Metallica have expressed a sense of loss following the death of Ray Burton, father of the band’s late bassist Cliff Burton, saying in a statement that they felt “incredible sorrow.” Ray’s daughter Connie revealed Sunday via Facebook that her father died last Wednesday. The metal quartet confirmed his age as …
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Days after Metallica launched a mysterious website accompanied by a clock counting down to Thursday afternoon, the metal legends have revealed the secret of “Metallica XX”: Two-night headlining slots at five music festivals in 2020. At each of the five music festivals — Charlotte, North Carolina’s Epicenter, Daytona Beach, Florida’s …
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Brian Bumbery, publicist for major artists like Metallica, Madonna, Chris Cornell and Green Day, will leave his own public relations firm, BB Gun Press in September to accept the position as Director at Apple Music Publicity, Variety reports. The company will continue under the helm of Luke Burland, who worked …
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When Jack White announced a cell phone ban for his upcoming tour, he tipped his cap to Chris Rock, who employed a similar rule during a 2017 stand-up set at Third Man Records. White defended his decision in a recent interview with Lars Ulrich for the Metallica drummer’s “It’s Electric!” …
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Foo Fighters’ singerDave GrohlrecruitedKristen Bellon Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform a bizarre Halloween mash-up of Metallica‘s classic “Enter Sandman” and Frozen ballad “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” Grohl, guest-hosting the show for an absent Jimmy Kimmel, initiated the cover while interviewing Bell. The rocker, wearing a shockingly …
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