Tag Archives: Metallica
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Metallica pledges $515,000 to Australian firefighters
Metallica performs at the All Within My Hands concert and auction at the Masonic in San Francisco on Nov. 11, 2018. Courtesy. More than 15 million acres of brushland has burned in Australia, according to the BBC, with 24 people confirmed killed and an estimated 1 billion animals killed.…
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Rock’N Vino: Distiller Rob Dietrich plays metal for Metallica’s Blackened Whiskey barrels
Rob Dietrich of Blackened American Whiskey. The fusion of music and the development of craft beverage is not a foreign concept at its core. Vintners have played music to grapes on the vine or in the barrel to see how they react, and distillers have used music in the…
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RIFF RADIO: SF Symphony’s Edwin Outwater reflects on Metallica S&M2 concerts
San Francisco Symphony performs with Metallica in S&M2, the 20th anniversary of the original S&M performance, and the inaugural concert at Chase Center in San Francisco. Conducted by Edwin Outwater with a special appearance by Michael Tilson Thomas. Photo courtesy of the SF Symphony. San Francisco Symphony Conductor Edwin…
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REWIND: Let’s roast five of the worst songs of all time
Editor Daniel J. Willis on an average day. Design: Roman Gokhman. Like I said in my Worst of 2018 in Music column back in December, RIFF as a media outlet tries to stay positive. Our philosophy is that there’s enough negativity in the world and we shouldn’t add to…
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REVIEW: Metallica and San Francisco Symphony hit the lights on Chase Center
SAN FRANCISCO — No matter the sum of money, cutting-edge construction or fancy amenities packed into a new venue, its soul is built through the collective shared moments that happen inside. The buzz for the opening of Chase Center had been tremendous, but could the high-profile venue deliver on…
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Metallica and SF Symphony’s ‘S&M2’ concerts at Chase Center to be turned into a film
The inaugural shows at San Francisco’s new Chase Center, a collaboration between Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony, will be filmed and made into a limited-release film which will play in theaters worldwide on Oct. 9. S&M², as it’s being called, will include the first live performances of S&M arrangements…
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REWIND: It’s hot, so listen to Metallica, Sammy Hagar and Van Halen
We were also shocked to learn that there was an era of Sammy Hagar that did not include the goatee. It’s hot. After a rainstorm in the Bay and snow in the Sierras for Memorial Day, we skipped spring entirely and leapt dramatically into summer. It’s going to be…
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‘Murder in the Front Row’ documentary celebrates Bay Area thrash
I Images courtesy “Murder in the Front Row.”Decades after their release, countless fans still furiously debate whether Ride the Lightning or Master of Puppets is the best Metallica album. But the Bay Area spawned an entire thrash scene in the ’80s, including successful bands like Exodus, Testament, Possessed and…
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Metallica to reprise classic ‘S&M’ SF Symphony collaboration at Chase Center opening
Lars Ulrich (L) and James Hetfield (R) of Metallica speak with San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas on March 18, 2019, in front of the Chase Center in San Francisco, at the announcement of their S&M2 concert. Photos: Gary Chancer. SAN FRANCISCO — Metallica and the San…
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REWIND: The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and the author are very tired
Actual image of editor Daniel J. Willis after his third concert in three nights. In my tireless quest to come up with a new topic every week, I’ve been lucky the past month or so. Holidays, awards shows; they’re conceptual gold. But my luck has run out. Do you…
