Mit einem Abstand von sieben Jahren meint METALLICA-Drummer Lars Ulrich, dass es nicht die cleverste Idee war, sich für die "Some Kind of Monster"-Dokumentation bei den Gesprächen mit dem Therapeuten Phil Towle filmen zu lassen. Der Däne gesteht: "Es gibt eine Menge anderer Musiker, die ähnliches durchgemacht haben. Sie waren nur nicht dumm genug, sich dabei filmen zu lassen und es der ganzen Welt zu zeigen. Jedes Mal wenn ich Noel Gallagher (OASIS) treffe, zieht er mich mit Zitaten aus dem Film auf." Die Bandmitglieder verstehen sich derzeit allerdings blendend und es werde wahrscheinlich nicht lange dauern, bis man den "Death Magnetic"-Nachfolger in Angriff nehme.

Quelle. www.rockhard.de

Edit:
Ein ausführlicherer Bericht hier:
http://www.laut.de/Metallica/Es-war-ein-…furz/19-07-2010

Die Konzerte in Australien, Neuseeland und Japan sind die Letzten der World Magnetic Tour!

Hier ein Statement der Band auf ihrer Homepage:

Dear Friends:
We are so psyched to add a second show in Christchurch, New Zealand at CBS Canterbury Arena on September 21...thanks again for demanding that we visit you there!!

Now to the real reason we're here taking up space on this site...we also want to announce that all of our play dates have now filled up with the addition of this show...that's right boys and girls, this will be the last date added to the World Magnetic Tour! So if you're waiting for us to come to the Polar Ice Caps, your undiscovered planet or even your basement, sorry, this is as good at it gets.

It has been a very long, and most amazing run. The number of shows played depends on when you start counting. We are gonna go with what the boys in the band say, 'cuz they have been out on the road more or less continuously since May of 2008 and that brings us up to a total of 212 shows in 153 cities. Each and every one of them has been memorable and special and we thank you for that. This is where we could spew a bunch of crazy numbers at you...you know the 2.3 million tickets sold, 300 million miles traveled, 3,000 pounds of bacon consumed "shtick," but you don't care about that stuff and frankly neither do we. What we DO care about is letting you know the immense gratitude we feel for all of your love and support over these past two and half years. When we embarked on this "magnetic" journey, none of us ever, in our wildest dreams, imagined how truly incredible it would be and it's all because of hanging out with YOU!

It's obviously not over just yet, so let's not get too sappy here...we're off to Australia, New Zealand and Japan in the Fall for what promises to be some of the loudest, craziest, most rocking shows!

Hier mal einige Infos zum baldigen Ende der Tour und der neuen Fan-Can 6 bzgl. der Kopenhagen-Show von offizieller Seite:
Außerdem erscheint eine neue Kill ém All Deluxe Vinyl Edition..

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Dear Friends:
We are so psyched to add a second show in Christchurch, New Zealand at CBS Canterbury Arena on September 21...thanks again for demanding that we visit you there!!

Now to the real reason we're here taking up space on this site...we also want to announce that all of our play dates have now filled up with the addition of this show...that's right boys and girls, this will be the last date added to the World Magnetic Tour! So if you're waiting for us to come to the Polar Ice Caps, your undiscovered planet or even your basement, sorry, this is as good at it gets.

It has been a very long, and most amazing run. The number of shows played depends on when you start counting. We are gonna go with what the boys in the band say, 'cuz they have been out on the road more or less continuously since May of 2008 and that brings us up to a total of 212 shows in 153 cities. Each and every one of them has been memorable and special and we thank you for that. This is where we could spew a bunch of crazy numbers at you...you know the 2.3 million tickets sold, 300 million miles traveled, 3,000 pounds of bacon consumed "shtick," but you don't care about that stuff and frankly neither do we. What we DO care about is letting you know the immense gratitude we feel for all of your love and support over these past two and half years. When we embarked on this "magnetic" journey, none of us ever, in our wildest dreams, imagined how truly incredible it would be and it's all because of hanging out with YOU!

It's obviously not over just yet, so let's not get too sappy here...we're off to Australia, New Zealand and Japan in the Fall for what promises to be some of the loudest, craziest, most rocking shows!

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Bei der neuen Fan Can kann diesmal vorab per Abstimmung zwischen einer 2-DVD oder Blu-Ray Version entschieden werden. (Wenns geht stimmt für DVD )

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Yes - it lives!! Fan Can VI, the one YOU helped us film in Copenhagen and then picked the track listings for is indeed still on track for a Fall release. But before we can start putting those bits and bytes together, we need to know what format you think you might purchase. It's pretty simple, only two choices! The can will include a region-free two DVD set OR one Blu-ray, so which player do you have?

The survey closes on Friday, July 30 at 5:00 PM PST

Everyone who enters the survey will be eligible for a random drawing from all entries for an autographed Fan Can VI, so help us out and you might win a cool prize for just a few clicks of the mouse. One entry per member.

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Deluxe Vinyl Edition Of 'Kill 'Em All'

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METALLICA is making a deluxe vinyl edition of its 1983 debut album, "Kill 'Em All", available for order online on Thursday (July 15), beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. The two-platter set comes in heavyweight 180-gram red vinyl, packaged in a gatefold sleeve and remastered from the original album master tapes. Only 1,000 copies are available and can be ordered by METALLICA fan club members at MetClub.com.

This limited red vinyl deluxe edition comes as a double gatefold, two-disc, 180 gram, 45 rpm version and is half speed mastered from the original analog tapes at Mobile Fidelity for the ultimate listening experience! Only 1,000 copies of this special set were pressed and were never released to retail.
Kill Em All on RED vinyl goes on saleThursday July 15 at 1:00 PM PST in the MetStore as well as BecauseSoundMatters.com exclusively. Only one copy to be sold per member, so don't be late! Be sure to grab your soon to be collectors item before they sell out.

Originally issued on July 25, 1983 through the independent label Megaforce Records, "Kill 'Em All" was recorded in two weeks on a miniscule budget in upstate New York. Although only 1,500 copies were initially pressed, the album was reissued by Elektra Records after the band signed to that label in 1984 and has since been certified triple platinum for sales of more than three million copies.

The album's opening cut, "Hit the Lights", was the first song that frontman James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich wrote together after forming METALLICA. An early version of the track appeared on the 1982 compilation "Metal Massacre".

Metal Blade Records owner and CEO Brian Slagel recently conducted interviews with James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of METALLICA to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the band's debut album, "Kill 'Em All". Watch the interview in two parts below.

Lars Ulrich taucht in einem kurzen, aber witzigen Gastauftritt im neuen Kinofilm "Männertrip" (OT: "Get him to the Greek") auf.
Die Komödie mit Jonah Hill und Russell Brand ist seit Anfang Juni in den US-Kinos und wird am 26. August nach Deutschland kommen.

Hier seine Szene im O-Ton:




She sounds like a Monty Python skit!

Bei der Show von METALLICA am 22. Juni auf dem Sonisphere Festival in Bulgarien performten die Band den DIAMOND HEAD-Klassiker 'Am I Evil?' zusammen mit Mitgliedern von SLAYER, MEGADETH und ANTHRAX. Im September soll die gesamte zweistündige METALLICA-Show auf DVD und Blu-Ray erscheinen. Das Package wird außerdem jeweils eine Stunde der Auftritte von SLAYER, MEGADETH und ANTHRAX beinhalten. Zudem dürfen sich die Fans über zusätzliches Backstage-Material auf dem 2-DVD-Set freuen.

Quelle: http://www.rockhard.de/index.php?sm=news…s.shortViewNews

Neben Metallica hat Gitarrist Kirk Hammett durchaus noch Zeit, sich um seine Hobbies zu kümmern, die rein gar nichts mit Metal zu tun haben. Was genau das alles ist, soll sein kommendes Buch TOO MUCH HORROR BUSINESS zeigen.
Kirk Hammett hat ein Faible, fast sogar eine Obsession für Horrorfilm-Poster, Comics und diversen Sammelkram. Damit verbringt er sogar so viel Zeit, dass er jetzt das nach einem Misfits-Songs benannte Buch TOO MUCH HORROR BUSINESS veröffentlichen möchte.

"Seit ich mich zurück erinnern kann, interessiert mich das. Ich war damals sechs Jahre alt, als ich mein erstes Monster-Magazin in San Francisco gefunden habe,“ erinnert er sich in einem Interview.

In seiner Sammlung finden sich verschiedene Raritäten wie zum Beispiel von LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT, KING KONG oder DRACULA, während seine Lieblingsfilme allerdings THE MUMMY und BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN sind. So oder so wissen Fans damit, auf was für eine Art von Buch sie sich bei TOO MUCH HORROR BUSINESS vorbereiten können.

Quelle: http://www.metal-hammer.de/Metallica_Kir…R_BUSINESS.html

Dieser Gig ist die hammerharte Offenbarung für Hard Rock- und Metal-Fans dieser Welt: Am Dienstag, den 22. Juni ab 19.30 Uhr, steht die Live-Übertragung des in Sofia stattfindenden Konzerts „The Big Four“ auf dem Programm! Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth und Anthrax treten an einem Abend auf – live beim Sonisphere Festival Die heiß begehrten Karten sind ab sofort für um die 19 € erhältlich.

Das Konzert der Big Four beim Sonisphere Festival in Sofia, Bulgarien wird in den USA in 450 Kinos, in Kanada, Latein Amerika und Europa auf nur 350 ausgewählten Leinwänden gezeigt:

In vier Stunden und 40 Minuten werden die wegweisenden Bands des Heavy- und Thrash Metal mit unsterblichen Hymnen, begnadeten Gitarrensoli und geballter Kraft wirklich alles geben – live in Sofia, live im Kinosaal.

Das Programm:

19.30 bis 20.15 Uhr: Anthrax
„We´ve come for you all“ heißt das letzte Album der Thrash Metaller Anthrax, und so lautet auch die Maxime, unter der die Band um Gitarrist Scott Ian Rosenfeld das Konzert um 19.30 Uhr eröffnen wird. Anthrax durchbrachen als eine der ersten Bands stereotype Hard Rock-Muster mit Rap und Funk.

20.15 bis 21 Uhr: Megadeth
Diese Thrash Metal-Legende hat seit 1983 mehr als 25 Millionen Alben verkauft und schockierte die Fans 2002 mit ihrer vorübergehenden Trennung. Zum 20jährigen Jubiläum ihres Erfolgsalbums „Rust in Peace“ sind die Jungs jetzt endlich wieder on tour.

21.05 bis 21.50 Uhr: Slayer
Mit den zweifachen Grammy-Preisträgern Slayer gibt´s im Anschluss aufwendig komponierten, melodiösen Metal mit knackigen Hooklines: Chromatik und Metrumwechsel sind die Spezialität dieser Vollblutmusiker, die den Thrash Metal gemeinsam mit den „Godfathers of Metal“ begründeten: Metallica!

22 bis 23.15 Uhr: Metallica
Als Höhepunkt des Konzerts tritt die Band um Sänger James Hetfield um 22 Uhr auf. 100 Millionen verkaufte Alben, neun Grammy Awards und Genre übergreifende Songs für die Ewigkeit wie „Enter Sandman“ oder „Nothing Else Matters“ begründen die Faszination dieser Rock-Ikonen.

Eine Liste mit allen bisher bestätigten Veranstaltungsorten in Deutschland und weltweit findet ihr hier/

Zur Feier des Tages verlosen metallicamp.de und Cinema Filmtheater München (http://www.cinema-muenchen.com) 3 Freikarten für das Event. Schickt uns dafür einfach eine Mail über das Kontaktformular mit dem Betreff "ICH WILL EINE FREIKARTE FÜR MÜNCHEN" und euerm vollständigen Namen. Viel Erfolg!

Für alle Fans, denen es nicht möglich ist, auf einem der sieben BIG FOUR Konzerte zu sein, gibts jetzt eine andere Möglichkeit, trotzdem ein Konzert mitzuerleben. Die Show am 22. Juni in Sofia wird live in HD in 350 europäische Kinos übertragen werden. Welche Kinos betroffen sind, wird in den kommenden Tagen erst auf http://www.thebigfourlive.com bekannt gegeben. Ab 28. Mai kann man sich dann seine Karte reservieren. Allerdings werden nicht die ganzen Sets der vier Bands übertragen, aber "trust us, you'll see most of the action." Die Kosten für die Tickets in Europa stehen auch noch nicht fest - in Amerika hingegen werden sie etwa 20 $ kosten, also wird es hier wohl ähnlich viel sein. Hier der offizielle Trailer:




Von der offiziellen Metallica Homepage:
The Big Four . . . Coming To A Theatre Near You!

Can't make it to Europe this June for one of the seven Sonisphere "Big Four" shows featuring the 'Tallica along with Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax? No problem . . . we've got the next best thing through the magic of satellite technology with a special HD simulcast from Sofia, Bulgaria on June 22!
Here's how it works: The live show will be transmitted via satellite to over 450 movie theaters in the U.S. and over 350 theaters across Europe, Canada, and Latin America. Within hours of all of us walking off the stage, depending on what time zone you live in, you'll be able to rock out to each set in the cozy confines of your local movie theater that same night.
Now the nitty gritty details: Tickets for the one night only event are available at the local theater box offices and online at thebigfourlive.com where you can see a complete list of presenting theaters. They will start to go on sale Friday, May 21 in the U.S and Friday, May 28 internationally. Please note that ticket on sale times and even days will vary by theatre, so check with your friendly neighborhood participating movie theatre for exact days and times tickets will be available and keep watching thebigfourlive.com for theatre additions/changes. For our friends in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, delayed screenings will be coming your way. Again, keep watching here and thebigfourlive.com for updates.
A few more tidbits you might find helpful: Ticket prices in the U.S. will be around $20 plus whatever service charges your local theater may add. No, unfortunately each band's entire set will not be shown, but trust us, you'll see most of the action.
If you're still with us here and want a little more info about the good people helping to make this happen, check out: byexperience.net. They've done some awesome events!

So meld mich auch wieder mal zu Wort. Hier ein Brief von Lars an Ronnie James Dio. Wirklich sehr mitfühlend muss ich sagen. Wiedermal ein großes Vorbild tallicas verstorben, wie man sehr schön lesen darf.

"Dear Ronnie,

I just got off stage in Zagreb. I was met with the news that you've passed on. I'm kind of in shock, but I wanted you to know that you were one of the main reasons I made it onto that stage to begin with. When I first saw you in Elf, opening for Deep Purple in 1975, I was completely blown away by the power in your voice, your presence on stage, your confidence, and the ease with which you seemed to connect to 6000 Danish people and one starry-eyed 11 year old, most of whom were not familiar with Elf's music. The following year, I was so psyched when I heard the results of you joining forces with my favorite guitar player. You guys sounded so right for each other and I instantly became Rainbow's #1 fan in Denmark. In the fall of 1976, when you played your first show in Copenhagen, I was literally in the front row and the couple of times we made eye contact you made me feel like the most important person in the world. The news that you guys were staying in town on your day off somehow embedded itself in my brain and I made the pilgrimage to the Plaza Hotel to see if I could somehow grab a picture, an autograph, a moment, anything. A few hours later you came out and were so kind and caring... pictures, autographs and a couple minutes of casual banter. I was on top of the world, inspired and ready for anything. Rainbow came to Copenhagen a couple more times over the next few years and each time you guys blew my mind, and for a good three years were my absolute favorite band on this planet. Over the years I've been fortunate enough to run into you a half dozen times or so and each time you were as kind, caring and gracious as you were in 1976 outside the hotel. When we finally got a chance to play together in Austria in 2007, even though I may not have let on, I was literally transformed back to that little snot nosed kid who you met and inspired 31 years earlier and it was such a fucking honor and a dream come true to share a stage with you and the rest of the legends in Heaven and Hell. A couple of weeks ago when I heard that you were not going to be able to make it to the Sonisphere shows that we would be sharing this June, I wanted to call you and let you know that I was thinking of you and wish you well, but I kind of pussied out, thinking the last thing you needed in your recovery was feeling obligated to take a phone call from a Danish drummer/fan boy. I wish I'd made that call. We will miss you immensely on the dates, and we will be thinking of you with great admiration and affection during that run. It seemed so right to have you out on tour with the so-called “Big Four” since you obviously were one of the main reasons that the four bands even exist. Your ears will definitely be burning during those two weeks because all of us will be talking, reminiscing and sharing stories about how knowing you has made our lives that much better.

Ronnie, your voice impacted and empowered me, your music inspired and influenced me, and your kindness touched and moved me. Thank you.

Much love,

Lars"

quelle: myspace von metallica

Devin Townsend hat in einem Interview mit Jedbangers erstmals bekannt gegeben, dass seine Freundschaft mit ex-METALLICA-Bassist Jason Newsted ziemlich abrupt endete: "Die Freundschaft mit Jason war schön, endete aber auf eine eigenartige Weise. Ich habe zuvor noch nie Acid genommen, als wir es in seinem Haus einwarfen, habe ich einen ziemlich üblen Trip gehabt und mich ziemlich eigenartig verhalten.

Jason ist vom Typ her ziemlich "geradeaus" und ich glaube, dass ich ihn ziemlich auf die Palme gebracht habe. Es war sehr eigenartig. Er war jahrelang Teil meines Lebens und über Nacht habe ich nie wieder von ihm gehört. Ich hoffe es geht ihm gut." Ob man jemals einen Ton von TREE OF THE SUN, dem Projekt von Townsend, Newsted, Scott Reeder und Dale Crover hören wird, ist ungewiss. Devin dazu: Ich bin ziemlich sicher, dass irgendjemand das Tape finden wird."

Quelle: www.rockhard.de