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Metallica have announced the official winners of their first ever ‘For Whom the Bell Tolls’ marching band competition.The band launched the contest last April, with over 450 US colleges and high schools applying to enter.Bands were challenges to create “their most exciting, unique and impressive performances of some of the band’s most beloved songs”, with the band supplying them with musical charts of songs including ‘Enter Sandman’, ‘Master of Puppets’, ‘Fade to Black’ and others.The band chose the winners themselves in a number of categories, based on the school age groups. The biggest winners, in the College (Division 1) category, were Auburn University in Alabama, who will receive $75,000 (£58,800) worth of musical instruments and gear for their school.Other winners include Eastern New Mexico University, Dobyns-Bennett High School in Tennessee, Boerne High School in Texas, Malverne High School in New York and Oakton High School in Virginia.Check out footage of Auburn University’s prize-winning halftime Metallica marching band show above.Earlier this month, the band’s frontman James Hetfield said that he would love somebody to create a microphone with a built-in straw.Speaking on the band’s in-house podcast The Metallica Report, he said: “Being able to maybe sip some water while I’m playing, you know, some kind of straw on the microphone…that could be cool.”Metallica will hit the road again in May 2024 for another leg of their M72 World Tour, for which they’ll play two nights in each city with two unique “no repeats” setlist and different support acts.

showed off the tattoo — featuring Motörhead famous “Ace of Spades” logo — made with “black ink mixed with a pinch of his cremation ashes that were so graciously given to me.”Fittingly, it was on the middle finger of his right hand, making it visible while pulling his idol’s favored pose of flipping the bird.“So now, he is still able to fly the bird at the world,” wrote the Metallica star of his “salute to my friend and inspiration Mr. Lemmy Kilmister.”“Without him, there would be NO Metallica,” he said of the rock pioneer, who was 70 when he died of cancer in 2016.It was done by prominent tattoo artist Corey Miller, the owner of Six Feet Under in Upland, Calif.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has shown off his latest tattoo, which is a tribute to late Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister.Today (April 17), Hetfield took to Metallica’s Instagram to show off the tattoo, etched on his middle finger. The tattoo is of a spade inside what appears to be an iron cross symbol – a symbol that Hetfield has incorporated on his guitars in the past. The singer also a tattoo of an iron cross on his elbow.However, the tattoo isn’t a regular tribute to Lemmy, it also contains the remains of Kilmister himself, according to Hetfield.

Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong has described Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich as an “unorthodox” but “great” drummer.The frontman, who last week released new Green Day album ‘Saviors‘, defended the Metallica drummer from the hate that is often directed towards his playing abilities.“Lars has a really unorthodox way of playing,” Armstrong said during a recent interview with The Howard Stern Show.“I think he’s a really creative drummer. I think as far as the metal drummers of his genre, even up until now, people that were influenced by Metallica, I think there is something very studious about the way other people play.”He continued: “But I think that the way that him and James Hetfield play together is so just in lock step.

Metallica have poked fun at their 2003 LP ‘St. Anger’ after announcing that songs from the album are now on FenderPlay.Four of the songs featured in ‘St. Anger’ – including ‘Frantic’, ‘St.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has an interesting proposition for inventors: create a microphone with built-in straws.Speaking on a recent edition of the band’s podcast The Metallica Report, Hetfield spoke about tools that might help improve the band’s live shows moving forward: “Being able to maybe sip some water while I’m playing, you know, some kind of straw on the microphone… That could be cool.”However, hydration doesn’t seem to be the only thing the band can improve on while performing, according to the frontman. As he explains it, his hands are always full while riffing, so he can’t move around with a microphone, limiting his movement and interaction with the audience.“I’m not holding the mic, I’m not able to go anywhere.

Metallica‘s James Hetfield has looked ahead to 2024 and shared his hopes to continue to “try and improve myself”.The metal legends have spent 2023 touring the world as part of their ‘M72’ shows, which are set to continue into the new year.Frontman Hetfield has since reflected on another year of touring and new music with the band, which also included the release of their new album ‘72 Seasons‘ in April.“I usually don’t put a lot of stock into New Year’s stuff, but reflecting on the past year, [I’m] super grateful for what I’ve got, what I’ve gone through,” he said during a new episode of The Metallica Report (per Blabbermouth).“[I] always really look forward to what the next year will bring. The older I get, the harder and easier it gets.

Metallica‘s reaction to Judas Priest‘s set at Power Trip festival in California has gone viral this weekend – check out footage of the metal icons rocking out below.Judas Priest performed as part of the metal festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California on Saturday (October 7), during which they unveiled details of a new album.Among excited fans were Metallica – before closing out the festival on Sunday (October 8) – who could be seen going wild for the band in footage and photos shared by attendees.Check out some videos below.James Hetfield from Metallica loving the performance by Judas Priest at Power Trip Festival 2023Legends

Corey Taylor has opened up about how Metallica frontman James Hetfield helped him to feel less alone as he tried to get sober.The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman has been sober since 2010, following years spent dealing with alcohol and drug issues.“[I was] dealing with my own various addictions and fighting the depression that I had to deal with for years — the trauma that kind of came from when I was growing up,” Taylor told Consequence Of Sound in a new interview.He went on to add that these traumas included being sexually abused and growing up without a father figure.Taylor then pointed towards Hetfield as one of the people who “helped me kind of figure it out” when it came to sobriety.“When he first started his journey, getting sober and getting healthy and whatnot, I looked at that, and I was, like, ‘Well, shit, if he’s strong enough to do it, maybe I can try it’,” he said. “[Sobriety] had a big enough effect on me that, over the years, I’ve really tried to stick with it.

Suicidal Tendencies for a joint performance during a Metallica show in Glendale, Arizona.The reunion took place during Metallica’s performance at State Farm Stadium on September 9, the rescheduled date that followed the original show’s postponement after James Hetfield contracted COVID.Trujilo, who served as the bassist for Suicidal Tendencies from 1989 to 1995, returned to the stage with his old bandmates for a rendition of their song ‘I Saw Your Mommy…’, lifted from their 1983 self-titled debut album. Trujilo was also joined on stage by his son Tye Trujillo, who is currently filling in as Suicidal Tendencies’ touring bassist.Suicidal Tendencies performed with Metallica in lieu of Ice Nine Kills, who dropped out as the support act following the show’s postponement.

Metallica postponed Sunday’s concert in Arizona after the band said lead singer James Hetfield tested positive for COVID-19.

Metallica has postponed tonight’s scheduled concert in Arizona after lead singer James Hetfield tested positive for COVID-19.

Metallica were forced to postpone a M72 world tour show in Glendale, Arizona this weekend after James Hetfield came down with COVID-19.The metal veterans were due to return to State Farm Stadium on Sunday (September 3) for their second show at the venue, but announced that they were rescheduling after COVID “caught up with” the vocalist.“We’re very sorry to report that tomorrow’s scheduled M72 date at State Farm Stadium has been postponed to Saturday, September 9, 2023, as, unfortunately, COVID has caught up with James,” the band shared on social media alongside a picture of a positive test.“We’re extremely disappointed and regret any inconvenience this has caused you; we look forward to returning to complete the M72 No Repeat Weekend in Glendale next Saturday.”NIGHT TWO IN GLENDALE IS RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 9!We’re very sorry to report that tomorrow’s scheduled M72 date at State Farm Stadium has been postponed to Saturday, September 9, 2023, as, unfortunately, COVID has caught up with James. We’re extremely disappointed and regret… pic.twitter.com/neRSNMwxp5— Metallica (@Metallica) September 2, 2023They added that tickets will be honoured at the new date, and that more information and refunds can be found at SeatGeat.

Metallica hasn’t lost a step.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group stopped by East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium for a pair of concerts on Friday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield called Kip Winger to apologise for dissing him in the band’s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ video.In the video for the legendary metal anthem, Lars Ulrich uses a picture of Winger’s face as a dartboard, one of many digs at the singer across popular culture in the ’90s.Now, Winger has reflected on the hate, and revealed that Hetfield called him a few years ago to apologise for the “uncool” move.“It was the irony of my whole existence, because my focus has always been the music and being a good musician,” he told Yahoo! in a new interview.“James Hetfield called me to apologise about a year and a half ago,” he added. “He was really contrite and was like, ‘You know what? That was uncool.

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has recounted how he had to stop fans from stealing cushions from venues they were playing and throwing them around during their sets.Ulrich recently appeared on the podcast Conan O’Brien’s Needs A Friend, in which he reflected on Metallica’s tour history in Los Angeles, the city where he formed the band with James Hetfield, and a place which he says has played host to “some of the best shows of our career” thanks to some particularly “passionate” fans.However, this sometimes escalated into fans throwing around cushions and leaving the band with a hefty bill to pay.Speaking of the Long Beach Arena specifically, Ulrich said: “What are there, 16,000 seats in there? We’ve paid for about 15,000 of those 16,000 seats over the years because every time we were playing Long Beach Arena, people would just take the cushion, you know, play frisbee with it inside the arena.“The next day [the venue staff] would be like, ‘Okay, Metallica, here’s those $300,000 worth of cushions that you have to pay for’.”Ulrich added that the band had to explicitly warn fans off doing anything similar to avoid them having to foot the bill. “We had to go on KNAC [radio station] multiple times and go ‘Listen, whatever.

Seal‘s ‘Kiss From A Rose’, covered by Metallica frontman James Hetfield.In recent months, a whole host of artificially generated cover versions have been shared online, seeing famous artists cover hit songs not in their traditional wheelhouse.Recently, we’ve been treated to The Beatles ‘covering’ The Beach Boys and a controversial ‘cover’ of Hole’s ‘Celebrity Skin’ by Kurt Cobain.The ‘Kiss From A Rose’ cover with vocals from Hetfield is as unexpected as it sounds, and sees Seal’s soulful voice replaced by Hetfield’s trademark bark.Hear the AI creation below.The most infamous AI-created music to come out so far, though, is an AI-generated “lost” Oasis album that was released earlier this year.The eight-track ‘AISIS’ album was developed by indie band Breezer, who created their own tracks over lockdown before adding an AI take of Liam Gallagher’s vocals over the top.Described as an “alternate reality concept album”, it came about after the band got “bored of waiting for Oasis to reform.”Responding to the record, Liam took to Twitter to confirm he’d listened to a couple of the tracks and they were “better than all the other snizzle out there.” He went on to call the project “mad as fuck” before adding that his AI vocals sounded “mega”.Speaking to NME as part of the ongoing In Conversation series (watch above), Noel Gallagher then had his say on the AI-generated album.“These fucking idiots have clearly got too much time on their hands and too much money that they can afford the technology to fucking piss around doing that for a laugh,” said Noel before revealing that he was “saving up for the technology myself.”“Then I’m just gonna dial it in to some computer and fucking churn it out when I’m 73.

Metallica has finally released new music.Their 11th studio album, the 11-track “72 Seasons,” matches the grandiosity, heaviness and attitude of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band’s seminal records from the ’80s and ’90s.And now you can hear the bombastic “M72” — along with the rest of their many, many headbangers — live on their upcoming 2023-24 tour.The ‘M72 Tour,’ where James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo and Lars Ulrich will play two nights apiece at stadiums all over North America with no repeats, should easily be one of the hottest tickets of the year.However, after taking a look at tickets, it appears prices have cooled considerably cooled since the tour was announced in November 2022.In fact, some tickets for a single night on the tour are now available for as low as $61 before fees on Vivid Seats.Two-day passes aren’t that much more expensive either — in some states, you’d only spend a little more money going both nights.Not a bad deal to see the group that brought the world “Enter Sandman,” “Master Of Puppets,” “Nothing Else Matters” and many more stadium anthems live.Especially when you consider opening acts Pantera, Mammoth WVH, Ice Nine Kills and Five Finger Death Punch will be performing as well on select dates.Or are you waiting for the inaugural Power Trip Festival where Metallica is slated to co-headline with AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Tool, Ozzy Osbourne and Iron Maiden?We’ve got all the information you need there too.Keep reading for all the details — because when it comes to seeing Metallica live, “Nothing Else Matters.”All prices were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including tour dates, venus and the best prices on single and two-day passes for

Metallica achieve their fourth UK Number 1 album, and first in 15 years, with 72 Seasons.

Metallica are on track for their fourth UK Number 1 album – and first in nearly 15 years - with their 11th studio record, 72 Seasons.  

A.D. Amorosi Since the group’s rabid four-album start, setting a ridiculously high bar for turning doom-metal and thrash-nihilism into wrenchingly emotional high art has been the blessing and curse of Metallica. “Kill ‘Em All” in 1983, the following year’s 1984’s “Ride the Lightning,” 1986’s “Master of Puppets” and 1988’s “…And Justice for All” blend into a single, crushing aesthetic achievement, an innovation akin to Stevie Wonder or David Bowie’s runs in the 1970s, where each recording was as breathlessly anticipated as it was thunderingly rewarding. The new “72 Seasons” comes close to Metallica’s bone-crushing, skull-f%$3ng, ire-clinging peak, with more raging guitar solos courtesy of Kirk Hammett, if just a hint of the lyrical anger management by James Hetfield that we’ve heard since the therapy sessions contained in 2004’s “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster” doc. 

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has admitted that he sometimes reads comments about the band online.In a new interview with Metal Hammer, Ulrich said he occasionally reads social media comments about his band’s music online. In the interview, he said that he was reading what fans were saying online about the band’s surprise comeback single ‘Lux Æterna“ last year.He said: “If you decide to go down into the comment sections, at least for me, you have to prepare yourself for not taking any of it overly personally.

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich has spoken about how much longer the metal giants will keep touring for, ahead of their massive world tour in support of new album ‘72 Seasons’.Due to kick off later this month, Metallica’s upcoming world tour will see the band play two nights at every city they visit in something dubbed the “No Repeat Weekend”, which is currently scheduled to run into August 2024.In a new interview with Revolver, Lars Ulrich spoke about the possibility of the band ever retiring.“It’s not something we’ve talked a lot about, no. I think most of the energy and the resources go into trying to stay healthy, stay cohesive, stay functioning,” he said (via Blabbermouth).He went on to say as he gets older, he spends “more time” on his daily workouts. “It’s all about trying to stay healthy.

Metallica frontman James Hetfield has announced details of a new book which is all about his guitar collection.The 400-page coffee table book, Messengers: The Guitars of James Hetfield, details the frontman’s entire collection of over 40-plus guitars, revealing “the story and significance of each within his life and career.”According to the book’s description, “Hetfield shares the emotional and technical elements of the chosen tools that have shaped his singular musical journey, including exotic instruments, vintage Gibsons, and custom one-offs. He also reveals many studio secrets, including the key amplifiers and gear that sculpt his tone and create his sound.”A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)The description goes on to add: “Each featured guitar is accompanied by lush museum-quality portraits by acclaimed photographer Scott Williamson, exhibiting intimate details one can only see if holding it in their own hands, alongside Hetfield’s deeply personal reminiscence.”Messengers: The Guitars of James Hetfield is set for release on October 17 via Simon & Schuster.Meanwhile, Metallica are set to release their upcoming 11th album ’72 Seasons’ on April 14 via Blackened Records.A post shared by Metallica (@metallica)Speaking about the inspiration behind the forthcoming new record’s name, Hetfield said: “72 seasons.

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’.

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.

Jack White has responded to Metallica buying their own vinyl pressing plant, calling it an “outstanding” move.This week, the metal icons purchased a majority stake in Furnace Record Pressing in Alexandria, Virginia, one of the largest pressing plants in the United States.White, who owns the Nashville-based Third Man Records and last year, wrote an open letter to major record labels urging them to build their own vinyl pressing plants, has welcomed the news in a message directed to the band.“Welcome to the cause gents!” And thank you for putting your money to amazing creative use!” White wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of Metallica.“Here’s hoping the major labels will also see this as further proof, and finally start investing in themselves,” he added. “Outstanding.”In the comment section of the post, Metallica replied: “So unbelievable and grateful to be able to do this after all these years.

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.

Metallica’s James Hetfield is set to star in a new Western thriller movie alongside Game Of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage.The metal frontman has dabbled in acting previously, playing Officer Bob Hayward in Netflix’s Ted Bundy drama, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil And Vile, and voicing characters in Dave The Barbarian and Skylanders Academy.Hetfield is now confirmed to appear in The Thicket, a new movie adaptation of Joe R. Lansdale’s book of the same name.