Metallica: Last News

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 that band, because he was the only drummer that ever recorded with them”.Ulrich pointed out that Watts was often overlooked as the Stones’ drummer, often taking a strictly professional approach to his role in the band while Mick Jagger and Keith

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. There’s no fat,” explained Taylor.

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.

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 what to expect from the deluxe box set edition of ‘The Black Album’ when it’s released on September 10.The box set includes the album, which has been remastered on 180-gram double LP and CD, a ‘Sad But True’ picture disc, three live LPs, 14 CDs and six

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‘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.

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 told The Hollywood Reporter. “I had not even met her.

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. Balvin and Jon Pardi, while the third is a previously unreleased live recording performed at Day On The Green in Oakland, California on October 12, 1991.Balvin and Pardi are the latest acts of the 53 assembled for ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ to share their renditions.

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 reissue.Recorded at One on One Recording in LA and produced by Bob Rock, along with Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, you can hear the band’s “rough mix” of ‘The Unforgiven’ from May 1991 below.This release follows on from the latest preview of

Metallica have announced the return of their streaming concert series ‘Metallica Mondays’ for one night only.The band will air a 2018 gig in Lincoln, Nebraska on YouTube next Monday (May 24) at 1am BST in honour of their charity All Within My Hands Foundation’s Month Of Giving.From March to August 2020, Metallica relived shows from 1983 to 2019 from around the world through ‘Metallica Mondays’, in a bid to entertain fans during the coronavirus lockdown.Previous instalments saw footage from some of their most powerful concerts, including a 1991 show in Michigan in support of ‘The Black Album’, a set at New York’s Yankee Stadium in 2011 as part of the ‘Big Four’ tour, and their full 2013 concert in Melbourne.The band have also teased a

Download Festival has announced a special free-to-air TV event called Reloaded which is set to air this summer.The two-night show will feature clips from ​some of “the best Download headliner performances from the past 10 years” including Linkin Park, Metallica, Slipknot, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Guns N’ Roses and more.Reloaded will air on Sky Arts on June 5 – 6 (which is the weekend that should have marked Download 2021) and will be available free for all to watch.

Metallica wrote as many as 10 songs while quarantining during the coronavirus pandemic, frontman James Hetfield has revealed.Speaking in a new interview, the singer said that isolation proved productive for the metal legends who linked up on Zoom from different locations to write new material.Hetfield shared the news with The Fierce Life, a podcast made by gun manufacturer Fierce Firearms, which focuses on Hetfield’s hobby interest of hunting.He told the podcast: “Because of COVID, just sitting at home and getting a little bit antsy and just feeling creative at the same time and wanting to get together, I started doing a weekly Zoom with those guys just to check in.“And then I just told them one time, ‘Hey, I’m gonna write something.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has spoken of how he’s “sceptical” of getting the coronavirus vaccine.Speaking in a new interview, Hetfield was asked about the prospect of Metallica touring again soon, and how they would make potential live shows safe for fans.“I have no clue,” he told The Fierce Life podcast. “It’s not up to me.

Taylor Swift feels about the songs that she wrote and recorded for Big Machine Label Group over six studio albums — from her 2006 self-titled debut to 2017’s “Reputation.” But after Swift failed to negotiate a deal to buy her masters (the original recordings) from high-profile music manager Scooter Braun, who purchased Big Machine and its assets in 2019, she decided to embark on a journey to reclaim her music.“Now Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy,” Swift wrote in a 2019 Tumblr post.

Elton’s Apple Music show “Rocket Hour” about the upcoming project — which he revealed in no specific terms. “I’ve just done something with Metallica, during this lockdown period,” Elton said.“I haven’t been doing any Elton stuff — but I’ve been doing great stuff with other people,” he continued.

Elton John has teased an unlikely collaboration with Metallica, after the singer joined forces with the metal icons during the latest coronavirus lockdown.It is yet to be revealed if the two acts teamed up to record a new song, but Elton briefly discussed the team-up during a recent chat with SG Lewis on ‘Rocket Hour‘, his Apple Music show.“I’ve just done something with Metallica. During this lockdown period.

the Smiths broke up — and fans have been bummed about it ever since. Now, in the new film “Shoplifters of the World” (in theaters and on demand Friday), Joe Manganiello is held hostage by one of them.

Ozzy Osbourne has paid tribute to his old tourmate, Eddie Van Halen, following his death, crediting the rocker for “making guitar playing exciting”.Eddie passed away at the age of 65 on Tuesday after a long battle with throat cancer, prompting a host of music’s biggest names to pay tribute.In his own eulogy to the star, published by Rolling Stone magazine, Ozzy recalled touring with the legendary guitarist when his band Van Halen supported Black Sabbath.“The last time I spent any serious time with Eddie was on the last official Black Sabbath tour I did in ’79, when they opened up for us,” the Paranoid hitmaker recalled. “They were such good guys to be around.

Lady Gaga – who also happens to be a fan of heavy metal music too. The band – comprised of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo – performed with Gaga at the 2017 Grammys, which is when they became huge fans of her as an artist. Gaga joined them to perform their track Moth Into Flame, and impressed them with her dedication to the performance. James said on The Howard Stern Show: ‘I just respect her as an artist. She was there for two hours before we even got there, working on her moves and thinking stuff up. ‘She is extremely creative and a fearless artist.’Drummer Lars also revealed that Gaga – real name Stefani Germanotta – is obsessed with a deep cut from their 1983 debut album Kill ‘Em All. He explained: ‘Lady