Apocalyptica have announced a 2025 North American tour in support of their new album, Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2. Guitar shredder Nita Strauss will provide support for all dates. The “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2 […]
Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA celebrated the release of “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica, Vol. 2” — the hotly anticipated sequel to their legendary debut record — on Saturday, June 8 at the Black Box of Helsinki Ice […]
Bastardane and OTTTO, bands that each feature the son of a Metallica member, have announced a 24-date Summer 2024 North American co-headlining tour. The “Reconquest Tour” kicks off August 2nd in New York City, and […]
BASTARDANE, the band featuring drummer Castor Hetfield, the son of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield, will team up with OTTTO, the three-piece band featuring Tye Trujillo, the son of METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo, will join forces […]
It’s official: The “Metallica Marching Band Competition” that saw nearly 500 colleges and high schools across the U.S. create exciting, dynamic and unique performances of METALLICA music, while vying for prizes valued at nearly $200,000, […]
Metallica have announced their second annual marching band competition, following last year’s inaugural contest which saw nearly 500 schools participate. This year, the legendary metal band is raising the stakes, with roughly $200,000 in prizes […]
Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song “Of Wolf And Man” at the kick-off show of the 2024 leg of the band’s “M72” tour on May 24 at Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany can be […]
Professionally filmed video of METALLICA performing the song “Master Of Puppets” at the kick-off show of the 2024 leg of the band’s “M72” tour on May 24 at Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany can be seen […]
Metallica have begun the 2024 European leg of their ongoing M72 tour (pick up tickets here), continuing their “No Repeat Weekend” format of playing two-night stands in each city with a different setlist each night. […]
METALLICA kicked off the 2024 leg of its “M72” tour Friday night (May 24) at Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany. In support of METALLICA‘s latest album, “72 Seasons”, the band has been playing two-night, no-repeat shows […]
Kid sisters Aixa (age 9) and Nirvana (age 11) are following in the footsteps of fellow music prodigy Nandi Bushell with their impressive TikTok channel of heavy metal cover songs. Hailing from a musical family, […]
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 […]