Today James Hetfield turns 57 and Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains paid tribute to the Metallica frontman, heaping praise on someone he calls “the Godfather.” “What makes James such a great frontman is his physical presence,” he told Metal Hammer magazine. “Nobody else commands the same kind of respect and attention without it being self-seeking or […]
Metallica have released the trailer for S&M2, their epic performance with the San Francisco Symphony last year. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of their record, S&M, the performance took place at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 6 and Sept. 8 last year. While the film hit theaters for a one night only showing on […]
Metallica’s James Hetfield took to Instagram on Monday morning to remember Oscar-winner Ennio Morricone, who composed 1966’s “The Ecstasy Of Gold,” which has opened the band’s shows for over 30 years. Morricone died Monday at 91 years old, and Hetfield writes that the legendary musician’s work had become “part of our blood flow, deep breathing, fist […]
Metallica has a very loyal audience in South America, playing before some of the biggest crowds in their career on the continent. For this week’s #MetallicaMondays show, they paid tribute to one of their earliest trip. “We dug through the dusty, old VHS tapes in Lars’ vault to uncover this show, which was not only […]
As has been the custom in recent months, Metallica will air another #MetallicaMondays show from their vault. This week, they’re taking a trip back to May 2008 where they performed at Auditorio John Lennon in Madrid. “Of course, we played the hits, but you’ll also catch a couple deep cuts including “Bleeding Me” and “Devil’s Dance,” […]
If you thought a pandemic could stop metal legends from creating a new record, you don’t know Metallica. Drummer Lars Ulrich revealed in a new interview that the guys have been working on new music while in quarantine, sharing ideas both over Zoom and email. During a chat with Swedish talk show host Fredrik Skavlan, Ulrich said […]
Since the start of the quarantine, Jimmy Kimmel has been honoring healthcare workers who have been working on the frontlines of the global pandemic. And last night’s edition of #HealthCareHero, Kimmel spotlighted Tracey Bednar, a pediatric ICU nurse in Long Island, N.Y., and Metallica superfan. After revealing that Bednar would blast “Enter Sandman” in the […]
For the latest show in their ongoing streaming series, Metallica turned the clock way back to…2019. The band’s show at Manchester City’s (the football club) Ethiad Stadium was typical for the locale, especially for mid-June: a rain-drenched affair. But that didn’t stop the band though, running through a fierce 18-song set from the Hardwired tour. The set […]
For this week’s #MetallicaMondays, Metallica are going back to the Load era and streaming their Jan. 2, 1997 show in Salt Lake City, Utah. The show, part of “Pour Touring Me” and featuring Korn, was a day-late New Year’s celebration that went on for 20 total songs, including an impressive two encores. The group kicked the […]
In the latest edition of #MetallicaMondays, Metallica isn’t going too far back into their archive, but this seems like it was a fun one to share. Taking place on at Estadio Nacional March 20, 2014, this was the final show of a three-night stand in Lima, Peru. Here, fans got to pick the setlist and went deep […]