Right smack in the middle of grunge came “The Hunger” out of Houston Texas. I loved the addition of the keyboards to the traditional down tempo grunge. I also liked how the vocals during the chorus sounded really reminiscent of James Hetfield of Metallica. More after the jump.
February 6, 2012 Let the speculation begin my brothers and sisters of the Metal Militia - Metallica have posted a cryptic video titled "Save the Date" teasing some sort of major announcement to be made tomorrow (2/7) at 1PM CT. After watching the video, I can only assume that it's in reference to some sort of live event and not another collaboration with a homeless drunk guy who stumbled into their jam pad one day while they were warming up.
Hulk Hogan really rocked it in the ring back in the day, but did you know that the former wrestling champ almost rocked out with Metallica? The Hulkster, who before his professional wrestling career played bass in a Floridian rock band called Ruckus, claims that drummer Lars Ulrich once offered him the opportunity to join Metallica.
Friday evening (Jan. 20), Metallica were the talk of the town in Los Angeles as they were on hand for the invitation only unveiling of the art exhibit Obey Your Master. The highly anticipated exhibition featured an array of famed artists who have interpreted various songs from the band in a unique fashion.
Dave Grohl is reportedly working on a documentary about Sound City Studios. Haven’t heard of it? I can guarantee you heard the sounds that have come out of there. Just a few of the artists to lay tracks down there include Metallica, Johnny Cash, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Rage Against The Machine, Nine Inch Nails, REO Speedwagon, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton and many more. The ico
In December, Metallica celebrated their 30th year as a band with four very special shows in San Francisco. The fourth and final show led to some truly incredible events, including former Metallica members Dave Mustaine and Jason Newsted joining the band onstage.
January 4, 2012 For those of you like myself that dug the songs from the Death Magnetic sessions that didn't make the cut but were released as a digital EP, Beyond Magnetic in the wake of Metallica's 30th anniversary shows will be glad to know that you'll be able to own a physical copy of that bad boy January 31.
Did you hear that? If you heard it, you might not have been sure about what you heard. Yes, if you were up very early Tuesday morning you may have heard a wonderful new jingle (inspired by James Hetfield’s vacation spot).
With Black Sabbath reuniting, Slipknot touring and an upcoming big announcement from Metallica, metal heads can only fantasize about these three massive acts sharing the stage. A new report from Artisan News suggests these bands may get together for a huge massive festival tour in the summer.
If you’ve been hoping and praying that the Big 4 will soon be playing a full U.S. tour, you might want to lower your expectations and be happy with that DVD of the Sonisphere show from Sofia, Bulgaria. In a recent interview with UK’s Classic Rock magazine, Slayer guitarist Kerry King said he can’t imagine Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax will stage any more Big 4 shows.
