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The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame has announced the list of nominees to be inducted into the 2009 class. The nominees will be paired down to a final five after being considered by a panel of some 500 musicians, journalists and record industry professionals and revealed in January of next year. They will then be officially inducted on April 4, 2009 in the Rock Hall’s annual ceremony ... read more |
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The reviews are ecstatic as usual, but the comments under the reviews actually match the reviews. What these reviews reveal is the true-dirt Metallica structure of a frantic Hetfield rhythm, a face-raking Hammett lead, and 8-plus minutes of this on nearly every track. Fans are talking about thrash again ... read more |
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Metallica have announced plans to embark on a 32 date American concert tour beginning October 21 in Glendale, AZ. The tour, in support of their upcoming Rick Rubin produced CD Death Magnetic is their first U.S. concert trek in four years. Death Magnetic will be released by Warner Bros. on September 12 ... read more |
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It’s like death, you know, what happens when you don’t live anymore, but, like, everywhere. It’s like the push and pull, you know, like a magnet. Like, you remember that time you chugged a gallon of milk on a triple-dog-dare,, then your little sister punched you in the gut? Death Magnetic is nothing like that ... read more |
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Members of Metallica, Alice In Chains, Slayer, and Anthrax are among the elite group of heavy metal’s finest who will participate in a tribute to fallen comrade “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, at this year’s Ozzfest in Dallas, Texas ... read more |
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The album will also be available for download with the fall release of Guitar Hero: World Tour. Rumors are even out that the new album will be sold via download sites like iTunes. Whether Napster will choose to replace every digital album copy with Kenny Loggins’ The Best of Friends remains to be seen ... read more |
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Welcome to the debut edition of the Friday Flash, where from this point forward, we will bring you the latest, breaking music news stories as you head out into the weekend to do…well, you know, whatever it is you do. Ladies, show em’ if ya’ know em’! ... read more |
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Since Willie has recorded collaborations with every known artist in the universe already, just who hasn’t the Red Headed Stranger laid down tracks with? And while were at it, what better excuse for a Top 5 list? ... read more |
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To summarize: think ..And Justice For All meets the The Black Album at a bar and they start bullying St. Anger into setting up a tab so the two can go shot for shot till dawn with Master of Puppets bartending ... read more |
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Metallica is rumored to have signed an agreement with Activision, the wealthy organization behind money-making juggernaut Guitar Hero. The game would likely follow a similar format to the upcoming Guitar Hero: Aerosmith and pop up sometime next year. OMFG. That pwns all ... read more |
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The new album isn’t gonna sound like the beer-goggled bar brawl that became the crutch the band has grown dependent on. It’s gonna be more like sitting around your basement with friends and splitting a case of O’Doul’s, because you don’t get have to get wasted to enjoy the taste ... read more |
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The website is intended to take fans into the depths of the recording process for Metallica’s forthcoming album, the proverbial olive branch after forcing St. Anger on us all. Fans be able to attain “fly on the wall” status by peeking into studio sessions ... read more |
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The man is the band’s biggest groupie. Want more proof? He boasts about listening to St. Anger. That’s like some horndog trying to bag a girl by saying “Baby, I’d even kiss your herpes.” ... read more |
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The same band that penned the Dylanesque, “Pretty Fly for a White Guy” with the lyrics “Uno dos tres cuatro cinco cinco seis” that my pop still raps when counting anything. That same band will be at Weenie Roast, slamming through “The Kids Aren’t Alright” while Jack White tunes his guitar backstage ... read more |
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I dream in music; I think in music. And most of all, I remember in music. My entire history has a soundtrack. I reminisce through bass lines and contemplate with singable choruses. And I steal it all, hide it away for my own selfish purposes ... read more |
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