Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich prior to the band's January 11 concert at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. You can now watch the chat below. METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett told Today that he felt tremendously excited when the band previously played in Korea in 2013. "In ...
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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke to Australia's Faster Louder about the band's new song "Moth Into Flame", which frontman James Hetfield has said was inspired by Amy Winehouse and the dangers of fame. Asked if he is happy that he and his bandmates are "famous enough" but "not horrifyingly famous," Hammett said: "Yeah… ...
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France's Clique recently conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he believes in God: James: "I believe in a higher power, yes. I don't know… he, she, it… whatever… I see it everywhere. It is ...
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Official video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Hardwired" live on Wednesday, January 11 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea can be seen below. METALLICA's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. Sad But True 04. Wherever I May Roam 05. The Unforgiven 06. Now That We're ...
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METALLICA will perform at the 59th annual Grammy Awards, set to take place on February 12 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony will be televised at 7 p.m. on CBS. The band is up for a Grammy this year in the "Best Rock Song" category for the track "Hardwired", from METALLICA's ...
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METALLICA performed the song "Now That We're Dead" live for the first time during the band's concert on Wednesday, January 11 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. Check out professionally filmed video footage below. METALLICA's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. Sad But True 04. Wherever ...
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In a brand new interview with the "Mike On Much" podcast, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett spoke about how the lyrical themes covered on the band's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", relate to what's going on in the world right now, especially with the recent U.S. presidential election. He said (hear audio below): "Well, I've gotta ...
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METALLICA will be joined by Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang during the band's January 18 concert at LeSports Center in Beijing. According to promoter AEG China, Lang Lang will play METALLICA's classic song "One" from the "…And Justice For All" album. METALLICA previously performed the track with Lang Lang in January 2014 at the 56th ...
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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed by Germany's Radio 21 last November during the promotional tour for the band's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he thinks "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" is one of the best albums METALLICA has ever made, Hammett said: "I always think that our ...
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METALLICA performed the songs "Now That We're Dead" and "Halo On Fire" live for the first time during the band's concert earlier today (Wednesday, January 11) at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea. Check out fan-filmed video footage below. METALLICA's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. Sad ...
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Dave Mustaine is featured in Rolling Stone magazine's latest installment of "My Life In 15 Songs", for which he selected tracks that represented various turning points in his career, from early METALLICA numbers to MEGADETH classics spanning the band's entire three-decade-plus existence thus far. One of the songs Mustaine picked was METALLICA's "Ride ...
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In a brand new interview with the "WTF With Marc Maron" podcast, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke about the importance of reconnecting with MEGADETH, ANTHRAX and SLAYER — the other members of the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — for a run of dates in 2010 and 2011. "It really started [when METALLICA ...
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METALLICA frontman James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett were recently interviewed by Chris Hardwick of the "Nerdist" podcast (web site). You can now listen to the chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On METALLICA's touring schedule for 2017: James: "We've got stuff penciled in for the whole year. My body ...
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In a brand new interview with That's Shanghai, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was asked what took the band so long to play in mainland China. He responded: "Well, we've always had intentions on playing in China and, you know, we had to be invited to play China, we just couldn't go there and ...
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In a brand new interview with the U.K. radio station Planet Rock, METALLICA frontman James Hetfield spoke about guitarist Kirk Hammett's lack of songwriting contributions to the band's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". Asked if it's true that Hammett lost his phone with hundreds of riff ideas for the follow-up to 2008's "Death Magnetic" record, ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine says that he believes the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame is "opposed" to him being inducted into the Cleveland-based institution. Artists are eligible for the Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their debut recording. Honorees are chosen by more than 900 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ...
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According to Curbed San Francisco, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett is selling a house in Sea Cliff, a neighborhood in northwestern San Francisco, California, for $16 million. Hammett's name apparently does not appear on the deed for the Spanish Colonial-style home, which last sold in 2010 for $8 million. When you adjust for inflation, ...
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During a brand new interview with Metal Temple magazine, SEPULTURA guitarist Andreas Kisser was asked for his opinion of METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". He responded (hear audio below): "I love it, man. I think it's the best work they did in a few years. Of course, they took so many years to release ...
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In a brand new interview with FOZZY singer Chris Jericho for the "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about how he became the foundation for the band's groove emporium after losing interest in technical prowess and focusing more on improving his skill at keeping steady time. "That's kind of ...
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Doug Kolk of KTLA-TV conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett prior to the band's December 15 concert at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, California. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if it was important for METALLICA to revisit its thrash metal roots on the band's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", ...
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France's Metal XS recently conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett's lack of songwriting contributions to the band's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct": Robert: "Well, you know, any band that you have, ...
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CROWBAR fans have been rejoicing with the recent return of original bassist Todd Strange following a 17-year hiatus. During this time, he focused on domestic life. The timing couldn't be more fitting since "The Serpent Only Lies", the band's eleventh full-length, is more than just a little bit reminiscent of its classic early material. The ...
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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has once again weighed in on underdog Donald Trump's stunning upset of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election, saying that there is "very little" honesty and integrity in American politics right now. Trump shocked the political establishment and the world by becoming the 45th president in one of the biggest ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed on the December 13 edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox". You can now watch the chat in four parts below. Speaking about METALLICA's first-ever visit to China, which took place in August 2013, Ulrich said: "We hit China [for] a couple of shows… [We ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, METALLICA has not done a full-length U.S. tour in more than seven years, but lead guitarist Kirk Hammett promises that the band will end that dry spell in 2017. Speaking with Billboard.com, Hammett said that the band's home country will finally get the trek it deserves. "We're ...
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According to Rolling Stone, METALLICA treated patrons at a Hollywood supermarket on Thursday (December 15) to the band's hit song "Enter Sandman". TMZ posted a short clip of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo surrounding a Gelson's deli meat counter flanked by a speaker inside a shopping cart ...
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One of rock n' roll's most venerated guitar gods, Uli Jon Roth will release a very special live performance from the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo, Japan on December 16 via UDR Music. Titled "Tokyo Tapes Revisited - Live In Japan", the performance is a celebration of Roth's classic work with the SCORPIONS, and ...
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Dimitri Scheblanov of Herring & Herring, one of the creative directors and photographers of METALLICA's "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct" album, has denied drawing influence from the cover of CROWBAR's 1998 classic "Odd Fellows Rest" for the design of METALLICA's disc. While both covers feature four band dudes with their images superimposed into one hydra-like face, with ...
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James Hetfield says that Kirk Hammett "wasn't involved" in the songwriting process for METALLICA's new album because his "riffs weren't there." Hammett has penned plenty of great instrumental parts over the years for METALLICA alongside the songwriting team of Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, but that's not the case for "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". Hetfield told ...
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METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett has slammed Donald Trump, saying that the president-elect does not possess "a general sense of what is right and what's wrong." Asked by Yahoo! Sports about Trump's repeated claims that climate change was a hoax devised by China, Hammett said: "Okay. Let's sit with that statement right there. What ...
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