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ANTHRAX Drummer: 'I Find The Lack Of Really Good Records Nowadays Disturbing'

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante was recently interviewed by U.K.'s "Mike James Rock Show". You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the 2010-2011 tour featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal: METALLICA, ANTHRAX, SLAYER and M...

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METALLICA: Official Video Recap Of Beijing Concert Feat. Chinese Concert Pianist LANG LANG

An official video recap of METALLICA's January 18 concert at LeSports Center in Beijing, China can be seen below. Also available is footage of the band performing the song "Creeping Death" at the same show. As previously reported, METALLICA was joined by Lang Lang during Beijing gig. As expected, th...

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A Day At The GRAMMY AWARDS With GOJIRA: French TV Report

On February 12, French daily current affairs show "Quotidien", which is broadcast on the TMC channel (part of prominent media group TF1),spent a day with GOJIRA when the band was in Los Angeles to attend this year's Grammy Awards. The group was nominated in two categories at the event: "Best Metal...

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DAVE MUSTAINE Says He 'Didn't Notice' METALLICA Song Was Being Played As He Accepted GRAMMY Award

When MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy last Sunday night (February 12),the band's walk up to the stage was inexplicably accompanied by the sound of the house ensemble playing the song "Master Of Puppets" from MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's former band METALLICA. Mustaine was fired f...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Is Selling His 1968 Jaguar XKE Car

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is selling his 1968 Jaguar XKE Series 1.5 2+2. All sales inquiries are being handled exclusively by the Beverly Hills Car Club, the world's largest broker of European classic cars. "Kirk is a living legend in the music industry," says Alex Manos, owner of Beverly Hil...

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Watch METALLICA Sing RIHANNA's 'Diamonds' In Extended 'Carpool Karaoke' Trailer

Footage of METALLICA singing a song by pop superstar Rihanna is featured in a trailer for the "Carpool Karaoke" Apple Music series. The preview for the spinoff based on the "Late Late Show" segment, featuring "Late Late Show" host James Corden, aired as a commercial during the Corden-hosted Grammy A...

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TESTAMENT Guitarist Defends METALLICA's LADY GAGA Collaboration

TESTAMENT guitarist Alex Skolnick has defended METALLICA's performance with Lady Gaga at this year's Grammy Awards, explaining that "it absolutely makes sense they'd collaborate." METALLICA's appearance with the pop superstar at the 59th annual event in Los Angeles Sunday night (February 12) turned...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Reponds To 'Master Of Puppets' GRAMMY Mishap

When MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy Sunday night (February 12),the band's walk up to the stage was inexplicably accompanied by the sound of the house ensemble playing the song "Master Of Puppets" from MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine's former band METALLICA. Mustaine was fired from M...

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LARS ULRICH: We Were Talking About Making LADY GAGA A Permanent Member Of METALLICA

METALLICA's collaboration with pop superstar Lady Gaga at the 59th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night (February 12) turned into something of a disaster when the Grammy sound crew did not turn frontman James Hetfield's mic on, forcing him to share the mic with Gaga after the first verse...

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METALLICA Announces 'WorldWired' North American Tour With AVENGED SEVENFOLD And VOLBEAT

METALLICA today announced their "WorldWired" 2017 North American tour in support of their new album "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct". The "WorldWired" 2017 tour is produced by Live Nation and kicks off on May 10 in Baltimore, Maryland at M&T Bank Stadium. The tour will crisscross its way across N...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Believes There Will Be More 'Big Four' Shows In The Future

Kirk Hammett believes that there will be more shows in the future 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 fes...

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METALLICA Announces Fifth Annual 'Metallica Night' With SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

METALLICA and the San Francisco Giants have announced the fifth annual "Metallica Night", to be held on Monday, August 7 at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants take the field against the Chicago Cubs. METALLICA will once again throw out the first pitch and perform a version of "The Star-Spa...

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Rumor: METALLICA To Tour U.S. With AVENGED SEVENFOLD, VOLBEAT

METALLICA is rumored to be planning a U.S. stadium tour this summer, with support from AVENGED SEVENFOLD and VOLBEAT. The trek, which will consist of at least twenty shows, is expected to be officially announced later this month. METALLICA has not done a full-length U.S. tour in more than seven year...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'One Of My Main Goals As A Musician Is To Have My Own Sound'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed on the December 19 edition of "Whiplash", the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On preventing his creative enthusiasm from...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD: First And Only Unauthorized Biography Due In April

Lesser Gods has set an April 11 release date for "So Let It Be Written", the first and only unauthorized biography of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. Born in 1963 in Downey, California, James was the son of a truck driver named Virgil and a singer named Cynthia. Hetfield's parents were Christian...