Report from backstage with Metallica
Just returned from Fresno, where I got to catch Metallica’s set Saturday at the Save Mart Arena after sitting down for 20 minutes each with Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich. Both guys were nice and tried...
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I caught a ride down to see Metallica in Fresno with my fellow music scribe Shay Quillen, who was interviewing Lars and Kirk for an upcoming feature (which I will post on this blog at some point). I’ll...
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I had a great chat with Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich backstage in Fresno on Saturday for a story that is running in the Merc tomorrow. Unfortunately, there was way too much good stuff to fit in the...
View ArticleMetallica, Jerry Garcia tribute, Craig Gass lead weekend shows
Metallica Get ready to bang your heads, rock fans, because Metallica is returning to the Bay Area. The legendary metal troupe is touring in support of the newly released CD “Death Magnetic.â€...
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(See photos from the Oakland concert by great photog Jane Tyska by clicking here.) Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA That Was Just Your Life The End Of The Line Creeping Death For Whom...
View ArticleMetallica lives up to its legend in concert
(See photos from the Oakland concert by great photog Jane Tyska by clicking here.) By Jim Harrington Metallica was magnetic. For more than two hours on Saturday night (Dec. 20), the legendary Bay Area...
View ArticleLemmy From Motorhead To Appear In Guitar Hero: Metallica
Expanding upon his already-prolific video game profile of Brutal Legend and Entropia Universe, Lemmy from Motorhead will appear as a playable character in the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica....
View ArticleThe Other Guitar Hero: Metallica Special Guest Is… King Diamond
There was quite the debate going in the comments for the post about Lemmy from Motorhead getting added to Guitar Hero: Metallica. Some wanted Newstead or Cliff, some wanted Rob Halford, I wanted...
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In the interest of full disclosure, I am a Metallica fan. A rabid, hardcore fan. Even though bad times like St. Anger and their ill-advised foray into activism (If Lars hadn’t killed Napster would...
View ArticleSXSW spotlight: Metallica
By Jim Harrington The worst kept secret in Texas, perhaps in state history, was that Metallica would perform a “secret” show on Friday night at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin....
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