James Hetfield News

If you accidentally make your live blog URL state that it's day two of Cannes rather than day three, you can't actually change that On to tomorrow, when the arthouse favourite will be Like Father, Like Son from director Hirokazu Kore-Eda, whose last film, I Wish , got a five star review from Peter Bradshaw.

It might sound like a paradox, but according to Metallica 's James Hetfield , thrash metal probably wouldn't exist without glam, the very thing most metalheads loathed back in the day.

Imagine getting college credit for studying Metallica and Iron Maiden and playing metal gigs.

Metallica: Through The Never was the first release set by Bob and Jeanne Berney when they rebooted Picturehouse in January.

The 'Nothing Else Matters' rockers, who are currently in the midst of travelling the world performing various gigs, are looking forward to releasing a follow-up record from 2008's 'Death Magnetic' and while they aim to outdo their previous albums, frontman James Hetfield admits they will ''never'' be pleased until they find the perfect sound.

Although multiple members confirmed throughout 2012 that Metallica is working on a new album, James Hetfield recently stated they have not written any songs.

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Metallica will headline its own Orion festival on Belle Isle in Detroit this summer.

Metallica frontman and guitar god James Hetfield lived here for about a decade until selling it to the current owners in 2003- right about the time the band's St.

The full performance schedule for Orion Music + More Festival, a music and lifestyle festival created by Metallica and their friends at C3 Presents, is now available at orionmusicandmore.com . In addition, $90 Single-Day Passes, including all fees, are now available.

Yes, Metallica do plan on recording a new album, but frontman James Hetfield has reiterated his bandmates' recent statements that the process of putting together the disc has been a slow one.

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Metallica frontman/guitarist James Hetfield and guitarist Kirk Hammett played "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Giants/Dodgers game a few days ago, in a segment that in some ways felt like it could have been the intro to a Metallica album of yesteryear .

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo sure could get used to this: a tour of sorts, with stops at the Bay Area's professional and college sporting venues.

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo sure could get used to this: a tour of sorts, with stops at the Bay Area's professional and college sporting venues.

The fifth annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards ceremony in Los Angeles carried an extra heavy load of brightness and dark last night, with real excitement over Metallica 's headlining set counterbalanced by news of the death of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman .

The full performance schedule for Orion Music + More Festival, a music and lifestyle festival created by Metallica and their friends at C3 Presents, is now available for fans to plan their festival experience at www.orionmusicandmore.com The Orion Music + More after shows have been confirmed and tickets will go on sale at 10am EST on May 3. On ... (more)

This Oct. 27, 2012 file photo shows James Hetfield, left, and Kirk Hammett of Metallica performing at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans.

Self-confessed "not a Metallica fan" Ben Kelly attended the Metallica concert, and wishes he wasn't sober for the opening acts.

Singer-guitarist James Hetfield, of heavy-metal band Metallica, performs in 2011 in Quebec City.