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METALLICA: More 'Bridge School Benefit' Footage Available

More footage has surfaced of METALLICA's acoustic performances at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit, which took place October 27-28 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. Watch the clips below. METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Examiner.com in a new interview that the band's up...

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MEGADETH To Rock For Darfur

According to PerthNow, MEGADETH is one of the bands taking part in the second annual "Rock for Darfur" event on Saturday, November 10. This one-day philanthropic concert-event was created by MySpace to generate awareness and raise funds for the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. It sees the world...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman: 'We're Going To Put A Little More Effort Into America This Time'

Metal Hammer recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen: Metal Hammer: You recently played a secret live show in Hamburg as SUSHI PATROL. How did it go? Tuomas: "Actually we did three secret shows with different names, first was in Estonia, second was in Hel...

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METALLICA Covers BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's 'Veteran Of Psychic Wars'; Video Available

Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA performing a cover of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT's "Veteran of Psychic Wars" during the band's acoustic concert Sunday night (October 28) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed below (courtesy of kmart...

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CATTLE DECAPITATION Is 'The Most Gruesome Band Name,' According To Rolling Stone

Last week, in honor of All Hallow's Eve, RollingStone.com asked its readers what bands had the most gruesome, blood-curdling monikers. After reading through all the Stephen King-like reader comments, the editors of RollingStone.com presented their list of the "Twenty Most Gruesome Band Names": 01. C...

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REKUIEM Recruits Former FIREWIND Singer For Upcoming Shows

REKUIEM (formerly REQUIEM),the cult NWOBHM band that was at the very start of the British metal movement alongside such names as DIAMOND HEAD and WITCHFINDER GENERAL, has recruited guest vocalist Chitral "Chity" Somapala (ex-FIREWIND) for its upcoming live dates that will take the group to the end...

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RUSH Documentary To Include Interviews With METALLICA, NIRVANA And IRON MAIDEN

Micol Marotti of PlaybackMag.com reports that boutique distributor Grindstone Media is hoping to have a hit on its hands with "Rush: The Documentary". The $1.5 million feature doc about the famed rock band is produced and directed by Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn — the creative team behind the 2005's "...

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THE OCEAN: 'Precambrian' Pushed Back A Week

Berlin's THE OCEAN has had the release date of its extensive concept album, "Precambrian" (Metal Blade Records) pushed back to November 12 from the previously announced November 5. The double-disc effort is the soundtrack to the beginning of evolution, subdivided into two successive geological eons...

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METALLICA: Official 'Bridge School Benefit' Performance Highlights Posted Online

The official Metallica.com six-minute video clip containing highlights from METALLICA's acoustic performance Saturday night (October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed below. Photos of the band's show can be found at Phot...

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METALLICA: Entire 'Bridge School Benefit' Acoustic Performance Available

Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA's acoustic performance last night (Saturday, October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed below (courtesy of xamievilx). Photos of the band's show can be found at Photographn.com. The g...

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METALLICA Covers NAZARETH, GARBAGE, DIRE STRAITS At Bridge School Benefit

METALLICA played the first of two acoustic performances last night (Saturday, October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. I Just Want To Celebrate (RARE EARTH) 02. Please Don't Judas Me (NAZARETH...

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CELLADOR Guitarist: 'We Really Hope To Come Back To Japan As Soon As We Can'

Guitarist Bill Hudson of the Nebraska-based power metallers CELLADOR has issued the following update: "What the hell was that? Seriously, I've always heard that everybody loves to play in Japan and now I know why! "Our show at Loudpark 07 was the first ever in Japan, I couldn't believe how many peop...

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HELLYEAH's VINNIE PAUL: 'We're An Old-Fashioned Garage Band'

Brian Dukes of FayObserver.com recently conducted an interview with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott (HELLYEAH, ex-PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN). FayObserver.com: What's it like to work with all these talented performers [in HELLYEAH]? Vinnie Paul: We knew this band was going to be special from the start. It's bee...

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METALLICA Book 'The Encyclopaedia Metallica' Due In November

Chrome Dreams has set a November 1 release date for "The Encyclopaedia Metallica", a 300-page paperback written by Jerry Ewing and Malcolm Dome, Compiled from exclusive interviews with the band, "this definitive rock reference chronicles all the facts surrounding one of the biggest metal bands to ev...

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HANOI ROCKS Singer Auctioning Harmonicas For Charity

HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has donated two of his harmonicas to be auctioned as part of Finland's "Red Nose Day", where everybody is invited to join in and help children in developing countries. People wearing red noses will collect money for a good cause by arranging fun events. Finland's...