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We all know that Lars Ulrich is an angry man. He’s so angry that drumkits literally weep when they know he is nearby. But Lars Ulrich isn’t alone when it comes to being angry. Oh no, he is part of a band called Metallica with three other angry middle aged balding men. Maybe their belts are o...

In April 2000, Lars Ulrich launched his vocal campaign against file-sharing service Napster. After discovering that Metallica’s entire back catalogue could be found on the service he could hardly contain his anger and by July 2000 he was testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Of cou...

So last night Paul and I went out for dinner and then to a gig. Dinner was at Starters and Puds which a colleague of mine had mentioned to me a while ago and I'd found intriguing. Basically, the idea's in the name - they only do starters and desserts and you can have as many of each as you like. Whi...

Warner Brothers music and Q-Prime Management have jointly filed a lawsuit against Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich after he admitted to downloading Death Magnetic illegally via an undisclosed file-sharing network. Ulrich claims; “if there is anybody that has a right to download ‘Death Magne...

Here's two more Guitar Hero: Metallica trailers, featuring Motorhead and King Diamond, showing the headbanging action you won't see because you're concentrating on the note highways. Sweet mercyful crap, dig some of those sets. Of course, the full tracklist has already been revealed, but here's a vi...

Oh my!!! It looks like Metallica and Dave Mustaine are burying the hatchet. Dave and Metallica are showing that they have no negative grudges against each other at all. Check this out! James, Lars, Kirk and Rob invited Dave to attend the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, pre-ceremony party. Dave himself w...

Dave Mustaine published the following message on Megadeth Forums concerning Metallica’s induction in to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame:   Droogies! Metallica as you know has been selected to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So, it is with much respect that I say “c...

:: A dude from Activision had something to say about the new Metallica edition of Guitar Hero. Probably that it sucks. But that’s just my guess. :: Josh Fiedler and Chad Alan (formerly of The Juliana Theory, currently of Vesta) had a nice long talk with fans over at Absolute Punk yesterday. It...

The inclusion of Mercyful Fate's King Diamond will ratchet up the evil in Guitar Hero: Metallica , as well as the Danish black metal quotient. As you can see, Mr. Diamond looks authentically and theatrically evil. That's partially due to the details, like the appearance of Kind Diamond's trademark m...