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Watch Metallica’s performance of “The God That Failed” at Aftershock Festival

Author Samuel Järvinen - 21.10.2021

A recent addition to Metallica’s vast collection of live videos is a recent performance of “The God That Failed“. The video was filmed at the Aftershock Festival on October 10 in California.

The festival attracted around 40,000 people per day, and the whole event lasted four days in total. In addition to Metallica, the festival featured performances by Anthrax, The Misfits, Volbeat, Testament and Exodus.

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Video footage available of Metallica full set at 2024 Helping Hands concert

Pro-shot video from Metallica‘s fourth Helping Hands Concert and Auction in Los Angeles has been made public. Jimmy Kimmel headlined the benefit, which was held at the YouTube Theater on Friday, December 13. It included performances by Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Kenny Aronoff in addition to the thrash metal heavyweights’ electric and...

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Kirk Hammett has written the foreword on Gary Holt’s upcoming memoir

Gary Holt’s memoir “A Fabulous Disaster: From The Garage To Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way” is scheduled for publication on April 8, 2025, and the cover art for the book has been made public by Hachette Books. Holt is the guitarist for Exodus and Slayer. Holt offers an engaging, intimate biography of his “destruction-laden”...

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Discover Lars Ulrich’s tour kit with a rundown video

Lars Ulrich of Metallica met with Modern Drummer in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2023 to discuss his many Tama drum sets. Lars gave David Frangioni of Modern Drummer a behind-the-scenes look at the enormous Metallica stage.

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Metallica-themed pinball machine renewed – costing almost $10,000

Stern Pinball has released a new Metallica Remastered pinball machine, bringing fans of the iconic metal band a new gaming experience. It features an LCD screen, new animations and live concert videos. The gaming experience is based on Stern’s redesigned Spike 2 technology, which improves the smoothness and presentation of the game. Reforms and improvements...

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Sick New World festival unveils the bill for the 2025 edition

The 2025 Sick New World festival roster, which includes Metallica, Linkin Park, and many other fantastic acts, was just revealed. One of the bands will be performing for the first time since 1997. The festival will mark its third iteration after making its debut in May 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Las Vegas Festival...

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Sophisticated headbanging with Apocalyptica and The Raven Age at Stockholm’s Kägelbanan, 21.9.2024

Twenty-eight years after their debut album “Plays Metallica By Four Cellos”, the Finnish cello rockers Apocalyptica are going back to their roots with their tenth studio album “Plays Metallica Vol. 2”, reinterpreting Metallica songs with their cellos – and a drum set – almost entirely instrumentally. The accompanying 2024 / 2025 world tour kicked off...

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Metallica contributes $100,000 to aid in the recovery from Hurricane Helene

$100,000 has been donated by Metallica’s All Within My Hands charity to provide immediate disaster relief in Hurricane Helene-affected regions. Since making landfall on Thursday, September 26th, Hurricane Helene has devastated a number of communities over a 500-mile radius, leaving a path of devastation in its wake across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and...

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Metallica’s M72 world tour extends into 2025

We’re kicking off year three of M72 with 21 North American shows across April, May, and June of next year! This leg will stop in 14 cities with 18 shows in the round, plus two festival stops, seven No Repeat Weekends, and seven one-night-only stops. We’re continuing the M72 tradition of unique support acts –...

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