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 Posts Three New Songs Online
Metallica has posted a new player to stream the songs as heard on the Death Magnetic radio show this evening. You can check out six songs from "Death Magnetic" here.
Three of the songs have previously been made available ("The Day That Never Comes," "My Apocalypse," and "Cyanide"), while the three previously unaired songs are "All Nightmare Long," "Broken, Beat & Scarred," and "The Judas Kiss."
Metallica To Play Intimate Show For BBC
Blabbermouth.net reports: According to NME.com, METALLICA will play an intimate show exclusively for BBC Radio 1 on Sunday, September 14.
The show, which will be held at the BBC Radio Theatre, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 the following day (Monday, September 15) at 9:00 p.m. (BST).
Tickets will be given away randomly to fans who apply through the BBC Radio 1 web site.
Metallica Posts New Music Video Online
Metallica has uploaded the brand new video for the song "The Day That Never Comes" online. You can check it out at their official website. The video is the first from the band's forthcoming new album, "Death Magnetic" which is set to receive a worldwide release date of September 12th and is the bands first album since 2003's controversial effort, "St. Anger."
The band comments on the new video:
"It's midnight here at HQ and we are incredibly proud to present you with the debut of "The Day That Never Comes" ...not so much the standard video fare, but what we like to think of as a short film."
"We were honored to work with acclaimed film director and fellow Dane Thomas Vinterberg, as our goal with this song was to step outside of the usual every day music video box and into to the world of film. As you may have see here earlier, we shot it outside of Los Angeles a month ago and we hope that you are as blown away by Thomas' vision as we are." More...
Metallica Posts "Cyanide" For Streaming Online
Metallica has posted another new song, "Cyanide," from their upcoming album, "Death Magnetic," online for streaming. A live version of "Cyanide" from the band's Ozzfest set was previously posted on the band's MySpace page. You can also purchase "Cyanide" on iTunes here.
According to the band's web site, another new song from "Death Magnetic" will be posted in full next Monday as well.
As previously reported, "Death Magnetic" is scheduled for an international release on September 12.
Metallica Posts Entire Album Preview Online
Metallica has posted a thirty second clip for every song from their forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic" online. You can check out a video containing all the samples below.
"Death Magnetic" is set to be released worldwide on friday the 12th of September and has already seen success as the albums first single, "The Day That Never Comes" has entered several singles charts including the Hot 100. More...
Metallica Enters The Billboard Singles Charts
Metallica has hit the Billboard charts with their new single, "The Day That Never Comes" which has reached #25 on the Modern Rock chart, #7 on the Mainstream Rock chart and #31 on the Hot 100 Singles chart.
The bands new album "Death Magnetic" will receive a worldwide release date of friday 12th of September.
Metallica Announces More U.S. Dates
Metallica has added some additional dates to their previously announced U.S. tour. Here are the new dates:
December 18 - Los Angeles, CA - The Forum
January 27 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
February 1 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
Metallica Posts New Song, "My Apocalypse," Online
Metallica has posted another song, "My Apocalypse," from their upcoming album, "Death Magnetic," online. Listen to it here.
"Death Magnetic" is scheduled for an international release on September 12. More...
Rock Revolution Game To Feature Big Metal Names
According to Psxextreme.com, fans of Guitar Hero and/or Rock Band take note: Rock Revolution is scheduled to drop on October 14 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and will boast both guitar and drum peripherals. You'll be able to create your own tracks, test out each individual instrument, and of course, have a legitimate blast with several friends. Like it or not, the other two blockbuster music franchises now have some very stiff competition, and these are the songs that could propel Rock Revolution to a stunning sales victory. More...
New Metallica Studio Video Available Online
Metallica has posted a new video of their time in the studio recording their upcoming album "Death Magnetic" which will be released on September 12th. The video clip can be viewed below. More...
Metallica Posts New Song Online, Announces O2 Show
Metallica has officially announced that they will be playing the 02 World in Berlin and 02 Arena in London on September 12th and 15th 2008 respectively. The shows are only available to the band’s fan club members, and those people who subscribe to missionmetallica.com. Tickets are £5 and all ticket proceeds will be donated to various charities, which the band will be revealing over the next two weeks.
In possibly bigger news, Metallica has posted a stream of the full song "The Day That Never Comes" from their highly anticipated new album, "Death Magnetic." The song is also streaming on Metallica's MySpace page. "The Day That Never Comes" will also be made available as a physical release sometime in September. The video for the track was filmed in the desert outside L.A with director Thomas Vinterberg.
Finally, Metallica will headline the Reading and Leeds festivals this coming weekend (Leeds on Friday 22nd Aug and Reading on Sunday 24th Aug) in addition to the O2 shows in Berlin and London.
UPDATE: The single, "The Day That Never Comes," is now available on iTunes as well.
Metallica To Premiere New Single This Thursday
Metallica has announced that their new single, "The Day That Never Comes" will be aired for the first time this thursday on BBC Radio 1 during the Zane Lowe show. The show airs from 7-9pm (.K. time) and you can check out more details here.
In other news, Metallica has posted a second audio snippet from their new album, "Death Magnetic" online. You can check it out by clicking here.
Metallica Posts Audio Preview Online
Metallica have posted an excerpt from an unconfirmed song from the forthcoming album, "Death Magnetic" online at their official website. You can hear "a little taste of death" here. The album is scheduled for a worldwide release date of friday the 12th of September.
The tracklisting is as follows:
"That Was Just Your Life"
"The End Of The Line"
"Broken, Beat & Scarred"
"The Day That Never Comes"
"All Nightmare Long"
"Cyanide"
"The Unforgiven III"
"The Judas Kiss"
"Suicide & Redemption"
"My Apocalypse"
Metallica Singer Angers Bikers, Hikers And Others
Blabbermouth.net reports: Mark Prado of the Marin Independent Journal reports that METALLICA guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield has erected a metal fence (Photo) on his property on a Terra Linda (California) hilltop, closing off a popular trail and angering hikers, bikers and equestrians.
Someone scrawled "SHAME DISGRACE" on the 300-foot-long, 8-to 10-foot-high corrugated metal silver fence adorned with barbed wire at its far edges.
"Look at the barbed wire. This a serious fence," said hiker Tom McMillan of San Rafael, as he walked along the shiny behemoth late last week. More...
Ozzfest 2008 Deemed A Success By Organizers
Billboard.com reports: Ozzfest 2008, with Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne as headliners, grossed nearly $3.5 million and drew close to 30,000 people to Dallas' Pizza Hut Park, according to producers Sharon Osbourne and AEG Live.
Sponsored by Affliction Clothing, this year's Ozzfest marked the return of the 13-year-old hard music brand after a free run at amphitheaters last year. This year's one-off event did "fantastically well," Sharon Osbourne told Billboard.com. "The one thing is you want for the kids to go away and keep talking about what a great show it was, and that's what they're doing."
In addition to Metallica and Osbourne, mainstage acts were Serj Tankian, Hellyeah, Johnathan Davis, Cavalera Conspiracy, Shadows Fall, Apocalyptica, and In This Moment. The second stage featured Sevendust, Devildriver, Kingdom of Sorrow, Soilent Green, Witchcraft and Goatwhore. On the third stage were the Sword, Drowning Pool, Rigor Mortis, Within Chaos, The Destro and "battle of the bands" winners Debris and Black Tooth.
Osbourne says plans are for Ozzfest to return to Dallas again next summer, likely as a two-day festival, and other cities are also being considered. "Ozzfest ain't going anywhere," she says. "We do try and shake things up and experiment. We're not the old donkey that plods on doing the same sh*t."
Read the full article at Billboard.com.
Machine Head Singer Speaks On Supporting Metallica
Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn has posted the following message online, regarding the bands support slot on Metallica's North American tour: "We are so fuckin stoked beyond belief to be main support to METALLICA in America, we're speechless!!! Dream come true type shit! Let's fuckin' tear America to pieces!!!"
You can catch Machine Head supporting Metallica on these dates: More...
Video Of Metallica With King Diamond Posted Online
Professionally filmed footage of King Diamond's colloboration with Metallica at this past weekends Ozzfest event has posted online and you can check it out below. The band performed a medly of Mercyful Fate songs with the legendary frontman including "Corpse Without A Soul" and "Satan's Fall." More...
Metallica Announces North American Tour Dates
Having just completed their new album, Metallica has announced upcoming North American tour dates with The Sword as well as bands such as Machine Head, Lamb of God and Down on various legs of the tour.
Here's the update from the band:
"Time for a different sort of vacation ... one right here on our home turf!! Now that 'Death Magnetic' is complete, we're ready to start a proper indoor arena tour of the States and Canada and we can't wait to visit all of our 'Talli-fans here . . . it really has been too long (hey, what's four years amongst friends?).
Here's the complete list of cities and venues up through January 31, 2009: More...
Metallica Completes Mixing And Mastering New Album
Metallica has issued the following update:
"Today we finished mixing and mastering our ninth studio album of original material, Death Magnetic which hits the streets worldwide on Friday, September 12. Plus, you'll be able to download every song from the album for "Guitar Hero III" on the same day! Produced by Rick Rubin and recorded at Sound City Studios, Shangri La Studios, and our very own HQ. The first track and video 'The Day That Never Comes' will hit the airwaves later this month.
The complete track listing is below:
"That Was Just Your Life"
"The End Of The Line"
"Broken, Beat & Scarred"
"The Day That Never Comes"
"All Nightmare Long"
"Cyanide"
"The Unforgiven III"
"The Judas Kiss"
"Suicide & Redemption"
"My Apocalypse"
Get ready to enter the Death Magnetic!!!!"
The band have also released a video of themselves performing the new song "Cyanide" at Ozzfest, which contains better audio quality than the previous leaked video of the performance. You can check it out below. More...
Live Footage Of New Metallica Song Posted Online
A fan filmed video of Metallica performing a brand new song entitled "Cyanide" has been posted online via YouTube. You can also watch the video below.
The footage was filmed at yesterday's Ozzfest festivities which included the following setlist from Metallica:
"Creeping Death"
"For Whom The Bell Tolls"
"Ride The Lightning"
"Harvester Of Sorrow"
"Welcome Home (Sanitarium)"
"Cyanide"
"...And Justice For All"
"No Remorse"
"Fade To Black"
"Master Of Puppets"
"Damage Inc."
"Nothing Else Matters"
"Sad But True"
"One"
"Enter Sandman"
"Mercyful Fate" (with King Diamond)
"Seek And Destroy" More...
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