Chris Stapleton has dropped his rendition of Metallica’s 1992 single “Nothing Else Matters,” which appears on The Metallica Blacklist as part of the band’s 30th anniversary reissue of its self-titled album, also known as The Black Album. Stapleton fuses his country-soul leanings with heavy-metal undertow in his sprawling eight-minute rendition, …
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Some of the leading voices in thrash metal recalled their earliest musical influences in an outtake from the documentary Murder in the Front Row. Metallica‘s James Hetfield names Jeff Beck as in inspiration and his bandmate, Robert Trujillo, talks about Stevie Wonder. Anthrax’s Charlie Benante remembers opera in his house …
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In 1983, Rolling Stone’s Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll opened with these words: “There’s no stopping rock & roll. It is the most vital, unpredictable force in pop culture, and the exception to every rule.” Pop culture has changed a lot over the last three decades — within a few …
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Metallica, Dave Matthewsand G-Eazy will headline a benefit concert supporting families impacted by the devastating October wildfires throughout Northern California. Band Together Bay Area – scheduled for Thursday, November 9th at San Francisco’s AT&T Park – will assist families impacted by the fires and honor the thousands of heroic first …
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