Music News Archives

Metallica announced on Tuesday that the band will celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Black Album with a reissue of their 991 album, as well as a companion set titled The Metallica Blacklist, which will contain covers by 53 major recording artists. The band also announced that 100% of the proceeds from The Metallica Blacklist will benefit 52 charities, split between the band’s own All Within My Hands Foundation, and the charities selected by the artists who appear on the covers album.

Pearl Jam will release a 25th anniversary 150-gram vinyl edition of their 1996 album, “No Code”, on August 13. This is the first time the album has been available on the format since its original release and the first time the album is being mastered specifically for vinyl.  The reissue will feature recreations of their original packaging, including the set of nine random replica Polaroids/lyric cards

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx will release a new memoir titled The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, chronicling his early years before life with the band.  The memoir will be released on October 19th.

The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up on a new song titled “Dustland”.  “Dustland” is a remake of The Killers’ 2008 song “A Dustland Fairytale,” which appeared on the group’s album Day & Age.  You can pre-save the song: here.

Metallica have announced a 2022 European tour dubbed “The Return Of The European Summer Vacation” tour. The band will p0lay seven dates in mainland Europe in June/July 2022, kicking off at Copenhagen’s Copenhell festival on June 15, 2022, and wrapping up at NOS Alive in Lisbon on July 8.