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2016-03-07 Rob To Perform at London Bass Guitar Show [link]
Rob will perform on both days of this year's London Bass Guitar show - appearing with Mass Mental and some other special guests! The event is March 12 & 13 at the London Olympia. He will also be screening Jaco. Check out more information at LondonBassGuitarShow.com.



2016-03-07 Lars and Rob speak at Lemmy's Funeral [link]
Lars and Rob spoke at Lemmy's funeral. Both told heartfelt stories - and you can watch the video as well as read thoughts from all 4 band members at Metallica.com.



2016-03-07 Kirk releases Nasferatu Guitar [link]
Back in December Kirk released another ESP custom guitar - this time Nosferatu themed. However, unlike previous custom guitars, only 13 were made and they weighed in at $2400 (including shipping and insurance). Each guitar ame hand-numbered and signed by Hammett and included a giclee print of Nasferatu signed by Basil Gogos, a Famous Zombies Jr. figurine of Kirk and a certificate of authenticity. While sold out, you can check out specs and the video over at KVHToys.com



2015-12-23 Metallica Early Christmas Present [link]
Metallica has posted a video with a small clip of music from their upcoming album. The video, entitled "Happy Holidayz from Metallica" features James and a cat (Tabs) with a holiday wish and then they play a small clip from the studio.



2015-12-23 James' Top Thingz of 2015 [link]
James has posted a list of his top things from 2015 - Metallica Club members should head over to Metallica.com to check it out!



2015-12-23 Book Cover Sneak Peak [link]
Last year we reported that Metallica and Matt Taylor wanted your stories from the Master of Puppets tour for an upcoming book. The book is entitled "Metallica: Back to the Front" and Metallica has a sneak peak at the cover and some more info over at Metallica.com.



2015-12-23 Freeze 'Em All [link]
Adam Dubin put together a 20-minute documentary about Metallica's 2013 trip to Antarctica. Metallica club members can download or stream it at Metallica.com!



2015-12-23 Kirk on MetalSucks Podcast [link]
Kirk appeared on the MetalSucks podcast to talk about his new Ghoul Screamer guitar pedal, his new company KHDK (which is behind the pedal), work-life balance and more.



2015-11-23 Fourth Annual Metallica/Giants Night! [link]
Metallica has been invited back for a fourth annual Metallica/Giants night at AT&T Park on May 6, 2016. As always special event tickets entitle fans to both the game and a Metallica/Giants goodie to be announced later. Tickets go onsale on Orange and Black Friday, November 27, 2016 at 8am PST. Metallica Fan Club pre-sale is Wednesday November 25th at 10am PST.



2015-11-22 Metallica Pay Tribute to Beamer [link]
Metallica recorded a special message which was played at Saturday's VT game - head coach Frank Beamer's last home game. Beamer has been entering the stadium to Enter Sandman for years, and this is his last season before retiring. Check out Metallica's video here.



2015-11-22 Rob and Flea on WTF [link]
Robert Trujillio and RHCP's Flea were on the WTF Podcast talking about the new Jaco documentary. Check it out at WTFPod.com.



2015-11-22 Load/Reload Retrospective [link]
Jon Widerhorn at Loudwire has written a retrospective on Load and Reload. There's not much new information, but it's interesting trip down memory lane.



2015-11-22 RIP Thomas Ayad [link]
Thomas Ayad was Metallica's official "Project Manager" in France. Unfortunately he was one of the many who lost their life at the Bataclan theatre in the Paris terrorist attacks earlier this month. See Metallica's tribute to their friend and family member on Facebook.



2015-11-22 Metallica Helps Fight for Metalocalypse [link]
Metallica sent a letter (and a bunch of guitar picks) to Hulu asking them to pick up Metalocalypose to release the final season of the show. Check out their Instagram pictures of the letter.



2015-11-22 Vanna cover "Fuel" [link]
In October, Hardcore band Vanna released an EP of covers entitled "Alt" which included a cover of Metallica's Fuel. Check it out here. The release also includes covers of The Smashing Pumpkins, The Offspring, Marilyn Manson, and Korn. Check out more about the release over at MetalSucks.net.



2015-11-22 James and Lars Filmed Cameo for Showtime's [link]
PageSix reports James and Lars filmed a cameo for Showtime's new show "Billions" which premieres Jan 17th. In the show, "Homeland" star Damian Lewis plays hedge fund titan Bobby "Axe" Axelrod. Axelrod's favorite band is Metallica and he heads to Quebec for a concert and goes back stage to meet the guys. Keep an eye out for the episode in 2016.



2015-11-02 The Night Before... The Superbowl! [link]
Metallica has been invited to hit the stage for year three of CBS Radio's "The Night Before" annual concert held the night before the Super Bowl. This year, Super Bowl 50's The Night Before Super will be held at AT&T Park in San Francisco on February 6, 2016.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 6th, at 10am PST via Ticketmaster. Fan Club members should sign into Metallica.com for info about the pre-sale beginning tomorrow, Tuesday November 3rd at 10am.



2015-10-11 Better Mobile Experience [link]
Today we've made some changes to the site that will help you use IPOM on mobile devices. It's a small start; it's not a full-fledged mobile site, but we think it makes checking on Metallica News or showing someone your Tour Report on the go a far better experience. As always, we welcome your feedback in the Message Center.



2015-10-10 Facebook Login for IPOM! [link]
We're very excited to launch Facebook login for IPOM! You can now login to IPOM using just your Facebook account without having any keep an IPOM password. Don't worry - it's not required, you can still have an IPOM account with a password.

If you already have a password and choose to login with Facebook, we'll associate your existing IPOM account with your Facebook account (by email address), and then you will be able to login either with a password or with Facebook - both will work. There will then be an option in settings to remove the password from your account if you don't want to keep track of your IPOM password.

In addition we've significantly cleaned up and improved much of the account signup, account login, and password reset process to be easier and look nicer.

We hope you enjoy!



2015-09-28 Kirk Hammett's "Ghoul Screamer" Pedal For Halloween [link]
On Halloween of this year, KHDK Elecronics will be releasing the Ghoul Screamer guitar pedal. Conceived of by Kirk Hammett and built by the company he co-founded along with David Karon (KHDK), the Ghoul Screamer adds onto controls provided by previous KHDK models. "In addition to the three standard controls (drive, tone, volume) five switches have been added. This significantly enhances the sound palette and – together with carefully selected and tested parts – elevates the Ghoul Screamer to the highest class of stage and studio gear." You can find more information at KHDK Electronics.

Thanks to Blabbermouth.

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