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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Slams Military's Use of Their Music
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich is furious at the news that the military is using their songs to "break down" Iraqi captives in Baghdad, according to the World Entertainment News Network. Interrogators are using the band's tracks, including "Enter Sandman", in the hope of extracting information about...June 10, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH Professes His Love For THE WHITE STRIPES And THE DATSUNS
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has admitted to Britain's NME that seeing THE WHITE STRIPES live "blew his mind." Ulrich also revealed that he's a big fan of THE DATSUNS as well, and that he hopes to collaborate with them in the future. He said: "I have to say that I subscribe to the NME and ...June 10, 2003
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METALLICA's HAMMETT Explains Why There Are No Guitar Solos On 'St. Anger'
METALLICA's Kirk Hammett recently explained to Holland's Rockezine.net why there are no guitar solos on the band's new album, "St. Anger". "The reason for that is because again we wanted to move together all four of us in the same musical direction," he said. "We also wanted to preserve the sound of...June 9, 2003
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St. Anger
In many ways, "St. Anger" is the most anticipated, yet most dreaded, metal release since, well, the last METALLICA album. Twenty years (to the month) after the arrival of their monumental debut, "Kill 'Em All", this band still has the ability to command the attention of the entire metal community —...June 9, 2003
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METALIUM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Germany's METALIUM are the latest band to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists (in alphabetical order): ANCIENT...June 3, 2003
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METALLICA To Offer Free Digital Downloads
METALLICA have partnered with Seattle DSL Online provider Speakeasy and developed Metallicavault.com, a web site that will contain hours of downloadable live recordings, demos and B-sides for free. Unlike many bands that offer free concert footage, song lyrics and music samples, Metallicavault.com's...June 3, 2003
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LION'S SHARE Acquire New Vocalist
LION'S SHARE guitarist Lars Chriss is currently composing material for the band's fifth studio album with an as-yet-undisclosed new "killer" vocalist "in the Ronnie James Dio/Tony Martin vein. A tentative fall 2004 release is expected. Among the titles set to appear on the as-yet-untitled effort are...June 2, 2003
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Defends METALLICA: 'I Have Learned To Have Sympathy For The Enemy'
MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Rock'n'Roll Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "I've been the one on the receiving end of this stick so many times I've learned to have sympathy even for the enemy. "What is with all the negitive t...June 2, 2003
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Former EUROPE Drummer Lays Down Vocals On TEN 67 Single
Former EUROPE drummer Ian Haugland has teamed up with several of his DJ colleagues at Sweden's biggest classic rock station "106.7 Rockklassiker" to release the single "Rock 'n' Roll Allright" under the band name TEN 67. The track, which features Haugland on lead vocals for the first time ever, mark...May 30, 2003
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METALLICA Drummer Admits He Was Hurt By Comments Made During NAPSTER Debate
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently chatted with Launch about the band's much-publicized 2000 battle with Napster over illegal music downloading. "Most of the time, it's like a bad dream, like what the fuck was that?" he said. "Three years later, it's like did that really happen? We went from bei...May 30, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH Recalls The Group's First-Ever Outdoor Performances
Rolling Stone magazine recently asked METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich which band was the most fun to party with on the road. "GUNS N' ROSES," the drummer replied. "Everything you've heard is true. Use your imagination. That summer we toured with them, '92, it was the most fun in terms of the girls and...May 24, 2003
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CKY, SYSTEMATIC To Open For METALLICA In San Francisco
Philadelphia punk/metal outfit CKY have landed the support slot for METALLICA at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California on Sunday, May 18. San Francisco Bay Area's own SYSTEMATIC, who were previously signed to METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's now-defunct record label imprint The Music Company (dis...May 14, 2003
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Has Advice For New Generation Of Bands
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has advice for bands these days that complain about the rigors of touring. "We grew up in an environment where the road was our only friend," he told FHM. "These younger guys start complaining about playing 30 shows. We used to play 150 across America. Nobody plays Hunt...May 12, 2003
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METALLICA: Some Kind Of Monster
The much-anticipated film documenting the trials and tribulations that led to the creation of METALLICA's upcoming CD, "St. Anger", has reportedly been dubbed "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". This tidbit was revealed during the credits of "mtvICON: Metallica", which used parts of the footage of th...May 7, 2003
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METALLICA: Corporate Rock Egos Gone Completely Fucking Mad?
The following article was originally published in the April 30 edition of the San Francisco Bay Guardian: "We all know METALLICA take copyright violations as seriously as they do their love of Raider Nation, but Napster's archenemies are going to have to start picking and choosing their court battle...May 6, 2003
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