Last night, Metallica‘s guitar duo of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett rocked the National Anthem in front of a sold-out Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA at Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The dual-guitar rendition can be streamed in the video above. Metallica released following statement prior to the performance: “We’re incredibly lucky to have another winning team here in...
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METALLICA’S JAMES HETFIELD and KIRK HAMMETT SET TO PLAY NATIONAL ANTHEM AT NBA FINALS
On Sunday, June 14, Metallica‘s guitar duo of James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett will perform the National Anthem at Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Metallica have released the following statement: “We’re incredibly lucky to have another winning team here in the Bay Area as the Golden State Warriors took the NBA Western Conference title and are facing...
METALLICA TO CLOSE OUT ‘THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON’ WITH WEEK-LONG RESIDENCY
Following in the footsteps of David Letterman, late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson will be putting heavy metal icons Metallica up for a week-long residency to celebrate the final season of his series The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS. Metallica are following in the footsteps of Foo Fighters, who just wrapped up a week-long stint on The Late...
METALLICA, LINKIN PARK, DEFTONES, and NO DOUBT SET FOR ‘ROCK IN RIO USA’ IN LAS VEGAS NEXT MAY
In May 2015, one of the world’s largest music festivals will make it’s debut in America. Rock in Rio, the epic annual festival that takes place in Rio De Janeiro, is being brought to America for the very first time in 2015. The festival is set to take place on May 8-9 and May 15-16...
EXODUS UNLEASH NEW SINGLE “SALT THE WOUND” feat. KIRK HAMMETT OF METALLICA
Thrash metal legends Exodus have unleashed the lyric video for their new single “Salt The Wound”. The track features a very special guest appearance by former guitarist and current Metallica axman Kirk Hammett. “It felt really casual, really cool; just like it did back in 1980 when we were all just hanging out back in the day,” Hammett told our friends at Rolling Stone....
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