Metallica

Festivals Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Black Sabbath to Reunite for Final Show

February 6, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice in Chains, and Halestorm, Anthrax, Back to the Beginning, Bill Ward, Billy Corgan, Black Sabbath, Duff McKagan, Fred Durst, Geezer Butler, Gojira, Guns 'N' Roses, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Slash, Slayer, Tom Morello, Tony Iommi, Wolfgang Van Halen

Mega concert takes place in Birmingham, England, on July 5

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Metal! Rock 

Fight Fire With Fire: Metallica’s Ride the Lightning Turns 40

July 26, 2024July 26, 2024 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1984, 40th Anniversary, Cliff Burton, Creeping Death, Fade to Black, Fight Fire With Fire, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Ride The Lightning, The Call of Ktulu, Trapped Under Ice

Looking back on the band’s revolutionary second album

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Heavy Metal Rock 

Crown of Barbed Wire: Lars Ulrich Turns 60

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments ...And Justice for All, 60th birthday, Charlie Watts, Ginger Baker, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Joey Ramone, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Lollapalooza 1996, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Ride The Lightning, Stewart Copeland, The Police, The Rolling Stones

Looking back on 35 years’ worth of interviews with the famed Metallica drummer

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Video 

Our 30 Favorite Music (and Music Related) Videos of 2023

December 22, 2023February 19, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments aja monet, Amon Tobin, Caterina Barbieri, Chase Dobson, Danny Brown, Doja Cat, Hamell On Trial, Jesse Malin, Jimi Hendrix, Joell Ortiz, Kate Davis, Kosha Dillz, L'Orange, Lucy Dacus, Marshall Allen, Mega Ran, Megan Thee Stallion, Metallica, Nandi Bushnell, Ólafur Arnalds, Pussy Riot, Robert Fripp, Sparks, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tay627, The Hives, The Last of Us, Thelonious Monk, Vera Farmiga, Young M.A.

Looking back on a visual year of hip-hop realism, nature porn and Oz cosplay rules

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Heavy Metal 

The Shortest Straw: Metallica’s …And Justice for All at 35

September 7, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments ...And Justice for All, 1988, 35th Anniversary, Blackened, Cliff Burton, Dyer’s Eve, Elektra Records, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, One, The Shortest Straw

Looking back on the metal legends’ classic double album

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Heavy Metal Metal! Rock 

Of Wolf and Man: James Hetfield at 60

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 60th birthday, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Lollapalooza, Metallica, One, Robert Trujillo

Metallica’s frontman celebrates a milestone on the road

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Music Journalism 

Dear Pop Star: It Is Time to Decide Which Side You Are On

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran, Metallica, Music Journalism, Otherness, Rock 'n' Roll, Shania Twain, Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Zooey Zephyr

Half of America wants to break the Butterfly of Otherness on the rack; what are you going to do about it? 

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Records 

ALBUMS: April 2023 In Review

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 72 Seasons, Ben Watt, Blackened Recordings, boygenius, Everything But The Girl, Fuse, Interscope Records, James Hetfield, Julien Baker, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Lucy Daucus, Metallica, Phoebe Bridgers, Robert Trujillo, Tracey Thorn, Verve

Checking out the latest from boygenius, Everything But The Girl and Metallica

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Soundtracks and Film Scores Television 

ALBUMS: Relishing In The Sonic Eclecticism Of Stranger Things 4

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Dead Or Alive, Extreme, Journey, Kate Bush, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Running Up The Hill (A Deal With God), Soundtrack, Starpoint, Stranger Things, Stranger Things 4, The Bangles, The Beach Boys

The soundtrack to the latest season of the hit Netflix series features its wildest mix yet

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Festivals Films Rock Rock Docs Television 

Trainwreck or Clusterf#&k?: Unpacking Woodstock ’99

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 David Seville 0 Comments 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Festival, Bob Weir, Crosby Stills & Nash, Cypress Hill, Green Day, Joe Cocker, Kid Rock, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Primus, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rollins Band, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Woodstock, Woodstock 94, Woodstock 99

A new Netflix docuseries uncovers the controversial festival that serves as a disturbing sign of the times

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Hard Rock Hardcore Heavy Metal Metal! Remembrance 

RIP Jonny Z: A Megaforce Of A Human Being

February 11, 2022February 11, 2022 Brian O'Neill 0 Comments Anthrax, Dave Mustaine, Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. As Lived, James Hetfield, Jon Zazula, Jonny Z, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Marsha Zazula, Megaforce Records, Metallica, No Life Till Leather, Overkill, RIP

One of the founding fathers of American Thrash, Jon Zazula left behind a beautiful legacy of brutality

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Remembrance 

Dig Out The Cigar Box: Budgie’s Burke Shelley Is Dead

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 Nathan Carson 3 Comments Breadfan, Budgie, Burke Shelley, Iron Maiden, Metallica, RIP, Soundgarden

The lead singer of the influential Welsh hard rock group was 71

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 25: November 2021

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Billy Squier, Famous Quotes, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Loudon Wainwright III, Lowell George, Metallica, Piper, The Stroke

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Heavy Metal Remembrance 

Remembering Cliff Burton: Orion in Iron

September 27, 2021April 3, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 1986, Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Kill 'Em All, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Orion, Ride The Lightning, RIP

Looking back on the artistry of the legendary Metallica bassist on the 35th anniversary of his tragic passing

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Heavy Metal Metal! 

Metallica Season Is Upon Us

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Lily Moayeri 1 Comment 1991, Alessia Cara & The Warning, Cliff Burton, Dave Gahan, J Balvin, James Hetfield, James Newsted, Juanes, Kamasi Washington, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Moses Sumney, Phoebe Bridgers, Robert Trujillo, Rodrigo y Gabriela, St. Vincent, The $24.95 Book, The Blacklist

40 years for the band, 30 years for their biggest album and a $24.95 Book that chronicles it all

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