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Metallica Pulls Out Of Sonic Temple and Louder Than Life Festival For Health Reasons

Metallica Pulls Out Of Sonic Temple and Louder Than Life Festival For Health Reasons

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“Dear Metallica Family,

It pains me to write this, but I have to let all of you know that I cannot make it to Sonic Temple in Columbus and Louder Than Life in Louisville this year. As part of my continuing effort to get and stay healthy, I have critical recovery events on those weekends that cannot be moved. I apologize to all of our fans who have bought tickets for these festivals. We are…

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Now In Theaters: “Metallica S&M2” For One Night Only

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Back in July I shared the news about the Metallica live concert film “S&M2” which finds the band delivering the goods with the San Francisco Symphony at the brand new Chase Center in San Francisco. If you missed that post please click HERE to learn more. Tonight this film will premiere for one night only in more than 3000 theaters across the country.

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Starring:
James Hetfield
Kirk Hammett
Lar…

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PiercingMetal Looks Around The NYC Metallica Pop-Up Shop

The Metallica Name Generator Lets Your Name “Ride The Lightning”

The Metallica Name Generator Lets Your Name “Ride The Lightning”

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Though I strive to be one of those objective journalistic sorts for the world of Metal and Pop Culture, there is always some time for a little bit of fun. This notion comes not long after the release of the brand-new album by the mighty Metallica which is called “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct”. Having heard some of the tracks already I can safely inform you that it’s a killer if you were still…

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Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets”; Still Pulling Our Strings After 30 Years (1986-2016)

Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets” Still Pulling Our Strings After 30 Years

After a very mellow opening that led us to a building crescendo, the “Master Of Puppets” album started smashing our skulls with its opening track “Battery”. It was an assault from the beginning with the words “Lashing out the action, returning the reaction Weak are ripped and torn away, Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower, Battery is here to stay”. As I listened to it once more while I…

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