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SETLIST TIMES
WBCN reports the following set times for tomorrow's show: 2:00 Doors OpenIn addition WBCN will present all live music (although probably not from the show) from the Summer Sanitarium artists starting a 7:00 (with the Metallica set scheduled for 11:00, as well as reports from backstage and the crowd. Thanks to jd! LARS TO TESTIFY IN SENATE
Thanks to Ruud van der Velden who sent this to us, origianlly from Launch.com: Lars Ulrich of Metallica revealed that he will testify before the Senate as a subcommittee examines the effect of music file-swapping software Napster on the music industry. Ulrich will visit Washington, D.C., within the next two weeks. He told LAUNCH about what he wants Senate members to know about Metallica's beef with Napster. "I think the key thing, really, here is information," Ulrich said. "I believe that the reason people are saying what they're saying is only out of sheer ignorance. Whenever I get 20 minutes with somebody, they -- even if they don't necessarily 100% agree -- they can see the positions and they understand the arguments. There is no argument here. All we want as an artist is a choice. There's nothing to argue about that. Nobody has the right to do with our music whatever they want. We do. We're saying as much as the next band wants to work with Napster we have he right not to." -- Darren Davis, Seattle LARS INTERVIEW
The Boston Globe has an interview with Lars. Some quotes: "It was more about `We're going on the road, and let's see who wants to join us.' Then, all of a sudden, you get the two biggest other rock entities, Korn and Kid Rock, who want to come along for the fun, and all of a sudden it became a different thing. Which is cool because we haven't really done this thing for a while.'' After the tour ends, Ulrich says, the band members will chill - Hetfield may hunt in Argentina, Ulrich plans to take his son to the park in Santa Barbara a lot - and reconvene in January ''to get back to ultimately doing what this is really all about, which is creating and formulating new music and new ideas.'' Read the whole article here; Thanks to Ruud van der Velden MET CLUB PASSES
Craig tells us: "The Metallica Club has updated the backstage pass procedure for club members just in case you havent read it. It appears as thoughs seniority will not be taken into account with concern to backstage. Details about the new "strictly lottery" system in members section." ..Thanks Craig! MARS MUSIC PRESS RELEASE
Metallica, one of the most celebrated bands in rock history, will speak live with fans for approximately 30 minutes during a web chat July 7 at 6:45 p.m. ET* on http://www.marsmusic.com, the newly launched online destination for music enthusiasts. The chat will take place right before Metallica hits the stage at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta during their Summer Sanitarium Tour. Marsmusic.com is the title sponsor of the band's tour and will also host a live webcast from Metallica's concert date in San Francisco on July 14 at 9 p.m. PT/midnight ET*. For more information about the Marsmusic.com Summer Sanitarium Tour tickets please logon to Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com or visit http://www.marsmusic.com to register to win free tickets to the show nearest you. *(Start times for the chat and webcast are approximate and subject to change due to the band's schedule or technological difficulties.) EMP SET LIST
Metalllica's set at the EMP Grand Opening show was a short affair.. the setlist follows... Enter Sandman Thanks to Tom, who adds that James had to switch guitars during Battery (which was played sans intro) and that I Disappear is "monstrous" live. METALLICA PHOTO SUPPORTS RAIN
RAINN, the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network. RAINN operates the country's only nationwide hotline for survivors of sexual assault, 1-800-656-HOPE. RAINN's hotline has helped more than 320,000 victims since we begin in 1994. Now that I've told you what we do, I wanted to see if you could help. Now through June 25th, we are holding an online fundraising auction featuring over 40 items of music memorabilia from artists like: Metallica, Dave Matthews Band, 311, Creed and Kid Rock. We thought some of these items be of interest to your site's guests. Is it possible for you to mention our auction on your website? The address for the auction is here. The Metallica item, an autographed photo, can be reached here. SLIP KNOT
Slip Knot Web reports the following quotes from the band’s drummer Joey Jordison (via NME): "Metallica are one of the biggest rock bands in the goddamn world, so what the hell would they need to sue Napster for? It is retarded." Continuing, Jordison stated... "What we are doing with our next album is we are giving one site the exclusive rights to release our album over the Internet so we have control and get paid for it." and "What bands need to realise is that it will always be more fun to go and buy a CD with the booklet and information take it home to listen to rather than download music onto some shitty arse disc. The cheapskate assholes who aren’t that much into music are going to do that, but I'll buy a CD every time." We're unclear if Mr. Jordison is aware of what the word hypocrite means, or what the word "retarded" means... we do know that he refers to his fans as "maggots," wears a mask on stage, and is know for doing interesting things with feces. Thanks to A and Absolut Metal for the heads up. NEW MET CLUB LEVELS (AGAIN!)
The Metallica Club has unveiled yet another membership level program.. Now, rather than the three tier system that was in place for a short time, with a simpler two tier system... Standard for the magazine only (no other perks), and Premier Membership, with all the perks MetClub members have enjoyed.. read all about it here. LARS ULRICH: ARTIST OF THE YEAR!!!
Stepping up the war against Napster Inc. and an unprecedented wave of online-music piracy, an independent rock band from Oakland, Calif., today launched StopNapster.com and issued a comprehensive call to action in support of recording artists and other music professionals. Sponsored by the Tabloids, whose upcoming CD "Train of Thought" continues the band's history of songs with social commentary, StopNapster.com makes clear that online piracy is not only illegal but tramples on the constitutional rights of musicians, publishers, producers, scientists, authors, lecturers, actors and inventors. "The Tabloids obviously will take a considerable amount of heat from Napster supporters, even some major label artists," said Tracy Robinson, owner of Endless Loop Records, the Tabloids' independent record label. "But we feel it's important to give small labels and independent artists a voice on the Internet about Napster's potentially destructive effects on their careers. StopNapster.com also fills an important role in the ongoing debate about Internet piracy's long-term impact on works of art and creative freedom." The website promptly named Lars as "Artist of the Year," stating: Realizing the biggest battle of all isn't in the courts or in the marketplace but in the mind, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich launched a public relations campaign against Napster and the blatant theft the company facilitates through its software.Congratulations to Lars for finally receiving some credit in his battle. Stop by StopNapster.com for more on Lars and the Tabloids' personal statement on the Napster battle. NEWSBYTES
S&M DVD is out in North America today! (finally!) A new e-mail address to send your e-mail scoops for Inter Sandman to, now these go to News@intersandman.com! Billboad Charts: I Disappear is the #1 Mainstream Rock Tracks, The 'Black Album' sits at #2 and 'Justice' at #19 on the Pop Catalog charts, History of Rock with some Sad But True samples sits at #3, M:I-2 at #7 featuring I Disappear, Bloodhound Gang (featuring a sample of For Whom The Bell Tolls) at #57. James original white Gison Explorer appears to have popped up on eBay, the guitar, which by our estimates appears to legitmate, has a starting price of $25,000. You can check out the auction here and pictures of the guitar here. UPDATE: The auction has been pulled from eBay, and although we still think the guitar looks quite authentic, Antonio tells us differently: "Don't be fooled. This guitar appears to be not authentic even by looking at the pictures. In addition, James never had a guitar that said "So what" like that and had that sticker. This appears to be a scam. There are a lot of people out there tryin to make a quick buck. In addition, the seller covers his tracks by never stating in the auction that the guitar ever belonged to James. Beware!!" ...adding the naysayers, Michael from Long Beach, CA Home of the Long Beach Arena Riot, Jusitice Tour '88 tells us: "The guitar at E-Bay is clearly a fake. Three reasons why. #1 J's guitar has EMG pick-ups on it. That was does not. #2 J's guitar has a hand-painted Zorlac "shinking head" painted above the SO WHAT, which incidently is carved into the body with a knife. That guitar has no shrinking head. #3 The demon head on J's guitar has a bubble coming off the mouth that contains a few words. The one at E-bay looks like a sticker and does not have the bubble off the mouth. Refer to Justice Tour Program for pics of the real one." (we would just like to state that James modifies guitars all the time, this could be the reason stickers/paintings disappear, for example the Zorlas sticker/painting looks like it was there at some point, although the lack of EMG's is a very compelling argument that this is a fake). Thanks to Antonio and Michael for their extensive work into covering this item!!
LARS' LIST
On Monday, June 19, THE LIST: BEST KARAOKE SONG premieres, Hosted by Metallica's Lars Ulrich. Panelists include: DeDee Pfeiffer ("For Your Love" and the VH1 Original Movie "Meat Loaf: To Hell And Back"), Michael Bergin ("Baywatch"), Beth Littleford "Spin City" and Kevin Rahm ("Jesse"). Tuesday, June 20th: THE LIST: BEST SONG FROM A FEMALE ARTIST, Hosted by Metallica's Lars Ulrich. Panelists include: Fox News Channel's "The Full Nelson's" Rob Nelson, The Cult's Matt Sorum, Kevon "Babyface" Edmonds and Peter Dobson "Cover Me." Wednedsay, June 21st: THE LIST: BEST ACTION VIDEO Hosted by Metallica's Lars Ulrich. Panelists include: musician Ashley Hamilton, Michele Hicks ("Ropewalk"), comedian Jack Gallagher and David Chokachi ("Witchblade"). Thursday, June 22nd: THE LIST: BEST CROSS-OVER ARTIST Hosted by Metallica's Lars Ulrich. Panelists include: Frank Stallone ("Movie Stars"), model/actress, Estella Warren, comedian Matt Weinhold and musician Billie Myers. MARSMUSIC.COM SPONSORS TOUR
Marsmusic.com, the online destination for music enthusiasts, announced today that the site will be the title sponsor of the Metallica Summer Sanitarium Tour. The recently launched site inspired by the music superstore Mars Music, will be sponsoring the tour in conjunction with presenting sponsor MTV. This summer's most anticipated tour, Summer Sanitarium will kick off on June 30th in Foxboro, Massachusetts. In addition to Metallica, the rock and roll festival of the year includes KoRn, Kid Rock, Powerman 5000 and System of A Down. "We are proud and excited to be partnering with such a high profile summer tour," said David MacBlane, president of Marsmusic.com. "Metallica's 20 year history in the business of making great music, their loyal fanbase and the inspiration they give music lovers around the world make them a perfect partner for Marsmusic.com." In an effort to raise awareness for and drive traffic to the newly launched site, Marsmusic.com will promote the company's involvement with this summer's biggest rock and roll extravaganza through an integrated marketing strategy. The tour, produced by TBA Entertainment Corporation, will be supported across the country by online promotional ticket give-aways, onsite radio broadcasts and radio promotions, in-store ticket sweepstakes at the Mars Music retail locations in tour markets, an on-site Mars Music mini-store tent complete with four music stations and a stage for local bands to perform. Metallica will participate in the sponsorship through a variety of activities including an online chat with fans at http://www.marsmusic.com on Friday, July 7th, 6:45 p.m. EST* prior to taking the stage in Atlanta and onsite appearances at the Mars mini-store tents in five markets (Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and Los Angeles). In addition, Marsmusic.com will host the exclusive live webcast of the band's July 14th San Francisco concert. Through this special online event, fans around the world will be able to experience the thrill of Metallica live without leaving their home - or country. *(Start times for chat are approximate and subject to change due to band schedule or technological difficulties.) METCLUB MEMBERS ACCESS
The Metallica Club reports: We are aware of a problem with some member's not being able to access the website. We are working to correct the problem, please continue to check the site for your access to be restored very shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience. They have also announced ticket details for the Metallica show July 20th at Giants Stadium. Tickets are $50, orders must be faxed, with a credit card by June 23rd. Metallica Club has also announced that they were able to fill all previous ticket orders for the Summer Sanitarium shows. S&M DVDELAYED?
Elektra's Metallica Site announced a release date for the S&M DVD of June 13th, Circuit City's Sunday circular also announced the DVD to be available that day. However, it did not appear.. Circuit City salesperson's stated it was delayed, possibly to next week. We do hear word that the DVD is already availble in Australia and the UK. The official Metallica website still has a release date of June 27th posted. NAPSTER UPDATE
The RIAA asked a preliminary injunction against Napster, ordering the popular MP3-download software company to cease making copyrighted material available. Somewhat incriminatingly, Napster CEO stated in a press release: "This case is about whether it is legal to share MP3 versions of sound recordings over the Internet. We say yes -- the major labels say no." MP3.com and the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) are the latest to throw their hats into the Napster fracas. MP3.com Chairman Michael Robertson states: "In my view, Napster is not designed to promote or share the music of unknown or lesser known artists. The only way to find a song on Napster is to enter the name of the song and/or artist that the user wants to find." "In the operation of our Website, we do not authorize unlawful or pirated MP3 files, We engage in an intensive screening effort to ensure this, which we believe is an appropriate cost of doing business." MPAA President Jack Valenti states: "If Napster can encourage and facilitate the distribution of pirated sound recordings, then what's to stop it from doing the same to movies, software, books, magazines, newspapers, television, photographs or video games?" Valenti writes. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
DJ Will Pendarvis, of KROCK radio in New York City, will have the official announcement regarding the Giants Stadium show tomorrow on his radio program. At 4:00pm EST Lars will call to announce the show...Stay tuned. METALLICA SEATTLE SHOW BROADCAST
MTV will be backstage and behind the scenes with all the goings on at the EMP grand opening celebration and June 23 Memorial Stadium concert. MTV News' Kurt Loder and Chris Connelly will check in from the event the week of June 26-30 with news pieces airing daily during "Total Request Live" at 3:30 PM (ET/PT) and updates airing throughout the day on MTV News. This coverage leads up to the Friday, June 30 premiere of the EMP concert featuring Metallica, Dr. Dre with Eminem & Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kid Rock and Filter. The special, featuring backstage interviews, behind the scenes action and a tour of the museum itself, airs from 7 PM to 9 PM (ET/PT) with encore presentations throughout the weekend. On July 14th Mars Music will show a LIVE WEBCAST of the whole METALLICA PERFORMANCE, IN IT'S ENTIRETY from San Francisco's 3Com Park. If you don't win...you'll see it anyway, right on your own screen! Mars Music also has contest for you to win VIP tix to the Metallica shows! Check it all out here! NEWS BYTES
Metallica's music for I Disappear appears in the current issue of Guitar One. Although, we really think the song is D-tuned, not Eb as printed in the mag. Live Daily reports that TVT Records has filed a lawsuit against Napster, joining Metallica and Dr. Dre. Read it here. Metallica.com seems to have been temporarily replaced for some websurfers by the Indigo Girls. We are told this is a glitch that is already working it's way out of the system... so Metallica.com is already back up and running for some! Kid Rock's latest CD, History of Rock, which features Amercian Badass, his re-tooling of Metallica's Sad But True, features a picture of him and Lars on the ski slopes, and a live pic of Kid and James onstage. It also gives writing credit to the band and special thanks and a note to Lars. Billboad Charts: I Disappear is the #1 Mainstream Rock Tracks, The 'Black Album' sits at #2 and 'Justice' at #20 on the Pop Catalog charts, History of Rock with the previously mentioned Sad But True samples sits at #2, M:I-2 at #6 featuring I Disappear, Bloodhound Gang (featuring a sample of For Whom The Bell Tolls) at #56. The latest epsiode of Metallivision is up here!
KIRK AT MTV AWARDS
MTV posted some Real Video clips of Kirk from the M:I-2 Premeire about the then upcoming MTV Movie Awards. Here's what Kirk had to say: "It's gonna be interesting playing to a bunch of actors... rather than playing to a bunch of industry people and musicians. I hope that they storm the stage, jump around, do some stage diving... I'm pretty confident that will happen." Read the whole story here. INTERVIEWS
On Tuesday's Howard Stern radio show, Gary Garver's interviews with celebrities at the MTV Movie Awards were aired...among them included James. Apparently, he "stuck it out through all of the questions": What was your favorite song this year? - Out of all songs.. uh.. I kind of like ours actually Also, check out RockDaily for a piece on Metallica and MI:2, or click here to go directly to it. The transcript of the Howard Stern interview is from Marksfriggin.com. TATTOO THE EARTH
Rolling Stone reports that: "SLAYER and SEPULTURA have been added to the Tattoo the Earth Tour. The tour's organizers are also negotiating a deal to join forces with METALLICA's Summer Sanitarium Tour beginning in late July." This verifies what we have been reporting in our Rumor Mill... UPDATE: From MTV.com:"Heavy music power hitters Slayer and Sepultura are the latest acts to sign on for this summer's inaugural run of the Tattoo The Earth tour, and Metallica may join them, if only for one show. The upstart hard rock caravan already boasts a lineup that includes Slipknot, Sevendust, Coal Chamber, (hed) pe, Nashville Pussy, and Mudvayne and has now added Slayer, Sepultura, and Famous to the bill, according to press representatives for the tour. The addition of Sepultura (the band that guitarist/vocalist Max Cavalera fronted until an acrimonious split in 1997) is ironic, given that the band is replacing Cavalera's new band, Soulfly, on the bill. As we previously reported, Soulfly left the tour for a slot on this summer's Ozzfest outing. Sources close to Tattoo The Earth also tell MTV News that tour organizers are working with Metallica in an effort to get that band on the bill for one show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in late July. Representatives for Tattoo The Earth say that there's no official word on such a merger. UPDATES
Yes, it has been a long time, but... Sonicnet reports that "More than 30,000 users of the controversial MP3 file-sharing program Napster have had their accounts reinstated after swearing — under penalty of perjury — that they were mistakenly accused of illegally trading in copyrighted Metallica song files." Metallica has decided to"not to take any action against these users" who were allegedly "copyright infringers." Click here for the whole article. Rolling Stone reports that "In order to keep fans up to date with the war against NAPSTER, METALLICA have launched an online forum on the subject at www.artistdirect.com. Beginning this week, the band will check in on a semi-regular basis to post progress reports on its legal battle with the music-trading software maker. " Metallica will be performing 'I Disappear' this Thurday for this year's MTV Movie Awards (June 8), hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker. The show airs at 9pm EST. Be sure to check out The Rumor Mill for updated rumos regarding a possible NYC appearance this summer for Metallica! NEWS ARCHIVES
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