Metallica has issued an update regarding the missing Death Magnetic songs from the Wii version of Guitar Hero. I hope Hitler doesn’t hear about this.
Metallica states:
“If you’ve been playing Guitar Hero on the Wii, you may have noticed that we were short a few songs when it came to ‘Death Magnetic’ – well no more! Our friends at Guitar Hero have been working long and hard with Nintendo so that Wii fans can now play the eight ‘Death Magnetic’ songs not previously available for that gaming system.
“Starting November 24, additional tracks from ‘Death Magnetic’ will be available as downloadable singles …read more

I know that just the other day, I relentlessly mocked Metallica’s Death Magnetic, but I have no personal problem with the band, and I really think that their Facebook post enlisting the aid of their fans to find a missing girl is very cool. I hope Morgan is found and returned safely to her family.
From Metallica:
We are deeply concerned about the disappearance of 20 year old Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington, who was last seen while attending our concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA, on Saturday night.
Morgan has blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5′6″, …read more

Ok, so I decided to have some fun yesterday and learn how to subtitle a video. Below is the result. Be warned that there is a lot of NSFW language.
Enjoy.

Today, and for the next 3 weeks, AOL’s Noisecreep.com will be releasing an exclusive and/or unheard audio clip from the amazing FMQB Metallica/Alice in Chains interview, “Inside Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way To Blue.” This week’s clip features Metallica talking to Alice in Chains about their collaboration with Elton John on the song “Black Gives Way To Blue.”

Discussing the title track, Cantrell tells Hetfield and Ulrich,
“It’s a really intense song, and a really open-hearted song to Layne and the experience that we went through. Facing up to all of that stuff, and owning all the good, and owning all …read more

M.O.D./S.O.D/MASTERY front man Billy Milano recently joined LAMB OF GOD on stage at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX.  After being introduced by Randy Blythe, LAMB OF GOD and Billy Milano ripped through the S.O.D. classic “United Forces”.
You can view video of the performance below:
LAMB OF GOD drummer Chris Adler had the following to say about the blistering performance:
“We were honored to share the stage with a legend.  Billy and S.O.D are our roots and I’ll remember this moment forever.”
Billy Milano also commented about the performance with the LAMB OF GOD crew:
“To share the stage with LAMB OF GOD …read more

Fresh off of main support dates with Metallica and a hugely successful run of major European festivals, Bay Area titans MACHINE HEAD announce a very special headline show at The Crazy Donkey in New York, in preparation for their run of Canadian Carnage dates with Slayer and Megadeth.  MACHINE HEAD plan on doing a full headlining set with production and a unique set list that promises to cover their impressive and controversial 15 year career.

In the wake of their Grammy-nominated album The Blackening, MACHINE HEAD faced harsh penalties for their lyrics, and shockingly, were banned from several Disney-owned …read more

Via Metal Blade:
As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis and California frontman Ahhnold are back for round two with the release of AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE’s Double Brutal, the follow up to 2008’s highly successful (and, well, brutal) release, Total Brutal. With an appetite for all things barbarous, AUSTRIAN DEATH MACHINE ups the ante with Double Brutal. This two-disc goliath features one disc of all new heavy tracks in the tradition of all of Ahhnold’s greatest cinematic moments and a second disc of cover songs including songs originally performed by METALLICA, MEGADETH, MISFITS, JUDAS PRIEST and more, with cover art once …read more

Here’s a great four minute video from the U.K. festival Sonisphere, where several bands were taped discussing the influence that Metallica has had on their lives and their music. Check it out below.

MetallicaUnreleased has offered up some unreleased samples of tracks that were recorded by Metallica in 2001 at the Presidio in San Francisco, Ca. The quality on a few of them is craptacular, but it gives you a good idea of the direction Metallica was headed before (frontman) Hetfield’s side project (going to rehab) took over. Head over there to check them out, and tell me what you think in the comments!
[via: The Gauntlet]
[image: Newscom]

So, 2009. I don’t even know where to begin. So far, so good as far as metal year goes. This is in no particular order so bare with me.
We got a new Lamb Of God album that I still think is not as good as everyone else thinks; and a new Mastodon album that is musically amazing but people seem to bitch about because it’s not heavy enough or something.
Cannibal Corpse release an album that is, well, another good Cannibal Corpse album. Nothing extravagant enough to go on a murder spree, but a good album. Cattle Decapitation almost convince me …read more