Subject:

Metallica

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Take that, Ticketmaster! String Cheese Incident buys its own tickets and resells without fees

    Ethics be damned, I download music illegally. Why, just the other day, I downloaded Metallica's entire catalogue and then deleted it and downloaded it again just because fuck Metallica. Mostly, though, it's a convenience thing: I would consider buying tracks at a reasonable price on iTunes or some s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    David Ellefson of Megadeth: "We had punk attitude with metal chops"

    Megadeth (due tonight at the Fillmore Auditorium) may be one of the Big Four of thrash, but in many ways, its frontman Dave Mustaine is largely responsible for the sound and aesthetic of three of the Big Four. As a member of Metallica before that band recorded its first full-length, Mustaine's name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Barry Fey on that time that he held a gun to Axl Rose's head and how the business has changed

    ​For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2011

    A few words for a Sonic marriage's end

    ​For years, Barry Fey says, music fans have been needling him to write a book. "You know, people have been saying 'When's the book? When's the book?' for fifteen years," Fey notes. "It was daily, wherever I would go out... 'When's the book? Come on, you've got to write a book!'" Well, he final ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Top five Headbanger's Ball videos

    ​Headbanger's Ball started on April 18, 1987, and ran for nearly eight years. With little regard for a narrow definition of what constituted metal, the show's programmers seemed to embrace it all. So you would see a Poison video, something from Motorhead and then something from the Cult. The e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Ten best Beavis and Butt-head music-video riffs

    ​In honor of MTV's 30th Anniversary this week, we're reflecting on the network's best moments from the past three decades. Today: Our favorite music videos riffed on by Beavis and Butt-head. The duo tackled something around 250 different videos throughout the show's eight seasons, and although ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Megadeth's David Ellefson on the new album, Big 4, corporate sponsors and the band's legacy

    Brandon Marshall​When Dave Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica, he decided to from his own band that would be bigger, faster and heavier. So with that in mind in 1984, he enlisted the help of an eighteen-year old Minnesota transplant named David Ellefson on bass and formed Megadeth. Over the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Tastebuds.fm sets you up based on musical tastes, finds Adele fans get messaged but not laid

    Jelmer de Haas via Adele.tv ​Online dating, that cesspool of hilarious stories and perhaps even true love. Sure, you could scour OkCupid for witty About Me paragraphs, be completely charmed by his or her fondness for biking in the rain, and then get to the favorites section. Favorite band is T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Tonight: Death Angel at the Larimer

    Stephanie CabralBorn a year after MTV's inception and surviving the Headbanger's Ball-era, Death Angel (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with Four Horsemen and Steel Blades of Vengeance) is an integral part of thrash metal's history. The band members were in their early teens when the 1986 demo ... More >>

  • Music

    February 17, 2011

    Ke$ha is today's cock-rocker

    Stephanie CabralBorn a year after MTV's inception and surviving the Headbanger's Ball-era, Death Angel (playing tonight at the Larimer Lounge with Four Horsemen and Steel Blades of Vengeance) is an integral part of thrash metal's history. The band members were in their early teens when the 1986 demo ... More >>

  • Music

    February 10, 2011

    3 Inches of Blood

    Friday, February 11, Marquis Theater, 866-468-7621.

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2011

    3 Inches of Blood

    Friday, February 11, Marquis Theater, 866-468-7621.

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Study shows music piracy on the decline, porn the most popular of it all

    ​Anti-piracy and counterfeiting prevention company Envisional recently released a report detailing the 10,000 most popular files crossing the streams of BitTorrent trackers. Porn has taken the top, uh, seed, followed closely by non-porn film, while music was near the bottom of the list. What ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Tonight: 40 Oz. to Freedom at the Bluebird plus a Metallica/Motley Crue tribute at Casselman's

    ​When a band covers a song, it should go one of two ways: Either the remake should be a virtually flawless representation, or come out as a startling contrast from the original. Cover bands, on the other hand, are a different story altogether -- fans go to see them because they want a copy. No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Tonight: Cruel Hand at the Oriental

    ​While Portland, Maine's Cruel Hand has been identified with that strangely durable neo-hardcore style of the last decade, the band's sound stretches a little further, encapsulating the diverse energy and heaviness of Metallica and Bouncing Souls. Vocalist Chris Linkovich leads Cruel Hand with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    The Big 4: Four reasons to extend your stay in Indio after Coachella that rhyme with Metallica

    Old school metal fans across the country are no doubt peeing themselves right now over The Big 4 (we certainly are). In case you happened to miss the big announcement on Facebook earlier today, four of the metal's venerable titans are going to be together on the same stage for the first time since ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Kanye West, Metallica top local sellers this week

    ​With all the hype surrounding Kanye West's latest effort, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, it's not surprising that disc, released last week on Def Jam, debuted at number one at Independent Records and Twist & Shout. But West didn't make the top ten over Albums on the Hill, where Metallica' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Ozzy Osbourne and ten other old dudes who should just hang it up already

    Like so many new albums from old dudes, it's not that Ozzy Osbourne's Scream, which was released today, is not good, per se -- it's that it's not needed. While Osbourne's new effort updates his shtick a bit -- it sounds like he's been listening to a long of Norwegian opera-metal and possibly some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Drake/Hanson NYC riot? You call that a riot? Pffth! Here's ten real concert riots.

    Perhaps you've heard by now about the "riot" that happened a few days ago in New York surrounding a free concert featuring Drake and Hanson. Weird that there was a riot at a concert featuring two of maybe the blandest performers ever to exist. Weirder still is that Hanson and Drake were even perform ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    And now, presenting thirty craptastic minutes with thirty different iPhone band apps

    ​ Sometimes we have to wonder if folks that program for Apple's App Store are hell-bent on wasting people's time. We spent an evening with as many artist-specific iPhone apps we could get our hands on and found a few amazing things, a few interesting things and a plethora of pure and total cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    And the winners of the Tauntaun tickets are...

    ​All right, the Tauntaun contest is over. Today's Friday, and we've picked the winners as promised. Thanks to everyone who entered. It was genuinely surprising to see how much everyone knows about Tauntaun, about the members past history, ie., what bands they've all played in (Sleeper Horse, Grace ... More >>

  • Music

    May 14, 2009

    The young men of Havok prove their metal

    ​All right, the Tauntaun contest is over. Today's Friday, and we've picked the winners as promised. Thanks to everyone who entered. It was genuinely surprising to see how much everyone knows about Tauntaun, about the members past history, ie., what bands they've all played in (Sleeper Horse, Grace ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2008

    Top Ten Metal Albums of 2008

    In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. Go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    Rearview: The Week in Review (11/1/08-11/7/08)

    In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. Go ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Metallica at Pepsi Center

    In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. Go ... More >>

  • Music

    October 30, 2008

    Death Magnetic gives Metallica a new lease on life

    In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. Go ... More >>

  • Music

    September 11, 2008

    Metallica

    Death Magnetic
    Warner Bros.

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    Metallica due at Pepsi Center on November 4

    Death Magnetic
    Warner Bros.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2008

    Heavy Metal in Baghdad Puts Things in Perspective

    Death Magnetic
    Warner Bros.

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2008

    Rearview: The Week In Review (5/31/08 - 6/6/08)

    Death Magnetic
    Warner Bros.

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2008

    Harping on It

    Harptallica enters like a sandman.

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    Flobots Make Television Debut May 19 on Last Call with Carson Daly

    Harptallica enters like a sandman.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    This Just In: Flobots Hottest Brand Going

    Harptallica enters like a sandman.

  • Music

    April 10, 2008

    In Flames

    Saturday, April 12, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-837-0360.

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Q&A With Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine

    Saturday, April 12, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-837-0360.

  • Music

    January 25, 2007

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

    Who will be inducted next? Gaze into our crystal ball.

  • Music

    August 3, 2006

    Skeleton Witch

    Sunday, August 6, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

  • Music

    July 6, 2006

    Vedera

    Monday, July 10, Marquis Theatre, 1-866-468-7621.

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2005

    Trucks Amuck

    Rockin' Monsters on the Mountain stomps Copper.

  • Music

    March 17, 2005

    Killswitch Engage

    Friday, March 18, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

  • Music

    February 24, 2005

    Critic's Choice

    Havok

  • Film

    December 30, 2004

    Cine Bon!

    Remembering the films that heated up cinemas this year.

  • Music

    October 21, 2004

    Mastodon

    Leviathan (Relapse Records)

  • Music

    July 22, 2004

    Metallica

    Some Kind of Monster EP (Elektra)

  • Music

    May 20, 2004

    Iron Horse

    Fade to Bluegrass: The Bluegrass Tribute to Metallica (CMH Records)

  • Music

    April 8, 2004

    The Beatdown

    “Nothing Else Matters,” especially when it comes to local music.

  • Music

    December 18, 1997

    After Further Review

    Putting the season's major releases to the test.

  • Music

    January 30, 1997

    Tricky vs. Metallica

    It was the tag-team grudge match of early '97. Guess who won.

  • Music

    July 25, 1996

    Playlist

    It was the tag-team grudge match of early '97. Guess who won.

  • Music

    April 6, 1994

    HOUSES OF THE MOLDY

    THE BANDS THAT CAN FILL STADIUMS OFFER ONLY BLASTS FROM THE PAST.

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