Like Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, and others before them, Metallica are getting their very own permanent SiriusXM channel dedicated to both their studio discography, live performances, exclusive interviews/behind-the-scenes content, and curated playlist from the band. Maximum Metallica will launch August 29 on the SiriusXM Channel 42. In celebration of the launch, the band will perform an intimate set at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett, NY on Thursday, August 28th. On September 1st, that performance will begin streaming on Maximum Metallica at 12pm EST and will rebroadcast the rest of the weekend. Metallica has had short-lived channels or specials around album releases and tours, such as 72 Seasons, and many terrestrial radio stations still have a Mandatory Metallica block, but this is the first time Metallica will have a permanent channel on SiriusXM.
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MTV Icon Matt Pinfield has Emerged from His Coma, in Recovery in a Rehab Facility
Thanks to a report from Lambgoat, legendary MTV VJ and music media personality Matt Pinfield, best known for hosting shows like 120 Minutes has been finally released from the ICU, and entered a rehab facility. This comes just a few months after suffering a massive stroke. In an exclusive, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Pinfield has been discharged from the ICU and is now in a rehab facility located in Los Angeles. The rest of his care, after he leaves rehab at the end of March, will continue to recover with outpatient facility care. Pinfield plans to “get back to his radio shows and doing what he loves, entertaining people playing music” despite being aware that his doctors did not initially expect him to recover, talk or walk ever again, and many friends came to pay their respects to him thinking he was going to die. Pinfield, who has had a career that includes hosting Total Request Live (TRL), syndicated Radio, SiriusXM, his own TV show, podcasting, Twitch streaming and serving as VP of A&R at Columbia Records, among other things. His daughters, Jessica and Maya, filed for a temporary conservatorship, expressing concerns over their father’s ability to manage his health and finances. This is not the first tragedy Pinfield has experienced, as he nearly died crossing the street in a hit-and-run accident in December of 2018. Read some comments from Matt!Continue reading
MTV Icon Matt Pinfield Suffers a Massive Stroke, Daughters File For Temporary Conservatorship
Legendary MTV VJ and music media personality Matt Pinfield, best known for hosting shows like 120 Minutes has suffered a massive stroke, according to a report from TMZ. Pinfield, who has had a career that includes hosting Total Request Live (TRL), syndicated Radio, SiriusXM, his own TV show, podcasting, Twitch streaming and serving as VP of A&R at Columbia Records, among other things. His daughters, Jessica and Maya, have filed for a temporary conservatorship, expressing concerns over their father’s ability to manage his health and finances. This is not the first tragedy Pinfield has experienced, as he nearly died crossing the street in a hit-and-run accident in December of 2018. Get well soon Matt!Continue reading
Cerberus Singer Paul Wrath and his Father Killed in Car Accident
According to a post from SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin made on social media, Paul Wrath of the band Cerberus, and his father Pablo Jiménez were involved in a fatal car accident. Paul (27) was the lead singer and guitarist for the Mexico City band that had earned acclaim and airplay on SiriusXM and other outlets. Cerberus won a national contest to open for Metallica on the World Wired tour in 2017. They also had their single “Tekilla” from their album “Fire” featured on SiriusXM Liquid Metal program and performed at Mangin’s Taco Metal Party. There’s been no comment released from the band or management as of yet.Continue reading
Lars Ulrich of Metallica to Host “New Wave Of British Heavy Metal” as Part of SiriusXM’s Mandatory Metallica
Lars Ulrich of Metallica has announced a new special on the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) for Mandatory Metallica, a new limited-engagement SiriusXM radio channel with music and content curated by the band. This new artist-branded channel, a return of their previous 24/7 programming, coincides with the 30th anniversary of the release of The Black Album, which saw a deluxe rerelease September 10th, 2021. Read our review here. Watch a video message from Lars about the show.
Tom Morello (RATM) Teams with SiriusXM For His Streaming Channels, Weekly Podcast
Legendary musician and political activist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen’s band, and more have teamed up for his own SiriusXM channels and podcast, in a new collaboration. The deal includes all-original content that spans three new streaming music channels and a new additional weekly show beginning March 2, and an original podcast, beginning March 3. The content hand-crafted by Morello includes streaming music channels that are part of SiriusXM’s Xtra Channels offering, which has expanded even more since its debut of 100 curated music channels in early 2019. Morello’s music channels will amplify the intersection where music and activism collide, a wide range of heavy metal music, and will explore his personal influences and musical collection.
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 Drops Hints at Howard Stern – SiriusXM Show Appearance
After sharing a video of the band reuniting in-person to rehearse their classic song “Creeping Death” a few days ago, Metallica dropped hints they will appear soon on Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show. Stern has been a long-time fan and supporter of Metallica, going back to the early 1990s when they first came on his radio show at WXRK/K-Rock Radio during his heyday. Metallica recently had a month long-exclusive channel play non-stop content from the band.Continue reading
Megadeth Will Record 18 Songs for Their New Album
Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine has revealed that the band is in the studio and recording up to 18 songs for their highly-anticipated new album, As part of their “The Metal Tour Of The Year” streaming event hosted by SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin, Dave spoke about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s follow-up to 2016’s “Dystopia” album. He said (see video below, transcribed by Blabbermouth.net): “Dirk [Verbeuren, drums] and David Ellefson [bass] both just finished their parts. And this was probably one of the strongest records we’ve ever had as far as duration. The other records we’ve done have all done been different lengths, and our [record] contract that we have [to deliver] for one company, it’s eight songs, for another company, it’s 11 songs, so, realistically, all we need to do is do an 11-song album and we’re done, right? That’s not the way old Uncle Dave is, though.
Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium, and In Flames to Host a Live Stream Today
Megadeth, Lamb of God, Trivium and In Flames for the Metal Stream of the Year, the namesake for their postponed hosted by Jose Mangin of SiriusXM TODAY, Friday June 12th, beginning at 2 pm PDT / 5pm EDT / 10pm BST / 11:30 CET at the link below.