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METALLICA Bassist Says Making Of 'Through The Never' Movie Was 'Trial And Error'

METALLICA's new movie, "Metallica Through The Never", makes its world premiere on Monday night (September 9) at the 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival. The film, a blend of concert movie and fictional narrative, stars Dane DeHaan as a member of METALLICA's road crew who is sent on a mys...

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MACHINE HEAD Frontman Congratulates AVENGED SEVENFOLD On Success Of Their 'Covers Album'

MACHINE HEAD frontman Robb Flynn's latest installment of his online blog, "The General Journals: Diary Of A Frontman... And Other Ramblings", reads as follows: "Congratulations to AVENGED SEVENFOLD on their latest 'covers album' coming in at #1. "Who knew that re-recording METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES a...

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Ex-MISFITS Guitarist Wishes LARS ULRICH Would Sue 'The Whole Internet' Over Illegal Downloading

Former MISFITS guitarist Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein recently spoke to the Phoenix New Times about how he and other artists have been affected by illegal music downloading. Asked what he thinks has been one of the most positive changes about the music industry since he started out in the MISFITS...

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METALLICA: Offical Video Recap Of Kuala Lumpur Concert

Official MetOnTour video recap of METALLICA's August 21 concert at Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia can be seen below. The 18-minute clip includes a long tuning-room segment, and "Sad But True" from the show. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hit The Lights 02. Master Of Puppets 03. Fu...

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MIKE PORTNOY 'Couldn't Relate' To DREAM THEATER's New Material

In the October 2013 issue of Modern Drummer magazine, drummer Mike Portnoy (THE WINERY DOGS, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ADRENALINE MOB) spoke about how the combination of his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and having a memory unlike most other people's would make him an obvious choice fo...

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METALLICA: New Clips From 'Through The Never' Movie Posted Online

Two newly released clips from "Metallica Through The Never", filmmaker Nimród Antal's captivating 3D movie featuring one of music's most enduring and iconic bands, can be seen below. IMAX Corporation and Picturehouse have announced that "Metallica Through The Never" will be digitally remastered into...

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METALLICA: Official Video Recap Of Second Shanghai Concert

METALLICA played for the first time ever in China last month, doing two sold-out shows at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai on August 13 and August 14. The first night sold out in record time and faster than any other Western act that has played the country before. Official video recap of the seco...

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BEATALLICA Guitarist Interviewed On 'The Right To Rock' Podcast (Audio)

TheRighttoRock.com has issued its latest podcast (episode #155),featuring an interview guitarist Grg Hammetson III of BEATALLICA — a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of THE BEATLES to the deep-throated rock growl of METALLICA. The chat lasts approximately...

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METALLICA's 'Through The Never' To Be Screened At Austin's FANTASTIC FEST

"Metallica Through The Never", filmmaker Nimród Antal's captivating 3D movie featuring one of music's most enduring and iconic bands, will be screened at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas on September 25 at 7:00 p.m. Fantastic Fest is the largest genre film festival in the U.S., specializing in fa...

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THE ANSWER: 'New Horizon' Audio Samples

Audio samples of all the songs that are set to appear on "New Horizon", the fourth studio album from Irish rockers THE ANSWER, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The CD, which features mixes from rock icon Mike Fraser (AC/DC, METALLICA),will be released on September 27 in Europe and October...

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METALLICA: Live Version Of 'Master' From 'Through The Never' Soundtrack Available For Streaming

METALLICA's "Metallica Through The Never (Music From The Motion Picture)" two-disc CD, the soundtrack companion to the forthcoming groundbreaking 3D feature film "Metallica Through The Never", will be released on the band's own record label Blackened Recordings on September 24 and highlights last ye...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's 'Hail To The King' Tops U.S. Chart

AVENGED SEVENFOLD's sixth album, "Hail To The King", sold 159,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 1 on The Billboard 200 chart. The record arrived in stores on August 27 via Warner Bros. The band's fifth album, "Nightmare", also landed at the top of...

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Veteran San Francisco Bay Area Metal Musician JON TORRES Dies

Veteran San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal musician Jon Torres, who played bass and guitar for a number of the region's most acclaimed cult acts, including ULYSSES SIREN, HEATHEN and LÄÄZ ROCKIT, died Monday night as a result of a reported heart failure. At the time of his death, Torres was married...

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FOZZY Singer: 'Our Music Appeals To A Lot Of Different People'

Jay Nanda of the San Antonio Metal Music Examiner recently conducted an interview with FOZZY singer and WWE wrestling superstar Chris Jericho. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. San Antonio Metal Music Examiner: You don't hear of many tour pairings having a classic/current feel like th...

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Civilization Under Threat

With a metal band carrying the moniker POTENTIAL THREAT SF, you can place a safe bet you're coming straight to a hub where the famed Bay Area thrash scene is celebrated. POTENTIAL THREAT SF was originally formed in 1986, in the midst of the San Fran slam uprising. Thus you'll forgive them if they co...