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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Gojira Vocalist Speaks On Metallica Tour
As previously reported, French death metal act Gojira has recently been added to Metallica's Fall tour of North America along with Lamb Of God and Volbeat. Speaking on the tour, Gojira vocalist/guitarist Joseph Duplantier said:
"Metallica has invited us to open for them on the first part of their North American tour this fall. Fifteen shows around US and Canada with Lamb Of God as main support. Metallica has been our main influence since we started playing music, and we can say that this announcement is a dream come true."
Gojira And Volbeat Added To Metallica Tour
Metallica has announced that in addition to Lamb Of God, Gojira and Volbeat will also be joining them on their North American tour this Fall. A message from the band reads as follows:
"While we are still enjoying our European summer vacation, a quick note here about the fall shows in North America. Our French friends GOJIRA will be joining us, along with LAMB OF GOD, for shows September 14 – October 18, while Lars' brethren from Denmark VOLBEAT will hanging for the shows October 26 – December 12. One other quick thing – unfortunately Lamb of God cannot continue on with us in December, so we'll have more news about those shows for you later. See you out there!"
The tour dates are as follows: More...
Metallica Reveals French DVD Tracklisting
Metallica filmed their show in Nimes, France last night for a new DVD to be released on October 19th. The DVD will be available in French stores and online outlets only.
The tracklisting for the DVD is as follows:
"Blackened"
"Creeping Death"
"Fuel"
"Harvester Of Sorrow"
"Fade To Black"
"Broken, Beat And Scarred"
"Cyanide"
"Sad But True"
"One"
"All Nightmare Long"
"The Day That Never Comes"
"Master Of Puppets"
"Dyers Eve"
"Nothing Else Matters"
"Enter Sandman"
Encore:
"Stone Cold Crazy"
"Motorbreath"
"Seek and Destroy"
Metallica Plays Brief Michael Jackson Tribute
A brief fan filmed video can be viewed below of Metallica performing a tribute to Michael Jackson. The video was taken at the July 4th date of the Sonisphere Fesetival in Hockenheim, Germany. The clip shows Metallica playing a portion of the Michael Jackson song "Beat It" and then moving into the track "Stone Cold Crazy." More...
Slipknot Nominated For Five Kerrang Awards
The nominees for this years Kerrang! awards ceremony have been revealed. Perhaps the most likely to win at least one award this year will be Slipknot who have been nominated for no less than five awards this year.
The nominees are as follows:
Best British New Comer:
My Passion
Attack Attack
In Case Of Fire
Young Guns
Fei Comodo
Best International Newcomer:
Shinedown
Five Finger Death Punch
The Gaslight Anthem
Metro Station
Versa Emerge More...
Metallica To Stream Rock Werchter Festival Show
Metallica has issued the following announcement about streaming online their live performance at the Rock Werchter Festival in Belgium on Sunday, July 5th:
"Our friends at the Rock Werchter festival have made arrangements for you to listen to and/or watch the show with live radio and webcasts. Here’s how you can tune in: On the web, On the radio: Belgian (Flemish speaking), French – Pure FM, German – BRF, Dutch – 3FM."
Metallica Announces New Live DVD Details
Metallica has issued the following announcement about an upcoming DVD release:
"We're excited to document the upcoming show in Nimes on July 7 and want you to be a part of it! The French record company and www.wormee.com are giving you tickets and a chance to participate in the making of the DVD . . . winners will film the show and record a report from there, two minutes of which will appear as an extra in the final release.
"The contest is open to residents of France only (sorry!!) and runs through July 2 ending at 11:59 PM. There will be ten winners and you can check out all the details and enter here.
"The DVD will be released on October 19 and will be available through your friendly French music stores and online shops only, and Metallica.com.
"One final note, you can re-live the show through www.wormee.com, who will be streaming it from July 10 - July 13. You just need to register with the site to watch, and is open to everyone around the world.
"For our friends in Latin America, stay tuned for more details about the release of the Mexico City shows on DVD."
Lamb Of God To Support Metallica On U.S. Tour
Popular American metal outfit Lamb Of God has announced in a message to their fan club that they will be supporting Metallica on their tour of the United States from September to December. The message reads as follows:
"So here is some breaking news for you members of the fanclub only! We will announce this soon on the main site, but you hear it first!
"We will be main support on the METALLICA tour of the US from September 14th - end of November. We will be doing a considerable amount of headline shows throughout this tour as well.
"This will be our final US tour of 2009."
Vader Reveals "Necropolis" Details
VADER's new full length album entitled "Necropolis" will be released in Europe on August 21 through Nuclear Blast. The album will be available as a standard CD edition, digi pack (featuring two cover tracks and bonus DVD) edition and vinyl edition. The album artwork and the whole layout was made by Jacek Wisniewski (who also made cover arts for such albums as "Black To The Blind", "Litany", "Revelations" and many more).
"Necropolis" was recorded at Hertz Studio with Slawek and Wojtek Wieslawski behind the helm. Then the album was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen at his Antfarm Studio (it's been band's first cooperation with a foreign producer since "The Ultimate Incantation").
Peter commented: "Tue Madsen did tremendous work! He modeled power on this album. It is not easy to make VADER sound heavy and clear. When I was listening to the master tape for a first time, I knew after the opening notes that 'Necropolis' is gonna be a BLAST indeed!!! Tue thinks the same, which makes me even more happy. No VADER album sounded so powerful without loss of all these details in the songs. I am impressed indeed!!! We will do video clips, of course! I'm not sure yet which songs are gonna be chosen. I have some 'evil stories' in my mind just waiting to be realized. Personally, I want to see a clip for 'Devilizer', which opens 'Necropolis'. The CD front cover was done by Jacek Wisniewski and explains what's inside the album... We summoned the Old Spirits again. The Unknown is awakened...again. 'Necropolis' is exactly like the picture seen on the front cover: solid, metal and evil, with many details, backgrounds and... hidden mysteries. There's also another thing that don't let me fall asleep since a few days. I mean very honest, positive, almost enthusiastic response from Nuclear Blast!"
Digi pack editions of the album will feature two cover songs: "Black Metal" of VENOM (with a guest appearance of Bart Krysiuk from HERMH), and "Fight Fire With Fire" of METALLICA (featuring Maciek Taff from ROOTWATER, BLACK RIVER). Also included is a bonus DVD featuring a part of a charity show for Covan (DECAPITATED) the band played on April 26 in Krakow. The show recorded by 5 cameras, dynamic editing and HD quality - all that made by Inbornmedia Company from Wroclaw.
Here is the complete "Necropolis" tracklisting: More...
Metallica Reschedules Ottawa Show
Metallica has rescheduled their show in Ottawa, from the original date of October 29th to November 3rd at the Scotiabank Place due to a scheduling conflict. Tickets will be valid for the new date or they can be refunded at the place of purchase. Those who attend the show will receive a voucher for a free MP3 download of the show that can be redeemed at www.livemetallica.com.
The band comments: "We're happy to report that it has nothing to do with oysters, but can only tell you right now that the date change is due to a scheduling conflict with a very cool event coming up around that time. We wanted to let you know about the new date in Ottawa ASAP, but we've been sworn to secrecy on all other fronts, so keep checking www.metallica.com. . . more details in mid to late July."
Metallica Wins Spike TV "Guys Choice Award"
Metallica's Lars and Robert attended Spike TV's "Guys Choice Awards." The band posted the following short update about it on their site:
"Spike TV, the network for all things guys seem to dig, hosted their 'Guys Choice Awards' in Los Angeles tonight and Lars and Robert were there to collect the 'Ballsiest Band' Award...there's a first! The members of the band Anvil were on hand to pass out the award and you can catch all the festivities when the show airs on June 21 at 10:00 PM EST."
Metallica Talks About New DVD Filming
Metallica has posted a message on their official website concerning the rumours of them shooting a new live DVD. It reads as follows:
"There's been a little chatter here and there about us filming a few shows this summer for potential release on DVD and among the countless internet rumors, these ones are actually true! We thought it would be cool to document a few shows that are unique and sure to be extra memorable for us, and hopefully for you too . . . first up are the three sold out shows in Mexico City, Mexico at Foro Sol on June 4, 6, 7 and later this summer, we also plan to have the cameras rolling at the sold out show in Nimes, France at Arenes de Nimes, the historic Roman amphitheatre where we'll be on July 7."
Metallica To Film Mexican Shows For New DVD
According to legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin, Metallica will be filming their upcoming shows in Mexico for a forthcoming DVD. It is currently unclear if this footage will be replacing the footage filmed in Paris or if they will both be used. Halfin's report reads: "I'm in LA for a couple of days then off to Guadalajara to shoot THE MARS VOLTA, then back to LA for love making, then back to Mexico to shoot METALLICA, who are playing three nights in the football stadium, which is now going to be filmed so I have to shoot a DVD cover."
Avenged Sevenfold To Open For Metallica In Mexico
Orange County, California based rockers Avenged Sevenfold will be supporting Metallica on their shows in Mexico next month (June 4th, 6th and 7th) along with Mexican band Resorte. All three concerts will be held in Mexico City, Mexico at Foro Sol.
James Hetfield Joins Machine Head On Stage
Metallica frontman James Hetfield joined Machine Head on stage at the KoPi-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany last night (Saturday May 16th) to perform the song '"Aesthetics Of Hate." You can check out a video of the performance below. Machine Head are currently the special guests on Metallica's headlining tour of Europe. More...
Avenged Sevenfold Announces Extra Tour Dates
Avenged Sevenfold has issued the following update about extra tour dates alongside Metallica:
"New tour dates added for Mexico and Dublin: Jun 04, 2009 Mexico City, MEX Foro Sol Jun 06, 2009 Mexico City, MEX Foro Sol Jun 07, 2009 Mexico City, MEX Foro Sol Aug 01, 2009 Dublin, DB Marley Park CLICK HERE for more info and tickets!"
Gojira Post New Music Online
French death metal band, Gojira, has added the following four songs to their MySpace page:
"Esoteric Surgery," "Flying Whales," "World To Come," and "Escape (Metallica cover)."
Metallica Checks In with More Guitar Hero Updates
Guitar Hero: Metallica hits in just a few days on March 29 and, as the game draws near, the band has many updates for you.
The Playstation 2 version of Guitar Hero: Metallica was released on April 14.
30-Second Commercial Spots Added: A couple of 30-Second TV Commercial Spots have been added to the video page. You can view them at this location.
NASCAR: Tune in this Sunday, March 29th at 1:30 Eastern Time to the FOX network and watch No. 8 Guitar Hero Metallica Chevrolet driven by Aric Almirola at the Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway.
Guitar Hero Skin: An addition has been made to the arsenal of Metalliskinz, which allows you to change the design of Metallica.com to your favorite theme with a new Guitar Hero skin. Check it out using the drop down menu in the right column of the home page.
XBOX Demo Available: Gamers itching to get a taste of Guitar Hero Metallica can get a free download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. In the demo, virtual rock stars across the globe can shred, drum and wail to "Sad But True" and "Seek And Destroy," as well as "No Excuses" from Alice In Chains and "Stone Cold Crazy" from Queen, two of our favs. Set in The Forum (Los Angeles), highlighting the new in-the-round stage designs and custom camera angles, players can begin honing their skills in single-player and band Quickplay, head-to-head, Face-Off, Pro Face-Off and Battle gameplay modes.
Midnight Openings: The game will be available at midnight from these GameStop locations.
More Videos: The band has added three behind-the-scenes videos as well as an advertisement for the Gamestop/Double Bass Pedal promotion. You can view them here.
More Screenshots: Haven't seen enough of Guitar Hero: Metallica? More screenshots have been added to the Guitar Hero Page.
Banners Added: In addition to the wallpapers and buddy icons that were already posted, some banners were added that you can put on your personal website. You can find them at this location.
Wallpaper Contest: The Metallica Wallpaper Contest challenges you to create a unique and creative Guitar Hero: Metallica related desktop wallpaper. A handful of art assests to work with is provided, and the rest is up to you. 15 of the best wallpapers will be chosen by the Guitar Hero Team (made up of members of the Neversoft Team, and the Guitar Hero Community Management Team), and those top 15 wallpapers will be sent off to Metallica, who will judge your art and pick the overall best desktop wallpaper. For more information, visit the Metallica Wallpaper Contest page.
Four More Bands Added To Sonisphere 2009
The organizers of the British leg of this years Sonisphere festival have announced that four more bands will be joining the bill at Knebworth. Welsh alternative rockers Feeder will be performing at the event, as will Skindred, Frank Turner and Taking Back Sunday. The lineup for the festival, which will be held between August 1st-2nd, is now as follows:
Metallica
Linkin Park
Airbourne
Alice In Chains
Anthrax
Avenged Sevenfold
Bullet For My Valentine
Feeder
Frank Turner
Killing Joke
Lamb Of God
Machine Head
Mastodon
Nine Inch Nails
Skindred
Taking Back Sunday
The Sword
Thin Lizzy
Jason Newsted Speaks On Hall Of Fame Experience
Jason Newsted, bass player of progressive thrash metal group Voivod and former bassist of Metallica and Flotsam And Jetsam, was recently interviewed by MetalFanzine.net. During the interview, he spoke about what it was like to reunite with Metallica and what's happening with the new Voivod album. You can check it out below. More...
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