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Last night in San Francisco, CA, ANTHRAX, who are headlining the Metal Alliance Tour, played to a sold-out crowd at the Regency Ballroom. But the fans got a little more than Anthrax playing their classic 'Among The Living' album in its entirety, or songs from the just-released covers EP, 'Anthems'.
Joining Anthrax on stage for their AC/DC cover of "T.N.T." was none other than Kirk Hammet from METALLICA who played lead on the song.
The Metal Alliance Tour, that also features Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail, will be touring the country through late April. Remaining dates are below.
Here is some fan filmed footage of Kirk jamming "T.N.T." with ANTHRAX:
The dates for the Metal Alliance tour are as follows (General-admission tickets are available nowat this link):
Mar. 29 - The Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR Mar. 30 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC Mar. 31 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA Apr. 02 - Summit Music Hall - Denver, CO Apr. 04 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN Apr. 05 - House of Blues - Chicago, IL Apr. 06 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI Apr. 07 - Bogarts - Cincinnati, OH Apr. 09 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX Apr. 10 - House of Blues - Houston, TX Apr. 12 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL Apr. 13 - Tremont Music Hall - Charlotte, NC Apr. 14 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD Apr. 16 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH Apr. 18 - Theatre of the Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA Apr. 20 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY Related links: ANTHRAX's Official Site
Mainland China is one of those territories in which all media is heavily controlled by the government. The rigid censorship laws have definitely affected the growth of our music, even though there are thousands of Heavy Music fans in all of China's territories. Yesterday (February 26), CRADLE OF FILTH were forced to cancel their upcoming tour because of "The Cultural Section of the Chinese Government have
decided that COF are unsuitable to play in Mainland China", stated the band. "We are currently banned from playing there. Therefore the show on
Tue 30 April in Shang Hai, China - MAO Live House has had to be moved
to Hong Kong. The new venue is Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (KITEC) in Hong Kong on April 30th 2013."
It has just been announced by TESTAMENT that they won't be able to perform in China and Taiwan after their Visa's were denied. A statement from the band follows:
"To all our friends in China and Taiwan:
"It is with regret that
we must inform you of the cancellation of our performances in Shanghai
and Taipei until further notice due to visa issues beyond the control of
the band or promoter. Fans in the Asian Pacific region are encouraged
to come visit us at our shows in Japan. As we had a terrific experience
performing in China and Taiwan in 2007, we eagerly await the resolution
of the visa issues and hope to visit again very soon.
"Thanks for your understanding and your undying support." It is pretty sad when the government dictates the type of entertainment the citizens can or cannot have access to. Related links: Cradle Of Filth Testament
Eric Peterson has scheduled meet & greets at Guitar Center while he is out on tour with Testament (details below). Below are his remaining appearances:
2/07 in Dallas, TX – #444 2/12 in Rockville, MD – #832 2/20 in Cincinnati, OH – #613 2/21 in Grand Rapids, MI – #338 2/25 in Denver, CO – #421 2/26 in SLC, UT – #431 2/28 in Sacto, CA #-226
TESTAMENT's tour continues tonight at the House Of Blues in Dallas, Texas, and will be trekking through the United States until the end of February.
TESTAMENT, OVERKILL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, 4ARM (remaining tour dates):
2/7: House of Blues – Dallas, TX
2/9: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
2/10: The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
2/12: The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
2/13: Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
2/14: Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY
2/15: The Paramount – Huntington, NY
2/16: The Palladium – Worcester, MA
2/17: Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
2/18: Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
2/20: Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
2/21: The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
2/22: The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
2/23: First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
2/25: The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
2/26: In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
2/27: Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
2/28: Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA
* – Denotes FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will not be playing
We recently chatted with Chuck Billy from TESTAMENT about this tour and how the band plans to celebrate their 25th anniversary: Related links: Testament's Official Site
Yesterday (January 30), TESTAMENT kicked off their North American tour with OVERKILL, FLOTSAM & JETSAM (on select dates), and 4ARM. History was written at the first show, which took place at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Not only was it the first concert of TESTAMENT's first headlining tour since the release of their phenomenal chart success 'Dark Roots of Earth' (available now via Nuclear Blast Records), but it also marked the first time that the band joined forces with OVERKILL for a tour in over 25 years.
The tour continues tonight at the House Of Blues in Anaheim, California, and will be trekking through the United States until the end of February.
TESTAMENT, OVERKILL, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, 4ARM (remaining tour dates):
1/30: The Filmore – San Francisco, CA*
1/31: House of Blues – Anaheim, CA*
2/1: The Marquee – Tempe, AZ*
2/2: House of Blues – Hollywood, CA*
2/4: Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, NM*
2/5: Emo’s – Austin, TX
2/6: House of Blues – Houston, TX
2/7: House of Blues – Dallas, TX
2/9: Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
2/10: The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
2/12: The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
2/13: Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
2/14: Best Buy Theatre – New York, NY
2/15: The Paramount – Huntington, NY
2/16: The Palladium – Worcester, MA
2/17: Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
2/18: Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON
2/20: Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
2/21: The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI
2/22: The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
2/23: First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
2/25: The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
2/26: In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
2/27: Knitting Factory – Reno, NV
2/28: Ace Of Spades – Sacramento, CA
* – Denotes FLOTSAM AND JETSAM will not be playing
We recently chatted with Chuck Billy from TESTAMENT about this tour and how the band plans to celebrate their 25th anniversary:
Heavy Metal icons Metallica, recently celebrated their first 30 years of existence at the legendary Fillmore in San Franciso, California. Below you can watch the Official recap of the third night of these historic series of events.
It all started in 1981 when Lars Ulrich placed an ad in Los Angeles free newspaper The Recyler: "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with the Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden". Fast forward thirty years and Metallica is the biggest and most important band in Heavy Music history. In those 30 years the band has sold over 100 million records, have won 6 Grammy's, have dominated the Heavy Music charts many times, and have reinvented themselves over and over again. Some may call them sellouts, but the truth is that they sell out every show they do!
Heavy Metal icons Metallica, recently celebrated their first 30 years of existence at the legendary Fillmore in San Franciso, California. Below you can watch the Official recap of the third night of these historic series of events.
It all started in 1981 when Lars Ulrich placed an ad in Los Angeles free newspaper The Recyler: "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with the Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden". Fast forward thirty years and Metallica is the biggest and most important band in Heavy Music history. In those 30 years the band has sold over 100 million records, have won 6 Grammy's, have dominated the Heavy Music charts many times, and have reinvented themselves over and over again. Some may call them sellouts, but the truth is that they sell out every show they do!
Heavy Metal icons Metallica, recently celebrated their first 30 years of existence at the legendary Fillmore in San Franciso, California. Below you can watch the Official recap of the second night of these historic series of events.
It all started in 1981 when Lars Ulrich placed an ad in Los Angeles free newspaper The Recyler: "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with the Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden". Fast forward thirty years and Metallica is the biggest and most important band in Heavy Music history. In those 30 years the band has sold over 100 million records, have won 6 Grammy's, have dominated the Heavy Music charts many times, and have reinvented themselves over and over again. Some may call them sellouts, but the truth is that they sell out every show they do!
Heavy Metal icons Metallica, recently celebrated their first 30 years of existence at the legendary Fillmore in San Franciso, California. Below you can watch the Official recap of the first night of these historic series of events.
It all started in 1981 when Lars Ulrich placed an ad in Los Angeles free newspaper The Recyler: "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with the Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden". Fast forward thirty years and Metallica is the biggest and most important band in Heavy Music history. In those 30 years the band has sold over 100 million records, have won 6 Grammy's, have dominated the Heavy Music charts many times, and have reinvented themselves over and over again. Some may call them sellouts, but the truth is that they sell out every show they do!
Last week, Metallica celebrated their 30th anniversary at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco through a series of events. To conclude these historical events, Metallica invited none other than Ozzy Osbourne and Geeezer Butler to perform Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" and "Paranoid". Check out this historical video and share this article with all your friends! \m/
Last week, Metallica celebrated their 30th anniversary at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco through a series of events. To conclude this historical events on a high note, they performed five classic songs with former members Dave Mustaine (now in Megadeth) and Jason Newsted. Some of the songs they performed were "Metal Militia", "Hit The Lights", and "Seek and Destroy". Check out this historical videos and share this article with all your friends! \m/
Last night (Saturday, December 10th), Metallica wrapped up their 30th anniversary celebration at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco. To conclude the event on a high note, they performed for the first time ever a previously unreleased track from their ninth studio album "Death Magnetic". The name of the song is "Rebel Of Babylon" and you can listen to it right now! Just make sure you crank it up!
Here some other unreleased tracks from the "Death Magnetic" sessions:
Metallica is currently celebrating their first 30 years of existence through a series of events at the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco. Since they know that not all their fans can attend this historic events, they decided to release two previously unreleased tracks from their ninth studio album "Death Magnetic", for their global audience to indulge in. So crank it up and check them out!
It all started in 1981 when Lars Ulrich placed an ad in Los Angeles free newspaper The Recyler: "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with the Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden". Fast forward thirty years and Metallica is the biggest and most important band in Heavy Music history. In those 30 years the band has sold over 100 million records, have won 6 Grammy's, have dominated the Heavy Music charts many times, and have reinvented themselves over and over again. Some may call them sellouts, but the truth is that they sell out every show they do!
The mighty Metallica is currently celebrating their first 30 years of existence at the legendary Fillmore in San Franciso, California. Below you can see images (courtesy of Metallica) of the first night, which took place this past Monday, December 5th. The second night will take place today (December 7, 2011), and the last two events will take place on the evenings of December 9th and 10th, respectively.
It all started in 1981 when Lars Ulrich placed an ad in Los Angeles free newspaper The Recyler: "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with the Tygers of Pan Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden". Fast forward thirty years and Metallica is the biggest and most important band in Heavy Music history. In those 30 years the band has sold over 100 million records, have won 6 Grammy's, have dominated the Heavy Music charts many times, and have reinvented themselves over and over again. Some may call them sellouts, but the truth is that they sell out every show they do!
The band decided to celebrate their 30th year of musical existence with a series of special shows at The Fillmore in San Francisco that will take place in December. Here is the Metallica's statement about this historical event:
"Thirty years of Metallica… can you believe it? We think it’s cause for a major celebration! You’ve been asking for a while now “just what the hell are you going to do to mark 30 years as a band?” closely followed by “why don’t we have more exclusive shows for Fan Club members?” We’ve heard you loud and clear and are beyond psyched to announce that the week of December 5, 2011 will be a full on Metallica week in the Bay Area, more specifically we will be playing four shows for Met Club members only at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco on December 5, 7, 9, and 10 to celebrate our 30th anniversary."
"These unique shows will include special guests and events, rare songs, varied set lists, odds and ends, and all the nutty stuff you expect from Metallica… fun for the entire family! Come to the Bay Area and spend the week with us to not only close out 2011 out with a bang, but to celebrate over three decades worth of craziness."
"Participate in the entire week of festivities with special four pack tickets (one ticket for each of the four shows) and automatic entry into the contests for various other special events, available for the clever price of $19.81 (get it??). If you can’t join us for the full week, we’ll have individual show tickets too and as you can see we’re going back to early ’80′s ticket pricing (but not the hair!)… single show tickets will be just $6.00 each. Both four packs and individual show tickets will be available for Fan Club members only through a reservation system and we do have to add facility fees, blah, blah. Clubbers can log in for all the details… we’re taking reservations through August 8."\
"Hope to see you for a week of madness in December!". METALLICA
Here is some background about the Heavy Music Champions of the World:
\m/ Band members:
Current members
* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1981–present)
* Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion (1981–present)
* Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals (1983–present)
* Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals (2003–present)
Former members
* Ron McGovney – bass (1982)
* Dave Mustaine – lead guitar, backing vocals (1982–1983)
* Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals (1982–1986)
* Jason Newsted – bass, backing vocals (1986–2001)
\m/ Studio albums:
* Kill 'Em All (1983)
* Ride the Lightning (1984)
* Master of Puppets (1986)
* ...And Justice for All (1988)
* Metallica (1991)
* Load (1996)
* ReLoad (1997)
* St. Anger (2003)
* Death Magnetic (2008)
\m/ Awards:
Grammy Awards:
* 1990: Best Metal Performance – "One"
* 1991: Best Metal Performance – "Stone Cold Crazy"
* 1992: Best Metal Performance – Metallica
* 1999: Best Metal Performance – "Better than You"
* 2000: Best Hard Rock Performance – "Whiskey in the Jar"
* 2001: Best Rock Instrumental Performance – "The Call of Ktulu" with Michael Kamen and the San Francisco Symphony
* 2004: Best Metal Performance – "St. Anger"
* 2009: Best Metal Performance – "My Apocalypse"
* 2009: Best Recording Package – Death Magnetic
MTV Video Music Awards:
* 1992: Best Metal Video – "Enter Sandman"
* 1996: Best Metal Video – "Until It Sleeps"
American Music Awards:
* 1996: Favorite Artist: Heavy Metal/Hard Rock: Metallica – Load
* 1996: Favorite Metal/Hard Rock Song – "Until It Sleeps"
Billboard Music Awards:
* 1997: Billboard Rock and Roll Artist of the Year – Metallica (RIAA Diamond Award)
* 1999: Catalogue Artist of the Year – Metallica
* 1999: Catalogue Album of the Year – Metallica
Kerrang! Awards:
* 2003: Hall of Fame – Metallica
* 2003: Best International Band – Metallica
* 2004: Best Band on the Planet – Metallica
* 2008: Inspiration Award Winner – Metallica
* 2009: Best Album – Death Magnetic
