Metallica’s Lars Ulrich blames “ignorance” for reaction to ‘Lulu’, says it has “aged well”

In just two weekends, “John Wick: Chapter 4” has outgrossed the domestic totals for the first two films in the franchise and is more than halfway to passing ‘Chapter 3.’ That is to say, ‘Chapter 4’ is already a massive success, and the “John Wick” franchise is stronger than ever before. Even still, a fifth film doesn’t seem to be a given, according to director Chad Stahelski.

Metallica have shared the huge title track to their upcoming album ‘72 Seasons’ – check it out below.‘72 Seasons’ marks the thrash icons’ first full collection of new material since their 2016 album, ‘Hardwired… To Self-Destruct’. The LP was produced by Greg Fidelman, as well as founding members, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. It will be released on April 14.Back in November, the band released the lead single ‘Lux Æterna’.

The restraining order Vanderpump Rules star Raquel Leviss filed against co-star Scheana Shay has officially been dismissed, Deadline has learned.

Buckle up! Lala Kent spilled secrets about the intense Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion taping amid rumors of a “brawl” breaking out on set.

Lala Kent says looking back, the  cast saw many red flags between Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss -- and chose to ignore them. The reality star was on SiriusXM’s on Tuesday, and revealed that at one point someone recalled «opening the doors and seeing Sandoval and Raquel under covers together» when he was in a relationship with Ariana Madix. The cast member then thought, "'This is weird but they’re just best friends.'«Kent doesn’t give away who caught the two in the compromising position but says it was off-camera at a party. The 32-year-old reality star goes on to tell Lewis that she did not tell Madix about anything because the two „haven’t been close for a while.“ However, she said she did tell Scheana Shay. Kent says Shay confronted Madix, Leviss and Sandoval but they all said nothing was going on.  alum Jax Taylor recently spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about Sandoval's affair with Leviss.

Kind of sus? Lala Kent revealed that some of her Vanderpump Rules costars caught Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss under the sheets before Scandoval came to light — and she has some thoughts.

Justine Bateman realized people were commenting about her appearance when she Googled herself one day.

Metallica are “average” musicians.In a new interview with Cigar Aficionado magazine, the Metallica vocalist said “I know individually, we’re all really average players.”He went on to claim that something special happens when the four of them team up though. “When you put us together, something happens,” he explained.

Prepare yourselves. Lala Kent candidly discussed her feelings about the Vanderpump Rules season 10 reunion — and hinted at what viewers could expect.

 spout protest on Truth Social. In an all-caps post, he said, “Everybody knows I’m 100% innocent … Our country is being destroyed as they tell us to be peaceful!”“This is no legal system, this is the Gestapo, this is Russia and China, but worse,” he added of the ongoing deliberation. “Disgraceful!”Watters asked Graham Wednesday how Trump is “feeling about this deal” and whether or not they’ve spoken, which Graham confirmed they had.

Reading between the lines? Lala Kent broke down how a moment in season 10 of Vanderpump Rules may have pointed to Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ affair.

A relationship full of pride — not prejudice. Keira Knightley and her husband James Righton’s romance is still going strong after more than a decade.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were not invited to Sir Elton John’s annual Oscars bash, a royal expert has said. The snub proves the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are “nobodies in Hollywood”, author Tom Bower added. Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, failed to appear at any Academy Awards 2023 events over the weekend.

Here’s a story for you. A few months ago I was thinking about Metallica and Lou Reed’s collaborative album ‘Lulu’. More than ten years on from the shock we all experienced on first listen – you know, because of the strangeness of that project – not to mention the the backlash that followed, it occurred to me that it might be fun to give the record another play.Because maybe listening to that album again after all this time would reveal something quite interesting and worthwhile that we all missed first time round.

We all know there are production capacity issues with vinyl right now. What can you do as an artist? How about you buy your own pressing plant? That’s what Metallica have done and I don’t see why you can’t too.The band have acquired a majority stake in the Virginia-based Furnace Record Pressing, which they have been working with since 2014 – pressing up more than five million pieces of Metallica vinyl in that time.“Building Furnace into the dedicated and experienced family of experts that it is today has been a huge effort, but immensely gratifying”, says the company’s founder Eric Astor.

Metallica have purchased a majority stake in a vinyl pressing plant in Virginia.Furnace Record Pressing in Alexandria, Virginia is one of the largest pressing plants in the United States, with 12 Pheenix Alpha presses and two Finebilt presses.In the past, it has pressed a host of reissues for Metallica, including box set vinyl of their albums ‘Kill ‘Em All’, ‘Ride The Lightning’ and ‘Master Of Puppets’.The band are now majority partners in the plant, which was founded in 1996 by Eric Astor. In a statement, Astor said: “Building Furnace into the dedicated and experienced family of experts that it is today has been a huge effort, but immensely gratifying.“Knowing our long-term future is secured while also being better able to take advantage of growth opportunities is really exciting for every member of the Furnace staff.”Metallica’s Lars Ulrich said: “We couldn’t be more happy to take our partnership with Furnace — and Eric, Ali and Mark specifically — to the next level.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, Music Larry Jackson marked the launch of his new media company Gamma with a starry kick-off party on Thursday night (March 9). Held at the brand-new Bird Streets Club in West Hollywood, the exclusive dinner was attended by Naomi Campbell, Travis Scott, Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Russell Wilson and Ciara, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Jam, Saweetie, Mr. Brainwash, L.A. Reid, XO Records’ Amir “Cash” Esmailian, Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and actress Stephanie Shepherd, among others. Also represented were Gamma executives Ike Youssef, cofounder and president, and Breyon Prescott, EVP of content and music. Announced on March 8, Gamma is a multi-platform, multi-faceted business that will see Jackson acquiring or joining forces with major artists and brands, with endeavors in music, films, merchandise, fashion, web3 and other areas. The company was cofounded with former Interscope CFO Youssef; backers include Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries, Apple and studio A24.

Ooh, y’all knew this was coming! Lala Kent rarely holds back on her Give Them Lala podcast, she certainly wasn’t going to pull any punches when it came to a castmate she had genuine reason to be upset with!

Lala Kent is weighing in on the latest reality drama.

Madonna on the one hand, and we’re told that’s not the right thing, then you have someone else, where we’re told, “They looked better 20 years ago”. How are we, culturally, meant to age?’The two-time Oscar nominee described her early taste of fame as ‘quite an entrance into life’. Knightley, who shares daughters Edie, seven, and three-year-old Delilah with musician husband James Righton, 39, also explained why she wanted to change the tide of her career after playing Elizabeth Swann in the Pirates Of The Caribbean films.