METALLICA have released ex-bassist Jason Newsted’s original audio demo recording of the four string instrumental which became the basis of ‘The Black Album’ track ‘My Friend Of Misery’. The four-and-and-half minute instrumental is featured on the ‘Riffs and Demos’ CD in the Super Deluxe version of METALLICA’s ‘Black Album’ 30th anniversary reissue. ‘My Friend Of...
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted admits he was “fucking livid” when he first heard the band’s ‘…And Justice For All’ album and discovered that his contributions to the effort were essentially inaudible. In a new interview with Metal Hammer, METALLICA’s ex- bassist recalls being horrified upon hearing the final mix of the band’s completed mix...
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich has paid tribute to late THE ROLLING STONES drummer Charlie Watts after his death at the age of 80 on Tuesday (Aug. 24). The death of Watts “hits hard on many levels,” Ulrich tells Rolling Stone. “Obviously, as a Stones fan, it’s sort of the end of at least an era...
METALLICA have shared “The God That Failed (May 13th, 1991 Rough Mix)”, taken from the “Rough & Alternate Mixes” 2CD included in the remastered deluxe box set of “The Black Album” which arrives on September 10 via the band’s own Blackened Recordings. You can check it out below. The Black Album is one of the...
Spanish harpist Rosa María Rodríguez has delivered a beautiful take on METALLICA’s classic ‘Nothing Else Matters’ with a harp. You can find out more information on Rosa María Rodríguez, aka Whiteveil, via her official website at this location. Of course, there are a boat load of METALLICA covers on the way with the upcoming release...
METALLICA’s ‘All Within My Hands’ foundation has donated $50,000 to Direct Relief’s Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. Commented All Within My Hands: “The devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked the nation of Haiti on August 14 has left at least 2,207 people dead, more than 12,200 injured, and over 50,000 homes destroyed. Loved ones remain missing,...
TESTAMENT vocalist Chuck Billy still wonders why his band have never toured with METALLICA. Chuck recently appeared on HATEBREED frontman Jamey Jasta’s “The Jasta Show” where he spoke about the fact that his band has yet to do a proper tour with METALLICA despite the fact that both groups have known each other for over...
SLIPKNOT frontman Corey Taylor has gone on to call METALLICA’s eponymous third album, ‘1986’s ‘Master Of Puppets’ “a beautiful, beautiful album.” The SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR singer is set to appear on METALLICA’s forthcoming “Blacklist” album, performing the classic song ‘Holier than Thou’. Corey recently sat down with with Knotfest.com to discuss METALLICA and more in a...
METALLICA are now streaming a version of ‘Wherever I May Roam’ recorded in Estádio Palestra Itália, São Paulo, Brazil on May 2, 1993. You can check it out below. The song comes from the ‘Wherever We May Roam’ DVD included in the upcoming Black Album reissue which is set to arrive on September 10. Pre...
KISS frontman Paul Stanley is just one of numerous rock and metal musicians who are coming forth to celebrate METALLICA’s iconic self-titled 1991 album, also known as the “Black” album, as it celebrates it’s 30th anniversary. In conversation with Classic Rock Magazine, the KISS singer/guitarist explains how the members of his band were turned on...