On November 29, 2005, Lars Ulrich spoke to the Danish newspaper B.T. about his relationship with Danish Hollywood actress Connie Nielsen (photo).

"Fuck, where do I begin? We have the language, the culture, the sarcasm and the irony in common. We have…yeah, the whole package, because she understands me," Ulrich told the newspaper in a phone interview while being driven from New York City to JFK Airport.

In an era when METALLICA and PANTERA were the biggest metal bands in the world, legendary Palm Desert generator soldiers KYUSS were too metal for the grunge crowd and too rock for most headbangers. "We were totally against those bands," former KYUSS guitarist Josh Homme (currently the frontman of QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) told Decibel magazine. "And really, the amount of shit that METALLICA borrowed from us is frustrating.

In the latest issue of Guitar World, which is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of METALLICA's landmark "Master of Puppets" album, METALLICA guitarist Kirk Hammett gets quizzed by the magazine readers and a host of metal luminaries, including MASTODON, LAMB OF GOD, EXODUS, EVERY TIME I DIE and AVENGED SEVENFOLD. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow: :

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with a video clip of the band performing their classic "For Whom the Bell Tolls" at the Nov. 15 concert as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at SBC Park in San Francisco, California. Watch the video at :

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with a video clip of the band performing their classic "One" at the Nov. 13 concert as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at SBC Park in San Francisco, California. Watch the video at :

METALLICA's entire second concert as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES on November 15 at the SBC Park in San Francisco, California has been posted online in audio format at :

Several short video clips of METALLICA's second concert (Nov. 15) as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at the SBC Park in San Francisco, California have been posted online. To download the files, follow the links below:

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following "review" of the band's performance last night (Nov. 15) as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at SBC Park in San Francisco, California:

"'Welcome to the beginning and the end of the 2005 METALLICA World Tour...' Nothing like a little Ulrich humor to end another great evening here in San Francisco. First and foremost, the crowd was like night and day compared to the Sunday night show and you could definitely tell there were many more METALLICA fans in attendance which seemed to have fueled a completely different setlist.

According to early reports from METALLICA's second support gig with THE ROLLING STONES at SBC Park in San Francisco, METALLICA performed the following set at tonight's concert:..

METALLICA's official web site has been updated with the following "review" of the band's performance last night (Nov. 13) as the support act for THE ROLLING STONES at SBC Park in San Francisco, California:

"It seems like a long year ago that METALLICA left the stage in San Jose to enjoy their personal lives and families. Well, the band finally returned after that year long absence to answer a higher calling. What was that higher calling, you ask? Well, when THE ROLLING STONES come knocking on your door I think it's safe to say that a calling like that is enough to interrupt your vacation, or solitude, or whatever you'd like to call it.

"As the breeze blew off of the Bay Sunday night, that familiar sound of 'Ecstasy of Gold' rang through the PA, despite the fact that the lights were on. I must say..

Metallica.com has just posted the SETLIST for Sunday's gig with The Rolling Stones. Metallica will be opening for the Rolling Stones again on Tuesday 15th Nov. SetList for Sundays Gig Here.....

Metallica.com reports Set Times for the gigs with The Rolling Stones. Metallica will be opening for the Rolling Stones On Sunday 13th and Tuesday 15th Nov. Set times and other info here.....

Figures.com reports: Thanks to SEG (Stevenson Entertainment Group), METALLICA has gone tiki. Four new Tiki Bobble-heads (photo) of the members from METALICA have hit stores and are a great gift....

METALLICA, VELVET REVOLVER, AUDIOSLAVE, AC/DC and AEROSMITH are among the 2005 Radio Music Awards nominees for best artists and songs of the year in mainstream, urban and rhythmic, alternative and active rock, rock, adult hit and country music, as determined by Mediabase, the medium's leading source for tracking airplay. The winners of each....

Nixon, the southern California-based premium accessories company, will for the second year in a row, release a limited collection of one-of-a-kind watches made from celebrity leather jackets, pants and guitar straps. The proceeds from this highly unique collection will benefit the MusiCares MAP Fund.

Each watch will be hand etched on the back of the band with the name of the artist, individually numbered and....

Milwaukee-based BEATALLICA, a satirical mashup act whose hilarious schtick marries the songwriting prowess of the BEATLES to the throat of METALLICA, have lined up the following U.S. dates during November/December:

Launch Radio Networks reports: NINE INCH NAILS may have METALLICA to thank for playing an alcohol-free show in Toronto, Canada, according to the Toronto Sun. The Air Canada Centre, where the band is scheduled to play on November 10, has had its liquor license suspended for three shows as punishment for unruly and drunken behavior that broke out at a METALLICA concert there in October of 2004....

Nicholas Collias of Boise Weekly is reporting that the Idaho Department of Correction is seeking public assistance in locating METALLICA superfan William James Thompson III. Thompson...