The San Francisco Giants held their eighth annual “Metallica Night” on Tuesday, May 24 at Oracle Park in San Francisco, which saw METALLICA guitarists Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield play a metal version of the U.S. national anthem. METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo was also on hand to deliver the “Play Ball!” announcement. You can check...
You can now check out pro-shot footage of METALLICA performing the song “For Whom The Bell Tolls” live on May 10 at Estádio Do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil below. São Paulo was the fifth stop on METALLICA‘s current South American tour, which got underway on April 27 in Santiago, Chile. METALLICA played its first...
You can now check out pro-shot video of METALLICA performing “Sad But True” on May 7 at Estádio Couto Pereira in Curitiba, Brazil below. Curitiba was the METALLICA‘s fourth concert on their current South American tour, which kicked off on April 27 in Santiago, Chile. Back in February, METALLICA announced that they will perform just...
METALLICA bassist Robert Trujillo recently discussed the importance of getting along well with your bandmates and relayed a story about a brief conflict between himself and frontman James Hetfield. Appearing on the latest episode of “The Ex-Man With Doc Coyle“, the podcast hosted by BAD WOLVES and GOD FORBID guitar player Doc Coyle, Trujillo said...
PRIMUS frontman Les Claypool was just one of numerous bassists to audition for METALLICA after the death of Cliff Burton back in 1986. As we all know, the gig would eventually go to FLOTSAM AND JETSAM bassist Jason Newsted, who remained with METALLICA until 2001. In a new interview with Goldmine, Claypool said that he...
A museum which pays tribute to late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton has officially opened in the municipality of Ljungby in Sweden, close to the site where Burton died in that tragic tour bus accident in 1986. The museum. which officially opened Saturday, May 14, includes pictures, albums, posters and tickets, as well as interviews and...
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and his wife Jessica Miller were in attendance for ARCH ENEMY‘s recent May 13 concert with BEHEMOTH and NAPALM DEATH at The UC Theatre in Berkeley, California. Miller is close friends with ARCH ENEMY vocalist Alissa White-Gluz in part due to their shared passion about animal rights. Jessica posted a backstage...
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield got a little emotional during the band’s concert Thursday night at Estádio do Mineirão in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Just prior to playing the METALLICA song “Sad But True” at the band’s May 12th performance, the 58-year-old frontman thanked the 60,000-plus capacity-crowd, conveying how he and his bandmates were “so blessed” to...
You can now check out pro-shot video footage of METALLICA performing the song “No Remorse” from their May 5 concert in Porto Alegre, Brazil below. The concert took place at Estacionamento da FIERGS in Porto Alegre was the third stop on METALLICA’s South American tour, which commenced on April 27 in Santiago, Chile. METALLICA’s setlist...
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield took the time to make a congratulatory phone call to the woman who gave birth during the band’s concert in Brazil last weekend. Tattoo artist and METALLICA fan Joice M. Figueiró was 39 weeks pregnant when she attended the concert on Saturday night (May 7) at the Estádio Couto Pereira in...