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When Metallica ( search ) nearly rewrote the heavy metal genre with its 1988 album "...And Justice for All," a prophetic lyric rooted in political satire emerged on the track "Eye of the Beholder.""You can do it your own way, if it's done just how I say," the band's distant, brooding lead singer James Hetfield ( search ) scorched.In 2004 — after 16 years, tens of millions of records, two bassists and countless brain cells — what Metallica once barked about censorship now eerily applies to what nearly caused the musical juggernaut to crumble — power struggles between Hetfield and the tiny-but-dominating drummer Lars Ulrich ( search ).Thankfully, the cameras of filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky caught the band's hardships and tug-of-war while recording their latest album “St. Anger” — and also followed the band into group-help sessions with therapist Phil Towle in the amazingly fresh and innovative documentary "Some Kind of Monster," ( search ) which debuted in limited rele...
Metallica has made a public service video as part of a law enforcement publicity blitz to try to catch a man wanted in the death of a Virginia Tech student who disap...
Metallica shoved the mosh pit into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Heavy metal's heaviest hitters, whose menacing, monstrous sound has banged heads around the globe f...
Awards season continued on Sunday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with the 55th Grammy Awards. And we are still dreaming about jamming on stage with the likes o...
Real news from the virtual world:— RIDE THE LIGHTNING: Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated games, but the company ha...
Lars Ulrich, songwriter and drummer for the heavy-metal band Metallica, will be putting up for auction a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting from his art collection that c...
Metallica and rap artist Dr. Dre have settled their copyright suits against Napster.Financial terms were not disclosed, but as part of the agreement, Metallica will ...
Comedian says no to 'Dumb and Dumber' sequel; Big Bird headed to big screen
Johnny Ramone co-founded and led the most influential punk rock group of all time, The Ramones. Getting his start in a dive bar called CBGBs on New York City's skid ...
'Crude' Documentary Director Joe Berlinger on the legal battle between the Ecuadorian people and Texaco.
Metallica invades SXSW as `young band from Norway'Saturday, March 21, 2009 By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment WriterPrintAUSTIN, Texas Invading South By Southwest, M...
The band Acrassicauda is rockin' in the free world, but how they got here is an immigrant song of a different type.After avoiding Saddam Hussein's secret police, end...
The band Metallica played another sold out show at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday -- for the second of a two night tear for the hard rockers.Metall...
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Heavy-metal masters Metallica braved long bus and boat rides — and bitter memories of a band member's death — to dodge the fallout of an Ic...
Run-DMC, Metallica lead list of 2009 Rock HallWednesday, January 14, 2009By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music WriterE-Mail Print Share:NEW YORK Run-DMC once hailed the...
Metallica singer Hetfield hospitalized in SwedenMonday, March 09, 2009PrintSTOCKHOLM Organizers say 16,000 fans of the heavy metal group Metallica had to leave th...
Bonnaroo fest opens with Metallica, Chris RockSaturday, June 14, 2008By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment WriterE-Mail Print Share:MANCHESTER, Tenn. Bonnaroo began in ...
Music Review: Metallica re-energized on new CDMonday, September 08, 2008By JOHN KOSIK, Associated Press WriterE-Mail Print Share:Metallica, "Death Magnetic" (Warner ...
Metallica, Run-DMC get Rock Hall of Fame inductionSaturday, April 04, 2009 By TOM WITHERS, Associated Press WriterPrintCLEVELAND Metallica, whose monstrous sound ...
Metallica has recorded a public service video as part of a law enforcement publicity blitz to try to catch a man wanted in the death of a Virginia Tech student who d...