Search results for 'james labrie'

News

METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Says LARS ULRICH Is Still 'Taking Hits' For Standing Up To NAPSTER

James Hetfield has shot down the perception that METALLICA's "greed" was at the core of the band's decision to launch legal action against Napster in 2000. Although the case was settled out of court, 300,000 users were banned from the pioneering music file-sharing service as a result and METALLICA's...

News

METALLICA: Watch Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Am I Savage?' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of METALLICA's official video for the song "Am I Savage?" can be seen below. The clip features a man who moves through stark scenes surrounded by family, coworkers and others who all wear white body stockings that disguise their faces. The track is taken fro...

News

Watch KORN Perform In London

Fan-filmed video footage of KORN's December 16 performance at The SSE Arena in Wembley, London, England can be seen below. KORN's latest album, "The Serenity Of Suffering", debuted at No. 4 on The Billboard 200 album chart last month, selling 57,000 copies in its first week of release. 55,000 of tho...

News

KIRK HAMMETT On TRUMP Presidency: 'As Long As Human Beings Are Still Standing, I Think There's Still Hope'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has once again weighed in on underdog Donald Trump's stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, saying that there is "very little" honesty and integrity in American politics right now. Trump shocked the political establishment and the world...

News

METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Moved To Colorado After Getting 'Sick' Of 'Elitist Attitude' In San Francisco Bay Area

During a recent appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience", the podcast hosted by UFC personality and stand-up comedian Joe Rogan, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield talked about his decision to relocate his family to Vail, Colorado from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he had lived since the early 19...

News

METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Is Looking Forward To Returning To China Next Month

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed on the December 13 edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox". You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Speaking about METALLICA's first-ever visit to China, which took place in August 2013, Ulrich said: "We hit...

News

MIKE D'ANTONIO Says KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Is Thinking Of 'Doing Less Touring'

Dann of the "Mike James Rock Show" conducted an interview with KILLSWITCH ENGAGE bassist Mike D'Antonio during the band's current U.K. headlining tour. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On if there exists the possibility of shows with former...

News

METALLICA Plays Intimate Show In Los Angeles For Charity (Video)

METALLICA played a special intimate show last night (Thursday, December 15) at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood, California. Tickets were first sold to fan club members for $25 each through a lottery system, and then to the public for $100 each. All proceeds were pledged to benefit the Los Angeles Reg...

News

ANTHRAX Distances Itself From GLOBAL MUSIC RIGHTS' Radio Fight

ANTHRAX has released an open letter to veteran manager Irving Azoff, whose Global Music Rights and the Radio Music Licensing Committee have filed dueling lawsuits over radio rates for songwriters. Azoff formed Global Music Rights three years ago to compete with the established licensing companies, A...

News

Watch METALLICA Rock Hollywood Supermarket With Impromptu 'Enter Sandman' Performance

According to Rolling Stone, METALLICA treated patrons at a Hollywood supermarket on Thursday (December 15) to the band's hit song "Enter Sandman". TMZ posted a short clip of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo surrounding a Gelson's deli meat counter flanked by a speaker in...

News

JAMES HETFIELD Credits Honesty For METALLICA's Continued Success

Canada's leading vintage rock authority Jeff Woods conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield on November 30 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how his kids view what he does for a living...

News

ULI JON ROTH: Trailer For 'Tokyo Tapes Revisited - Live In Japan'

One of rock n' roll's most venerated guitar gods, Uli Jon Roth will release a very special live performance from the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 16 via UDR Music. Titled "Tokyo Tapes Revisited - Live In Japan", the performance is a celebration of Roth's classic work with the SC...

News

METALLICA 'Hardwired' Cover Creator Says CROWBAR Similarities Are Coincidental

Dimitri Scheblanov of Herring & Herring, one of the creative directors and photographers of METALLICA's "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" album, has denied drawing influence from the cover of CROWBAR's 1998 classic "Odd Fellows Rest" for the design of METALLICA's disc. While both covers feature fo...

News

KONKHRA Signs With HAMMERHEART RECORDS

Hammerheart Records has joined forces with Danish metal legends KONKHRA for catalogue reissues and a new album in 2017. Through the years, KONKHRA developed from a great old-school death metal band to a frontrunner of the more extreme death 'n' roll scene. Most people will remember KONKHRA for the 1...

News

METALLICA Bassist 'Explored The Art Of Simplicity' On 'Hardwired… To Self-Destruct'

Sam Dunn of Banger TV conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Sam Dunn before the band's November 29 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can now watch the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the role of the bass in heavy metal music, Trujillo said: "That's a great question. On this parti...