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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Gibson Publishing Announce “The Collection: Kirk Hammett” Coffee Table Book and Live Tour

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Join Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and 9X Grammy® Award-winning band Metallica, for an intimate, live discussion that will take a deep dive into KIRK’s storied music career, and celebrate the launch of his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett. Tickets for the “Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live” book events are limited and on sale starting Friday, April 11, at 10:00 AM local time in the following cities and venues, April 25 in Toronto, Ontario at Tiff Lightbox, May 2 in Nashville, TN at Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame, May 10 in Columbus, OH at Columbus Metropolitan Library, May 24 in Philadelphia, PA at The Fillmore, on June 7 in Tampa, FL at TBD, and on June 28 in Denver, CO at TBD. Watch the trailer for the book here, narrated by actor and Metallica superfan Jason Momoa.Continue reading →


“Master of Puppets” Becomes Metallica’s Third Song to Surpass 1 Billion Streams on Spotify

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Metallica surpasses another milestone in their storied career! “Master of Puppets” the title track from their Thrash Metal masterpiece album of the same name, has become the band’s third song to surpass 1 Billion streams on Spotify, following “Enter Sandman” (1.65B)  and Nothing Else Matters” (1.34B) in the Spotify Billions Club playlist. This was reported by industry expert Ryan J. Downey’s Substack Stream and Destroy and Official Chart Data service. According to Downey, Metallica brought its catalog to Spotify on December 06, 2012 The song got a second life in the last few years with it featuring in the popular Netflix show Stranger Things, which caused it to go viral and mint a new generation of Metallica fans.Continue reading →


Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Has “767 New Riffs” Written for The Next Metallica Album, Won’t Record Before 2026

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Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett sat for a new interview with Rolling Stone, to promote the upcoming 2025 M72 tour dates and festivals. In that chat he shared that he has 767 new riffs written for the band’s next album. He also stated he is working on his first full length solo album, and that Metallica will continue to tour for one more year behind 2023’s M72 album, touring dates already announced for in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, before the band takes a short break and then begins working on a new album. Hammett said the following:Continue reading →


PODCAST: Glacially Musical 224 – Metallica’s “Load” Reviewed and Unboxed – Is It The Worst Metallica Album?

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Nik and Keefy of Ghost Cult Magazine continue to cover Metallica ‘s 1990s era with a brief chat about Live Shit: Binge and Purge” and “Load!” Don of Talking The Talk With Don! Don joins up yet again because he is a masochist.Continue reading →


PODCAST: Glacially Musical 223 – Metallica’s “Black Album” Reviewed and Why It Is The Biggest Metal Album

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Nik and Keefy of GhostCultMag take on the biggest metal album (by sales, and by a lot) of all-time – Metallica’s Metallica a.k.a. “The Black Album!” How in the hell did this happen?Continue reading →


Kittie, The Pretty Wild, and Diamante Team Up on a Cover of “The Unforgiven” (Metallica) for the “Queen Of The Ring” Soundtrack

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Kittie, The Pretty Wild, and Diamante have launched a collaborative cover of the 1990s Metallica classic, “The Unforgiven.” The song is to appear on the original soundtrack of the movie, Queen Of The Ring, released through Sumerian Records. The film and album arrive in theatres and on music streaming platforms respectively, on Friday 7th March 2025. The biopic film, written and directed by Ash Avildsen and starring Emily Bett Rickards, chronicles the journey of wrestling icon, Mildred Burke. Hear the new track and find out more below.
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Watch The Trailer for “Soldiers of Song” Documentary about Ukrainian Musicians ft. Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” – Special Screenings and Coming Soon to On Demand Video Services

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Hailed as a “must-watch” film by Forbes, Soldiers of Song will open in theaters this month, followed by an on-demand release on March 8. Directed and produced by Ryan Smith, in collaboration with a courageous Ukrainian production crew and Executive Produced by the Governor George Pataki Leadership Center, the film explores the profound impact of music on Ukrainian culture during a time of war. After a debut screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film went on to screening in festivals around the world, including the Warsaw International Film Festival (where it was nominated for Best Documentary Feature), Hamptons Doc Fest, and Stockholm Global Sounds Festival. This week the film screens at the Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago on March 7 at 6pm, followed by streaming and on-demand services this weekend, with coming soon. This film also features Metallica’s iconic ballad “Nothing Else Matters,” performed by Ukrainian pop singer Svitlana Tarabarova. Watch the tailer and learn more about the film here. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Hirax – Faster Than Death

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Google “Hyrax.” 

Go ahead. I’ll wait. 

That little guy sure was cute, wasn’t he (or she)?  

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