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CANDLEMASS Finish Recording New Demo, Seek Record Deal

The reunited classic line-up of CANDLEMASS — vocalist Messiah Marcolin, bassist/founder Leif Edling, guitarist Mats "Mappe" Björkman, lead guitarist Lars Johansson and drummer Jan Lindh — have completed work on a brand new two-song demo, which they are currently using to procure a record deal. The t...
September 4, 2003
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LARS ULRICH Stops By K-ROCK's 'The Cane Show'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich dropped by K-Rock's "The Cane Show" in New York Friday (August 29) to talk about the group's gig at the Bowery Ballroom later that night and their appearance on "MTV Video Music Awards" the day before. Listen to the 19-minute interview here. ...
September 2, 2003
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METALLICA Drummer's Collaboration With Rapper Ends Up On Cutting-Room Floor

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's collaboration with WU-TANG's RZA on the score to director Quentin Tarantino's long-awaited new film, "Kill Bill: Volume 1", is not expected to appear on the motion picture's commercially released soundtrack album, due on September 23. No reason was given for the exclu...
September 2, 2003
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METALLICA Rehearse For 'MTV Video Music Awards': Photos Available

Wire Image and Film Magic have photos of METALLICA rehearsing Wednesday (August 27) for their appearance at the 20th annual "MTV Video Music Awards" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Check them out: Wire Image, Film Magic. METALLICA will reportedly play a medley of MTV hits as well ...
August 28, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH Defends Snare-Drum Sound On 'St. Anger'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich called into "The Cane Show" on 92.3 K-Rock on Wednesday (August 20) to announce the band's upcoming club gig at New York's 500-capacity Bowery Ballroom on Aug. 29. During the conversation, Ulrich was asked to comment on the incessant criticism leveled at the group over...
August 22, 2003
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BRAZEN ABBOT To Release Live DVD In The Fall

BRAZEN ABBOT, the brainchild of Bulgarian guitarist Nikolo Kotzev, recorded their recent live appearances in Bulgaria for an upcoming DVD, tentatively due in the fall. As previously reported, the band's lineup for the gigs consisted of Kotzev, Joe Lynn Turner (vocals, ex-RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE),Lars...
August 19, 2003
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METALLICA's Therapist Urged LARS ULRICH To Meet With DAVE MUSTAINE

METALLICA's "performance coach" Phil Towle, a 64-year-old former psychotherapist who was brought into the picture in January 2001 to help James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich repair their relationship with Jason Newsted, recently spoke to Classic Rock magazine about his work with the group t...
August 18, 2003
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Review: METALLICA Blows Away Competition At San Francisco Event

Mark Whittington of The Mercury News reports that METALLICA returned home to San Francisco on Sunday (August 10) as rock's triumphant warlords. "The band that brought heavy metal to the mainstream was greeted by 45,000 loyal subjects at Candlestick Park. They reveled for eight hours as the 18-city S...
August 12, 2003
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LARS ULRICH Says LIMP BIZKIT-Haters In Chicago Were Disrespectful To METALLICA

Bean of KROQ's "Kevin & Bean Show" in Los Angeles spoke with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich on Friday (August 8),the day before the group's appearance at L.A. Coliseum as part of the Summer Sanitarium Tour. Among the topics that were discussed during the interview was the much-publicized LIMP BI...
August 11, 2003
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'FRED DURST Is An Innovator'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich recently spoke to Metal Edge magazine about how the lineup for this year's Summer Sanitarium Tour came together. "When Summer Sanitarium was conceived three years ago, the idea, in a nutshell, was to recreate all the shit we grew up on, which was Day On The Green and Te...
August 9, 2003
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Review: Heavy Metal's Best Ignite Seattle Crowd On METALLICA's SUMMER SANITARIUM Tour

Tina Potterf of Seattle Times is reporting that METALLICA, the elder statesmen of metal, assembled an untouchable lineup of acts for their Summer Sanitarium appearance at Settle's Seahawks Stadium Thursday (August 7): MUDVAYNE and the DEFTONES, LINKIN PARK and LIMP BIZKIT. "The real heavyweights of...
August 8, 2003
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Review: METALLICA Heavy, But Fan Turnout Light

Dave Ferman of Star-Telegram reports that METALLICA, the biggest name in heavy metal throughout the '90s, "didn't even come close to filling Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas Sunday night (Aug. 3). The floor was crowded but much of the upper deck sat empty. "Far-short-of-capacity houses have been the r...
August 4, 2003
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Writer Attempts To Explain How METALLICA Spoof Turned Into Marketing Campaign For Canadian Band

Gary Marshall of The Guardian recently attempted to explain how a METALLICA spoof turned into a hugely effective viral marketing campaign for an obscure Canadian rock band. "When news of METALLICA's latest lawsuit hit the web, music fans across the globe were outraged," he writes in an article publi...
August 4, 2003
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PHILIP ANSELMO Says PANTERA Would Eat METALLICA Alive

PANTERA/SUPERJOINT RITUAL singer Philip Anselmo has once again slammed METALLICA over their apparent refusal to take out more extreme metal bands on tour with them, saying that if Lars and Co. were to play a show with SUPERJOINT RITUAL or PANTERA, "we would crush 'em." Anselmo had previously challen...
August 4, 2003
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JASON NEWSTED: ' METALLICA's New Album Is Not Very Pleasing To The Human Ear'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted called into The Blitz 99.7 FM in Columbus, Ohio Thursday afternoon (July 31) to talk about touring with VOIVOD and OZZY OSBOURNE on this year's Ozzfest and to answer a few METALLICA-related questions. When asked for his opinion of the new METALLICA album, "St....
August 1, 2003