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Metallica to Resurrect the Legendary Snake Pit

WQBK — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:01:43 +0000

Metallica stated that on this summer's tour they were going to blow you away. Step one is complete as the band announced they are resurrecting the legendary Snake Pit from the 1993 Black Album tour. The theme of this summer's tour is the 20th anniversary of the Black Album, they will play it in it's entirety and what would the tour be without the Snake Pit?

Metallica's "Black" Album And Jay-Z's "Black" LP Get Remixed

Jennifer Beaudoin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:32:58 +0000

Last week it was the late Elizabeth Taylor getting dissed; this week it's Metallica. Some "genius" has made a remix from the famous Black album from Metallica along with Jay-Z's "Black" LP. Why? I don't know but I do know that rock/metal should never cross paths with hip hop or rap for any reason. It's just as bad as Elizabeth Taylor being portrayed by the mess that is Lindsay Lohan. Some people, of course, will like the mix, but I am not a fan. Listen to the clip after the jump.

Metallica's 'Black Album' Is Top-Selling Disc of Last 20 Years

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:05:49 +0000

Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan have just released a list of the top-selling albums of the SoundScan era (1991-2011). Coming in at No. 1 with more than 15 million units sold to date is Metallica‘s self-titled 1991 disc, aka The Black Album. Metallica are the most successful band in metal history regarding album sales. The thrash [...]

Metallica Has To Re-Learn Tracks From 'Black Album' For Download Fest

BJ Ragone — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:20:50 +0000

Metallica will be playing the Download Festival this summer in Donington Park in the UK and will be playing the ‘Black Album’ in it’s entirety to celebrate the albums 20th anniversary, but they will need to re-learn a few tracks. Blabbermouth.net reports that Metallica has to re-learn a few tracks from 1991′s ‘Black Album’ before [...]

Metallica to Play Entire 'Black Album' at 2012 Download Festival

Jon Wiederhorn — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:00:13 +0000

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the England’s Download festival, Metallica will play their mega-selling 1991 self-titled disc (aka ‘The Black Album’) in its entirety. The band will headline the June 9 lineup and are the first group to be confirmed for the event. “Six years is way to long to be away from the [...]