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ROBERT TRUJILLO On Next METALLICA Album: 'We're Just Blueprinting Everything Right Now'

During a brand new interview with Rock Cellar Magazine, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic". "We're just blueprinting everything right now," Robert said. "There are a lot of ideas, a lot of song bodie...

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PAT TRAVERS BAND To Release 'Live At The Iridium NYC' In January

Frontiers Music Srl will release PAT TRAVERS BAND's newest live album titled "Live At The Iridium NYC" on January 23, 2015 in Europe and January 27 2015 in North America. Toronto-born Pat Travers is truly a swaggering hard-rock axeman — he picked up his first guitar after a Jimi Hendrix performance...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO Says Idea For ''Tallica Parking Lot' Came To Him In A Dream

"'Tallica Parking Lot", an animated film created by METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and Titmouse Animation Studio, was part of the official selection at this past summer's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France for the best TV film in competition. An interview with Trujillo about t...

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METALLICA's 'Lords Of Summer' Limited-Edition Vinyl: Video Overview

On Black Friday "Record Store Day," November 28, METALLICA released a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl of "Lords Of Summer". Side A features the "First Pass" (studio) version of the new song "Lords Of Summer" as well as a previously unreleased live version recorded at the Rock In Rome Sonisphere festiv...

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What Does DAVE LOMBARDO Really Think About LARS ULRICH's Drumming Abilities?

Former SLAYER drummer Dave Lombardo says that METALLICA's Lars Urich is "a good drummer" whose songwriting input is integral to the chemistry that has catapulted METALLICA to superstar status since the band's inception more than 30 years ago. During a November 22 clinic at Cueva Rock in Quartucciu,...

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Third Annual 'Metallica Night' To Be Held At AT&T Park In San Francisco

The San Francisco Giants' third annual "Metallica Night" will be held Saturday, May 2, 2015 at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants take the field against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. As was the case at the first two installments of the "Metallica Night", METALLICA will throw out the f...

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Three Years After Release, METALLICA's 'Lulu' Has Yet To Surpass 35,000 In U.S. Sales

Since its release almost exactly three years ago, "Lulu", METALLICA's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed, has sold just under 33,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Issued on November 1, 2011, "Lulu" shifted 13,000 unit...

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CROWBAR: Pro-Shot Footage Of BRUTAL ASSAULT Performance

Professionally filme video footage of CROWBAR's August 7 performance at this year's edition of the Brutal Assault festival, which was held in Josefov, Czech Republic, can be seen below. CROWBAR's latest album, "Symmetry In Black", sold around 3,900 copies in the United States in its first week of re...

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ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN To Appear In Fifth Season Of AMC's 'The Walking Dead'

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian will make a cameo in the second half of the fifth season of AMC's zombie apocalypse drama "The Walking Dead". Ian chronicled his latest transformation into a zombie in the latest episode of his horror FX show for Nerdist, "Scott Ian's Bloodworks" (formerly "Blood & Gu...

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GARY HOLT Says METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Wanted To Guest On New EXODUS Album 'Worse Than Anybody'

Guitarist Gary Holt of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS spoke to Full Metal Jackie about the guest appearances of METALLICA's Kirk Hammett and TESTAMENT's Chuck Billy on EXODUS' new album, "Blood In Blood Out". Billy lends his signature roar to the track "BTK", one of the first so...

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EXODUS' 'Blood In Blood Out' Cracks U.S. Top 40

"Blood In Blood Out", the new album from San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS, sold around 8,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 38 on The Billboard 200 chart. The band's previous CD, "Exhibit B: The Human Condition", opened with aroun...

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CROWBAR: 'Symmetry In White' Video Released

"Symmetry In White", the new video from New Orleans sludge metal veterans CROWBAR, can be seen below. The clip was helmed by Mike Holderbeast of Cement Level Studios (GOATWHORE, HIGH ON FIRE, EYEHATEGOD),who previously directed the band's video for the track "Walk With Knowledge Wisely". "Symmetry...

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EXODUS Singer Says 'Big Four' Of Thrash Metal Is Really 'The Big One And The Other Three'

In a brand new interview with the Argentinian radio station Rock & Pop 95.9 FM, vocalist Steve "Zetro" Souza of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS was asked why his band rarely gets mentioned alongside the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER...

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METALLICA Planned To Fire LARS ULRICH In 1986, Confirms ANTHRAX's SCOTT IAN

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has confirmed long-running rumors that METALLICA planned to fire Lars Ulrich back in the mid-'80s, but believes that James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton would have changed their minds before dismissing their Danish-born drummer. The story of METALLICA's alleged...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'Heavy Metal And Horror Movies Come From The Same Sources'

METALLICA served as Artists In Residence at the 37th annual Mill Valley Film Festival, which is taking place between October 2 and October 12 in the northern California city. Each of the band's four members hosted a screening of a film that they personally selected for the event. On October 3, guita...