Cellos and heavy metal may sound a bit odd in the same sentence, but when you get to see it live under the masterful hands of Apocalyptica, it all makes sense. The Finnish four-cellos metal band rocked the Mayan Theater not only with their classical Metallica tributes but with loads of compositions of their own. Although there was […]

Metallica at the Big 4 – Photo by Ciera Leisenfelder After watching them play a mind-blowing set at the Big 4 this past April, we knew Metallica would be back for some more carnage. Celebrating 30 years of metal, Metallica have announced four show dates at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco this December 5, […]

With just a week after Coachella, the inaugural Big 4 Festival made its way to the Empire Polo Fields trading out a  horde of hipsters, posers and celebrities for some die hard metal fans of all shapes, sizes and colors. Bringing together four of the most legendary heavy metal acts; Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax […]

The tasteful minds at Goldenvoice, continue to innovate and impress us with their appetizing concerts and music festivals. Most widely know for presenting the best concerts in the Nation, as well as the force behind one of the best music festivals in the world, Coachella, (and the country goody, Stagecoach), Goldenvoice is now bringing forth […]

Is it lucky number sleven for Iggy and the Stooges? They got passes up the first 6 times, but I gotta feeling the Michiganites will lay down the law of what rock really is and claim “success.” Up against Metallica, Run-D.M.C., Jeff Beck, Chic, Wanda Jackson, Little Anthony and the Imperials, War and Bobby Womack, […]

Oh how the tables have turned … remember the whole Napter/Metallica drama way back when pirating music was cool? Well, now Metallica finds themselves hungry for Internet love and has put their entire catalog online with their past nemesis. How ironic, I guess times are tough. Read more here.

Lightyear Entertainment will release of the award-winning and critically acclaimed music documentary “Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal” on September 16, 2008. The film covers the evolution, cultural impact, and musical influence of thrash metal , an extreme form of heavy metal which burst on to the scene in the early-to-mid-1980s. The documentary features […]