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Metallica bassist Cliff Burton will be celebrated this year via livestream on what would have been the metal icon’s 60th birthday.Set to take place on Thursday (February 10) at 7pm PT, the ‘Cliff Burton Day’ celebrations will feature a host of big names from the metal world and Metallica associates who will share their memories of Burton. Nicholas Gomez will host the stream.Some of the names due to take part include: Exodus guitarist Gary Holt, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante, Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin, Big Mick, Metal Joe, Dan Riley, Brian Lew, Dean Delray, Brian Slagel, Canada Dave, and Connie Burton.The event was announced on Facebook on Monday (February 7) by Burton’s family.

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett has announced details of his debut solo EP, ‘Portals’.The guitarist will release the four-song instrumental EP on April 23 via Blackened Recordings across digital platforms, CD and as a Record Store Day Exclusive Ocean Blue Vinyl EP.‘Portals’ was produced by Hammett and includes songs that were co-written with California conductor Edwin Outwater, who also contributed keyboards and led the orchestral players from the LA Philharmonic on ‘Portals’. Hammett previously collaborated with Outwater on Metallica’s ‘S&M2’ shows in 2019.Drummers Jon Theodore and Abraham Laboriel, bassist Greg Fidelman, arranger Blake Neely and Bob Rock have also contributed to ‘Portals’ – the artwork and tracklist for which you can see below.1. ‘Maiden And The Monster’2. ‘The Jinn’3. ‘High Plains Drifter’4. ‘The Incantation’‘Portals’ was recorded in multiple locations ranging from Los Angeles to Paris to Oahu, and is described as being “both the result of musical and metaphysical journeys; an invitation to inner worlds accessible only by music and the psyche it fuels”.“This music was created with what I describe as an audio-cinematic approach,” Hammett said in a statement about his record.

Metallica and Slipknot, to demonstrate how easily they can crossover.As reported by Loudwire, heavy metal fanatic Pete Cottrell – whose channel sees the Briton reinterpret songs and riffs of many bands, among other audio oddities – posted a video to YouTube titled ‘What if Slipknot sounded like Metallica?’With a focus on ‘Enter Sandman’ – the opening track of Metallica’s self-titled 1991 album – Cottrell’s video demonstrates how with a little technological tweaking and a good ear, a Metallica classic can be made to sound almost exactly like Slipknot.Firstly, Cottrell points out the contrasting styles of both bands; “Metallica is more old school, with everything from ’80s thrash to modern rock ballads,” he says. “Slipknot is more modern and frantic and brutal.”Cottrell then shares some of the key things that helped him transform ‘Enter Sandman’ into something closer resembling a Slipknot track, starting by changing the tuning from E to B – making it “sound darker and more menacing”.

Metallica, Anthrax, Testament and Ministry – has died at the age of 69.Variety confirmed Zazula’s passing through a representative of Megaforce, though a cause for his death was not confirmed.

Detection K9. “We basically screen anyone that has access to the backstage, so the crew, talent and management, and so on.”When touring with musicians, the dogs stays in luxury hotels and sometimes — like with the rockers of Tool, who are on the road now — even get to ride on the tour bus. “Other artists might have a driver that transports the dogs in their own vehicle from show to show,” Johnson told The Post.But the peace of mind that these canine detectives can provide doesn’t come cheap.“Costs vary from $5,000 per day for an individual event to significantly lower for ourextended services, such as teams embedded with artists or organizations,” Johnson said.In pre-Omicron variants of COVID, Johnson’s dogs would approach a line of people and after smelling their hands or feet, sit down in front of anyone they believed to be infected.But as Omicron accumulates more in the bronchial passages and not in the sweat glands, it means the dogs now sniff out people’s worn masks.

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo’s son Tye Trujillo recently joined Suicidal Tendencies on stage at Amplified Live in Dallas. Watch the videos below.The 17-year-old Trujillo was asked to stand in for Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto ‘Ra’ Díaz, who has been busy playing with Korn.

Metallica performed a selection of live rarities during their latest 40th anniversary show in San Francisco last night – check out the footage below.The metal titans played the second of two special fan club-only concerts at San Fran’s Chase Center yesterday evening (December 19).According to Setlist.FM, James Hetfield and co.

Metallica played ‘Fixxxer’ from their 1997 album ‘Reload’ for the first time live at one of their 40th anniversary shows.The metal veterans played the first of two fan club-only concerts marking their four decades as a band at San Francisco’s Chase Center on Friday (December 17) and rolled out the rarity as part of the celebrations.“We are grateful that you have been along with us for 40 years, and we are so happy that you’re here still after all this time,” frontman James Hetfield told the

Metallica fans outside San Francisco will be able to watch the metal titans’ 40th anniversary shows next week, as both will stream live via Amazon.Both gigs are set to go down at the Chase Center next week – the first on Friday December 17, then the second on Sunday 19 – with limited tickets still available via Ticketmaster. For those unable to attend in the flesh, however, the sets will be streamed live, free of charge, on Amazon’s Twitch account.

Metallica fan has created a life-size model of Lars Ulrich that doubles as a toilet.The stunning creation is the brainchild of artist and designer Prince Midnight, who hit the headlines earlier this year when he constructed a functioning guitar from the skeleton of his dead uncle.The new Ulrich-based toilet sees the Metallica sticksman squatting, wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with his own name in the iconic Metallica font.

Metallica have unveiled the Metallica Black Box, an ongoing project that showcases rare artefacts and footage from the band’s history.Specifically, the Metallica Black Box will touch on the band’s years supporting their 1991 self-titled album, also known as ‘The Black Album’, which turned 30 in August.The Metallica Black Box will comprise a collection of physical keepsakes and virtual content pulled from the members’ personal archives.“When you’ve been around for 40 years, you manage to collect

Metallica have announced a takeover of San Francisco to coincide with their upcoming 40th anniversary shows in the city.The legendary metal band, who formed back in 1981, are scheduled to perform two celebratory headline concerts at San Fran’s Chase Center arena next month (December 17/19).Yesterday (November 17) James Hetfield and co. outlined plans to “take over the city of San Francisco” between December 16-19 with a series of special events.

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ – watch it below.The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.Last week, Willcox, standing on a kitchen table top, performed a version of Iggy Pop’s ‘The Passenger’

Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and others have paid tribute to heavy metal journalist Malcolm Dome, who has died aged 66.Dome was known for coining the term “thrash metal” and his 1980 book Encyclopedia Metallica has long been thought to have inspired Metallica’s name upon their formation.The journalist had been writing about rock and heavy metal since 1979.

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo have linked up to deliver their rendition of The Edgar Winter Group classic ‘Frankenstein’.In a video for Blackened Whiskey shared via Kerrang!, Hammett and Trujillo can be seen jamming to the 1972 track in two separate locations.

Metallica have announced the rescheduled dates for their South American tour with Greta Van Fleet – you can see full schedule below.The band were due to embark on a six-date tour of South America back in April 2020 but were forced to postpone the dates after the global coronavirus pandemic shut down the live events industry.“As the saying goes, the third time is the charm, and we’re excited to be in this space today to announce the re-rescheduled South American tour dates!” Metallica said today

Metallica fans now have the opportunity to own a figurine of the statue that appears on the band’s ‘…And Justice For All’ album cover.Only 1,988 copies of Lady Justice will be created, tying in with the album’s release date of 1988.The figures come from Rock Iconz’ new ‘On Tour’ series of music memorabilia, which also features collectible statues of the members of Queen, individual figures of the four members of Metallica alongside other figures of Motörhead‘s Lemmy and more.Announcing the new

Miley Cyrus has reflected on her love for Metallica‘s ‘Nothing Else Matters’, saying she feels like the hit song “was written for me”.Cyrus first covered the track during her Glastonbury 2019 set, and shared a recorded version for recent tribute album ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.

Metallica have shared a new trailer for their photo book, The Black Album in Black & White.The book features images of the band at work on their 1991 self-titled fifth studio album, which became known as ‘The Black Album’.Continuing Metallica’s ‘Black Album’ 30th anniversary celebrations, Metallica have this week published The Black Album in Black & White in collaboration with the photographer Ross Halfin.The book features numerous classic and previously unpublished photographs of Metallica,

Metallica have shared professionally-shot footage from their recent headline performance at Aftershock Festival – you can watch the band perform ‘The God That Failed’ live below.The four-piece headlined the four-day Sacramento, California event earlier this month over two nights, with Cypress Hill and the Misfits also topping the bill.Metallica have now shared a live video from one of their two sets at Aftershock, which features the band performing ‘The God That Failed’ from their 1991 ‘The

Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ in 50 different styles – watch it below.The new video is the brainchild of YouTuber and musician Anthony Vincent, who has recently brought us such delights as Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ in the style of Deftones and a jazz cover of Foo Fighters’ ‘Everlong’.For the new version, ‘Master Of Puppets’ is recreated in the style of 50 different bands or genres, including Harry Styles, Daft Punk, The Weeknd, Linkin Park, Soundgarden and many, many more, including Vincent’s own

Metallica attempted to recruit a different vocalist as their frontman during the group’s early days.The singer/guitarist hosted a new segment called ‘Road Dog Brothers’ on SiriusXM‘s Mandatory Metallica station, “about bands we’ve toured with, causing chaos, joy [and] debauchery”.“A lot of those early memories were celebrated with a band called Armored Saint, who were a fellow LA band back in the early ’80s when [Metallica] was getting started,” Hetfield told listeners.“John Bush was a singer we

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett has revealed that when he first sat down to write ‘Enter Sandman’, he wanted to make the next ‘Smoke On The Water’ by Deep Purple.Speaking in a new interview, the guitarist went into detail about the classic song’s creation and how the riff was inspired by Soundgarden.“I sat down and I said to myself, as I always do, ‘I want to write the next ‘Smoke On The Water’,’ And I just started messing around,” Hammett told Guitar World.

Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich has shared an update on the status of the band’s long-awaited new material.Speaking in a new interview with Zane Lowe for his Apple Music 1 show, the 57-year-old drummer was asked where the band are at with regards to a follow-up to 2016’s ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’.“I mean, listen, we haven’t been out of the house for a year and a half, and so it’s very rejuvenating,” Ulrich said.

Metallica have admitted they “weren’t equipped” to deal with former bassist Jason Newsted’s exit in 2001.He played with the band from 1986 but quit after becoming frustrated over his lack of creative input.Now, the band have admitted had they been equipped with a different mindset, Newsted may have remained in Metallica.“Jason is the only member of Metallica who has ever left willingly,” drummer Lars Ulrich told Apple Music in a new interview. “And that in itself is a statistic.

Depeche Mode has reflected on his experience coving Metallica for the latter’s recent ‘Blacklist’ album.Gahan was among the 53 artists who contributed covers of tracks from Metallica’s 1991 classic ‘The Black Album’ to celebrate its 30th anniversary. He was one of fourteen artists who delivered interpretations of ‘Nothing Else Matters’.A recent edition of The Metallica Podcast featured a number of different artists who were included on the release.

Metallica have announced a new set of Funko Pop! figures to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1991 LP ‘The Black Album’.The band’s fifth studio album reached the milestone back in August.

Metallica played ‘The Black Album’ in its entirety during their headline set at Louder Than Life festival last night (September 26) – see footage below.‘The Black Album’ was reissued this month to celebrate its 20th anniversary, while alongside the record’s reissue came ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, a mammoth covers album.To continue the celebrations, Metallica played their second headline set of the weekend at Louder Than Life in Louisville, Kentucky, playing the album in reverse order.The set

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has said he still finds it “surreal” that Metallica have a “record of this magnitude’ in ‘The Black Album’.Ulrich, who was speaking to NME for the Big Read cover feature, where Metallica and famous fans – shared their love for the landmark LP upon its 30th anniversary, says he is still baffled by its success.“It’s still surreal to have a record of this magnitude [and] that still means this much to so many people 30 years later,” he said.When it was released on

Metallica have announced a new book to mark the 30th anniversary of ‘The Black Album’, The Black Album In Black & White.The metal icons released their seminal fifth record – featuring the singles ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’ and ‘Sad But True’ – back in August 1991.Arriving earlier this month, the star-studded ‘Metallica Blacklist’ saw the likes of St. Vincent, Royal Blood and Sam Fender take on their favourite cuts from the LP in celebration of its three-decade milestone.

Metallica and Beatles mash-up band, have announced a new album.The group will release their fourth studio album, ‘The Devolver Album’ on November 12 via Metal Assault Records.The band will release a music video for the album’s lead single, ‘Wherever And Everywhere’ on October 1.

Metallica played their first full concert in 2021 with a surprise show in San Francisco last night (September 16).The metal veterans played a 16 song set spanning hits across their entire back catalogue at The Independent venue including the likes of ‘Sad But True’, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’, ‘Moth Into The Flame’, ‘One’, ‘Master Of Puppets’ and ‘Seek And Destroy’, the latter of which you can view below.

Lars Ulrich has given an update on the possibility of a new Metallica album, saying the band are currently “creating at some level”.Speaking to SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk last week (September 9), the 57-year-old drummer was asked if a follow-up to 2016’s ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’ was on the way.“We’re on that path. I don’t know if it’s cohesive enough to call a record, but we’re dipping our toes,” Ulrich explained (via Blabbermouth).

Metallica will headline the first-ever German edition of Download Festival when it takes place in 2022.The inaugural Download Festival Germany will take place at the motor racing circuit Hockenheimring in the Rhine valley on June 24 next year.

Slipknot‘s frontman Corey Taylor has reflected on Joev Jordison’s performance with Metallica at Download Festival in 2004.The drummer and founding member of Slipknot, who died in July aged 46, famously filled in for Lars Ulrich in his absence at the metal event.Speaking about the performance with Knotfest.com‘s Ryan J.

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich – Myles and Layne Ulrich – have played their first-ever live gig.The inaugural show on Thursday (September 9) at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, California came less than a month after the Ulrich brothers announced the formation of their band.Myles has followed in his father’s footsteps by taking up drums, while Layne has taken up bass and singing.The band opened for Earth guitarist Dylan Carlson and also played a bill that included Not A Friend and DJ Dove Armitage.See a