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On July 26, 2019, Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Whitfield Crane (Ugly Kid Joe, etc.), Joey Castillo (ex-Queens Of The Stone Age, etc.), and Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves) played a special covers set as “The Wedding Band” at the Cosmopolitan Music Hall in Richmond Hill, ON. Now, some pro-shot footage of the group performing…
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…
Producer Bob Rock has sold a catalog of 43 songs to Hipgnosis Songs Fund. The deal included his rights to Metallica‘s self-titled album (aka “The Black Album”) and tracks he produced for Michael Bublé. Hipgnosis Songs founder Merck Mercuriadis said the following: “The breadth of Bob Rock‘s enormous successes are almost impossible to match by…
Original Metallica bassist Ron McGovney recently took to Twitter to share a picture of the band’s first-ever business card. You can check that out below: Original Metallica business card. The phone number was the one I had in my bedroom in 1979. I moved to our rental house two doors down in 1981 and took…
On January 15, Machine Head’s Robb Flynn and Jared MacEachern played a virtual “Electric Happy Hour” set. The performance included various Machine Head tracks as well as covers of Iron Maiden’s “Hallowed Be Thy Name,” Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets,” System Of A Down’s “Aerials,” and a snippet of Bryan Adams’ “Summer Of ’69.” You can…
Jason Newsted (ex-Metallica) has shared footage of himself performing a cover of “I’ve Been Everywhere” with his Chophouse Band during a March 2019 show at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida. That track was originally written by Geoff Mack and was later covered by Johnny Cash.
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…
According to Bloomberg, students in Istanbul, Turkey have been blasting Metallica tracks as part of a protest against the new head of Bogazici University Melih Bulu. Bulu is a member of the conservative and populist AK Party and was appointed to his position by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a move many view as undemocratic.…
Back in October 2020, Miley Cyrus revealed that she was working on a Metallica covers album and now she has confirmed that the effort will feature some special guests. She said the following about that during an appearance on “Capital Breakfast With Roman Kemp“: “I did a Metallica cover of ‘Nothing Else Matters‘ featuring Elton…
During a recent interview with Classic Rock, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich said he believes that the band’s best album is still ahead of them. The drummer made the claim while discussing the group’s new record, which they have been working on amid the coronavirus pandemic: “It’s the heaviest thing, the coolest. But all kidding aside, if…
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