2012 Outside Lands Music Festival Announces Initial Artist Details Last year our man Reverend Justito returned home to San Francisco where he enjoyed all three days of Outside Lands. Knowing this year he would not be able to make it, he was praying for a terrible lineup. Of course his prayers were not answered as Outside Lands is back with one of its best lineups yet. Headliners include beloved Bay Area natives Metallica and Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Also high up on ... Read More

Metallica Set To Launch Orion Music + More Festival For months, Phish fans have been on the ball in regards to the band hosting a festival later this summer at Bader Field. In various reports, it was known that Phish, Kenny Chesney and Metallica would be holding events at the airport. While we still wait for details on the Phish bash, Metallica has announced details for the inaugural Orion Music Festival. Chances are, you won’t believe what you are about to read. Metallica will ... Read More

Metallica Offers Free Concert Downloads Just in time for the holiday season, Metallica have opened their vaults. Fans of the band can now download 24 unique Metallica concerts recorded between 1982 and 2009. Some of the highlights include a 1982 appearance at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco and a 1992 appearance at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum featuring John Marshall on rhythm guitar. To download these shows – please click here. As previously reported, Metallica will perform four nights at the Fillmore in San ... Read More

Metallica Celebrate 30 Years With Intimate San Francisco Shows [caption id="attachment_86" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Kirk Hammet in Inglewood, CA 12/18/08"][/caption] To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Metallica have booked four shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco. From their official website: Thirty years of Metallica... can you believe it? We think it's cause for a major celebration! You've been asking for a while now "just what the hell are you going to do to mark 30 years as a band?" closely followed by "why don't we have ... Read More

The Big Four Come To Indio By now I am sure you have heard that The Big Four are coming to Indio.  That’s right, Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica will be rocking the Empire Polo Fields on April 23rd, 2011. Tickets are on sale Friday January 28th at 10 am PST. Rumor has it this will be the only North American date for these four acts. For all the latest information on this once in a lifetime event, click here. If you want to ... Read More

    I just got wind that video of The Big Four (Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer & Metallica) jamming together in Sofia, Bulgaria has surfaced on YouTube.  Currently performing on the Euro Summer Festival circuit, the four legends of trash came together earlier today to perform the Diamond Head classic “Am I Evil?” There are no confirmed dates for The Big Four in North America at this time.    _qoptions={ qacct:"p-7ba_jTnXrkcGo" }; Read More

The Forum: Inglewood, CA 12/18/08 It was somewhere during their second song during their second night in Los Angeles (ok, Inglewood) that I realized – I have never actually seen Metallica live.  Sure, this was my 5th Metallica concert, but every time I have been in the back of the arena/stadium/amphitheatre.  Not this time however, as I lucked into a below market value pit ticket for the greatest heavy metal band on the planet.  I hoped into my car and after two hours ... Read More

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