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 […]
Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. This time, we follow Metallica’s […]
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’, […]
Metallica performed “Holier Than Thou” on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday (April 11th) — the second night of the band’s weeklong Kimmel residency leading up to the release of the new album 72 Seasons. The […]
Metallica’s first album in nearly seven years has arrived, and it just might be the iconic metal band’s best LP in the past 30 years. As stated in our recent review, 72 Seasons is a […]
Can Metallica actually master puppets? That was the question posed to the metal icons on Wednesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, resulting in a hilarious sketch. Oh, and the band also rocked an epic […]
Metallica frontman James Hetfield has said their 11th studio album is rooted in the past, its title a reference to “the first 18 years of our lives, that form our true or false selves … […]
Major METALLICA news from Down Under! “Metallica: 72 Seasons – Global Premiere” has just screened in cinemas in New Zealand and moviegoers there were the first to learn that METALLICA‘s “M72” world tour is set […]
Dethklok of Metalocalypse fame and BABYMETAL have announced a co-headlining 2023 North American tour with support from guitar virtuoso Jason Richardson. Affectionately dubbed the “BABYKLOK tour,” trek kicks off August 30th in Houston and runs […]
72 Seasons is a masterpiece. This is not meant to sound like hyperbole; Metallica’s new album is the strongest, most powerful statement they’ve made as a band since …And Justice For All. There is no question […]
For years, Metallica’s hits have been a staple in marching bands’ repertoires. Now the metal super group is reciprocating the love. On Monday, Metallica launched its inaugural “For Whom the Band Tolls” marching band competition. […]
Metallica’s new album, 72 Seasons, is set for release on Friday, April 14, and we’re ready to celebrate by giving a lucky fan a ton of Metallica guitar picks and the record on vinyl. One winner will receive […]
Metallica kicked off their weeklong takeover of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night (April 10th), chatting with the talk-show host and performing the single “Lux Æterna.” The metal legends will release their new album, 72 Seasons, […]
Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 Metallica starts a nationwide marching band competition just days before their latest album’s release. Ahead of the release of their latest album, 72 Seasons, later this week, Metallica has […]
Few bands face higher expectations from their own fanbase than Metallica. One could argue it comes with the territory of being one of the most popular long-running musical acts in the world. Perhaps consumer entitlement […]
Metallica have launched an inaugural marching band competition. Marching bands of all levels are invited to compete for over $150,000 in prizes by crafting “their most exciting, unique, and impressive performances of some of the […]
In a new interview with BBC News, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about his band’s decision to buy their own vinyl factory in Virginia. As the sixth biggest-selling artist on vinyl in the U.S. last […]
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich feels “younger and more clueless than ever” as he approaches his 60th birthday. The sticksman will turn the milestone age in December but insists he doesn’t feel “old” thanks to his […]
Metallica have set a week-long residency on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The band will perform live on the show from Monday, April 10th through Thursday, April 13th, sit down for a chat with Kimmel on one […]
The members of Metallica have also witnessed their children forge their own paths through the first 72 seasons of life. While he and Ulrich walk a fine line between supporting background roles and veteran advisors, […]