METALLICA, NINE INCH NAILS and DISTURBED will headline this year’s Welcome To Rockville festival, set to take place November 11 – November 14 at the world-renowned Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Over 60 other acts — including DEFTONES, ROB ZOMBIE, LAMB OF GOD, MUDVAYNE, ARCHITECTS and MASTODON — will also appear at the...
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LES CLAYPOOL From PRIMUS On His METALLICA Audition: ‘I Would Have Only Lasted For A Month Or Two’
PRIMUS bassist/frontman Les Claypool recently sat down with the good folks over at Kerrang! magazine about that time he auditioned for METALLICA after the September 1986 death of bassist, Cliff Burton. When Les was asked about the validity of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield saying to Claypool that he was “much too talented” and to “go...
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AFTERSHOCK Festival Replaces MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE With MISFITS
MISFITS have replaced MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE on the roster of this year’s Aftershock festival, which is taking place October 7-10 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Aftershock 2021 will be headlined by METALLICA (performing two unique sets, one on Friday and one on Sunday), with MISFITS headlining on Saturday, October 9. The diverse Aftershock 2021...
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VOTE HERE: Who Do YOU Think Is The Best THRASH METAL Band Of All Time?
We here at Loadedradio.com want to know who your favorite THRASH METAL bands are as we are composing a list of the ‘Top 13 THRASH METAL Bands Of All Time’ as voted by YOU! The Loaded Radio listener! Simply give us your answer(s) in the voting widget below and we’ll publish the results in the...
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New Music From METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT And PINK FLOYD’s DAVID GILMOUR To Be Included With PETER GREEN Book
Legendary FLEETWOOD MAC guitarist Peter Green passed away, peacefully in his sleep, on July 25, 2020. For the last four years of his life, Peter worked directly with Rufus Publications to produce a huge, illustrated visual book of his life and career. During this time, a book of rare images, memorabilia, lyrics and notes from...
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ANTHRAX’s SCOTT IAN Names The Best Debut Album From ‘The Big 5’ Of Thrash Bands
ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian has named the EXODUS album “Bonded By Blood” as the “best debut album” to have been released by any of the “Big Five” thrash metal bands. EXODUS rarely get included in the top thrash bands alongside the so-called “Big Four” of 1980s thrash metal — METALLICA, MEGADETH, SLAYER and ANTHRAX —...
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Check Out These Killer New METALLICA Patches, Backpatches And Enamel Pins
METALLICA have joined forces with Pull The Plug Patches to bring you a series of exclusive woven patches, backpatches, and enamel pins arriving this May. New patch designs will continue to be released throughout 2021 and 2022, beginning this week with “Ride The Lightning” and “Crash Course In Brain Surgery” patches, as well as “Kill...
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METALLICA’s JAMES HETFIELD: “I’m Here As An Example Of How Music Has Saved Lives.”
METALLICA’s James Hetfield made a video appearance during the ‘Little Kids Rock’ annual benefit that celebrates the transformational power of music education for kids on Wednesday, April 14. Presented by Hot Topic Foundation, the event featured musical performances, an online auction, speeches, and testimonials to celebrate the organization’s mission of bringing free musical instruments and...
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The Signed KIRK HAMMETT Guitar From METALLICA’s ‘One’ Video Sells For $112,500
Turns out that guitar that Kirk Hammett played in METALLICA’s “One” music video sold for $112,500. The guitar is an ESP 400 series which is said to be in “excellent” condition. The legendary axe is now the personal property of an anonymous buyer via Heritage Auctions who probably has it encased in bullet proof glass...
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METALLICA’s KIRK HAMMETT Says He Is ‘Working On New Riffs’
METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett says that he has been working on new riff in the current covid-19 downtime. Yesterday, (Friday, April 9), Kirk took to his Twitter account to and tweeted simply: “working on new riffs…” Hammett spoke to Metal Hammer last summer and said that there was “a lot of material” written for a...