Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett played a cover of "A Legjobb Méreg", a song originally written and recorded by the Hungarian hard rock/heavy metal band TANKCSAPDA, during METALLICA's April 5 concert in in Budapest, Hungary. Professionally filmed video footage of their performance can be seen below. METALLICA played 13 shows in Europe since early February ...
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METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett performed a Czech folk song during the band's concert Monday night (April 2) at Prague's O2 Arena. The track in question, singer Ivan Mládek's "Jožin Z Bažin" ("Jožin From The Swamp"), was introduced by METALLICA frontman James Hetfield as some "local flavor." "Jožin Z Bažin" is a ...
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Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett played a cover of MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP's "Into The Arena" and UFO's "Rock Bottom" during METALLICA's March 29 concert in Hamburg, Germany. Fan-filmed video footage of their performance can be seen below. Hammett is a featured guest on "Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash is a "Purple" man. LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page has been playing "Pinks" for years. THE ROLLING STONES' Keith Richards always goes for the "Green." We're talking about the iconic and exhilaratingly colorful packaging of Ernie Ball's Slinky guitar strings — each vibrantly designed pack representing a different string recipe/gauge. For ...
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Dave Mustaine has once again insisted that he "didn't care" that the house band played the song "Master Of Puppets" from his former band METALLICA when MEGADETH was honored with its first-ever Grammy a year ago. MEGADETH was nominated for a 2017 Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance" for the title track of "Dystopia". This ...
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The fourth trailer for "Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, is available below. Due on March 2 via Nuclear Blast, the disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features guest appearances by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, Wayne ...
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METALLICA has announced the details of the 2018-2019 North American leg of of its "WorldWired" tour in support of the band's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct". The 34-date trek kicks off September 2 in Madison, Wisconsin and runs through March 13 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tickets go on sale to the public starting March 2 ...
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METALLICA has confirmed that it will announce the details of the 2018 leg of its North American tour on Monday, February 26. After METALLICA's social media sites were updated with a short teaser clip featuring stylized text matching that of the band's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", more than 30 arenas across U.S. and Canada ...
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In a brand new interview with the METALLICA fan magazine So What!, the four members of the band were asked why they are not seen as some sort of "heritage" or "legacy" act, like so many other groups who have been around for nearly four decades. "I'm not putting down other bands, because ...
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Polar Music Prize recently conducted an interview with METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett. You can now watch the chat below. Asked about his previous comment that he plays "mostly rhythm" guitar during METALLICA's concerts, Hammett said: "Well, when I said that statement, what I mean is a lot of times, over the course of the song, ...
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According to AltroSpettacolo.it, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of Vasco Rossi's "C'è Chi Dice No" during METALLICA's February 10 concert in Turin, Italy. Fan-filmed video footage of their rendition can be seen below. Italy's most famous pop-rock singer-songwriter, Rossi in 2017 broke the Italian record for most tickets sold for ...
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The third trailer for "Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, is available below. Due on March 2 via Nuclear Blast, the disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features guest appearances by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, Wayne ...
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METALLICA will be honored with the prestigious Polar Music Prize. The San Francisco Bay Area heavy metal giants have been chosen as one of the 2018 recipients of Sweden's biggest music award. The announcement was made Wednesday (February 14) morning at Stockholm City Hall by Alfons Karabuda, chairman of the Polar Music Prize award committee. ...
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METALLICA commemorated what would have Cliff Burton's 56th birthday by performing the song "Orion" during the band's February 10 concert in at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. Professionally filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below. The track, which appears on METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppers", was co-written by the ...
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METALLICA commemorated what would have Cliff Burton's 56th birthday by performing the song "Orion" during the band's February 10 concert in at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. The track, which appears on METALLICA's classic 1986 album "Master Of Puppers", was co-written by the band's late bassist, whose life was tragically cut short in a ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Creeping Death" on February 5 at WiZink Center in Madrid, Spain can be seen below. As previously reported, bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett performed a cover of BARÓN ROJO's "Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno" during the Madrid concert. BARÓN ROJO is a Spanish heavy ...
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The official lyric video for the song "Heart And Soul" from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project can be seen below. The track is taken from MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST's new album, "Resurrection", which will be released on March 2 via Nuclear Blast. The disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded ...
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Dave Mustaine has once again commented on the dispute over songwriting credits that apparently contributed to the shelving of the previously announced expanded version of METALLICA's 1982 demo tape, "No Life 'Til Leather". "No Life 'Til Leather" was released as a limited-edition cassette for Record Store Day in April 2015, available exclusively in independent record ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Seek & Destroy" on February 3 at WiZink Center in Madrid, Spain can be seen below. As previously reported, bassist Robert Trujillo and guitarist Kirk Hammett performed a cover of BARÓN ROJO's "Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno" during METALLICA's February 5 concert in Madrid. BARÓN ROJO ...
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Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of BARÓN ROJO's "Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno" during METALLICA's February 5 concert in Madrid, Spain. Fan-filmed video footage of their rendition can be seen below. BARÓN ROJO is a Spanish heavy metal band which had some international success in the 1980s. The band's original lineup included ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Sad But True" on February 1 at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal can be seen below. As previously reported, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of XUTOS & PONTAPÉS's "A Minha Casinha" during the Lisbon concert. XUTOS & PONTAPÉS has dominated the Portuguese rock ...
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METALLICA and the San Francisco Giants will hold the sixth annual "Metallica Night" on April 23 at AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Giants take the field against the Washington Nationals. Special-event tickets, as well as VIP-event tickets, are available for Fifth Member pre-sale starting Tuesday, February 6 at 10 a.m., with tickets going ...
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Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of XUTOS & PONTAPÉS's "A Minha Casinha" during METALLICA's February 1 concert in Lisbon, Portugal. Fan-filmed video footage of their rendition can be seen below. XUTOS & PONTAPÉS has dominated the Portuguese rock music scene since the late 1970s, with the band's fan base spanning several generations. ...
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The second trailer for "Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, is available below. Due on March 2 via Nuclear Blast, the disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features guest appearances by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, Wayne ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine says that he would love play a "Big Four" show where all the bands "got treated fairly" instead of METALLICA performing a longer set and getting more stage space than the other groups on the bill. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — ...
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Guitarist Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO, SCORPIONS) recently spoke with GuitarGuitar. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On whether he's inspired by any of today's guitar heroes: Michael: "I stopped listening to music when I was 17, and I stopped copying when I was 17, ...
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A petition to proclaim February 10 "Cliff Burton Day" in Castro Valley, California in honor of the late METALLICA bassist has tallied more than two thousand signatures as of Wednesday. On Monday, petition organizer Robert Souza asked the Castro Valley Municipal Advisory Council to back his back his effort. "I think it's a ...
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MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine hopes that there will be at least one more show featuring the so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — before SLAYER retires from touring. SLAYER announced on Monday that it will embark on one "final" world tour before calling it quits as a touring ...
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"Resurrection", the new album from legendary German guitarist Michael Schenker's MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST project, will be released on March 2 via Nuclear Blast. The disc, which was produced by Michael Voss-Schön, was recorded in four different locations over a five-month period and features guest appearances by METALLICA's Kirk Hammett, Wayne Findlay and Michael Voss-Schön along ...
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Kirk Hammett has been ripping up solos for METALLICA for over 30 years. Riffs on "Ride The Lighting", "Master Of Puppets", and the "Black Album" are a must-learn for all rock guitarists. For Kirk, his tone starts with EMG pickups. "METALLICA's crunch sound is often cleaner than people expect," says Kirk. "My taste in tone ...
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