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Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has praised the impact of Metallica‘s ‘Enter Sandman’, saying the track was “our generation’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’.”The iconic 1991 single appears on the metal titans’ ‘The Black Album’, which was reissued this month to celebrate its 20th anniversary.Alongside the album reissue came ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, a mammoth covers album featuring Taylor and many, many more.

Metallica read some one-star reviews of their seminal record ‘The Black Album’ during an appearance on US TV.The band are celebrating the album’s 30th anniversary with a new box set and a covers compilation called ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Friday (September 10), Metallica taped a segment where they read out one-star reviews from customers on Amazon.

Elton John moved Metallica frontman James Hetfield to tears after calling the band’s track ‘Nothing Else Matters’ “one of the best songs ever written”.The rock outfit appeared on Thursday’s (September 9) instalment of The Howard Stern Show, to promote their new covers album ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.

Metallica and Miley Cyrus will perform live together on The Howard Stern Show later today (September 9) to celebrate the 30th anniversary reissue of ‘The Black Album’.The band will mark the milestone with tomorrow’s commemorative release (September 10), which also includes ‘The Metallica Blacklist’: a star-studded covers album of tracks from Metallica’s August 1991 album.Metallica will be the virtual guests on The Howard Stern Show today, with the band set to be joined by Cyrus, who contributed

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich’s sons have formed a new two-piece band named Taipei Houston.The band – consisting of Layne Ulrich on bass and vocals, and Myles on drums – took to Instagram yesterday (September 1) to share a snippet of a new song entitled ‘Respecter’.‘Respecter’ features reverberating vocals sandwiched between heavily distorted bass and tight, snappy drumming reminiscent of Lars’ early days in Metallica.

Kamasi Washington has shared his version of Metallica’s ‘My Friend of Misery’, taken from the upcoming anniversary edition of ‘The Black Album’.To celebrate 30 years since the release of their self-titled fifth album (commonly known as ‘The Black Album)’, Metallica have curated an impressive deluxe edition that sees the record’s twelve tracks reworked by over 50 artists.For ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ Rina Sawayama has covered ‘Enter Sandman’, Idles have taken on ‘The God That Failed’ and Royal

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has joined the legion of rock ’n’ roll heavyweights honouring the late Charlie Watts – legendary drummer of the Rolling Stones, who died at age 80 earlier this week – praising him as “such a significant part of [the Stones’] sound, and an underrated part of their sound”.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Ulrich said he was shocked by Watts’ passing, noting that “it hits hard on many levels” because “as a Stones fan, it’s sort of the end of at least an era within

Corey Taylor has spoken out in praise of Metallica’s classic ‘Master Of Puppets’, hailing it as “the perfect heavy metal album”.The Slipknot frontman is one of many artists set to lend a cover to the Metallica-curated tribute to their iconic self-titled fifth record, commonly known as ‘The Black Album’. Sitting down with Knotfest though, Taylor instead shared his love for the metal icons’ third album from 1986, ‘Master of Puppets’.“It’s the perfect heavy metal album.

Rina Sawayama has shared her cover of Metallica's classic hit "Enter Sandman." The cover will feature as part of an upcoming 30th anniversary edition of the heavy rock band's 1991 self-titled record (better known as The Black Album), due next month via their own Blackened Recordings. Check out Sawayama's take below.

IDLES are the latest act to share a Metallica cover as part of the expansive 52-track tribute album, ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.The English post-punk band have optioned a version of ‘The God That Failed’, making them the first act thus far on the ‘Blacklist’ to cover that song. It’s taken, as with all the songs on the compilation, from Metallica’s self-titled 1991 album – best known as ‘The Black Album’.

Metallica fan Kurt Cobain was.Speaking to Classic Rock Magazine,  Hammett looked back on the release of ‘The Black Album’ (1991) and its subsequent impact as the record nears its 30th anniversary (Nirvana released their seminal second album ‘Nevermind’ that same year).“Kurt Cobain came to one of our shows in Seattle, on the Black Album tour,” he said. “I knew Kurt kind of well, and I hung out with him quite a bit.

Dave Mustaine – current Megadeth frontman and former guitarist for Metallica – has stated that if he wasn’t ousted from the latter band in 1983, he doesn’t think they’d still be around today.Mustaine shared his opinion in a new interview for Gibson’s Icons series, wherein he spent over an hour delving into the history of Megadeth and his personal experiences as a musician.Among the stories he shared was a candid recollection of his firing from Metallica, a matter of weeks before the metal icons

Metallica have released the concert recording from the ‘I Am the Highway’ tribute show for the late Chris Cornell.The metal legends performed ‘All Your Lies’ and ‘Head Injury’ – both songs from Soundgarden‘s 1988 album ‘Ultramega OK’ – at a show for the late Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman in January.

Royal Blood have shared their cover of Metallica‘s ‘Sad But True’ for the latter’s anniversary covers album, ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ – you can hear their version of ‘The Black Album’ track below.Metallica are celebrating 30 years of their self-titled fifth studio album next month with this special anniversary version of ‘The Black Album’, which includes the star-studded covers album.Following recent renditions of ‘The Black Album’ songs by the likes of Phoebe Bridgers, Weezer and Miley Cyrus,

Metallica‘s former bassist Jason Newsted has previewed the upcoming remastered deluxe box set of ‘The Black Album’ in a new unboxing video – you can see the reveal below.The band are celebrating 30 years of their self-titled fifth studio album next month with this special anniversary version of ‘The Black Album’, as well as a star-studded covers album, ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.In a new 15-minute video, Newsted – who played bass in Metallica from 1986 to 2001 – has given fans a sneak peak at

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has hailed Metallica‘s ‘The Black Album’ ahead of its 30th anniversary.The album’s anniversary celebrations include upcoming covers album ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.

Phoebe Bridgers has shared her cover of Metallica classic ‘Nothing Else Matters’ – listen to her “baroque” version of the track below.The version is the latest track to arrive from Metallica’s upcoming covers album ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.

Metallica are set to launch a new podcast that will go behind the scenes of their classic album ‘The Black Album’, it has been announced.The podcast will be called The Metallica Podcast and will celebrate the album’s 30th anniversary, which lands on August 12.The band announced the podcast on social media, saying that the first of eight episodes was “coming soon”.

Metallica have shared Weezer‘s take on ‘Enter Sandman’, the latest track to arrive from their ‘Metallica Blacklist’ covers album.Set for release on September 10, the star-studded, 53-track collection boasts “unique interpretations” of songs from ‘The Black Album’, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021.Among the acts to have contributed to the special project are St.

Metallica‘s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ is featured twice in new Disney film Jungle Cruise.An official statement from the band discussing the “reimagined” 1992 classic reads: “It was an honour to work with renowned, legendary composer James Newton Howard as we reimagined the song by performing his arrangement and creating a rendition we like to think is fit for an excursion through the Amazon.“The film stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt who take the fan favourite ride and transform it to a

Metallica album, saying he hopes it will “cut through the division” in the world.The band have been working on their new album during the coronavirus pandemic, with James Hetfield confirming that the band wrote 10 songs together over Zoom in quarantine.In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Hammett discussed his hopes for the next record, saying it comes with a hope for unity.“Metallica has always been about bringing people together through music,” he said.

Download boss Andy Copping has recalled the time that the late Joey Jordison “saved the day” by drumming for Metallica at the festival.Copping took to Instagram earlier today (July 28) to pay tribute to the former Slipknot drummer, whose death was confirmed yesterday (July 27).

Metallica have shared two more songs from their ‘Metallica Blacklist’ covers album – you can listen to them below.Set for release on September 10, the star-studded, 53-track collection boasts “unique interpretations” of artists’ favourite track from ‘The Black Album’, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2021.Among the acts to have contributed to the special project are St.

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett has reflected on the bands 40th anniversary in a new interview.Along with bassist Robert Trujillo, Hammett spoke to George Kontos about the band’s four decades and their plans for the future.Via Blabbermouth, Hammett told Kontos: “Man, it’s crazy when I think about four decades. ‘Cause I swear to God, it seems like just yesterday that we were on a tour bus somewhere in the middle of America, just trying to keep up with everything…40 years passed so quickly.

Metallica have teamed up with Vans for a range of new shoes to mark the 30th anniversary reissue of the band’s self-titled 1991 LP, which is commonly known as ‘The Black Album’.The collection features two limited-edition designs of Van’s Sk8-Hi and Classic Slip-On footwear with both featuring artwork designed by Metallica artist Pushead, who has provided imagery for the band’s merchandise and stage sets since 1986.The artist’s ‘Sad But True’ design featuring facing skulls makes its way onto the

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has revealed that Emily Blunt ghosted him when he first approached her to star in Jungle Cruise.The pair star in the movie based on the Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland, which sees them searching for a mythical place which is said to offer “incredible healing powers.”But Johnson claims he had to work hard to get her in the Disney movie after he sent a video message.“I must have shot it about five or six times because I had not communicated with Emily yet,” Johnson

Metallica have shared three new versions of their song ‘Wherever I May Roam’ – you can hear them all below.The tracks are the latest to be released from the forthcoming 30th anniversary reissue of Metallica’s self-titled fifth studio album, which is commonly known as ‘The Black Album’.The first two new versions of ‘Wherever I May Roam’ are covers by J.

Kamasi Washington is a contributor to the forthcoming Metallica tribute compilation ‘The Metallica Blacklist’, and now the saxophonist has performed his cover live with members of the band themselves.Washington debuted his rendition of ‘My Friend of Misery’ live at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo joined him onstage, along with bassist Thundercat.Watch the performance below:Washington is one of 53 artists to contribute to the star-studded covers

Metallica albums are headed to production, with 500-piece sets for 2003’s ‘St.

Metallica have announced details of two special hometown shows in San Francisco to celebrate 40 years as a band.This December, the band will return to the Chase Centre, the venue they opened in 2019 with their ‘S&M2’ shows, for a pair of gigs.Entry to the gigs, set to take place on December 17 and 19, is open to members of the band’s Fifth Member fan club.

Metallica have shared a “rough mix” of their song ‘The Unforgiven’ that was recorded back in May 1991 – you can hear the track below.The song is the latest to be released from the forthcoming 30th anniversary reissue of Metallica’s self-titled fifth studio album, which is commonly known as ‘The Black Album’.This “rough mix” of ‘The Unforgiven’, which was the fourth track on ‘The Black Album’, will feature on the ‘Rough & Alternate Mixes’ 2xCD that is included in the deluxe box set of the

Diet Cig are the latest act to share a Metallica cover as part of the massive ‘Metallica Blacklist’ covers collection.Selecting a song from Metallica’s self-titled ‘black album’ from 1991 to cover, Diet Cig optioned ‘The Unforgiven’.

his newsletter, Webworm.Additionally, Metallica’s middle name is And Justice For All, an ode to the band’s fourth studio album.“Proud to report that a New Zealand mother has named her children Metallica, Pantera and Slayer,” wrote Farrier.

Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera.The news was shared by Kiwi filmmaker David Farrier in his subscriber-only newsletter. He also elaborated in a Twitter thread, noting that the unidentified woman told him, “It’s not easy raising three of the heaviest bands.”The filmmaker, who helmed Netflix’s 2018 documentary series Dark Tourism, says he has seen the kids’ birth certificates.

Biffy Clyro have shared their cover of Metallica‘s ‘Holier Than Thou’ – you can listen to their bruising rendition of the track below.Biffy are among the numerous artists to have contributed Metallica covers to ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ LP, which is being released to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of the latter’s fifth studio album ‘Metallica’, AKA ‘The Black Album’.Biffy Clyro’s take on ‘Holier Than Thou’ has been released today (July 7) along with an animated visual to mark their

St. Vincent has announced details of a UK and European tour for 2022.