News Metallica’s Kirk Hammett collaborates with Music Director Edwin Outwater on New Instrumentals October 15, 2020 4:34pm Metallica’s Kirk Hammett has announced he has collaborated on two horror-themed instrumentals with music director Edwin Outwater. The two pieces were originally supposed to be performed next month with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The two […]
News Metallica to Play Acoustic Livestream Show for Charity October 13, 2020 1:24pm Man, Metallica have really been using quarantine to give back. Earlier this year, the band revealed that they were giving $250k to California wildfire relief after they already donated $350k to coronavirus relief. Now, the […]
News Metallica’s Charity Organization Is Donating $250,000 to California Wildfire Relief September 29, 2020 2:37pm People like to bitch about Metallica’s fame over the last three decades as somehow corrupting them, but in the past five years, the Four Horsemen have given an astounding amount of money to charity. In […]
News Lars Ulrich Says He Never Wants To Hear This Metallica Song Again September 28, 2020 9:16am One of the downsides to being a rock star is that there are certain songs you’ve written which you may not like — but which are now part of a ‘legendary’ catalog. The result is […]
Wait...What? The Sword’s Kyle Shutt: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Has The Best Weed September 21, 2020 2:46pm There are albums you listen to and think, Man, I’d like to burn one down with these dude. But Ride the Lightning? Not so much. And yet according to The Sword guitarist Kyle Shutt, it’s not […]
News Metallica’s ‘S&M2’ Beats Katy Perry’s ‘Smile’ In First-Week Sales Numbers September 8, 2020 8:48am One likes to think that in recent years, metal has become at least slightly less antagonistic toward the pop music world. As digital streaming and on-demand video make airtime and magazine space less of a […]
News Metallica Are The First Band to Have #1 Mainstream Rock Songs In Four Different Decades September 2, 2020 8:56am There will never be another band like Metallica. This is in part due to the horsemen’s undeniable songwriting ability, and in part because they were an awesome emerging act during the height of the music […]
News Metallica Collectible Figurines Are On Their Way August 31, 2020 2:38pm Lately, rock-leaning toy line KnuckleBonz hit big with their Rock Iconz line, featuring collectible figurines of acts like Ghost and Pantera. Now, sonic superpower Metallica are getting in on the fun, with a new line-up […]
New Music New Metal Out Now – 8/28 August 28, 2020 10:01am It’s Friday, which means two things: giving this week the finger, and new music! Tune in every Friday for The Pit’s round-up of new releases, from singalong hard rock to pus-drenched underground death metal. Keep […]
News Metallica’s James Hetfield Had Venomous Snake Species Named After Him August 28, 2020 8:42am There are certain levels of fame that tell a metal musician they’ve made it. Playing stadiums definitely counts, and winning a Grammy is pretty cool. But the peak, the top tier, is having a deadly […]