May 02
Added pictures of Metallica at Rasputan Music Store.
19-04 | instore appearance to meet fans at Rasputan Music store
Apr 30
Eight years ago, when Metallica became the poster band for the clash between the record industry and its fans, the whole thing started when drummer Lars Ulrich personally delivered a massive printout of the names of people who had been sharing Metallica songs on Napster to the company’s headquarters.
But with only one record left on its Warner Music Group contract, the Ulrich says Metallica could be planning a digital release along the lines of what Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have done, as ironic as that might seem.
“You know, this is our last record under contract with Warner, so we’re looking at how we can embrace everything,” said Ulrich, who pointed out to Rolling Stone during a Record Store Day appearance that the band already allows fans to buy MP3 and FLAC versions of recent live shows and download older shows for free.
After denying that the Metallica would sign a 360-degree deal with Live Nation, Ulrich implied that the band could choose a more independent, digital route: “We’ve been observing Radiohead and Trent Reznor and in twenty-seven years or however long it takes for the next record, we’ll be looking forward to everything in terms of possibilities with the Internet.”
Although it seems ironic that the band which so infamously took on its fans for downloading music would choose an internet-only release strategy, possibly with an optional price or even a free option, Ulrich claimed the move would not represent a change of direction. The band has always been “fiercely independent and controlling; sometimes to a fault,” he said.
(In another sign of the times, Ulrich spent a good portion of Record Store Day signing Guitar Hero controllers.) {posted at}
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Apr 11
“All the European tour dates for the ‘08 summer vacation have been announced. We’ve added shows in Turkey, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK. For our US fans, we’ve added a stop in Tucson, Arizona. Pre order any of the shows on LiveMetallica.com and receive a 10% discount. For a full list of tour dates and ticket information, check out the Metallica.com Tour page. Keep checking Metallica.com for more tourdate annoucements. Vinyl Reissues To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of “Kill Em All”, we are reissuing “Kill Em All” and “Ride the Lightning” on vinyl as originally released on a single disc at 33 1/3 rpm, and a deluxe edition at 45 rpm. Both reissues, now available in the Metallica.com Store, come in their original sleeves with the deluxe edition a double gatefold, 2 disc, 180 gram 45 rpm version and both were Half Speed Mastered from the original analog tapes at Mobile Fidelity for the ultimate listening experience with audiophile quality! Both releases will also be available at your local retailer on Tuesday, April 15 in North America and in the rest of the world, on Monday, May 19. Place an order for any merchandise in the Metallica.com Store or MetStore (for MetClub members) between now and April 17 and get automatically entered into our vinyl contest. One lucky person will win the previously released Vinyl Box Set. This limited edition LP box set contains Metallica’s first four albums, as well as the out-of-print Garage Days Re-Revisited EP and the import-only Creeping Death picture disc. Also included in the sale, all Kill Em All and Ride the Lightning items! For MetClub members making purchases in the MetStore, not only will one lucky person receive a Vinyl Box Set, we will also be giving away special test pressings of these two albums (collector’s items for sure!).” {Mailing List}
Apr 11
The gallery was updated with 1 promotional shoot:
Apr 08
The gallery was updated with 2 promotional shoots:
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