Metallica, Paramore, and Boygenius Sweep the Rock and Metal Grammy Awards for 2024


Metallica Paramore, and Boygenius swept the major Metal, Rock, and Alternative music awards at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Taking place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles all of the Rock Music awards are given earlier in the day and only televised on YouTube and not the main broadcast. In no surprise, Metallica won the only Metal Grammy award – “Best Metal Performance” for the song “72 Seasons” beating out other contenders Disturbed, Slipknot, Ghost (for their Iron Maiden cover), and Spiritbox! Robert Trujillo accepted for Metallica commenting “This is like family. When you’re making an album like this you’re jamming and collaborating and the spirit of 72 Seasons is the youth and creating music together. Keep those instruments in your hands and let’s keep the youth making music and keeping the dream alive!” Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: Hannah Wicklund – The Prize


A singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Nashville, Hannah Wicklund has just released her second album The Prize on Flatiron Recordings. It is a varied, emotionally raw and soulful record and a step away from the straight between the eyes, earthy rock of her 2018 debut, Hannah Wicklund & The Stepping Stones.

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Metallica Slipknot, Disturbed, Foo Fighters, Queens of The Stone Age, Spiritbox, Ghost, Boygenius, and More Nominated for Rock and Metal Grammy Awards for 2024


 

Metallica Slipknot, Disturbed, Foo Fighters, Queens of The Stone Age, Spiritbox, Ghost, Boygenius, Greta Van Fleet, Paramore and others have been have been announced as the “Best Metal Performance” nominees at the 66th annual Grammy Awards, which will air live on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Taking place from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The event will air live on the CBS television network and stream on Paramount+ from 8 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. ET / from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. PT. Ozzy Osbourne won the Grammy in the “Best Metal Performance” category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 65th annual Grammy Awards 2023. Check out the full list of rock and metal nominees here.

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Welcome To Rockville Books Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens Of The Stone Age, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, and Kerry King Among the Confirmed Acts For 2024


 

After record-breaking attendance of over 170,000 music fans over four days in 2023, Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida to kick off the festival season bigger and louder than ever May 9-12, 2024! Produced by the vaunted Danny Wimmer Presents organization, the fest will be headlined by Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Judas Priest, Foo Fighters Disturbed, Limp Bizkit, Queens Of The Stone Age, Judas Priest, Greta Van Fleet, Evanescence, and Kerry King among many others. Tickets and more info along with the full lineup can be seen below.

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New Music Friday Rock and Metal New Album Releases 7-21-23


Check out our preview of the new metal and rock releases coming out this week for New Music Friday 7-21-23!

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ALBUM REVIEW: Greta Van Fleet – Starcatcher


 

Turn On. Tune In. Drop Out. That’s the overarching feeling with the newest Greta Van Fleet, Starcatcher (Lava/Republic Records). Starcatcher has swirling browns and oranges reminiscent of the seventies. It evokes lava lamps and black light posters. There is an earthiness to Starcatcher, a richness in tone. It’s an album that is felt as much as it is listened to. Starcatcher’s sound is as close to analog as you can get in this digital age.

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Watch Pro-Shot Video of Metallica Covering “It’s Killing Me” Unplugged by UFO at The Third Annual Helping Hands Charity Concert


Metallica held it’s third annual All Within My Hands – Helping Hands Charity Concert. The event was the first broadcast all over the world. After a “black carpet” pre-show with band interviews, the main event was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Awards were handed out to fellow charitable difference makers from across the world of nonprofits and celebs. Greta Van Fleet opened, followed by Metallica. They performed a set of unplugged songs, followed by a break and then an electric set. Former Metallica AWMH intern Avi Vinocur, performed with the band on backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars. Metallica performed two new covers (Thin Lizzy, UFO) and St. Vincent performed “Nothing Else Matters” with the band as well. Watch pro-shot of Metallica covering “It’s Killing Me” unplugged by UFO!

Setlist via Setlist.fm

Acoustic set:

Blackened

(“Blackened 2020” version)

The Unforgiven

Borderline

(Thin Lizzy cover) (Live debut)

It’s Killing Me

(UFO cover) (Live debut)

Whiskey in the Jar

([traditional] cover)

 

Electric set:

The Call of Ktulu

Harvester of Sorrow

Holier Than Thou

All Within My Hands

(with Avi Vinocur) (Acoustic version; Played electric)

Creeping Death

Enter Sandman

Lux Æterna

(False start due to a cymbal fall; Live debut)

Nothing Else Matters

(with St. Vincent) (Kirk Doodle Intro)

Seek & Destroy

 


Watch Pro-Shot Video of Metallica Covering “Borderline” by Thin Lizzy at The Third Annual Helping Hands Charity Concert


Metallica held it’s third annual All Within My Hands – Helping Hands Charity Concert. The event was the first broadcast all over the world. After a “black carpet” pre-show with band interviews, the main event was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Awards were handed out to fellow charitable difference makers from across the world of nonprofits and celebs. Greta Van Fleet opened, followed by Metallica. They performed a set of unplugged songs, followed by a break and then an electric set. Former Metallica AWMH intern Avi Vinocur, performed with the band on backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars. Metallica performed two new covers (Thin Lizzy, UFO) and St. Vincent performed “Nothing Else Matters” with the band as well. Watch pro-shot of Metallica covering “Borderline” by Thin Lizzy unplugged! Continue reading


Watch Pro-Shot Video of Metallica Performing “Lux Æterna” Live for the First Time at The Third Annual Helping Hands Charity Concert



Metallica held it’s third annual All Within My Hands – Helping Hands Charity Concert. The event was the first broadcast all over the world. After a “black carpet” pre-show with band interviews, the main event was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Awards were handed out to fellow charitable difference makers from across the world of nonprofits and celebs. Greta Van Fleet opened, followed by Metallica. They performed a set of unplugged songs, followed by a break and then an electric set. Former Metallica AWMH intern Avi Vinocur, performed with the band on backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars. Metallica performed two new covers (Thin Lizzy, UFO) and St. Vincent performed “Nothing Else Matters” with the band as well. Watch pro-short the debut live performance ever of the new Metallica single “Lux Æterna” from their upcoming 72 Seasons album coming out on April 14th, 2023 fro Blackened Recordings. Continue reading


Watch Metallica Perform “Lux Æterna” Live for the First Time at The Third Annual Helping Hands Charity Concert



Metallica held it’s third annual All Within My Hands – Helping Hands Charity Concert. The event was the first broadcast all over the world. After a “black carpet” pre-show with band interviews, the main event was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Awards were handed out to fellow charitable difference makers from across the world of nonprofits and celebs. Greta Van Fleet opened, followed by Metallica. They performed a set of unplugged songs, followed by a break and then an electric set. Former Metallica AWMH intern Avi Vinocur, performed with the band on backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars. Metallica performed two new covers (Thin Lizzy, UFO) and St. Vincent performed “Nothing Else Matters” with the band as well. Watch the debut live performance ever of the new Metallica single “Lux Æterna” from their upcoming 72 Seasons album coming out on April 14th, 2023 fro Blackened Recordings. Continue reading