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During Blackberry Smoke’s July 9 show at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC, the band were joined onstage by former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted for a live cover of Thin Lizzy’s “Jailbreak.” You can see fan-filmed footage of that below:
Metallica’s 1997 album “ReLoad” has returned to the charts following the release of the recent deluxe remastered reissue. According to Billboard, the record achieved the following rankings: * Top Hard Rock Albums, No. 1 (debut) * Top Rock Albums, No. 3 (debut) * Top Rock & Alternative Albums, No. 4 (debut) * Indie Store Album…
During Metallica’s July 5 show in London, UK, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo performed covers of Black Sabbath‘s “Electric Funeral” and Sex Pistols‘ “Holidays In The Sun“ as part of their “doodle” segment. You can see some fan-filmed footage of that below. Notably, the Black Sabbath cover came exactly one year after Metallica…
Kerrang! recently tasked a number of rock/metal artists with choosing “the ultimate heavy metal anthem.” You can find some of their choices below. Here’s the list of participating artists: Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale – “Heaven And Hell” (Black Sabbath) Decessus’ Ignacia Fernández – “Redneck” (Lamb Of God) Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas – “Master Of Puppets”…
Metallica have donated $100,000 to assist with disaster relief efforts related to recent devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. The donation was made through the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. The group commented: “All Within My Hands is granting $100,000 to earthquake relief efforts in Venezuela through longtime partner Direct Relief. On June 24, Venezuela was…
Metallica’s scholars initiative has officially entered its 8th year and will now be expanding to 90 schools. As previously reported, that initiative seeks to support community colleges. More info was shared on allwithinmyhands.org: “All Within My Hands proudly announces the eighth year of its Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI) with its largest grant to date: over…
During a recent interview with Spin, Jason Newsted discussed his past painkiller abuse. The bassist, who left Metallica in 2001 due to addiction, says the issue was worsened by injuries and surgeries. Newsted said the following: “In the mid- to late ’90s, I had a lot of pretty serious neck and spine issues. It’s easy…
Limp Bizkit’s current stage setup includes some new cassette-style props paying tribute to various artists. Albums from Metallica, Tool, Beastie Boys, Primus, Wu-Tang Clan, Nirvana, Cypress Hill, Led Zeppelin, Jane’s Addiction, Queensrÿche, 311, A Tribe Called Quest, Minor Threat, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, Sepultura, House Of Pain, and more are among those featured in…
It appears Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is not a fan of modern pop music. The guitarist, who was recently spotted in a controversial “Taylor Swift Is A CIA Psyop” shirt, says the genre is “crap” these days. Hammett told The Irish Times the following: “I started off learning off records, just trying to develop my ear…
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett ended up falling onstage during the band’s June 19 show at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland. The incident occurred during a performance of “Seek & Destroy.” Fortunately, the guitarist was able to recover quickly. View this post on Instagram
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