If you are frustrated by talk of a Metallica album not arriving before 2015, you're not alone. Frontman James Hetfield is equally anxious to have a new album to support, but the reality of the situat ...Read More »
Metal compilations have been pumped out in extraordinary numbers since around 1980, but few are worth paying for and listening to regularly. K-Tel put out a comp of mainstream metal called Masters of ...Read More »
IMAX Corporation and Picturehouse has just announced that Metallica Through the Never, director Nimród Antal's must-see 3D movie featuring the thrash titans, will be digitally re-mastered into ...Read More »
While they haven’t exactly gone the way of the CD Single (ie. pretty much extinct, if we’re talking physical CD Singles), the EP (Extended Play) seems to be a dying breed. Used to be that ...Read More »
Metallica have added Rocket from the Crypt, Vista Chino, Dead Sara and locals Matt Clarke and Calico to the lineup of the second Orion Music + More event, slated for June 8 and 9 in Detroit. Even bet ...Read More »
In 2013, Metallica nab a million dollars a show and fly from gig to gig in private jets. Things were different back in 1983, when they were touring with Raven. A copy of the band's tour contract fro ...Read More »
Michael Alago is one of the most original and passionate music people you could possibly hope to meet. At 53, his career has spanned decades: first as a club promoter in the '80s. Then, as an A&R ...Read More »
The date of March 5th in history marks many interesting occurrences in popular culture. In 1965, it was the day The Beatles recorded their first number one single, 'From Me to You'. In 1982, it was ...Read More »
Where bands were born, and where they died - this country is spiked with locations that mark where hard rock and metal history was made. Here's our first of several tours that will take you to the sp ...Read More »
Metallica have announced the lineup for their second annual Orion Music + More Festival. The action, which takes place on June 8 and 9, has moved northward to Belle Isle in Detroit, Mich. from Atlan ...Read More »
The Soundwave festival which took place in Sydney, Australia this weekend, has been hit with a tragedy. Attendees reportedly smuggled magnesium flares into the festival and ignited them mid-crowd. A ...Read More »
Metallica have refuted the claims of the Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden. The anonymous SEAL was interviewed by Esquire and revealed that he listened to Demon Hunter's music and wore their patch ...Read More »
In a massive profile in Esquire, the Navy SEAL who took out Osama bin Laden has gone on record to discuss how his history-changing deed has affected his family after the fact. He also spoke about how ...Read More »
Metallica are Bay Area natives, so it makes sense that they will partner with the World Series Champions -the San Francisco Giants- for the first-ever 'Metallica Night. ' It takes place on Friday, May ...Read More »