Metallica
Kevin Winter, Getty Images As Metallica prepare for their Orion Music + More Festival and upcoming 3D concert film, the band is also busy working on a new album. One could say that Metallica have a ton of songs on the table, as frontman James Hetfield revealed that the band has collected 846 different riffs.
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Kevin Winter, Getty Images Metallica shared behind-the-scenes and onstage footage from their recent show in Prague, which took place in early May. The clip, which clocks in at 22 minutes, follows the band as it soundchecks before the gig, as it meets and greets fans and as it performs 'The Struggle Within.' It's like having an all-access pass to 'Tallica in Europe.
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Daniel Boczarski / Kevin Winter, Getty Images After Metallica frontman James Hetfield recently called Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine a 'big mouth' for publicly stating that he'd like to form a Metallica / Megadeth supergroup, Mustaine has now apologized to Hetfield, promising that he'll never speak of the subject again.
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Kevin Winter / Daniel Boczarski Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has never been afraid to speak his mind, which has has gotten him in hot water quite a bit over the years, and several times recently. For years he feuded with his ex-bandmates in Metallica, but they recently patched things up.
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Kevin Winter, Getty Images Metallica kicked off their brief European tour in the Czech Republic on Monday (May 7) by performing their groundbreaking 1991 self-titled disc (aka The Black Album) in its entirety for the first time ever. Not only did they rock the whole album, they played it backwards -- now that's metal!
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Warner Bros. Following Metallica’s less-than-popular collaboration with Lou Reed last year, the metal gents are ready to get back into the studio and craft a proper Metallica set. Speaking with Metal Hammer (via Blabbermouth), frontman James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich hinted that the next Metallica album will be another one with producer Rick Rubin in tow.
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Jason Merritt, Getty Images Love him or hate him, you can always count on Lars Ulrich to not mince words in an interview -- and true to form, the Metallica drummer didn't hold back during a recent exchange with Spin that covered everything from the male-heavy lineup at the Orion Music + More Festival to the overwhelmingly negative response to last year's 'Lulu.'
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Kevin Winter / Paul Kane, Getty Images The loss of vocalist Ronnie James Dio to stomach cancer in 2010 still stings the hearts of metal fans, including that of the mighty Metallica. The band plans to be involved in the upcoming Dio ribute album, which will also feature Anthrax, Rob Halford and more. It turns out that Metallica even contacted Dio's widow directly in order to get the ball rolling on their participation.
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Cory Schwartz, Getty Images Metallica's two-day Orion Music + More Festival has just released a full schedule of performances of the ever-increasing number of bands set to play the fest. Along with additional bands being confirmed for Orion, Metallica have also announced a single-day ticket option and new horror exhibit hosted by guitarist Kirk Hammett.
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Valerie Macon, Getty Images Looking to immerse yourself into everything you ever wanted to know about Metallica? Well, music enthusiasts will get that chance quite soon with a new two-volume Metallica biography in the works. The first work in the series, titled ‘Birth School Metallica Death: Volume I,’ is due out in the fall of 2013, followed by the second installment, ‘Birth School Metallica Death: Volume II,’ which will hit shelves in the fall of 2014.
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