Search results for 'metallica'

News

ICE-T: BODY COUNT Gets Props From All The 'Top-Shelf Motherf**kers In The Game'

Joe Daly recently conducted an interview with BODY COUNT frontman, hip-hop legend, actor and director Ice-T. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Joe Daly: You've said [the new BODY COUNT] album ["Bloodlust"] is more aggressive than [2014's] "Manslaughter". How so? Ice-T: "Everything! On...

News

METALLICA: Official Footage Of 'Halo On Fire' Performance From LOLLAPALOOZA BRASIL

Official Metallica TV professionally flmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Halo On Fire" on March 25 at Lollapalooza Brasil at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. METALLICA will next play South America's Lollapalooza events in Argentina and Chile on March...

News

SAMMY HAGAR, JAMES HETFIELD Announce Fourth Annual 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' Concert

Sammy Hagar (VAN HALEN, CHICKENFOOT, MONTROSE, THE CIRCLE) and James Hetfield (METALLICA) have announced the lineup for Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV, set to take place on May 15 at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Artists performing at Acoustic-4-A-Cure IV include (in alphabetical order): Pat Bena...

News

METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: 'We Understand That A Lot Of Bands Don't Get A Career Like We've Had'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed on Brazilian TV prior to the band's March 25 performance at Lollapalooza Brasil at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil. You can watch the short chat below. Asked if playing for Brazilian audiences is a special experience for METALLICA, Hetfi...

News

APOCALYPTICA To Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of 'Plays Metallica By Four Cellos' With North American Tour

On May 10, 1996, Finnish rockers APOCALYPTICA released their epic debut, "Plays Metallica By Four Cellos". The instrumental cello-driven rock opus changed the landscape of heavy music for years to come. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, the group re-released it remastered with 3 bonus...

News

New STONE SOUR Music Coming In April

STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has confirmed that the first taste of the band's forthcoming album, "Hydrograd", will arrive next month. While the disc itself will be released in June, Corey has taken to social media to reveal that fans can expect to hear music from the follow-up to "House Of Gold...

News

Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of METALLICA's Entire LOLLAPALOOZA BRASIL Performance

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA's entire March 25 performance at Lollapalooza Brasil at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil can be seen below. Setlist: 05:11 - Ecstasy Of Gold 07:07 - Hardwired 10:51 - Atlas, Rise! 17:24 - For Whom The Bell Tolls 21:56 - The Memory Remains...

News

METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Featured In HOWLIN' WOLF Documentary

THE ROLLING STONES bassist Bill Wyman said that if he could only choose one musician to listen to, "without question it would be Howlin' Wolf." And the man who first recorded Elvis Presley and other early rock and roll legends, Sam Phillips, said about Wolf's sound, "You couldn't buy that…anywhere i...

News

DAVE MUSTAINE Says He Is One Of 'The Fantastic Four' Of Hard Rock/Metal Rhythm Guitar Players

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine believes that he is one of the best rhythm guitar players in the world — part of what he calls "the fantastic four," alongside James Hetfield (METALLICA),Malcolm Young (AC/DC) and Rudolf Schenker (SCORPIONS). Mustaine, who was the original lead guitarist of METALLICA,...

News

METALLICA Fans Outraged Over Inflated Ticket Prices After European Tour Dates Sell Out

According to International Business Times, METALLICA fans have expressed outrage after tickets to the band's European tour sold out within minutes, only to quickly appear on various ticket reselling web sites at much higher prices. Tickets for the European leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour went o...

News

RAMMSTEIN To Release Concert Film 'Rammstein Paris' In May

On Friday, March 24, the official presale for the concert film "Rammstein: Paris" begins ahead of its worldwide release on May 19. The film, which will be released in many configurations, sets new standards. In March 2012, during the "Made In Germany" tour, Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund shot two a...

News

AVENGED SEVENFOLD Guitarist Says METALLICA Are 'Incredible Human Beings And People'

AVENGED SEVENFOLD guitarist Synyster Gates says that he is really looking forward to the band's summer tour with METALLICA, calling the San Francisco heavy metal giants "incredible human beings and people." AVENGED SEVENFOLD's North American tour with METALLICA kicks off on May 10 in Baltimore, Mary...

News

METALLICA's New Stage Setup 'Feels A Little Smaller And Tighter,' Says ROBERT TRUJILLO

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo spoke to Live Nation about the stage setup for the band's "WorldWired" tour, which will officially kick off on May 10 in Baltimore, Maryland. "The new stage is… We're in the round," he said (see video below). "It feels a little smaller and tighter. One of the things...

News

JASON NEWSTED Says New METALLICA Album Has 'Substance'

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted has weighed in on the band's latest album, saying that it has "substance." Newsted became METALLICA's third bassist in 1986, following Ron McGovney and Cliff Burton. Robert Trujillo took over in 2003 after Newsted's exit. During a recent interview with Ultimate...

News

BRIAN 'HEAD' WELCH Says KORN Is All About Intensity

KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was interviewed on a recent episode of Brazil's "Wikimetal" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether KORN's latest album, 2016's "The Serenity Of Suffering", is a...