Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 1993, St. Martin’s Press Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP There are many, many books about Metallica and this is one of the very first. It might even be the second one ever published. Eddie McSquare (if that is his real name) wrote, I believe, the first book…
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METALLICA: THE BLACK ALBUM REMASTERED & THE BLACKEST ALBUM
Metallica marks the 30th anniversary of its self-titled fifth album — a/k/a The Black Album — with two landmark releases, both out September 10th on the band’s own Blackened Recordings: The Black Album is one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed records of all time. Its 1991 release not…
METALLICA SCHOLARS INITIATIVE EXPANDS INTO EIGHT NEW SCHOOLS
“It has been amazing to see this program continue to grow and thrive. I get so grateful hearing from those who benefit from our grant. Hearing their story of doubt to direction. From those who are able to pursue additional education leading directly to meaningful employment. It gave us confidence…
METALLICA & SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: S&M2 LONG-AWAITED ALBUM AND FILM AVAILABLE NOW
“S&M2 does a fantastic job capturing what it felt like to be in the audience… a great memento of such a monumental night in Bay Area live music history… if you own the first awesome S&M, do you need this follow-up as well? Absolutely. S&M2 works as an excellent…
ENCORE DRIVE-IN NIGHTS PRESENTS METALLICA ON AUGUST 29
As posted to www.metallica.com/encore-drive-in-nights.html It’s been a crazy, hectic, thrilling and exciting time at Metallica HQ as the four of us have all been in the same room making music for the first time in almost a year! “What’s going on?” you ask? We’re recording a concert to appear at…
Dubin, Adam-Murder In The Front Row (DVD Review)
Reviewed: August, 2020 Published: 2019, MVD Visual Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Back in 2011 a pair of gentlemen by the names of Brian Lew and Harold Oimen released a book called MURDER IN THE FRONT ROW. These guys were fans and members of the bay area thrash scene in the…
VELKHANOS Interview
Interview with Fernando Salmerón (guitars) of VELKHANOS Interview by Kat Knite Facebook – Instagram – Twitter Pre-order ‘The Wrath’: Art Gates Records – Itunes – Google Play VELKHANOS are a five-piece band from Spain that blend Melodic Death Metal and Black Metal, combining extreme brutality with the emotion of heavy metal. They…
RE-ARMED – Interview with Jouni Matelainen, Iiro Karjalainen, & Allan Välimaa
RE-ARMED – Interview with Jouni Matelainen (vocalist), Iiro Karjalainen (drummer), & Allan Välimaa (guitarist) Interview by Kat Knite re-armed.net facebook.com/rearmed twitter.com/ReArmedOfficial youtube.com/ReArmedOfficial We caught up with members of Finnish melodic death metal band RE-ARMED to chat about their upcoming album ‘Ignis Aeternum’, as well as to ask questions about their…
Zazula Jon – Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. (Book review)
Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness. (Book review) Published: 2019, Crazed Management Reviewed: October, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 4/5 As much as I really enjoy reading autobiographies by my favourite Metal musicians, they can be, at times, a bit one dimensional or repetitive. For my tastes as an…
METALLICA: Pro-Shot Video Of Entire Concert In Hämeenlinna, Finland
Professionally filmed video footage of METALLICA’s entire July 16 concert in the Finnish city of Hämeenlinna can be seen below. The show was attended by 55,000 people — about one percent of the country’s total population. Ahead of the sold-out gig, the band donated 55,000 euros to the Finnish children’s…
Metallica with guests Ghost and Bokassa – Etihad Stadium Manchester
Metallica + Ghost + Bokassa @Etihad Stadium Manchester June 18th 2019 Review and Photos By Rebecca Bush Despite the forecast it is a glorious day in Manchester city centre and everywhere I look there are Metallica and Ghost fans all making the pilgrimage to the Etihad Stadium. The atmosphere is…
ULVEDHARR – World Of Chaos
Reviewed: June, 2019 Released: 2019 on Scarlet Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter ULVEDHARR. This gig has thrown up some incredible band names before, but this one is certainly an interesting one. A cursory glance across the interwebs gives no immediate alternative translation, nor anything else apart from the band…
Strine, Fran (Dir.) – Hired Gun (DVD Review)
Director: Fran Strine Title: Hired Gun Studio: Vision Films Year: 2016 Reviewed: March 2019 Reviewed by: JP Rating: 3/5 This month I’m going to look at two relatively new documentaries that focus on the Hard rock and Heavy Metal music industry. They are BAND VS. BRAND (2019) and HIRED GUN…
Masciotra, David – Metallica (Book Review)
Author: David Masciotra Title: Metallica Publisher: Bloomsbury Year: 2015 Reviewed: Jan 2019 Rating: 3.33/5 Reviewer: JP Regular readers of my book reviews may have noticed that I have been methodically reviewing all the Hard Rock/Heavy Metal books in the 33 and one-third series. It’s not much of a task because…
Metallica Pays Tribute To CELTIC FROST’s MARTIN AIN
Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett performed a cover of CELTIC FROST’s “Procreation Of The Wicked” at the concert in Geneva, Switzerland on the 11th of April Check it out