Metallica

Metallica Working On New Music During Quarantine?

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’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hard rock, metal, Metallica, USA

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James Hetfield of Metallica photo by Ros OGorman

Metallica Donates $750000 To Australia’s Fire Efforts

by Paul Cashmere

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

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, bushfires, metal, Metallica, rock

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Slipknot Send Metallica Best Wishes After Shows Pulled In Australia

by Music-News.com

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.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Heavy Rock, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, nu-metal, rock, Slipknot, USA

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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.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, classical, metal, Metallica, rock, San Francisco Symphony, USA

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

by Music-News.com

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

Tagged as: 80s, James Hetfield, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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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.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, classical, metal, Metallica, rock, San Francisco Symphony, USA

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Metallica Say the Stones Stopped Them Breaking Up in 2004

by Music-News.com

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.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, Rolling Stones, USA

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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.

Tagged as: 80s, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, Slipknot, USA

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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

by Music-News.com

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

Tagged as: 90s, Audioslave, Chris Cornell, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Miley Cyrus, rock, Soundgarden, USA

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Metallica donates $100,000 to California fire relief

by Music-News.com

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

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica Play Complete Garbage At Madison Wisconsin Show

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s Kirk Hammitt and Robert Trujillo paid tribute to Garbage on the weekend at their Madison, Wisconsin show.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Garbage, grunge, metal, Metallica, USA

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Metallica To Receive Polar Music Prize

by Greg Phillips

On Thursday, June 14th Metallica – along with fellow laureate Dr. Ahmad Sarmast, founder of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) – will be awarded the Polar Music Prize from His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, metal, Metallica, rock

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Metallica Invite Fans To Get Involved With Their Charity

by Music-News.com

Metallica have invited fans to join them for a day of service at U.S. food banks.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, heavy metal, Heavy Rock, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica’s Long Out Of Print Garage Days Revisited EP To Be Reissued

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s long out of print ‘The $5.98 EP – Garage Days Revisited’ will be reissued on the band’s own Blackened Recordings Label.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, heavy metal, Heavy Rock, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica Set US Dates For 2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Metallica have announced the dates for the North American leg of their WorldWired Tour.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Heavy Rock, metal, Metallica, USA

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Metallica Launch Website For All Within My Hands Charity

by Noise11.com

Metallica have started a website for their charity All Within My Hands.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica Set Attendance Record For London’s O2

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

On Sunday (October 22) and, again, on Tuesday night (October 24), Metallica obliterated the old record for the biggest crowds in London’s 02 history.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica and Dave Matthews To Play For California Fire Victims

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Rockers Metallica are hosting a benefit concert to help the victims of the deadly wildfires in California.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Dave Matthews, Metallica, rock, USA

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New Music Releases For 20 October 2017

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: Niall Horan, Boyz II Men, Keyshia Cole, Willie Nelson, Trivium, Tegan & Sara, Darius Rucker, Ecca Vandal, Toby Keith, Mondo Rock (GH), 98 Degrees & Cheap Trick (Xmas), Jessie Ware and Metallica (live).

Tagged as: 98 Degrees, Australia, Boyz II Men, Cheap Trick, Darius Rucker, Ecca Vandal, Jessie Ware, Keyshia Cole, Metallica, Mondo Rock, new music releases, Niall Horan, Tegan & Sara, Toby Keith, Trivium, Willie Nelson

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Metallica Wary of Burn-Out

by Music-News.com

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich worries about members of the group potentially burning themselves out.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Watch James Hetfield Unbox Master of Puppets Anniversary Edition

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s 1986 album ‘Master of Puppets’ has been expanded for its 30th-anniversary release.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica To Stream Final Show of North American Tour TODAY

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica fans worldwide will be able to watch the final Metallica show on the current North American tour.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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James Hetfield Reveals How Delicate Metallica Is

by Music-News.com

Metallica’s James Hetfield has conceded that the band could “fall apart” at any moment.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica Opens Tour In Baltimore SETLIST

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Metallica have kicked off the latest leg of their Worldwide Tour in support of Hardwired…To Self Destruct with an 18-song show at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, USA

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Lars Ulrich Gets A Show On Beats1

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Apple’s Beats 1 on-line radio station is about to get a bit of classic hard rock.

Tagged as: 80s, hard rock, Lars Ulrich, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Metallica To Live Stream Rehearsals

by Noise11.com

Metallica have announced “Now That We’re Live,” a live rehearsal special from Baltimore that will stream exclusively on Facebook Live on Tuesday, May 9th at 9:00 PM EST, the eve of their inaugural show for the North American leg of the WorldWired Tour 2017.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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12 Year Old Son Of Metallica Bass Player Joins Korn

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

When Wolfgang Van Halen joined his father and uncle’s band, it surprised the music community who didn’t think someone who was 15 could handle the music. They were wrong. Wolfgang has fit in well with the group even though many fans would love to see Michael Anthony back.

Tagged as: 80s, Korn, metal, Metallica, Tye Trujillo, USA

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