Let's talk about concert pyrotechnics. Metallica has that mastered as well. The metal messiahs brought more than 19,000 fans to American Airlines Center Tuesday night for its Dallas stop on the World Magnetic Tour. But back to the fire. Literally....
Heavy metal hierarchy and digital downloads -- is it a match made in musical heaven? We're about to find out. Metallica will release its entire discography exclusively to iTunes Tuesday, as in tomorrow. We're talking 163 tracks from nine studio...
Metallica singer James Hetfield fell ill and the band had to cancel its second Stockholm show. According to the band's Web site, the show will be rescheduled. From The Associated Press: STOCKHOLM -- Organizers say 16,000 fans of the heavy...
As if this year weren't enough about Bruce Springsteen, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has announced the he'll get an exhibit entitled "From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen."...
If you're going to see Weezer Tuesday night at Nokia Theatre, pay close attention to its '94 hit "Undone (The Sweater Song)." When I interviewed bandleader Rivers Cuomo a few years back he said: "Nobody's ever noticed this, but the...
Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield and their band mates are back at the pinnacle. Metallica's Death Magnetic, produced by Rick Rubin, is No. 1 for a second week on Billboard's pop albums chart after selling 337,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan,...
Metallica, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Bobby Womack, Jeff Beck, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Run-D.M.C., the Stooges and War are the nine nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Ballots will go out to more...
Jessica Simpson sold 65,000 copies of Do You Know during its first week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's good enough for a No. 1 entry on Billboard's country albums chart. On the pop list, Do You Know lands...
With less than a week in stores and as a digital download, the new Metillica CD, Death Magnetic, has already generated 242 fan review comments on amazon.com (at the time of this blog post). Four out of five stars is...
I just finished a short conversation with Austin fantasy metal band the Sword, which is headlining the Texas Stage in about two hours. But that's not the coolest thing. The band opened for Metallica for a month in Europe until...
It's hottt! Tickets for Ozzfest on Saturday at Pizza Hut Park haven't sold as briskly as organizers would've liked, and I'm wondering if it's the temps, the economy, what? Because come on, Metallica alone should be selling this thing out,...
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