Reuters - Dec 15, 2009
Heavy metal's Big Four -- Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax -- will ride together in 2010. In Europe, at least. After weeks of rumors, the four bands have announced they'll take part in...
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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich pointed up at thousands of rock fans in the public seating sections at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum s 2009 inductions. This is all about all of you people up...
More »Reuters - Apr 4, 2009
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame gave fans a trip through modern music history on Saturday, inducting a variety of performers into its ranks from Queen of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson to rappers Run-D.M.C and...
More »Reuters - Apr 1, 2009
It seems that Metallica will be a two-bassist band at Saturday's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Cleveland. A day after former bassist Jason Newsted told Billboard.com that his replacement...
More »AP - Mar 20, 2009
Invading South By Southwest, Metallica attempted to pose as one of the hundreds of smaller bands there just hoping to get a record deal. We re a young band from Norway and we want to get signed, Metallica...
More »E! Online - Mar 9, 2009
Metallica had a less than Swede reception over the weekend. The hard rockers were forced to cancel the second of two planned Stockholm gigs last night after frontman James Hetfield was admitted to a...
More »AP - Mar 9, 2009
Organizers say 16,000 fans of the heavy metal group Metallica had to leave the Stockholm Globe Arena without seeing their heroes perform after lead singer James Hetfield was taken to the hospital. Spokeswoman...
More »Reuters - Jan 16, 2009
Rock acts Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and the Eagles have all thrived since leaving major labels. A fresh crop of well-known musicians may join them in 2009. Here are a few of the higher-profile acts...
More »E! Online - Jan 14, 2009
Wherever Metallica may roam these days, Cleveland will definitely be on the itinerary. The chart-dominating headbangers join hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C. as the top acts to be enshrined in this year...
More »Reuters - Dec 19, 2008
The mostly black-clad crowd goes wild in a frenzy of slam dancing to the music of heavy metal band Black Sabbath, played by Egyptian rockers on a placid bank of the Nile river. Heavy metal musicians...
More »Reuters - Dec 19, 2008
There are a few things you can expect from any Metallica concert. You'll hear Enter Sandman. Lars Ulrich will take every opportunity he can to get up from his drum kit and goad the audience. Whoever...
More »AP - Nov 13, 2008
The drummer for Metallica has snapped up a Jean Michel-Basquiat painting for $14 million at an auction in New York City. Christie s says the price Lars Ulrich bid for Untitled (Boxer) exceeded the pre...
More »AP - Oct 10, 2008
Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, is selling a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that could set a new auction record for the artist, Christie...
More »Reuters - Sep 24, 2008
Metallica's Death Magnetic held tight Wednesday for a second week at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart. The hard rock band's first album in five years sold 337,000 copies in the United States during...
More »AP - Sep 22, 2008
Run-D.M.C. could Walk This Way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The 1980s rap act, along with Metallica and the Stooges, are among the nine nominees for next year s hall of fame class, the Rock and...
More »Reuters - Sep 22, 2008
Hip Hop group Run-DMC, heavy metal band Metallica and musician/songwriter Bobby Womack are among nine nominees announced on Monday vying for five spots in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Guitarist...
More »Reuters - Sep 16, 2008
In just a three-day sales window, hard rock band Metallica's first studio album since 2003 debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart with one of the biggest tallies of the year. Death Magnetic moved...
More »AP - Sep 8, 2008
Metallica, Death Magnetic (Warner Bros.) Believe it or not, Metallica is very far from dead. Chipping its teeth on the punishing thrash it helped give birth to, Metallica regresses in the best way on...
More »E! Online - Aug 12, 2008
Metallica is headed home. The hard-charging headbangers have unveiled the itinerary for their first North American tour in more than four years—an eternity for its U.S. and Canadian fan base—...
More »E! Online - Aug 5, 2008
Metallica is again going against the grain. The hard-rocking band has followed in its own footsteps and announced a Friday release date for its ninth studio album, Death Magnetic. The album hits both...
More »E! Online - Jul 15, 2008
Metallica is riding the Xbox. Eight years after alienating many of its fans by suing Napster, the heavy metal band is finally embracing the future, announcing plans to release its highly anticipated...
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