During yesterday’s (May 24) “Metallica Night” at the San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA, Metallica’s James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett performed the national anthem. You can see footage of that below. Hetfield also threw out the first pitch during the event, while Lars Ulrich announced the…
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has been honored with the HN Award from the Hede Nielsen Family Foundation. The award includes DKK 600,000, which the drummer will be donating to charity. Ulrich commented: “So psyched to announce that I’ll be donating 200,000 Danish kroner to three different charities in Denmark, thanks to the good folks at the…
Heavy metal journalist Malcolm Dome has sadly passed away at the age of 66. A number of musicians have since taken to social media to honor the writer and some of their tributes can be found below: Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath): Words cannot express how sorry I feel to hear about the passing of Malcolm…
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich offered an update on the band’s new album. According to him, “it’s way too early to talk about a record or a timeline or anything.” Ulrich said the following: “We’re on that path. I don’t know if it’s cohesive enough…
On September 9, Taipei Houston, the band featuring Myles and Layne Ulrich, the sons of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, played their first show at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, CA. The duo shared some footage from that set on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTp5FKgh1cb/?utm_medium=copy_link
Myles and Layne Ulrich, the sons of Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, have launched a new band called Taipei Houston. The duo currently have the following dates booked: 09/09 Long Beach, CA – Alex’s Bar (feat. Dylan Carson & Not A Friend) 09/15 Los Angeles, CA – The Mind (feat. Left Of The Slash, Zach Louis…
In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Metallica’s “Black Album,” Tama have released a Lars Ulrich limited edition signature “Black Album” snare drum. Only 300 are available. The following description of the drum was shared on tama.com: “When people heard Metallica’s Black Album, which was released on August 12, 1991, the positive public feedback was…
Members of Foo Fighters, Ghost, Korn, KISS, 311, and more have contributed signed items to a silent auction in an effort to raise money for Roadie Relief. The auction will run through April 14 at 32auctions.com. Here’s the various items up for auction: 01. Tommy Thayer (KISS) personally signed signature series Epiphone Les Paul. 02.…
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has shared another update on the band’s new album. The drummer told Classic Rock the following when asked about the progress they have made: “[It’s been] glacial. These are the craziest of times and nothing is letting up. There’s a little bit of movement [in that direction], but it’s hard to do…
Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich have paid tribute to Megaforce Records co-founder Marsha Zazula, who recently passed away at the age of 68. Marsha and her husband Jon “Jonny Z” Zazula co-founded Megaforce in 1982 and they were credited with helping Metallica launch their career. Hetfield said the following: “Marsha Z is the Metal…
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