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LARS ULRICH Admits Delivering Names Of NAPSTER Users Was 'Maybe Not The Smartest PR Move Of All Time'

Lars Ulrich has once again shot down the perception that METALLICA's "greed" was at the core of the band's decision to launch legal action against Napster in 2000. Although the case was settled out of court, more than 300,000 users were banned from the pioneering music file-sharing service as a resu...

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SAMMY HAGAR Selling Oceanside Hawaiian Retreat For $3.3 Million

According to the Los Angeles Times, Sammy Hagar is selling an oceanfront villa in Hawaii for $3.299 million. The former VAN HALEN frontman bought the ten-acre retreat in 1995. Set on the edge of a cliff in Waipio Bay, the property holds a three-bedroom home, a guesthouse, a pool with a lanscaped cen...

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Listen To METALLICA Perform 'Damage, Inc.' Live In Essen In January 1987

A previously unreleased recording of METALLICA performing the song "Damage, Inc." on January 25, 1987 at Grugahalle in Essen, West Germany can be streamed below. The track is taken from the upcoming reissue of METALLICA's seminal third album, "Master Of Puppets". The "Master Of Puppets" reissue will...

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DELAIN And NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Kick Off 'Danse Macabre' Tour In Paris (Video)

Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN have just embarked on a very special run of shows, dubbed the "Danse Macabre" tour. Joining the band for this exclusive set of dates is longtime friend and collaborator, NIGHTWISH lynchpin Marco Hietala. Having contributed to most of DELAIN's records with guest appea...

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METALLICA Partners With Gift Retailer SPENCER'S

On Friday, November 10, METALLICA will reissue one of the most revered albums in heavy metal history, "Master Of Puppets". To celebrate this event, Spencer's, the iconic retailer of lifestyle merchandise, is partnering with METALLICA to offer band tee styles available only at Spencer's 690 locations...

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DELAIN To Focus On Writing And Recording New Album In 2018

Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN will spend most of 2018 away from the road as they work on the follow-up to 2016's "Moonbathers" LP. "We want to keep low key and a low profile because we want to focus on making the new album — to write it and record it," keyboardist Martijn Westerholt told music jo...

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ANTHRAX And KILLSWITCH ENGAGE To Mount Epic Sequel With 'KillThrax II'; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale

What do you do when you've co-headlined one of the hottest metal touring packages of 2017? Well, like any rock band that cares about its fans, you do it again, but you take it to the places that missed out the first time. And that's exactly what metalcore masterminds KILLSWITCH ENGAGE and legendary...

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METALLICA Releases June 1985 Demo Version Of 'Master Of Puppets' Title Track

A previously unreleased demo version of METALLICA's song "Master Of Puppets" can be streamed below. The track was recorded in the garage at The Carlson House in El Cerrito, California in late June 1985 and is taken from the upcoming reissue of METALLICA's seminal third album, "Master Of Puppets". Th...

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METALLICA Is Preparing Deluxe Versions Of '…And Justice For All' And 'Black' Albums

METALLICA is preparing deluxe remastered versions of its "…And Justice For All" (1988) and "Metallica" albums and is reaching out to its hardcore fans for help to get content for the new editions. Says the band in a social media post: "With the deluxe box sets of 'Kill 'Em All' and 'Ride The Lightni...

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AC/DC's ANGUS YOUNG Attends THE ROLLING STONES' Concert In Düsseldorf

AC/DC's Angus Young attended THE ROLLING STONES' concert in Germany on Monday (October 9). His longtime friend, THE ROLLING STONES guitarist Keith Richards, posted on Facebook that it was a "great surprise to see Angus in Düsseldorf." Angus lives in Aalten, a Dutch city situated just over 90 kilome...

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DEVILDRIVER Guitarist Says Outlaw Country Covers Album 'Came Out Way Cooler' Than He Expected

DEVILDRIVER guitarist Mike Spreitzer spoke to Metal Wani about the band's upcoming outlaw country covers album, "Outlaws Till The End", which is tentatively due in early 2018. The disc will reportedly contain versions of thirteen tracks by some of the best outlaw country artists, including Willie Ne...

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Watch Previously Unreleased Video Of METALLICA Performing 'Battery' In Japan In 1986

A previously unreleased video of METALLICA performing the song "Battery" can be seen below. The clip was filmed at at Aichi Kinro Kaikan, Nagoya, Japan on November 17, 1986 and is taken from the upcoming reissue of METALLICA's seminal third album, "Master Of Puppets". The "Master Of Puppets" reissue...

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LES CLAYPOOL Recalls His METALLICA Audition On LARS ULRICH's 'It's Electric!' Show (Video)

Lars Ulrich interviewed PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool on for the October 1 episode of "It's Electric!", the METALLICA drummer's online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1. During the chat, Les talked about auditioning for the then-vacant bassist slot in METALLICA following the September 1986 death of...

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Video: DELAIN Performs At FEMALE METAL EVENT - FEMME

Fan-filmed video footage of DELAIN's September 23 performance at the Female Metal Event - Femme at Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands can be seen below. DELAIN spent the last year celebrating its tenth anniversary — from the release of its fifth full-length album, "Moonbathers", and an anniversa...

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MINISTRY Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST; 'AmeriKKKant' Album Due In Early 2018

Industrial metal veterans MINISTRY have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently completed recording its new album, "AmeriKKKant", for a tentative early 2018 release. The disc will feature guest appearances by DJ Swamp (Beck),Burton C. Bell (FEAR FACTORY),Arabian Princ...