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Metallica: Footage of Gothenburg Big Four Show Available

Posted 07/05/2011 at 12:15pm | by Josh Hart

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Professional-quality footage from Metallica's set at the Gotherburg Big Four Show on July 3 has surfaced online. You can check out footage from the band's entire set below, courtesy of Sweden's SVT1 Direkt.

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Lou Reed: Metallica Collaboration "Maybe the Best Thing Done by Anyone, Ever"

Posted 06/30/2011 at 9:32am | by Josh Hart

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Speaking to New York magazine, Lou Reed revealed some of the details of his recently announced collaboration with metal legends Metallica.

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Rick Rubin on New Metallica Album: The Band Are "About to Start Writing"

Posted 06/20/2011 at 9:38pm | by Josh Hart

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In a new interview with Billboard.com, legendary producer Rick Rubin talks about his upcoming involvement in the next Metallica studio album.

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Metallica Set to Release New Album With Lou Reed

Posted 06/16/2011 at 9:07am | by Josh Hart

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The band have now revealed that their "secret" recording project was a full-length album with legendary songwriter and Velvet Underground founder Lou Reed.

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Dear Guitar Hero: Jerry Cantrell

Posted 06/13/2011 at 5:35pm | by Kory Grow

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He’s the guitarist for Alice in Chains, has played on albums by Danzig and Metallica and appeared in Jerry Maguire. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is…

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DevilDriver Recording "Holier Than Thou" for 20th Anniversary Black Album Tribute

Posted 06/09/2011 at 2:42pm | by Josh Hart

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DevilDriver are working on a cover of Metallica's "Holier Than Thou" for a special tribute to Metallica's self-titled classic album.

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Kirk Hammett on New Metallica: "The New Album Will Just Happen When It Happens"

Posted 06/08/2011 at 11:38am | by Josh Hart

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GibsonGuitar.in has posted a new interview with Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett about Metallica's upcoming show in India. During the interview, Hammett discussed the possibility of new material from Metallica in the near future.

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Posted 06/01/2011 at 10:05am | by Matt Scharfglass

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In this Quick Lick, Guitar World's Matt Scharfglass shows you how to play the acoustic intro to Metallica's "Battery," from the landmark album Master of Puppets. In the intro to the song, James Hetfield plays a melody while accompanying himself with chords underneath that gives the song it's haunting vibe.

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Video Lesson: Metallica's "The Unforgiven"

Posted 05/28/2011 at 12:29pm | by Matt Scharfglass

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In this video lesson, Guitar World's Matt Scharfglass shows you everything you need to know to play the Metallica classic.

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EMG have revealed a custom line of pickups from Metallica's James Hetfield.

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