Update: You can now stream both of Metallica‘s 40th anniversary concerts online free via the Coda Collection on Amazon. The Coda channel normally costs $4.99 a month, but Amazon Prime subscribers can get a 7-day free trial here and use it to stream Metallica’s 40th anniversary show free. The Coda …
Read More »Metallica Celebrates 'Master of Puppets' Anniversary on 'Colbert'
Metallica’s classic album Master of Puppets turned 35 on Wednesday, and, to celebrate, the band appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to perform its opening track, “Battery.” As a nod to their highly influential metal album and the tour surrounding it, Metallica performed in front of their original …
Read More »Metallica Join New Investment Fund Focused on Acquiring Song Catalogs
Metallica is one of several parties involved in a new multi-million dollar investment venture focused on acquiring song catalogs, Variety reports. The Worldwired IP Fund, the latest in a new breed of acquisition ventures focused on music rights, is expected to have resources worth between $300 and $500 million. Song …
Read More »Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Creature Named After Metallica
A team of European scientists has named a newly discovered deep-sea crustacean after Metallica, the band announced on Instagram Thursday. The group shared an artists’ rendering of the gnarly looking little creature, now officially known by the delightful mouthful-of-a-name “Macrostylis metallicola.” “We’ve played on all seven continents, made it into …
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