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Metallica break Syracuse attendance record with M72 tour kickoff

Metallica break Syracuse attendance record with M72 tour kickoff

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 21, 2025 | News, Touring, Video

Metallica kicked off their 2025 M72 tour on Saturday (19) at the JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, NY, marking their first performance in the city in nearly 30 years. Supported by Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies, the event drew over 47,500 fans, officially breaking the...
Watch former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted unbox deluxe edition of ‘the Black Album’

Watch former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted unbox deluxe edition of ‘the Black Album’

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 17, 2021 | News, Video

  This year marks the 30th-Anniversary of Metallica’s 1991 classic self-titled album, known as The Black Album, as the deluxe box set edition will be released on September 10th. Today (17th), these legends surprised us with a video featuring former bassist Jason...
Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel recalls finding Burton, Newsted for Metallica

Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel recalls finding Burton, Newsted for Metallica

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 22, 2017 | News

Next Tuesday (29), Metal Blade Records founder Brian Slagel’s memoir, For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records will be released. It will reveal the full story on how the label was created. Slagel started his career working in a record store and...
Can Jason Newsted live off of royalties from Metallica’s Black Album for the rest of his life?

Can Jason Newsted live off of royalties from Metallica’s Black Album for the rest of his life?

by Zenae Zukowski | May 4, 2017 | News

Earlier this week, Metal Injection spoke with former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted on their recent Livecast. They caught up with him while he was setting up for his art exhibit at Art New York happening now through Sunday (7) at Pier 94 in NYC. During this episode,...
Can Jason Newsted live off of royalties from Metallica’s Black Album for the rest of his life?

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted (sort of) disses Robert Trujillo’s bass techniques

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 22, 2017 | News

Ultimate Guitar recently caught up with former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and of course, Metallica was part of the conversation, despite his departure from the group sixteen years ago. At first Newsted complimented the new album Hardwired….To Self-Destruct,...
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Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set
Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set

Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...

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Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video
Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video

If you’re American, the easiest way to understand Gluecifer is to imagine what it would feel like if a band like the Ramones, or maybe the MC5, disappeared for two decades and then returned without any interest in explaining themselves. No oral history, no apology...

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Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025
Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 47 new songs, this week brings a festive batch of six new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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