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OCTOBER 1999 NEWS
VIDEOS UPDATE
11.1.99
The first video from S&M will premiere on MTV's Total Request Live this Friday, and will be Hero of the Day. The other 4 videos, which at this point are unknown, will premiere the following night during the one hour Metallica special, Spankin' Live Music. Hero of the Day then, we would presume, will be the first single off of the new album. TRL airs weekdays at 3:30pm EST.
Thanks to Jon.
LARS INTERVIEW ONLINE
10.30.99
Detroit radio station WRIF has a Real Player interview with Lars up. In it, Lars talks about all sorts of things.. including the release date for the S&M DVD: January! Lars also confirms Methods of Mayhem and Kid Rock will be on the entire "mini-tour" in December-January and talks more of of a jam session ("..with all 25 of us..")
listen to it here. Check out WRIF for interviews with Ted and Kid Rock as well.
DETROIT FREE PRESS
10.30.99
The Detroit Free Press published in October 28's edition an article about the Y2K show, featuring an interview with Lars.
THE CENTURY CITY OF ROCK
New Year's Eve at the 'Dome will be one of those nights
BY BRIAN McCOLLUM
FREE PRESS POP MUSIC WRITERLet New York have its glowing ball. Let London have its Millennium Dome
party. Let the rest of the world have its computer gliches. For the final New Year's Eve of the 20th Century, Detroit will host a rock show for the ages. The bill is inpenetrable: Metallica, Ted Nugent, Kid Rock and the new band from Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee. The venue is century-sized: the Pontiac Silverdome.' The show was announced in March, but antsy fans will finally be able to get their hands on tickets Saturday, when seats go on sale through Ticketmaster and at the Silverdome box office. For Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, the Motor City was logical choice for biggest party yet. "Metallica and Detroit go back to the 'Ride the Lightning' tour," Ulrich says, which stopped at the State Theatre in the mid-'80s. "We've had such a strong relationship with you guys. Why be obvious about it, like Paris or London? Maybe playing Detroit isn't going to get as much national attention or whatever, but that's not what it's all about." Media attention or not, the show is likely to attract rock revelers from far and wide to catch the San Francisco four- piece, if buzz on the Internet and in the rock press is any indication. Metallica fans will be traveling from all corners of the globe," says Ulrich.But it's Detroiters whoget the real treat: a dose of homegrown stuff from veteran guitarist Nugent and hot rapper Kid Rock, who performed at the sold-out Palace of Auburn Hills on Saturday. Ulrich says production details are still in the works "it will definitely be a special night," he vows but he can guarantee the Silverdome stage will host a mega-jam featuring all the artists. "Kid Rock and Ted Nugent are on this thing because we've had relationships with both these guys," he says. "They represent different aspects ofDetroit rock ,n' roll in the last 20 years. To have both of them play with us is definitely cool." Ulrich and Kid Rock have become tight friends since meeting in Germany last spring. While the music itself may contrast staHdy — Metallica's serious metal vs. Kid Rock's party-time rock-rap Ulrich sees similarities in the young starts passion and commitment as his success skyrockets. "It's really admirable. His approach to life and doing business, coming in the wake of what he's going through now what we went through 10 years ago and remaining calm in the middle qfthat storm. He has this incredibly naked, almost vulnerable honesty, that he's not afraid of anything, and nothing he does is calculated. Everything is instinctive." Our favorite bit? "..he can guarantee a mega-jam.."
MORE COOLNESS FROM METALLICA.COM
10.30.99
The Metallica Club has put up full length music videos from Metallica in their Gallery. Check out their Members Area for this cool feature!! Make sure you have the latest Windows Media Player!
METALLICA.COM
10.30.99
The Metallica Club has added some images to their "S & M" News page. Some very interesting new images including a nifty new "logo" Check it out here!
MET TV
10.29.99
MTV has a commercial for their "Spanking New Music Week." Metallica's day for the premiere's of the new video's is Saturday! As soon as we lock down a time, we will let you know!
UPDATE: Watch Spankin' Live Music on 11/6 at 11pm for a one hour Metallica special! Don't miss it!
Y2K LINE UP
10.29.99
Metallica.com confirms the line-up for the Y2K gig.
In this order (from last to play to first to play:
Metallica
Ted Nugent
Kid Rock
Methods of Mayhem
Read the whole story here.
MEMBERS TICKETS RE-REVISITED
10.29.99
Metallica.com has announced the method for members to purchase tickets for MSG S&M show and the Detroit Y2K show. On November 5th, members wishing to buy tix will have to call special telephone numbers set up just for ordering tickets. All the info and more details are up in the MEMBERS ONLY area of their website!
UPDATE: Metallica.com has removed their ticket information with a note that the previous announcement is on hold, and details will once again be forthcoming.
MEMBERS TICKETS
10.27.99
Metallica.com announced ticket info for members. Tickets for members will run $83.00 for the MSG S&M show on 11-23; and tickets will run $99.50 for the Y2K show at the Silverdome in Detroit. The ticket ordering process will be announced tomorrow! Check their site for updates!
The Club postponed ticket details for members until Friday 10.29.99!
Club Members.. ticket ordering details are up!
MSG TICKET DETAILS
10.27.99
Tickets for the Metallica S&M show at Madison Square Garden tickets will go on sale on Saturday, October 30th at 9 AM. 92.3 K-Rock 92 Free Card holders will be able to purchase them on Friday October 29th.
Get a Free Card here.
TED ON THE Y2K
10.26.99
Detroit Radio station 101.1 WRIF's Arthur Penhallow spoke live on the air with Ted Nugent today. The Y2K show was the main topic, reminding listener's that tickets go on sale Saturday, also Methods Of Mayhem featuring Tommy Lee were added to the line up. Nugent said he had spoken to both James and Kid Rock about the show, and implied that something may be in the works between the three. Ticket prices range from $29.50 - $99.50.
Y2K TICKET INFO
10.26.99
Metallica.com reports:
TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 30th
Tickets for the Metallica Y2K show, December 31st at the Pontiac Silverdome, will go on sale to the public Saturday, October 30th at 10:00 AM. Detroit's own Kid Rock has also been added to the bill. Learn more about the show here, or here.
Tickets are available at the Silverdome box office, and through TicketMaster. The Detroit number for TicketMaster is (248) 645-6666.
Tickets for Club members will be announced as soon as we have that info available!
UPDATE The site was updated to include info on Methods of Mayhem featuring Tommy Lee joining the line up and ticket prices.
MSG INFO
10.25.99
LJJK98 reports that major news will be released regarding the November 23 symphony show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday (Oct. 27) on the Howard Stern Radio Show, which can be heard on, as well as many other stations, 92.3 KROCK in NYC and 94.1 WYSP in Philadelphia.
5 S&M VIDS FOR MTV!
10.25.99
Metallica.com reports:
Starting the week of November 1st, MTV will begin airing FIVE new music videos from S&M! We will try secure air dates and times and post as soon as possible!
DVD DELAYED
10.25.99
Metallica.com also reports:
Due to circumstances beyone everyone's control, the announced DVD's from Metallica may experience some delays. Thanks for your patience, we will announce new release dates as they become available.
NOMINATED
10.23.99
Metallica has been nominated for a the Billboard Video Awards for "Best Clip" from a Hard Rock artist. The winner will be announced at the Billboard Music Video Awards Show Friday, Nov. 12, at 8:00 p.m. at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Ballroom.
LARS LIKES KID
10.23.99
Launch.com has a story about Lars and his future tourmate:
At the end of 1999 and the beginning of 2000, Metallica will hit the road with Kid Rock. The pairing may seem a little bit bizarre, but it makes perfect sense to Metallica skin-basher Lars Ulrich.
The two acts met at a few festival shows in Germany this May, when they caught up at a hotel bar and discussed their kids and music. They hit it off so well that during Metallica's set at Woodstock, the band brought Kid Rock up on stage. As to what caught Ulrich's eye about Kid Rock, he says it's the rock-rapper's balance between rebellion and caring. "If you go a little deeper into what [Kid Rock] says and so on, the sensitive aspects of what he says come across, unlike other guys who wear red baseball caps backwards," Ulrich notes. "For instance, at Woodstock, [instead of saying] 'OK everybody, throw sh-t,' he said 'throw the plastic bottles up here on stage so we don't hurt each other.' It's almost like with every kind of anarchistic move, there's also at the same time a concern."
At press time, there have been no confirmed dates announced for the Metallica/Kid Rock tour.
Features on Metallica and Limp Bizkit are available on LAUNCH.com. A transcript of an exclusive chat with Kid Rock is also available.
-- Darren Davis, New York
Read the whole thing here.
S&M DVD
10.23.99
The DVD File reports on the upcoming DVD release of S&M, also included is confirmation of the release date of December 14th reported here awhile ago. Here's what DVD File has to say:
The street date for that Metallica DVD has arrived. Look for the, uh, cleverly titled S&M: Metallica And The San Francisco Symphony on 12/14. It is a two-disc set with still gallery, behind-the-scenes footage and allows you to isolate either Metallica or the Symphony by themselves for the entire show. It features 21 songs including two new ones, No Leaf Clover and Human. Should be another cool Metallica disc, and retail is $34.95.
SO WHAT ON THE WAY
10.22.99
Metallica.com reports the latest issues of SO WHAT! are en route to your house now! Check Metallica.com for pictures of the covers.
ARE YOU A FAN?
10.22.99
Metallica.com reports:
Award-winning filmaker Joe Berlinger (producer/director of Paradise Lost, Brother's Keeper, and the upcoming Revelations: Paradise Lost 2) has been commissioned by the VH-1 network to produce a new documentary series about rock fans, currently titled "FAN"
Metallica has graciously agreed to be the subject of the pilot episode, which will be potraits of two or three of the band's biggest fans, intercut with interviews with Metallica discussing their relationship with their public.
This show WILL NOT be like MTV's "Fanatic", and will NOT have a meeting between the fans and the band. They want to create a REAL show about the REAL lives of REAL rock fans. So.........
THEY ARE LOOKING FOR METALLICA FANS!
Please send them a letter or e-mail, or call them and tell them a bit about yourself - what you do, what you're like, and how Metallica impacts your life on a daily basis.
E-MAIL to vh1_fan@hotmail.com
Mail:
Third Eye Motion Picture Company
208 West 30th Street, Suite 302
New York, NY 10001
Attn: Metallica fan
Phone: (212)-629-5320 x 19l
NEW YEARS PRICES
10.22.99
Rob reports that WRIF 101 is saying that ticket prices for the New Year's Bash will be as follows:
$100.00 Main Floor
$75.00 lower bowl
$50.00 upper bowl
NEW YEARS TIX
10.19.99
Deanna reports that "tickets for the New Years show
will not go on sale on the 23 as planned, but on the 30th of October" and that she was "informed by the ladies who work at the Silverdome."
UPDATE: "Meltdown" of Detroit's WRIF Rock101 has confirmed that tickets will indeed go on sale the 30th. Thanks Scott
DVD DATE SET
10.18.99
Inter Sandman has learned that the DVD release date for S&M is December 14th. The DVD will contain a plethora of extra's including being able to listen to different mixes of the show.
ELEKTRA PRESS RELEASE AND MISC.
10.17.99
From Elektra Records:
"It was only last April that rock's most prolific and innovative band, Metallica, drew rave reviews for their historic concert with the San Francisco Symphony. Never content to rest on their laurels, the 90's biggest selling group is closing out the millennium with a live encore collaboration in New York's Madison Square Garden, on November 23rd. The concert is in celebration of the band's same-day release of their new 20 song live disc, S&M, featuring the April 21, 22nd performances, including two new songs.
This time the group will join forces with New York City's Orchestra of St. Luke's. Most likely, it will be the last time ever that American fans will get to see and hear such classics as "Master Of Puppets," "Enter Sandman," "Until It Sleeps," and more, played in full orchestral splendor.
The renowned conductor/arranger Michael Kamen, who helmed the April event, will again join Metallica in the orchestral interpretation of their vast repertoire . The much anticipated concert has been rumored to be in the works for months. "The San Francisco event was such a great challenge and so creatively rewarding, we thought we wanted to give it another shot on the east coast," said the band's drummer, Lars Ulrich.
Since their inception in 1981, Metallica has evolved into one of rock's seminal bands, selling more than 65 million albums worldwide, with more than 40 million units sold in North America alone. The group has broken countless records, garnered numerous awards, and earned gold and/or platinum certifications in over forty countries. Their most recent studio album, Re-Load, with sales approaching 9 million, was #1 in 12 countries upon release. Their 1998 release, Garage Inc., a two CD set consisting entirely of new and old cover songs has sold more than 5 million copies, making it the biggest selling collection of B-sides in history.
Metallica first worked with Michael Kamen on "Nothing Else Matters" from 1991's Metallica album (a.k.a. the "Black" album). The producer/writer/arranger has been nominated for nine Grammys and two Academy Awards. Kamen has worked with numerous artists including Sting, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Bob Dylan, Pavarotti and many others. From Kamen's lifelong love of music came the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. Kamen founded the non-profit organization dedicated to music education by providing new and refurbished musical instruments to schools and students across the country.
The Orchestra of St. Luke's, widely considered one of the most critically acclaimed and highly visible ensembles in New York, is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Orchestra evolved from the St. Luke's Chamber ensemble, which was established in 1974. 78 members of the group will perform with Metallica at the Madison Square Garden event. The Orchestra, which currently performs its subscription series at Carnegie Hall, boasts a discography of more than 65 recordings including two Grammy award winning releases.
Ticket information will be announced at a later date. "
Also, look for new Metallica related releases on Tuesday: Primus's Antipop, featuring guests by James and Kirk, and the Woodstock '99 CD and Video, both of which feature Metallica's performance of Creeping Death.
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