Elton John and Bernie Taupin were honored with the prestigious Gershwin Prize for songwriting in a ceremony that aired Monday night (April 8th) on PBS. Among the acts who performed in their honor were Metallica, […]
APOCALYPTICA lead cellist Perttu Kivilaakso spoke to the DJ Force X Podcast about the band’s upcoming album, “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2”. Due on June 7 via Throwdown Entertainment, the LP will continue the journey […]
Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have announced a follow-up to their legendary debut record. “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2” will continue the journey that began in 1996 when cellists from Helsinki’s world-renowned Sibelius Academy played symphonic […]
Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA have announced a European tour in support of the follow-up to their legendary debut record. “Plays Metallica Vol. 2” tour will continue the journey that began in 1996 when cellists from […]
Metallica won Best Metal Performance at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 4th) for their song “72 Seasons,” the title track to their 2023 album. The trophy was handed out during the streaming “Premiere […]
St. Anger is arguably the low point in Metallica‘s recording career. The documentary Some Kind of Monster depicted the disfunction in the group at the time, and the resulting music is among the band’s most […]
Metallica have announced the winners of their inaugural “For Whom the Band Tolls!” marching band competition. Over 450 colleges and high schools across the US signed up for the competition after its April 10th announcement, […]
Metallica have unveiled the finalists for their inaugural “For Whom the Band Tolls!” marching band competition. Over 450 colleges and high schools across the US signed up for the competition since its April 10th announcement, […]
Metallica have announced their final show of 2023: a headlining December 14th performance on the opening night of the three-day Soundstorm festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The gig will be Metallica’s first in Saudi Arabia […]
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH played its first show as the support act for METALLICA on the “M72” tour Sunday night (August 6) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Fan-filmed video of FIVE FINGER […]
METALLICA‘s shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey this weekend included pre-concert performances by PRONG (August 4) and OVERKILL (August 6) in the G section of the MetLife parking lot, at 3 p.m. […]
METALLICA kicked off the North American leg of its “M72” world tour on Friday (August 4) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The band’s 16-song set kicked off with “Creeping Death” and included […]
Metallica kicked off the North American leg of their 2023-2024 “M72 World Tour” on Friday (August 4th) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band was joined […]
METALLICA‘s shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey this weekend include pre-concert performances by PRONG (August 4) and OVERKILL (August 6) in the G section of the MetLife parking lot, at 3 p.m. […]
Today marks the debut episode of “The Metallica Report”, a new podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA. Broadcasting directly from the band’s Northern California headquarters, “The Metallica Report” will be hosted by […]
Metallica got charged hundreds of thousands of pounds for cushions destroyed by fans at Long Beach Arena. Drummer Lars Ulrich has revealed gig-goers used the pillows as frisbees and they’d have to fork out $300,000 […]
The first four Metallica albums are among the genre’s most powerful and enduring documents, and while the band’s debut LP, Kill ‘Em All, was a landmark for thrash metal, Ride the Lightning presented a quantum […]
MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen spoke to Matt Pinfield of 95.5 KLOS‘s “New & Approved” show about what it has been like to open for METALLICA on the latter band’s “M72” world tour. Regarding […]
“Bang that head that doesn’t bang.” – R. Burch ‘83 Thus reads the quote on the back sleeve of Metallica’s debut album Kill ‘Em All, which was released on July 25th, 1983. It stands as […]