According to Billboard, "Black Rose", the new single from Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT, has landed at No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart. It is the second track from from last year's "Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" album to top the list. The disc's first single, "The Devil's Bleeding ...
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Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 conducted an interview with METALLICA frontman James Hetfield before the band's June 9 concert in Newton, Iowa. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On reading online comments from METALLICA fans: ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Atlas, Rise!" on June 11 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas can be seen below. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band is touring in support of its tenth studio album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", which features the current single "Now That We're Dead". The North ...
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In a brand new interview with Theresa Rockface of the 94.5 The Buzz radio station in Houston, Texas, James Hetfield spoke about Robert Trujillo's contributions to METALLICA, fourteen years after the bassist joined the band as the replacement for Jason Newsted. "We were just talking about this the other day in the car," Hetfield said ...
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THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER and DYING FETUS will will headline this year's "The Summer Slaughter Tour". The U.S. trek — which runs from July 27 through August 26 — will see THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER perform "Nocturnal" in its entirety in honor of the album's tenth anniversary. Support will be provided by OCEANO, ORIGIN, SLAUGHTER ...
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The new animated video for the song "Black Rose" from Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT can be seen below. The clip was produced and directed by Toon53 Productions. "Black Rose" is taken from VOLBEAT's sixth full-length album, "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", which was released in June 2016 via Republic Records. VOLBEAT guitarist Rob ...
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METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke to KTRK prior to the band's concert last night (Sunday, June 11) at NRG in Houston, Texas in front of about fifty thousand fans. You can watch the chat below. Speaking about METALLICA's staying power on the hard rock and heavy metal scene, Ulrich said: "It's pretty amazing. ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Wherever I May Roam" on June 7 at the Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado can be seen below. The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame band is touring in support of its tenth studio album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", which features the current ...
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A teaser for the upcoming animated video for the song "Black Rose" from Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT can be seen below. The full clip will apparently arrive on Monday, June 12. "Black Rose" is taken from VOLBEAT's sixth full-length album, "Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie", which was released in June 2016 via Republic ...
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In a brand new interview with the KSHE radio station, METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was asked if he can see himself still playing with the band when he is in his seventies. The fifty-two-year-old musician responded (hear audio below): "We always say, okay, with METALLICA's music, there's a certain physicality to it, and the stages ...
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Kirk Hammett says that it "would be nice" if METALLICA could take less than eight years to release the follow-up to the "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" album. Aside from touring, METALLICA had spent much of time between the release of 2008's "Death Magnetic" and 2016's "Hardwired" on other projects, including launching a music festival, collaborating on ...
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Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT have uploaded short video clip of the band playing a new riff in their rehearsal room. Check it out below. Asked about the new riff by Nivens of the 98.9 The Rock radio station at this past weekend's (Saturday, June 3) Rockfest at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, VOLBEAT frontman ...
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On August 25, French metallers DAGOBA will release their seventh studio album, "Black Nova", as a cooperation between Jive/Epic in France and Century Media for the rest of the world. The official video for the disc's first single, "Inner Sun", can be seen below. Formed in 1997 and inspired by '90s American metal greats such ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD has posted a video of the group's guitarist, Synyster Gates, getting pranked by bassist Johnny Christ. Christ played a trick on his bandmate during the band's concert in Stockholm, Sweden, on March 9 by shifting the pitch of the guitarist's vocals in his in-ear monitors to get the kind of high-pitched voice heard ...
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The official video recap of the first show of the North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour — which launched on May 10 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland — can be seen below. According to Rolling Stone, the stage show included "seemingly hundred-foot screens that stretch to the upper rafters of the gigantic ...
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HardDrive Radio host Lou Brutus conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich before the band's May 12 concert at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the "WorldWired" North American stadium tour. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On how the overwhelmingly positive response to ...
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METALLICA has released a performance video for its song "Now That We're Dead", shot during the 2017 "WorldWired" tour. Check it out below. "Now That We're Dead" is taken from METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired... To Self-Destruct", which was certified platinum on April 12 by the RIAA (Recording Association Of America). The platinum certification reflects a ...
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METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", was certified platinum on April 12 by the RIAA (Recording Association Of America). The members of the band were presented with their plaques by "executives" from their record label, Blackened Recordings, on May 17 at The New Coliseum Presented By NYCB in Uniondale, New York. The "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct" ...
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On August 25, French metallers DAGOBA will release their seventh studio album, "Black Nova", as a cooperation between Jive/Epic in France and Century Media for the rest of the world. The disc's first single, "Inner Sun", can be streamed below. Formed in 1997 and inspired by '90s American metal greats such as PANTERA, MACHINE HEAD ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Fuel" on May 19 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts can be seen below. METALLICA was joined in Foxborough, as they will be on most of the rest of the North American leg of the "WorldWired" tour, by VOLBEAT and AVENGED SEVENFOLD. The North American run ...
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Michael Poulsen of Danish/American rock 'n' rollers VOLBEAT has confirmed that the band has commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to last year's "Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie" album. "I'm always inspired, and we already have certain new songs written," he told the 99.7 The Blitz radio station at this past weekend's Rock ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Hardwired" on May 17 at The New Coliseum Presented By NYCB in Uniondale, New York can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Ride The Lightning 05. The Unforgiven 06. Now That ...
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The organizers of this weekend's Rock On The Range festival in Columbus, Ohio have evacuated attendees due to a severe thunderstorm warning in effect. Attendees were asked to exit MAPFRE Stadium and seek shelter in their vehicles. Music fans who did not have a vehicle on-site were asked to seek shelter at the Lausche Building, ...
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Sofia Samrad of The CW In Washington conducted an interview with METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo prior to the band's May 10 show at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The show marked the start of the band's first full American trek in seven years. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA's May 17 performance at The New Coliseum Presented By NYCB in Uniondale, New York can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Ride The Lightning 05. The Unforgiven 06. Now That We're Dead 07. Moth Into ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Halo On Fire" on May 14 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey as part of the North American leg of the "WorldWired" tour can be seen below. METALLICA's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. ...
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METALLICA performed the song "Now That We're Dead" on last night's (Monday, May 15) episode of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on CBS. You can now watch the band's appearance below. This was not be the first time that METALLICA has appeared on a talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert. The band previously sat ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Motorbreath" on May 12 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania can be seen below. The North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour will hit stadiums in 22 more cities before ending in mid-August. METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone that the band was genuinely ...
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METALLICA has uploaded a five-minute video recap of the band's May 14 concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey as part of the North American leg of the "WorldWired" tour. Also available is fan-filmed video footage of the show (courtesy of John Erigo). METALLICA's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! ...
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METALLICA is bringing back the pop-up store in select cities throughout the North American leg of the band's "WorldWired" tour. The grand opening is being held this weekend (May 12-14) in New York City at 96 Spring Street. A five-minute video overview of the METALLICA pop-up store in New York can be seen below (courtesy ...
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