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Interview: Kirk Hammett Discusses Metallica's 'Death Magnetic'

Posted 11/21/2012 at 10:43am | by Brad Tolinski, Photo by Ross Halfin

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Kirk Hammett is wired and tired. It’s evening in Los Angeles, and in approximately one hour, Metallica will hit the stage of the Wiltern Theater to raise money for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music, a nonprofit music school for low-income students. While Hammett is psyched to be playing for this great cause, there is no denying that, at the moment, he’s draggin’ ass.

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Interview: James Hetfield Discusses Metallica's 'Death Magnetic'

Posted 11/20/2012 at 8:08pm | by Brad Tolinski, Photo by Ross Halfin

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With his black work shirt, black jeans and big, black motorcycle boots, James Hetfield looks a little like a garage mechanic working the graveyard shift at a funeral home. His thoughts, like his outfit, are dark.

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Your Signature, Please: Five Essential Pieces of Signature Gear

Posted 08/07/2012 at 1:01pm | by Damian Fanelli, Josh Hart

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Luckily, musicians in search of quality signature gear — from guitars to amps to effects to pickups — don't have to worry about that nonsense. Generally, gear manufacturers work closely with their signature artists, in some cases, right down to the tiniest of details (Some artists repeatedly send back the prototypes until they're perfect).

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Video: Metallica Perform "My Friend of Misery" at Orion Music + More Festival

Posted 07/12/2012 at 10:46am | by Josh Hart

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Metallica closed out the second night of their Orion Music + More festival with a performance of their self-titled 1991 album, better known to most as the "Black Album." You can now watch footage of the band performing "My Friend of Misery" from the festival below.

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Interview: Kirk Hammett Talks Orion Festival, His New Book and the New Metallica Album

Posted 06/11/2012 at 4:29pm | by Josh Hart

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When the book is closed on Metallica and the final history written, you won't find the word "unambitious" anywhere. In fact, with a busy European festival season nearly behind them, their own Orion Music festival looming, a 3D movie in the works and a new album on the horizon, Metallica are looking to accomplish more this summer than most bands do in a career.

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James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich Discuss Metallica’s 3D Movie Project

Posted 06/01/2012 at 11:50am | by Damian Fanelli

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This month, Metallica are hosting their own festival, the Orion Music + More weekend, which takes place June 23 and 24 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. After that, they'll tour Mexico, where they'll unveil a new 140-by-50-foot stage featuring visual elements spanning their 30-year career.

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Video: Metallica Perform "My Friend of Misery" Live in Italy

Posted 05/16/2012 at 10:22am | by Josh Hart

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Metallica's European tour is now well underway, with the band continuing to perform their eponymous 1991 album at each stop.

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Dave Mustaine Apologizes to James Hetfield for Bringing Up Supergroup Idea

Posted 05/12/2012 at 4:42pm | by Josh Hart

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Even after Some Kind of Monster, the Big Four shows and Metallica's 30th anniversary bash, it seems that things still aren't quite done between Metallica and Dave Mustaine.

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Video: Metallica Perform "Don't Tread on Me" for the First Time Ever

Posted 05/10/2012 at 2:41pm | by Josh Hart

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Earlier this week, we posted footage of Metallica's first-ever live performance of the Black Album closer "The Struggle Within."

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Video: Metallica Perform "The Struggle Within" for the First Time Ever

Posted 05/08/2012 at 1:28pm | by Josh Hart

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Yesterday, Metallica kicked off their summer European tour at Synot Tip Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, a tour which will see them play their self-titled 1991 album — best known as The Black Album — in its entirety.

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