We told you about the tech guy who analyzed Death Magnetic with Audacity and decided the over-compressed album sounds better in Guitar Hero. Now the Wall Street Journal's analyzed it against ...And Justice For All and basically came to a... CONTINUE READING DEATH MAGNETIC STILL HAS CRAPPY DYNAMIC RANGE»
Posted on September 25, 2008 (20 comments)
Tags: Metallica
The 2009 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame nominees were announced this morning, and again prog get no respect. However, cheers to The Stooges for finally getting the nod (Iggy Pop's Madonna tribute put him in the Hall's good graces)... CONTINUE READING ROCK HALL NOMINATES METALLICA, RUN-D.M.C., STOOGES»
Posted on September 22, 2008 (28 comments)
Tags: Bobby Womack |
Chic |
Iggy Pop |
Jeff Beck |
Little Anthony And The Imperials |
Metallica |
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame |
Run-D.M.C. |
The Stooges |
Wanda Jackson |
War
It's not just songwriting that's subpar: MusicRadar guitar editor Chris Vinnecombe used Audacity to analyze Death Magnetic's audio, says it's over compressed, that "the kick and snare drum seemed to be audibly clipping, along with some of the palm-muted guitar... CONTINUE READING METALLICA'S DEATH MAGNETIC SOUNDS BETTER IN GUITAR HERO »
Posted on September 16, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Metallica
The question is, will anyone want to download it? No sooner than we trudged through the desert and Metallica's Thomas Vinterberg-directed "The Day That Never Comes" recruitment clip and mentioned that metallica.com is currently streaming "Cyanide" (which we first saw/heard... CONTINUE READING METALLICA'S DEATH MAGNETIC LEAKS»
Posted on September 4, 2008 (54 comments)
Tags: Metallica
We've already lived through "The Day That Never Comes" -- in the studio and live. So this is the third time it has never come. Something like that. The stitched together, eight-and-a-half-minute, Metallica-sampling Metallica epic gets a high budget, short-film... CONTINUE READING NEW METALLICA VIDEO - "THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES"»
Posted on September 2, 2008 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Metallica
Add this one to "Cyanide" and "The Day That Never Comes," only this time your only option for listening is via metallica.com, where the track pops in your choice of streaming player. Warning: Lars's drums sound like trash. It may... CONTINUE READING NEW METALLICA - "MY APOCALYPSE"»
Posted on August 26, 2008 (22 comments)
Tags: Metallica
As Amrit sagely noted when discussing Metallica's new 7:56-long Death Magnetic track "The Day That Never Comes": "At 5:00 [it] becomes the last half of "One." (Literally.) Before that, it's 'Unforgiven' meets 'Fade To Black.'" (But not really as good... CONTINUE READING NEW METALLICA - "THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES" (LIVE AT LEEDS)»
Posted on August 25, 2008 in Video (22 comments)
Tags: Metallica
If "Shackler's Revenge" didn't slake your thirst for the heroes of yesterdecade, here's another shot. As they've made unavoidably clear, Death Magnetic Metallica is all about bringing it back to the classic era. Clocking in at 7:56, you'd think this... CONTINUE READING NEW METALLICA - "THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES"»
Posted on August 21, 2008 (48 comments)
Tags: Metallica
After the misfires at trying to harness some positive internet attention (by trying to manipulate the flow of internet attention), it seems this time Metallica is ready to go BIG with their web friendliness: courtesy of metallica.com (if that screen... CONTINUE READING NEW METALLICA - "CYANIDE" (LIVE AT OZZFEST)»
Posted on August 11, 2008 in Tour Dates, Video (17 comments)
Tags: Metallica |
Ozzfest
Metallica's Rick Rubin-produced Death Magnetic lands on 9/12, a Friday. When they released St. Anger off-cycle in 2003, the guys said it was to circumvent leaks, so it's likely the same thinking here. (Sorry Metallica, Buckcherry will find a way... CONTINUE READING NEW METALLICA ARRIVES ON A FRIDAY»
Posted on August 4, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Metallica
Back in the '90s Metallica and Guns N' Roses were hard rock titans, owning the Billboards, touring together, getting caught on fire and leaving their crowds in riots. 16 years later it's less about burning flesh and broken bottles, and... CONTINUE READING METALLICA'S DEATH MAGNETIC TO GET A GUITAR HERO'S WELCOME»
Posted on July 15, 2008 in Video Games (4 comments)
Tags: Guitar Hero |
Metallica
I mean, I do. You don't go to Plattsburgh and the Went and spend one New Year's under a giant udder ball at MSG and another with a choir singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" in Boston without being intrigued by recent happenings.... CONTINUE READING PHISH IS MAYBE REUNITING: DO YOU CARE?»
Posted on June 27, 2008 (57 comments)
Tags: Metallica |
Phish
Did you see Conan last night? That Anne Hathaway is delightful. Did you know she used to be in a college a cappella group? My Morning Jacket were on too, and they did "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream (Part... CONTINUE READING MY MORNING JACKET MEET THEIR BIGGEST FAN ON CONAN»
Posted on June 20, 2008 in Video (19 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo |
Conan O'Brien |
James Lipton |
Metallica |
My Morning Jacket |
Nicole Atkins |
St. Vincent |
Zach Galifianakis
Every festival has that band that becomes small talk fodder fest wide, the easy ice breaker, the default conversational touchstone. Last year's Lolla it was Pearl Jam. Last year's Bonnaroo it was the Police. And last night, it was... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: METALLICA ARE AWESOME AT THER INSTRUMENTS, BEING PHOTOGRAPHED»
Posted on June 14, 2008 in Concert (35 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo |
Chris Rock |
Metallica
Greetings from Manchester, TN, where the present conditions are RAIN and I'M SOAKED, much as they were for approximately 85% of My Morning Jacket's slow-starting but ultimately epic, three-hour midnight set at the Which Stage last night. There was... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: MY MORNING JACKET OWN. EVERYTHING.»
Posted on June 14, 2008 in Concert (20 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo |
Kirk Hammett |
Metallica |
My Morning Jacket |
Zach Galifianakis
Today's full sets from Fiery Furnaces and Raconteurs can be viewed here. (UPDATE: Now with added Metallica.)... CONTINUE READING ROOTUBE»
Posted on June 14, 2008 in Video (3 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo |
Metallica |
The Fiery Furances |
The Raconteurs
Remember when Metallica previewed their new album for some folks in London and then tried to clear the resulting reviews from the Internet? It was just last week. So you should remember. Well, Blinded By The Hype reached and let... CONTINUE READING METALLICA RESPOND TO THE BLOGOSPHERE»
Posted on June 12, 2008 in Album Art (11 comments)
Tags: Metallica
The other day we mentioned Metallica's forthcoming Guitar Hero. Of course, they also have a forthcoming record. Dave Grohl wrote a non-letter about it. So, the band gave some London-area journalists the chance to listen to part of the new... CONTINUE READING METALLICA PREVIEW NEW ALBUM, TRY TO WIPE INTERNET CLEAR OF REACTIONS»
Posted on June 6, 2008 (12 comments)
Tags: Metallica
We knew they loved record stores and hated downloading, but following in Aerosmith's digital footsteps and MissionMetallica.com, it appears the guys are moving further into the computer age with a Metallica version of Guitar Hero. Aerosmith's is out 6/29, and... CONTINUE READING ...AND GUITAR HERO FOR ALL»
Posted on June 3, 2008 in Video Games (3 comments)
Tags: Aerosmith |
Guitar Hero |
Metallica
While we weren't looking, Metallica launched and immediately took down the beta version of MissionMetallica.com, a place where Lars says "people can kind of tune in every day, watch clips, contests, get updates for what's going on with the record... CONTINUE READING METALLICA ARE ON A MISSION»
Posted on May 12, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Metallica
Remember right after Record Store Day we posted that funny local news clip of Metallica signing autographs and talking about the kids "textin'" and not going to record stores and shit? And that a number of your comments centered around... CONTINUE READING DAVE GROHL WRITES METALLICA A LETTER»
Posted on May 8, 2008 (59 comments)
Tags: Dave Grohl |
Foo Fighters |
Metallica
Reporting from Rasputin in Mountain View, Laurence Scott lets us know Metallica still has "old-school analog values" and "being a hardcore fan never goes out of style." That's why they showed up to sign autographs and talk about the importance... CONTINUE READING METALLICA LOVES RECORD STORES»
Posted on April 23, 2008 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Metallica
Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. This week we take a pass through a Rolling Stone from 1989 featuring David Byrne striking poses, Mel Gibson being hunky, and Dennis Miller hawking Cuervo. CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: ROLLING STONE, JANUARY 12, 1989»
Posted on February 18, 2008 in OldStand (19 comments)
Tags: Bono |
David Byrne |
Dennis Miller |
Mel Gibson |
Metallica |
Rod Stewart
It's been a long and indecisive season, but the endorsement you've been waiting for is finally in: Kirk Hammett supports Rockabye Baby!'s Lullaby Renditions Of Metallica. In this interview he makes public his love for the reworking of his music. Round up your young'n and watch! You and yours will literally spend hours debating whether the sampled version of "Enter Sandman" or Kirk's on-cam sniveling demeanor is more creepy.
Posted on February 8, 2008 in VIDEO (9 comments)
After hints and clues, Bonnaroo's 2008 lineup's been announced. They've confirmed Lez Zeppelin, but not Led Zeppelin. Though Robert Plant will show up to shuffle along with Alison Krauss. In their seventh year, Bonnaroo's also bringing... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2008 LINEUP: METALLICA AND PEARL JAM, BUT NO LED ZEPPELIN»
Posted on February 6, 2008 (61 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo |
Death Cab For Cutie |
Drive-By Truckers |
Iron And Wine |
M.I.A. |
Mastodon |
Metallica |
My Morning Jacket |
Pearl Jam |
Rilo Kiley |
Robert Plant |
Tegan And Sara |
Vampire Weekend
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