Metallica
American heavy metal band
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| March 2025 | Kirk Hammett reveals he has 767 new musical ideas for the next Metallica album in a Rolling Stone interview, but does not anticipate starting the album for at least another year while they continue touring. |
| March 13 2025 | Metallica released the extended play 'M72 World Tour: Mexico City' on their own Blackened label. |
| 2024 | Metallica won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song '72 Seasons'. |
| May 2024 | Kirk Hammett reveals he has 767 new musical ideas for the next Metallica album in a Rolling Stone interview, but does not anticipate starting the album for at least another year while still finishing their current tour. |
| May 2024 | James Hetfield confirmed he has been actively writing music, playing guitar daily, potentially laying groundwork for future Metallica material. |
| 2023 | Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation granted $200,000 for relief efforts following the destructive Hawaii wildfires. |
| 2023 | Metallica collaborated with Fortnite Festival for a Metallica-centric season from June to August 2024, including virtual performances and in-game cosmetics based on band members. |
| April 2023 | Lars Ulrich revealed in a Loudwire Nights radio interview that Metallica has initial ideas for a follow-up album to '72 Seasons' and expressed excitement about their creative process. |
| April 27 2023 | Metallica begins their M72 World Tour in Amsterdam, which is set to conclude on November 19, 2025, in Auckland. |
| April 14 2023 | Metallica releases their eleventh studio album '72 Seasons'. |
| March 30 2023 | Metallica releases a music video for the album's title track '72 Seasons'. |
| March 1 2023 | Metallica releases the third single 'If Darkness Had a Son'. |
| January 19 2023 | Metallica releases the second single 'Screaming Suicide'. |
| December 16 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, with Greta Van Fleet as the opening act. |
| November 28 2022 | Metallica releases the single 'Lux Æterna'. |
| November 6 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, with Raven as the opening act. |
| September 24 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Central Park in New York City. |
| August 11 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Highmark Stadium with Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills as opening acts. |
| July 28 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Grant Park in Chicago, United States. |
| June 29 2022 | Metallica's show at Frauenfeld Rocks in Switzerland was cancelled after a band member tested positive for COVID-19. |
| June 15 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| May 27 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Napa Valley Expo in Napa, United States. |
| May 10 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, Brazil. The show was fully attended with 68,850 people and generated $4,465,948 in revenue. |
| May 5 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Estacionamento da Fiergs in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The show was fully attended with 40,800 people and generated $2,782,519 in revenue. |
| April 30 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Campo Argentino de Polo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The show was fully attended with 54,448 people and generated $3,107,672 in revenue. |
| April 27 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Club Hípico de Santiago in Santiago, Chile, with Greta Van Fleet as the opening act. The show was fully attended with 62,681 people and generated $3,826,929 in revenue. |
| February 25 2022 | Metallica performed a concert at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, with Greta Van Fleet and Ice Nine Kills as opening acts. The show was fully attended with 44,352 people and generated $7,608,341 in revenue. |
| 2021 | Metallica's song 'Nothing Else Matters' was featured in the Jungle Cruise movie soundtrack, providing a unique version of their classic track for the film. |
| 2021 | Nikki Sixx publicly applauded Metallica's longevity and praised several of their album releases during an interview. |
| December 17 2021 | Metallica performed a concert at Chase Center in San Francisco, with DJ Lord as the opening act. The show was fully attended with 32,514 people and generated $4,147,430 in revenue. |
| November 27 2021 | Metallica performed a concert at Globe Life Field in Arlington. |
| November 4 2021 | Metallica performed a concert at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, with Trivium as the opening act. The show was fully attended with 6,733 people and generated $1,595,650 in revenue. |
| October 10 2021 | Metallica performed a special concert at Discovery Park in Sacramento where they played all 12 songs from the Black Album in reverse order, including a complete performance of tracks like 'Enter Sandman', 'Sad but True', and 'The Unforgiven'. |
| October 8 2021 | Metallica performed a unique setlist at Discovery Park in Sacramento, notably avoiding any songs from the Black Album and featuring a diverse selection of tracks including 'Whiplash', 'Ride the Lightning', and 'Master of Puppets'. |
| September 24 2021 | Metallica performed a concert at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. |
| September 20 2021 | Metallica performed a concert at Metro Chicago in Chicago. |
| September 16 2021 | Metallica performed a concert at The Independent in San Francisco, United States. |
| September 16 2021 | Metallica kicked off their first tour after the COVID-19 pandemic in San Francisco, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled album and the 40th anniversary of the band. |
| September 10 2021 | A 30th anniversary remastered edition of the album was released, with remastering by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and executive production by Greg Fidelman. A limited edition box set was also released, containing the remastered album on vinyl and CD, along with three live LPs, 14 CDs, six DVDs of unreleased content, and additional merchandise. |
| September 6 2021 | Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation raises $377,450, partnering with Carhartt to support their Metallica Scholars initiative for workforce job opportunities. |
| August 2021 | Metallica includes Jason Newsted in their 30th anniversary celebration of their self-titled album by inviting him to do an unboxing video of the album's reissue for their YouTube channel. |
| January 7 2021 | Miley Cyrus announced the recording of a cover version of 'Nothing Else Matters' featuring Elton John, Chad Smith, and Yo-Yo Ma, to be released on The Metallica Blacklist tribute album. |
| 2020 | Rolling Stone ranked the album number 235 on their 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. |
| October 2020 | Miley Cyrus announced plans to record a Metallica covers album. |
| August 28 2020 | Released 'S&M2' live album in collaboration with San Francisco Symphony through Blackened Records, achieving Gold certification from BVMI. |
| August 10 2020 | Metallica plays a show at Gundlach-Bundschu Winery in Sonoma, California, attended only by crew members, which was later played at drive-in movies across the U.S. and Canada. |
| April 21 2020 | Released 'Live in Brazil (1993 – 2017)' live album through Blackened Records. |
| April 18 2020 | Released 'Live in Argentina (1993 – 2017)' live album through Blackened Records. |
| April 15 2020 | Released 'Live in Chile (1993 – 2017)' live album through Blackened Records. |
| March 2020 | Metallica launches #MetallicaMondays, streaming full archived shows on YouTube and Facebook during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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