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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA's Entire August 2017 Concert At OUTSIDE LANDS Festival

METALLICA has posted another video as part of its new concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The fourth concert to be shared was recorded on August 12, 2017 at the Outside Lands festiva...

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA's Entire July 2009 Concert In Copenhagen

METALLICA has posted another video as part of its new concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The third concert to be shared was recorded on July 22, 2009 at at Forum København in Copenh...

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JASON NEWSTED Says He Used To Lose At Least Three Pounds Of Water Weight During Every METALLICA Concert

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted recently spoke to the Palm Beach Florida Weekly about the physical damage that playing heavy metal music and headbanging has done to his body. He said: "I haven't had a direct interaction with anybody other than doctors about that kind of stuff. It's mostly my...

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Ex-METALLICA Bassist JASON NEWSTED And His CHOPHOUSE BAND Perform At Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida (Video)

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his CHOPHOUSE BAND played two separate benefit shows at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida on February 15 and February 29. Video footage of both performances can be seen below. Named after Jason's four recording studio facilities around the U.S....

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Watch Pro-Shot Video Of METALLICA's Entire September 2017 Concert In Paris

METALLICA has posted another video as part of its new concert series, "#MetallicaMondays", where the band is streaming a complete live show for fans on the group's YouTube channel and on Facebook every week. The second concert to be shared was recorded on on September 8, 2017 at AccorHotels Arena in...

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JAMES HETFIELD, KIRK HAMMETT And JOHN PETRUCCI Featured In New Video Celebrating MESA/BOOGIE' 50th Anniversary

James Hetfield (METALLICA),Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) and John Petrucci (DREAM THEATER) are among the guitar greats who reflect on their first encounter with Mesa/Boogie's Mark I guitar amp in a new seven-minute video celebrating Mesa/Boogie's 50th anniversary. Founder and president Randall Smith off...

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Fifth And Final Product Delivery In METALLICA-Inspired Collection From BILLABONG LAB Now Available

Billabong LAB has announced the fifth and final product delivery in the Billabong x Metallica 2019-2020 Collection of menswear. Titled "...And Justice For All", this latest selection of apparel is inspired by METALLICA's fourth studio album and features previously unreleased concept art by boardspor...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Is Using Coronavirus Downtime To Work On Riffs

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett says that he is using the coronavirus downtime to work on new riffs. A number of artists have seen their concert dates drop off as they're either canceled or postponed in the wake of the global spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. On Friday...

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CROWBAR's KIRK WINDSTEIN On His Debut Solo Album: 'It Really Turned Out Even Better Than I Ever Thought It Would'

Andrew McKaysmith of the "Scars And Guitars" podcast recently conducted an interview with frontman Kirk Windstein of New Orleans sludge metal veterans CROWBAR. You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his first solo album, "Dream In Motion"...

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Watch METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Lose To MRS. SMITH In Live Guitar 'Cry Baby Battle Royale' Wah-Off (Video)

Kirk Hammett's long-professed his love of the wah-wah pedal was finally challenged by Mrs. Smith, the guitar virtuoso alter-ego of actor-musician David Hanbury, last night (Sunday, March 8) at the Senate in Columbia, South Carolina at the "Cry Baby Battle Royale". The event also included a performan...

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JOE SATRIANI Predicted METALLICA Would Change The Music World

Joe Satriani, who was a guitar teacher before he found fame with his 1987 album "Surfing With The Alien", spoke to Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF radio station about what it was like giving lessons to two of his more famous students, METALLICA's Kirk Hammett and TESTAMENT's Alex Skolnick. Asked about th...

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METALLICA Guitarist KIRK HAMMETT Talks About His 'It's Alive!' Horror And Sci-Fi Art Exhibit (Video)

"It's Alive! Classic Horror And Sci-Fi Art From The Kirk Hammett Collection" will be on display at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina through May 17. Kirk Hammett, best known as the lead guitarist of METALLICA, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters....

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OZZY OSBOURNE Will Leave His 'Body Of Work' To His Children, Says SHARON OSBOURNE

Sharon Osbourne says that her husband's "body of work" will be passed on to their children upon the couple's deaths. Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager reacted to the news reports that legendary actor Kirk Douglas, who died earlier this month at age 103, left a large chunk of his $61 million estate to...

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DOWN's JIMMY BOWER Says 'Fans Deserve' To See 'NOLA' 25th-Anniversary Shows

DOWN drummer Jimmy Bower spoke to Extreme Metal Festival News about the band's upcoming shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the group's debut album, "NOLA". Asked how he feels about marking the LP's quarter-century mark, Bower said: "First off, it doesn't feel like it has been that long and s...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT To Sign Limited-Edition Mug At Burbank, California's Dark Delicacies

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett will be signing the limited-edition Hammett & Hyde Mug from The Kirk Hammett Collection on Sunday, March 22 at Dark Delicacies in Burbank, California between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. This will be a numbered event. When you purchase the mug ($45),you will get a n...