On the heels of learning that Metallica will be taking over Green Day's headlining gig at the 2012 Voodoo Music + Arts Experience in New Orleans, Loudwire had the chance to catch up with 'Tallica axeman Kirk Hammett. This will be Metallica's first concert in New Orleans since 2008, so needless to say there is a lot of excitement around the announcement.
When we arrived at Bader Field the day before Metallica's Orion Music + More festival, we were greeted with the band rocking out to one of our favorite tunes, 'Creeping Death.' It turned out that they were performing their usual pre-show soundcheck, working out all the kinks before they kicked off their first ever two-day fest.
Meet Countessa Suicide, a fiery, redhot Suicide Girl from Australia. Countessa may hail from the outback, but she really lives on the Internet – Tumblr to be exact.
Metallica are busy with their 3D film right now, but guitarist Kirk Hammett says work on their follow-up to 'Death Magnetic' will 'happen soon.'
Yesterday (Sept. 27) marked the 26th anniversary of Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's shocking death, prompting an outpouring of memories from fans -- as well as a tribute from his surviving bandmates.
Lucky, lucky England! Two headliners were recently unveiled to close out the Saturday and Sunday night dates of the three-day 2013 Download Festival. The legendary Iron Maiden will finish up the Saturday show (June 15) and German metal phenomenon Rammstein will be headlining the Sunday lineup (June 16). After a bit of a wait, Slipknot have now been confirmed as the headlining act for Friday, June 14.
As Metallica fans are anxiously awaiting the 3D debut of their favorite band on the big screen, they will get an early surprise to keep their interests piqued: a DVD/Blu-Ray release of a two-night residency in Quebec City filmed in 2009 during Metallica's 'World Magnetic Tour.' Not only will fans get footage from Metallica's most recent worldwide tour, but they also get to pick which night of the two-night stay is featured as the main setlist on the release.
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is looking to scare up some extra business for his new book, 'Too Much Horror Business,' and will hit the road for a series of book signings next month.
Congrats are in order for Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor, who received the "Legend" Award at the recent Metal Hammer Award Show in Berlin.
Trent Reznor is looking ahead to a busy 2013, but before that he's sharing a few thoughts on where it all started for him musically as part of the footage for Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' documentary.
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett is soon to release the book 'Too Much Horror Business -- The Kirk Hammett Collection,' which will feature the shredder's insane collection of all things horror. The Metallica legend recently spoke about the upcoming book to SFGate.com, also describing how the changes in his life will affect Metallica's next album.
