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METALLICA's ULRICH: 'St. Anger' Makes The Black Album Sound Like BON JOVI
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told the Rocky Mountain News that he understands why understand why some fans were initially thrown by the "thrashing speed-metal" nature of the band's latest album, "St. Anger". "It's so beating. I can understand now how challenging the record was," he said. "Compa...March 31, 2004
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METALLICA's ULRICH: Some People Think 'St. Anger' Is Ahead Of Its Time
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about the "challenging" nature of the band's most recent studio release, "St. Anger". "Some people were overwhelmed by it," Ulrich said about the follow-up to 1997's "Re-load". "I can see now that for people who knew META...March 25, 2004
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ENTOMBED Singer Guests On E-TYPE Album
ENTOMBED vocalist Lars-Göran "L-G" Petrov has recorded a guest appearance for the brand-new E-TYPE album, "Loud Pipes Save Lives". The CD, which was released in Sweden today (March 25) through Stockholm/Universal Records, features L-G in the track "Forever More". Listen to the song in streaming Real...March 25, 2004
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METALLICA: 'So What!' Book Cover Posted Online
METALLICA's official web site has uploaded a "sneak peek" at the cover for the group's first-ever official book, "So What! The Good, The Mad And The Ugly". Check it out at this location. Due in August via Broadway Books, "So What! The Good, The Mad And The Ugly" will be issued as an ...March 23, 2004
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METALLICA's Future Not With Record Label?
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently told Launch Radio Networks that the band plan on examining their options with regards to record distribution once they have fulfilled their present contract with Elektra Records (METALLICA have one album left on their current record contract). "You know, our re...March 23, 2004
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THERION To Release Two Albums In May
Sweden's THERION will be issuing two albums, "Sirius B" and "Lemuria", on May 24 through Nuclear Blast Records. The CDs will be released separately to start with, but will be made available in a single double-CD package within a couple of months of the original album release. According to a post on...March 12, 2004
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METALLICA's ULRICH Is Looking Forward To Returning To The Studio In January
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Launch Radio Networks that the band's pre-show ritual every night on their current tour is actually helping them come up with ideas for the next METALLICA album. "You know when you open with songs like 'Blackened' and 'Fight Fire...' and so on, you gotta kind o...March 12, 2004
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METALLICA's ULRICH: We Don't Owe People Anything
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has defended the group's latest album, "St. Anger", against criticism that it is virtually unlistenable, telling The Oregonian that heavy metal fans are not open to their favorite bands changing and experimenting with a tried-and-tested formula. "We needed to make a rec...March 12, 2004
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METALLICA's ULRICH Mistaken For JESUS CHRIST
The following item comes to us via Encyclopedia Metallica: Barry Layden from Glasgow, Scotland reports: "I was reading The Daily Record (Scottish tabloid paper) on Saturday, [March 6, 2004] and there was an article about Jesus appearing on a road sign and it shows a photo which I have enclosed. At f...March 11, 2004
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Report: METALLICA Drummer's Decade-Long Art Obsession
Lydia Adetunji of the Financial Times reports that METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich does not fit the stereotypes of the heavy-metal musician. For one thing, he is a serious art collector. As METALLICA became more successful and began to tour the world, he took to slipping into galleries on his days off...March 8, 2004
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METALLICA: 'This Monster Lives' Book Due In November
"Metallica: This Monster Lives", a book chronicling filmmaker Joe Berlinger's three years spent with METALLICA making the "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" documentary, is due in November via Martins Press. "It will be designed to tie into the DVD release of the film, which will be [in early 2005],"...March 4, 2004
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Review: METALLICA Played With Energy To Spare At Tour Kick-Off
Michael Senft of The Arizona Republic has reviewed METALLICA's U.S. tour-opening performance at America West Arena in Phoenix Tuesday night (March 2). "Conspicuously scarce [in the group's set] were tracks from the quartet's new album, 'St. Anger'," he wrote. "Perhaps the band realizes that its newe...March 3, 2004
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Review: METALLICA Dress Rehearsal Features EMMA THOMPSON On Drums
Jim Harrington of the Alameda Times-Star has "reviewed" Friday's (Feb. 27) dress rehearsal performance for METALLICA's lengthy national tour, which kicked off last night in Phoenix. "Although the performance was every bit as good as what will be witnessed across the country, a few intimate moments h...March 3, 2004
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METALLICA Launch Web Site For Soundboard-Quality Concert Downloads
LiveMetallica.com is a new official METALLICA web site that promises to bring the fans live soundboard-quality METALLICA concert downloads (.mp3 or .flac) from the band's current tour within a few days of the show. Each show will cost approximately between $10 and $13 (depending on the format),with...March 1, 2004
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METALLICA's ULRICH Speaks To Madison Radio Station: Audio Available
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was recently interviewed by Madison, Wisconsin radio station 94.1 JJO. In the interview, he discussed touring, Robert Trujillo, the METALLICA documentary "Some Kind Of Monster" and "St. Anger". The show in Madison, which is scheduled for May 2, sold out in 22 minutes wh...February 26, 2004
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