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Featured Artist: Metallica
Metallica was easily the best, most influential heavy metal band of the '80s. Responsible for bringing the genre back to Earth, the bandmates looked and talked like they were from the street, shunning the usual rockstar games of metal musicians during the early '80s. Metallica also expanded the limits of thrash, using speed and volume not for their own sake, but to enhance their intricately structured compositions. The release of 1983's Kill 'Em All marked the beginning of...
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Metallica's 'Magnetic' A Lock To Top Billboard 200
A title missing from last week's Nielsen SoundScan Building charts is destined to be the next No. 1 on The Billboard 200, as Metallica's new "Death Magnetic" has a shot at a half-million copy opener.
September 15, 2008
Metallica Outlines North American Tour Plans
Metallica will begin an extensive fall/winter arena tour Oct. 21 in Glendale, Ariz., in support of its new album, "Death Magnetic." The Sword will open all dates, with Lamb Of God, Down and Machine...
August 11, 2008
Metallica Boxes Up 'Death Magnetic'
Metallica is offering hardcore fans a "coffin box" edition of its upcoming album, "Death Magnetic," due in September via Warner Bros.
July 10, 2008
No Metallica, Beatles Just Yet For 'Guitar Hero'
Although rumors continue to buzz, Metallica and the Beatles aren't headed to the "Guitar Hero" franchise just yet, according to Kai and Charles Huang, the sibling founder of game publisher RedOctane.
July 07, 2008
Metallica Names New Album 'Death Magnetic'
Metallica's new album will be titled "Death Magnetic" and is expected in September via Warner Bros. The news was revealed over the weekend via the band's Web site.
June 16, 2008
Metallica, My Morning Jacket Sizzle On Bonnaroo Day One
In its first major U.S. outdoor festival date in several years, Metallica ran through a blistering, two-hour set Friday (June 13) to headline the first official day of music at the seventh Bonnaroo...
June 14, 2008
Metallica Warms Up For Bonnaroo With Tiny Gig
Metallica rarely turns down the chance to pack its stadium-sized sound into a tiny venue, and Thursday was no different, as the group warmed up for its Bonnaroo peformance tonight with a nine-song set...
June 13, 2008
Ulrich Reveals Metallica Tour Plans at L.A. Benefit
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich revealed last night (May 14) during an intimate Los Angeles benefit concert that the band will follow the September release of its new, as-yet-untitled album with a tour...
May 15, 2008
Metallica Taking Fans Inside New Album Sessions
As the September release of its first album in five years draws near, Metallica has launched the Web site "Mission: Metallica" to offer fans a wealth of exclusive content and teasers of new songs.
May 12, 2008
Metallica, The Offspring Lead Weenie Roast Lineup
Metallica, the Offspring, the Raconteurs, Rise Against, Bad Religion,
Pennywise and the Bravey are among the acts confirmed for KROQ-Los Angeles' Weenie Roast, to be held May 17 at the Verizon...
May 05, 2008
Bonnaroo Promoters Quash Lineup Rumors
After a rumor that Led Zeppelin and Metallica would headline the 2008 Bonnaroo festival caused an Internet frenzy in the past 48 hours, the event's promoters have spoken out to quash the reports.
December 04, 2007
Ulrich Promises 'Dynamic' New Metallica Album
Metallica is "a couple of nips and tucks" away from completeting its next album, which is still on target for a September release, according to drummer Lars Ulrich. "We've pretty much finished the...
May 16, 2008
New Metallica Album To Arrive On A Friday
Like its predecessor "St. Anger," the new Metallica album, "Death Magnetic," will be released worldwide off-cycle on Friday Sept. 12. No reason was given for the switch from a traditional Monday/Tuesd...
August 04, 2008
New Lamb Of God Album Due In February
Metal outfit Lamb Of God will release its next Epic album in February 2009. The as-yet-untitled set is being produced by Josh Wilbur, who has worked with everyone from Staind to Pink and Steve Earle.
August 14, 2008
Metallica Confirms New Album Track List
Metallica has confirmed the track list for its upcoming album, "Death Magnetic," due in September via Warner Bros.
July 23, 2008
Poll Recap
Which tour or festival do you think will be the best show of the summer?
May 16, 2008
Metallica In-Store Set For 'Record Store Day'
As part of the upcoming "Record Store Day" (April 19), Metallica will make its first in-store appearance in nearly a decade. The band will participate in an signing and meet-and-greet at Rasputin...
March 17, 2008
Chart Beat: Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Pink, Glen Campbell, Metallica
Fred discusses chart action from Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Pink and more!
August 28, 2008
'Death' Or Glory
"These are long songs ... we're talking seven-minute, eight-minute, nine-minute nutty-ass songs," Lars Ulrich says of "Death Magnetic," Metallica's long-gestating first album in five years.
September 08, 2008
Metallica Scores Fifth Straight No. 1 Album
In just a three-day sales window, Metallica's "Death Magnetic" (Warner Bros.) sold nearly half a million copies and tops The Billboard 200. The band's first studio album since 2003 moved 490,000...
September 17, 2008
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AC/DC Holds On Atop Euro Albums Chart
The leaders of Billboard's pan-European charts each score another week at the top, with AC/DC's "Black Ice" (Columbia/Sony BMG) into a fourth week at No.1 on Top 100 Albums and Guru Josh Project's "Infinity 2008" (Bigcitybeats) a third on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles.
Fall Out Boy Partners with Fuse
To promote its new album "Folie à Deux" Fall Out Boy will perform at the Chicago Theatre on Dec. 2. The performance will then be broadcast exclusively on Fuse Dec. 16, the day the album is released.
Touring Panel: Ticketing Charges Won't Disappear
Ticketmaster Entertainment may be experimenting with eliminating convenience charges for ticket purchases, but "they're not going to die off entirely," according to Ticketmaster Entertainment senior VP, assistant general counsel Joseph Freeman, speaking at the 5th annual Billboard Touring Conference in New York.
Springsteen, Chesney Rule Billboard Touring Awards
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Kenny Chesney and Miley Cyrus were among the big winners at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Awards, held tonight (Nov. 20) at the Roosevelt Hotel ballroom in New York.
Simmons Sounds Off At Touring Conf. Keynote
Having recently completed a 30-plus-date European tour, Kiss will "eventually, when we're ready, tour America," co-founder Gene Simmons said during a keynote address today (Nov. 20) at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference, held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
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