ULRICH On 'Death Magnetic': 'Everybody Who's Heard The Album Says It Sounds Great'

iafrica.com has posted a lengthy interview with the four members of METALLICA about the group's new album, "Death Magnetic". An excerpt from the chat follows below. Q: Now that "Death Magnetic" is completed, how do you feel about the album? Lars Ulrich: "My head is still kind of spinning about the w...

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THE SWORD Drummer On Touring With METALLICA

Miami New Times recently conducted an interview with drummer Trivett C. Wingo of the Austin, Texas quartet THE SWORD. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Miami New Times: How did you get on the METALLICA tour? Wingo: We got on that pretty much because METALLICA, especially Lars, are big...

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BEFORE THE DAWN: New Album Artwork, Track Listing Revealed

Finnish "dark metal" band BEFORE THE DAWN will release its fifth album, "Soundscape of Silence", in Scandinavia on October 29 via Stay Heavy Records (two days later in the rest of Europe). The recording and mixing process for the CD was completed in early July. The track listing for the album is as...

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LARS ULRICH, JAMES HETFIELD On METALLICA's Longevity

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was asked how long he thinks METALLICA can continue to make music and tour. "METALLICA will go on forever," Ulrich declared, "bar the $64,000 question. "The physical part." He continued, "THE ROLLING STONES, BLACK SABBA...

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METALLICA's Former Performance Coach: 'They're In Better Shape To Be Successful Creatively'

Peter Rugg of The Pitch magazine's Wayward Blog recently conducted an interview with METALLICA's former performance coach Phil Towle (who was extensively featured in the band's 2004 documentary "Some Kind of Monster"). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. The Pitch: What's your relations...

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METALLICA Interviewed By BRUCE DICKINSON; Audio Available

All four members of METALLICA were interviewed separately by IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson for this past Friday's (September 19) edition of Bruce's weekly BBC 6 Music radio program, dubbed "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The program is now available for streaming at BBC.co.uk. (Note: Th...

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METALLICA: Entire 'Later… with Jools Holland' Appearance Posted Online

METALLICA's entire appearance on the BBC television show "Later… with Jools Holland", which was taped this past Tuesday (September 16) and aired last night (September 19),can be viewed below. Drummer Lars Ulrich told The Pulse of Radio that he believes one reason for METALLICA's continued success i...

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LARS ULRICH: 'There's A Lot Of Love And Positive Momentum For This METALLICA Record'

Australia's News.com.au recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On his life away from METALLICA: "We all live quiet normal lives in the suburbs outside San Francisco, taking our kids to school. My responsibilities are to wake up...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: Entire MTV Brazil Interview Posted Online

MTV Brazil's entire 18-minute interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett can be viewed in two parts below. METALLICA's No. 1 debut on the Billboard album chart with its new album, "Death Magnetic", has made history. The No. 1 arrival makes METALLICA the only band to have five albums debut in th...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Wants To Share Stage With U2

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told the UK's Daily Star newspaper that his one remaining ambition is for the band to perform on the same bill as U2. Despite appearing alongside some of the biggest names in music —including DEEP PURPLE, THE ROLLING STONES, IRON MAIDEN and AC/DC — METALLICA has yet...

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DREAM THEATER, OPETH Members On How They Got Into METALLICA

Rick Florino from ARTISTdirect recently spoke to a number of "prominent fans" — including members of OPETH, DREAM THEATER, MACHINE HEAD, DRAGONFORCE, DEVILDRIVER and DAATH — about how they first got into METALLICA. A couple of excerpts follow below. Mikael Akerfeldt, OPETH: "I first took notice of t...

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METALLICA: Backstage Interview From KERRANG! AWARDS Available

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA's acceptance speech at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards — which was held in London on August 21 — can be viewed below. The five-minute clip also includes a short backstage interview with the band. Hosted by ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian, Kerrang! Awards saw MET...

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ROBERT TRUJILLO On How He Landed METALLICA Gig

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RollingStone.com: You joined METALLICA in February, 2003. How much did you know about the dynamics within the band at the time? Robert: They were in the middle of a bunch...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'If We Don't Get Along, Everything Else Is Irrelevant'

RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. An excerpt from the chat follows below. RollingStone.com: Which is better — traveling to METALLICA shows with your family or the way you used to do it with the band? Four on the bus, like a fist. Lars: The four fist...