Sep 10, 2020
Collider: Metallica’s Lars Ulrich on ‘S&M2,’ ‘Mission: Impossible 2’ and His Movie Buff CredentialsLegendary drummer Lars Ulrich had agreed to talk movies and music with me. To say this interview was a dream come true would be an understatement.
Sep 9, 2020
Billboard: Metallica & San Francisco Symphony's 'S&M2' Starts Atop Rock, Classical ChartsMetallica scores its third No. 1 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart, as S&M2 bows atop the ranking dated Sept. 12.
Metallica have always been a future-focussed beast. An unstoppable force in heavy music, the thrash icons simply power through any obstacles in their way – whether that’s record industry politics, the shifting critical tides, or even a global pandemic.
Sep 8, 2020
Woodlands Online: Lone Star College, Metallica Scholars and Wolverine Team Up to Celebrate Labor DayLone Star College and Wolverine Footwear & Apparel have partnered to help students get the workforce training they need by donating $50,000 as part of the Wolverine x LSC Metallica Scholars Grant. Wolverine are also providing work boots and t-shirts to help these LSC students get off on the right foot.
Metallica come out swinging on Australia’s albums chart as S&M2 (Virgin/Universal) bows at No. 1, while Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” (Atlantic/Warner) enters a third straight week atop the national singles survey.
After a very close race between five brand new releases, with all of them vying for the No. 1 spot on the U.K. albums ranking, one title has emerged as the champion, and somewhat surprisingly, it’s not from the most famous figure among the bunch.
The legendary heavy metal band Metallica has released its own branded whiskey.
Not that there's anything wrong with that...
Metallica has been a mainstay of rock music since the early 1980s, but what is the key to decades-long success?
The drummer also shares his thoughts on social-distanced gigs and Spotify
Sep 2, 2020
SiriusXM Interview with Jose ManginOn August 27th, the boys joined SiriusXM's Jose Mangin for a virtual roundtable chat on Zoom talking about everything from S&M2 and the drive-in event to welding tables and making jam.
Sep 2, 2020
S&M2 Radio SpecialThis two-hour radio special features exclusive interviews from James, Lars, Kirk, and Robert giving a behind-the-scenes account about joining forces with the SF Symphony.
Metallica have added another milestone to their storied history.
Sep 2, 2020
ABC 15: Metallica frontman's COVID-19 project helps Clackamas Community College studentsThe lead singer and guitarist of Metallica is putting his skills as a handyman to good use for students in Oregon.
Sep 1, 2020
Chicago Tribune: College of Lake County welding student earns scholarship courtesy of metal band MetallicaThe College of Lake County’s heavy metalworking program was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the rock band Metallica, according to a press release.
Two decades later, Metallica reunite with the San Francisco Symphony for a chiefly fans-only document that adds more needless orchestration to already orchestral metal song
The 8.5-inch statues are limited to 3,000 units for each member of Metallica
As live music experiments with different venues, the thrash giants beamed collective joy from big screens outdoors.
Metallica took to the “stage” over the weekend via a special concert film that screened in select drive-in theaters.
Aug 30, 2020
Datebook: Metallica at the drive-in: Bay Area fans rock out at first screenings of pandemic-era concertAs the bassist for Metallica, he’s previously plugged in for sets everywhere from Antarctica to San Quentin State Prison. But several weeks ago, Trujillo and his bandmates embarked on arguably their most difficult quest to date: filming a new performance for fans during a pandemic.
Aug 30, 2020
AZ Central: How Metallica's drive-in concert in Mesa almost let you forget it was a virtual showJames Hetfield was three songs into Metallica's first concert since September of 2019 when he took a moment to address a crowd he couldn't see at several hundred outdoor venues from a fanless field in California.
Aug 30, 2020
USA Today: 'Music helps us through all things': Metallica rocks virtual concert at drive-in theatersOnly in 2020 would you see Metallica play at an abandoned amusement park.
Summer in Central New York usually is a season of live performances, something would-be concert goers have had to do without during the coronavirus pandemic. Metallica adapted their tour by recording a show that aired on Saturday night.
Aug 29, 2020
The Independent: Metallica: ‘Everyone is so tightly wound, like they’re gunning for a fight’If anyone knows about survival, it’s the heavy metal band who’ve lasted four decades. As they release a recording of their live orchestra performance, the thrash legends tell Roisin O'Connor how they’ve been waiting out the pandemic and why we need to move forwards