by Bram Teitelman | Mar 9, 2017 | Merchandising
Metallica has reached critical mass. That sounds almost dumb to say about a band that has the top-selling album of the SoundScan era (16.5 million and counting) and just played with Lady Gaga at the Grammys. But even non-metalheads know “Enter Sandman,”...
by Metal Insider | Mar 9, 2017 | Opinion
In the 1980’s, film culture was dominated by Star Wars, episodes IV-VI were three of the most influential films of that decade (sure, episode IV was in 1977 but its influence flowed into the 80’s.) Metallica released four of the most influential...
by Matt Brown | Mar 8, 2017 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We have twenty debuts listed here, making it the biggest week so far for metal in 2017. Spearheading it is Suicide Silence, and though they’re still the top...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 7, 2017 | Metallica Insider, News, Politics
Throughout the first 34 years of their career thus far, Metallica really haven’t been that political of a band. Granted, “Disposable Heroes” and “One” are anti-war songs, but “Don’t Tread on Me” is kind of a...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 7, 2017 | News, Updates, Video
One of the standout songs on Metallica’s Hardwired… To Self Destruct is the album closer “Spit Out the Bone.” It’s ferocious, thrashy and an amazing way to end a double album. We might not have liked the video that much when it was...