When Metallica Headlined Lollapalooza the First Time, It Helped Kill ‘Alternative’
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“The idea that we weren’t supposed to be here is why I agreed to do Lollapalooza in the first place,” James Hetfield said in 1996.
Metallica, Dua Lipa, Doja Cat Tapped to Headline Lollapalooza 2022
Posted in: Music NewsFour-day Chicago fest will also feature J. Cole, Green Day, Lil Baby, and more
Metallica’s Rare First Recording With Dave Mustaine to Be Reissued on Vinyl
Posted in: Music NewsMetal Blade’s Metal Massacre comp will be available on vinyl again for the first time in decades this April
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Promises ‘Soundtracks to the Movies in Your Mind’ With Debut Solo EP
Posted in: Music NewsPortals release planned for Record Store Day in April
Lars Ulrich, Metallica Pay Tribute to Megaforce Records’ Jon Zazula
Posted in: Music News“I will forever be grateful for your friendship, advice, and blind belief that the music we played could be shared with way more people who were just like us…outsiders, and misfits,” drummer writes
Jon Zazula, Co-Founder of Metallica’s First Label Megaforce, Dead at 69
Posted in: Music NewsThe label Zazula launched with his late wife Marsha was also home to metal favorites Anthrax, Testament, and Overkill
Who Let the Dogs In? Covid-Sniffing Canines Are Helping Keep Metallica, Eric Church on the Road
Posted in: Music NewsSome tours are using specially trained dogs to detect the virus before a show needs to be canceled. The dogs are even adapting to Omicron
Metallica Streaming Their 40th Anniversary Concerts Online Free: Here’s Where to Watch
Posted in: Music NewsIn addition to the full setlist, the concert stream will include ‘enhanced bonus footage and additional exclusives’ only available online
Metallica Go Full Circle at Second 40th-Anniversary Concert
Posted in: Music Live ReviewsThe thrash pioneers even got a little sentimental as they took the San Francisco audience back to songs from their first-ever concert
Metallica Surprise With Deep Cuts, Rarities at First 40th Anniversary Concert
“After 40 years, there’s still firsts,” James Hetfield tells the audience after playing Reload song “Fixxxer” for first time during the first of a two-night San Franci…
