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's "Blackened" As A Death Metal Song
Denis Pauna has put a unique spin on Metallica's 1988 track "Blackened," transforming it into a death metal rendition. You can listen to his brutal adaptation streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. And spoiler: It has more bass than the original track.
If you're hungry for more death metal renditions of Metallica's classics, Pauna mentioned in the video's comments that he's currently working on the entire "And Justice for All" album in a death metal style, set to be released later this month. We'll definitely keep an eye out for that, as it's likely to be awesome.
Imperial Triumphant Premiere Metallica Cover
Imperial Triumphant has released the fourth entry in their cover series. This time, the avant-garde metal trio has taken on Metallica's early track from 'Kill 'Em All,' "Motorbreath," now available for streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Bassist Steve Blanco shared his thoughts: More...
Ice Nine Kills Officially Premiere New Music Video
After its debut during an in-person/livestream event at The Montalbán in Los Angeles, Ice Nine Kills has released their latest music video, "Meat & Greet." This video, inspired by 'Silence Of The Lambs,' serves as the closing chapter of their 'Horrorwood' series of videos.
"Meat & Greet" will be featured on the upcoming deluxe edition of the band's latest album, "The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood," renamed "Welcome To Horrorwood: Under Fire." This deluxe edition is set to release this Friday, October 20th on Fearless Records.
Frontman Spencer Charnas provided the following commentary: More...
OTTTO Premiere New Music Video "Night Howlers"
OTTTO, featuring Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo's son Tye (also Suicidal Tendencies), among others, premiere a video for their track "Night Howlers."
Trujillo shared his thoughts on the video, directed by Mike Hatchett: More...
Bastardane Premiere New Single "Slow Decay"
Bastardane premiere their new single "Slow Decay", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The track will be featured on their upcoming album. The track was recorded, mixed, and mastered by the Chris "Scary" Adams. Specific release details for the record are yet to be announced.
It's worth noting that the trio includes Castor Hetfield on drums, who is notably the son of Metallica's vocalist/guitarist, James Hetfield.
In the meantime, Bastardane are set to team up with OTTTO, a band featuring Tye Trujillo, the son of Metallica's bassist/vocalist, Robert Trujillo, for a series of shows and takeover events. These performances will coincide with Metallica's recently launched summer headlining tour: More...
Mammoth WVH Premiere New Single & Music Video
Mammoth WVH have just unveiled their latest single, "I'm Alright," accompanied by an official music video directed by Gordy De St. Jeor. Wolfgang Van Halen's mother, Valerie Bertinelli, made a cameo appearance in the video, and his uncle Patrick assisted in the 'wah pedal operation' of the track. This Friday, August 04th, will see the official release of of the band‘s sophomore album, “Mammoth II“.
Wolfgang shared his thoughts on the release: More...
Headline News
Dethklok Premiere First New Song In Almost 10 Yrs.
Mark your calendars for August 22nd as the highly anticipated animated film, 'Metalocalypse: Army Of The Doomstar,' is set to be released. This feature-length spinoff, written and directed by 'Metalocalypse' co-creator Brendon Small, will be available in digital and Blu-ray formats.
The song "Aortic Desecration" from "Dethalbum IV" has been unveiled with a lyric video, marking the first new music from Dethklok in nearly a decade, streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
According to an official press release, the film will follow the following plot: More...
Metallica Premiere Another New Music Video
Bay Area thrash metal legends Metallica premiere another new Team Rolfes-directed music video for their single “Too Far Gone“ taken from their brand new album “72 Seasons”. Check out now “Room Of Mirrors“ streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
So far the below live dates have been confirmed for 2023/2024: More...
Metallica Premiere New Animated Music Video
Bay Area thrash metal legends Metallica premiere an animated music video for their single “Room Of Mirrors“ taken from their brand new album “72 Seasons”. Check out now “Room Of Mirrors“ streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you below.
Metallica Premiere Full-Album Stream Of New Album
Legendary Bay Area thrash metal outfit Metallica premiere the full-album stream of the band's brand new album "72 Seasons", which was just released today. Check out now "72 Seasons" streaming in its entirety via Spotify below.
In other news the band’s four-night residency on late night TV talk show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!‘ came to an end yesterday. Metallica closed out their run as the featured musical guest performer on the show with the below performance of the “72 Seasons” track “If Darkness Had A Son“.
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Hear: AI Presidents Make Metallica Album Tier List
The long-awaited part two of the Metallica tier list has arrived on YouTube. Obama, Trump and Biden are at it again, this time with some unexpected guests...
Metallica Premiere New Single & Music Video
Thrash metal kings Metallica premiere the third single titled “If Darkness Had A Son” from their upcoming album “72 Seasons“, which is scheduled for an April 14th release date.
Check out now "If Darkness Had A Son" streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below.
You can catch Metallica live on the road this year on the below booked dates: More...
Metallica Shares "Screaming Suicide" Music Video
American metal icons Metallica has shared a second song from their upcoming album, "72 Seasons," named, "Screaming Suicide." You can check out the music video for the track below.
Metallica frontman James Hetfield says: "‘Screaming Suicide’ addresses the taboo word of suicide. The intention is to communicate about the darkness we feel inside. It's ridiculous to think we should deny that we have these thoughts. At one point or another I believe most people have thought about it. To face it is to speak the unspoken. If it's a human experience, we should be able to talk about it. You are not alone."
"72 Seasons," the twelfth album from Metallica, is scheduled to be released on April 14th through the band's own label, Blackened. More...
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Listen: To New Metallica Mashup "Hit The Lux"
Metallica's latest single "Lux Æterna" was compared a lot to the band's early years' stuff, especially the debut album "Kill 'Em All". YouTuber johnp82 develop those ideas further by speeding up the new track and combining it with the vocals from "Hit The Lights".
Check out the final result "Hit The Lux" streaming via YouTube for you below.
Headline News
Metallica Announces New Album And World Tour
American metal superstars Metallica has revealed that they will be releasing a brand new studio album entitled, "72 Seasons," their first since 2016's, "Hardwired... To Self Destruct." The new album will be released on April 14th 2023 via the band's own Blackened Records. In addition to this, the band has premiered a music video for the album's first single, "Lux Æterna," which can be viewed below.
In addition to this, the band has announced the "M72 World Tour," which will see the band perform two nights in each city, in what is being dubbed "No Repeat Weekend." As expected by the title, each night will feature a different setlist, as well as different opening bands as Pantera and Mammoth WVH will open the first night, while Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills will provide support on the second. You can see the tour dates below.
Says Metallica: "Yes, you read that correctly... we have completed recording at HQ, and our 12th studio album is coming your way! It’s been six years since Hardwired…To Self Destruct, so we think it’s about time for some new music. With 12 tracks totaling over 77 minutes, 72 Seasons hits all the places you can consume music on Friday, April 14, 2023.
"Produced by Greg Fidelman, along with James and Lars, 72 Seasons is available for pre-order now on CD, 2LP 140g black vinyl, two different colored vinyl variations, and digitally in the Met Store. Every pre-order will receive a digital instant grat track of the first song we are releasing, “Lux Æterna,” and you can check out the brand new video, one of the coolest we’ve ever made, on our YouTube channel. Directed by Tim Saccenti, we recently traveled to Los Angeles to capture our performance using some crazy cutting-edge technology.
"The album package was once again conceived and art directed by our good friend, acclaimed designer David Turner, and his team. David, who won a Grammy for his work on Death Magnetic, is the man behind the look and feel of all of our recent releases, including Through The Never, S&M2, and Hardwired.
"Is there a special meaning to the title?” you ask. James explains it best: “72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our true or false selves. The concept that we were told ‘who we are’ by our parents. A possible pigeonholing around what kind of personality we are. I think the most interesting part of this is the continued study of those core beliefs and how it affects our perception of the world today. Much of our adult experience is reenactment or reaction to these childhood experiences. Prisoners of childhood or breaking free of those bondages we carry." More...
Download Festival Announces First Sixty Bands
The organisers of Britain's Download festival have announced the first sixty bands to play at the event's twentieth anniversary next year. Of note, Metallica will be performing two headlining sets, while the other headliners will be Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon. A statement from Metallica reads as follows:
"Open up the summer calendar as we’re super excited to announce that we’ll be celebrating the Download Festival’s 20th anniversary with not one, but two headline nights on June 8 and 10, 2023! It's been over a decade since we hit the stage in Donington Park, so we’ll be making up for lost time with two unique and completely different setlists with no repeat songs whatsoever that weekend.
"This year’s festival will take place over four days and we’re lucky enough to start the party on night one, June 8th. Hitting the stage as headliners the other two nights are Slipknot and Bring Me The Horizon. The long weekend will be jam-packed including Evanescence, Parkway Drive, Disturbed, Pendulum, Architects, Ghost, The Distillers, Placebo, Alexisonfire, Asking Alexandria, Motionless In White, I Prevail, The Blackout (reunion), Fever 333, Stray From The Path, Lorna Shore, Nova Twins and Municipal Waste, with many more still to be announced.
"Fifth Members may purchase tickets now. General tickets are on-sale at 10 AM on Thursday, November 10th."
The current lineup is as follows: More...
Ozzy Osbourne Premieres New Single & Music Video
73-year-old heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne premieres his new official music video for One Of Those Days”. The song is taken from his new studio full-length “Patient Number 9” and UK blues rock legend Eric Clapton guests on this particular song.
The new album includes also guest appearances from Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Zakk Wylde, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.
Ozzy Osbourne Premieres New Single
Ozzy Osbourne returns with his long-time friend and guitarist Zakk Wylde on the latest single titled “Nothing Feels Right” streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. The song will be featured on Osbourne‘s upcoming new thirteenth studio record “Patient Number 9“, due out this Friday, September 09th, 2022. The impending new full-length includes guest appearances from Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.
Ozzy will also be back live onstage this Thursday, September 08th, performing during the halftime of the Los Angeles Rams hosting the Buffalo Bills in their season opener at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA.
“Patient Number 9” track list: More...
Metallica Premiere New Animated Lyric Video
Inspired by the renewed interest for their track “Master Of Puppets“ from an appearance during a pivotal scene in the season finale of ‘Stranger Things 4‘, Metallica premiere an animated lyric video for the 36-year-old classic track.
In early July, streams and downloads of the track skyrocketed, sending the song back up to #1 in various charts, in the weeks following the premiere date of the ‘Stranger Things 4‘ season's finale.
Hear: Osbourne & Iommi Reunite On New Single
Ozzy Osbourne premieres his second single from his impending thirteenth studio full-length “Patient Number 9“. Former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi accompanies Ozzy on this particular song named “Degradation Rules“. Iommi also guests on another track titled “No Escape From Now” from that forthcoming record.