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Metallica's Kirk Hammett Confirms Fans' 'Batman Riff' Theory
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has revealed the band included a deliberate reference to the iconic theme of the 1960s 'Batman' TV series in their song 'Shadows Follow'.Fans of the thrash metal legends pointed out that...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 20 December 2023
Metallica To Play Special Show To Pay Tribute To Couple Who Signed Them
Metallica are to play a special concert to pay tribute to the couple who signed them. The heavy metal outfit will perform at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 27 September 2022
Ozzy Osbourne Wishes He Made More 'Varied' Music
Ozzy Osbourne wishes he had made "more varied" music.The 'Paranoid' rocker is proud of the way Black Sabbath made heavy metal "big" but he admitted he would have like to have explored outside of the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2022
Metallica Are 'Beyond Psyched' Have ‘Master Of Puppets’ Feature In Stranger Things’
Metallica are “beyond psyched” to have ‘Master of Puppets’ feature in ‘Stranger Things’. The heavy metal band - made up of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo - are big fans...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2022
Ozzy Osbourne 'Very Happy' Ex-bassist Robert Trujillo Features On New Solo Lp
Ozzy Osbourne is thrilled that his old bass player Robert Trujillo is on his new solo album.Before he replaced Jason Newsted as Metallica's bassist in 2003, the 57-year-old rocker had a stint touring with the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 November 2021
Metallica Launch 'Being A Band' Masterclass
Metallica have launched an online course about being in a band.The group - comprised of James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo - are teaching the online course through MasterClass. The course consists...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 October 2021
Lars Ulrich: Metallica's New Music Isn't Cohesive Yet
Lars Ulrich has insisted there is new Metallica music - but "nothing cohesive" yet.The heavy metal behemoths - also comprising James Hetfield, Robert Trujillo, and Kirk Hammett - recently re-released their landmark self-titled album ('The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2021
Kirk Hammett's Guitar From Metallica's One Music Video Goes Under The Hammer
Kirk Hammett's guitar used in Metallica's 'One' music video is being auctioned. The axe-slayer's ESP 400 Series S-Type, which is signed by the 58-year-old musician and comes with an official document of authenticity, is being...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 April 2021
Jason Momoa Wants Metallica Bassist To Teach Him Some Skills
Jason Momoa wants Metallica's Robert Trujillo to teach him "how to play bass".The 'Game of Thrones' star - who is a keen bass player - is a huge fan of the 'Enter Sandman' rockers and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 January 2021
Metallica Won't Stop Making Records
Metallica always want to make the "best record" they've ever produced.The heavy metal group - who formed in 1981 - can't imagine ever giving up making music because they love the "creative process" and always...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2021
Metallica Have Done Some 'Pretty Serious Writing' Amid The Pandemic
Metallica have thrown themselves into some "pretty serious writing" amid the coronavirus pandemic.Drummer Lars Ulrich has admitted instead of getting depressed by the state of the world, he and his bandmates - James Hetfield, Robert...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 November 2020
Metallica's New Album Is Shaping Up To Be 'More Collaborative'
Metallica's new album is shaping up to be a "more collaborative" effort.The heavy metal titan's bassist Robert Trujillo has spoken of his joy of working together more with all of his bandmates - James Hetfield,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 November 2020
Lars Ulrich: Making A Metallica Album Is Like A Puzzle
Lars Ulrich has compared making a Metallica album to doing a puzzle.The 56-year-old drummer – who is joined in the band by James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo – thinks making a record now...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 October 2020
Metallica Won't Ditch Their Bourbon Despite James Hetfield's Addiction
Metallica won't stop selling their own brand of bourbon because of James Hetfield's alcohol addiction.The heavy metal legends released their own whiskey, Blackened, two years ago. And guitarist Kirk Hammett has insisted they won't be...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2020
Metallica To Air Concert At Drive-ins Across North America
Metallica are set to air a concert at drive-in theatres across North America.Like most bands, the heavy metallers - Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo - have had to reschedule and postpone...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 August 2020
Metallica Having 'Fun' Making Album In Lockdown
Robert Trujillo says Metallica are having ''fun'' coming up with new ideas for their next record.The heavy metal legends' bassist has admitted it's been easier to work on new music remotely via Zoom during the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2020
Metallica 'Hellbent' On Playing Coachella
Metallica's Lars Ulrich is ''hellbent'' on playing at Coachella. The heavy metal band - formed of Lars, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo - have talked about playing at the popular annual festival, as...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2020
Petition To Ban Metallica From Glastonbury
Animal rights activists have launched a petition to ban Metallica from headlining this year's Glastonbury festival.The 'Enter Sandman' band are set to be the first heavy metal act to top the bill at Worthy Farm...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 June 2014
Metallica: Glastonbury Opinion Mean People Care
Metallica think the mixed feelings from music fans about their Glastonbury headline set mean ''people still care''.The band - who will be the first heavy metal act to top the bill at the Worthy Farm...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 June 2014
Lars Ulrich Won't Let Kids Listen To One Direction
Lars Ulrich won't let his children listen to One Direction. The Metallica drummer - who is also one of the founders of the band - made his kids Miles, 15, Layne, 12, and Bryce, seven,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 January 2014
Metallica Want To Play Weddings
Metallica would love to be asked to play at weddings.The 'All Nightmare Long' band would consider performing special sets for their friends, but sadly claim there aren't so many happy occasions among them.When asked if...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 18 September 2013
Metallica Still Searching For 'Ultimate Riff'
Metallica are still searching for the ''ultimate riff''.The 'Nothing Else Matters' rockers, who are currently in the midst of travelling the world performing various gigs, are looking forward to releasing a follow-up record from 2008's...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 May 2013
Lars Ulrich Comfortable On Camera
Lars Ulrich doesn't mind people filming his receding hairline. The Metallica drummer has been comfortable with the camera since the band made warts-and-all documentary film 'Some Kind Of Monster', released in 2004, and he insists...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 April 2013
Ex-metallica Man's 'Squillion' Dollar Reunion
Jason Newsted would only re-join Metallica for a ''squillion dollars''.The bass player was added to the 'Enter Sandman' group in 1986 to replace Cliff Burton - who had died in a road accident - and...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 December 2012
Metallica's 'Loud And Crazy' New Tracks
Metallica's new material sounds ''energetic, loud and crazy''.The 'Master of Puppets' group are back in the studio working on tracks to follow up 2008's 'Death Magnetic', and drummer Lars Ulrich is excited about the...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 December 2012
Metallica Head Back To The Studio
Metallica are recording a new album later this year. The 'Enter Sandman' group are set to head back into the studio to follow up 2008's 'Death Magnetic' in autumn, as soon as they complete work...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 July 2012
Metallica Want To Headline Glastonbury
Metallica want to headline Glastonbury. The 'Enter Sandman' heavy metal group would love to headline the British festival - one of the biggest in Europe - but have never been invited by organisers Michael and...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 April 2012
Metallica Unveil 30th Anniversary Shows
Metallica will play four shows to celebrate their 30th anniversary.The 'Enter Sandman ' rockers are set to play a quartet of shows for fan club members only on December 5, 7, 9, and 10 at...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 July 2011
Metallica Record Album With Lou Reed
Metallica have recorded an album with Lou Reed. The unlikely pairing of the metal band and the avant-garde former Velvet Underground frontman has resulted in a ten track disc which Lou describes as "a marriage...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 June 2011
Metallica To Work With Rick Rubin On Next Album
Metallica will work with "zen guru" Rick Rubin on their next album. The heavy metal group made their most well received record in years, 2008s 'Death Magnetic', with the producer and bassist Robert Trujillo is...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 April 2011
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Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
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Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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