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CROWBAR Has Four Songs Written For Next Album

CROWBAR guitarist/vocalist Kirk Windstein was interviewed for a recent edition of the "Thunder Underground" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Speaking about CROWBAR's plans for the follow-up to 2014's "Symmetry In Black" album, Kirk said: "We've got four song...

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METALLICA's JAMES HETFIELD Is 'Proud' Of 'Lulu' Album

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has defended "Lulu", the band's controversial collaborative album with former THE VELVET UNDERGROUND frontman Lou Reed, explaining that making the record was a "fun" experience that brought the members of closer METALLICA together. "Lulu" polarized fans around the w...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Unveils Highly Limited-Edition 'Nosferatu' Guitar

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, who is a huge horror fan, has unveiled the highly limited-edition ESP LTD Kirk Hammett Nosferatu guitar. With a price tag of $2,400 ($2,500 internationally),each of only 13 guitars comes hand-numbered and signed by Kirk and includes a photo of Hammett holding your own pers...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Has 'Reconnected' With His Instrument

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed for the latest episode of "The MetalSucks Podcast". You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his renewed passion for playing guitar: "I've been telling this for the last e...

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

The San Francisco Giants' fourth annual "Metallica Night" will be held Friday, May 6, 2016 at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants take the field against the Colorado Rockies. As was the case at the first three installments of the "Metallica Night", METALLICA will throw out the first pitch a...

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KIRK HAMMETT Admits METALLICA Thought About Firing LARS ULRICH

On November 4, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed on the "Quinn & Cantara" morning show on Albany's classic rock radio station PYX 106. You can now listen to the chat using the widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the progress of the recor...

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EXODUS Drummer TOM HUNTING: PAUL BALOFF 'Loved Metal More Than Any Of Us Ever Could'

SINATE's Sam Sheppard recently conducted an interview with drummer Tom Hunting of San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS for Mammoth Metal TV. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the recording process for 2014's "Blood...

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KIRK HAMMETT On Timeline For Next METALLICA Album: 2016 Or Early 2017 At The Latest

Rich "Bull" Gaenzler of the 103.3 The Edge WEDG-FM radio station recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about the progress of the writing and recording sessions for METALLICA's follow-up to 2008's "...

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ZAKK WYLDE, MIKE INEZ, PENTAGRAM Featured On 'Sweet Leaf - A Stoner Rock Salute To Black Sabbath'

Alright now… won't you listen? With those simple words and that monster riff from the song "Sweet Leaf", BLACK SABBATH laid the blueprint for stoner rock, a genre known for being as obsessed with fuzzed-out guitars and skull-rattling rhythms as it is with the sweet, sweet cannabis leaf. And listen w...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Is Looking Forward To Headlining At San Francisco's AT&T Park

METALLICA has confirmed that it will perform at "The Night Before", a concert event set to take place the night before Super Bowl 50, on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. During an appearance this past Monday (November 2) on the Alice @ 97.3 radio station...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH On Playing Pre-SUPER BOWL Show: It's A 'Huge Honor'

METALLICA has confirmed that it will perform at "The Night Before", a concert event set to take place the night before Super Bowl 50, on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. During an appearance on yesterday's (Monday, November 2) edition of the "Lamont And...

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METALLICA: First Clip From The Studio

METALLICA has uploaded a new video greeting from drummer Lars Ulrich welcoming the band's fans to its newly redesigned official web site, which was officially launched last week. The four-minute clip includes a short snippet of guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield in the studio at the band's headquarte...

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KIRK HAMMETT Confirms METALLICA Is Recording New Songs

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has confirmed to HeavyMetalAbout.com that the band is in the process of recording some of its new material for the long-awaited follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" album. Aside from touring, METALLICA has spent much of the seven years since the release of "Death Ma...

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METALLICA Offers Preview Of 'Montreal - August 9, 2014' Vinyl Set

METALLICA recently announced plans to release four complete shows from the band's 2014 "By Request" tour on vinyl. The unboxing video below focuses on the Montreal set, recorded live at Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 9, 2014. This show joins three other limited-edition quadruple vinyl sets from Bogota,...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT: 'Because Of My Family History, I Always Felt Like An Outsider'

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett, who has staged his own horror convention in the San Francisco area for the past two years and also published a book about his extensive memorabilia collection, identified with the horror genre as a young outcast growing up in San Francisco and felt particular sympat...