Lemmy Kilmister will always be a part of James Hetfield’s DNA — literally! The Metallica frontman has just gotten a new tattoo using ink mixed with the late Motörhead icon’s cremated ashes. The tattoo of […]
APOCALYPTICA has shared the official music video for the band’s cover of METALLICA‘s “The Unforgiven II”. The track is taken from APOCALYPTICA‘s upcoming album, “Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol. 2”. Due on June 7 via Throwdown […]
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 […]
Staying hydrated is an important part of performing live, and for Metallica frontman James Hetfield that can be difficult as he sings and plays guitar at the same time. His proposal: a microphone with a […]
Torben Ulrich, the father of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, has died at the age of 95. Lars broke the sad news on Instagram on Wednesday (December 20th), writing the following: “Torben Ulrich: 1928-2023. 95 years […]
During an appearance on the sixteenth episode of “The Metallica Report”, the recently launched podcast offering weekly insider updates on all things METALLICA, James Hetfield spoke about his book “Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield”, […]
METALLICA‘s James Hetfield has shared an unboxing video for his book “Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield”, which is being released today (Tuesday, November 21) via Permuted Press. Check it out below. In the 400-page […]
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is bringing his beloved “Greeny” guitar to the masses. The metal legend has unveiled the Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Kirk Hammett “Greeny” 1959 Les Paul Standard. Unlike the limited-edition Gibson Custom Shop […]
Guitarist Kirk Hammett has had a few rough moments on Metallica’s “M72 World Tour,” the most recent being a nasty tumble he took onstage during the band’s show in Detroit on Sunday (November 12th). Video […]
METALLICA‘s James Hetfield will sign copies of the book “Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield” on Saturday, November 11 at 2:00 p.m. CT at Third Man Records Cass Corridor in Detroit, Michigan. Says METALLICA: “If […]
METALLICA‘s James Hetfield will sign copies of the book “Messengers: The Guitars Of James Hetfield” on Saturday, November 4 at 2:00 p.m. CT at Left Bank Books in St. Louis, Missouri. Says METALLICA: “Will you […]
OTTTO, the three-piece group featuring Tye Trujillo (son of METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo),has released a music video for “Skyscraper” from the Venice Beach, California-based band’s recently released debut album, “Life Is A Game”. Paul Marchand, […]
It seemed like Winger were catching flak from all sides in the 1990s. As the industry swiftly closed the door on hair metal in the wake of the grunge revolution, Winger became the proverbial punching […]
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has written the introduction to a new edition of Hunter S. Thompson’s Screwjack, a collection of short stories originally printed in 1991. “Beyond psyched to have had the opportunity to write […]
Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will release “Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church” on August 11 via earMUSIC. It is the document of a very special concert in the idyllic setting of Wacken Church and […]
The new lord mayor of Portsmouth in the UK took an unconventional approach to his inauguration ceremony, using the Metallica song “Eye of the Beholder” as his walk-in music. It was certainly a scene at […]
Motörhead‘s rare cover of the Metallica classic “Enter Sandman” has been unearthed for Motörhead Day — the annual “8th of May” celebration of the late Lemmy Kilmister and company. The track hails from a 1998 […]
METALLICA kicked off its “M72” world tour last Thursday (April 27) at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Fan-filmed drum-cam video of Lars Ulrich performing the songs “Sad But True” and “Nothing Else Matters” […]
Kirk Hammett says his guitar solos at Metallica’s upcoming live shows won’t sound like “carbon copies” from the recordings. The legendary heavy metal band’s lead guitarist has revealed he improvised on the band’s upcoming album […]
Metallica’s latest album ’72 Seasons’ was their “most friction-free record” to make. The legendary heavy metal group have come a long way since the turbulent period documented in their 2004 movie ‘Some Kind Of Monster’, […]