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Review: METALLICA's 'So What' Journal Pairs Well With 'Monster' Documentary
Bob Gendron of the Chicago Tribune has reviewed METALLICA's first-ever official book, "So What! The Good, The Mad And The Ugly" (view cover here),due in August via Broadway Books. "The genuine treasures are found in discussions with the group's members, particularly in a series of round-table inter...July 26, 2004
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JAMES HETFIELD Says JASON NEWSTED 'Chose Not To Look Inward, He Just Ran Outward'
METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield recently spoke to Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune about the making of the band's $4.3 million documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". Several excerpts from the interview follow: Q. Lars Ulrich said that the METALLICA that exists now is the METALLICA...July 25, 2004
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HELMET, CLUTCH, KITTIE Confirmed For LOCOBAZOOKA 2004
HELMET, CLUTCH, JOSH TODD, KITTIE, MONSTER MAGNET and TESLA are among the bands confirmed to appear at Locobazooka 2004, a two-day event set to take place September 25-26 at the Fitchburg Municipal Airport in Fitchburg, MA. Also scheduled to appear are BREAKING BENJAMIN, CROSSFADE, DROPBOX, EARSHOT,...July 22, 2004
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BONGZILLA Announce U.S. Tour With MONSTER MAGNET
Relapse Records recording artists BONGZILLA have announced their first tour of 2004 in support of their recently released album, "Apogee". BONGZILLA will team up with MONSTER MAGNET for a four-week trek beginning September 9 in Hollywood, CA. The tour will be sponsored by long-running web portal Sto...July 22, 2004
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'Monster' Filmmakers Say They Are 'Surprised' DAVE MUSTAINE Is Displeased With Movie
"Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky have issued MTV News a statement disputing many of the allegations raised by MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine over the way he was portrayed in the movie. Mustaine claims that after years of bitterness between himself and MET...July 21, 2004
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METALLICA's 'Monster' EP Debuts At No. 37 On Billboard Chart
METALLICA's "Some Kind of Monster" EP has sold 29,764 copies in its first week of release to debut at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 chart. The "Some Kind Of Monster" EP was released in conjunction with the July 9 opening of the METALLICA documentary film "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster". It features...July 21, 2004
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DAVE MUSTAINE Says METALLICA Set Him Up In 'Monster' Documentary
MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has told MTV.com that got stabbed in the back by METALLICA and filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky after he agreed to help them out with the $4.3 million movie "Some Kind of Monster". In one of the most powerful scenes in the film, Mustaine confronts METALLICA...July 20, 2004
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DEE SNIDER's VAN HELSING'S CURSE To Hit The Road In October
VAN HELSING'S CURSE, the classical/rock music brainchild of TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider, is bringing its spectral horror-inspired ambience to the stage throughout the month of October. The troupe's debut album, "Oculus Infernum", released last Halloween through KOCH Records, employs an 18-pie...July 19, 2004
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Report: 'Weak' Performances In Canada Bring Down METALLICA's 'Monster' Per-Screen Average
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the second weekend of the METALLICA documentary, "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" (IFC Films) played to an estimated $124,984 in 23 theaters, up 20 from a week ago, averaging $5,434 per theater. The overall per-theater average was brought down by weak performanc...July 18, 2004
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STATIC-X Frontman Can Read The Writing On The Wall
Josh Bell of Las Vegas Weekly writes: Wayne Static can read the writing on the wall. The frontman for industrial-influenced nu-metal band STATIC-X knows the genre that helped push him to success is on the wane. "The hard rock that MTV's playing and the radio's playing now is all that new, like, I ca...July 18, 2004
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METALLICA's HETFIELD And ULRICH Speak To NPR: Audio Posted Online
METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich gave a lengthy interview to Madeleine Brand of NPR about their $4.3-million documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster". The film, which opened in New York last Friday and will premiere nationwide in coming weeks, is a behind-the-scenes look at METALLICA'...July 15, 2004
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Filmmaker: 'METALLICA Are Anything But Greedy'
In a brand-new interview with The Onion A.V. Club, Joe Berlinger, one of the filmmakers behind the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" spoke about Lars Ulrich's war with Napster. "I gotta be honest with you," Berlinger said. "First of all, I think Lars unfairly has a reputation f...July 15, 2004
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CHUM Reform, Begin Writing New Material
Former Century Media recording artists CHUM have reformed and are currently writing new material. "We plan on focusing on writing new songs and at some point this year we will begin recording a new record," CHUM guitarist/vocalist John Lancaster told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. "We have already recorded a son...July 15, 2004
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Report: Non-METALLICA Fans Make Up 30 Percent Of 'Monster' Audience
IFC Films VP of sales and distribution Greg Forston spoke to indieWIRE earlier this week about the box office success of the METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". The film, which was released on three screens last weekend in New York and San Francisco, grossed $46,359 for an impre...July 14, 2004
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METALLICA 'Monster' Filmmakers Continue To Face 'Uphill Battle'
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, the filmmakers behind the $4.3-million METALLICA documentary "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster" have posted the following message on the group's official web site: "Thank you to everyone who came to see 'Some Kind of Monster' this past weekend in New York and San Fra...July 14, 2004
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