Metal After Midnight: Armored Saint “Can U Deliver”
In the early 80's Metal in America was flourishing, bands like Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax were just getting started and there were many others waiting in wings.
In the early 80's Metal in America was flourishing, bands like Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax were just getting started and there were many others waiting in wings.
The San Francisco Giants treated the much underserved 'metalhead' portion of their fan base Friday night when they hosted "Metallica Night." The band was on hand for activities like throwing out the first pitch and getting the crowd pumped up
'Revolver' magazine's fifth-annual Golden Gods Awards, held last night, featured Metallica as the night's headliners. They were joined onstage by special guest Rob Halford, who led the metal giants through a surprise performance of Judas Priest's 'Rapid Fire'.
Kingdome Come’s debut came back in 1988 and the hit “Get It On” helped the band to platinum status. They were also part of the “Monster’s Of Rock” tour with Van Halen, Scorpions, Metallica (yes that’s right) and Dokken.
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Formed in 1987, Kingdom Come's line-up featured players from both Germany and America. The German born Lenny Wolf and the only remaining member of the group, today, was instrumental in putting the band together.
As Metallica continue to put the finishing touches on their upcoming film ‘Metallica Through the Never,’ some exciting new details have been revealed. With a debut date of Sept. 27, the movie will have a banner premiere week taking over every IMAX theater from coast to coast with exclusive screenings of the monster 3D film.
Megadeth was formed after frontman Dave Mustaine was asked to leave Metallica back in the early 80's. There was bad blood for many years (and still might be) but both bands went on to be very successful.
Back in the 80's we saw the evolution of Metal as more "Thrash" bands started to break into the scene like Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Overkill, Metal Church and others. Most of them were heavily influenced by the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal AND in many cases had Punk as a secondary influence
Metallica have revealed more details about the upcoming pinball machine that will feature the band and its music. A recently released video from Stern Pinball zips through a highlights reel of behind-the-scenes images, and the band itself has offered a few additional details, including that the machine will be available in three formats.
Diamond Head was one of the leaders of the "New Wave Of British Heavy Metal" back in the 1970's. They never achieved the level of fame that Judas Priest and Iron Maiden did, but they were a very important part of the movement, mostly because they were an influence on Metallica, who turned out to be one of the biggest Metal bands of all time
Pinball may never rock as hard as it will with Metallica's greatest hits coming from the machine's speakers. There's no timetable, but a new video from Stern Pinball revealed the Metallica pinball machine today. James Hetfield introduces a fast-paced montage of images that give fans a quick glimpse of what the machine will look like.