Metallica kicked off their brief European tour in the Czech Republic on Monday (May 7) by performing their groundbreaking 1991 self-titled disc (aka The Black Album) in its entirety for the first time ever. Not only did they rock the whole album, they played it backwards — now that’s metal!
With the films ‘Some Kind of Monster’ and ‘Get Him to the Greek’ already under his belt and appearances in two upcoming films, Metallica stickman Lars Ulrich is building quite the IMDB profile. Despite all his big screen activities, Ulrich says he’s not actively pursuing an acting career.
As Metallica gear up to record their 10th studio album, drummer Lars Ulrich reveals that the band is trying to find “wacky” new strategies for getting the music to the fans who want it.
Many Metallica fans were left asking questions after the announcement of the incredibly diverse lineup for the ‘Orion Music + More‘ festival in Atlantic City, N.J. Ever ready to be spokesman for the band, drummer Lars Ulrich steps up to explain some of those decisions.
February 16, 2012 Perry Farrell is firing back at "an anonymous Lollapalooza insider" that has been leaking the annual music festival's lineup via Twitter. The rumored lineup features Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beyonce, and more.
February 7, 2012
January 27, 2012 Thunderlips on 'Ride the Lightning?' It's not everyday you get to make a Metallica and 'Rocky 3' reference at the same time but Hulk Hogan's latest unbelievable claim has allowed just that. The wrestler recently said that Lars Ulrich asked him to play bass in an early version of Metallica -- we're calling shenanigans though.
January 9, 2012 Metallica have been making themselves extremely accessible to their fans of late -- releasing B-Sides, lengthy video recaps of their 30th Anniversary gigs, and now giving details on two highly-anticipated upcoming projects they have in the works.
January 4, 2012 Metallica recently celebrated 30 years as a band with a four night, fan club only series of concerts at The Fillmore in San Francisco. They debuted unheard B-Sides, played rarities, performed with tons of guests like Ozzy Osbourne and Dave Mustaine, and now you can watch all the highlights right here.
December 29, 2011 Metallica are working with producer Rick Rubin on the album that will hopefully make us forget all about the whole 'Lulu' debacle. You never know with Metallica, but there's a good chance we will see the follow-up to 'Death Magnetic' in 2012.
December 13, 2011 