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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Doesn't Take Online Criticism Too Seriously

In a brand new interview with the Chicago rock station WLUP, Lars Ulrich was asked if he ever reads comments about METALLICA on the Internet and how he handles online criticism when he sees it. "I usually laugh," he said (hear audio below). "It's not often that I go below that line, but occasionally...

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METAL CHURCH Recruits Former W.A.S.P. Drummer STET HOWLAND

METAL CHURCH has recruited Stet Howland (ex-W.A.S.P.) to play drums for the band on all its summer shows. He joins the group as the replacement for Jeff Plate, who announced his departure from METAL CHURCH last month. Howland commented: "I was contacted by my good friend METAL CHURCH bass player Ste...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says It's 'Highly Unlikely' DONALD TRUMP Will Be A Two-Term President

Kirk Hammett says that it's "highly unlikely" that Donald Trump will be a two-term president. Asked by the Brazilian radio station 89FM A Rádio Rock at last month's Lollapalooza Brasil festival if he thinks the United States Of America will change now that Donald Trump is in the White House, the MET...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says Each Video For 'Hardwired' Album Cost Between $15K and $20K To Produce

In the days leading up to the November 18, 2016 release of METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", the band posted videos for every song from the disc, beginning with "Dream No More" and dropping new visuals every two hours through 6 a.m. EST the day before the album's arrival. Th...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Interviewed By SEPULTURA's ANDREAS KISSER (Video)

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was recently interviewed by SEPULTURA's Andreas Kisser for Brazil's Globo Play. You can now watch the chat at this location. During a December 2016 interview with Metal Temple magazine, Kisser was asked for his opinion of METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destr...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Says 'Lulu' Is One Of 'Most Important Albums' He Has Ever Been A Part Of

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has once again defended "Lulu", the band's controversial collaborative disc with Lou Reed, calling it "one of the most important albums" he has ever been a part of. "Lulu" polarized fans around the world and earned METALLICA some of the most scathing reviews of its c...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD On DONALD TRUMP: 'My Opinion Stays With Me'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield says he will keep his opinion about President Donald Trump to himself, explaining that politics "polarizes people." Hetfield made his comments during an interview with journalist Claudio Vergara of the Chilean newspaper La Tercera, conducted before METALLICA's April...

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ANTHRAX Is 'Ready' To Play More 'Big Four' Shows With METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER

Frank Bello says that ANTHRAX "would love" to play more shows featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX. The four influential acts played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in front of 81,000 fans at the Sonisphere festiva...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Has A 'Brotherly' Bond With His Bandmates

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed on a recent edition of Westwood One's "2 Hours With Matt Pinfield" radio show. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about his bond with his METALLICA bandmates, Kirk said: "Being in a band with these guys, it goes beyond just friendship. Par...

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KIRK HAMMETT's Horror And Sci-Fi Film Art Collection On Display At The Peabody Essex Museum: More Details Revealed

This August, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) debuts the exclusive presentation of "It's Alive! Classic Horror And Sci-Fi Art From The Kirk Hammett Collection". Kirk Hammett, best known as the lead guitarist of METALLICA, is also an avid collector of classic horror and sci-fi movie posters. This exhib...

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JASON NEWSTED Says It Cost Him 'Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars' Trying To Build NEWSTED Band

Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted spoke to Ultimate-Guitar.com about his decision to shelf NEWSTED, the heavy metal project he operated between 2012 and 2014. "There was a couple things that were very good and then a couple things were very bad," he said. "When it came down to the money stuff a...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...