Formed: 1981
From:
San Francisco,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
Metallica was first formed by Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, and future Megadeth member Dave Mustaine and Ron McGovney. They first played in L.A., but later found themselves at home playing in the San Francisco Bay area. The band later replaced Ron with Cliff Burton and Dave with Kirk Hammet as late as 1983.
On September 27, 1986, on the European leg of the Master of Puppets tour, Cliff Burton was killed in a bus accident in Sweden en route to their next show's location. Tragic as this event was, Metallica continued on and Cliff was replaced by Jason Newsted, who remained part of the band until 2001, when he finally annouced he would leave Metallica because of the damage he had done to his body touring and headbanging for fourteen years.
More than any other band, Metallica and their albums have been the yardstick with which to measure other heavy metal releases. Metallica practically defines "heavy metal" as a sub-genre of metal itself, although their music ranges from NWOBHM to Thrash in their earlier days. However, in the 1990s and beyond 2000, Metallica evolved a more mainstream sound, which helped them become a household name and the seventh biggest selling act in history.
Latest Metallica News
Below is our complete Metallica news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Metallica Writing New Material While On Tour
Robert Trujillo has told the media in New Zealand that Metallica has been writing backstage and at jam sessions during their tour, amassing a large amount of material. The band plans to rest after their current tour and plans to start writing again.
We recently reported on Metallica's Christchurch, New Zealand concert, which you can read about here.
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Metallica Shakes Up Christchurch
Biggest metal band in the world, good friends and a 4 hour road trip – what more is needed? After pressure from a Facebook group of all things, Metallica decided to head down south for two dates on the final leg of the “World Magnetic Tour” in Christchurch, New Zealand, and I went to see what breath was left in the great four horsemen.
Supporting acts for the night were Christchurch locals Tainted, Texan band The Sword and metal luminaries Fear Factory. For the normal reasons (meeting people, searching for alcohol, parking, travel etc.), we turned up part way into the show when The Sword was just closing, so it's unfortunate I can't comment on the first two bands much. I've seen Tainted several times now (who plays a modern brand of Lamb of God styled groove metal), so I wasn't too disappointed there, but from what I heard from others, The Sword subdued a baying Metallica crowd well enough, taking the stage with "Hey... we're The Sword" and then blasting out some tunes. More...
Metallica Contributing Kinks Cover To Album
Metallica has issued the following update about contributing a cover track of the Kinks song "You Really Got Me" to a compilation album:
"About a year ago, we had the honor of playing with Ray Davies at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert in New York . . . it was the first time we had ever met Ray and was definitely one of the highlights of our night. Fast forward a few months to the tuning room before the show in Oslo on April 14 and there we were recording with Ray! How cool is that?
"Turns out that Ray has been planning to put out a record of collaborations on classic Kinks songs with a wide variety of today's musicians and low and behold we were actually asked to be included in this stellar group spanning many genres and styles. The result is coming to your favorite place to purchase music around the world on November 1, 2010. Titled 'See My Friends,' our version of 'You Really Got Me' appears on disc, or in bits and bites, along side of Ray with Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, Alex Chilton, Spoon, Frank Black, Billy Corgan and many others. We had a blast hanging out with a real legend and hope you dig it. For more info, go here."
New "Big Four" DVD Trailer Posted Online
A new trailer for "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD has posted online. Both the DVD and Blu-Ray editions of "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" have had their release dates pushed back to November 2, 2010. The new release date only affects the Canadian and American markets. "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" was filmed on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
You can view the video below:
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame DVD Set Announced
Metallica has issued the following announcement about appearing on a new three DVD set of the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame event:
"Just about a year ago we were more than honored to participate in a special two night event to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The two nights of shows at Madison Square Garden brought together an incredible group of artists and resulted in some pretty amazing collaborations.
"A three DVD set commemorating the performances, available in your favorite store or online site October 5, will include the full four hour highlight special that aired on HBO. In addition to these 51 performances, there are an additional 16 bonus performances not seen on HBO and a collector's issue of Rolling Stone magazine featuring behind the scenes stories. There will also be a Blu-ray version available exclusively at Best Buy for the first 30 days.
"Our set included: 'For Whom the Bell Tolls,' 'Sweet Jane' with Lou Reed, 'Iron Man/Paranoid' with Ozzy Osbourne (full length version not seen on HBO), 'All Day and All of the Night' with Ray Davies, 'Enter Sandman,' and 'Turn the Page.' More...
"The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" Pushed Back
Both the DVD and Blu-Ray editions of "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" have had their release dates pushed back to November 2, 2010. The new release date only affects the Canadian and American markets. "The Big 4: Live In Sofia, Bulgaria" was filmed on June 22, 2010 at the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Metallica track listing:
1. Creeping Death
2. For Whom The Bell Tolls
3. Fuel
4. Harvester Of Sorrow
5. Fade To Black
6. That Was Just Your Life
7. Cyanide
8. Sad But True
9. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
Encore:
16. Am I Evil? (with the Big Four)
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy
Slayer track listing:
1. World Painted Blood
2. Jihad
3. War Ensemble
4. Hate Worldwide
5. Seasons In The Abyss
6. Angel of Death
7. Beauty Through Order
8. Disciple
9. Mandatory Suicide
10. Chemical Warfare
11. South of Heaven
12. Raining Blood
Megadeth track listing:
1. Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
2. Hangar 18
3. Wake Up Dead
4. Head Crusher
5. In My Darkest Hour
6. Skin O' My Teeth
7. A Tout Le Monde
8. Hook In Mouth
9. Trust
10. Sweating Bullets
11. Symphony Of Destruction
12. Peace Sells/Holy Wars Reprise
Anthrax track listing:
1. Caught In A Mosh
2. Got the Time
3. Madhouse
4. Be All, End All
5. Antisocial
6. Indians/Heaven And Hell
7. Medusa
8. Only
9. Metal Thrashing Mad
10. I Am The Law
Jam Footage From Big Four DVD Posted Online
Footage from the forthcoming, history making "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD featuring full performances from Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax has been posted online.
The video contains footage from Metallica's encore of the track "Am I Evil" which features guest appearances from 'The Big Four', including Megadeth's Dave Mustaine.
"The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" is set for release on October 19, 2010.
You can view the video below:
Metallica Comments On Rumors Of Canceled Show
Metallica has issued the following statement about rumors the band would not be performing the upcoming tour date in Christchurch, New Zealand:
"We're in route to Melbourne and we're psyched about getting out there and getting amongst it again. We kinda make it a policy here to not respond to rumors and speculation, however the recent magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand is certainly a unique situation and we are aware that there have been various reports that we would not make it there.
"Well, we're coming. Full bore. Between working through European volcanic ash clouds last April (and not missing any shows...) and living in California most of our lives, we are no strangers to the effects of natural disasters and our hearts go out to those of you affected by this major tremor. What we can and will do is what we always do – come and play, give 110%, and 'rock the house' (!!) in our own unique way for the two nights we're in Christchurch. We're looking forward to our Fall in Australia and New Zealand... it's just beginning!"
Metallica To Release "Six Feet Down Under" EP
Metallica has checked in with the following announcement about releasing the "Six Feet Down Under" EP in celebration of the band's trek to Australia and New Zealand:
"We're getting psyched up for our return to Australia and New Zealand next week. It's been six long years since we've visited and we're ready to throw down! The nice people at Universal Music were so darn excited that they actually suggested that we release something special to commemorate this last run of World Magnetic tour dates, so ta-da we present the 'Six Feet Down Under' limited edition EP! Coming to Trans-Tasman record stores and also at the Metallica.com Store on September 20.
"Here's the story. The collective brain trust came up with what we thought might be a kinda fun idea. How about some live recordings from each time we have been lucky enough to visit the area? It was all well and good until we realized that we did not start making multi-track recordings of every show until 2004... oops! But you guys, the fans, came to our rescue with some pretty decent bootleg options and we trimmed those down to two songs from each tour in 1989, 1993, 1998, and 2004. In digging a little deeper, it occurred to us that we had tracks that had never before been released as 'live b-sides' (we're not counting the bonus songs on i-Tunes, okay?) and that that added to the adventure of pulling it all together.
"Be gentle with us. A few of these songs are, well, we'll say 'rough,' which may be an understatement!! They do, however, capture the live moments and hopefully you'll have as much fun listening as we did playing on those nights."
The track listing is as follows: More...
Shawn Drover Checks In From The Road
Megadeth's Shawn Drover has checked in with the following recap of the band's recent show at the Cow Palace:
"Well, last night was fun. Lars asked us to play 'My last words' 2 minutes before we went onstage - and being as we have never even rehearsed that tune with this lineup and Megadeth hasn't played that tune since 2005 in the land of OZ, I think we pulled it off rather well. Don't worry though, next time Metallica comes to where I live, I will return the favor and ask them DURING their show to play the most obscure tune they haven't played in years! Baaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa
"All kidding aside, that was actually really fun to just wing it and enjoy the moment. I hope the crowd did enjoy it as well. As you would fathom for San Fran, lots of musicians backstage and mingling to be had. All fun stuff and a good night was had by all. Life doesn't suck, humans. I am more Metal than you."
Track Listing Revealed For "Big Four" DVD
Universal Music will release "The Big Four: Live From Sofia, Bulgaria" DVD and Blu-ray containing footage of the June 22nd, 2010 Sonisphere cinecast from the Sofia, Bulgaria leg of the touring rock festival featuring the "Big Four" of 1980s thrash metal — Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax. The DVD hits the streets on October 15th in Northern Europe, October 18th in most of the rest of the world, October 19th in North America and the full shows from all four bands will be included in the two-disc set along with behind-the-scenes and interview footage. In addition to the two-DVD set and the corresponding Blu-ray, there will be a limited-edition "super deluxe" box set including the DVD set, five CDs with ALL the music, a 24-page booklet, a poster, photos of each band, and a "Big Four" guitar pick.
Metallica track listing:
01. Creeping Death
02. For Whom The Bell Tolls
03. Fuel
04. Harvester Of Sorrow
05. Fade To Black
06. That Was Just Your Life
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
10. All Nightmare Long
11. One
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Blackened
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
Encore:
16. Am I Evil? (with the Big Four)
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy More...
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Metallica Comments On "Big Four" DVD Release
Metallica has issued the following statement about the "Big Four" show in Bulgaria being released on DVD:
"From Bulgaria to your local theatre to your living room or wherever you might enjoy a little live metal on the screen. You may have heard us say something about a DVD at the end of the satellite broadcast or read it in the internet rumor mill. it's true, there will be a DVD release of the Big 4 show from Sofia, Bulgaria!! We had such an awesome time hanging with Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer and the cameras were already rolling, so why not?
"Here's the scoop: The DVD hits the streets on October 15 in Northern Europe, October 18 in most of the rest of the world, October 19 in North America and the full shows from all four bands will be included in the two disc set along with behind the scenes and interview footage. In addition to the two DVD set and the corresponding Blu-ray, there will be a limited edition 'super deluxe' box set including the DVD set, five CD's with ALL the music, a 24 page booklet, a poster, photos of each band, and a Big 4 guitar pick. The clever title of the DVD is 'The Big 4 Live From Sofia, Bulgaria' (yes, that's really it!!) and you if you're interested in the box set, we'll have a pre-order in the Metallica Store for you shortly."
You can pre-order the "super deluxe" version in Europe here.
Metallica Announces Final "World Magnetic" Dates
Metallica has issued the following statement about adding a second show in Christchurch and announcing the final dates of the "World Magnetic" tour:
"The end of the line... Dear Friends: we are so psyched to add a second show in Christchurch, New Zealand at CBS Canterbury Arena on September 21. Thanks again for demanding that we visit you there! Now to the real reason we're here taking up space on this site, we also want to announce that all of our play dates have now filled up with the addition of this show. That's right boys and girls, this will be the last date added to the World Magnetic Tour! So if you're waiting for us to come to the Polar Ice Caps, your undiscovered planet or even your basement, sorry, this is as good at it gets.
"It has been a very long, and most amazing run. The number of shows played depends on when you start counting. We are gonna go with what the boys in the band say, 'cuz they have been out on the road more or less continuously since May of 2008 and that brings us up to a total of 212 shows in 153 cities. Each and every one of them has been memorable and special and we thank you for that. This is where we could spew a bunch of crazy numbers at you...you know the 2.3 million tickets sold, 300 million miles traveled, 3,000 pounds of bacon consumed 'shtick,' but you don't care about that stuff and frankly neither do we. What we DO care about is letting you know the immense gratitude we feel for all of your love and support over these past two and half years. When we embarked on this "magnetic" journey, none of us ever, in our wildest dreams, imagined how truly incredible it would be and it's all because of hanging out with YOU! More...
Baroness Added To Metallica's Australian Tour
BARONESS will join METALLICA on their already-sold-out 13-date Australian tour this fall. This tour, which sold-out within an hour of going on sale, will also include LAMB OF GOD and two dates in New Zealand at the front of the tour. A listing of tour dates and cities can be found below.
BARONESS is currently on tour in Europe and will be on tour in August with the DEFTONES for three-weeks in the US. Immediately following these dates, BARONESS will be performing as part of Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA and Musicfest NW in Portland, OR. A complete listing of BARONESS tour dates can be found below.
BARONESS is touring in support of their brand new album, "Blue Record." The critically-acclaimed release can be streamed in its entirety online now at BlueRecord.info.
Here are the latest BARONESS tour dates: More...
The "Big Four" Show To Play In Australian Theaters
Megadeth has issued the following announcement about the "Big Four" show in Bulgaria (featuring Megadeth, Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer) will now be screened in Australian theaters:
"The now-legendary 'Big Four' show — which was held on June 22nd at Sofia, Bulgaria's Sonisphere festival and featured Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax on stage for the first time — will be screened in selected cinemas across Australia from July 9. For ticketing information, head to this location and click on Australia down at the bottom."
Metallica Announces Concert In Christchurch
American heavy metal veterans Metallica has announced that they have added a show in Christchurch, New Zealand to their tour of the down under this September. A message from the band reads as follows:
"You asked (okay, demanded!) and we heard ya. When we got wind of the massive petitions for us to come to Christchurch, New Zealand we just had to check it out . . . and wow, the number of requests were overwhelming! So, the moral of the story is to be careful what you wish for . . . because 'Tallica is coming to your town on September 22 at CBS Canterbury Arena!
"Now here's the catch - our production team scoped it out over the last couple of weeks and no matter how hard we tried to re-configure it, the bottom line is the CBS Canterbury Arena is just not equipped to handle the in the round "Death Magnetic" show that we've been carting around the world on this tour. That's not going to stop us, but we wanted to let you know that we will not be able to bring the full set up that you may have seen in photos on the site or will see if you happen to hit another show in New Zealand or Australia. It's gonna be us and YOU old-school "club style" in an arena making a whole lot of noise together, and that's what counts.
"Tickets go on sale July 15 at 9:00 AM with the MyTKT pre-sale starting July 13 at noon. Fan Club members should check www.metclub.com for information about a special pre-sale for them starting on July 9.
"Thanks for all the love and support . . . see you in September!" More...
Megadeth Comments On Big Four Shows
Megadeth front man Dave Mustaine has checked in with the following statement about the band's "Big Four" tour dates:
"Droogies! So now that the Big Four dates have come and gone, I feel it is time to check-in, say, "Hello" and tell you what has been going on in my world. First off, when we left San Marcos and Mustaine Music Studios aka 'Vic's Garage,' we had no idea what to expect, other than the fact that we wanted to make a point; we wanted to make the other bands feel comfortable, we wanted the fans to all leave this momentous occasion feeling completely satiated, we wanted the guys in Metallica to know that we could be depended on to pull our share...
"I don't know if we delivered for everyone, but for the tens of thousands of people each night, and ultimately hundreds of thousands of fans over the entire run of the Big Four festivals (affectionately dubbed 'Sonisphere'), it seemed to me that the fans were finally able to put aside the silly stuff that the press has kept on life support for so many, many years. We did several round-table interviews with a member from each camp of the Big Four, and one thing that was a constant and that we all agreed on was that the press was the responsible parties for keeping the feuds alive.
"You heard it straight from our mouths; we are all at peace with one another, and we all are friends. End of story – or in other words, several shit magazines will now have to learn how to write real interviews, reviews, and features, instead of causing so much turmoil with us four, all in the spirit of selling their publications."
Tons of Pro-Shot "Big Four" Video Footage Posted
Metal Injection has posted the motherload of "Big Four" pro-shot video footage from the Sofia, Bulgaria Sonisphere show that also aired in theaters. Here's a teaser of the "Am I Evil" jam, with links to many more videos from each of the "Big Four," Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax, below.
As previously reported, the Sofia, Bulgaria "Big Four" show is slated for release on DVD and Blu-ray in September. The DVD will feature one hour performances from Anthrax, Megadeth and Slayer, as well as two hours of Metallica and some backstage footage and interviews thrown in for good measure. More details are expected to be revealed shortly.
Here are the rest of the videos:
Metallica
Creeping Death
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Harvester Of Sorrow
Fade To Black
Cyanide
One
Master of Puppets
Nothing Else Matters
Enter Sandman/Frayed Ends Jam
Hit The Lights
Seek and Destroy
Slayer
Hate Worldwide
Seasons In The Abyss
Angel of Death
Mandatory Suicide[Sonisphere Sofia, Bulgaria]
World Painted Blood
War Ensemble
Chemical Warfare
South of Heaven
Raining Blood
Megadeth
Holy Wars
Hangar 18
Headcrusher
In My Darkest Hour
Skin O My Teeth
Hook In Mouth
Sweating Bullets
Symphony Of Destruction
Peace Sells/Holy Wars reprise
Anthrax
Metal Thrashing Mad
I Am The Law
Caught In A Mosh
Got The Time
Madhouse
Antisocial
Indians/Heaven And Hell
The "Big Four" Remember Dio
Members of the "Big Four" of thrash, including Dave Mustaine (Megadeth), Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Scott Ian (Anthrax), and Kerry King (Slayer) recorded a special video tribute to the late heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio. The video was recorded from the Sonisphere festival in Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22, 2010. The video tribute was shown as part of the June 22nd satellite broadcast of the "Big Four" concert from Sofia to movie theaters around the world. You can watch the video clip below.
The Big Four To Have Encore Showing In Theaters
By popular demand an ENCORE showing has been added to The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax in-theatre event.
For the second and final night, metalheads around the world can experience history in select movie theaters nationwide. The Big Four: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, presented by NCM Fathom and BY Experience will feature nearly 4 hours of live performances and behind-the-scenes from the Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
While "The Big Four" has just been announced on DVD, the movie theater experience is probably as close to live as it can get. Check out our review from the live broadcast on Tuesday.
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