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METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Covered By Folk/Pop Band SHEL: Official Video Released

SHEL, the folk/pop band composed of four sisters from Fort Collins, Colorado, has released the official video for their haunting cover of METALLICA's "Enter Sandman". The clip premiered on Nerdist, which wrote that SHEL has "created the platonic ideal of one of the metal group's classic numbers. Par...

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New METALLICA Album Is 'Almost Done'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has told Rolling Stone that the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" is "well on its way." He added: "It may come out any century now, actually. There's a saying: where there's life, there's hope." Asked if the new METALLICA album has been recorded,...

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METALLICA To Celebrate Record Store Day With A In-Store Performance At Rasputin Music

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees and 2016 Record Store Day Ambassadors METALLICA will perform live at Berkeley, California's legendary record store Rasputin Music on Saturday, April 16 in celebration of Record Store Day 2016. As this year's Record Store Day Ambassadors, the band invites fans to...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Is Returning For 'The Gilmore Girls' Revival On NETFLIX

According to TV Series Finale, former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has returned for the upcoming revival of "The Gilmore Girls", which has been filming in recent weeks. Bach's character Gil is expected to come back to rock with HEP ALIEN, the band he played with on the show. Netflix announced last...

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METALLICA's 'Fuel' Used In DODGE's 'Predators' Commercial

METALLICA's song "Fuel" is featured in a new commercial for Dodge's powerful performance cars. Check it out below. While everyone is inside sleeping, the roads become a wide open playground. The 30-second spot, which was filmed in Miami, opens on dark roads and empty streets as the voiceover says, "...

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SLAYER's KERRY KING On Playing 'Big Four' Shows With METALLICA: 'I Think That Was Important'

In a brand new interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Kerry King was asked to recount one of the most memorable nights he had being in SLAYER. He said: "Something that was really cool for me — and I didn't think it was going to be as cool as it was — was ...

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METALLICA's Minneapolis Stadium Concert Sells Out In Less Than 10 Minutes

METALLICA's recently announced headlining concert at Minneapolis's brand new U.S. Bank Stadium on August 20 has completely sold out. Pre-sale fan club tickets were made available earlier this week, followed by this morning's public on-sale, which sold out in less than ten minutes. METALLICA's show i...

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EXODUS Frontman Thinks METALLICA Will 'Surprise A Lot Of People' With Their New Album

In a brand new interview with Ireland's Overdrive, EXODUS frontman Steve "Zetro" Souza was asked if he thinks METALLICA is "feeling the pressure" to make a new album that is on par with the high quality of the recent releases by some of the other acts from the 1980s thrash metal scene. He ...

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METALLICA: Cover Artwork Of 'Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica!' Unveiled

To celebrate this year's Record Store Day — which is set for April 16 — METALLICA will release "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica! - Live At Le Bataclan. Paris, France - June 11th, 2003", a CD featuring a live recording from the club, with the band, Record Store Day and independent record stor...

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KIRK HAMMETT Confirms Identity Of METALLICA's New Album Producer

Kirk Hammett has confirmed to Alternative Press that METALLICA has "pretty much" tapped Greg Fidelman to produce the band's long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" album. "As far as what the final outcome will be, I don't know," the METALLICA guitarist said. "We have not brought in any [ot...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH: 'We've Gotta Finish The New Record Now'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to Rolling Stone about the band's plans for the rest of 2016, which include completing their long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" album. "I think it will be a pretty in-your-face year, at least the back half of it," he said. "Obviously, we've gotta fi...

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KIRK WINDSTEIN Hopes That PHILIP ANSELMO 'Can Better Himself And Move Forward'

CROWBAR frontman Kirk Windstein has commented on the incident over a month ago when ex-PANTERA singer Philip Anselmo said "white power" and made the Nazi salute on stage. Anselmo later claimed he was referring to drinking white wine as part of an "inside joke" but has since released a video message,...

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METALLICA Announced As 'Record Store Day' 2016 Ambassadors

Record Store Day has announced its Ambassador for 2016: Grammy Award-winning Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees METALLICA. METALLICA is no stranger to Record Store Day, this year set for Saturday, April 16, a special day in support of independent record stores and record store culture worldwide, n...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Gives Middle Finger To 'The Haters'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has posted a new video message on Periscope in which he gives fans a tour of the band's new stage setup and gear ahead of the kick-off of the group's "Dystopia" world tour. Check it out below. Mustaine ended the video message by saying: "It's good to be on the road ...

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MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Has A Theory About Why He Is So 'Hated'

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine was asked in a new interview with Westword.com why he thinks he is "so roundly hated." He responded: "I think a lot of it goes back to the breakup from METALLICA. There are people that have picked up that feud, and they don't even know why they're choosing sides." ...