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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO, KIRK HAMMETT Cover PERET's 'El Muerto Vivo' In Barcelona (Video)

Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett played a cover version of the song "El Muerto Vivo" from the Spanish singer Peret during METALLICA's May 5 concert at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Spain. Professionally filmed video footage of their performance can be seen below. "El Muerto Vivo" was p...

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Watch METALLICA's KIRK HAMMETT And JAMES HETFIELD Perform National Anthem At Seventh Annual 'Metallica Night'

METALLICA and the San Francisco Giants held the seventh annual "Metallica Night" Friday (April 26) at Oracle Park — formerly AT&T Park — in San Francisco as the Giants took the field against the New York Yankees. As in previous years, METALLICA guitarists Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield performed th...

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KIRK HAMMETT: 'I Have A Ton Of Material' For METALLICA's Next Album

METALLICA's Kirk Hammett has told Australia's Mixdown magazine in a new interview that the band's "WorldWired" tour is scheduled to last until November 2019, after which it could be time to hop back into the studio. Fans had to wait five years for 2008's "Death Magnetic" and eight years for 2016's "...

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METALLICA, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD, MEGADETH Members Pay Tribute To UFO's PAUL RAYMOND

Kirk Hammett (METALLICA),Joe Elliott (DEF LEPPARD),David Ellefson (MEGADETH),Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO) and Matt Sorum (GUNS N' ROSES) are among the musicians who have reacted on social media to the passing of Paul Raymond. The UFO guitarist and keyboard player died early Saturday morning (Ap...

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TOOL Updates Logo, Sends Fans Into Frenzy

TOOL has uploaded a new Facebook image consisting of the band's logo with the addition of the Roman numerals for 2019. Some fans have taken the image to confirm that TOOL will put its long-awaited new studio album out this year, although no announcement regarding an official release date has yet be...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON Says CLIFF BURTON Didn't Influence His Bass Playing

MEGADETH's David Ellefson says that METALLICA's late bassist Cliff Burton was not an influence on his playing. Ellefon and Dave Mustaine formed MEGADETH in 1983, after Mustaine got kicked out of METALLICA. METALLICA recruited Kirk Hammett and went on to record its debut album, "Kill 'Em All", later...

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TOOL Is Working On Artwork For Long-Awaited New Album

TOOL is working on the artwork for its long-awaited new album. The news of TOOL's progress on the follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" was revealed by METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett during a recent interview with New Zealand's The Rock. Asked what advice he had for TOOL so that the Maynard James Keen...

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Watch DAVE MUSTAINE Use Wah-Wah Pedal Live At 'Experience Hendrix' Concert In Raleigh

Fan-filmed video footage of MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine performing during the March 14 "Experience Hendrix" concert in Raleign, North Carolina can be seen below. The show marked the second time Mustaine used a wah-wah pedal live, following his appearance at the March 12 "Experience Hendrix" stop in Cha...

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METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, EXODUS Featured In 'Murder In The Front Row' Documentary

"Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story" will premiere on Saturday, April 20 at AMC Kabuki 8 in San Francisco, California at 1 p.m. Directed by Adam Dubin (BEASTIE BOYS' "Fight For Your Right to Party", "No Sleep 'til Brooklyn"),the film contains over fifty interview...

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LARS ULRICH Looks Back On METALLICA's First-Ever Concert

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich celebrated the 37th anniversary of the band's first-ever concert by sharing the only photo he could find of the drum kit he used at the show, plus the setlist and his diary entry from that day. The concert took place on March 14, 1982 at Radio City in Anaheim, Californi...

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METALLICA Bassist Says There Has Been No Discussion About More 'Big Four' Concerts Before SLAYER Calls It Quits

METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo says that there has been no discussion about more "Big Four" concerts before SLAYER finally calls it quits. The so-called "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX — played together for the first time in history on June 16, 2010 in f...

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DAVE MUSTAINE To Use Wah-Wah Pedal Live For First Time: 'I've Been Apprehensive Of Using One For Obvious Reasons'

MEGADETH's Dave Mustaine will use a wah-wah pedal live for the first time during tonight's (Tuesday, March 12) "Experience Hendrix" concert at the Tivoli Theatre in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mustaine revealed his plan in an Instagram video message earlier today. He said (see below): "Tonight's gonna b...

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METALLICA's ROBERT TRUJILLO, KIRK HAMMETT Cover PINK FLOYD's 'Run Like Hell' In Kansas City (Video)

Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett celebrated David Gilmour's birthday by playing a cover version of PINK FLOYD's "Run Like Hell" during METALLICA's March 6 concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Professionally filmed video footage of their performance can be seen below. "Run Like Hell...

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DEE SNIDER Defends METALLICA's 'Load' Album: 'Bands Need To Be Allowed To Grow'

Dee Snider has defended METALLICA's "Load" album, saying it was an "amazing" record that saw the band "growing" musically. Released in 1996, "Load" marked a new direction for METALLICA, featuring what one critic has described as "a fresh take on LYNYRD SKYNYRD-tinged boogie rock for the 1990s." Alth...

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JOHN 5 On Future Of Guitar: 'In My Eyes, I'm Very Positive And Want It To Live Forever'

In a recent interview with Consequence Of Sound, ROB ZOMBIE's John 5 pondered the future of the guitar in light of the fact that new acts rely less and less on the instrument. "The guitar is my whole life," he said. "I know it is one of the most important instruments and inventions, the electric gui...