Dave Grohl's open letter to Metallica
Former NIRVANA drummer and current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl has released the following "open letter" to METALLICA:
"Dear METALLICA,
"Hey, it's Dave! Remember me? Yeah, I'm the guy that's been listening to your band faithfully since 1983. I bought your first album 'Kill 'Em All' from a mailorder catalogue called Under The Rainbow, I think. Actually I can't remember. It was 1983 for Christsakes! But that album changed my life and I've been listening to your albums ever since (even 'St Anger'!).
"I can't wait to hear the new shit, and no matter what you guys do I'll always be first one at the shop waiting to hear it. I'm sure you'll come out and blow everybody's fuckin' minds, because you're fuckin' METALLICA!
"Good luck. And don't release it until it's kick-ass.
"Yours, Dave Grohl.
"P.S. Are you finished recording the drums yet
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Another US Shocker
Turns out that Tucson isn't our only stop before heading off on that European vacation! The next day we're going to head over to Irvine Meadows where our friends at radio station KROQ are hosting their annual shin-dig known as the Weenie Roast on Saturday, May 17, 2008.
Ticket on sale date is yet to be determined, but we'll have more details for you as soon as we get 'em. And you just might want to keep watching this space 'cause you never know what else could come up this month...nudge, nudge, wink, wink...
The line up:
Metallica
The Offspring
The Raconteurs
Rise Against
Bad Religion
Pennywise
The Bravery
Scars On Broadway
Seether
Flogging Molly
Atreyu
MGMT
Flobots
Ludo
Finished song released
According to steriowarning.com, Metallica have brought a finished song to their record label, Warner and played it for the execs.
Label sources tell Stereo Warning that the song was "heavy" and "brutal" but also "punkish.
source: Stereowarning.com
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MissionMetallica.com have updated with a new launch date of May 12th. So keep an eye out on the day.
source: www.4horsemensite.com
New video footage
Video footage of METALLICA rehearsing the classic song "Creeping Death" in preparation for the band's upcoming spring/summer tour dates can be viewed below. The clip, which was apparently shot on May 2, 2008 at the group's "headquarters" in San Rafael, California, was previously released exclusively to the members of METALLICA's official fan club.
METALLICA's recently announced web site — MissionMetallica.com — where the band says it will offer fans a chance to "experience the [group's] new album before it's done," is scheduled to go "live" on May 12.
As previously reported, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told RollingStone.com that the band intends to explore "everything" in terms of selling its music once its current recording contract expires. But although the group's upcoming ninth studio album is its last with Warner Bros. Music, Ulrich said they would be hesitant to follow in the footsteps of U2 and MADONNA and sign a comprehensive "360 deal" with Live Nation. Ulrich explained, "We've never sold ourselves that way. No disrespect. We want to be as free a player as possible. We've been observing RADIOHEAD and Trent Reznor and in 27 years or however long it takes for the next record, we'll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet."
Ulrich told The Pulse of Radio something similar when asked what the band will do once its contract is finished. "There's a bunch of possibilities out there," he said. "It's great to be able to have the choices, and it's great when you don't need the record company to sign the checks, you know what I mean? Then it sort of becomes a whole different thing. The landscape continues to change, you know, so we'll see."
Ulrich talked with RollingStone.com on April 19, as the band did an autograph session at an independent record store in northern California to celebrate Record Store Day. Ulrich called the group's participation a "no-brainer," adding, "The record store has been such a huge part of our lives. When I was 12, 14 years old in Denmark, the record store was the Holy Grail and the guy who worked there was my hero."
The new METALLICA album is tentatively due out in September, with U.S. tour dates possibly in the works for around the same time.
The band has scheduled a slew of European festival dates for May, June, July and August in addition to two U.S. shows, on May 16 at a radio festival in Tucson, Arizona and mid-June at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee.
Source: blabbermouth.com
Amy Lee Denies Rumour
Amy Lee, vocalist in Evanescence, has denied any plans of collaborating with Metallica. She has posted a message on the band's official website saying the rumors are "not true."
Lee tells the online forum, "Could you please let everyone know that I am NOT going to be collaborating with Metallica? I have absolutely no idea where this rumor came from, but it is not true." Reports surfaced that Lee was set to lend her vocals to a new song of the heavy metal band, called "Last Life" from their new upcoming album.
Evanescence is an American rock band ffrom Arkansas formed in 1998 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After two EPs and a demo CD, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and helped the band win two Grammy Awards. In 2006, the band released their second studio album, The Open Door, which has sold more than four million copies.
Source: encycmet.com
Metallica to launch new website for album
source: K-Rock
To help promote Metallica’s upcoming record, the band plans to set up a new Web site that promises fans a chance to experience the new album before it’s done.
You can check the site out now at MissionMetallica.com where there is a splash page and an option to submit your email address, but it won’t go live until next month.
Metallica’s follow-up to 2003’s St. Anger is due out in September. No title has been released yet but the band is currently recording the disc with producer Rick Rubin.
Record Store Day: report
IT WAS fitting really...what used to be a Tower Records in Mountain View, California, has become a Rasputin's Records, one of the oldest independent record stores in the Bay Area (it was founded in 1971)...and as we waited (the 'we' being some clubbers, some non-clubbers and us) it simple felt like the old days.
Read the entire report and see the pictures here!
Were you present and do you have pics and perhaps a review? Drop us a line at the forum or email webmistress.
Hetfield family on Holiday!
source: Blabbermouth.net
Find pictures here
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told England's Kerrang! magazine that the band will play songs from its upcoming new album this summer on at least one of its festival dates. Speaking about the band's recently announced headlining appearance at the UK's Reading and Leeds Festivals in late August, Ulrich said, "We're psyched to play some new songs. In fact, if we don't, then I give people permission to come and find me and slap me across the face! We're certainly planning on rolling out some of the new songs for the first time, but right now our focus is on finishing the record. As soon as that's out of the way, we'll be hitting the rehearsal room and getting to grips with playing these bastards live!"
METALLICA's yet-to-be-titled ninth studio album is tentatively due out in September. The band is said to be in the final stages of recording.
The Reading and Leeds Festivals take place on August 22-24. Other confirmed acts include RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SLIPKNOT, THE KILLERS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and AVENGED SEVENFOLD.
Tourdate announced!
2008 Avrupa yaz tatilimizin son konser duyurusu oldugu icin uzgunuz. Bu, haftalardir hakkinda konustugunuz konser... 27 Temmuz'da Ali Sami Yen Stadi'nda bir konser icin 'Tallica tarihinde ucuncu kez olmak sartiyla Istanbul / Turkiye'ye geri donuyor olacagiz. Dostlarimizdan Down ve The Sword'un bize katilimi ile yolculugumuzun ikinci bolumunun son konserini tamamlayacagiz.
Tum tercumanlari evlerine gonderebiliriz artik... sizleri orada gormek dilegi ile!!
July 27th, Instanbul.
Another announcement in English?
Greetings on a fine Thursday morning. To round out the English speaking portion of announcements, we add Dublin, Ireland to the mix with a show at Marlay Park on August 20. Joining us will be the always entertaining Tenacious D.
We're nearing the end . . . check back a little later today for one final update.
Openers for second round announced
Since the second part of our little European summer vacation does not include any festival shows, guess what... we get to pick who we, and you, get to spend the day with. So we're psyched to share with you that our old friends in Down and our new friends in The Sword, one of our favorite bands of the last few years, have agreed to come along for the ride. Look for 'Tallica, Down, and The Sword starting on July 16 in Bergen, Norway through July 25 in Sofia, Bulgaria (except in Bucharest, where it will be just 'Tallica and The Sword). And as usual, another update coming in the next 48 hours relevant to all this... Source: metallica.com / metclub.com
Pukkelpop BELGIUM
De volgende in onze serie ' zwakke pogingen om jullie lokale taal te spreken' , we hebben nog een optreden dat we jullie willen meedelen! Het Pukkelpop Festival op 15 Augustus te Hasselt !
Ps: we veronschuldigen ons naar al de Nederlandstaligen onder jullie omdat we het eerste nieuws enkel in het Frans gemeld hadden! We hebben onze fout ingezien ...
Nog een prettige dinsdag en we praten nog verder de komende week
Prochain episode dans la series de nos faibles tentatives a la langue locale, nous avons un show supplementaire a vous annoncer-le Pukkelpop Festival le 15 Aout a Hasselt, Belgique.
Bon mardi, on se reparle un peu plus tard cette semaine.
Tickets go on sale May 5th through www.pukkelpop.be
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They will be playing Belgium's Pukkelpop festival on the 15th of August.
New show date
Wir haben noch ein weiteres Datum fuer Sie an einem schoenen Mittwochmorgen. Salutari la inceput de aprilie! Suntem deosebit de incantati sa va anuntam ca vom reveni in Bucuresti, Romania, pentru a doua oara in istoria Metallica! Mai exact, in data de 23 iulie (23rd of July), pe Stadionul Cotroceni din Bucuresti, in cadrul turneului european din aceasta vara, si al seriei de evenimente Emag!c Summer Fest! Mai multe concerte, precum si noi informatii vor fi anuntate in curand!
UK Shows announced!
Tickets will be available as you're reading this via the following sites:
www.seetickets.com/readingandleeds
www.readingfestival.com
www.festivalrepublic.com
This isn't the end of the line for those of you keeping score . . . we have a few more to come, so to use that tired line again, "keep watching here."
Full press release can be found here.
Shock Horror; More shows in the US!
Source: www.metallica.com
Record store day
source: www.metallica.com
Is it an internationally recognized holiday? No, but it should be! We are honored and proud to be participating in Record Store Day on April 19 as hundreds of indy record stores across the country will be celebrating what you already know... the coolest place in any town to hang out is your local record store. So with that said, we'll be hangin' out that day at the Rasputin Music store in Mountain View, CA starting at 2:00 PM.
Come on down to the store, say "hi," bring some stuff for us to sign, and in the spirit of supporting your local independent record store, maybe you'll want to do a little shopping while you're there.
Now, the fine print: In our humble effort to make sure that no one is rushed along and that we get a chance to chat with everyone, 400 wristbands will be distributed. You may start lining up at 8 AM...the store opens at 10 AM and will begin passing out wristbands at that time. Met Clubbers, check www.metclub.com for more info on how you can be at the front of the line.
We look forward to seeing our friends at Rasputin and catching up with those of you that can make your way to the store that day. See you then!
For store address, directions, etc., click here: www.rasputinmusic.com.
For more info about Record Store day, click here: www.recordstoreday.com
Tourdates August 14 at Grand d'Arras
Comment se passe votre Mercredi? Dans la serie des breves annonces de show, on en a encore une pour vous...on trainera au Rock en France le 14 Aout sur la Grand'Place d'Arras.
Oui, il y aura quelques autres shows en Aout durant notre petite epopee europeenne, restez branches.
Lars on BBC Radio
Lars was on BBC radio interviewed on the Bruce Dickinson show. According to Lars, the band are on the final stages of recording and the new Metallica album should be out in September. Listen to the entire interview at the link below
Click here for the interview
Source: 4horsemensite.com
Lars to be interviewed
IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson will air a MAIDEN "tour special" during the March 7 edition of his weekly BBC 6 Music radio show, aptly named "The Bruce Dickinson Friday Rock Show". The show will feature interviews with Steve Harris (IRON MAIDEN), Lars Ulrich (METALLICA), Ronnie James Dio and Kerry King (SLAYER), along with extracts from Bruce's own audio diary. Listen to the program live via the Internet between 10:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. U.K. time at BBC.co.uk.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Happy Birthday to you...
Unforgiven, metallination.com's very own forum, is celebrating it's first ever birthday! Congratulations to our members for being there and making it what it is and congratulations to the forum admins!
Metallination.com will be celebrating it's birthday on April 23rd and with that we'll have a special contest for you, so keep your eyes open ;)
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