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James Hetfield's acceptance speech included a cool story about being forced to choose between football and music. James Hetfield struggled with family problems during the two years he spent at Downey High School in Downey, CA. At the time he had no idea he would go on to sell a million records as the singer and a guitar player in...

Lou Reed is about to take a walk on the wild side with Metallica. A few months ago, guitarist Kirk Hammett hinted that a new record was “not really 100 percent a Metallica record.” And so yesterday, the California-based heavy metal rockers revealed in a statement on their website that they have completed a full-length album with the legendary Velvet...

When the Big Four announced their upcoming date at Yankee Stadium on September 14, undoubtedly the first thing that came to mind for many Yankees fans was “Enter Sandman.” The 1991 Metallica classic has been a staple of Yankees games for years, heralding the entrance of the greatest relief pitcher of all time, Mariano Rivera. Lest fans be worried the...

Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax are collectively known as thrash’s Big Four – the cornerstones upon which the entire thrash movement is built, and the compass one uses to orient oneself when navigating the turbulent waters of that aggressive, precise, angry, powerful metal variant. But thrash does not begin and end with those four bands. For each one of the...

Last night Bruce Springsteen made an appearance on Jimmy Fallon, his only scheduled television performance to promote his new The Promise: Darkness On the Edge of Town Story box set. Watch the interview here. With the help of E Street guitarist Steven Van Zandt, keyboardist Roy Bittan and the Roots, Springsteen rocked “Because the Night” and “Save My Love.” Outfitted...