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Metallica To Headline First Download Festival In Germany

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Metallica are set to headline the inaugural Download Festival Germany.

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Elton John Praises Metallica For ‘Nothing Else Matters’

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Sir Elton John has called Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ “one of the best songs ever written”.

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Metallica Debut ‘Blackened’ Whiskey At The ‘Fuck Me’ Price of $139.99 a Bottle

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s latest release is a Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. ‘Blackened X’ is a collaboration between Metallica and distiller Dave Pickerell and one bottle will set you back the “fuck me” price of $US139.99 per bottle.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Blackened, metal, Metallica, rock, whiskey

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Inside Metallica’s Remastered The Black Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Metallica ‘Black Album’ deluxe box set is going to contain 14CDs, six DVDs and six live LPs.

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Miley Cyrus and Elton John Appear On New Metallica Tribute Album

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Miley Cyrus and Elton John are among the stars who paid tribute to Metallica by covering their favourite Black Album songs for a new box set.

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Kirk Hammett Metallica ‘One’ Guitar To Be Auctioned

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Kirk Hammett’s guitar used in Metallica’s ‘One’ music video is being auctioned.

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Lars Ulrich Recalls First Metallica Gig

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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, who made his debut on stage with Metallica in 1982, has reflected on the buzz he felt getting behind his kit on that fateful night.

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James Hetfield, Metallica. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Miley Cyrus Records Metallica Classic With Elton John

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Miley Cyrus has recruited old pal Elton John for a cover of Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Elton John, Metallica, Miley Cyrus, pop, rock, USA

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Bob Dylan Sells Out To Universal Music

by Paul Cashmere

And just when you thought 2020 couldn’t throw up any more surprises Bob Dylan has become a complete sell-out. Dylan has sold the publishing rights to his songwriting catalogue in a deal said to be worth around $300 million to Universal Music.

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New Metallica Album Almost Ready To Go

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Metallica bass player Robert Trujillo has spoken of his joy of working together more with all of his bandmates – James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich – on their follow-up to 2016’s ‘Hardwired…To Self-Destruct’.

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Lars Ulrich Says He Doesn’t Listen To Metallica

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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich admitted he doesn’t delve into the ‘Enter Sandman’ band’s back catalogue because he ends up overanalysing the technical side of the recordings.

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Metallica Launches Whiskey Despite James Hetfield’s Battle With Alcohol

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Metallica rocker Kirk Hammett has defended the group’s decision to launch their own whisky, despite frontman James Hetfield’s long battle with alcoholism.

Tagged as: 80s, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, metal, Metallica, pop music, Robert Trujillo, S&M2, USA

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Amber Lawrence Live DVD Debuts At No 2 (Damn You Metallica)

by Paul Cashmere

Amber Lawrence has had a number two debut with her ‘Amber Lawrence Live’ DVD. Picking the same week as Metallica to release a DVD didn’t work in her favour.

Tagged as: 00s, Amber Lawrence, Amber Lawrence Live, Australia, country, Metallica, Songland Records

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Australian Charts: Metallica ‘S&M2’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Metallica scores their seventh No.1 album in Australia this week as their tenth live set “S&M2” with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra debuts at the top this week.

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Metallica Describe Lady Gaga As Fearless

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Metallica – comprising James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich – joined forces with Lady Gaga for a performance of their track ‘Moth Into Flame’ at the 2017 Grammys.

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Metallica Use Coronavirus Downtime To Record New Album

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The members of Metallica have been hard at work on a new album via video conferencing platform Zoom during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Metallica Plan ‘Month of Giving’

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Metallica will be promoting worthy causes via their Month of Giving initiative this month.

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Metallica Working On New Music During Quarantine?

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The heavy metal group’s drummer has revealed he and his bandmates – James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett – have been discussing “how we can just be a band again” post-lockdown and he also teased that if they are still stuck at home in six months’ time, they are bound to make their first record since 2016’s ‘Hardwired… to Self-Destruct’.

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Metallica Donates $750000 To Australia’s Fire Efforts

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica has pledged $750,000 for Australia’s fire efforts.

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Slipknot Send Metallica Best Wishes After Shows Pulled In Australia

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Slipknot have sent their best wishes to Metallica and their frontman James Hetfield after he pulled their tour of Australia and New Zealand to head to rehab.

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Metallica Australia and New Zealand Tour Postponed As James Hetfield Enters Rehab

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica will no longer be touring Australia and New Zealand in October.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, James Hetfield, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, rock, San Francisco, USA

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Metallica Play Another San Francisco Symphony Concert 20 Years After The First

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica have performed another hometown orchestrated show with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 20 years after their first event in 1999.

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James Hetfield Calls Metallica Fan Who Scared Award Cougar with His Music

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Metallica frontman James Hetfield has reached out to a fan after learning she used his group’s music to scare off a cougar.

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Metallica to Reunite with the San Francisco Symphony for S&M2

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica will get back with the Sam Francisco Symphony for a reunion 20 years on of the ‘S&M’ (Symphony & Metallica) event.

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Metallica Say the Stones Stopped Them Breaking Up in 2004

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Metallica were on the brink of calling it quits before receiving a phone call from the Rolling Stones asking them to open for the band.

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Metallica and Slipknot to tour Australia together in October

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s Worldwired tour will reach Australia and New Zealand in October and Slipknot are their special guests.

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Check Out Metallica’s James Hetfield if first acting role for ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica frontman plays Officer Bob Hayward in the new movie ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’.

Tagged as: 80s, Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile, James Hetfield, metal, Metallica, movie, USA

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Voivod Australian Tour kicks off Wednesday in Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Voivod, the band Dave Grohl calls “the most bad-ass band I’ve ever heard in my life”, will start their Australian tour on Wednesday (23 January) in Brisbane.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Canada, Dave Grohl, Jason Newsted, metal, Metallica, Voivod

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Metallica and Miley Cyrus perform at Chris Cornell Tribute

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Miley Cyrus, Metallica, and Foo Fighters all performed at an emotional tribute concert honouring late Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell on Wednesday (16Jan19).

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Metallica donates $100,000 to California fire relief

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Heavy rockers Metallica have become the latest stars to make a big donation to aid relief efforts following the devastating California wildfires.

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