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City Life, Public Service Announcement Aug 21, 2020
Wherever you go, there you are

Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Public Service Announcement, listings, events, calendar, road trips, vacation, COVID-19, stay-at-home, South Side, Jeff Tweedy, Chicago Tap Theatre, Square Roots, Old Town School of Folk Music, Metallica, Chicago Drive-In, Center on Halsted, livestream

Blogs, Bleader Jun 19, 2017
Slideshow
Metallica fought fire with fire at Soldier Field

On Sunday night Metallica played their first Chicago show since 2009 (not counting Lollapalooza in '15) to support last year's Hardwired . . . to Self-Destruct.
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music, Visual Art, Metallica, photos, Bobby Talamine, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo, Kirk Hammett, Hardwired . . . to Self-Destruct, Soldier Field, thrash, metal, Slideshow

Music, Music Feature Mar 29, 2017
Video
Chicago’s most popular young metal guitarist plays on YouTube, not onstage

Rob Scallon’s frequently goofy videos—among them a banjo cover of Slayer’s ‘Raining Blood’—have earned him an audience of millions.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Rob Scallon, YouTube, The Scene Is Dead, metal, guitar, Slayer, Metallica, Gas Mask Catalogue, Super Metal Records, djent, DFTBA, Don’t Forget to Be Awesome, YouTubers, Hank Green, Patreon, Metal in Inappropriate Places, banjo, Chapman Guitars, Tamara Chambers, sitar, berimbau, Kala, Cecilio, Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, Raining Blood, Driftless Pony Club, Hank Green & the Perfect Strangers, Billboard, Bandcamp, MetalSucks, Axl Rosenberg, Songs to Wear Pants To, Andrew Huang, National Association of Music Merchants Show, VidCon, John Green, NAMM Show, NAMM, Wheezy Waiter, Craig Benzine, Jake Jarvi, Rick Riffson, Bob Clagett, I Like to Make Stuff, Shovel Metal, Ryan “Fluff” Bruce, Riffs & Beards, Sarah Longfield, MTV, Owen, American Football, Mike Kinsella, Jeff Loomis, Oceano, Dave Brown, Boy in a Band, Most Brutal Breakdown Ever, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2015
Lollapalooza day two marked by angst, apathy—and one artist's arrest

Metallica was masterful, Travi$ Scott was allegedly criminal, and much of the Saturday audience was indifferent.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Lollapalooza, Music, Lollapalooza, Saturday, Day two, Grant Park, Travis Scott, Toro y Moi, Sam Smith, Charli XCX, Mick Jenkins, Tame Impala, Metallica, James Hetfield, arrest, Kid Cudi

Blogs, Bleader May 22, 2015
Headquarters hosted a pinball tournament for masochists

Twelve contestants braved delirium and swollen ankles for the chance to win a Metallica pinball machine in the beercade's Hands-on-a-thon.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: This Will Kill You, Whoa, Arts, Technology, Music, News, headquarters, beercade, metallica, hands-on-a-thon, pinball

Music, Music Feature Apr 15, 2015
Video
Record Store Day 2015: Sales, giveaways, in-stores, and more

Including an interactive map that details the festivities at participating shops
- Tags: Music Feature, Record Store Day 2015, Numero Group, Ork Records: Complete Singles, Twin Peaks, Braid, Metallica, No Life 'Till Leather, William Tyler, Deseret Canyon, Poison Idea, Amanaz, Primal Vinyl, Against Me!, Osama Bin Laden as the Crucified Christ, Leila Gobi, Shuga Records, Funk Trunk, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 25, 2015
Lollapalooza 2015: Paul McCartney, Metallica, and stuff for the kids these days

Lollapalooz-huh?
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Boom!, Music, Lollapalooza, Lollapalooza 2015, Paul McCartney, Metallica, Sam Smith, the Weeknd, Gossip Wolf, Mick Jenkins, Twin Peaks, FKA Twigs

Music, Music Feature Oct 1, 2014
Jason Molina's long dark blues

The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.
- By Max Blau
- Tags: Music Feature, Jason Molina, the Frames, My Morning Jacket, Scout Niblett, Oneida, Jennie Benford, Mike Brenner, Jim Krewson, After the Gold Rush, Neil Young, Electrical Audio, Steve Albini, Avondale, Magnolia Electric Co., Lawrence Peters, Old Black Hen, Cinnamon Girls, Zuma, Indianapolis, Trials and Errors, Club Ancienne Belgique, Mike Brenner, Mikey Kapinus, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Austin City Limits, SXSW, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork, Avett Brothers, the Black Keys, Wilco, It Still Moves, What Comes After the Blues, Pop Montreal, Crown Royal, Musket Street, Sojourner, Henry Owings, Chunklet, John Doe, the Sadies, Songs: Ohia, Emotionalism, Scott Avett, Mark Rice, Rhode Island School of Design, Codeine, Chris Brokaw, Istanbul, Molina & Johnson, Centro-Matic, I've Been Riding With the Ghost, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Glen Hansard, Catherine Irwin, Wooden Wand, MusiCares, Magnolia Electric Co., Blind Willie McTell, "East St. Louis Blues", John Wayne, Aaron Molina, Maison Dupuy, West Virginia, Autumn Bird Songs, Strands of Oaks, Timothy Showalter, Mark Kozelek, Damien Jurado, Jeffrey Lewis, Farewell Transmission, Sam Ash, Will Schaff, the Coke Dares, The Hospital Album, Michael Pettijohn, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, New York Times, Band of Horses, Secretly Canadian, Antony and the Johnsons, Bon Iver, Dinosaur Jr., Okkervil River, Phosphorescent, Sharon Van Etten, Max Winter, Will Schaff, Ford Motor Company, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Patti Smith, Hank Williams, Spineriders, Todd Jacops, Metallica, Oberlin College, Geof Comings, Carter Family, Palace Brothers, Days in the Wake, Will Oldham, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Tom Colley, Euclid Tavern, Nor Cease Thou Never Now, Chris Swanson, Adult Crash, One Pronunciation of Glory, Darcie Schoenman, Blue Chicago Moon, Frosty Nickel, Alasdair Roberts, Ghost Tropic, Bright Eyes, Mike Mogis, Axxess and Ace, The Lioness, Protection Spells

Music, In Rotation Mar 10, 2014
In Rotation: The Owl's Aaron Dexter on his soundtrack to endless winter

Plus: The Sueves' Joe Schorgl on the essence of rock 'n' roll, the Reader's Luca Cimarusti on justice for Jason Newsted, and more
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: In Rotation, Royal Trux, Coloured Balls, Bric-a-Brac Records, The Sweet, Wayne's World, Crescent, Blackest Ever Black, records, Melkbelly, Joe Schorgl, The Sueves, cartoonists, Bart Winters, Liam Winters, Miranda Stokes, Cooper Crain, Metallica, Jason Newsted, bass, remixes, Nothing, Domenic "Nicky Money" Palermo, shoegaze, bass, Dayal Patterson, books, black metal, Metal Hammer, Luca Cimarusti, The Owl, Aaron Dexter

Blogs, Bleader Jul 29, 2013
Video
In his house at Goose Island Clybourn dead Cthulhu waits dreaming

Today Goose Island releases an imperial oatmeal stout aged in 18-year Elijah Craig bourbon barrels.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Beer and Metal, Music, Food & Drink, Beer and Metal, beer, metal, Goose Island, Clybourn, Cthulhu, imperial oatmeal stout, Elijah Craig, bourbon, barrel, 25th anniversary, Silver Jubilee, R'lyeh, Great Old Ones, H.P. Lovecraft, Central Waters, Bourbon County Brand Stout, Al Azif, Metallica, Ride the Lightning, Call of Ktulu, Visions of R'lyeh, Lisa Carlson, Nick Barron, Video

Film, Artist on Artist Jul 1, 2013
Artist on Artist: George Clarke of Deafheaven talks to Stavros Giannopoulos of the Atlas Moth

"After a couple years of playing together, we definitely let go of that black-metal thing. I wouldn't say we were so narrow this time around."
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Artist on Artist, Deafheaven, George Clarke, Stavros Giannopoulos, Atlas Moth, Sunbather, Kerry McCoy, Deathwish Inc., Rise of Caligula, Chrome Waves, Twilight black metal band, Pitchfork, Kim Kelly, Envy band, black metal, thrash metal, Metallica, James Hetfield, San Francisco, KEN Mode, Scion, Dan Tracy, Shiv Mehra, Stephen Clark, Dave Edwardson, Neurosis, Gojira

Film, Movie Sidebar Jun 26, 2013
Our guide to the Summer Music Film Festival at Music Box

The five-day blowout includes documentaries on Death, John Fahey, Nels Cline, and Levon Helm.
- Tags: Movie Sidebar, Summer Music Film Festival, Music Box, WBEZ, Sound Opinions, Charlie Ahear, Ain't in It for My Health, Jacob Hatley, Levon Helm, the Band, Greg Kot, Jim DeRogatis, Approximately Nels Cline, Nels Cline, Wilco, Carla Kihlstedt, Ben Goldberg, Yuka Honda, Downloaded, Napster, Shawn Fanning, Sean Parker, The Social Network, Metallica, Festival Express, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Downtown 81, Edo Bertoglio, Jean-Michel Basquiat, the Grateful Dead, the Band, Janis Joplin, Buddy Guy, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Beatles Anthology, In Search of Blind Joe Death, Tommy, Ken Russell, The Who, Wild Style

Blogs, Bleader Apr 11, 2013
For whom the ball rolls: Stern unveils its upcoming Metallica pinball machine

The John Borg-designed machine also comes in a Master of Puppets-themed limited edition.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Whoa, Music, Metallica, Stern Pinball, AC/DC, pinball

Music, Music Feature Mar 14, 2013
Reader readers built their very own jukebox

We asked what would be in the perfect jukebox, and you queued up the tracks.
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music Feature, jukeboxes, Descendents, A Tribe Called Quest, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, The Zombies, T-Rex, Brian Eno, Elvis Costello, Jimmy McGriff, Perez Prado Orchestra, Thelonious Monk, Matt Rucins, Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Tony Orlando, Magic Sam, Miles Davis, Hank Williams, Odyssey and Oracle, Jerry Vale, Bobby Darin, Righteous Brothers, Serge Gainsbourg, The Walkmen, Disappears, Jawbreaker, Metz, R. Kelly, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, Stone Temple Pilots, albums, Schubas, Gingerman Tavern, Gold Star, Green Mill, Marie's Riptide Lounge, Old Town Ale House, Richard's Bar, Simon's Tavern, Whirlaway Lounge

Blogs, Bleader Dec 21, 2012
Video
12 O'Clock Track: Metallica, "The Four Horsemen"

Ring in the end of the world with Metallica's apocalyptic classic, "The Four Horsemen"
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, This Will Kill You, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Metallica, The Four Horsemen, Kill 'em All, apocalypse, Armageddon, heavy metal, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2012
12 O'Clock Track: Zath, "Unborn Oppressor"

The long-awaited recorded debut of proggy local thrashers Zath
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Zath, Unborn Oppressor, Cave, Cacaw, Ga'an, Psychic Steel, Metallica, thrash, metal, Sanford Parker

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 20, 2012
Critics' Picks
Best Jukebox to Play Ride the Lightning in Its Entirety Just Because

The Whirlaway Lounge
- By Kevin Warwick
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2012, play Ride the Lightning in its entirety, Whirlaway Lounge, Metallica, Ride the Lightning, Dr. Dre, The Chronic, Rage Against the Machine, KRS-One, I Got Next, Critics' Picks

Blogs, Bleader Jun 16, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Sat 6/16

What's on the Agenda for Saturday, June 16, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, The West Town Pup Crawl, J. Patrick's Bar & Grill, Clutch, Mike McPadden, Metallica, Salon Tress, Scottish Festival and Highland Games

Blogs, Bleader Oct 25, 2011
Loutallica is music criticism's savior, probably

Chuck Klosterman's unlikely appreciation of major labels
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Lou Reed, Metallica, Loutallica, Chuck Klosterman, the biz, major label hegemony

Blogs, Bleader Mar 16, 2009
A souvenir of the loudness war

Obits make their views on overcompression clear.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Sub Pop, Metallica, obits, visual art, Loudness war, Rick Froberg, I Blame You, compression

Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2008
Overcompression

Metallica takes the loudness war to the next level.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Internet, Engineering, Metallica, Loudness war, Death Magnetic

Blogs, Bleader Feb 26, 2008
Breaking news: David Gray officially torture

Music as torture tool
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Torture, Metallica

Blogs, Bleader Aug 14, 2007
Daily YouShoot: Metallica Groucho Tattoo

Daily YouShoot: Metallica Groucho Tattoo
- By Whet Moser
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, You Shoot, Metallica, YouShoot, Groucho Marx, tattoos

Blogs, Bleader Jul 6, 2007
Have beard, won't travel

James Hetfield's facial growth frightens small children and British authorities.
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Terrorism, Metallica, James Hetfield

Blogs, Bleader Apr 4, 2007
Siderunners sidelined

The Siderunners go out with their boots on and a Swedish couple tries to bring a new Metallica into the world.
- By Monica Kendrick
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Siderunners, Metallica

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Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator

On Sunday night Metallica played their first Chicago show since 2009 (not counting Lollapalooza in '15) to support last year's Hardwired . . . to Self-Destruct.

Rob Scallon’s frequently goofy videos—among them a banjo cover of Slayer’s ‘Raining Blood’—have earned him an audience of millions.

Metallica was masterful, Travi$ Scott was allegedly criminal, and much of the Saturday audience was indifferent.

Twelve contestants braved delirium and swollen ankles for the chance to win a Metallica pinball machine in the beercade's Hands-on-a-thon.

Including an interactive map that details the festivities at participating shops

Lollapalooz-huh?

The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared.

Plus: The Sueves' Joe Schorgl on the essence of rock 'n' roll, the Reader's Luca Cimarusti on justice for Jason Newsted, and more

Today Goose Island releases an imperial oatmeal stout aged in 18-year Elijah Craig bourbon barrels.

"After a couple years of playing together, we definitely let go of that black-metal thing. I wouldn't say we were so narrow this time around."

The five-day blowout includes documentaries on Death, John Fahey, Nels Cline, and Levon Helm.

The John Borg-designed machine also comes in a Master of Puppets-themed limited edition.

We asked what would be in the perfect jukebox, and you queued up the tracks.

Ring in the end of the world with Metallica's apocalyptic classic, "The Four Horsemen"

The long-awaited recorded debut of proggy local thrashers Zath

The Whirlaway Lounge

What's on the Agenda for Saturday, June 16, 2012

Chuck Klosterman's unlikely appreciation of major labels

Obits make their views on overcompression clear.

Metallica takes the loudness war to the next level.

Music as torture tool

Daily YouShoot: Metallica Groucho Tattoo

James Hetfield's facial growth frightens small children and British authorities.

The Siderunners go out with their boots on and a Swedish couple tries to bring a new Metallica into the world.

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