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METALLICA's 'Hardwired… To Self-Destruct' Album Certified Platinum In U.S.

METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", was certified platinum on April 12 by the RIAA (Recording Association Of America). The platinum certification reflects a million equivalent album units, which blends traditional album sales, tracks sold from an album and on-demand audio and vi...

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METALLICA To Play Special Benefit Show For 'Native Fund' In Iowa

METALLICA will perform at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on June 9 as part of the "WorldWired 2017" tour. Support at the show will come from AVENGED SEVENFOLD and VOLBEAT. Tickets go on sale April 21 at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com. The concert is a benefit for the Dallas Clark and Ashton Kutcher...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Is 'Stunned' And 'Overwhelmed' By Positive Response To 'Hardwired… To Self-Destruct'

Earlier this week, Jeremy Baker of the Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada radio station CFOX conducted an interview with METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. Asked if he would agree that METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct"...

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METALLICA: Official Footage Of 'Moth Into Flame' Performance From LOLLAPALOOZA CHILE

Official Metallica TV video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Moth Into Flame" on April 1 at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Fuel 05. One 06. Now That We're Dead 07. Moth Into...

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METALLICA: Official Footage Of 'No Remorse' Performance From Mexico City

Official video footage of METALLICA performing the song "No Remorse" live on March 3 at at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico can be seen below. The North American leg of METALLICA's "WorldWired" 2017 tour kicks off in Baltimore and will hit stadiums in 25 cities before winding down in mid-August. Supp...

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METALLICA: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Confusion' Performance From Mexico City

Official video footage of METALLICA performing the song "Confusion" live on March 1 at at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico can be seen below. METALLICA's music video for "Confusion" was directed by Claire Marie Vogel. The clip, in which one soldier's civilian life blurs into a battlefield, cuts back...

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METALLICA Announces 'Hit The Stage' Contest; Local Bands To Compete For Chance To Open

This summer, METALLICA's "WorldWired" tour hits stadiums across North America. The band has invited along special guests AVENGED SEVENFOLD and openers VOLBEAT or GOJIRA to join them through out the summer. However, as some fans have noticed, there are a handful of cities (five, to be exact!) where o...

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METALLICA's 'Hardwired... To Self-Destruct' Returns To Top 5 On BILLBOARD Chart

METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", has jumped from No. 19 to No. 5 on The Billboard 200 chart this week, with 50,000 units (up 110 percent) and 48,000 in traditional album sales (up 120 percent). The gain is owed mostly to a concert ticket/album bundle sale redemption promotion...

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Watch Pro-Shot Footage Of METALLICA's Performance At LOLLAPALOOZA CHILE

Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA's April 1 concert at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Hardwired 02. Atlas, Rise! 03. For Whom The Bell Tolls 04. Fuel 05. One 06. Now That We're Dead 07. Moth Into Flame 08. Harvester Of Sorrow 0...

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GOJIRA Concludes French Leg Of 'Magma' Tour With Two Sold-Out Shows In Paris (Video)

GOJIRA concluded the French leg of its "Magma" tour at the sold-out L'Olympia in Paris on April 1 and April 2. Fan-filmed video footage of the first concert can be seen below. GOJIRA's latest album, "Magma" was released last June via Roadrunner Records. The follow-up to 2012's "L'Enfant Sauvage" was...

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JAMES HETFIELD: 'METALLICA Helps Us Stay Alive'

METALLICA frontman James Hetfield was interviewed by Radio Futuro before the band's April 1 concert at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about METALLICA's willingness to constantly take chances with its music and other projects, Hetfield said: "At the end of...

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METALLICA's LARS ULRICH Says His Relationship With JAMES HETFIELD Is 'The Best It's Been'

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was interviewed by Sonar FM before the band's April 1 concert at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about what it has been like for METALLICA to self-fund its projects, having launched their independent record label, Blackened Rec...

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METALLICA Bassist Says 'Hardwired' Album Is 'Doing Incredibly Well'

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was interviewed by Cooperativa before the band's April 1 concert at Lollapalooza Chile in Santiago. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if he is happy with the response to METALLICA's latest album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", Trujillo said: "Yeah, the album's...

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GOJIRA Drummer's Advice To New Bands: 'Love What You Do And Work On Your Songs'

Grasser Production conducted an interview with drummer Mario Duplantier of French progressive metallers GOJIRA before the band's March 30 concert in Munich, Germany. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what piece of advice he would give a new band that is just starting out right now, Mario said:...

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METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT Has A 'Brotherly' Bond With His Bandmates

METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett was interviewed on a recent edition of Westwood One's "2 Hours With Matt Pinfield" radio show. You can now listen to the chat below. Speaking about his bond with his METALLICA bandmates, Kirk said: "Being in a band with these guys, it goes beyond just friendship. Par...