Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, and Korn will headline the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky this fall. Metallica will play two unique sets on different nights. The event will also feature performances from Judas Priest, Jane’s Addiction, Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Gojira, and many others. It will take place …
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Les Claypool teamed up with Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo for Precious Metals, a short film directed by Claypool’s son, Cage. Shot at Claypool’s Northern California estate, the clip features Claypool in Western garb, using a metal detector to search for gold. He’s ecstatic when he finds two pieces of gold, …
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Metallica is returning to the stage for the first time since 2019 — kind of. The band will be the inaugural rock act to partner with the Encore Drive-In Nights series, screening a full set at drive-ins and outdoor theaters in the U.S. and Canada on August 29th. As with …
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Metallica will be releasing rare recordings, demos, rough mixes and live rarities in the coming months on vinyl as part of their newly launched Vinyl Club. The group has launched a subscription signup for the club, which runs through March 31st. A subscription includes four seven-inch singles and other collectibles …
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Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich recalls studying at the altar of AC/DC during an interview with Brian Johnson from an upcoming episode of the singer’s TV show, Brian Johnson’s A Life on the Road, airing October 13th on AXS TV. AC/DC tapped Metallica to open for them on their 1991 Monsters …
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If you’re gonna step in front of 18,000 diehard Metallica fans and lecture them on the history of classical music, you better have something interesting to say. Luckily for Michael Tilson Thomas, music director for the San Francisco Symphony, the act of winning over the crowd Friday night was easy. …
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