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Darren Irby, Red Cross' executive director for national partnerships, said, 'What Metallica and their fans have accomplished this year is truly monumental ─ inspiring people to give blood for the first time while also energizing teens and young adults about the donation process.'

I was too embarrassed to sing in my apartment, he says on a video call. But my roommate at the time was dating the preacher's daughter, and had keys to the church across the street. In the dead of night, the madcap bassist and singer took his recording equipment to the empty church, set up on the podium, and first sang his anti-war song Too Many Puppies.

Phil was a devoted husband, a wonderful father, and a proud and loving grandfather, known affectionately as 'Bampi.' He was deeply loved by all who knew him and will be missed immensely. His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever.

Master of Puppets is one of the few "perfect" albums in rock history (in other words ... all killer, no filler), and arguably the greatest thrash metal LP ever recorded. Tragically, though, it would prove to be the last Metallica album to feature the legendary Cliff Burton on bass.

The performance by Green Day - the multiplatinum trio consisting of vocalist-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool - celebrates the Super Bowl's 60th anniversary and will be used as the soundtrack to usher generations of Super Bowl MVPs onto the field. "We are super hyped to open Super Bowl 60 right in our backyard!" Armstrong said in a press release. "We are honored to welcome the MVPs who've shaped the game and open the night for fans all over the world. Let's have fun! Let's get loud!"

Santana and The Doobie Brothers two legendary Bay Area acts are teaming up for a major co-headlining trek dubbed The Oneness Tour 2026. Santana and The Doobie Brothers will make two stops on this tour in Northern California. Santana and The Doobie Brothers perform Aug. 8 at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland and Aug. 9 at Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View.

Bass Magazine celebrated all things bass at their annual awards on Thursday night (1/23), which happened at The Observatory in Santa Ana. Les Claypool was one of the evening's honorees, and he performed with Primus, who had a few special guests on hand for the occasion. They brought out Green Day's Mike Dirnt and Tool's Justin Chancellor for "Too Many Puppies," Metallica's Robert Trujillo for "My Name is Mud," and Marcus Miller for "Tommy the Cat." Watch attendee-taken video below.

"When I went to Norwalk [California] the day that I met James Hetfield and [original Metallica bassist] Ron McGovney, I didn't know what was gonna happen," Mustaine said. "Nobody did. But I had my style, and it was based around the riff."

I'd always assumed I'd just live my life, complain a lot, and die,

Avatar have announced a Spring 2026 US tour with Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul. Dates kick off April 16th in Sacramento, California, and run through May 20th in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. The itinerary includes stops in Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York City, as well as festival appearances by Avatar at Welcome to Rockville and Sonic Temple.

GWAR are no strangers to The A.V. Club's A.V. Undercover series, where artists pick a song (that hasn't already been chosen) to cover from the official list; their previous appearances include the time they put their own spin on "I'm Just Ken." They've returned to take on Chappell Roan 's essential 2023 anthem "Pink Pony Club," and when Blothar the Berserker sings "I'm just having fun, on the stage in my heels, it's where I belong," I can't help but believe him.

The finale of the first season of Everybody's Live With John Mulaney on Netflix closed with Sleater-Kinney and Fred Armisen covering Kim Wilde's '80s classic "Kids in America." For the season wrap party, Mulaney asked them to perform a few Ramones covers. They had so much fun doing it, they decided to keep it going. They learned a full set and played two sold-out Halloween shows in Portland and you can watch video of that below.