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CKY, SYSTEMATIC To Open For METALLICA In San Francisco
Philadelphia punk/metal outfit CKY have landed the support slot for METALLICA at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California on Sunday, May 18. San Francisco Bay Area's own SYSTEMATIC, who were previously signed to METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's now-defunct record label imprint The Music Company (dis...May 14, 2003
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Has Advice For New Generation Of Bands
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has advice for bands these days that complain about the rigors of touring. "We grew up in an environment where the road was our only friend," he told FHM. "These younger guys start complaining about playing 30 shows. We used to play 150 across America. Nobody plays Hunt...May 12, 2003
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METALLICA: Some Kind Of Monster
The much-anticipated film documenting the trials and tribulations that led to the creation of METALLICA's upcoming CD, "St. Anger", has reportedly been dubbed "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster". This tidbit was revealed during the credits of "mtvICON: Metallica", which used parts of the footage of th...May 7, 2003
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METALLICA: Corporate Rock Egos Gone Completely Fucking Mad?
The following article was originally published in the April 30 edition of the San Francisco Bay Guardian: "We all know METALLICA take copyright violations as seriously as they do their love of Raider Nation, but Napster's archenemies are going to have to start picking and choosing their court battle...May 6, 2003
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AVRIL LAVIGNE Says She Was 'Freaked Out' When She Was Asked To Cover METALLICA's 'Fuel'
Avril Lavigne told the Associated Press in a recent interview that she was "freaked out" when she heard that METALLICA wanted her to cover "Fuel" for this year's "mtvICON" special dedicated to the veteran San Francisco-based metal band. "I was like, 'They know who I am?" Lavigne said. Lavigne said t...May 5, 2003
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LION'S SHARE Launch Search For Drummer, Bassist
Swedish masters of melodic metal LION'S SHARE will be holding auditions for the vacant drummer and bassist positions in the band and are inviting all interested parties to submit demos, bios and photos to JK Productions, ATTN: Lion's Share, Vinterv. 8K, 135 40 Tyreso, Sweden. All live auditions will...April 20, 2003
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METALLICA Had Doubts About Their Ability To Carry On
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has admitted to Revolver magazine that there were times during the past couple of years when he had doubts about the band's ability to bounce back from the departure of bassist Jason Newsted and frontman James Hetfield's much-publicized battles with alcoholism "and othe...April 16, 2003
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METALLICA's ULRICH: 'St. Anger' Is 'The Loudest Album Ever Mastered!'
METALLICA are in the process of mastering their eighth studio album, "St. Anger", in New York City for a June 10 release through Elektra Records. "Mastering today went better than hoped," drummer Lars Ulrich posted to the "Jump In The Studio" section of the band's official web site Wednesday (April...April 10, 2003
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IRON MAIDEN: New Album Mastered
IRON MAIDEN have finished mastering the much-anticipated follow-up to 2000's "Brave New World", due later in the year through Sony/Columbia Records. The following is producer Kevin Shirley's latest posting to his official web site: "Woah - New York is such a fun city and now I'm in 'clear air chop'...April 10, 2003
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GODSMACK's ERNA Says They Might Have Joined METALLICA Tour If Tickets Had Been Cheaper
GODSMACK's Sully Erna recently told MTV.com that his band might have joined the upcoming Summer Sanitarium 2003 tour if the tickets to the event had been priced lower than $55 for the super-cheap seats "[It's] a big issue for us [when] a kid has to go to his mother at 16 years old and ask ...April 8, 2003
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METALIUM Commence Work On New Album
Germany's METALIUM have commenced the songwriting process for the follow-up to last year's "Hero-Nation Chapter III", tentatively due in late 2003 through Massacre Records. "The boys gathered in the past weeks to listen to the songs (as you should know meanwhile ALL musicians in METALIUM are writing...April 6, 2003
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Swedish Journalist: METALLICA's 'St. Anger' Is 'Brutal As Hell!'
Writer Martin Carlsson from Sweden's premiere rock/metal publication Close-Up has filed an exclusive report on five songs from METALLICA's upcoming album "St. Anger" (due out on June 10) on the magazine's web site, www.closeupmagazine.net. He told BLABBERMOUTH.NET: "The songs are brutal as hell, qui...March 31, 2003
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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Keeps Quiet When It Comes To Politics
Unlike many of his musician counterparts who have chosen to publicly speak out against the Bush administration's foreign policy, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich — who usually has no problem yapping away on a variety of subjects — draws the line when it comes to offering his political views. When asked...March 22, 2003
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CARNAL FORGE To Tour With Childhood Idols
Swedish thrashers CARNAL FORGE are currently preparing to embark on The 2003 Metal Gods Tour, a multi-band package featuring HALFORD, co-headliners TESTAMENT, IMMORTAL, PAIN MUSEUM, and AMON AMARTH. The trek is set to kick off on April 25 at the House Of Blues in Chicago. CARNAL FORGE bassist Lars L...March 21, 2003
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METALLICA To Work With PUSHEAD On 'St. Anger' Cover
METALLICA are leaning towards using their old friend Pushead to design the cover for their forthcoming album, "St. Anger", drummer Lars Ulrich revealed during an interview with Canadian radio station 97.7 HTZ FM. In addition, Ulrich offered two more working songtitles for the upcoming CD: "All Withi...March 20, 2003
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