Metallica: Last News

Ozzy Osbourne‘s ex-bassist, has said he is “honoured” to be playing at the final-ever Black Sabbath show.The iconic heavy metal band will return for one last concert at Villa Park in their hometown of Birmingham on Saturday July 5. The upcoming show will see the group’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.The all-star line-up joining them, put together with the help of Tom Morello, consists of the likes of Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, recent Grammy-winners Gojira, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Tool, Jason Momoa and Rival Sons.Sarzo, who played bass for Osbourne for a year in the ’80s, recently spoke to WDHA-FM 105.5 FM about being approached for ‘Back To The Beginning’.

Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ has reached one billion streams on Spotify, with the band urging fans to “send it on its way to two billion”.The milestone is commemorated with a playlist on the streaming platform of every member of the ‘Billions Club’, with 1986’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ joining ‘Enter Sandman’ and ‘Nothing Else Matters’ on the list.“We’re psyched to share that ‘Master of Puppets’ has just made its way into @Spotify’s Billions Club – Thank you!” the band wrote on X on Thursday (April 3). “Send it on its way to two billion.”Check out the ‘Billions Club’ playlist below.We’re psyched to share that “Master of Puppets” has just made its way into @Spotify’s Billions Club – Thank you!Send it on its way to two billion, and listen to every member of the Billions Club at https://t.co/vLgkFPpLIR.

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has revealed he is working on his first solo album, which will be “a fusion of all sorts of styles”.The metal guitarist was speaking to Rolling Stone to promote the release of his new coffee table cook The Collection: Kirk Hammett, in which he explores his extensive guitar collection and reflects on his life in music.One revelation from the interview was that he is in the process of “getting ideas together” for his debut solo record. “I guess the best way to describe it is it’s gonna be a fusion of all sorts of styles,” he said.“All of a sudden I’m writing classical progressions, and all of a sudden I’m writing more heavy stuff and all of a sudden I’m writing like a funk thing,” he added.

Metallica album, and thinks the record might see them “go back to the ‘90s again”.The lead guitarist for the metal icons opened up about the band’s follow up to 2023’s ‘72 Seasons’ in a new interview with Rolling Stone, indicating that they will not start working on their next album “for at least another year”.“I have 767 new ones for the next album,” he said, referring to the riffs he has already written for new material. “It is such a nightmare going through this stuff, too. And I’m the one responsible for all of it and I can’t do it….

Ozzy Osbourne‘s longtime collaborator and guitarist Zakk Wylde has teased that the frontman could be in a “throne that flies over the stadium” for Black Sabbath‘s final gig.Earlier this year, the legendary metal band announce details of what will be their last-ever live show, taking place in Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5.As well as containing the original line-up – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – the band will also be joined by a star-studded list of opening acts and special guests, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N’ Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more.Speaking to Riff X’s Metal XS recently, Wylde said the magnitude of the gig is going to be “pretty mind-blowing”, and shared some insight as to how Ozzy could navigate the mammoth concert.“The game plan is, let’s hope this is what happen, you always gotta stay on the bright side of life, because Oz was singing at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing,” he said (via Billboard).“Ozzy was just sitting at the chair and he was singing ‘Mama, I’m Coming Home’, and it sounded great. So hopefully we’ll just do this, and then Oz will go, ‘Let’s just fire up the machine again and we’ll do another tour.’A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine)“With Oz and his throne that just flies over the stadium or whatever, [where he] shoots out buckets of water and does everything like that.

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett is set to release a new coffee table book exploring his guitar collection and life in music.The 400-page book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett, will delve into the guitarist’s life, charting the years through his extensive guitar collection, which includes his 1979 Flying V and “Greeny” – the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard previously owned by Fleetwood Mac’s Peter Green and Thin Lizzy’s Gary Moore.It comes with interviews conducted by Chris Vinnicombe and Mark Agnesi, as well as photography shot on location in Hawaii and Los Angeles by rock photographer Ross Halfin, as well as some rarer images from his archives.“I’ve worked diligently on this curated collection of vintage and modern guitars for the book,” Hammett said of the book in a statement. “I feel the book captures the rich history and artistry behind each of these unique and rare instruments.

Metallica have announced details of an “immersive” new VR film concert. Find out more below.The new launch comes as the thrash metal pioneers teamed up with Apple, and developed a new virtual reality concert film that is compatible with Apple Vision Pro.Available from Friday (March 14), the immersive concert film is simply dubbed ‘Metallica’ and incorporates footage taken from the band’s recent run of ‘M72’ tour dates.

Tony Iommi have spoken to NME about what to expect from Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne‘s final concert – letting a few surprises slip – and what it means to be going out with such a bang on home turf.It was announced yesterday (Wednesday February 5) that the metal icons would be reuniting with their original line-up of Osbourne, guitarist Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. It will mark their first time playing live together in two decades, and come as the very last performance from the band and frontman.

Black Sabbath have announced their final-ever live show, which will take place in Birmingham with support from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and more. Find all the details below.Set to take place on July 5, the event will see the band’s most iconic line-up – comprising frontman Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward – play live together for the first time in two decades.

Metallica have paid their respects to Marianne Faithfull, following news of her death at age 78.The iconic singer and actor’s representatives announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London” yesterday (January 30), “in the company of her loving family.” A number of other artists and admirers shared tributes to Faithfull, a range of which you can find here. Mick Jagger also shared a personal tribute to his former partner.Now, Metallica have taken to Instagram to share an assortment of photos of various members with Faithfull, along with a message from drummer Lars Ulrich.“Thank you, Marianne… For the good times, For your kindness, For the great stories, For your fearlessness … And the biggest Thank You and Fuck Yeah for your incredible and unique contribution to our music, and for always being so willing to join us in performing it … and partake in the ensuing shenanigans! Rest in Peace – Lars.”A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)Faithfull famously contributed vocals to the Metallica song ‘The Memory Remains’ from their 1997 ‘ReLoad’ album.In 1998, frontman James Hetfield told CMJ New Music Monthly (via Consequence): “She had that voice that we were looking for, that weathered, smellin’-the-cigarettes-on-the-CD kinda voice.

Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell has revealed that he and Metallica frontman James Hetfield have briefly discussed making music together.The soloist and Alice In Chains guitarist shared the news during a new issue of Metal Hammer, in which he took questions from fans.At one point in the interview, Cantrell was asked about his long-running friendship with the Metallica singer – namely whether the two had ever contemplated working together on new material.“James and I have talked about it, kind of,” he began. “We never had a formal conversation but I’ve jammed with him at Kirk’s [Hammett, Metallica guitarist] place.

AC/DC and Ringo Starr, omnipresent pop stars Charli XCX and Gracie Abrams, heavy metal icons Metallica and System of a Down, honky tonk heroes Post Malone and Megan Moroney, and Pulitzer Prize-wining Hip-Hop stadium headliner Kendrick Lamar (he’s a one-of-a-kind) — that might be coming to a venue near you over the next 12 months.Some of the artists on our expansive list have been on the road since the ’60s; others were born in the aughts. No matter your age or favorite genre, we have a feeling one or three acts will resonate with you.Personally, we’re most excited to see Hans Zimmer, Heart, Tyler The Creator, Weird Al and Jack White but that’s just us.So, come on a journey with us to popular music’s past and future.Here’s what 2025 has to offer.Runs April 11 through June 18Runs May 31 through Sept. 8Featuring Role ModelRuns March 3 through Aug. 12Featuring Zara Larsson and BeneeRuns May 13 through Sept. 26Runs July 22 through Oct. 23Runs Jan. 13 through July 5Runs May 11 through Oct. 16Runs March 29 through June 16Runs March 7 through July 11Runs June 20 through Feb. 28, 2026Featuring Bad SunsRuns Feb. 13 through April 21Runs Jan. 21 through Feb. 4Runs Feb. 11 through June 27Featuring Korn, Avenged Sevenfold and Deftones on select datesRuns Aug. 25 through Sept. 7Featuring Queens of the Stone Age, AFI, JPEGMAFIA, Spiritbox, Jean Dawson and others on select datesRuns April 26 through Sept. 24Featuring Limp Bizkit, Ice Nine Kills, Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies on select datesRuns April 19 through June 29Featuring The Mars Volta and FleshwaterRuns Feb. 25 through Sept. 5Runs April 15 through Aug. 16Featuring Municipal Waste and Alien WeaponryRuns Jan. 15 through Feb. 22Featuring Three Days Grace, Daughtry, Sevendust and

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo has revealed why he hasn’t written much music for the band.Trujillo joined Metallica in 2003, and received his first credits for the band as a composer on every track on their 2008 album ‘Death Magnetic’.Since then, in 2016 he was credited as a writer on the ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct‘ track ‘Manunkind’, and is listed as a co-writer on three tracks on their last album – 2023’s ‘72 Seasons‘: ‘Screaming Suicide’ ‘You Must Burn!’, and ‘Sleepwalk My Life Away’.Now, the bassist has shared why he’s not so invested in the writing process. Speaking to Toby Morse on the One Life One Chance podcast, Trujillo said: “I’m joining Metallica, and these guys write amazing songs, and I’m just not going to suddenly insert myself into [it].”“I like to keep people happy and comfortable,” he continued.

Kyuss being labelled as “the next Metallica” in the early-’90s.Kyuss are considered one of the seminal names in stoner rock, formed in 1987 by future Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme alongside vocalist John Garcia, guitarist Nick Oliveri, bassist Chris Cockrell and Bjork.By the time of the release of their third studio album ‘Welcome To Sky Valley’ in 1994, the band were signed Elektra Records, the same label that was home to James Hetfield’s metal icons.In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Bjork has spoken about the weight of being compared to their label mates at the time, noting that it was not the compliment that label executives might have imagined.“Our guy at the label would always say, ‘You guys will be the next Metallica’, and that bummed me out,” Bjork said. “I wanted to be this Kyuss! I felt like we fucking rocked and had hit the peak of our chemistry at the time, and Metallica were super-cool guys and really supportive, but seeing it all on that scale, it was just like, ‘This isn’t for me.’ If that’s the epitome of success in a rock band, it just seemed unrewarding.”Kyuss opened for Metallica on their 1993 ‘Nowhere Else To Roam’ tour, and Bjork has also reminisced about that period.

Pollstar, and confirmed which 10 artists were behind the biggest tours.Unsurprisingly, it was Taylor Swift‘s massive ‘Eras Tour’ which took the top spot – breaking the record as the highest-grossing tour of all time, bringing in a reported $2.2billion (£1.73b) since it began. Running for a combined total of 21 months across 149 shows, the stadium tour marked a new high for the global pop star, and ended on December 8 at Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place Stadium.Last December, at the tour’s midpoint, Swift made history when the tour became the first to gross $1billion (£796million).

Metallica played two sets full of hits, deep cuts and some unexpected covers during their annual Helping Hands benefit show last night (December 14) – check out footage below.Taking place at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, the first half of the set was acoustic and saw the Four Horsemen dust off the ‘Reload’ deep cut ‘Low Man’s Lyric’ for the first time since 1998. They followed it up with covers of Diamond Head’s ‘Helpless’ – its first performance by Metallica since 2018 – and a never-before-played version of Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s ‘Away From Home.’Metallica also performed ‘If Darkness Had A Son’ from last year’s ‘72 Seasons‘ acoustically for the first time and ‘Nothing Else Matters’, accompanied by a string section.In the electric set, they performed ‘The Unforgiven II’ for the first time since 2015 and a reimagined version of their hit ‘Fuel’.

Billy Corgan has shared his views on Metallica’s song ‘Fuel’, and said that it is “awfully close” to one of his songs with The Smashing Pumpkins.The singer, songwriter and guitarist brought up the comparisons while appearing for an interview on the Everblack podcast. At one point during the discussion, he was asked about the possibility of him performing ‘Tales Of A Scorched Earth’ live for the first time.While he didn’t explicitly reveal whether or not the band are thinking about embedding it into the setlists any time soon, he did go on to outline one thing he’s noticed about the track.“ Well, let me caveat this by saying that I love James Hetfield as a person.

Metallica and Linkin Park had been set to earn several million dollars apiece for their headline sets at Sick New World 2025, before the festival was cancelled last week.The event, which focuses on rock, nu-metal and industrial music, was scheduled to return to Las Vegas Festival Grounds in April for its third edition.Other names on the line-up included Evanescence, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Flaming Lips, Gojira, Cradle Of Filth, Refused, Cannibal Corpse and AFI.In a statement posted on November 29, however, organisers announced that next year’s Sick New World would not be taking place due to “unforeseen circumstances”.“We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the dedicated SNW fans who had made plans to join us for another cultural celebration of hard rock, goth, alternative, and heavy music,” the update read.“Please stay tuned for further and future information regarding Sick New World.”It has since been reported that Sick New World didn’t sell enough tickets for its 2025 festival, per Loudwire.

shared the line-up for its third year in October.Previously set to take place at Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 12, over 50 names were announced, with Linkin Park and Metallica to headline alongside performances from Evanescence, Queens Of The Stone Age, Gojira and AFI.Also initially slated to play were The Flaming Lips, the Sisters Of Mercy, Meshuggah, Cradle Of Filth, X, Refused, Cannibal Corpse and Lacuna Coil. Meanwhile, Louisiana sludge metallers Acid Bath were due to reunite with their first show since 1997 at the festival.Now, though, organisers have announced the festival’s cancellation due to “unforeseen circumstances”.In a statement shared to Instagram yesterday (November 29), the festival wrote: “It is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World will no longer take place in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025.

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine once walked out of emergency neck surgery because Metallica’s manager had insulted him.The singer and guitarist shared the story during an appearance on Steve-O‘s Wild Ride! podcast, revealing that the situation arose during the 2010-2011 ‘Big Four’ tour that included the two bands, as well as Anthrax and Slayer.“I remember we were scheduled to play Yankee Stadium [in New York] with the Big Four concert the day that they found out I needed my neck to be fused together,” Mustaine explained.“And so I’m laying on the emergency table and my manager says, ‘Oh, Metallica’s manager called you a pussy because you’re going to get your neck fused together and you’re not going to come out here and play instead.’”Describing the comment as “a gutless thing to say”, Mustaine sat up from the surgeon’s table at the last possible moment, asked to be injected with “steroids and shit”, and went to play the show. “But it turned out great as far as healing is concerned,” he added.Mustaine required the surgery on two vertebrae after sustaining stenosis, which he attributes to decades of headbanging.

Metallica announced 2025 ‘M72 Tour’ dates, which means they will be taking their show on the road for a third (!) consecutive year.This time around, the Rock Hall of Famers have scheduled six “no repeat weekends,” which means Thursday and Saturday or Friday and Sunday shows with different set lists and opening acts. The closest “no repeat weekend” to New York will take place at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on Friday, May 23 with Limp Bizkit and Ice Nine Kills.