Metallica (music group)

Parsing Coachella 2013: Lineup highlights by genre

2013-01-25 09:33:00

How would you book a festival that, regardless of your decisions, was sure to sell out? Would you give the people what they want, or give them what they need?� Always the diplomats, those who slotted the 2013 Coachella Music and Arts Festival lineup,...

Grammys 2013: Gotye, Fun. victories show pop's winning appeal

2013-02-11 07:00:00

Since at least 1989, when it was universally ridiculed for bestowing the hard rock-metal award on Jethro Tull over Metallica, the Recording Academy has lived in fear of seeming terminally out of touch. British neo-folkies Mumford & Sons won the evening'...

Hollywood executives predict technology-fueled changes

2013-02-08 14:35:00

During Grammy week, when musicians take center stage, Universal Music Group Chairman Lucian Grainge is attracting a fair amount of attention as well. Billboard magazine placed Grainge at the top its Power 100 list -- thanks in part to his...

Black Sabbath to release new album, '13,' in June

2013-01-13 08:34:00

The Iron Men are back. Following a tumultuous year in which guitarist Tony Iommi was treated for lymphoma and drummer Bill Ward quit due to a contract dispute, Black Sabbath announced Saturday that it's set to release a new studio album in June....

Foo Fighters frontman examines Van Nuys recording history in 'Sound City'

2013-01-18 16:20:00

Amid the splintered drum sticks and empty coffee cups littering his Northridge recording studio, Dave Grohl contemplated the enormous mixing desk before him. The Foo Fighters frontman looked at the seemingly endless rows of faders and dials on the...

Metallica leaves Warner Music with its masters, forms Blackened Records

2012-11-30 11:57:00

Metallica has gone indie. The band announced on Friday that it has officially left its longtime home, the Warner Music Group, taken its master recordings and formed a new independent label, Blackened Recordings. All forthcoming Metallica projects --...

Review: Rush's gymnastic run at the Gibson Amphitheatre

2012-11-21 07:06:00

The following ingredients were part of Monday night's gig at the Gibson Amphitheatre: 28 songs; two Neil Peart drum solos; a few dozen guitar solos and hundreds of intricately placed chords from Alex Lifeson; many midstage struts, gymnastic bass line...

Madonna, Springsteen, Roger Waters were tops on tour in 2012

2012-12-28 17:39:00

Madonna was queen of the world in 2012, at least as far as touring pop music performers, delivering the highest-grossing concert tour of the year and raking in nearly $300 million at the box office worldwide, according to Pollstar, the concert-industry...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett shares ‘Horror Business’ with fans

2012-10-25 16:43:54

Composer Claudio Simonetti on Argento, ‘Suspiria’ and ‘Dracula 3D’

2012-10-27 07:12:23

IMAGE: Uncommon Scents Note Worthy

2012-06-01 16:39:47

Metallica hopes PSA will help find fan's killer

2012-06-13 21:37:52

Every band has its black sheep, and at Howl at the Moon, that's Ben Stahl. He's the one with seven rings, four piercings, spiked hair, sideburns and a leather jacket. On stage, he loves to head-bang while shredding on Howl at the Moon's Epiphone Les Paul guitar.

2013-02-27 09:25:00

Raven, a British metal band formed in 1974 by brothers John Gallagher and Mark Gallagher, toured extensively alongside Metallica and Anthrax. Their biggest hit was a 1985 single, "On and On," which sounds to us like a reference to Baltimore's Ravens and their continuing success.

2013-01-24 13:51:00

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich is 47 today. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

2012-12-10 17:19:00