Metallica has shared a clip of James Hetfield discussing the impetus for the band for founding their All Within My Hands foundation. The band initially wanted to raise money for charity, but now seeks to make an impact not just by donating money, but creating outreach programs that really help reshape the lives of the less fortunate. In this clip, Hetfield discusses the Metallica Scholars program which donated 15 million dollars to vocational schools and community colleges. The Metallica Scholars initiative was created in 2019 through a partnership between All Within My Hands Foundation (AWMH) and the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), a Washington, D.C.-based organization representing the countries more than 1,000 community colleges.
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Metallica Donates $250,000 to Wildfire Relief Efforts
Metallica has announced in a post to social media that they are donating a quarter of a million dollars ($250,00) to wildfire relief efforts to combat the uncontrollable raging blazes in their home state of California and the Western USA. The band made the donation through its All Within My Hands non-profit foundation. See their announcement below.
Metallica Has a Billboard Top Five Record with “S and M2”
According to a published report from Billboard, Metallica’s new album, released on August 28th, 2020 – Metallica And San Francisco Symphony: S&M² has entered the Billboard 200 chart at position No. 4. The record racked up 56,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending September 3, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. This was aided by their “Encore Drive-In Nights” series “Jump in the Drive-In” event on August 29th in which every fan that bought a car-load package to their Drive-In concert event received four copies of the new album digitally. Many of their pre-order bundle options sold out early. The album ranked 4th behind Taylor Swift’s album Folklore, and slightly ahead of Katy Perry at number five.
Metallica Shares Interview with Jose Mangin of SiriusXM
Metallica shared a new interview with SiriusXM host and “metal ambassador” Jose Mangin, where they all joined via a Zoom call. The band discussed their new album S&M2 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, their livestream, drive-in concert (before it was aired live at drive-ins, how they created their new version of ‘Blackened”, and much more. Their new album S&M2 live album and concert movie is out now via Blackened Recordings. You can still order your exclusive bundles and limited edition merch with all the typical stuff, as well as special things, such as S&M2 performance-used music. S&M2 were two performances held in San Francisco in September of 2019.Continue reading
Metallica Shares “No Leaf Clover” Live Video, “S and M 2” Out Now!
Metallica shared a new version of “No Lear Clove”, live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Thier new album S & M 2 live album and concert movie is out now via Blackened Recordings. You can still order your exclusive bundles and limited edition merch with all the typical stuff, as well as special things, such as S&M2 performance-used music. S&M2 were two performances held in San Francisco in September of 2019, the second show was added after scalpers boxed out real fans from getting tickets. The band also world-premiered the concert footage in a series of exclusive global movie theater events via Trafalgar Releasing. Watch the clip here!Continue reading
Metallica Shares Livestream of Mexico City in 2017 for Final Episode of #MetallicaMondays
Metallica finished their #metallicamondays series with a livestream concert from Mexico City on the Worldwired Worldtour in 2017. They shared 23 concerts in all from 18 different tours over their entire career. The band also released custom merch commemorating the event. The band used the weekly stream to raise 1000s of dolllars for frontline medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Make sure you’re subscribed to the Metallica YouTube channel to receive a notification when the show/charity drive begins is about to begin. Generous donations like these help AWMH provide grants like those announced last week to Feeding America, Direct Relief, Crew Nation, and the USBG National Charity Foundation in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.
Watch Metallica Perform in Mexico City in 2017 for #MetallicaMondays
Metallica continues their #metallicamondays series tonight with a livestream concert from Mexico City on the Worldwired Worldtour in 2017. Make sure you’re subscribed to the Metallica YouTube channel to receive a notification when the show/charity drive begins is about to begin. Generous donations like these help AWMH provide grants like those announced last week to Feeding America, Direct Relief, Crew Nation, and the USBG National Charity Foundation in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.
Metallica Shares S and M 2 Version of “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
Metallica shared a new version of “For Whom The Bell Tolls” from their forthcoming S & M2 boxed set. Arriving in stores, streaming, and mailboxes on August 28th via Blackened Recordings, the Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra also shared a teaser for the entire release and announced a ton of exclusive and limited edition merch bundles with all the typical merch, as well as special things, such as S&M2 performance-used music. S&M2 were two performances held in San Francisco in September of 2019, the second show was added after scalpers boxed out real fans from getting tickets. The band also world-premiered the concert footage in a series of exclusive global movie theater events via Trafalgar Releasing. Watch the clip here!Continue reading
Watch Metallica Perform at Yankee Stadium from “The Big Four” for #MetallicaMondays
Metallica continues their #metallicamondays series tonight with its classic show from 9/14/2011 at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, NY! The show was part of The Big 4 at Yankee Stadium featuring Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax! Make sure you’re subscribed to the Metallica YouTube channel to receive a notification when the show/charity drive begins is about to begin. Generous donations like these help AWMH provide grants like those announced last week to Feeding America, Direct Relief, Crew Nation, and the USBG National Charity Foundation in support of COVID-19 relief efforts.
Metallica Shares S and M 2 Version of “Moth Into Flame”
Metallica shared a new version of “Moth Into Flame” from their forthcoming S & M2 boxed set. Arriving in stores, streaming, and mailboxes on August 28th via Blackened Recordings, the Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra also shared a teaser for the entire release and announced a ton of exclusive and limited edition merch bundles with all the typical merch, as well as special things, such as S&M2 performance-used music. S&M2 were two performances held in San Francisco in September of 2019, the second show was added after scalpers boxed out real fans from getting tickets. The band also world-premiered the concert footage in a series of exclusive global movie theater events via Trafalgar Releasing. Watch the clip here!Continue reading